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Republican senators in North Carolina on Wednesday passed a bill revoking a pandemic-era law allowing for masks to be worn in public for health concerns. The legislative proposal, dubbed the 'Unmasking Mobs and Criminals' bill, was passed along party lines 30-15, despite outcries from some Senate Democrats to tweak it, allowing for the exception of mask use in public for anyone who feels their health, or the health of their loved ones, is compromised without one. Democratic Sen.
Protests and encampments have popped up at college campuses since Hamas attacked Israel in October. While most campus demonstrations have remained peaceful, there have been clashes, at times, between police and protesters, some of whom have worn surgical-style masks. Newton on Tuesday brushed off concerns that getting rid of pandemic-era exemptions on masks was overly broad, saying he expects authorities to use “good common sense.
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