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A form of heart inflammation, myocarditis, increased 130% in 2020 when comparing myocarditis diagnoses from 2016 to 2020.

"We need to get to the bottom of COVID-19's origins to help ensure we can better prevent future pandemics," Biden said in the statement. "I directed the Intelligence Community to use every tool at its disposal to investigate the origin of COVID-19, and that work is ongoing."

The Republican governor admitted he has concerns about the bill.

The Farmer-Citizen Movement gained 17 Senate seats.

President Biden on Monday vetoed his first bill — blocking a Republican-led effort to restrict pension funds from making investment decisions based on factors such as climate change.

The Kentucky Senate passed a bill banning transgender surgeries and hormone therapy for minors.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a measure on March 8 to strengthen an existing ban on private dollars funding election administration in his state.

Federal regulators will testify before the House Financial Services Committee on March 29 about the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank collapses, according to a press release. 

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's admission that the government is picking winners and losers in the bank bailout process, particularly disadvantaging community banks, could lead to the consolidation of banking power in the hands of a few large institutions, according to critics.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a plan to build 1,200 tiny homes across four cities in the state to tackle homelessness, with Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Jose and San Diego County receiving varying numbers of homes.