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With new guidance, CDC ends test-to-stay for schools and relaxes COVID rules

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laid out new guidance for the national response to COVID-19 on Thursday. Tami Chappell/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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With new guidance, CDC ends test-to-stay for schools and relaxes COVID rules

Revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention looks to minimize COVID-19's disruption of daily life while conceding that the pandemic isn't over.

Published 8 years after her death, Mary Rodgers' memoir is a true tell-all book

Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green, co-authors of Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers Courtesy of the Rodgers-Beaty-Guettel family; Earl Wilson/New York Times hide caption

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Published 8 years after her death, Mary Rodgers' memoir is a true tell-all book

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Published 8 years after her death, Mary Rodgers' memoir is a true tell-all book

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With new guidance, CDC ends test-to-stay for schools and relaxes COVID rules

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3 ways the Inflation Reduction Act would pay you to help fight climate change

The Inflation Reduction Act includes tax credits for residential solar and battery storage systems, along with other measures aimed at encouraging individuals to cut their carbon emissions. Craig Ruttle/AP hide caption

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3 ways the Inflation Reduction Act would pay you to help fight climate change

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3 ways the Inflation Reduction Act would pay you to help fight climate change

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Snapchat's new parental controls try to mimic real-life parenting, minus the hovering

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Snapchat's new parental controls try to mimic real-life parenting, minus the hovering

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