DETROIT – A new government report says gas mileage for new vehicles dropped and pollution increased in model year 2019 for the first time in five years.The mileage increase comes as Americans continue to buy SUVs and trucks, and shift away from more efficient vehicles.

The Environmental Protection Agency says the changes show that few automakers could meet strict emissions and mileage standards set by the Obama administration.

But environmental groups contend that automakers used loopholes and stopped marketing fuel-efficient vehicles knowing that the Trump administration would roll back mileage and pollution standards.

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Pedestrian fatally struck by 2 vehicles in Brevard County

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Two drivers hit a man who was trying to cross State Road 520 in Brevard County Tuesday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Troopers said the crash happened around 11 p.m. near Lime Street.[TRENDING: Mega Millions jackpot hits $750M | Fla. firefighter charged in Capitol riot | How to get vaccine in Fla. | Gun background checks skyrocket]Records show the 29-year-old victim was first hit by a Toyota Camry in the left lane and the impact of the crash sent the man into the right lane, where he was hit by a Kia Sorrento.The 17-year-old driving the sedan and the 24-year-old man driving the SUV both stopped after the crash, according to the report.

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Down Syndrome community at greater risk of COVID-19, pushing for vaccine priority

Canadian Down Syndrome Society’s interim executive director Laura LaChance talks about the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the Down syndrome community.

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Consumer prices up 0.4% in December led by higher gas prices

WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer prices rose 0.4% in December, led by a sharp rise in gasoline prices.The Labor Department said Wednesday that the December increase followed a 0.2% rise in November and no change at all in October It was the largest advance in four months.Inflation for all of 2020 was up a modest 1.4%, well below the Federal Reserve's 2% target.

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BREAKING: First Minister outlines tougher restrictions as Covid cases rise

across Lanarkshire amid fears that the 'Stay at Home' message is falling on deaf ears.

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Expert warns of risk of infection from Covid-19 even after receiving vaccine

An immunologist at Trinity College Dublin has warned that there is still a risk of infection even after receiving a vaccination.

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Covid-19 vaccine drive accelerates, doses reach far corners of India

NEW DELHI : India’s drive against COVID-19 gathered momentum on Wednesday with planes carrying vaccines flying into airports across the country from where the precious cargo was dispatched to small cities and towns in readiness for the inoculation exercise beginning January 16.From Assam to Goa and from Jammu and Kashmir to Kerala, the vaccines were carefully and swiftly transported to far corners of the country, a day after the first consignment of the Covishield vaccine from the Oxford/AstraZeneca stable rolled out of the Serum Institute of India manufacturing facility in Pune.While SII moved about 56 lakh doses of Covishield to 13 cities, Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech said it had successfully transported the indigenous Covaxin,

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Homeless man gets Covid jab in Labour council's rough sleepers vaccine drive

A man has received the coronavirus vaccine as part of a council's drive to give homeless people the jab.

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Rick Zamperin: 2021 could be the year the Stanley Cup comes back to Canada

National Hockey League season Wednesday night it will mark the start of a campaign that will almost guarantee a spot for a Canadian team in the Stanley Cup final.The NHL has not only realigned its four divisions, which includes an all-Canadian group, but come playoff time the winner of the North Division will move on to the Stanley Cup semifinals.Due to the regionalized division format, set up to limit the spread of COVID-19, there isn’t an Eastern and Western Conference this season so the four division winners will be seeded No. 1 to No.

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Kremlin foe Navalny says he will fly home despite threats

MOSCOW – Top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said Wednesday he would go home to Russia over the weekend despite the Russian prison service's latest motion to put him behind bars for allegedly breaching the terms of his suspended sentence and probation.Navalny, who has been convalescing in Germany from an August poisoning with a nerve agent that he has blamed on the Kremlin, charged that Russian President Vladimir Putin was now trying to deter him from coming home with new legal motions. The Kremlin has repeatedly denied a role in the opposition leader’s poisoning.

