WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci is celebrating his 80th birthday on Christmas Eve at home, something he has continued to advise millions of Americans to do as the country faces the ongoing coronavirus pandemic this holiday season.

The longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force has been a leading voice for adherence to social-distancing measures and limiting holiday gatherings to slow the spread of the virus.Fauci told the Washington Post that he normally celebrates his birthday and Christmas Eve with an Italian dinner at the home of his sister in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Dumfries and Galloway coronavirus figures for Wednesday, December 30

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A further 92 people in Dumfries and Galloway have tested positive for coronavirus.It takes the total since the start of the pandemic to 1,591 and comes on the back of 106 confirmed cases yesterday.The significant increase is due to an outbreak in Wigtownshire involving the highly transmissible B.1.1.7 variant.Health board officials revealed yesterday there had been 221 positive cases in the district since December 9, with 171 of those since Christmas Eve.There are also concerns around cases in the lower Annandale area.In Scotland today, there were a further 2,045 positive cases, taking the national total to 124,831.There are 1,133 people in hospital

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Philadelphia police search for suspect in deadly Christmas Eve shooting

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police have released surveillance video of the person they say is responsible for a deadly shooting in Overbrook on Christmas Eve.According to police, Dyewou Scruggs, 20, was shot and killed on the 1800 block of Wynnewood Road around 11:30 a.m.

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New Mexico authorities fine 2 Albuquerque megachurches for violating COVID-19 orders on Christmas Eve: reports

New Mexico health authorities issued fines to a pair of Albuquerque megachurches this week for allegedly violating Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s 25% coronavirus capacity order, according to local reports.

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British YouTube Star Grace Victory Is In Medically Induced Coma Due to Coronavirus, One Day After Giving Birth

British YouTube star Grace Victory is in a medically induced coma due to Coronavirus, just days after giving birth to her son.

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A pandemic, economic questions and leadership rumblings in Manitoba politics

COVID-19 pandemic will shape Manitoba politics in many ways in 2021.There will be an ongoing attempt to control outbreaks of the novel coronavirus and to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed. Decisions will need to be made about how many strict limits on business openings and public gatherings should remain to slow the spread of infection.

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COVID-19 Leaves YouTuber, Grace Victory In ICU Following Birth Of Baby Boy On Christmas Eve

The family of popular YouTuber, Grace Victory has confirmed she has been placed in a medically-induced coma due to COVID-19.

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Kilmarnock teachers rearrange wedding for Christmas Eve ahead of fresh coronavirus lockdown

Kilmarnock couple rearranged their dream wedding in less than a week in a bid to escape tough festive lockdown restrictions that would have cancelled their big day.

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Coronavirus in Scotland: Seven deaths over Christmas as 1,895 new cases recorded in last 24 hours

Covid-19 in Scotland over the Christmas period, official figures reveal today.

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Florida city official involved in Christmas Eve fight

SARASOTA, Fla. – A city official in Florida was involved in a fight outside a bar on Christmas Eve, a newspaper reported Monday.The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports Sarasota Commissioner cwas attacked by multiple men after a verbal dispute.[TRENDING: $600 direct payments could be coming soon | Cookies made from python eggs | Motive sought in Nashville bombing]The newspaper obtained smartphone video that shows the 52-year-old commissioner being placed in a headlock and punched several times. A photo later shows him lying on the sidewalk with his arms by his side.In a written statement to police, Battie, said he was walking back into a restaurant when he saw his friend in an argument with one of the suspects.

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Odd became normal: sports’ masked road trip to the unknown

Dr. Anthony Fauci (a second-place finisher at Belmont Park to a horse called Prisoner.)What wasn’t odd in 2020, when the coronavirus was the commissioner of all sports? The whole year was a long Alice in Wonderland tumble down a rabbit hole.

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YouTuber Grace Victory in coma battling coronavirus one day after giving birth

YouTube star Grace Victory has been placed in an induced coma after giving birth to a baby boy to "help her body rest" as she battles coronavirus.

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YouTube star Grace Victory in coma with coronavirus just one day after giving birth to baby boy

YOUTUBE star Grace Victory is in a coma tonight - the day after giving birth to a baby boy. The 30-year-old Brit caught coronavirus while pregnant and doctors decided the baby - due in February - needed to be delivered on Christmas Eve.

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YouTuber Grace Victory in coma with coronavirus one day after giving birth to baby boy

YouTuber Grace Victory has been placed in induced coma in her battle with coronavirus just a day after giving birth to a baby boy.

