Myanmar military television said Monday that the military was taking control of the country for one year, while reports said many of the country’s senior politicians including Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained.

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Defend or rebuke? House GOP faces difficult vote over Greene

WASHINGTON – House Republicans will be forced to go on the record, defending or rebuking Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has drawn bipartisan condemnation over her embrace of far-right conspiracy theories, as well as her past endorsement of violence against Democrats.

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Myanmar blocks Facebook as resistance grows to coup

YANGON – Myanmar’s new military government has blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Monday’s coup surged amid calls for civil disobedience to protest the ousting of the elected civilian government and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Covid-19 outbreak at Sandhurst Military Academy with '50 cadets testing positive'

Covid-19 outbreak at Sandhurst Military Academy.

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Orange County Bishop says murder suspect shouldn’t have been released from jail months ago

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A member of the Orange County Citizens Safety Task Force said a teen wanted for murder should have never been released from jail last summer in a separate crime.

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AHS warns Albertans over 75 of scam offering vaccine appointments for money

COVID-19, however some people have been getting calls telling them they can make their appointment — if they pay for it.In a tweet Wednesday evening, Alberta Health Services said it had received reports of a phone scam targeting elderly Albertans, telling them they can book their shot for a fee.“AHS will never ask for payment for COVID-19 immunization,” AHS said.“Please hang up immediately and report to the non-emergency line for local law enforcement.”We are receiving reports of a phone scam where Albertans over 75 are told they can book their COVID-19 immunization for a fee. AHS will never ask for payment for COVID-19 immunization.

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Head of Tokyo Olympics faces storm over comments about women

TOKYO – Derogatory comments about women made earlier in the week by Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee and a former prime minister, could force him to resign.

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Union alleges at least 2 St. Albert fire chiefs vaccinated ahead of frontline workers

At least two St. Albert fire chiefs are being accused of getting vaccinated before active firefighters, according to the local union. As Morgan Black explains, it’s sowed contention within the ranks.

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COVID-19: Union alleges at least 2 St. Albert fire chiefs vaccinated before firefighters

The ethics of vaccine rollout: Who should be in Alberta’s Phase 2? St. Albert has one fire chief and six deputy chiefs.

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Parler CEO John Matze says he’s been terminated by board: ‘I did not participate in this decision’

WASHINGTON - Parler has terminated CEO John Matze, according to a memo Matze sent to staffers that has been obtained by Fox News."On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler. I did not participate in this decision," Matze wrote.

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What Lethbridge Minor Hockey is saying after Hockey Alberta’s end-of-play announcement

COVID-19: Hockey Alberta cancels minor hockey games for remainder of season On Jan. 26, Hockey Alberta released a statement saying it was looking for answers from the province by Feb.

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AB says he's grateful for 2nd chance provided by Buccaneers

TAMPA, Fla. – Antonio Brown says he’s grateful to be back in the NFL, let alone preparing to play in the Super Bowl.

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Dancing On Ice's Rufus Hound says Covid is a 'b******' after being forced to quit show

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Jill Biden promotes 2 passions: military and cancer research

WASHINGTON – Jill Biden promoted two of her passions on Wednesday: military families and cancer research.

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New AstraZeneca COVID vaccine data ease worries over 2nd-dose delay

New data from clinical trials of the AstraZeneca-Oxford University COVID-19 vaccine suggest it provides strong protection after the first of two doses and could slow the spread of the virus, according to a new preprint study.

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Tornadoes have a deadly history in Central Florida during severe weather season

ORLANDO, Fla. – Springtime and severe weather go hand in hand in Central Florida.

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Fauci says US will 'go by the science,' not delay 2nd vaccine dose as UK takes different approach

WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday clarified the U.S.

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Elton John Says Homeschooling Sons During Pandemic Has Been ‘Hard’

Pandemic parenting has been hard on everyone, even Sir Elton John.

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Coronavirus: ‘Haven’t seen’ Ontario schools contribute to community spread, says Ontario’s top doctor

Following an announcement of reopening all of Ontario’s schools for in-person learning, the province’s chief medical officer of health Dr.

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Schools can reopen even if teachers aren’t vaccinated, CDC director says

ORLANDO, Fla. – There is increasing data that suggests that schools can reopen amid the ongoing pandemic without vaccinating school staff, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday during a White House COVID-19 briefing.

