What makes this plan different from the Bush and Obama administration’s? Lander: The major difference is where science has gotten to right now.

We’re at a cusp. Our pandemic response has benefited tremendously from scientific advances, like mRNA vaccines, that just wouldn't have even been conceivable five years ago.

So previous pandemic plans could not have thought about transforming our capabilities so that we could think about producing vaccines in 100 days, or producing therapeutics or diagnostics at very large scales and cheaply.

In five years, we can, and we must, do so much better. There’s an opportunity right now to make sure that infectious disease outbreaks in the future don't turn into pandemics.

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Officials issue warnings as dangerous social media challenges emerge in schools

PHILADELPHIA - Officials from local schools have begun issuing warnings as dangerous social media challenges emerge and impact the school year. TikTok challenges taking place in schools has officials on alert and now taking action.Students all over the nation have been participating in challenges such as the devious licks challenge or the bathroom challenge. It includes everything from filling soap dispensers with urine to vandalizing school property.

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US debt limit, Biden agenda and filibuster to test Congress this fall

WASHINGTON - Year-end pileups of crucial legislation and the brinkmanship that goes with them are normal behavior for Congress. This autumn, lawmakers are barreling toward battles that are striking for the risks they pose to both parties and their leaders.Though few doubt that Congress will again extend the government's borrowing authority when it expires in December, no one seems certain of how they'll do it.

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Boston Marathon 2021 finally begins after 30-month hiatus

BOSTON - The 125th edition of the Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon delayed due to the pandemic, finally kicked off on Monday for the first time since April of 2019. Light rain and weather in the 50s greeted the runners participating in the 26.2-mile race to Copley Square in Boston, which is expected to include roughly 20,000 participants who qualified.The race in 2020 was postponed until September because of the pandemic, then called off for the first time in its history since the first race in 1897.

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Pensioner hit with £100 fine over 'post Covid catch-up with pals' in KFC car park

A talkative pensioner who visited a fast-food joint was hit with a £100 fine after meeting up with friends for a 'post Covid catch-up'.

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Driver possibly beaten to death after attempting to run over people in Hawthorne

HAWTHORNE, Calif. - Police are investigating the death of a man who was possibly beaten to death by people who pulled him out of his truck after he nearly missed striking several patrons standing on a sidewalk.Hawthorne police received several calls at about 12:10 a.m.

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Used car prices surge nearly 50% due to pandemic, Brexit - report

Used car prices are now nearly 50% higher than they were just before the onset of the pandemic in January 2020, according to a new report by online marketplace, DoneDeal.ie.

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Kate Garraway says husband Derek 'still sleeps 20 hours a day' after Covid battle

Kate Garraway has revealed her husband Derek Draper still sleeps around 20 hours per day, following his battle with coronavirus.The Good Morning Britain star shared an update on her husband, revealing he is only usually awake for 28 hours a week. Kate, 54, and her family have gone through turmoil since her husband Derek, 54, was hospitalised with coronavirus in March last year.

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Unique £40k Lanarkshire train station art project commissioned to support mental health

A unique interactive art project is coming to Hamilton Central Station to support mental health.

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1 dead, 5 others injured after 2 plane crashes in less than 24 hours in Alberta

A plane crash in Lacombe County killed the pilot and injured his passenger on Saturday, and then on Sunday another crash north of Edmonton sent four people to hospital. Tom Vernon has more from the Westlock Regional Airport.

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Ontario health sector braces for worse staff shortages as COVID-19 vaccine mandates come due

Ontario workers in hospitals and long-term care could be off the job in the coming weeks because they did not get vaccinated against COVID-19, further complicating what advocates call a “perfect storm” of staff shortages.The president of a union representing workers in long-term care, hospitals and retirement homes said the staffing problem, driven by low wages, lack of full-time jobs and poor work conditions, predates the pandemic, and vaccine mandates will likely add to it.“It’ll have an impact on staffing levels that are already at a critical point,” Sharleen Stewart of SEIU Healthcare said in an interview.

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NJ school considers banning fans from high school football games due to rise in fights

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. - A New Jersey high school is considering new security measures at football games after a spate of fights among fans in the stands caused a recent game to be suspended at halftime. "Some of the options are no fans, which isn't a good option," Pennsauken High School Athletic Director Billy Snyder said. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESSeveral fights reportedly broke out at Pennsauken High School's Friday night home game against Camden High School and forced the game to be canceled at halftime.Pennsauken High is the latest school forced to alter plans for football games due to violence or threats of violence.

