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The Latest: New Zealand opens 1st big vaccination clinic

The Latest: New Zealand opens 1st big vaccination clinic

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  • Updated 10 min ago
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has opened its first large vaccination clinic as it scales up efforts to protect people from the coronavirus.

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Judge tosses suit over 'race-norming' in NFL dementia tests

Judge tosses suit over 'race-norming' in NFL dementia tests

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged “race-norming” in dementia tests for retired NFL players, a practice that some say makes it harder for Black athletes to qualify for awards that average more than $500,000.

Airline industry pushes US to standardize health papers

Airline industry pushes US to standardize health papers

  • By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer
  • Updated 3 hrs ago
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Leading airline and business groups are asking the Biden administration to develop temporary credentials that would let travelers show they have been tested and vaccinated for COVID-19, a step that the airline industry believes will help revive travel.

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COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many

COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many

  • By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press
  • Updated 5 hrs ago
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress.

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VIRUS TODAY: Massachusetts nurses go on strike over staffing

VIRUS TODAY: Massachusetts nurses go on strike over staffing

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  • Updated 5 hrs ago
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Here's what's happening Monday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:

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Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says

Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says

  • By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
  • Updated 7 hrs ago
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NEW YORK (AP) — Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials.

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Germany looks to AstraZeneca shot to boost vaccine rollout

Germany looks to AstraZeneca shot to boost vaccine rollout

  • By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press
  • Updated 7 hrs ago
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BERLIN (AP) — Eager to deliver hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses that have been piling up, Germany has begun ramping up its use of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine after authorities said it could be safely given to people age 65 and over.

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Polish women mark Women's Day protesting abortion ban

Polish women mark Women's Day protesting abortion ban

  • By VANESSA GERA Associated Press
  • Updated 8 hrs ago
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Women's rights activists in Poland marked International Women's Day on Monday caught between reasons to celebrate and a heavy sense that they are facing a long battle ahead.

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Dutch prime minister extends his country's pandemic lockdown

Dutch prime minister extends his country's pandemic lockdown

  • By MIKE CORDER Associated Press
  • Updated 9 hrs ago
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Monday extended the country's tough coronavirus lockdown until the end of the month, but he added a note of hope to his message to a pandemic-weary nation by predicting that a “tipping point is coming when the vaccine gains the…

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Israel celebrates 5 millionth coronavirus vaccination

Israel celebrates 5 millionth coronavirus vaccination

  • By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press
  • Updated 9 hrs ago
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's leaders Monday celebrated the country's 5 millionth coronavirus vaccination on the same day the government began vaccinating Palestinian laborers who work in the country. The time lag has drawn international criticism and highlighted global disparities.

Facebook calls on Albanian parties to be transparent in ads

  • By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press
  • Updated 9 hrs ago
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TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Facebook said Monday that Albanian political parties should be transparent on how they finance their political advertising on its pages before next month's election.

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The Latest: Ireland reaches half million vaccinations

The Latest: Ireland reaches half million vaccinations

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  • Updated 2 hrs ago
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LONDON — Ireland has given out half a million coronavirus vaccinations about two months after the first inoculation.

Guilt, envy, distrust: Vaccine rollout breeds mixed emotions

Guilt, envy, distrust: Vaccine rollout breeds mixed emotions

  • By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press
  • Updated 9 hrs ago
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NEW YORK (AP) — Before posting a selfie with her COVID-19 vaccination card on Twitter, Aditi Juneja debated whether to include an explanation for why she was eligible for a shot.

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Pope weighed Iraq virus risk but believes God will protect

Pope weighed Iraq virus risk but believes God will protect

  • By NICOLE WINFIELD and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press
  • Updated 9 hrs ago
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ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Monday he weighed the risks of a high-profile trip to Iraq during the coronavirus pandemic, but said he decided to go ahead with it after much prayer and belief that God would look out for the Iraqis who might get exposed.

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COVID-19 claims 15 people in life of one Milwaukee woman

COVID-19 claims 15 people in life of one Milwaukee woman

  • By CARRIE ANTLFINGER Associated Press
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The first person Kimberly Montgomery lost to COVID-19 was her aunt. She had trouble breathing, so her daughter dropped her off at the emergency room. It was the last time her daughter saw her alive.

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With virus aid in sight, Democrats debate filibuster changes

With virus aid in sight, Democrats debate filibuster changes

  • By HOPE YEN Associated Press
  • Updated 10 hrs ago
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With President Joe Biden on the verge of his first big legislative victory, a key moderate Democrat says he's open to changing Senate rules that could allow for more party-line votes to push through other parts of the White House’s agenda such as voting rights.

CDC says vaccinated people can gather with those at low-risk for virus without masks, but should cover face in public

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WASHINGTON (AP) — CDC says vaccinated people can gather with those at low-risk for virus without masks, but should cover face in public.