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US raises concern over China, Russia targeting Covid -19 vaccine supply chain

Russia to target the vaccine supply chain.Speaking during a virtual event hosted by The Washington Post, the NCSC top official William Evanina said, "It's a very complex problem, and I would definitely commend the women and men of the Army and the entire government that is part of Operation Warp Speed to ensure that we are able to facilitate that transportation of the vaccine safely full well knowing our adversaries are trying to disrupt that supply chain."Also Read | What's got Indians excited about Covid shotWhile replying to a question on which countries he may be concerned were interfering in the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, Evanina said, "China and Russia right now."However, he is not the first to raise such concerns.According to a

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Pickering, Ont., councillors under fire for travelling during coronavirus lockdown

UBC public health faculty members pen letter slamming director’s Hawaiian vacation In a Facebook post, Ashe said, “My wife and I returned to the Bahamas to visit Alex’s ashes.”The deputy mayor detailed that this has been a tradition since his son died by suicide in 2018.“Since his passing we (our family and his fiancé) have left a piece of Alex, who was an avid traveller, in numerous special places around the world including Glacier Bay Alaska, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Croatia, Mexico, Bermuda, and finally Hawaii,” said Ashe.The councillor is now isolating with his wife and has tested negative after three separate COVID tests.McLean says he is dealing with a property issue in Costa Rica, where he currently remains stuck

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7 new COVID-19 cases in 2 days in managed isolation

There are seven new cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand since our last media statement on Monday.

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GoFundMe bans fundraisers for travel to political events with risk of violence

Rioters clash with police trying to enter Capitol building through the front doors. Rioters broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election.

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Florida expands vaccine availability as state sees rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled the state on Tuesday, announcing new coronavirus vaccination sites that stick with the state’s strategy of “putting seniors first.”Debuting a new site in The Villages, DeSantis said the state is vaccinating 50,000 people a day during the workweek, hoping to continue these trends in Florida’s 65 and older population.

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Substitute teachers are in high demand as coronavirus cases rise

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – The increasing need for more substitute teachers to fill in for full-time teachers calling out sick, resigning or even protesting over in-school learning as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country has pushed some school districts to temporarily relax qualification requirements.

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Manitoba’s COVID-19 case count drops below 100, 8 more deaths reported

COVID-19 cases Tuesday and said eight more Manitobans with the virus have died.It’s the first time the province’s list of new daily infections has dropped below 100 since Oct. 19.

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Coronavirus: Ontario health official says projections show deaths could rise to between 50-100 deaths daily

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Coronavirus: Ontario projections show long-term care deaths could reach up to 2,600 deaths by Valentine’s Day

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The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure exhibit coming to EPCOT

ORLANDO, Fla – Walt Disney World officials on Tuesday said that a new exhibit, The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure will debut at EPCOT beginning next month.The exhibit will be located inside the American Adventure and will introduce and allow guests to explore the colorful and surprising history of jazz. Officials said the exhibit will feature Joe Gardner, the music teacher from the new animated Disney-Pixar film, “Soul.”Guests will experience the musical history of jazz in the cities of New Orleans, Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles and Puerto Rico.[TRENDING: Manatee found with ‘Trump’ etched into skin | Carnival says 2020 bookings are strong | Here’s how to register for COVID-19 vaccine]“Jazz is the story of America.

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COVID-19 linked to biggest drop in US greenhouse gas emissions since WWII, report finds

one of its climate targets. But experts say unless "meaningful structural changes" are made, emissions will likely rise again.The COVID-19 pandemic caused the country’s greenhouse gas emissions to drop by 10.3% last year, according to preliminary economic and energy data by the Rhodium Group, a data analytics firm.The report said 2020 outpaced the Great Recession of 2009, when emissions dipped 6.3%, and it was the single largest drop in annual emissions in the post-World War II era.The deadly coronavirus pandemic decimated the U.S.

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Reports: Eagles request permission to interview Saleh, reach out to Riley amid coaching search

Robert Saleh has served as the 49ers' defensive coordinator since 2017.

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The ten areas in England with the highest week-on-week rise in Covid cases

direct to your inbox These are the areas of England which have the highest rates of coronavirus and the places which have seen the biggest weekly increase.

