Mac Watson Talks

Current Events:
Vaccine available to everyone 5 years old and up
Biden's employer mandate getting pushback from states including Arizona
Phoenix Pride Festival
s'MACdown: Republicans don't need Trump to win midterm elections
The Last Word:  Zebras on the loose in Maryland

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Current Events:
Is Facebook's name change a whistleblower diversion?
Biden's employer mandate still facing opposition
Inflation is here to stay according to Obama administration expert
s'MACdown: Thank$giving 2021
The Last Word:  Presumed "lost" hiker declines calls from unknown numbers of rescuers 

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Current Events:
COVID booster shots available now for adults
28 million kids nationwide--600K in Arizona--could soon be eligible for low dosage COVID vaccination
Miami private school requiring 30 day wait time from vaccination to school attendance for teachers and students
The "Great Resignation" by Americans from their jobs because of "Pandemic Epiphanies"
Texas school district bans long hair on boys
s'MACdown: Inflation at the supermarket
The Last Word:  Morrison, Colorado's ticket trap reputation

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Current Events:
Pharmacist gives COVID shots to family seeking flu shots
Covid leading cause of death for younger Americans; experts say majority of deaths were entirely preventable
Inflation is up . . . again
Social Security COLA adjustment largest in quarter century
s'MACdown: White House downplays inflation
The Last Word:  Dog stows away in luggage

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Current Events:
Kyrsten Sinema confronted in restroom by immigration advocates
New information about virus spread on planes
No more zoom babies for parents with flexible work agreements
s'MACdown: Unvaccinated being denied organ transplants
The Last Word:  Police advise people not to sell items on social media using pictures with drugs in background

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Current Events:
Arizona law banning school mask mandates declared unconstitutional
Parents' ill-thought-out attempts to force schools to rescind mask requirements
s'MACdown: Senator Feinstein's air travel proposal goes too far
The Last Word:  Passenger arrested after getting off plane through emergency exit

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Current Events:
Phoenix providing $1,000 monthly stipends to 1,000 families
Gabby Petito--why the nation is gripped by one missing woman in Wyoming when 710 unknown indigenous women went missing in Wyoming in last 10 years
s'MACdown: Biden's handling of Haitian migrants
The Last Word:  Restaurant drive thru lanes are thriving 

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Current Events:
Arizona sues Biden over vaccine mandate compelling employers with 100+ employees to require vaccines or testing for all employees
ICUs are full of unvaccinated people
Court hears arguments on educators' lawsuit claiming Arizona law banning school mask mandates is unconstitutional
s'MACdown: Inflation affects year-end sales
The Last Word:  Hand sanitizer warning

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Current Events:
President orders sweeping new vaccine requirements
Los Angeles School District mandates vaccines
Republican governors oppose masks and vaccines
Remembering 9/11 Mac and Cricket share personal stories of where they were

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Current Events:
Private school vouchers for parents who object to school mask policies
New Mu variant showing up in the U.S.
When will the pandemic end?
s'MACdown: Border policy still failing
The Last Word: Florida man shoots himself in the thigh while running from police

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