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Biden signs burst of virus orders, requires masks for travel

by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
| January 21, 2021 12:27 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a burst of executive orders, President Joe Biden served notice Thursday that the nation's COVID-19 response is under new management and he's demanding progress to reduce infections and lift the siege Americans have endured for nearly a year.

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