7:30 LRN newscast

The Pentagon has reversed its mandatory COVID vaccine policy, after a lawsuit is filed against them for two Louisiana service members.
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The Louisiana State Police Commission approves unpaid suspensions for two state troopers, Lt. John Clary and Master Trooper Kory York, indicted last month for their roles in the 2019 fatal arrest of Ronald Greene in Union Parish. They are among the five law enforcement officers charged, two of the troopers indicted no longer work for State Police and the other officer is a Union Parish Sheriff’s Deputy.

For those seeking health care, the deadline to get a plan through the federal Affordable Care Act is Sunday. Director of the Office of Minority Health Doctor LaShawn McIver (Mc-key-ver) says individuals can enroll or re-enroll for health insurance coverage by visiting health-care-dot-gov or call 1-800-318-2596….
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The federal government says nearly 16-million people have signed up for coverage through healthcare-dot-gov, a 13-percent increase over last year.

The Jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions drawing is an estimated 1.35 billion dollars. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Dustin Annison says it’s the fourth biggest prize in U-S lottery history…
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the drawing takes place at 10 PM. The jackpot has been growing since October 18th.