tracked Americans' attitudes about many aspects of COVID-19, including their views of the U.S. economy and their personal financial situations.In February 2020, before the coronavirus began to significantly affect the U.S., the nation's economy was experiencing its longest expansion since World War II, and the unemployment rate was a low 3.5%.

However, amid statewide stay-at-home orders across the country in the latter half of March, April's unemployment rate rose sharply to 14.8%.

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The Syrian refugee attempting a beatboxing world record in aid of Manchester venue 'struggling' through the pandemic

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Mumbai: BMC seals 305 buildings amid Maharashtra Covid-19 surge

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Punjab announces closure of educational institutions till 31 March amid surge in Covid-19 cases

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Spa shootings could be first test of Georgia hate crimes law

ATLANTA – The murder case against a white man charged with shooting and killing six women of Asian descent and two other people at Atlanta-area massage businesses this week could become the first big test for Georgia’s new hate crimes law.

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Critics of Brazil's president being targeted by security law

SAO PAULO – Police in Brazil are starting to employ a dictatorship-era national security law against critics of President Jair Bolsonaro, while lawyers and activists rally to provide them with legal help and accuse the government of trying to silence dissent.

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Scots vlogger ‘hits jackpot’ after accidentally getting stuck in New Zealand during pandemic

New Zealand at the beginning of the pandemic.Jaye Tremble has only spent two months in lockdown since the coronavirus outbreak last year.The 22-year-old, from Irvine, spent 2020 going to four festivals, nightclubs every weekend, and travelled the country in a campervan before getting a job at a kiwi farm on the other side of the world.But despite her freedom Jaye admitted she is really missing her family and getting a chinese takeaway.Now she has lifted the lid on what her life has been like since arriving last February.Jaye said: “I honestly feel like I’ve hit the jackpot for moving here.“I’ve travelled all over New Zealand, I’ve literally seen more of this country than I’ve seen of Scotland.“I’ve been skiing, paragliding, dolphin

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Dr. Bonnie Henry takes a look back at the pandemic year

In the year since the declaration of the coronavirus pandemic, B.C. and the world have been through an unprecedented series of situations.

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Odisha bans public Holi celebrations amid surge in Covid-19 cases. Know details here

Odisha registering 100 plus new coronavirus cases after a gap of 40 days, the state government has banned Holi celebrations in public places on 28 and 29 March this year, anticipating that the festival has the potentiality to cause the virus to spread.The order came in the wake of a spike in Covid-19 cases in the Cuttack and Khurda districts.

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Brazil security law being turned on president's critics

SAO PAULO – Protesters against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro defied police in the capital Friday, a day after the latest round of arrests of the leader's critics under a dictatorship-era national security law.

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Playmakers wanted: Defending champ Alabama replacing stars

Nick Saban and Alabama opened spring practice Friday with an immediate goal. Along with winning another national championship, that is.

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‘Good news’: Businesses eagerly await re-inflation of Atlantic travel bubble

COVID-19 case numbers remaining low in the region, containment of outbreaks, and ongoing advice from Atlantic Chief Medical Officers of Health.”Monica Read, the owner of The Little Hair House in Sackville, N.B., says nearly 30 per cent of her clients live in neighbouring Nova Scotia, but border restrictions have actually been a double-edged sword. Atlantic bubble returning by April 19 as long as COVID-19 numbers remain low “It’s slowed things down of course because people can’t come over, but I also have picked up other clients here in Sackville that can’t go to their hairdresser in Nova Scotia,” Read says.The previously bubble made work at the salon “crazy busy,” she says.

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1-on-1 with Dr. Bonnie Henry: Looking back at one year of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 a global pandemic, many have looked back at how the disease has changed the fabric of our lives.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is no different.In leading B.C.’s effort to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, Henry has gone from being a soft-spoken public health official to arguably the most recognizable face in the province.Speaking to Global BC’s legislative bureau chief, Keith Baldrey, the province’s top doctor said her time in the spotlight has been challenging.“I am an introvert and it takes a lot of energy for me to stand up and to talk publicly,” she said.“To be a public face for this long takes its toll, but I’m also I’m very grateful.

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NCAA teams locked away in hotel rooms amid Texas reopening

SAN ANTONIO – Looking down from her hotel room, Kentucky All-American Rhyne Howard can see the River Walk bustling with life.

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Georgia church disowns suspect, says he betrayed faith

The church attended by the white man charged with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses, most of them women of Asian descent, condemned the shootings Friday and said they run contrary to the gospel and the church’s teachings.

