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Millions of Americans are missing ‘critical’ second COVID-19 vaccine shot, according to CDC data

ATLANTA - More than five million Americans have missed out on their second COVID-19 vaccine dose, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the CDC, more than 95 million Americans have been fully vaccinated, representing 28.9% of the total U.S.

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Orange County mayor to announce first step to easing mask rules Wednesday

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County leaders are working on a phased approach to easing the county’s mask mandate and Mayor Jerry Demings plans to make a first announcement on what that could look like on Wednesday.

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US says those fully vaccinated no longer need to wear masks outdoors

Americans vaccinated against Covid-19 no longer need to wear masks outdoors, except at crowded events, US government health authorities have said.

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US orders big drawdown at Kabul embassy as troops leave

WASHINGTON – The State Department on Tuesday ordered a significant number of its remaining staff at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to leave Afghanistan as the military steps up the pullout of American troops from the country.

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COVID-19: U.S. CDC unveils new mask guidance for fully vaccinated Americans

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Vaccinated Americans can now go maskless in these situations, CDC says

the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to cover their faces anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers.And those who are unvaccinated can go outside without masks in some cases, too.The new guidance represents another carefully calibrated step on the road back to normal from the coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 570,000 people in U.S. Staying 2 metres apart does little to limit indoor spread of COVID-19: study For most of the past year, the CDC had been advising Americans to wear masks outdoors if they are within 6 feet of each other.The change comes as more than half of U.S.

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CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask

NEW YORK – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don't need to cover their faces anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers.

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Americans missing appointments for 2nd COVID-19 shot despite CDC stressing importance

Millions of Americans are missing appointments for their second COVID-19 shot, which health experts and U.S. officials have stressed is important to help protect people from the coronavirus.

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US farmers finally see better outlook after 2 odd years

MADRID, Iowa – In 43 years of farming, Morey Hill had seen crop-destroying weather, rock-bottom prices, trade fights and surges in government aid, but not until last year had he endured it all in one season.

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Mastercard makes $10 mn commitment to COVID relief in India

Washington: US multinational financial services company Mastercard on Tuesday announced a commitment of USD 10 million to address the "gut-wrenching" situation of surging COVID-19 crisis in India.To be delivered through the Mastercard Impact Fund, the contribution will focus on three priority areas – access to hospital resources, access to additional oxygen supplies, and continued support to its employees across the country, an official announcement said.“The situation in India is gut-wrenching; it’s clear that no one has been left untouched and that no one can be a bystander," said Ajay Banga, executive chairman of Mastercard.“We have long been advocates for the people of India, as employers and as enablers of the economy.

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US consumer confidence jumps to 14-month high

WASHINGTON – Consumer confidence rose sharply for a second straight month, hitting the highest level since the pandemic began, as the rapid rollout of vaccines and another round of U.S. financial support for Americans boosts optimism.

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Canadian officials not disclosing ‘at least 3’ new Havana syndrome cases: letter

Havana syndrome,” according to a letter sent to Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau late last week.Global News obtained a copy of a letter sent to Garneau on behalf of a group of nine Canadian diplomats and their families who say they are struggling to get answers on the symptoms they say they have experienced since serving at the Canadian embassy in Havana, Cuba.The letter, dated April 21, 2021, references a briefing given to around 40 affected individuals and cites discussions about an apparent decision by Global Affairs Canada to increase staffing at the embassy in Havana and increase the length of postings.“It was explained that a key rationale for this change was that no further brain injuries had been reported since 2018.

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US lifts barriers to prescribing addiction treatment drug

The Biden administration is easing decades-old requirements that made it difficult for doctors to treat opioid addiction using medication.

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'Difficult picture moving forward' says Tourism Ireland chief

The chief executive of Tourism Ireland has said that he does not underestimate the size of the challenge ahead for the tourism industry but is hopeful that international travel will resume in the third quarter of this year.

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US home prices rose 11.9% in February, fastest since 2014

WASHINGTON – U.S. home prices rose in February at the fastest pace in nearly seven years as strong demand for housing collided with a tight supply of homes on the market.

