Georgia Appeals Court Upholds Ruling Allowing Early Voting on Saturday

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Only 1 in 3 Americans think Trump acted Illegally in hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows

Quick Glance: Jury Selection in Trump's Historic Criminal Trial

The jury selection in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial begins, with more than half of the prospective jurors quickly dismissed after saying they couldn't be fair and impartial.

A total of 96 prospective jurors were brought into court and sworn in. More than half were immediately excused after this questioning.

Judge Juan Merchan will schedule a hearing on Trump's social media posts that prosecutors allege violate the gag order against the former president.

The judge has ruled that Karen McDougal's testimony is allowed, as well as a series of National Enquirer stories attacking Trump's opponents during the 2016 election cycle.

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Judge denies another Trump bid to delay New York hush money trial: Friday's ruling was at least the fourth rejection Trump received this week.

axios.com/2024/04/12/judge-trump-hush-money-trial-delay-denied

Quick Glance: Path to Victory: Trump's NY Hush Money Trial

The first criminal trial of any former president began with extortion, Trump should aim for an acquittal.

Charges do not concern misconduct in settling hush money with Daniels, but entering payments to conceal another crime.

The burden of proof for criminal intent is high, requiring proof for two layers of specific intent to convict Trump.

A legal maneuver could allow Trump to dismiss his defense team and recruit a new team to potentially secure his case.

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Georgia lawmakers scuffle over a divisive bill that opponents say mimics Kremlin's repressive law

apnews.com/article/georgia-media-registration-legislation-foreign-influence-7443b630fca2bb4a096049c75ecc2e10

Quick Glance: Brawl erupts in Georgia parliament over 'foreign influence' legislation

An incident occurred in Georgia's parliament where a lawmaker was punched in the face during discussions on the 'foreign influence' bill.

Scuffles broke out in Georgia's parliament over the reintroduction of a contentious 'foreign influence' legislation, drawing parallels to repressive Russian laws.

The EU has granted Georgia official candidate status, emphasizing the need for reforms before formal membership negotiations can commence.

The enactment of the disputed law is expected to exacerbate divisions in Georgia, with President Salome Zurabishvili criticizing it for undermining democracy.

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How a Black conservative activist arranged Donald Trump's stop at an Atlanta Chick-fil-A

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State prosecutor appointed to probe Georgia's Lt. Gov. in Trump election subversion case - UPI.com

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Apr 14

New EV sales hit crossroads, while used EVs have open road for growth: Electric vehicle sales got off to a slow start in 2024, with EV pioneer Tesla seeing sales ...

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Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor to Face Inquiry for Role as Fake Trump Elector: Fani T. Willis, the district attorney of Fulton County, Ga., had been disqualified ...

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Wild Georgia: Why warblers are springtime favorites among bird-watchers: Wild Georgia columnist Charles Seabrook says the striking colors of these migrating ...

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Georgia Bankers Association makes leadership changes: Joe Brannen, a familiar face in business circles and who has served as a voice for the state’s banking ...

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Rudy Giuliani loses bid to dismiss $148 million defamation judgment in Georgia election workers case

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Alvin Bragg's about to become the most famous prosecutor in America (but no questions, please)

politico.com/news/2024/04/13/trump-prosecutor-bragg-00152075

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Apr 13

Americans are turning to stories of civil war, real and imagined: The real risks America faces are more insidious

economist.com/culture/2024/04/11/americans-are-turning-to-stories-of-civil-war-real-and-imagined

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Trump backed a federal abortion ban as president. Now, he says he wouldn't sign one

Quick Glance: Arizona Republicans Block Efforts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban

Democratic bills to repeal a 160-year-old abortion ban were blocked in the Legislature.

Arizona's highest court decision upholding a 1864 abortion ban caused chaos and confusion.

Democrats aimed to repeal the ban to protect women's health, facing hurdles in the Republican-controlled legislature.

The uncertainty loomed over whether Republican leaders would allow immediate action on repealing the ban, despite pressure from Democrats and some Republicans.

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Can Trump Still Run for President if He Is Convicted?: The Constitution and American law have clear answers for only some of the questions that would arise if a ...

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The Charlotte Observer

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Yes, Donald Trump is being treated differently, and that’s a good thing | Opinion

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BREAKING: A Georgia judge rejected Donald Trump's bid to dismiss criminal charges in the state's 2020 election interference case against him ...

