Health News

Not-so-fun facts about Daylight Saving Time

<div>It's that time of year when we turn the clocks back an hour, and supposedly get an extra hour of sleep. There are arguments against adopting a spring-ahead/fall-behind life – or for making Daylight Saving Time permanent.</div>
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Yes, it’s OK to cry

<div>Scholars, political pundits, and followers of professional golf have observed a change in the culture over the last half-century: crying is no longer mocked as a show of weakness, but recognized as a sign of emotion that distinguishes us as uniquely human.</div>
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Biden speaks on fight against COVID and announces doubling of antiviral pill order

<div>President Biden updated the nation on his administration's efforts to contain COVID-19, announcing that he was doubling and accelerating the U.S. order for a Pfizer antiviral pill, and also that insurance companies would reimburse Americans for home tests. He urged Americans to get vaccinations and boosters. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes and CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus join the CBS News Special Report to discuss the president's remarks.</div>
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Biden touts number of COVID vaccinations in first 100 days in office

<div>In his first presidential address to Congress, President Biden touted his administration's accomplishments in his first 100 days, particularly the number of COVID-19 vaccine shots that have been administered. He noted that 220 million shots have been provided, and said that 90% of Americans now live within five miles of a vaccination site. Watch his remarks and <b><a href="https://cbsn.ws/3nva0BA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read more here</a></b>.</div>
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Special Report: Biden calls on Cuomo to resign

<div>During a Tuesday afternoon speech marking 110 million COVID vaccine doses sent abroad, President Biden also said he thought Andrew Cuomo should resign after an investigation found the New York governor sexually harassed multiple women. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett anchors this CBS News Special Report on Mr. Biden's remarks, and is joined by CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang.</div>
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Special Report: Biden speaks on global COVID-19 vaccine effort

<div>On his first overseas trip since taking office, President Biden announced plans to donate 500 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to countries in need. CBS News' John Dickerson anchors our Special Report coverage with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reporting from Cornwall, England, and senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe in Washington.</div>
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Special Report: Biden marks 100th anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre

<div>President Biden marked the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the deadliest in U.S. history, when a White mob in 1921 murdered hundreds of African Americans and destroyed the area known as Black Wall Street. Mr. Biden also unveiled plans to help communities of color throughout the U.S. "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell anchors this CBS News Special Report from Washington with CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Karlos Hill, a professor at the University of Oklahoma and a board member for the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission.</div>
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Biden on Affordable Care Act and lowering prescription drug costs

<div>In his first presidential address to Congress, President Biden addressed the U.S. health care system said it "should be a right, not a privilege in America." Mr. Biden also called out high prescription drug costs. Watch his remarks and <b><a href="https://cbsn.ws/3nva0BA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read more here</a></b>.</div>
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