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Powerful teachers union influenced CDC on school reopenings, emails show

The American Federation of Teachers lobbied the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on, and even suggested language for, the federal agency’s school-reopening guidance released in February.

The powerful teachers union’s full-court press preceded the federal agency putting the brakes on a full re-opening of in-person classrooms, emails between top CDC, AFT and White House officials show.

The emails were obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by the conservative watchdog group Americans for Public Trust and provided to The Post.

The documents show a flurry of activity between CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, her top advisors and union officials — with Biden brass being looped in at the White House — in the days before the highly-anticipated Feb. 12 announcement on school-reopening guidelines.

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Helicopter to drop rabies vaccines for wildlife over Cape Cod

Don’t be alarmed by a low-flying helicopter over Cape Cod in the next month or so.

Starting Monday, a helicopter will drop oral rabies vaccine baits intended for raccoons and other wildlife over portions of Barnstable and Plymouth counties, the Cape Cod Times reports.

The distribution of the vaccine baits to the north and west of the Cape Cod Canal will continue through June 4, the Cape Cod and Southeast Massachusetts Rabies Task Force said in a statement.

About 68,000 oral rabies vaccine baits will be distributed.

Using a helicopter allows the state’s wildlife services to get baits into areas not accessible by vehicle.

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Secret Service Agent Dies At Bush’s Compound In Maine

A secret service agent who protected the late President George H.W. Bush and former President George W. Bush has died at the Bush’s compound in Maine.

Secret service agent Keith Mills was found dead at the Bush’s compound in Maine and according to his brother, he died during training.

An autopsy has been done on Mill’s body but a report has not been released to the public yet.

Mills funeral will be held for the secret service agent next Saturday and officials have stated his death will be considered “a line of duty death”.

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