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Quick Glance: Trump faces Legal Setbacks Over Dismissal Calls

Donald Trump suffered two legal setbacks on Thursday as judges rejected his requests to dismiss criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 loss in Georgia and holding classified records after leaving office.

An ally of the Republican presidential candidate, former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, also faced potential disbarment after violating attorney ethics rules in trying to help overturn Trump's loss.

These cases are among the legal entanglements Trump faces as he challenges President Joe Biden in the upcoming election, with the first-ever trial of a sitting or former U.S. president set to start on April 15 in New York.

Trump's argument justifying his retention of highly sensitive documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida post-presidency was rejected, with prosecutors arguing that the documents related to military and intelligence matters could not be considered personal.

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Donald Trump's Interaction With Black Woman in Chick-Fil-A Goes Viral: "I don't care what the media tells you, Mr. Trump, we support you!" an Atlanta woman told ...

newsweek.com/donald-trump-supporter-interaction-chick-fil-goes-viral-1889060

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Help Lula save our people, Yanomami leader tells Pope Francis

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Fani Willis asks appeals court not to consider Trump disqualification bid: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) asked a Georgia appeals court Monday ...

thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4581678-fani-willis-asks-appeals-court-not-to-consider-trump-disqualification-bid/

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Rages as Tax Deadline Looms: The Georgia representative has suggested the federal government be cut by half to reduce spending.

newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-rages-tax-deadline-1890074

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Trump loses bid to dismiss documents case on 'personal' records claim: A federal judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s argument that the case accusing the ...

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Trump’s the likely GOP nominee. He can serve even if convicted of a crime.: In drafting the Constitution, the framers did not seriously consider that someone ...

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When it comes to relocations, Georgia gets more than it gives: Last year, Georgia had the metro area with the third-largest growth in the nation (Atlanta) and ...

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Apr 13

Right whale is found entangled off New England in a devastating year for the vanishing species

apnews.com/article/right-whale-entangled-cf694431333c9dec9cd1fd3e4f45d179

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How Trump’s Criminal Cases Test the US Constitution: Like no one before him, Donald Trump is at once a former president, a presumptive candidate to be nominated ...

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Apr 13

Tiger Woods has his worst opening nine ever at the Masters to fall out of contention

orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/13/tiger-woods-has-his-worst-opening-nine-ever-at-the-masters-to-fall-out-of-contention/

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Germany's Scholz, Georgia's Kobakhidze clash over foreign-funded NGO law

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Georgians protest outside parliament against 'Russian law' on foreign agents: Several thousand protesters rallied outside Georgia's parliament on Tuesday ...

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Challenger to the judge in Trump's 2020 Georgia election interference case is disqualified

apnews.com/article/fulton-county-judge-mcafee-election-tiffani-johnson-de2e10a595df9fd9c2716cad2c542840

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Why Georgia remains a jump ball for Biden and Trump ahead of November: Georgia boasts two Democratic US senators, Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff ...

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Donald Trump Says He Doesn't 'Need Money' as RNC Blows Through Cash: The former president discussed the Fani Willis-led investigation in Fulton County and ...

newsweek.com/trump-fani-rnc-2024-election-biden-1889047

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Donald Trump Backed Over Bond Reduction: A survey for Newsweek found that a plurality of Americans support reducing Trump's bond in his New York civil fraud case ...

newsweek.com/donald-trump-backed-over-bond-reduction-1888495

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Trump’s first — and maybe only — trial is still viewed with skepticism: This is in part partisanship and, in part, the complicated nature of the case.

washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/11/trump-hush-money-trial-polling/

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Fox News Host Confronts Mike Johnson on FISA Change: The House speaker seemed to flip-flop on an amendment to FISA that prohibits warrantless searches of ...

newsweek.com/fox-news-host-confronts-mike-johnson-fisa-1890165

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Trump DOJ official likely broke ethics rules over 2020 election, D.C. bar panel finds

axios.com/2024/04/05/jeffrey-clark-bar-trump-review-ethics-rules

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Apr 08

Fulton County DA Fani Willis Asks Court To Refuse Trump’s Appeal To Oust Her From Election Case

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Fulton County’s animal service to Atlanta stops: Fulton County cuts off animal control services to Atlanta.