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COVID-19 survivors regain smell thanks to ‘magician’ perfumer

American Academy of Neurology, some 51 percent of people who lost their sense of smell due to COVID had not regained it five or more months later.Starting at $650, clients get one meeting with Phillips (she also offers a Zoom option, where she sends smell strips ahead of time) and a custom fragrance to take home. She blends scents using ingredients such as lavender, musk, amber and vanilla, which are divided between top, mid and base notes.

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As India’s healthcare system crumbles to COVID-19, medical students bulwark of pandemic

COVID-19 test, but the results have been delayed as the country’s health system implodes.His hospital, overburdened and understaffed, wants him to keep working until the testing laboratory confirms he has COVID-19.On Tuesday, India reported 323,144 new infections for a total of more than 17.6 million cases, behind only the United States. India’s Health Ministry also reported another 2,771 deaths in the past 24 hours, with 115 Indians succumbing to the disease every hour.

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US business groups form global task force to mobilize covid fightback in India

NEW DELHI : Key US business groups such as the US-India Business Council and the US Chamber of Commerce, besides chief executive officers from more than 40 companies on Tuesday announced the formation of the “Global Task Force on Pandemic Response: Mobilizing for India".This follows a meeting overnight on Tuesday between US secretary of state Antony Blinken and members of the US business community to leverage private sector support to help India battle its covid-19 infection surge.“This is a new US public-private partnership to provide India with critical medical supplies, vaccines, oxygen and other life-saving assistance amid an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases," the US India Business Council said in a statement.

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Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna amid new complications

BERLIN – World powers were set to resume high level talks in Vienna on Tuesday focused on bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal with Iran, in their first session since comments surfaced from the Iranian foreign minister alleging that Russia was trying to scupper the pact.

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Pete Davidson accused of breaking Covid rules by meeting Phoebe Dynevor without isolating

Pete Davidson's cross-Atlantic trip to see his girlfriend Phoebe Dynevor has seen him accused of breaking Covid rules.

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In fight against virus, President Biden looks for path back to normal

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden spent his first 100 days in office encouraging Americans to mask up and stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus. His task for the next 100 days will be to lay out the path back to normal.

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'Cannon fodder': Medical students in India feel betrayed

NEW DELHI – Since the beginning of the week, Dr. Siddharth Tara, a postgraduate medical student at New Delhi’s government-run Hindu Rao Hospital, has had a fever and persistent headache. He took a COVID-19 test, but the results have been delayed as the country’s health system implodes.

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Indian-American doctors launch telemedicine helpline for Covid-19 patients

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Foreign aid arrives in India as Covid cases surge

The first emergency medical supplies trickled into India as part of a global campaign to stem a catastrophic wave in the latest pandemic hotspot, with the United States also pledging to export millions of AstraZeneca vaccines.

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Toyota acquires Lyft's self-driving unit for $500 million

TOKYO – Toyota Motor Corp. has acquired the self-driving division of American ride-hailing company Lyft for $500 million, in a move that underlines the Japanese automaker’s ambitions in that technology.

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Family face life in prison for 'peddling industrial bleach as Covid cure'

A family face life in prison after being accused of peddling industrial bleach as a cure for coronavirus, cancer, autism and other medical conditions.

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Asia Today: India records 320K cases as foreign help arrives

NEW DELHI – India recorded more than 320,000 new cases of coronavirus infection Tuesday as a grim surge of illness and death weighed on the country and its sinking health system started getting much-needed support from foreign nations.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges support to India amid 'devastating' Covid crisis

Satya Nadella have assured help to India.Microsoft’s Indian-origin CEO Nadella said that his company will continue to use its resources and technology for relief efforts and support for buying oxygen devices. Nadella said he was "heartbroken" by the current coronavirus situation in India."I am heartbroken by the current situation in India.

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US marks slowest population growth since the Depression

WASHINGTON – U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said, as Americans continued their march to the South and West and one-time engines of growth, New York and California, lost political influence.

