On March 11, sports in the United States came to terms with the arrival of the coronavirus.
US officials ask China not to subject staff to Covid-19 anal swab tests
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Shanghai, China US officials in China have asked local authorities to refrain from subjecting US staff in the country to Covid-19 anal swabs, according to a US diplomat based in China. On Thursday, China responded to...
The empty, performative politics of Marjorie Taylor Greene
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On Wednesday, Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted an 11-second video on Twitter that shows her posting a sign outside of her congressional office that reads: "There are two genders: Male and Female...
Garth Brooks announces he is Covid-19 negative as wife Trisha Yearwood tests positive
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While country legend Garth Brooks has tested negative for Covid-19, his wife Trisha Yearwood has contracted the virus. Brooks announced Wednesday that the couple have been quarantining together at home in Tennessee...
North Carolina woman is accused of using her $149,000 Covid-19 relief loan for shopping sprees
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As millions struggle to stay afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic, the last purchases on most minds are Louis Vuitton and diamonds. But in a state facing a 6.5% unemployment rate last August, one North Carolina wom...
DC mayor’s sister dies from Covid-19
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Washington Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser's sister died Wednesday at age 64 from "complications related to Covid-19," the mayor said in a statement. "My family and I are mourning the loss of my sister, Mercia Bowser...
Yes, pandemic paranoia is real, experts say
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It was like I had asked her to fork over her Social Security number and firstborn child. "What do you need it for? What are you going to do with it?" my colleague asked me, Zoom eyes wide with fear. "Whoa there," I ...
Covid-19 devastated this small city. Volunteers are going door-to-door to ensure people get vaccinated
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The last 12 months have been tolling for Linda Harris, who lives in a small Southwest Georgia city hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. "I'm tired of losing grandparents, grandmamas, granddaddys and some of our sm...
Australian Open fans criticized for booing Covid-19 vaccine announcement
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Australia's government has condemned the "disgusting" behavior of spectators at the Australian Open tennis tournament Sunday, after sections of the crowd loudly booed a speech praising the rollout of the Covid-19 va...
Biden to mark upcoming 500,000 US Covid-19 deaths with candle lighting ceremony
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With the US approaching 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, plans are underway for President Joe Biden to mark the moment this week. The President is planning to deliver remarks and hold a candle lighting ceremony at the White...
A 90-year-old Seattle woman walks six miles in snow to get her Covid-19 vaccine
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Many people in the US are determined to get their Covid-19 vaccine, but a 90-year-old Seattle resident showed just how motivated she was by walking six miles in snow to make her appointment. Fran Goldman told CNN t...
Beloved canine moves on after helping hospital staff through a year of the pandemic
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Staff members at a Denver hospital have said a sad goodbye to Wynn, their canine companion for nearly two years and a presence during the Covid-19 pandemic that proved especially helpful. Staff members at the Ros...
A Texas family lost their dad to Covid-19 three weeks ago. Now they lost their home to a fire while trying to stay warm
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Stephanie Rubio and her three children have had their heart broken twice in three weeks. Stephanie's husband, Robert, died from Covid-19 complications on January 28 after spending eight days in the hospital. On Tue...