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Browbeating Jewish voters hasn’t yet worked for Trump: The presumptive Republican nominee will nonetheless keep trying.

washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/10/trump-jewish-voters/

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Urges Americans to ‘Repent!’ in Bonkers Earthquake Prophecy

thedailybeast.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-urges-americans-to-repent-in-bonkers-earthquake-prophecy

Quick Glance: Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'Repent' Earthquake Tweet Sparks Internet Reactions

Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) shook up the internet on Friday by suggesting the earthquake in New York and Monday’s pending eclipse were messages from God to repent.

Although God was unavailable for comment (probably because he’s focused on picking winners for the NCAA Tournament), folks on social media offered their own takes on Greene’s tweet.

One person noted that God may indeed be sending a message, considering how close the quake came to former President Donald Trump’s Bedminster golf club.

Others suggested that if God is sending a message, maybe it’s for Greene to 'stop being a horrible person.'

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Georgia president to veto 'foreign agent' bill, aide tells local media: Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili will veto a disputed draft law on "foreign ...

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Atlanta consumer guru Clark Howard reflects on 100th Habitat for Humanity home: Since Atlanta money expert and broadcaster Clark Howard began volunteering for ...

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Sandy Springs planning a public safety training center: Last year, the city formed the Sandy Springs Police Foundation to help raise funding for a firearms ...

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Capitol Recap: Trump still draws big cash from Georgia, just not as much: Former President Donald Trump trails President Joe Biden in fundraising nationally but ...

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Black Woman Says Viral Moment With Donald Trump Was 'Learning Experience': Michaelah Montgomery spoke out about the moment with Trump in Chick-fil-A.

newsweek.com/michaelah-montgomery-donald-trump-viral-moment-chick-fil-georgia-1889744

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Robert F. Kennedy junior doesn’t care if he condemns America to Trump: He’s a tree-hugging conspiracy theorist – and he’s running for president

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NFL draft: Ex-Georgia standout Brock Bowers is the top tight end : Here’s the third story of our position-by-position NFL draft series. Today ...

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Georgia cities to share federal grant for clean energy planning: Atlanta, Decatur, Savannah and Georgia Tech will partner to develop a plan to support green ...

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How Donald Trump’s mug shot became a defiant and divisive 2024 symbol: The photo has become an iconic image for the former president’s supporters ...

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Apr 10

Speaker Johnson defends his leadership ahead of meeting with GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene

abcnews.go.com/Politics/speaker-johnson-defends-leadership-ahead-meeting-gops-marjorie/story

Quick Glance: Focus on Support for Israel and Ukraine by Mike Johnson

House Speaker Mike Johnson is heavily advocating for support for Israel and Ukraine while trying to push a national security package through the House.

Johnson faces the challenge of juggling the Republican Party's divided support for Kyiv's defense while feeling the pressure to pass a comprehensive aid package for U.S. allies.

In his quest to find ways to promote funding for Ukraine, Johnson is engaging in discussions with the White House and former president Donald Trump. The divisive dynamic within the party and the urgency of the situation in Ukraine present a significant challenge for Johnson.

Johnson must craft a package that includes some policy wins for Republicans while also gaining Democratic approval. Despite concerns from some progressive Democrats regarding support for Israel, most Democratic lawmakers have rallied behind the Senate-passed package.

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He once swore off politics. Now, this Georgia activist is trying to recruit people who seldom vote

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Trump holds slight lead over Biden in six swing states, WSJ poll finds: Biden won six of the states in the 2020 presidential election, with only North Carolina ...

politico.com/news/2024/04/03/trump-biden-polls-2024-00150322

Quick Glance: RNC Launches 'Biden Bloodbath' Website

The Republican National Committee launched a website aimed at criticizing President Biden's border policies.

BidenBloodbath.com provides a timeline of the 'border crisis,' attributing it to Biden's policies and offering 'real-time messaging' to activists.

The website also tries to link allegations of crimes committed by individuals who entered battleground states illegally with various data points on fentanyl deaths.

While the immigration discourse may fuel distrust, generalizations about immigrants committing violent crimes are often false.

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Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, poll shows

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Republican Outreach Center Shuts Down, Turns into Sex Shop: Another RNC outreach center in Georgia has been replaced by a dental office and one in Milwaukee is ...

newsweek.com/republican-outreach-center-shut-down-sex-shop-1889781

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Speaker Johnson faces legislative dilemmas as he fights to hold job among divided GOP

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Which Trump lies stick? Republicans believe some falsehoods more than they did six years ago, our poll finds.

washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/09/some-trump-falsehoods-stick-more-than-others-fact-checker-poll-finds/

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Fani Willis' Office Flagged for Potentially 'High-Risk' Spending Practices: Willis' office is leading the prosecution of Donald Trump's alleged efforts to ...