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CEOs of 40 US companies create global task force to help India fight COVID-19

help India fight the battle against COVID-19.A collective initiative of the US-India Business Council of the US Chambers of Commerce, and the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum and Business Roundtable, the task force during its meeting here on Monday committed to get 20,000 oxygen concentrators to India in the next few weeks, Deloitte CEO Puneet Renjen told PTI.The new US public-private partnership to provide India critical medical supplies, vaccines, oxygen and other life-saving assistance amid an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases is called the Global Task Force on Pandemic Response: Mobilizing for India.The first-of-its-kind country-specific global task force to address a public health crisis in another country was addressed

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Blinken meets US business leaders to help India in its covid battle

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Census 2020 results: Texas, Florida gain congressional seats, California loses one for first time

WASHINGTON - U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said Monday, as Americans continued their march to the South and West and one-time engines of growth, New York and California, lost political influence.Altogether, the U.S.

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Indian American tech executives in US Congress organise COVID-19 aid to India

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Full of surprises: Royals own best AL record, sweep Tigers

DETROIT – These plucky Kansas City Royals are just full of surprises.

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AP sources: Turner Sports gets rights to second NHL package

Turner Sports is the surprise winner of the National Hockey League's second television package.

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India's COVID-19 crisis prompts global response

Several countries over the weekend resoundingly answered India's pleas for help with its massive COVID-19 surge—the worst of the pandemic—including the United States, which announced it will supply a raw material India urgently needs to make its Covishield vaccine.

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US sees drop in COVID-19 cases, deaths as J&J vaccine resumes

Case counts and deaths from COVID-19 are dropping throughout the United States, including in Michigan, where state officials are seeing an average of 4,859 new COVID-19 cases a day, down 29% from the 7-day average of 6,732 a week ago, according to mlive. The 7-day positivity rate in the state is 12.3%.

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US, WHO to send oxygen, other COVID-19 supplies to India amid deadly surge in cases

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The bait is over: Has the pandemic changed the Oscars forever?

Minari and Nomadland, hope is cradled within the wide expanse of the American plains. In Judas and the Black Messiah, it lies in the hands of the people.

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Pennsylvania population lag costs state a US House seat, electoral vote

HARRISBURG, Pa. - For Pennsylvania, the official word that its population growth continues to lag behind the nation’s marks the 10th consecutive decade the Keystone State has lost clout in Congress and presidential contests.The state has become one of the most important presidential battlegrounds but will have one fewer electoral vote to offer candidates in the next election — from 20 to 19 — and it will have one less representative in the U.S. House.The U.S.

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Census: Texas gains Congress seats, Calif. loses first time

WASHINGTON – The nation's political center of gravity shifted further to the Republican-led South and West on Monday, with Texas, Florida and other Sun Belt states gaining congressional seats while chillier climes like New York and Ohio lost them.

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Vice President Harris tells UN it's time now to prepare for next pandemic

WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris told United Nations members on Monday that now is the time for global leaders to begin putting the serious work into how they will respond to the next global pandemic.The virtual address, Harris' second to a U.N. body since her inauguration, comes as the United States makes progress on vaccinating the public and much of the world struggles to acquire vaccines."At the same time that the world works to get through this pandemic, we also know that we must prepare for the next," Harris said.

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Department Meetings to Discuss Behavioral Health Plan Changes

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Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood Reveals He Had Secret Second Battle With Cancer During Pandemic

Ronnie Wood is in recovery after fighting cancer for a second time. The Rolling Stones guitarist revealed his recent cancer diagnosis amid the coronavirus pandemic in a new interview.Wood, 73, was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2017.

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US to export up to 60 mn AstraZeneca Covid vaccine doses: White House official

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Sanofi to help make Moderna covid-19 vaccine for US

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U.S. to share 60M AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses with world

AstraZeneca once the COVID-19 vaccine clear federal safety reviews, the White House told The Associated Press on Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months.The move greatly expands on the Biden administration’s action last month to share about 4 million doses of the vaccine with Mexico and Canada. The AstraZeneca vaccine is widely in use around the world but not yet authorized by the U.S.

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US to create center targeting foreign election interference

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration said Monday that it will establish a new center responding to what the U.S. intelligence community has assessed as attempts by Russia and other adversaries to interfere with American elections.

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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