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Central Florida to see freeze warnings, frost

ORLANDO, Fla. – It’s time to bring in the plants as most of Central Florida will be under a freeze warning from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. Thursday.

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Hamilton medical officer says ‘time to double down’ with emerging COVID-19 variant

coronavirus variants in Ontario.In an update during the general issues committee on Wednesday, Dr. Elizabeth Richardson told mayor Fred Eisenberger and city councillors she believes the lockdown measures have made a “significant difference” in the drop of the weekly case rate, now at 80 per 100,000 population.However, with a number of Ontario communities now reporting variant cases from overseas, she’s suggesting lockdown measures should remain despite some positive numbers in recent weeks.“It’s actually with the variant concern out there and what we’ve seen happen in places like Barrie and we’re starting to see the spread of it through Ontario.

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Man with Florida tattoo on forehead arrested for calling 911 for ride home, deputies say

(Pasco County Sheriff's Office) PORT RICHEY, Fla. - Pasco deputies arrested a man with the state of Florida tattooed on his forehead early Sunday morning, after investigators said he called 911 twice to get a ride home.According to the arrest report, 22-year-old Matthew Leatham cursed at the dispatcher, who gave him the non-emergency phone number to use instead of 911.RELATED: Thief steals woman's car, then drives back to scold her for leaving 4-year-old son in vehicleA Pasco County deputy found Leatham on US 19 in Port Richey just after 4 a.m.

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Saskatchewan jumps over 320 total coronavirus deaths

COVID-19 have died, bringing Saskatchewan’s total up to 322.Three of the recently deceased were in the 80-plus age group and in the far north east (1) and south east (2) zones, according to a press release. There were also three in their 70s in the central east, far north east and north west; one in their 60s in Regina; and one in their 40s in Regina.

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Having trouble with isolation? Socializing is hardwired into our DNA, says Winnipeg researcher

Destigmatizing suicide could help those in need: mental health advocate Roksandic said successfully navigating social contacts has a positive correlation with brain size, and that human beings developed larger brains in response to complex social networks.Successful cooperation, she said, was essential for our hunter-gatherer ancestors when taking down large prey.“As a single human, you cannot actually go out and kill an elephant or a mammal.

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FBI agents killed in Florida worked to protect children from abusers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – FBI Agent Daniel Alfin gained international attention when he led a team that shutdown a major worldwide child pornography website. Agent Laura Schwartzenberger worked more anonymously, teaching children and adults how to avoid online sexual exploitation

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Coronavirus: WHO official says countries shouldn’t be punished for reporting new variants

Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergencies programme, said on Wednesday that countries reporting COVID-19 variants shouldn’t be punished, “because we don’t know in countries that haven’t been looking and reporting whether those variants or other variants are there.” Ryan also praised colleagues in South Africa, Brazil, the U.K.

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Over 10 million people in UK now vaccinated against Covid-19

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that coronavirus infections remain "alarmingly high" and the NHS is still under "huge pressure", despite promising vaccination data.

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North Macedonia: Women protest over online sexual harassment

SKOPJE – Hundreds of protesters gathered outside North Macedonia’s Interior Ministry called on the government Wednesday to crack down on private messaging groups sharing unauthorized and often explicit photographs and videos of women and girls.

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Coronavirus: 1 death, 38 cases in London-Middlesex; 3 outbreaks declared over in region

coronavirus, officials with the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported on Wednesday.The update brings the region’s pandemic case tally to 5,760, of which 3,831 have recovered, an increase of just four from the previous day.At least 176 people have died during the pandemic.The death reported on Wednesday involved a man in his 80s who was associated with a long-term care home. The death is the first to be reported so far this month.

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Man with Florida tattooed on his forehead accused of calling 911 to ask for ride home

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A man with a big, bold tattoo of Florida in the middle of his forehead repeatedly called 911 to ask for a ride home because he didn’t have money for a taxi, according to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office.

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CDC says schools can reopen without teachers getting COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON - The Director of the CDC says schools can safely reopen even if teachers are not vaccinated for the coronavirus.RELATED: New study vindicates UK's delay of 2nd AstraZeneca vaccine doseAs some teachers’ unions balk at resuming in-person instruction before teachers are inoculated, Dr.

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Dolly Parton says faith compelled her COVID-19 research donation, and she won't jump line to get vaccine

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: Dolly Parton attends We Are Family Foundation honors Dolly Parton & Jean Paul Gaultier at Hammerstein Ballroom on November 05, 2019 in New York City.