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David Perdue tiptoes back onto the political stage: Donald Trump’s last public rally in Georgia featured the expected attacks on President Joe Biden and other ...

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Fani Willis Should Face FBI Search Warrant, Rudy Giuliani Suggests: Giuliani suggests questions remain over Willis's relationship with prosecutor Nathan Wade

newsweek.com/donald-trump-rudy-giuliani-fani-willis-nathan-wade-fulton-county-atlanta-indictment-georgia-election-1888851

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Schools are censoring websites for suicide prevention, sex ed, and even NASA: Records from across the country show just how much of the internet is blocked by ...

usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/13/school-porn-filters-block-suicide-prevention-lgbtq-sites/73293675007/

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Trump allies in Georgia election case consider seeking gag order on DA Fani Willis as she faces renewed scrutiny

cnn.com/2024/04/04/politics/fani-willis-georgia-defendants-consider-gag-order/

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The Charlotte Observer

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Apr 04

Powerball player wins $1 million in Georgia. Here’s where the winning ticket was sold

Quick Glance: Player Falls Short of $1.13 Billion Powerball Jackpot - Huge Wins in Washington

A ticket in Washington secured $1 million, but narrowly missed the $1.13 billion jackpot, officials confirmed.

Although the tickets matched five numbers, the Powerball eluded the player in the April 3 draw, shared by Washington’s Lottery.

As per the national Powerball site, the grand prize, escalating to an estimated $1.23 billion, remained unclaimed for the upcoming draw on April 6.

The winning combination comprised the numbers 11, 38, 41, 62, and 65, with the Powerball being 15. Washington also boasted over 49,000 other winning tickets ranging from $4 to $50,000.

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The Christian Science Monitor

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Georgia residents could gain new power to strike fellow voters from the rolls: Georgia Republicans are seeking further restrictions on who can cast a ballot ...

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Georgia election bills seek to satisfy skeptical Republicans: Georgia lawmakers passed a series of election bills in response to Republican skeptics who want ...

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PG A.M.: Biden-Trump presidential election rematch heats up in Georgia : President Joe Biden is ratcheting up his campaign’s ground game in Georgia ...

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Fani Willis Gets a Win Against Donald Trump: A Georgia judge denied former President Donald Trump's motion to drop his charges.

newsweek.com/fani-willis-gets-win-against-donald-trump-1887044

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ajc.com/politics/federal-judge-upholds-georgia-citizenship-requirements-during-trial/KZRXRUY7R5ACPDU6T3FGGSFRVA/

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Judge rules in favor of Georgia voter citizenship requirements: A federal judge ruled dismissed a case Thursday alleging that Georgia's verification requirements ...

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Apr 02

Driver arrested after crashing SUV into barrier outside FBI's Atlanta office - UPI.com

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Election worker turnover has reached historic highs ahead of the 2024 vote, new data shows

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John Eastman Asks for Delay in Disbarment Citing Hefty Legal Fees: The former Trump lawyer says he could be facing a total outlay of $3 million.

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Election fraud trial: Trump fails with application to dismiss proceedings in Georgia

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Alejandro Mayorkas still believes in the promise of America’s immigrants: An historic migration surge has defined the tenure of Homeland Security Secretary ...

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Fani Willis Has Raised More Than $80,000 Since Indicting Donald Trump: Willis has raised a total of $326,042 from across 46 states, data from the Georgia ...

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Georgia health officials confirm third measles case this year: The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed a third case of measles in Georgia this year — ...

Quick Glance: CDC warns of looming measles outbreak in the US

A report from the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates a significant decline in measles immunization since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in a record high of almost 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year.

With the increase in cases that could jeopardize the virus's eliminated status in the U.S., the CDC is calling for measures to boost measles immunization.

So far, 113 measles cases have been confirmed since 2020, compared to 58 cases detected last year. The majority of measles patients since 2020 have not been vaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status.

Experts express concerns that the rise in measles cases in the U.S. may signal a troubling trend. The CDC emphasizes the need to increase routine MMR vaccination coverage to maintain elimination.

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