A group seeking status for asylum seekers who were employed as essential workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic says it intends to step up pressure on the federal and provincial governments to follow through on their promises.

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Ozzy Osbourne Says Donald Trump Is ‘Acting Like A Fool’ About The Pandemic

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne isn’t big on talking politics, but can’t hold his tongue this time.

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Push to save Clinic 554 intensifies during N.B. election campaign

abortions outside of hospitals believes the future of his clinic rides on the results of the provincial election.Dr. Adrian Edgar, managing director of Clinic 554 in Fredericton, had previously stated the clinic would close at the end of September because previous provincial governments have not repealed a regulation, known as Regulation 84-20, banning abortions outside of hospitals.Edgar’s patients pay $700 to $850 for an abortion, while all other services he provides are paid for through provincial health care.

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Quebec’s minister responsible for seniors in the hot seat at the National Assembly

Marguerite Blais says the CAQ government is not solely to blame for the way the COVID-19 pandemic struck seniors homes in this province. The majority of Quebec’s coronavirus related deaths occurred in seniors’ homes or longterm care facilities.

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Days before start of school year, 5,500 Brevard students still not registered, district says

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Brevard Public Schools on Friday reported 500 fewer students were not registered for the first day of school on Monday, but 5,500 students still had yet to notify their schools about their plans for the upcoming semester.A district spokeswoman said lots of families are making last-minute decisions."We've actually seen a lot of issues with just parents not being sure about different options," Katherine Allen said.[READ MORE: Everything you need to know about Brevard County’s back-to-school plan]Rockledge High School Spanish teacher Lucha Hunt said returning to face-to-face learning during the coronavirus pandemic will bring uncertainty."One day at a time, I think all of the teachers are very preoccupied," Hunt

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Judge slated to rule on Florida teachers union lawsuit next week

With more than 150,000 Florida children already in their desks, the state and teachers unions squared off Friday in a legal battle over Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran’s mandate that local school officials resume in-person instruction this month amid the coronavirus pandemic.Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson, who is slated to issue a ruling early next week, heard closing arguments in lawsuits filed by the Florida Education Association and the union that represents Orange County teachers.The unions allege that a July 6 emergency order issued by Corcoran requiring brick-and-mortar schools to reopen five days a week in August violates the state Constitution’s guarantee of “safe” and “secure” public education.

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Fire that tore through Rachel Ray's house started in chimney

LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y. – A fire that tore through celebrity chef Rachel Ray's upstate New York home started in a fireplace chimney, state officials said Friday.The state Office of Fire Prevention and Control said the August 9 fire at the house in Lake Luzerne, N.Y., was accidental.The blaze sent flames through the roof of the home, at the end of a private drive in a rural area about 60 miles (97 kilometers) north of Albany, New York.More than a dozen local fire departments worked to put out the flames.

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ACL’s COVID-19 Resources: What’s New

our COVID-19 resource page: The latest from CDC:Updated survival guide for OAA IIIC grantees: We continue to regularly update the guidance and resources in our "survival guide" for Older Americans Act nutrition services program grantees. Recent additions include sustainability guides from the National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging and training guides for volunteers teaching technology use to older adults from South Dakota State University.Resource for students with disabilities and their families: The University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities has developed new resources to help families with difficult decisions about online and in-person learning.

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Coronavirus: 1 new case for Peterborough area; active cases increase to 3

novel coronavirus on Friday.The health unit now has 102 cases with just three active cases for its jurisdiction of Peterborough, Peterborough County, Curve Lake First Nation and Hiawatha First Nation.The health unit also reported 23,850 people have been tested for the virus to date. Trudeau, Ford unveil deal to produce N95 masks at 3M plant in Brockville, Ont.

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Netflix Cancels 'The Society' & 'I Am Not Okay With This,' Despite Previously Renewing Them, Due to Pandemic

Netflix has announced some unfortunate news – two shows that had previously been given renewals for more seasons have now been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Gov. Murphy: Too many residents refuse to cooperate with contact tracers

TRENTON, N.J. - Gov. Phil Murphy is urging New Jersey residents to cooperate with the state's coronavirus contact tracers as part of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

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'The Society,' 'I Am Not Okay With This' Canceled at Netflix Amid Pandemic Issues

Netflix is pulling the plug on two previously renewed scripted series amid an array of issues brought on by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The second seasons of both The Society and I Am Not Okay With This have been scrapped.

