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U.S. to meet vaccination goals sooner ing
Biden says there w i l l be enough shots for all adults by M a y 31, w i t h teachers a priority.
the
challenge
e n spoke, the governor o f T e x a s , t h e nation?s s e c o n d most populous
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R I G H T S a c t i v i s t places crosses at the crash scene T u e s d a y i n Holtville, Calif. M e m o r i -
a l s w e r e i n s c r i b e d i n S p a n i s h w i t h v a r i o u s pleas: H e l p f o r i m m i g r a n t s . J u s t i c e a n d love. N o m o r e d e a t h s .
state
after
California, a n n o u n c e d that h e was lifting anti-corona-
B y CHRIS MEGERIAN
virus restrictions. sippi did the same.
WASHINGTON ? President B i d e n said Tuesday
ously said vaccinations are n o t requiredi n order to open
t h a t the
Although
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for the
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . Before Bid-
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previ-
have
schools, h e e m p h a s i z e d t h a t
e n o u g h COVID-19 vaccines b y the end of May to inocu-
the increased vaccine s u p p l y w o u l d help them reopen
late e v e r y A m e r i c a n adult,
f a s t e r by a l l o w i n g states t o
t w o m o n t h s earlier t h a n previously expected.
prioritize inoculating teache r s a n d o t h e r staff. H e s a i d
The came as
every t e a c h e r and child-care w o r k e r should receive at
officials
U.S.
Missis-
announcement administration
warned
that
the
l e a s t one s h o t by t h e e n d o f
d e c l i n e i n c o r o n a v i r u s cases a p p e a r s t o b e stalling. It
the m o n t h . ?This is a
sets
get
perative t h a t we get our kids
SUV carrying 25 was inviting disaster. A big rig brought it
m o s t Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 while the
back into the classroom safely a n d as s o o n a s p o s -
coronavirus
s i b l e , ? he s a i d .
Border-area crash leaves 13 dead, a chaotic scene, and many questions
ulators. ?But we c a n n o t let
h o l d seven or eight people.
CALIFORNIA
B y A N D R E W J. C A M P a , F A I T H E. P I N H O , MARIA L. L A GANGA
Los Angeles
B u t this one h a d j u s t t w o seats, one f o r t h e d r i v e r , o n e
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The faster vaccination t i m e t a b l e is p a r t l y t h e r e s u l t
? T h e r e is l i g h t a t t h e e n d
[See Biden, A 7 ]
o f the tunnel,? B i d e n said at the W h i t e House, days after a third vaccine a u t h o r i z e d b y federal
was reg-
o u r guard down or assume t h a t v i c t o r y is i n e v i t a b l e . ? Yet
some
states
are
doing j u s t that, underscor-
Texans allowed to go maskless S t a t e joins a g r o w i n g m o v e m e n t to e n d restrictions despite health officials? pleas. NATION,A6
d a y a t 6:15 a . m . , 2 3 0 t h e r m e n and w o m e n were j a m m e d
M E X I C O
intersection
i n t o the b a c k o f t h e vehicle.
neart h e U.S.-Mexico border, b o d i e s l a y on t h e h i g h w a y
V e r y l i t t l e is k n o w n a b o u t w h a t happened shortlyafter
Norrish Rd.
IMPERIAL COUNTY
w h e r e t h e y had been flung b y t h e force o f t h e morning collision.
Höltville
early The
sunrise a t the i n t e r s e c t i o n o f S t a t e H i g h w a y 115 a n d N o r rish Road in Imperial
w o u n d e d w h o were still able
County.
to walk after the violent crash wandered, dazed and
T h e w e a t h e r w a s clear. The highways were long and
inpain.
straight, the terrain, flat a n d
A n d w h a t w a s left o f t h e burgundy Ford Expedition
empty farmland. One thing, t h o u g h , w a s certain. Twelve
? which was wrapped a r o u n d t h e f r o n t of a w h i t e
people died a t t h e scene. One m o r e person d i e d after
big rig ?
sprint
w h e n it collided with the empty tractor-trailer Tues-
H O L T V I L L E , Calif. ? B y t h e t i m e f i r s t r e s p o n d e r s arat
a
f o r a front passenger. A n d
AND R U B E N VIVES
rived
up
was still filled w i t h
passengers. Normally the SUV w o u l d
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b e i n g t a k e n t o a hospital. EvNextzen, OpenStreetMap
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e r y o n e e l s e i n v o l v e d in t h e [See Crash, A7]
S A N
F R A N C I S C O r e s t a u r a n t s , s u c h as t h e s e o n
P i e r 39, c a n r e o p e n f o r i n d o o r d i n i n g a t 2 5 % c a p a c i t y .
California?s in a rush to reopen. Is It too soon?
Meaning of voting rights gets a hearing
surge o f the falla n d winter.
As cases plunge, more counties are moving forward. Experts say proceed with caution.
Justices weigh partisan case on whether Arizona rules cause
B y LUKE MONEY,
e f f o r t s gaining steam, there a r e c o n c e r n s t h a t t h e state is m o v i n g t o o fast. T h e c o m i n g m o n t h s rem a i n u n c e r t a i n because o f the e m e r g e n c e o f new v a r -
RonG-GonG Lin II
undue discrimination.
B u t even w i t h cases f a l l ing and vaccine distribution
iants of the coronavirus, w h i c h have the potential to
AND MAURA DOLAN
spread faster t h a n shots can B Y D A V I D G. SAVAGE
WASHINGTON
?
