One Year Ago Today, Building a Moon Base & ‘Staycation’ Money- Thursday, March 11th, 2021

The news to know for Thursday, March 11th, 2021!

We’re talking about:

• how life drastically changed one year ago today when the pandemic was officially declared
• what made it into the final version of the COVID-19 relief bill about to become law
• which countries plan to build on the moon
• how some colleges are handing spring break this year
• the one thing Amazon refuses to do when it comes to library books

All that and more in around 10 minutes…

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Sources:

One Year Since Pandemic Declared: AP, WaPo, NY Times

COVID Relief Bill Passes: WaPo, Axios, WSJ, Politico, President Biden

Merrick Garland Confirmed as AG: Politico, WSJ, WaPo

U.S. Sanctions Myanmar: Bloomberg, Reuters, Al Jazeera, State Dept.

10 Years Since Japan Triple Disaster: WSJ, Reuters, AP, Al Jazeera

China, Russia to Build Moon Base: AP, WaPo, NPR, China Space Agency

All Adults Eligible for Vaccine in Alaska: ABC News, FOX News, CNBC

Smithsonian Getting Covid-19 Vaccine Artifacts: The Verge, CNN, Smithsonian, Museum’s Digital Portal

UC Davis Offering ‘Staycation’ Money: LA Times, ABC News, KTVU, UC Davis

Amazon Withholds Digital Books from Libraries: WaPo, The Verge

Thing to Know Thursday: Summer Camps Reopening: AP, WSJ, KPRC, American Camp Association