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Loose COVID rules in Canadian Prairies prompt Thanksgiving concerns

As families and friends spend another Thanksgiving weekend in a pandemic, experts say indoor gatherings are an elevated level of risk, especially as cases surge in the Prairie provinces. Marney Blunt looks at the varying restrictions between provinces, as concerns remain high the holiday could alter Canada’s COVID trajectory.

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Comedian Rob Beckett believed ‘it would be better if I was dead’ as he reveals secret mental health battle

ROB BECKETT is famous for his megawatt toothy smile and being the happiest bloke on telly. But behind the contagious grin, the South East Londoner has been hiding a heart-rending secret.

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Ryan Gosling reveals how the pandemic impacted his two children

Ryan Gosling has revealed how the pandemic impacted his two children and the symbolic gift his partner of 10 years, Eva Mendes, got him for his very first Father's Day in 2014.'Our kids are young, so it was a tough time for them to be separated from other kids and not being able to see family and whatnot,' Gosling, 40, said in an interview with GQ.He continued to say: 'Wedid our best to entertain them.

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As care homes across Manchester witnessed tragedy, these humble heroes battled a pandemic to keep residents alive

Looking back on the last 18 months, many care home staff stand and marvel at how 'normal' working through a pandemic has become.

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Food banks pivot to pandemic-friendly donation events to stock up at Thanksgiving

COVID-friendly donation events to keep the non-perishables rolling in at a time of year that’s pivotal to their operations.The pandemic’s fourth wave has put the kibosh on large-scale, in-person food drives typically held at Thanksgiving, which are needed to keep the doors open year-round, said Neil Hetherington, CEO of the Toronto-based Daily Bread Food Bank.“Demand doesn’t increase over Thanksgiving, but between Thanksgiving and the holiday season is when our supply changes and allows us to plan out for the next year,” Hetherington said.

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Fauci OKs trick-or-treating this Halloween

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Photographer: J.

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Thousands participate in the Broad Street Run for 2021

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia favorite returns after the pandemic put it on hold last year. The race began at 8 a.m.

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Hollyoaks’ James Sutton filmed an entire relationship without touching during Covid

Hollyoaks star James Sutton has opened up about how “problematic” filming was during a pandemic as the Channel 4 soap continues to enforce social distancing on set.The 38-year-old actor discussed the complexities of filming the long-standing show during the peak of the pandemic especially when shooting more intimate scenes.James, who plays the role of John Paul McQueen on the soap, started his long-term abusive relationship with PC George Kiss back in January 2020.And throughout the year and a half the pair were together, the cast and crew had to come up with new and inventive ways to show their blossoming relationship on screen.While attending Boxstar celebrity boxing match in Manchester on October 2, the brunette hunk explained how the

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McConnell warns Biden he won’t help vote to raise debt ceiling in December

WASHINGTON - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sent President Joe Biden a scathing letter on Friday saying Democrats would have to find their own solution without his help next time the debt ceiling has been reached. McConnell highlighted that enough Republican votes were provided to extend the government’s borrowing authority, claiming he "stepped up" when both sides were "pleading for leadership." "I write to inform you that I will not provide such assistance again if your all-Democrat government drifts into another avoidable crisis," McConnell wrote. The minority leader continued to claim that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer "had three months’ notice to handle one of his most basic governing duties.

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Hundreds of children referred to experts during pandemic over fears of criminal, sexual and labour exploitation

Hundreds of children across Greater Manchester have been referred to experts during the pandemic over fears they are being exploited as victims of trafficking or modern slavery.

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La Palma volcano: Residents lament losses as lava engulfs more homes

Residents of Spain’s La Palma island lamented the losses they had suffered from the volcano, with red-hot lava once again consuming more homes and buildings Saturday. The volcano has destroyed nearly 1,150 buildings and engulfed about 480 hectares of land since it began erupting Sept.

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People with chronic conditions to share in £2m mental health fund

People with long-term health conditions are being given a share of a £2 million Mental Health Foundation scheme to support people worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Biden becomes 1st president to issue proclamation

WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden is the 46th president, but he’s the first one in the country’s 245-year history to issue a proclamation for Indigenous Peoples’ Day.The proclamation, marking Monday, Oct. 11 as Indigenous Peoples Day, intentionally coincides with Columbus Day.