The
Supreme Court confronted the growing partisan divide over voting rights T u e s d a y i n a n A r i z o n a case i n w h i c h D e m o c r a t s are challenging two Republican-sponsored rules t h a t a p p e a r e d l i k e l y t o
i n g o u t b a l l o t s c a s t by v o t e r s w h o arrive at t h e w r o n g precinct o n election day b u t w a n t to vote there anyway.
A P P A L L E D
t h a t you, o u r country?s elected leaders, w e r e victimized
r i g h t here i n t h e s e v e r y halls,? C h r i s t o p h e r W r a y
caregivers or postal workers ? t o collect a n d r e t u r n m a i l ballots. In their comments
and
questions, m o s t of the justicessaidtheywereinsearch
said at t h e c o m m i t t e e hearing.
FBI chief says Capitol riot was ?domestic terrorism? ?Iwas appalled that you,
Wray defends bureau?s actions i n the days before T r u m p backers stormed the building. B y DEL QUENTIN WILBER
o f a middle-ground position, WASHINGTON ? FBI Director Christopher A.
i m p a c t o n Black, Latino or
W r a y c a l l e d t h e Jan.
Native Americans, than automatically
resi-
d e n t s c a n exercise inside a
t i o n , s a i d s h e is ? r e a l l y w o r -
A n d Los Angeles County,
riedabout reports that more states are rolling b a c k t h e
along with the rest ofSouthe r n California, is closer t h a n
6
attack
and
the
broader
i n g t h e proverbial padlock f r o m i t s economy. As
[See R e o p e n i n g , A 9 ]
i n g o f businesses, schools a n d p u b l i c s p a c e s since t h e
Data show more vaccine inequity H a r d e s t - h i t L.A. County areas continue to have low C O V I D inoculation r a t e s . C A L I F O R N I A , B1
posed b y domestic extremists. S e n a t o r s a r e s c h e d u l e d
h e r e i n t h e s e v e r y h a l l s , ? he
t o h e a r W e d n e s d a y f r o m fed-
told senators Tuesday. ? T h a t a t t a c k , t h a t siege, w a s
eral a n d m i l i t a r y officials about t h e i r response to the
T a n d e n o u t
is b e -
siege, w h i c h l e f t f i v e p e o p l e ,
b u d g e t
including dead.
Biden w i t h d r a w s his
Face of Black America?s
Cabinet pick, acknowl-
m o d e r n s t r u g g l e for jobs
e d g i n g she l a c k e d t h e Senate votes to be con-
later was a Washington i n s i d e r . C A L I F O R N I A , B5
c r i m i n a l behavior. I t
havior thatwe, the FBI, view as d o m e s t i c t e r r o r i s m . ? faced
questions
a
police
officer,
T h e F B I has c o m e u n d e r
from the Senate J u d i c i a r y Committee in a hearingthat
fire f r o m cerned it
delved
bureau?s
sively t a c k l e d d a n g e r s p o s e d
into
the
l a w m a k e r s conhas n o t a g g r e s -
o n the U.S. Capitol a n act o f ?domestic terrorism? a n d
h a n d l i n g of t h r e a t s p o s e d b y domestic terrorists and
b y white supremacists and other r i g h t - w i n g zealots a n d
d e f e n d e d t h e bureau?s hand l i n g o f i n t e l l i g e n c e in t h e
right-wingextremistsbefore t h e C a p i t o l siege.
in t e s t i m o n y l a s t w e e k f r o m f o r m e r C a p i t o l s e c u r i t y offi-
race.
days
a
coronavirus
w o u l d be t h e w i d e s t r e o p e n threat
rather invali-
before
daily
c a s e s p l u n g e , C a l i f o r n i a is barreling toward what
d a t i n g a n y rule t h a t has d i f ferent impacts based on
[See V o t i n g , A 6 ]
Dr.
o f the U.S. Centers f o r Disease Control and Preven-
our country?s e l e c t e d leaders, w e r e v i c t i m i z e d r i g h t
Wray
blocking new restrictions t h a t c o u l d have a s i g n i f i c a n t
B o t h of Arizona's rules w e r e in e f f e c t d u r i n g l a s t
Rochelle Walensky, d i r e c t o r
cisco restaurants. In S i l i c o n Valley,
it?sb e e n i n m o n t h s t o r e m o v -
T h e other forbids ?ballot harvesting,? m a k i n g it a s t a t e c r i m e for a n y o n e ? othert h a n family members,
b e i n s e r t e d i n t o arms. Just this week,
dining option at San Fran-
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w i n approval from the justices. One rule calls f o r throw-
SAN FRANCISCO ? Alfresco i s n o longer the only
pro-Trump
T h e hearingwas part o f a
cials w h o s a i d i t didn?t share
mob s t o r m e d past police and threatened the lives of
series o f c o n g r e s s i o n a l inquiries e x a m i n i n g security
enough or a d e q u a t e intelligence t o help t h e m prepare
lawmakers.
failures i n t h e Jan. 6 a t t a c k
[See W r a y , A 6 ]
a s
n o m i n e e
firmed. NATION, A4
Punishing Russia after poisoning U.S. a n d E U impose sanctions over attack on opposition leader Navalny. NATION, A4
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BUSINESS INSIDE: Blue-ribbon state panel issues a call to action on plight of workers. A8