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Data released Nov. 4, 2020, showing San Diego moving into the purple tier, the most restrictive of the state's four-tier COVID-19 reopening plan.

San Diego County Moves Toward Dreaded 'Purple' Tier Of COVID-19 System

San Diego County took its first step into the dreaded "purple" tier of the state's four-tiered COVID-19 reopening plan Wednesday, leaving just one week to determine if the county will be forced to shutter nonessential indoor businesses.

In this image provided by SpaceX, a capsule carrying the all-amateur Inspiration4 crew parachutes into the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021.

Inspiration4 Crew Returns To Earth, Splashing Down In The Atlantic Off Florida Coast

The Inspiration4 crew safely returned to Earth Saturday evening after three days of orbiting the planet. It is the first all-civilian mission to orbit.

The Santa Monica Pier welcomed outdoor visitors on Monday as Los Angeles County entered the less restrictive orange tier. The following day, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a target statewide reopening date of June 15, provided certain public health criteria are met.

Governor Aims To Reopen California By Mid-June, Contingent On Public Health Metrics

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a tentative statewide reopening date of June 15, provided vaccine availability increases and hospitalizations remain low.

North Dakota ranchers have been forced to sell off close to 25% more of their herds over last year.

A mega-drought is hammering the U.S. In North Dakota, it's worse than the Dust Bowl

Ranchers in North Dakota have been forced to sell off their herds at historic rates. Now they're worried they won't have enough feed to keep their remaining cows alive this winter.

Performer is pictured at SeaWorld's Howl-O Scream event preview on June 23, 2021.

SeaWorld Unveils New Halloween Attraction; Announces Hiring Plans

Howl-O-Scream, SeaWorld's newest night time event starts this fall.

Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center is one of the largest safety-net hospitals in the country.

Hospitals Serving The Poor Struggled During COVID. Wealthy Hospitals Made Millions

The financial gap between wealthy hospitals and safety-net hospitals, which take everyone who walks through their doors, has widened during the pandemic, an NPR and PBS Frontline investigation found.

A man lifting in a gym in this undated file photo.

Movie Theaters, Gyms And Museums Among Businesses Set To Reopen In San Diego

All indoor businesses must still abide by social distancing and face-covering mandates, as well as having a detailed safe reopening plan on file with the county.

On June 25, people queued up to register for a COVID-19 vaccine at a site outside a Hindu temple in Hyderabad. Vaccinations are now being administered after a series of missteps led to a shortage of doses. If all goes well, India's public health agency hopes to be vaccinating up to 10 million people a day by late July.

India Is The World's Biggest Vaccine Maker. Yet Only 4% Of Indians Are Vaccinated

The Serum Institute began mass-producing COVID vaccines even before approval. They've made millions of doses. But so far only about 4% of people in India are fully vaccinated. What went wrong?

The crowd at a 2011 concert at Central Park's Great Lawn.

NYC 'Homecoming' Show Will Star Bruce Springsteen And More, But You Have To Be Vaxxed

The concert is being billed by New York City government as a reopening of the city — and most of the tickets will be free, but you can only get in if you provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination.

Chef Yia Vang's restaurant in Minneapolis is getting ready to open amid a fierce debate within the restaurant industry about the minimum wage. The restaurant will ban tipping.

So How Should Your Favorite Restaurant Pay Its Servers? Well, It's Complicated

A fierce debate is taking shape within the restaurant industry as a push to raise the minimum wage threatens to upend the tipped wage structures for servers.

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