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Sophia Bush Talks Mental Health & Self-Care In 4-H Interview

Sophia Bush is a 4-H alum and paid a virtual visit to young 4-H member Micah Palacios for a discussion on mental health.

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NCAA eligibility ruling solves some problems, creates others

recommendation made by the Division I Council earlier this week, and approved by the Board of Directors on Friday, mimics what was done in the spring after the pandemic canceled seasons in sports such as baseball, softball and lacrosse.Seniors will be permitted to return next year and not count against a sport's roster or scholarship limits. Underclassmen will get access to a waiver they can use to extend their careers, but beyond the 2021-22 academic year, those athletes will count against scholarship and roster limits.

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COVID-19 Parental Resources Kit

Early Childhood (0-5y) | Childhood (6-12y) | Adolescence (13-17y) | Young Adults (18-24y)Explore different types of resources available to help you support young people’s social, emotional, and mental well-being across the lifespan.These ready-to-print door hangers can serve as reminders for children, young people, and adults alike to remember some COVID-19 prevention and mitigation practices.

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COVID-19 Parental Resources Kit – Early Childhood

COVID-19 Parental Resource Kit: Ensuring Children and Young People’s Social, Emotional, and Mental Well-being can help support parents, caregivers, and other adults serving children and young people in recognizing children and young people’s social, emotional, and mental challenges and helping to ensure their well-being.In addition to everyday steps to prevent COVID-19, physical or social distancing is one of the best tools we have to avoid being exposed to the virus and to slow its spread.

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World Humanitarian Day - No one should get sick seeking care: the critical role of infection prevention and control during the COVID-19 outbreak

Preventing health care associated infections has never been as important as it is now with the COVID-19 global pandemic. The highly infectious disease impacted everyone, everywhere in the world - in and outside health facilities - and established a new normal that includes wearing masks, carrying a hand sanitizer and keeping physical distance.

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Mickelson eliminated from FedEx Cup, now to try Champions

NORTON, Mass. – Phil Mickelson always planned to be competing in the Midwest next week, just not in Missouri.And not as a rookie on the PGA Tour Champions.Mickelson faced elimination from the FedEx Cup postseason on Friday when he missed the cut at The Northern Trust. He started at No.

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PIAA board votes to permit fall sports to resume Monday, Aug. 24

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The board of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association has voted to permit fall sports to begin on Monday, Aug. 24 based on local school decisionsThe decision comes after weeks of discussions over resuming practices and competitions amid the coronavirus pandemic and Governor Tom Wolf's recommendation that sports not resume until Jan.

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Party canceled: Indy hosts saddest Carb Day in race history

INDIANAPOLIS – It was the saddest Carb Day in Indianapolis 500 history. The Snake Pit sat silent in the empty infield, no sign of any rowdy revelers who turn an important day at the track into Indiana's biggest party.

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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy: No pre-election return of mail boxes, equipment

In this screenshot from U.S. Senate's livestream, U.S.

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Coronavirus: Ford says response to call for PPE produced in Ontario ‘overwhelming’

Speaking beside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a 3M Canada facility in Brockville, Ont.

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Coronavirus: City of Kawartha Lakes estimating $500,000 pandemic-related costs for 2020

coronavirus pandemic-related closures, restrictions and losses of revenue, the budgeting process for 2021 will likely look much different than any years prior.Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a cost that is fixed into most emergency services budgets (police, fire and paramedics), but for most other departments within a municipality, it is not.

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Province announces 34 new coronavirus cases in Manitoba on Friday

coronavirus, bringing the province’s total of lab-confirmed cases to 830.Nine of the new cases are in the Winnipeg, with one in the Interlake-Eastern region, five in Prairie Mountain, and 19 in the Southern Health region.Health officials said that according to preliminary investigations, the cases in the southern part of the province are linked to a known cluster.There are currently 265 active cases, while 553 Manitobans have recovered from COVID-19. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the province remains at 12.

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Coronavirus: Trudeau lauds deal with 3M, Ontario government to produce PPE domestically

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau helped announce a partnership with 3M and the government of Ontario to produce Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Brockville, Ont. on Friday.

