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Buffalo's response to the deadly blizzard has come under scrutiny. I'm Jeff Pierre and this is

the seven from the Washington Post. It's Thursday, December 29th. Let's get you caught up with today's

seven stories. A six day driving ban was just lifted in Buffalo, New York. It's taken almost a week

for the city to dig itself out from the winter storm that had many people trapped in their homes

and running out of food. Residents and some officials say that the city wasn't prepared to handle

this kind of emergency and should have done things differently. So what made this blizzard so

devastating? Among other things, the historic nature of the storm, bad timing with the holidays,

and not enough emergency management resources.

Number two, the US announced coronavirus testing rules for travelers coming from China.

The requirement is that all visitors over the age of two will have to show a negative COVID test

before entering the country. It's expected to go into effect on January 5th.

This is happening because China is facing a wave of COVID cases after lifting

its strict pandemic rules. But some experts say that this kind of requirement isn't really necessary

or effective now that vaccines are widely available.

Number three, an incoming congressman is facing an investigation in New York.

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