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India records lowest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in over 7 months

India has crossed a crucial milestone in its fight against the global pandemic as the country recorded the lowest daily rise in over seven months.12,584 daily new cases were added to the national tally in the last 24 hours after nearly seven months. The daily new cases were 12,881 on June 18, 2020, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).India's active caseload has fallen to 2,16,558 on January 12.

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Jack Ross rages at Celtic Covid chaos as Hibs boss hits out factors that 'changed the dynamic'

Hibs stars’ families feared for their safety after the SPFL ordered the Easter Road men to face Covid hit Celtic or face a points deduction.The Hibees snatched a 1-1 draw with the makeshift Hoops side after 13 Parkhead stars were ordered in to isolation along with boss Neil Lennon and No.2 John Kennedy in the wake of Christopher Jullien contracting coronavirus on their disastrous trip to Dubai.Celtic ’s squad all posted negative results following Friday’s tests but Easter Road chiefs requested another round of testing yesterday – but the SPFL refused.Ross revealed his players were under pressure from their families but the league bosses ordered the game to go ahead of Hibs would face ‘severe penalties’.Kevin Nisbet stuck in stoppage time

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Emily Andrea says lockdown doesn’t work as she airs her concern over rise in coronavirus cases

Emily Andrea admits she's not sure lockdown will be enough to beat the Covid-19 crisis – after Boris Johnson plunged the country into a third one earlier this month. The doctor opened up in her column with OK! revealing: "We’re in a national lockdown now and I think it’s good we’ve taken action, because things would have only got worse, but I don’t have much confidence that lockdown actually works.

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Russia extends ban on UK flights until 1 February over new coronavirus variant

Russia, which has already reported a case of the more infectious coronavirus variant, has had the flight ban in place since December 22.Click here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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After frosty few days, Pence, Trump appear to reach détente

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence appear to have come to a détente after nearly a week of silence, anger and finger-pointing.The two met Monday evening in the Oval Office and had a “good conversation,” according to a senior administration official. It was their first time speaking since last Wednesday, when Trump incited his supporters to storm the Capitol building as Pence was presiding over certification of November's election results.

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The risk of outdoor activities

It was a mild weekend and many were eager to get out and enjoy it. But was it too many? Joe Scarpelli has more on what’s considered safe when it comes to those buzzing trails and parks.

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Study: Wildfires produced up to half of pollution in US West

BILLINGS, Mont. – Wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all health-damaging small particle air pollution in the western U.S. in recent years as warming temperatures fueled more destructive blazes, according to a study released Monday.Even as pollution emissions declined from other sources including vehicle exhaust and power plants, the amount from fires increased sharply, said researchers at Stanford University and the University of California, San Diego.

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Hamilton COVID-19 vaccination efforts aim to reach general public by September

COVID-19 vaccination rollout plan, with the goal of vaccinating three-quarters of residents by the end of 2021.During an update to the Board of Health on Monday, officials from the city’s public health department outlined who will receive doses of the existing Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines in phases that have been established by the province.As of Jan.

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Latest Greater Manchester borough-by-borough Coronavirus infection rates as cases remain on the rise

direct to your inboxThe latest coronavirus infection rates have been revealed, as cases continue to rise across Greater Manchester.Cases are increasing in all ten boroughs, with Wigan remaining the worst hit area across our region.The statistics from Public Health England show that the average infection rate across England and in London has decreased.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThey also show that the surge in cases across Greater Manchester appears to be slowing slightly.As of January 7, there was 457 cases per 100,000 people in Wigan.Cases remain on the rise in all of our boroughs week-on-week, ranging

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Vancouver restaurants want apology from Bonnie Henry over NYE restrictions

COVID infection. So we consider ourselves part of the team that is keeping our society calm, safe and kind.

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Huge 70 per cent of England's towns and cities see post-Christmas rise in Covid cases

A total of 70 per cent of towns and cities in England saw a rise in Covid cases after Christmas - with alarming rises in Merseyside and the West Midlands.