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Travelers forgot more than $920,000 at U.S. airport checkpoints in a year

A quarter, a dime, two nickels, and four pennies left behind in a plastic bin at an airport checkpoint. (TSA photo) NEW YORK - During the rush to get through airport security and make a flight, many passengers forget personal items — including laptops, cell phones, watches, and jackets — somewhere at security checkpoints.

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Judge sentences 'Full House' star Lori Loughlin to 2 months in prison for college bribery scheme

Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli, right, leave the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston on Aug. 27, 2019.

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2014 US Open finalist Nishikori positive for COVID-19 again

NEW YORK – Kei Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, said Friday he tested positive for COVID-19 a second time.Nishikori wrote on his mobile app that he will take another test next week, “at which time we will update you with more information.”“I have very minimal symptoms and am staying in full isolation,” Nishikori wrote Friday.

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Scientists achieve fastest-ever internet speed that could download entire Netflix library in 1 second

LONDON - Engineers from University College London have achieved the fastest-ever internet speed, a fifth faster than the previous record and one that is double the capacity of any data transmission system currently deployed in the world.Researchers said the connection is so fast that it would be possible to download the entire Netflix library in less than a second.The research team, led by Dr. Lidia Galdino with UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering, created a data transmission rate of 178 terabits per second.

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Deaths of 2 Gloucester County men found shot in home ruled homicides

GLASSBORO, N.J. - The shooting deaths of two men whose bodies were found in their southern New Jersey home this week have been ruled homicides.The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office also said that Manuel DelaRosa Jr., 26, and Shantal Farrow, 36. were apparently targeted by their killers, though a potential motive has not been disclosed.The two men were found shortly after 9 a.m.

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How to cast your ballot without using USPS ahead of the 2020 election

offer some form of early voting, according to the nonprofit, bipartisan voting information site Vote.org. Some offer in-person voting as early as 45 days before the election.Some states, including Maryland, New York and Ohio, even allow some early voting on weekends.Ten states — Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina — do not offer early in-person voting options.

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'Mulan’ to premiere Sept. 4 on Disney Plus for $29.99, according to reports

LOS ANGELES - After previous delays due to the coronavirus pandemic, “Mulan” is now slated to premiere on Disney Plus on Sept. 4 on a “premiere access basis” for $29.99 in the U.S.According to Deadline, the film will release theatrically in markets where there are no announced launch plans for the streaming service “and where theaters are open.” Disney Plus is not available in all countries as of yet.RELATED: Regal Cinemas announces reopening of U.S. theaters on Aug. 21First slated to premiere this past May, Mulan was pushed back to July 24, then delayed again until Aug.

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Florida Mall closes early ahead of planned protest over death of man shot by Orange County deputy

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Mall shut down early on Friday ahead of a planned protest in the area where a man was fatally shot by an Orange County deputy earlier this month.According to a Facebook post from the Crayola Experience Orlando, which is located inside the Florida Mall, the mall closed at 1 p.m. on Friday.[ORIGINAL STORY: Orange County deputy shoots armed man at Florida Mall, sheriff says] “Annual Passholders, we wanted to make you aware of an update for today Friday, August 21.

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Indy 500 does its best to shine as show goes on in pandemic

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis 500 has been stripped almost to the bone for the 104th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” The iconic test of man and machine is too important to new owner Roger Penske to cancel in the year of the coronavirus pandemic. Its importance to the survival of IndyCar teams meant the race had to be staged even if the gates at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be closed to fans for the first time in its long, storied history.“Virtually every sponsorship you have is tied to this event.

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Subway Series postponed after Mets' positive COVID tests

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball postponed this weekend's Subway Series to allow time for more testing and contact tracing after two members of the New York Mets tested positive for the coronavirus.The Mets had their game Thursday night in Miami as well as Friday's opener against the Yankees postponed on Thursday after the results were reported. MLB postponed the entire weekend series between the New York teams on Friday “out of an abundance of caution and to allow for additional testing and contact tracing.” The Mets flew home Thursday night and are in New York.

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Coronavirus: It’s important to ‘understand the language of youth’ amid pandemic, health minister says

Health Minister Patty Hajdu addressed the recent COVID-19-related death of a 19-year-old in Quebec, saying it is a “difficult time” for young Canadians amid the pandemic, and that it is important to “understand the language of youth.” Hajdu added they are looking at “how best to reach Canadians of all different kinds” using the appropriate messaging and channels.