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Gibraltar’s border with Spain still in doubt after Brexit

BARCELONA – While corks may have popped in London and Brussels over the end to a four-year saga known as Brexit, there is one rocky speck of British soil still left in limbo.Gibraltar, a British colony jutting off the southern tip of Spain's mainland, wasn't included in the Brexit trade deal announced on Christmas Eve between the European Union and the United Kingdom to reorganize the commercial and trade relations between the now 27-member bloc and the first nation to exit the group. The deadline for Gibraltar remains Jan.

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After Biden, Fauci shows concern that Covid may get worse after the holidays

Dr Anthony Fauci said on Sunday."The reason I'm concerned and my colleagues in public health are concerned also is that we very well might see a post-seasonal, in the sense of Christmas, New Year's, surge," CNN quoted Fauci as saying. "We are really at a very critical point....

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Fauci: US taking hard look at variant of coronavirus

WASHINGTON – U.S. health officials believe the coronavirus mutation that set off alarms in parts of Britain is no more apt to cause serious illness or be resistant to vaccines than the strain afflicting people in the United States but it still must be taken “very seriously,” the government’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday.Dr.

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Fauci claims herd immunity numbers were 'guestimates,' settles on 75-80%

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164 new coronavirus cases since Christmas Eve in London and Middlesex, three more deaths

MLHU) reported 164 new coronavirus cases, 174 new recoveries and three more deaths since Christmas Eve.MLHU provided its first update since Thursday on Sunday.The region’s total COVID-19 case count now stands at 2,921 with 2,321 recoveries and 98 deaths.At least 1,273 of the region’s cases and 32 of its deaths have occurred just since Dec. 1.

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Coronavirus: 28 COVID-19 deaths in Manitoba from Christmas Eve to Sunday

COVID-19 from Dec. 24 to 27.The deaths include:[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The current five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate is 12.1 per cent provincially and 12.5 per cent in Winnipeg.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci Reveals Whether He Had Side Effects After First Dose of Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine

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US Covid outbreak may worsen after holidays - Fauci

Top US government scientist Anthony Fauci has warned the worst of the pandemic may be yet to come, driving the country to a "critical point" as holiday travel spreads the coronavirus.

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LA County probing if fast-spreading coronavirus strain linked to surge in cases

Scientists in Los Angeles are trying to figure out if the fast-spreading strain of the coronavirus fueling a huge surge in cases in the United Kingdom is behind a similar rise in California. The mutation is up to 70 percent more contagious, but it doesn’t appear to be any more deadly.

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Middletown Township family loses home to fire sparked while opening Christmas gifts

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A Delaware County family lost everything they own in a Christmas morning fire. Now some neighbors are giving their own donations to help this family in need. Middletown Fire Officials say the cause of the fire is still under investigation, but it started in the basement just after 10 a.m. on Rampart East in Middletown Township. "I rushed them in," next door neighbor Donna Macintosh said.

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CORONAVIRUS: Florida reports 17,000 new cases after no new data on Christmas

ORLANDO, Fla. – One day after Christmas, testing sites reopened to long lines and wait times close to three hours.The Florida Department of Health did not release new data on Christmas Day. The following information includes data from Dec.

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Alberta reports 2,100 total COVID-19 cases on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

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Care home tragedy as 18 dead after Santa infected with coronavirus visits

A super-spreader Santa Claus visited a care home while unknowingly carrying Covid-19 - before 18 residents died of the bug.

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Anonymous donor gifts Cy-Fair family $100K on Christmas Eve after fire destroys their home

HOUSTON - A Cy-Fair family of 12 who lost their home in a fire two days before Christmas has received an incredibly, generous gift from an anonymous donor. The anonymous donor reached out to FOX 26's Natalie Hee on Christmas Eve morning asking to help facilitate the delivery of a $100,000.SIGN UP FOR FOX 26 HOUSTON EMAIL ALERTSThe man said he was touched by the family’s story and wanted to make sure that despite this tragedy, the family can still have a Merry Christmas.

