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US wildland firefighting force urged to get vaccinated
22:09 05/18
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With a potentially ferocious wildfire season threatening to ignite across the western U.S., a push is on to persuade wildland firefighters to get vaccinated against COVID-19....
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Hoover mass vaccination site closes amid dwindling demand
18:25 05/18
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — One of the largest COVID-19 vaccination sites in Alabama operated for a final day Tuesday as dwindling demand forced a shutdown despite the fact that only about 25% of the state’s ...
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3 existing conditions approved for Ohio medical marijuana
15:21 05/17
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Medical Board of Ohio panel has added three existing conditions for Ohioans to buy medical marijuana....
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Durst trial to resume after long delay; will jury be ready?
15:18 05/16
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took nearly 15 years for police to arrest New York real estate heir Robert Durst in the killing of his best friend and another five to bring him to trial. After just two days of ...
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US warns extremists may strike as virus restrictions ease
15:09 05/15
WASHINGTON (AP) — A national terrorism alert issued Friday warns that violent extremists may take advantage of the easing of pandemic restrictions to conduct attacks. ...
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Pennsylvania’s spring primary: ballot issues, judicial races
12:32 05/15
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Beyond a slew of local races on ballots, Pennsylvania’s primary election on Tuesday will determine the future of a governor’s authority during disaster declarations and a Republ...
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Aide: Fund created after Whitmer’s election paid for trip
22:23 05/14
DETROIT (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s private round trip to Florida to see her ailing father was paid for from a fund that’s used for travel not covered by tax dollars, her chief of staff said Friday...
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Widespread flooding reported in northwest Alaska community
00:27 05/14
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An ice jam has caused widespread flooding in the community of Buckland, in northwest Alaska, officials said Thursday.
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Fire officials aim to douse blazes fast, avoid megafires
17:55 05/13
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials said Thursday they will try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible this year as severe drought tightens its grip across the West and sets the stage for another destructive summer of blazes.
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Mobile soup kitchens take food, vaccine to Detroit’s poorest
15:40 05/13
DETROIT — Keenon Carreker walked up to the Salvation Army mobile soup kitchen parked in one of the poorest areas of Detroit for the big hot dogs that came inside bags of food passed out to the city’s needy.
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California likely to keep some mask mandates, governor says
00:11 05/13
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is likely to have “guidelines and mandates" for wearing masks indoors after the state fully reopens next month, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, appearing to walk back comments from the previous day that indicated masks would be gone in nearly all situations...
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Pfizer shots open to Hoosiers 12 and up starting Thursday
20:36 05/12
INDIANAPOLIS — Eager to raise Indiana’s lagging vaccination rate, state health officials have announced that residents aged 12 and older will be eligible to receive the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine beginning Thursday...
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Children get shots at Georgia clinic after vaccine approved
18:52 05/12
DECATUR, Ga. — A steady stream of children and their parents arrived at an Atlanta-area clinic Wednesday to become the vanguard in the nation’s new effort to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds.
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Maine starts COVID-19 shot rollout to kids; nurses honored
18:29 05/12
U.S. regulators this week expanded the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19
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UPS drivers picket in Maine over long hours during pandemic
14:11 05/12
AUBURN, Maine — United Parcel Service drivers represented by the Teamsters union picketed Wednesday at a distribution hub to call attention to long hours and extra days being worked in the pandemic...
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Oregon governor sets vaccination targets for state to reopen
22:00 05/11
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced statewide and county COVID-19 vaccination targets, with the hope of reopening the state's economy.
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Arkansas governor forms panel on state’s share of virus aid
20:51 05/11
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday formed a panel to come up with ways to spend the $1.5 billion the state is receiving from the latest federal coronavirus relief package...
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Men plead not guilty to hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery death
19:38 05/11
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Three Georgia men pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges Tuesday in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was chased and shot after being spotted running in the white defendants' neighborhood...
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California expands drought emergency to large swath of state
21:49 05/10
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday expanded a drought emergency declaration to a large swath of the nation's most populated state amid “acute water supply shortages" in northern and central parts of California...
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Dementia wards in Pennsylvania hard-hit during the pandemic
14:18 05/10
PITTSBURGH — In the weeks before she died of COVID-19 in the dementia unit of a suburban Philadelphia personal care home, Barbara Demech often lamented about the Alzheimer’s disease that began gripping her mind a decade earlier...
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Australian judge upholds temporary ban on Indian travel
10:36 05/10
SYDNEY — An Australian judge on Monday rejected a challenge to a temporary COVID-19 ban on citizens returning from India.