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Thousands of Ukrainian women march against domestic violence

Thousands of Ukrainian women march against domestic violence

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of women marched through the center of Ukraine's capital on International Women's Day to draw attention to domestic violence, which has risen sharply amid restrictions imposed to block the spread of coronavirus.

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Spring-break partying falls victim to COVID-19 crisis

Spring-break partying falls victim to COVID-19 crisis

  • By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, KELLI KENNEDY and ANILA YOGANATHAN Associated Press
  • Updated 6 hrs ago
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Goodbye, sunshine. Hello, study sessions.

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Syrian president, wife test positive for coronavirus

Syrian president, wife test positive for coronavirus

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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president's office said Monday, with both having only mild symptoms of the illness.

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Local pharmacists step up in COVID-19 vaccination effort

Local pharmacists step up in COVID-19 vaccination effort

  • By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer
  • Updated 5 hrs ago
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NEW YORK (AP) — They're just your regular neighborhood pharmacists, but some now wear superhero capes.

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Hungary closes stores, schools to curb surge due to variants

Hungary closes stores, schools to curb surge due to variants

  • By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press
  • Updated 16 hrs ago
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarians on Monday awoke to a new round of strict lockdown measures aimed at slowing a record-breaking wave of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths that are among the worst in the world.

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Vietnam vaccinates COVID-19 front-liners with its 1st doses

Vietnam vaccinates COVID-19 front-liners with its 1st doses

  • By HAU DINH Associated Press
  • Updated 21 hrs ago
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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam administered its first COVID-19 doses Monday to the front-line workers who made the nation's relative success in controlling the pandemic possible — health workers, contact tracers and security forces who handled quarantine duties.

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With virus aid in sight, Democrats debate filibuster changes

With virus aid in sight, Democrats debate filibuster changes

  • By HOPE YEN Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 7, 2021
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With President Joe Biden on the verge of his first big legislative victory, a key moderate Democrat said Sunday he's open to changing Senate rules that could allow for more party-line votes to push through other parts of the White House’s agenda such as voting rights.

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The Latest: Michigan makes homeless people vaccine-eligible

The Latest: Michigan makes homeless people vaccine-eligible

  • By The Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 7, 2021
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DETROIT — People who are homeless will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in Michigan starting Monday.

Greek police, protesters clash in Athens suburb

  • By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 7, 2021
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police clashed with more than 500 protesters in an Athens suburb on Sunday evening, using tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowd.

+11
3,000 at Romania anti-vaccination protest amid COVID-19 rise

3,000 at Romania anti-vaccination protest amid COVID-19 rise

  • By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 7, 2021
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Around 3,000 anti-vaccination protesters from across Romania converged outside the parliament building in Bucharest on Sunday as authorities announced new restrictions amid a rise of COVID-19 infections.

North Macedonia gets first batch of Russia vaccine Sputnik V

  • By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 7, 2021
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SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia on Sunday received the first batch of 3,000 doses of Russian vaccine Sputnik V from a total order of 200,000 in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

German lawmaker to resign after his firm profited from masks

  • Updated Mar 7, 2021
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BERLIN (AP) — A lawmaker with German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party said Sunday he will give up his seat in parliament and leave politics after it emerged that his company profited from deals to procure masks early in the pandemic — drawing sharp criticism in an election year.

Queen stresses importance of friends, family during pandemic

Queen stresses importance of friends, family during pandemic

  • Updated Mar 7, 2021
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LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II highlighted the importance of staying in touch with friends and families during the coronavirus pandemic in a message broadcast on Sunday.

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With many vaccinated, Israel reopens economy before election

With many vaccinated, Israel reopens economy before election

  • By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 7, 2021
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel reopened most of its economy Sunday as it removed many of its remaining coronavirus lockdown restrictions, lifted by its successful vaccination campaign and giving a boost to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election hopes.

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Mass testing, mask wearing help Detroit slow virus' pace

Mass testing, mask wearing help Detroit slow virus' pace

  • By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 7, 2021
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DETROIT (AP) — It was March 11 last year when Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced that the St. Patrick’s Day parade was canceled because a virus that had already sickened tens of thousands worldwide had reached Michigan.

Spain starts culling of 900 cattle after 2 months at sea

  • Updated Mar 7, 2021
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MADRID (AP) — The culling of nearly 900 cattle that were deemed unfit after spending more than two months at sea and on a ship has begun in the Mediterranean port of Cartagena, Spanish authorities said.

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UK schools to reopen, backed by frequent virus testing

UK schools to reopen, backed by frequent virus testing

  • By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 7, 2021
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LONDON (AP) — British students, backed by a robust coronavirus testing program, are gearing up to return to school Monday after a two-month closure, in what Prime Minister Boris Johnson says is a plan to get the country “moving closer to a sense of normality.”

