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San Juan County, Colorado, can boast that 99.9% of its eligible population has received at least one dose of covid-19 vaccine, putting it in the top 10 counties in the nation, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Source: CNN

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The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill on Thursday to avert a shutdown by extending government funding through December 3. The bill next heads to the House, which is also expected to approve the measure. Source: CNN

Nearly 50 million senior citizens could face delays in their Social Security payments if Congress does not suspend or raise the debt ceiling in the coming weeks, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers Thursday. Source: CNN

Moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia made clear Thursday that $1.5 trillion was the price tag he was willing to settle on for his party’s plan to expand the social safety net, putting him $2 trillion away from the lowest number progressive Democrats have said they would accept. Source: CNN

A new poll out of Iowa has put Democrats on red alert, as President Biden’s job approval rating hits a term low in the Hawkeye State. In the latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza talks about what these new numbers out of the early-voting state to means for 2022, 2024 and beyond. Source: CNN

Recognizing the dire health risks incarcerated individuals faced in overcrowded federal prisons from Covid-19, the Bureau of Prisons allowed thousands of people to complete their sentences from home over the past year. It was part of a directive under the CARES Act, passed by Congress and signed into law in 2020 by then President Donald Trump. In this time, many …

Everything is going wrong for one of the world’s most powerful figures. Source: CNN

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Bacon is more expensive for Americans than it has been in the past 40 years. Source: CNN