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The executive order was still being drafted but is expected to suspend new green cards and work visas.

In 2019, the ALA recorded 377 reported book challenges in the United States, an 8.6% increase from the 347 reported challenges in 2018. Eight of the books have LGBTQ+ content and three have sexual content.

Biden and Trump agree that the federal government should mandate paid family and medical leave.

COVID-19 (coronavirus) has paused many vaccine programs in low- and middle-income countries, causing the United Nations and global health experts to warn that over 100 million children could be at risk for measles.

Preliminary research and anecdotal evidence from doctors suggest that obesity is the second most significant risk factor for COVID-19 (coronavirus) after older age.

Mar. 2020 was the first Mar. since 2002 in which there were no school shootings. 2002 is the year in which most 2020 high school seniors were born and, while there was one instance of a 13-year old student bringing a gun to campus in Mar. 2002, he was prevented from using it

Olympic athletes have volunteered for a pilot virtual drug testing program using kits sent in the mail and video chats.

Death penalty states have been asked to release lethal injection drugs that are needed for intubation and mechanical ventilation of COVID-19 patients.

Due to school and restaurant closures, bottlenecks in processing companies, and grocery store ordering caps, dairy farmers are being forced to dump millions of gallons of milk during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

Oil demand is collapsing globally due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, but supply continues to increase an already overabundant stockpile. International electricity use is down about 15% as factories and businesses close during stay-at-home-orders.

Amid mass school closures due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) stay-at-home orders, states may cancel standardized tests for K-12 students.

On Apr. 6, 2020, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed SB 1015 into law. The law goes into effect on July 1, 2020 and will legalize CBD and THC-A medical cannabis products, protecting patients from arrest and prosecution for possession.

Donald Trump believes religious freedom laws should protect business owners from having to serve LGBTQ+ people, while Joe Biden believes the laws are being wrongly used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people.

Among other changes, players will no longer be suspended for a positive marijuana test.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill on Sunday making Election Day a state holiday with the intention of making it easier for voters to cast their ballots in elections. See the pros and cons of declaring Election Day a holiday across the nation.