Optimisme oor 2021 kom in ryker uithoeke van die wêreld na vore, with both the United States and the United Kingdom beginning Covid-19 vaccinations and other nations close behind. Maar vir baie lande, the long tail of the pandemie could make next year even more devastating than 2020.
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 van "complications related to Covid-19," the mayor said in a statement. "My family and I are mourning the loss of my sister, Mercia Bowser...
NHL star taking leave of absence after Russian media report left him ‘shaken and concerned’
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New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin is taking a leave of absence from the NHL team, the Rangers announced Monday. The Russian star is "shaken and concerned" volgende "unfounded allegations" made against him, a ...
Former AG Loretta Lynch issues report on Syracuse University’s campus police after student protests
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Former US Attorney General Loretta Lynch released her final report Monday into Syracuse University's Department of Public Safety, capping a nearly yearlong inquiry into the department. University Chancellor Kent Sy...
Becerra expected to face heat over lack of experience but stress his personal and professional history at confirmation hearing
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President Joe Biden's nominee for the nation's top health position Xavier Becerra will stress his upbringing as a son of a Mexican immigrant, his father's recent passing and his history expanding health care access ...
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 "walglik" 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-sterftes, 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...
Six Flags plans to open all of its amusement parks for 2021 seisoen
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Six Flags Entertainment Corporation says it is planning to open all 26 of its amusement parks and water parks for the 2021 seisoen, including five that were not able to operate last year because of the coronavirus pa...
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...
The face of the Perseverance landing was an Indian American woman
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It was Swati Mohan who first delivered the news to earthlings that NASA's Perseverance rover had successfully landed on Mars. "Touchdown confirmed," she announced to roaring applause from mission control at NASA's J...
A California woman’s new ID has a photo of her wearing a face mask
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, a California woman's ID photo says a lot about life during the pandemic. Lesley Pilgrim, 25, was issued an identification card from the California DMV with a photo of her wea...