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Love it or hate it: Flamin' Hot Cheetos tamales divide family at Christmas

WASHINGTON - Ever heard of a Flamin’ Hot Cheetos tamale? Well, now you have.A Washington man decided to create a Flamin’ Hot Cheetos tamale to spice up his family’s Christmas Eve tradition, but his family was not so thrilled with his rendition.Art Hernandez, a resident of Washington, shared footage of his process of making a traditional Mexican tamale, but with a twist.In the video, a fairly large bag of crushed hot Cheetos was being poured into what appears to be masa, the corn filling for tamales, which then transitioned into the bright red mix being placed in its traditional corn husk, filled with meat.According to Hernandez, making tamales on Christmas Eve has been a hallowed tradition in his family for as long as he can remember, but

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Nashville explosion on Christmas Day ‘an intentional act,’ police say

Nashville on Christmas morning in what police described as an “intentional act,” and fire officials reported taking three people to hospital but none of them critically injured.“The explosion was significant, as you can see … The police department, its federal partners — the FBI and ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) — are conducting a large-scale investigation to this point,” said Don Aaron, Nashville police spokesman.“We do believe that the explosion was an intentional act.” Trump plays golf on Christmas Eve as coronavirus relief bill up in the air A motive for the explosion was not disclosed by police.The explosion was felt nine blocks away and destroyed several other vehicles and damaged several buildings,

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Motel standoff with gunman lasts through Christmas Day

TAMPA, Fla. – A man who barricaded himself inside a Florida motel room exchanged gunfire with police officers in a standoff that stretched from Christmas Eve into Christmas Day.Neither the man, whom Tampa police identified as Renardo Bucklon, nor officers were hit during the gunfire exchange, according to the Tampa Bay Times.The standoff started Thursday afternoon after two men got into a fight at the the motel near Interstate 4, and Bucklon fired a gun, authorities said.The other man called police officers, who found Bucklon barricaded in a motel room when they arrived.

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Grieving woman gets 'rotten Christmas turkey' the day after brother dies of Covid

Christmas Eve was forced to eat beans on toast after discovering her turkey was rotten. Sara Revell had been looking forward to a glimmer of happiness after heartbreaking news.But she is one of many who have complained today of being met by a "horrendous" smell when they opened up their Christmas turkeys.

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Weather Authority: Rain clears, temperatures drop setting up cold Christmas Day

PHILADELPHIA - Expect a much calmer weather day on Christmas after a wet and gusty Christmas Eve caused power outages and wind damage in areas around the Delaware Valley.PECO reports nearly 70,000 people woke up on Christmas Day without power, while PSE&G reported 698 outages Friday impacting an estimated 31,500 people. The National Weather Service recorded wind gusts of 60+ MPH in New Jersey and Delaware.Some light rainfall and more tame winds will linger through the morning hours before the storm pulls offshore.

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Grieving woman who lost brother to Covid on Christmas Eve finds turkey is rotten

A woman who lost her brother coronavirus on Christmas Eve says she is left eating beans on toast after discovering her turkey was rotten.

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Trump plays golf on Christmas Eve as coronavirus relief bill up in the air

COVID relief and government funding bill and force a government shutdown in the midst of a pandemic, President Donald Trump spent his Christmas Eve golfing in Florida.Failure to agree on the bill could deny checks to millions of Americans on the brink.Trump had no events on his public schedule on the first day of his winter vacation Thursday, but traveled to his Palm Beach golf club, where he was spotted by CNN cameras on the links. Reporters were given no details of his schedule for the day, but told that, “As the Holiday season approaches, President Trump will continue to work tirelessly for the American People.

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Canada adds over 6,800 COVID-19 cases on Christmas Eve as provinces post record infections

coronavirus caseloads as the country added another 6,886 infections on Christmas Eve.The new case data tallied from the provincial and territorial governments Thursday pushes Canada’s total cases to 534,816. Another 122 fatalities from the virus were recorded on Thursday as well, with the country’s death toll standing at 14,719.

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South Philly woman surprises neighborhood families with gifts on Christmas Eve

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Dozens of families got an early Christmas treat after a South Philly woman surprised them with gifts. "Show them what you got," said Brittney Clark to her 6-year-old daughter. They’re getting an early Christmas before Santa arrives overnight.

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Weather Authority: Heavy rain, gusty winds starting Christmas Eve ahead of cold Christmas Day

PHILADELPHIA - Santa Claus should be prepared for some choppy flying conditions as he makes his yearly trip to the Delaware Valley tonight. A cluster of downpours with strong wind gusts are expected to impact our area overnight into Christmas morning.DOWNLOAD THE FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPRainfall will begin north and west of the city around 4 p.m.