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Some northern Ontario schools extend remote learning as COVID-19 cases rise

Northern Ontario schools reopen in-person learning as southern students stay home Two schools under the Northwest Catholic District School Board will also remain closed and continue with online learning.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Students across Ontario began their winter term with online learning last week as part of a provincial lockdown.The government allowed students in northern Ontario to return to physical classrooms on Monday but extended the closure of southern Ontario schools for in-person learning until Jan.

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‘Race against time’: Worst yet to come for U.K. amid pandemic, PM says

Boris Johnson said on Monday Britain was in “a race against time” to rollout COVID-19 vaccines as deaths hit record highs and hospitals run out of oxygen, with his top medical adviser saying the pandemic’s worst weeks were imminent.A new, more transmissible variant of the disease is now surging through the population, with one in 20 people in parts of London now infected, threatening to overwhelm the health service with hospitals overloaded with patients.The death toll in the United Kingdom has been soaring and now stands in excess of 81,000 — the world’s fifth-highest toll — while more than 3 million people have tested positive. U.K.

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Russia to try out 'Sputnik-Light' COVID vaccine to make it go further

Russia will conduct a clinical trial of a one-dose "Sputnik-Light" version of its coronavirus vaccine, authorities said on Monday, describing it as a possible "temporary" solution to help countries with high infection rates make it go further.The slimmed-down vaccine will be tested on 150 people in Moscow and St Petersburg, a government clinical trials register showed.According to authorities, over a million Russians have so far been inoculated with the original two-dose version of Sputnik V, named after the Soviet-era satellite that triggered the space race in a nod to the project's geopolitical importance for Moscow.The two-dose vaccine will remain the main version used in Russia, Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia's sovereign wealth

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Richard Branson reveals his mum Eve has died after coronavirus battle at 96

RICHARD Branson's mum has died after a coronavirus battle aged 96. Eve Branson caught Covid-19 the day BEFORE she was due to get the vaccine.

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Police: Man found shot in head inside burning vehicle in Kensington

Generic image of police lights. PHILADELPHIA - A man has been hospitalized after he was found inside a burning vehicle late Monday. Police and fire officials respnoded to the 100 block of East Tioga Street in Kensington shortly after 11 p.m.

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Richard Branson heartbroken as mother Eve dies aged 96 after coronavirus battle

Richard Branson, 70, has shared that his mother, Eve, has passed away after contracting coronavirus.The Virgin Group founder said he does not want to “mourn her loss” but instead wanted to “celebrate” her life.He typed on Twitter: “I’m sorry to share that, sadly like a lot of people’s mums and dads right now in these days of Covid, my mum Eve has also passed away. “Rather than mourn her loss, I wanted to celebrate her wonderful life and the joy she brought to so many.”MORE TO FOLLOW.

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Richard Branson's mum Eve has died aged 96 after a battle with coronavirus.

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Biden chooses veteran diplomat William Burns as CIA director

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Biden chooses veteran diplomat Burns as CIA director

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden announced Monday he has chosen veteran diplomat William Burns to be his CIA director. A former ambassador to Russia and Jordan, Burns, 64, had a 33-year career at the State Department under both Republican and Democratic presidents.

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Rick Zamperin: Coronavirus already impacts upcoming NHL season

National Hockey League just a couple of days away from starting its abbreviated 56-game regular season, there’s word that COVID-19 has impacted the schedule even before the first puck is dropped.The NHL said it is “reviewing and revising” the Dallas Stars’ schedule after revealing Friday that six players and two staff members have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.The defending Western Conference champions were slated to open their season on Thursday in Florida but the league says it is unlikely that the Stars will play a game any earlier than Jan. 19.

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Russia registers 23,315 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Russia has registered 23,315 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 22,851 the day before, taking the tally to 3,425,269, the coronavirus response center said on Monday."Over the past day, 23,315 coronavirus cases have been confirmed across 83 Russian regions, including 2,805 cases (12%) that were detected actively, with people showing no clinical symptoms," the center said, adding that the cumulative case count has now reached 3,425,269, with the rate of increase at 0.7%.Moscow confirmed 4,646 new coronavirus cases over the given period, up from 4,216 the day before. The Russian capital was followed by St.

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EPA: Gas mileage dropped, pollution rose for 2019 vehicles

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