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UK PM Boris Johnson says level of COVID infections still 'alarmingly high'

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Fort Qu’Appelle Elementary School moves to online learning due to new COVID-19 cases

Fort Qu’Appelle Elementary School is moving to online learning due to new cases of COVID-19. ‘It’s a bit of a risk’: Temporary remote learning coming to an end in Regina Saskatchewan’s public health officials recently informed the Prairie Valley School Division of a third case of the virus diagnosed in an individual associated with the school.Under level 4 of the province’s Safe Schools Plan, all students in all grades will participate in online learning beginning on Thursday.

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U.S. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations appear to show ‘consistent downward trajectory,’ CDC head says

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the U.S.

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Scots NHS24 control-centre staff set for Covid jab after pressure from union bosses

Covid vaccine priority list. The move follows an announcement last month that Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) control-room staff were in line for an early vaccine.

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Gen. Jonathan Vance will be investigated over allegations of inappropriate behaviour

Art McDonald says the military will investigate allegations of inappropriate behaviour by former chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance.Global News has also learned McDonald has said anyone who comes forward with allegations or experiences will not face repercussions for speaking either to the media or anyone else.It comes after exclusive reporting by Global News into allegations that Vance engaged in inappropriate behaviour with two female subordinates, including an alleged intimate relationship with a subordinate while he was in the top post.Another allegation relates to an email that appears to have been sent from Vance’s military account in 2012 to a second female subordinate seeking career advice.

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Coronavirus: U.S. averaging over 1.3 million vaccine shots per day, White House COVID-19 coordinator says

White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeffrey Zients said on Wednesday that the United States is now averaging more than 1.3 million COVID-19 vaccine shots per day, based on their seven-day average of daily doses administered.

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Buttigieg says Transportation Dept will push 'bold' thinking

WASHINGTON – Pete Buttigieg, sworn in Wednesday as transportation secretary, urged his 55,000 employees to embrace “imaginative, bold, forward thinking” as the Transportation Department embarks on a vital mission to rebuild America’s infrastructure and foster equality.

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New Jersey expanding capacities for indoor dining, gatherings, and some businesses on Friday

TRENTON, N.J. - Restaurants across New Jersey can expand their indoor seating up to 35% come Friday morning as part of an executive order Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Wednesday. Under the order, Gov.

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Covid vaccination: India becomes fastest country in the world to reach 4 mn-mark

NEW DELHI : India has become the fastest country in the world to reach the 4 million Covid-19 vaccination mark. The country has achieved this feat in 18 days, the government said on Wednesday.Covid-19 cases rose by 11,039 in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 1,07, 84,563.

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Margaret Ferrier appears in court charged with alleged breaches of covid restrictions

court today charged with culpable and reckless conduct. The Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP, 60, is accused of ignoring coronavirus regulations by travelling between Glasgow and London last September.

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UN court says it can hear case brought by Iran against US

THE HAGUE – The United Nations' highest court ruled Wednesday that it can hear a case brought by Iran against the United States in a bid to end sanctions the Trump administration re-imposed in 2018 after pulling out of an international deal aimed at curtailing Tehran's nuclear program.

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The 'very divisive' traffic calming measures brought in during the pandemic and the plans to win over the hearts and minds of residents

direct to your inboxPop-up cycle lanes, planters blocking roads and other traffic calming measures have been installed across Trafford since the start of the pandemic – but they have proven ‘very divisive’.Those are the words of one council officer who said almost every scheme that has been introduced during the last few months has split opinion.With strong feelings on both sides, the council’s officers set out a road map outlining what they plan to do over the coming months with the schemes during a council meeting.Projects launched since March 2020 include modal filters to shut roads off from motor vehicles near Longford Park and at Oldfield Lane in Altrincham, bollards along Lostock Road in Urmston to create cycle lanes and pop-up cycle

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Russia rejects Western criticism over Navalny's prison term

MOSCOW – Russian authorities on Wednesday shrugged off the massive rallies against the jailing of top Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny and rejected Western criticism as “hysterics” as activists reported more than 1,400 new arrests in the crackdown on protesters.

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Saquon Barkley says knee doing well, won't set return date

Saquon Barkley says his surgically repaired knee is doing well, though the New York Giants star running back won’t set a target date for his return.

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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

Myanmar’s military says it has taken control of country over election fraud allegations

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