BALTIMORE – The Biden administration hopes to relieve the strain of thousands of unaccompanied children coming to the southern border by ending a Trump-era order that discouraged potential family sponsors from coming forward to care for them.

The 2018 policy called on Health and Human Services to share information about family sponsors with immigration authorities, a move that discouraged parents and other relatives from stepping forward out of fear they would be deported.

A senior administration official said Friday the Department of Health and Human Services was not a law enforcement agency and that the goal of Friday's announcement was to encourage family members and other sponsors to step forward.

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Covid vaccination: India crosses 5-cr mark, 15.80 lakh jabs administered today

India has so far administered a total of 5,00,75,162 Covid-19 vaccine doses so far, crossing the 5 crore mark today. The country has given 15.80 lakh vaccine doses till 7pm on Tuesday, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said in a statement.Of the total vaccine doses given, 79,03,068 Health Care Workers (HCW) have taken the first dose and 50,09,252 HCWs who have taken the second dose.

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Biden to nominate 3 federal prosecutors for New York offices

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden intends to nominate three prosecutors to run the U.S. attorney’s offices in New York, including the first Black man to run the Southern District of New York.

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EU lawmakers refuse to sign off on border agency's budget

BRUSSELS – European Union lawmakers on Tuesday refused to sign off on the budget of the EU’s border and coast guard agency over concerns about allegations of rights violations, hiring failures and harassment by senior Frontex staff.

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Biden to talk health insurance cost cuts in Ohio on 'Obamacare' anniversary

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will showcase health insurance cost cuts in a speech in Ohio on Tuesday during what may be the best time for Democrats to talk up the Affordable Care Act since it became law.Biden's COVID-19 relief law pumps up "Obamacare" premium subsidies to address longstanding problems of affordability, particularly for people with solid middle-class incomes.

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NATO prepares 'virus-free' zone for summit; Biden invited

BRUSSELS – Since the coronavirus started spreading through Europe over a year ago, NATO's headquarters in Brussels has been off-limits to the media and others, but the military alliance now aims to get ahead of Belgium's vaccine program and have its staff guaranteed to be “virus-free” for a summit in June.

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Why the mutated coronavirus variants are so worrisome

1. What’s a variant?During replication, a virus often undergoes genetic mutations that may create what are called variants.

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Rivals seeking to gain as Biden mulls approach to Syrian war

The Biden administration is mulling over America’s role in Syria’s ongoing conflict as the U.S. tries to break away from Middle East wars, but Vladimir Putin’s top diplomat already has been busy on the ground, trying to win support for a Syria approach that could establish Russia as a broker of security and power in the region.

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Biden to talk up health insurance cost cuts in visit to Ohio

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will showcase health insurance cost cuts in a speech in Ohio Tuesday during what may be the best time for Democrats to talk up the Affordable Care Act since it became law.

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Biden Cabinet near complete but hundreds of jobs still open

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s Cabinet is nearly complete with the confirmation of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. But the work of building his administration is just beginning, as Biden has hundreds of key presidential appointments to make to fill out the federal government.

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Alberta delays moving to next step in reopening as variant cases rise

Alberta is delaying plans to ease more pandemic restrictions, as cases of more contagious variants rise there. As Heather Yourex-West reports, the province says it’s too risky to reopen more businesses despite mounting pressure to do so.

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Front-line worker in Calgary aims to relieve ‘toxic stress’ amid COVID-19 pandemic

Alberta aims to have 500 pharmacies delivering COVID-19 vaccines by early April COVID-19 is also making things tougher for people working with the homeless.“It’s built-up tension and stress and stuff that we can’t really release like we used to be able to,” the Calgary Drop-In Centre’s Colin Richardson said.Richardson is a shelter supervisor at the centre. After seeing problems on the rise among staff, he created “Beat the Burn” pins, to encourage front-line workers to support each other.

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Biden eyes $3T package for infrastructure, schools, families

WASHINGTON – Fresh off passage of the COVID-19 relief bill, President Joe Biden is assembling the next big White House priority, a sweeping $3 trillion package of investments on infrastructure and domestic needs.

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Ministry reporting positive COVID-19 case at the border

The Ministry of Health is reporting this evening a positive Covid-19 test result in a managed isolation worker at the Grand Millennium Hotel, Auckland. The test was done as part of routine surveillance testing.

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New York Covid variant 'that may evade jabs immunity' now in UK with three cases detected

A new coronavirus variant which was first identified in New York is in the UK and there are fears it could make the Covid jab less effective.

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Marion McVeety School in Regina moves to remote learning Wednesday

Marion McVeety Elementary School in Regina will be closed on Tuesday and will move to remote learning on Wednesday following a recent spike in COVID-19 cases.Regina Public Schools said there have been multiple cases of COVID-19 in those who attend the school and those transported in some of its school buses.Since Friday, there have been five COVID-19 cases identified along with 133 close contacts. There about 300 students who attend the school.