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Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules

Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules

  • By LEAH WILLINGHAM, MICHAEL LIEDTKE and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 7, 2021
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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald's cook in Houston, can't afford to get sick and fr…

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Russia scores points with vaccine diplomacy, but snags arise

Russia scores points with vaccine diplomacy, but snags arise

  • By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 7, 2021
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's boast in August that it was the first country to authorize a coronavirus vaccine led to skepticism at the time because of its insufficient testing. Six months later, as demand for the Sputnik V vaccine grows, experts are raising questions again — this time, over whethe…

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Biden, Dems prevail as Senate OKs $1.9T virus relief bill

Biden, Dems prevail as Senate OKs $1.9T virus relief bill

  • By ALAN FRAM Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 6, 2021
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums.

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Hundreds in Stockholm protest Sweden's virus restrictions

Hundreds in Stockholm protest Sweden's virus restrictions

  • Updated Mar 6, 2021
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police on Saturday dispersed hundreds of people who had gathered in central Stockholm to protest coronavirus restrictions set by the Swedish government.

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Highlights of the $1.9T COVID bill nearing final passage

Highlights of the $1.9T COVID bill nearing final passage

  • By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 6, 2021
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a sweeping pandemic relief package over Republican opposition on Saturday, moving President Joe Biden closer to a milestone political victory that would provide $1,400 checks for most American and direct billions of dollars to schools, state and local go…

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Daytona motorcycle rally goes on despite pandemic

Daytona motorcycle rally goes on despite pandemic

  • Updated Mar 6, 2021
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Daytona Beach's annual Bike Week has brought tens of thousands of motorcyclists to the city and its neighbors this weekend — and few of them are wearing masks.

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California OKs reopening of ball parks, Disneyland

California OKs reopening of ball parks, Disneyland

  • By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 6, 2021
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has cleared a path for fans to hit the stands at opening-day baseball games and return to Disneyland nearly a year after coronavirus restrictions shuttered major entertainment spots.

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Europe staggers as infectious variants power virus surge

Europe staggers as infectious variants power virus surge

  • By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 6, 2021
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MILAN (AP) — The virus swept through a nursery school and an adjacent elementary school in the Milan suburb of Bollate with amazing speed. In a matter of just days, 45 children and 14 staff members had tested positive.

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Open spaces, no pharmacies: rural US confronts vaccine void

Open spaces, no pharmacies: rural US confronts vaccine void

  • By BEN FINLEY Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 6, 2021
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SURRY, Va. (AP) — When Charlome Pierce searched where her 96-year-old father could get a COVID-19 vaccine in January, she found zero options anywhere near their home in Virginia. The lone medical clinic in Surry County had none, and the last pharmacy in an area with roughly 6,500 residents a…

Tennessee panel deemed vaccinating inmates a 'PR nightmare'

Tennessee panel deemed vaccinating inmates a 'PR nightmare'

  • By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 6, 2021
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee advisory panel tasked with deciding in what order residents should receive the COVID-19 vaccine acknowledged that prison inmates in the state were high-risk, but concluded that prioritizing them for inoculation could be a “public relations nightmare.”

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Vaxi Taxi targets vaccine anxiety as UK minority uptake lags

Vaxi Taxi targets vaccine anxiety as UK minority uptake lags

  • By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 6, 2021
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LONDON (AP) — The Vaxi Taxi was a godsend for Leslie Reid.

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New California law aims to put kids in class. Will it work?

New California law aims to put kids in class. Will it work?

  • By ADAM BEAM and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 6, 2021
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s public schools can tap into $6.6 billion in a plan Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Friday to try to pressure districts to reopen classrooms by the end of March. Educators, parents and lawmakers question whether it will work.

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Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight

Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight

  • By ALAN FRAM Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 6, 2021
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin struck a deal late Friday over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a logjam that had stalled the party's showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

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California to let Major League Baseball, Disneyland reopen

California to let Major League Baseball, Disneyland reopen

  • By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press
  • Updated Mar 5, 2021
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Friday lifted some coronavirus restrictions on outdoor sports and entertainment venues, clearing the way for fans to attend games on Major League Baseball's opening day and for theme parks like Disneyland to reopen for the first time in more than a year.

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NY officials removed fuller tally of nursing home deaths

NY officials removed fuller tally of nursing home deaths

  • Updated Mar 5, 2021
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NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration insisted Friday that a quest for scientific accuracy, not political concerns, prompted members of his COVID-19 task force to ask the state health department to delete data last summer from a report on nursing home patients killed by the coro…

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The Latest: Ontario wants vaccine shot in adults by June 20

The Latest: Ontario wants vaccine shot in adults by June 20

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  • Updated Mar 5, 2021
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TORONTO — The head of the vaccine program for Canada’s most populous province expects to get every adult in Ontario a first vaccine shot by June 20.

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