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Top judges in Brazil want review after deadly police raid
17:33 05/09
BRASILIA, Brazil — Several justices from Brazil’s Supreme Court say a ruling last year that banned police operations in Rio de Janeiro favelas, or slums, must now be reviewed after one of the city’s deadliest police operations...
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As India surges, Bangladesh lacks jabs, faces virus variants
02:09 05/09
DHAKA, Bangladesh — India's surge in coronavirus cases is having a dangerous effect on neighboring Bangladesh, with health experts warning of imminent vaccine shortages just as the country should be stepping up jabs and as more contagious virus variants are beginning to be detected...
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US drops planned limit for toxin that damages infant brains
21:02 06/18
The Trump administration on Thursday rejected imposing federal drinking-water limits for a chemical used in fireworks and other explosives and linked to brain damage in newborns, opting to...
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Official: German slaughterhouse virus outbreak untenable
14:19 06/18
BERLIN — Germany's agriculture minister said Thursday that conditions at a slaughterhouse where hundreds of workers tested positive for COVID-19 were untenable and backed an official...
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Test maker targeted by FDA says it responded to US concerns
13:53 06/18
WASHINGTON — A company targeted by the Food and Drug Administration for selling unauthorized coronavirus antibody tests says it has responded to regulators' concerns, though it has no...
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Poll: Americans not buying White House spin on coronavirus
05:31 06/18
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic is “a cause for celebration,” but a new poll finds more than half of Americans calling it fair or...
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US warns 3 companies over illegal at-home COVID-19 tests
22:01 06/17
WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators are cracking down on three companies for selling at-home blood tests for coronavirus, warning that the products have not been shown to safely and...
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Court strikes down Trump rule that drugmakers disclose price
17:01 06/17
WASHINGTON — In a major legal setback for President Donald Trump on a high-profile consumer issue, a federal appeals court has ruled that his administration lacks the legal authority to force...
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White House steps up effort to downplay coronavirus concerns
22:47 06/16
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump has long been fond of crafting his own version of the facts. But when he said “if we stop testing right now we’d have very few cases” of coronavirus, he may...
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World TeamTennis players testing positive for COVID lose pay
18:31 06/16
A World TeamTennis player or coach who tests positive for COVID-19 when arriving for the three-week 2020 season will be dropped from the league without pay.
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What virus? Parisians pack cafes as city gets its magic back
12:12 06/15
PARIS — Paris is rediscovering its joie de vivre, as cafes and restaurants reopen for the first time since the fast-spreading coronavirus forced them to close their doors on March...
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How Brighton was a voice of Premier League during shutdown
20:34 06/14
When Manchester City wanted some tips ahead of the Premier League restart, the defending champions turned to a team trying to avoid relegation.
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UN health chief: Fighting virus very hard in divided world
19:31 06/12
GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization said Friday he is “truly concerned” about divisions the coronavirus has created globally and within individual countries, calling it an...
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Poll: Americans maintain virus precautions as states reopen
17:04 06/12
WASHINGTON — Most Americans say they are wearing masks. They are still by and large avoiding restaurants. And the vast majority are still staying at least six feet from others when out and...
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Spanish league not ruling out fans in stadiums this season
22:31 06/07
MADRID — The Spanish league is not ruling out the return of fans to stadiums this season.
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Spain PM: pandemic increased mortality among non-virus ill
17:27 06/07
BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s prime minister acknowledged Sunday that the country’s COVID-19 outbreak not only directly killed thousands through fatal infections but also likely increased...
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NHL: Players can start voluntary group workouts next week
00:47 06/05
The NHL cleared the way Thursday for players to return to practice rinks next week and firmed up its playoff format even as a ninth player tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Study shows Spain far from having ‘herd immunity’ to virus
18:55 06/04
MADRID — A second round of random testing in Spain for antibodies to the new coronavirus indicates that a third of those infected do not develop symptoms, Spanish health authorities said...
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Germany’s Merkel dismisses talk she might seek 5th term
18:21 06/04
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday firmly rejected suggestions that she might seek a fifth term at the helm after pledging in 2018 to step down when her current government...
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South Africa’s hotspot limits most testing to above age 55
13:56 06/04
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa's worst hotspot for the coronavirus is no longer testing most people under age 55 as it tries to clear a backlog of 27,000 tests amid a shortage of...
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Heart patients avoided ERs as coronavirus hit, US study says
21:00 06/03
NEW YORK — Emergency room visits in the U.S. for chest pain and heart attacks fell early this spring, according to a study that supports fears that the coronavirus outbreak scared away people...
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