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Biden Cabinet complete but hundreds of vacancies remain

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s Cabinet is nearly complete with the expected confirmation of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh on Monday. But the work of building his administration is just beginning, as Biden has hundreds of key presidential appointments to make to fill out the federal government.

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Amherst mayor says N.S., N.B. border ‘not open’ unless both sides on board

Nova Scotia has removed quarantine requirements for visitors from New Brunswick, but the same is not true for anyone going the other way. That has created some confusion about COVID-19 protocols at the border and criticism that Nova Scotia’s move is all about politics.

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Amherst mayor says Nova Scotia, New Brunswick border ‘not open’ unless both sides on board

Coronavirus: Cross-border families eager to reunite amid talks of re-establishing Maritime Bubble The four Atlantic premiers met last week and agreed on re-introducing the Atlantic bubble by no later than April 19th.On Friday, however, Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin abruptly announced the province would open the border to New Brunswickers on Saturday morning, creating a quasi-Maritime Bubble.However, until both sides agree on lifting restrictions, the border isn’t really “open”, said Kogon.As it stands, Nova Scotians crossing the border would still need to self-isolate in New Brunswick for 14 days, and the same for New Brunswickers returning home from a trip to Nova Scotia.“If you’re based in New Brunswick and you come to Nova Scotia,

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Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden's border secrecy

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden's administration has tried for weeks to keep the public from seeing images like those that emerged Monday showing immigrant children in U.S. custody at the border sleeping on mats under foil blankets, separated in groups by plastic partitions.

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Nicola Sturgeon quickly moves agenda onto a covid election as she dismisses confidence vote as 'a stunt'

Sturgeon said: “We’ll see tomorrow I’m confident that vote will express confidence in me. Remember that the Tories said they would have confidence vote in me before I uttered a single word of evidence before the parliamentary inquiry.

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Irving to miss Nets' road trip to tend to family matter

NEW YORK – Kyrie Irving will miss the Brooklyn Nets' three-game road trip this week while dealing with a family matter.

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Biden administration awards ICE $86M contract to secure hotel rooms for illegal families

WASHINGTON - Immigration and Customs Enforcement is securing hotel rooms to handle the growing influx of illegal families crossing into the United States.The Biden administration has awarded ICE an $86.9 million contract for hotel rooms near the border to provide temporary shelter and processing services for families who have not been expelled from the United States but have been placed in immigration proceedings for their removal.The contract, through Texas-based nonprofit Endeavors, provides 1,239 beds and "other necessary services." The families will receive a comprehensive health assessment, including COVID-19 testing. The announcement comes days after White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Thursday that the White House

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Review highlights differences between countries in Covid-19 measures

The Health Information and Quality Authority has said there are many differences between countries on the measures taken to limit the spread of Covid-19.

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Saskatoon school moves to online learning out of an ‘abundance of caution’

COVID-19 variant spread prompts Regina school divisions to switch to online learning The school division said it was informed Sunday that one individual at the school tested positive for COVID-19.Officials said a number of classes may potentially be affected based on the early stages of the investigation by the Saskatchewan Health Authority.GSCS said it is working with public health to notify parents and caregivers.

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Punjab sees more than 2,000 new covid-19 cases, active cases crosses 18,500 mark

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Big Fast Gypsy Weddings star Paddy Doherty admitted to hospital for third time amid covid battle

Big Fat Gypsy Weddings star Paddy Doherty is in hospital for a third time following his battle with coronavirus.The 62 year old took to social media to share the update with his fans, filming himself laying in his hospital bed and sucking on an oxygen supply as he tried to control his breathing. Celebrity Big Brother winner Paddy left fans concerned with the video, which he uploaded to Facebook, as it saw him repeatedly coughing and gasping for breath.

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Russia criticizes US refusal to hold quick Putin-Biden call

MOSCOW – The Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday that Washington has rejected President Vladimir Putin’s offer to arrange a quick public call with U.S. President Joe Biden to help defuse tensions raised by Biden's recent remark that the Russian leader was a killer.

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Second wave of covid looms large as India records nearly 47,000 cases in 1 day

India appears to be entering the second wave of covid-19 pandemic with coronavirus cases increasing at unabated pace once again. Public health experts have warned that the country will have to strengthen its testing, contact tracing and surveillance to prevent yet another explosion of the disease.The country recorded over 46,951 new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours.

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Bhutan PM thanks Modi for additional 4,00,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses

@narendramodi. We pray these gestures during the pandemic turn into boundless blessings for the people of India.

