Now another seven months into the pandemic, in a time when the world could possibly use a little distraction, all eyes are on Tokyo.

There is a global shortage of the chewy black tapioca balls used in bubble tea.

Artists discuss the impact of COVID-19 one year later.

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Bartlesville Health & Rehab is bringing hugging back safely for people who’ve been missing out on those connections.

The city council was set to vote on expanding the mandate last week, but the meeting was canceled

The district has moved into the ‘orange phase’ of its COVID response plan

The proposed bills would prohibit future mask mandates, vaccine requirements, and mandatory contact tracing

It is currently only available to first responders and healthcare workers

Middle and High school students will remain in distance learning until next week

What could it be?

The board cited the impact of COVID-19 on schools and students

The district says too many staff members and students are stuck in quarantine

The district issued a statement after sharing pictures of players and students celebrating the win without masks and no social distancing

Both games will be rescheduled

The vaccines would be distributed to priority groups in phases