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‘She really deserves it’: Philadelphia’s oldest living resident receives COVID-19 vaccine at 108 years old

PHILADELPHIA - At 108 years old with no signs of slowing down, Philadelphia’s oldest living resident did her part on Friday and received the COVID-19 vaccine. Ruth Hopson has maybe not seen it all but she has come close. She survived the 1918 Spanish Flu, the Great Depression and two world wars.Now, she’s helping to end another pandemic with a single shot. So what's her secret to a long life? "I would say her sense of humor.

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Oral Roberts shocks Ohio State, first big upset of NCAAs

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Oral Roberts welcomed the madness back to March.

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Disney workers urge Gov. DeSantis to include them in vaccine eligibility

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – On the same day that Gov. Ron DeSantis announced changes to the age eligibility for vaccines around the state, workers at Disney are calling on him to open it up to all hospitality workers.

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Pre-COVID surge analysis shows lack of hospital pandemic planning

Phone interviews with key capacity managers at 53 US hospitals about preparedness for the 2017-18 flu epidemic revealed a lack of surge capacity, strained resources, and low prioritization of pandemic planning, according to a qualitative study today in JAMA Network Open.

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Jennifer Garner, Meghan Markle and More Celebs Who Have Spoken Out About Motherhood During the Pandemic

the proud mom told the newspaper in October 2020. «We are very lucky with our little one.

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No. 10 Arkansas shuts down Colgate 85-68 in NCAA opener

INDIANAPOLIS – Justin Smith had 29 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 10 Arkansas shut down high-scoring Colgate to open the NCAA Tournament with an 85-68 win on Friday.

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Hospital job make Marlins prospect grateful for baseball

MIAMI – Miami Marlins pitching prospect Will Stewart landed a $10-an-hour offseason hospital job in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and said the experience made him more grateful for baseball.

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Truckers may see boost from pandemic aid’s pension lifeline

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Trilith's Frank Patterson on Pinewood Atlanta Studios' Transformation and Pandemic Filming

Prior to the pandemic, Frank Patterson would spend most days at the sprawling production facility, formerly known as Pinewood Atlanta Studios, that he runs outside of Atlanta. Then COVID-19 hit, and not even he was able to make his health and safety team's cut of essential on-site personnel.

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People remain resilient despite COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 World Happiness report says

STOCKHOLM - The coronavirus brought a year of fear and anxiety, loneliness and lockdown, and illness and death, but an annual report on happiness around the world released Friday suggests the pandemic has not crushed people's spirits.The editors of the 2021 World Happiness Report found that while emotions changed as the pandemic set in, longer-term satisfaction with life was less affected."What we have found is that when people take the long view, they’ve shown a lot of resilience in this past year," Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs, one of the report's co-author, said from New York.FILE - A father and hi two daughters frolicking in the fresh snow off Highway 2 on March 11, 2021 in Wrightwood, California.

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Queen Elizabeth Cancels Birthday Celebration for a Second Year Amid Pandemic

Queen Elizabeth is once again canceling Trooping the Colour.

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'We're owed a March': Hoop fans flock to bet on NCAA tourney

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Jonathan Price was all set: He got tickets to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden, where he, his two brothers and his dad would revel in hours of college basketball bliss.

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Celebrity Cruises to end yearlong pandemic hiatus in June

MIAMI – Two Royal Caribbean cruises will resume in June ending a yearlong hiatus, but passengers 18 and older must test negative for COVID-19 before getting on a ship.

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Amid border surge, confusion reigns over Biden policies

TIJUANA – It took less than a month for 200 tents to fill every spot in a Mexican plaza at the busiest border crossing with the United States.

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Barletta to decide soon on whether to run for Pennsylvania governor

UNITED STATES - MARCH 25: Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., walks down the House steps following votes in the Capitol on Wednesday, March 25, 2015.

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Spa shooting victims ID'd as Biden, Harris head to Atlanta

ATLANTA – The names of four additional victims in the Atlanta-area massage businesses shootings have been released, hours before President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive in Atlanta to meet with Asian American community leaders.

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Film Distribution Chiefs Talk Pandemic Takeaways: "The Old System Was Creaky"

Even the most cynical Hollywood insider was stunned in February 2020 when word spread that MGM and Eon — home of the James Bond film franchise — were postponing the release of No Time to Die because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "It was the first big Hollywood movie to be delayed — and then the wheels came off," recalls Erik Lomis, a veteran exec who is president of distribution at United Artists Releasing, a joint venture of MGM and Annapurna that is rolling out the Bond pic in North America in October.