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On federal death row, inmates talk about Biden, executions

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Ministry reporting postive COVID-19 case at the border

The Ministry of Health is reporting this evening a positive Covid-19 test result in a managed isolation worker at the Grand Millenium Hotel, Auckland. The test was done as part of routine surveillance testing.

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Prince Harry’s deeply moving message for children of keyworkers lost to Covid

The Duke penned the emotional letter in the foreword of the book Hospital By The Hill by Chris Connaughton and illustrated by Fay Troote.

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Brown (34 pts, 10 3s) leads Celtics past Magic 112-96

BOSTON – Jaylen Brown scored 34 points, including a career-high 10 3-pointers, and Jayson Tatum added 23 on Sunday to help the Boston Celtics beat the Orlando Magic 112-96 and snap a three-game losing streak.

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Scherzer faces deGrom in spring game, rematch on opening day

No surprise here: Max Scherzer will have the ball in his hands when he begins the final season of his seven-year, $210 million contract with the Washington Nationals.

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Mexico limits non-essential travel on southern border

CIUDAD HIDALGO – The Mexican banks of the Suchiate river dawned Sunday with a heavy presence of immigration agents in place to enforce Mexico’s new limits on all but essential travel at its shared border with Guatemala.

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Biden rushes to prevent border crossings from overshadowing COVID-19 agenda

Biden administration is scrambling to manage a growing humanitarian and political challenge at the U.S.-Mexico border that threatens to overshadow its ambitious legislative agenda.With the number of migrants surging, administration officials say Biden inherited an untenable situation that resulted from what they say was President Donald Trump’s undermining and weakening of the immigration system.But as Congress pivots to immigration legislation, stories of unaccompanied minors and families trying to cross border have begun to dominate the headlines, distracting from the White House’s efforts to promote the recently passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

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‘The border is closed’: Mayorkas says Biden not responsible for migrant surge, stresses effort for control

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Love is in the air at Canada-U.S. border as park becomes couple lifeline during COVID-19

Peace Arch Park — a 17-hectare stretch of manicured lawns and neatly trimmed garden beds at an otherwise unremarkable border crossing in the Pacific Northwest.Kelly, a 28-year-old Canadian legal assistant from Vancouver, had been crossing back and forth between British Columbia and Washington state to see her boyfriend without a hitch for two years.The start of the coronavirus pandemic, and the closure of the Canada-U.S. border in March 2020, forced a change of plans.

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Biden administration tries to get control of border, story

WASHINGTON – As migrants surge at the U.S.-Mexico border, President Joe Biden’s administration has been caught on its heels and is now scrambling to manage a humanitarian and political challenge that threatens to overshadow its ambitious agenda.

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Florida State vs. Colorado: How to watch, stream, listen

The No. 4 seed Florida State Seminoles will play against the No. 5 seed Colorado Buffaloes at 7:45 p.m. on Monday in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament.

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Florida vs. Oral Roberts: How to watch, stream, listen

Oral Roberts coach Paul Mills hopes his players can quickly move past the biggest win in school history.

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ICE secures temporary housing for migrant families amid surge at the US-Mexico border

WASHINGTON - U.S. immigration officials confirmed to FOX Television Stations that they are providing temporary shelter for some migrant families amid a growing surge at the U.S.-Mexico border."U.S.

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Howard, Michigan roll past Texas Southern in NCAA tourney

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Juwan Howard got the win in his first NCAA Tournament game since taking over at Michigan, guiding Mike Smith and the top-seeded Wolverines to an 82-66 victory over Texas Southern on Saturday.

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‘We need those people’: N.B. businesses look forward to visitors from Quebec border

bubble with Listuguj First Nation, Avignon and Témiscouata Municipal Regional Counties when the pending Atlantic bubble opens by April 19; a plan that is contingent on control over COVID-19 cases and advice from top health officials.But the Quebec bubbles are conditional too. People would only be allowed to enter the province if they haven’t travelled outside of those regions in the last two weeks, or, if they’ve received a COVID-19 vaccine two weeks prior to their visit.People along the Restigouche River are certainly looking forward to the impacts the planned, loosened restrictions could have.

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Biden's top aides unlikely to qualify for relief payments

WASHINGTON – At least one group in America is unlikely to get any money from President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan — his own top aides.

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Biden administration faces growing questions about preparedness for surge of migrants at US-Mexico border

WASHINGTON (AP) - Within weeks of Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, the Biden administration had reversed many of the most maligned Trump-era immigration policies, including deporting children seeking asylum who arrived alone at the U.S.-Mexico border and forcing migrants to wait in Mexico as they made their case to stay in the United States.While the administration was working on immigration legislation to address long-term problems, it didn’t have an on-the-ground plan to manage a surge of migrants.

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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

Biden moves to relieve strain of child border crossings

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