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USPS, FedEx release 2021 holiday shipping deadlines

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Pentagon's climate plan includes training for warfare in hotter, harsher world

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new Pentagon plan calls for incorporating the realities of a hotter, harsher Earth at every level in the U.S. military, from making worsening climate extremes a mandatory part of strategic planning to training troops how to secure their own water supplies and treat heat injury.The Pentagon — whose jets, aircraft carriers, truck convoys, bases and office buildings cumulatively burn more oil than most countries — was among the federal agencies that President Joe Biden ordered to overhaul their climate-resilience plans when he took office in January.

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Confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among Ontarians remains stable: science group

COVID-19 vaccines among Ontarians has remained relatively stable.In a brief released late Friday, the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table says confidence in COVID-19 vaccines has remained within the range of 72 per cent to 76 per cent.The group says survey data from 28,660 Ontarians revealed that people with lower confidence in COVID-19 vaccines tend to have a lower household income, are more likely to be unable to work from home and self-identify as racialized.

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Fraudster faked his own death in bid to get out of paying back £400k Covid loan

falsely claimed almost £400,000 in government pandemic handouts faked his own suicide in a bid to evade justice.Massachusetts businessman David Adler Staveley, 54, was the first person in the US to be prosecuted for claiming pandemic small business loans under false pretences.Staveley and his partner David Andrew Butziger, 53, filed documents with the US CARES Act Paycheck Protection Programme claiming that they owned an electronics company; Dock Wireless, and three restaurants, Top of the Bay and Remington House Inn in Rhode Island and On The Trax in Massachusetts.In fact, the pair owned none of these businesses.The total of Covid relief loans paid out to the two men, ostensibly to cover “large monthly payrolls”, amounted to $543,000

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Covid-19 pandemic causes steep rise in anxiety, depression cases: Lancet

Covid-19 outbreaks all all these factors led to substantially affect the mental health of the population.

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Candace Cameron Bure rails against jabs amid deadly pandemic

Candace Cameron Bure tried to clear up her stance on Covid-19 vaccines in an Instagram post shared on Thursday.The 45-year-old Fuller House star claimed in images reposted from the account @thegirlnamedblake that she wasn't 'anti-vax,' but was 'pro-medical freedom.'The Hallmark Channel actress wrote that she was 'holding the line and standing up for freedom' after previously blasting vaccine mandates and refusing to share if she was vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, even as more than 708K Americans have died from Covid-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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These are the stocks to watch as Covid enters its next phase

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20 attorneys general file complaint to block USPS 10-year slower service plan

a statement released on Thursday by California Attorney General Rob Bonta. "Specifically, the administrative complaint alleges that USPS’ current piecemeal approach to introducing sweeping changes to national delivery standards violates federal law, failing to provide the U.S.

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Uplifting health-care workers with small acts of kindness

Evening cheers for health care workers have faded as the pandemic drags on. Lately, health care workers across Canada have been subjected to abuse from patients and protesters.

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Kingston’s Dawn House going public with Homelessness Does Not Discriminate appeal

COVID-19 pandemic has meant different things to different organizations and that includes Kingston’s Dawn House, located in the city’s west end.Dawn House supports and empowers homeless, vulnerably housed and marginalized women and now it’s also stretched to capacity. And with overcrowding and the onset of cooler weather meaning greater demand for a place to stay, that may be a problem.“We have a waiting list and we have calls every single day from individuals who want to put in an application and want to know how soon can they get in” said executive director Maggie McLaren.“And it’s like, geez, we’re taking people from two years ago that applied two years ago.”COVID continues to add to those numbers.

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Londoners enjoy looser rules for second Thanksgiving amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Thanksgiving arrived amid a surge in COVID-19 cases throughout Ontario.While the pandemic is still around and things are far from what they used to be, the 2021 edition of the annual holiday offers a reason to feel more at ease around the dinner table.

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Gabby Petito & Brian Laundrie Decided To Go On Road Trip After Their Wedding Got Delayed By COVID

The coronavirus has killed over 700k people in the US. But did the pandemic also lead, in a roundabout way, to the ultimate fate suffered by Gabby Petito?

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Officials: Fight between parents prompts shelter in place at Drexel Hill Middle School

DREXEL HILL, Pa. - Upper Darby School District officials say Drexel Hill Middle School students and staff sheltered in place Friday due to a fight between parents outside of the school. District officials say the shelter in place lasted a matter of minutes and the action was taken in an abundance of caution. The fight occurred in the school’s parking lot and involved the parents of students who were previously involved in a physical altercation of their own, officials say. During the shelter in place, students and staff remained inside of their classrooms and offices until administrators gave the all-clear. RELATED HEADLINES:"The health, safety and welfare of our students is our first and foremost concern as we continue to monitor this

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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

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