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Christmas Eve concert held in Paris' fire-wrecked Notre Dame

PARIS – Wearing hard hats and protective suits, the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral sang inside the medieval Paris landmark for the first time since last year’s devastating fire for a special Christmas Eve concert.Accompanied by an acclaimed violinist, a rented organ and a soprano soloist, 20 singers performed beneath the cathedral’s stained-glass windows amid the darkened church, which is transitioning from being a precarious hazardous clean-up operation to becoming a massive reconstruction site.The singers stood socially distanced to be able to take off their masks — which is required indoors in France to stem the spread of the virus — and sing.The concert was recorded Saturday and will be broadcast Thursday night.

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Florida won’t release COVID-19 data on Christmas

ORLANDO, Fla. – Scientists at the Florida Department of Health will be taking a break from releasing COVID-19 on Christmas Day.Residents who rely on the daily report and dashboard for the latest numbers of infections, hospitalizations and deaths can expect to see new data released on Saturday.[TRENDING: When to expect storms on Christmas Eve | Residents over 65 will be next to get COVID-19 vaccine | Coldest Christmas in 25 years coming to Central Florida]Those numbers this weekend will undoubtedly be higher since they will reflect two days’ worth of data.Friday will mark the second time since the pandemic hit Florida in March that the FDOH has opted not to release the latest numbers.

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B.C. reports 582 new cases of COVID-19, 12 deaths on Christmas Eve

COVID-19 and 12 additional deaths.It brings the province’s death toll to 808 since the start of the pandemic.In a written statement, health officials said 107 of the new cases were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region and 326 were in the Fraser Health region.Ten were in the Island Health region, 71 in the Interior Health region and 68 in the Northern Health region.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has now been administered to 8,178 people. B.C.

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AAA projects 84 million Americans to travel between Christmas and New Year’s

ORLANDO, Fla. – AAA projects that up to 84 million Americans will travel between Christmas and the New Year.

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Christmas spirit perseveres amid coronavirus pandemic

The spirit of the holidays perseveres amid a year of loss and suffering. Christmas Eve mass will still be held but most places virtually.

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Emergency crews stop by NIH campus in Bethesda to wish Dr. Fauci a happy 80th birthday

BETHESDA, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - Emergency crew members surprised Dr.

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Montreal organization delivers meals of hope for lone senior citizens on Christmas Eve

‘Pandemic puppies’ bring joy, companionship to Montreal families amid pandemic The organization usually hosts a Christmas Eve dinner, but despite the challenges of COVID-19, employees and volunteers refused to slow down — instead, they took their Christmas dinner service on the road.“It’s really right now that we need to help people, so we can’t close.

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Man fatally shot on Christmas Eve in Palm Bay

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A man was shot and killed in Palm Bay on Christmas Eve, according to the police department.The Palm Bay Police Department said officers responded to the area of Forest Knoll Drive and Tree Ridge Lane after receiving reports of shots fired.This area is just west of State Road 507 and a half-mile south of Palm Bay Road.[TRENDING: When to expect storms on Christmas Eve | Residents over 65 will be next to get COVID-19 vaccine | Coldest Christmas in 25 years coming to Central Florida]Police said officers found a man who had been shot multiple times and he was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.He was identified as Tyler McCoullough, 33.Officers said they are searching for a suspect but they have not

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Manitoba reports 12 coronavirus deaths, 244 new cases on Christmas Eve

COVID-19 has killed another 12 Manitobans and another 244 people have been infected with the virus.The latest cases and deaths reported in a government release Thursday bring the province’s total number of cases to 23,624. Coronavirus: Manitoba expects 40K vaccinations in January, 15 deaths reported Wednesday Manitoba hasn’t gone a day without reporting at least one death from COVID-19 since Oct.

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Florida reports 12,853 new COVID-19 cases, 122 deaths on Christmas Eve

ORLANDO, Fla. – Families across Florida are preparing to celebrate Christmas, but the winter holiday will look different this year due to widespread joblessness as well as social distancing and other COVID-19 precautions.For weeks now, local leaders have asked that residents keep their gatherings small, ideally with only members of their immediate household, and host celebrations outside where there’s less of a risk of transmission.[TRENDING: When to expect storms on Christmas Eve | Residents over 65 will be next to get COVID-19 vaccine | Coldest Christmas in 25 years coming to Central Florida]Dr.

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President-elect Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Dr. Anthony Fauci

FILE - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden appears oh stage with his wife Dr. Jill Biden after delivering his acceptance speech on the fourth night of the Democratic National Convention from the Chase Center on Aug.

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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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