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2 new COVID-19 cases in Northumberland County; 1 new resolved case in City of Kawartha Lakes

coronavirus were reported in Northumberland County on Friday.According to the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, the county now has 30 cases — two more since its last update issued Wednesday.However, 29 of those cases are resolved — one more since Wednesday. Two of the cases required hospitalized care.Total cases in the City of Kawartha Lakes remain unchanged at 177.

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Zero new COVID-19 cases for Middlesex and Sarnia Lambton health units

coronavirus in London and Middlesex and two people have recovered, local health officials reported on Friday.The region’s total case count is still at 719, of which 628 have recovered, a figure unchanged from the day before. The death toll, 57, has remained the same since June 12.There are at least 34 known active cases in the region.Both of Thursday’s cases involve people from London, Ont.

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The sickening racist abust people have suffered in Oldham during the pandemic

there were particularly high incidence of cases in central Oldham areas, where there is a high proportion of people from the south Asian community."There are people who are racist, they think 'because of them, we have to be in lockdown'. The next Bangladeshi person you see could then become a target", Mr Mahmood said.Mufti Helal Mahmood MBE, an officer from Oldham Mosque Council, agreed."There's been a huge spike in Islamophobic hate crime and racial tension within the community.

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How Freeform Produced 'Love in the Time of Corona' Mid-Pandemic

As some showrunners continue to grapple with the decision to write the coronavirus pandemic into their series, Joanna Johnson took a different approach: writing a new series about the pandemic. Freeform's Love in the Time of Corona is a four-episode miniseries about the struggles of connecting with other people in a time where safety mandates six feet of separation.

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Max Healthcare shares hit upper circuit on debut as firm eyes more acquisitions

NEW DELHI : Max Healthcare Institute Ltd will look to acquire stressed hospital assets, its chairman and managing director said on Friday, as shares of India’s second-largest hospital chain surged on the first day of listing.“I think M&A (mergers and acquisitions) and turnarounds have been intrinsic to our growth, and we intend to stick to our knitting. Due to the current financial distress, a lot of hospital chains and balance sheets have been impacted in India.

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Second lawsuit from Democrats claims USPS changes will harm mail-in voting this November

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Democratic attorneys general in six more states and the District of Columbia sued the Postal Service on Friday over changes they say have undermined mail-in voting ahead of the November election.The lawsuit was filed against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy just as he was answering questions about the policies at a U.S. Senate hearing in Washington.

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Coronavirus: Public Health will have role in monitoring how illness spreads in young Canadians, officials say

Chief public health officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam and Health Minister Patty Hajdu on Friday discussed a campaign targeting young people amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that as colleges and schools reopen, Public Health will have a role to play along with researchers in closely monitoring how illnesses spread.

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AO creates 650 new jobs in Bolton and Manchester as Covid pandemic drives sales

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The Recovery Room: News beyond the pandemic

MNT‘s exclusive analysis of how climate change may have driven the rapid spread of West Nile virus across the United States. We also looked at how cannabinoid products interact with scores of prescription drugs, and why people in ‘blue states’ may live longer than those in ‘red states.’If you’ve ever considered going without food for 2 days, we reveal the risks, benefits, and how you might stay the course.

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Ottawa sees large jump in coronavirus cases, with 36 new cases and 1 new death

COVID-19 on Friday, according to Ottawa Public Health.The city recorded 36 new cases of the virus Friday afternoon, and one new death.

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Coronavirus surge in Swindon -102 new cases in week as Bury and Stoke infections on rise

Swindon has seen a worrying surge in new coronavirus cases, with more than 100 testing positive in seven days, new figures show.

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Coronavirus pandemic will last less than two years: WHO chief

GENEVA : The World Health Organization hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be shorter than the 1918 Spanish flu and last less than two years, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, if the world unites and succeeds in finding a vaccine.The WHO has always been cautious about giving estimates on how quickly the pandemic can be dealt with while there is no proven vaccine.Tedros said the 1918 Spanish flu "took two years to stop"."And in our situation now with more technology, and of course with more connectiveness, the virus has a better chance of spreading, it can move fast because we are more connected now," he told a briefing in Geneva."But at the same time we have also the technology to stop it and the knowledge to stop it.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Asylum seekers who have worked during the pandemic protest new permanent residency deal

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