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The first member of Congress has died from COVID-19 Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX) has died after two weeks in the hospital with COVID-19, his office announced today. Wright was the first sitting member of Congress to die from the disease. Wright was 67 years old and had a number of comorbidities. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/8/22272521/ron-wright-dies-covid-texas-gop-congress

Congress just raised the legal age to smoke or vape to 21, BuzzFeed News reports. The law will go into effect sometime next year, and it will cover all nicotine products. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/19/congress-minimum-vaping-age-21/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D2048%252C1281%252C0%252C83%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1001%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2019-10%252Fb3ad9490-ef8f-11e9-a47f-c3e357a3a9d6%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D4b9bcf39b05016968e4b19968088c086539fe218&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=781999006f7413dad330a6d0749245b45e178d08

Today, Senate approved the TRACED Act, or Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement Act. The legislation could give the government new powers to prosecute robocallers, The Washington Post says. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/19/congress-traced-act-robocall-legislation/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D5500%252C3434%252C0%252C206%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C999%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2019-10%252F7007f990-f4f0-11e9-bff9-161713e1ed0c%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D6176e1dd3ec2ee449d6782652784694d1b115055&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=07289c8e2ae05ba586da0eaafa357b14b02b8dd7