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The Recovery Room: News beyond the pandemic — March 19

MNT‘s exercise and fitness hub. It features 80 articles covering every aspect of getting and staying fit, whatever a person’s age or ability.First, our editors look at what being fit means, how to start exercising, and the health benefits of regular physical activity.

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Powell: US economy gaining, but recovery 'far from complete'

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated his belief Friday that while the U.S. economy has been steadily rebounding from the devastation caused by the pandemic recession, the recovery is far from complete and needs continued support from the Fed.

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A hopeful pandemic note: Tanglewood music festival to resume

If you're a fan of classical music, this is music to your ears: One of the nation's premier summer festivals is coming back after the coronavirus pandemic silenced it for the first time since World War II.

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U.S. relaxes COVID-19 distancing rules for schools, students to sit 3 feet apart

COVID-19 recommendations represent a turn away from the 6-foot standard that has forced some schools to remove desks, stagger scheduling and take other steps to keep children away from one another.Three feet “gives school districts greater flexibility to have more students in for a prolonged period of time,” said Kevin Quinn, director of maintenance and facilities at Mundelein High School in suburban Chicago. U.S.

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Happiness Report: World shows resilience in face of COVID19

STOCKHOLM – The coronavirus brought a year of fear and anxiety, loneliness and lockdown, and illness and death, but an annual report on happiness around the world released Friday suggests the pandemic has not crushed people’s spirits.

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Manhattan courthouses adapt to COVID so trials can return

NEW YORK – The two big, busy federal courthouses in Manhattan took the adage that justice delayed is justice denied to heart when the coronavirus hit, creating a pandemic-safe environment for jurors that could be a blueprint for courts elsewhere

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Peaches shares new pandemic song ‘Pussy Mask’: “I’m going to shine a light on a lot of concerns but also have a good laugh”

Peaches is back with new single ‘Pussy Mask’ – a track which she describes as bringing a little light to the current pandemic.The song – which you can listen to below – provides a funny and transgressive take on the COVID situation, mixing imagery of body fluids with the fear of droplet transmission.The Canadian art-punk provocateur raps: “My pussy wear a mask/My pussy don’t play/My pussy wear a mask/Take cover from the spray… Pussy wear a mask in public/Squirt so wet I got to double it”.From her home, locked-down in Berlin, Peaches told NME how the timely track came about when she was in the midst of writing her seventh studio album, the follow-up to 2015’s ‘Rub’.“I was working on the new album when I came up with a line like ‘My pussy

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This female physician has played a key role in Orlando hospitals’ COVID-19 responses

ORLANDO, Fla. – It has taken a village to lead some of Central Florida’s hospitals through the coronavirus pandemic and one woman has been at the forefront of those efforts since the outbreak began.

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Gov. DeSantis expands vaccine eligibility to everyone 50 and older

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis is expanding vaccine eligibility in the state of Florida to include everyone 50 and older.

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DWP changes to face-to-face assessments for PIP and other health benefits coming next week

legislation which will allow the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to invite health benefit claimants to participate in assessments by video call. From Thursday, March 25, video calls will be an option for DWP health professionals when interviewing and assessing the needs of people making claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Universal Credit and Employment Support Allowance (ESA). Face-to-face consultations have been suspended since March, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown restrictions - these will continue to be replaced by telephone and paper-based assessments "until further notice", said the DWP.

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Jenny McCarthy played mum to seven teenage boys during pandemic

Actress Jenny McCarthy regrets inviting her son's best pals to come and crash for the Covid-19 pandemic - because she ended up hosting seven teenagers for five months. The Masked Singer judge and her husband, Donnie Wahlberg, each have a teenage son from previous relationships - Evan and Elijah, respectively - and when the coronavirus lockdown began in March last year, she had a "brilliant" idea to keep the boys entertained.

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The 2019 Business of the Year has trusted innovation to help it through the pandemic

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Finland world's happiest country despite pandemic: Report

Covid-19 has done little to alter the ranking of the world's happiest countries, with Finland at the top for a fourth year running, an annual UN-sponsored report said on Friday.The researchers behind the World Happiness Report, now in its ninth year, used Gallup data asking people in 149 countries to rate their own happiness, also taking into account measures such as GDP, social support, personal freedom and levels of corruption to give each nation a happiness score, which is an average of the past three years.Once again, the top spots were dominated by European countries -- with Denmark coming second, followed by Switzerland, Iceland and the Netherlands.New Zealand, falling one place to ninth, was again the only non-European nation in the

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