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Exclusive: White House touts 1 million affordable broadband program sign-ups – KTVZ

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce Thursday that 1 million American households have signed up for broadband internet credits through the Affordable Connectivity Program — a provision of the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed last year — since the introduction of GetInternet.gov in May.

White House officials are calling it an important milestone and a concrete example of the administration’s efforts to lower costs for Americans amid high inflation. It will take some time for many of the other infrastructure projects funded by the bipartisan bill — new roads and bridges, for example — to come to full fruition due to planning and approval processes and getting shovels in the ground. But the connectivity program is a rare effort yielding nearly immediate and tangible benefits, a critical win the administration can tout ahead of midterm elections this November.

 

Source: Exclusive: White House touts 1 million affordable broadband program sign-ups – KTVZ

New York City COVID-19 cases surge as unvaccinated take the brunt – ABC News

COVID-19 cases are continuing to surge in New York City and unvaccinated residents are bearing the brunt.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that, as of Wednesday, the Big Apple has a seven-day case rate of 369.8 per 100,000, the second-highest rate in the United States, only behind California.

On July 17, New York City recorded a seven-day average of 4,380 cases, 14% higher than the average of 3,828 cases recorded two weeks ago, according to the city’s Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.

 

Source: New York City COVID-19 cases surge as unvaccinated take the brunt – ABC News

Maine seal deaths linked to avian flu prompt federal probe – Portland Press Herald

The deaths of dozens of seals off the coast of Maine has been deemed an “unusual mortality event,” sparking a federal investigation into strandings that appear linked to avian influenza. The seal strandings began in June and 150 have been reported through Monday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said. Most of the seals were found dead. NOAA gave the strandings, which have affected harbor and gray seals, the “unusual” designation on Friday. That authorizes a federal investigation to try to determine the cause and minimize deaths. The U.S. Department of Agriculture already has confirmed that samples from four stranded seals tested positive for avian flu, which has been found in more than 40 states since it was detected in winter 2021. The risk to the public from the occurrence of avian flu in seals is low, but beachgoers should take precautions anyway, NOAA representatives said. “We continue to ask the public not to touch ill, stranded or floating dead seals, to keep pets far away from seals, and to call their local stranding network organization to report live or dead stranded seals,” the agency said in a statement.

Source: Maine seal deaths linked to avian flu prompt federal probe – Portland Press Herald