Biden speeds up vaccination timeline, what life is like for New York's COVID "patient zero," and more from Apple News

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It’s March 3, 2021.

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Vaccinations ramp up

President Biden said the U.S. will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for “every adult in America by the end of May.” He also called on states to prioritize inoculating teachers and child-care workers. CNN Politics

The accelerated timeline comes after pharmaceutical company Merck agreed to help competitor Johnson & Johnson produce its one-shot vaccine. The Washington Post

Texas and Mississippi said they will drop their mask mandates and reopen businesses, despite CDC warnings that states should not relax restrictions while new, more contagious coronavirus variants are spreading. Mississippi Today

The FBI director told senators the January 6 Capitol attack was an act of “domestic terrorism” that has inspired extremists at home and abroad. The Wall Street Journal

The Supreme Court appeared ready to uphold two Arizona laws that limit where votes can be cast and who can collect absentee ballots. Los Angeles Times

Rockets were fired at an Iraqi military base hosting American troops. It comes a week after a U.S. airstrike in Syria killed one member of an Iranian-backed militia group. NBC News

The U.S. and the EU imposed sanctions on Russia in response to the poisoning and jailing of Putin critic Alexei Navalny. Reuters

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Why today’s two pivotal COVID developments are changing the U.S. pandemic debate, the James Bond–like measures being used to protect vaccines in transit, and more on today’s podcast. Apple News Today

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The Afghanistan Puzzle

It’s one of the most immediate questions for the Biden administration: Will peace talks with the Taliban and a military withdrawal create a breakthrough or a collapse? The New Yorker

Five Stories We’re Talking About

Neera Tanden withdrew her name from consideration for White House budget chief after facing opposition from both parties. The Hill

What life is like for the lawyer who became COVID-19’s “patient zero” in New York one year ago. The Wall Street Journal

Vernon Jordan, the civil-rights activist and confidant to Bill Clinton, died at 85. CNN Politics

Six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published due to “hurtful and wrong” portrayals. NPR

How Clubhouse — the invite-only app that hosts live chats with people like Elon Musk and Drake — became one of tech’s hottest startups. Bloomberg Businessweek

The Last Word

“	It’s after the storm that’s the hardest part.”

The power is back on in Texas — but hundreds of thousands of residents still don’t have clean water. Vox

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