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Prince William Speaks With Aid Workers Based In Syria Amid The Pandemic

The Duke of Cambridge is bringing attention to the world’s most fragile states amid the pandemic.

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Howard, Michigan roll past Texas Southern in NCAA tourney

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Juwan Howard got the win in his first NCAA Tournament game since taking over at Michigan, guiding Mike Smith and the top-seeded Wolverines to an 82-66 victory over Texas Southern on Saturday.

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Minor league Cubs player arrested over drugs in Colorado

CHICAGO - A minor league baseball player is facing drug charges after police in Colorado found 21 pounds of methamphetamine and 1.2 pounds of oxycodone pills in his Chicago Cubs duffel bag.The Vail Daily reports Jesus Camargo-Corrales, 25, of Tempe, Arizona, appeared in Eagle County Court on Thursday on charges including unlawful distribution of methamphetamine and oxycodone, both class 1 drug felonies, as well as charges of unlawful possession of each drug, both class 4 drug felonies.The Major League Baseball website says he was first signed to a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs in 2014.The Chicago Cubs organization didn’t immediately respond for comment.He was ordered held on $75,000 bond by Judge Rachel

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Canada’s pandemic ‘alert’ system failed to operate properly for COVID-19: report

COVID-19 has described a lack of detailed knowledge of the system by senior managers.The audit dated Feb. 26, and released on Saturday, was ordered by federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu after reports the Global Public Health Intelligence Network didn’t operate as intended at the onset of the pandemic.The interim report concluded the monitoring system did identify the outbreak of the pneumonia that would become COVID-19 on the night of Dec.

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LeBron James leaves court with right ankle injury vs Hawks

LOS ANGELES – LeBron James injured his right ankle during the Los Angeles Lakers' game against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, leaving the court in visible frustration after attempting to play through the injury.

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‘The universe has really expanded.’ How 3 small businesses pivoted in the pandemic

“Their business model didn’t work during a worldwide pandemic,” he says. “Once we put that behind us, their business model can work again.”And yet, there have also been success stories.To mark the one-year anniversary of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Global News spoke to three entrepreneurs in some of Canada’s hardest-hit industries about how they pivoted and found a way to survive and thrive during the health emergency.

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Police contacted after Ohio State's Liddell receives threats

Ohio State officials have reached out to police about threatening and insulting social media messages sophomore E.J. Liddell received following the Buckeyes' NCAA Tournament loss on Friday.

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Hoyas history; Colorado uses 3s to dismiss Georgetown 96-73

INDIANAPOLIS – Chances are, you can fit Colorado's entire NCAA Tournament history on the back of an old Patrick Ewing jersey. And now Ewing is part of that history, too.

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$2.5M cash found in PVC pipes in alleged Miami Medicare scam

MIAMI – Federal agents found $2.5 million in cash hidden in PVC pipes in the bedroom closet of a Miami man charged with bilking the government in a massive $49 million Medicare fraud scam.

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Senior dogs, some whose owners died of COVID-19, find new home in canine retirement community

PHILADELPHIA - In the suburbs of Philadelphia, senior dogs looking for a forever home can find solace in a comfy couch with Stacey Herrick who runs Happy Tails Rescue Retirement Home. Herrick who runs everything out of her own personal residence says she’s been working in animal rescue since 2004, helping dogs of all ages find homes and loving families. Her rescue partner moved across the country in 2016."It really wasn’t the same after she was gone," Herrick said.

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United Airlines flight diverted after man allegedly bites passenger’s ear, police say

A United Airlines plane seen at the gate at Chicago OHare International airport (ORD)on October 5, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Will there be a fourth stimulus check? What we found out

ORLANDO, Fla. - Millions of Americans have received their third stimulus check with a vast majority of people seeing it in their bank accounts this past Wednesday.So could a fourth check be coming in the future?According to a letter published by Politico, some Democratic members of Congress would like to see recurring checks going to Americans because they feel a third is not enough.MORE NEWS: Biden's proposed tax hike could hit Americans earning $200,000"Another one-time round of checks would provide a temporary lifeline, but when that money runs out, families will once again struggle to pay for basic necessities," the letter states.

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Spring arrival sees eased restrictions and just 2 new COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia

COVID-19 on Saturday — the first day of spring — after 2,000 tests were completed the day prior.Both of the cases are located in the central zone. One is a close contact of a previously reported case and the other is under investigation.

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New Brunswick reports 3 new COVID-19 cases Saturday

‘Good news’: Businesses eagerly await re-inflation of Atlantic travel bubble To date, New Brunswick has confirmed 1,489 cases of the virus, of which 1,409 cases have recovered.There have been 30 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the province and two individuals are currently in hospital.New Brunswick has completed 946 tests on Friday, for a total of 244,678 tests since the pandemic began.As of Saturday, New Brunswickers are able to travel to Nova Scotia without having to self-isolate after crossing the border. However, travelers still must quarantine upon their return to New Brunswick.The Department of Health said on Friday that the province is planning on opening the Atlantic bubble before April 19.

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Half of UK adults have gotten one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

LONDON – The U.K. says half of the country’s adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, a milestone in the government’s drive to reach everyone over age 18 by the end of July.

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Vicky Pattison shares her mum and grandad’s touching reunion after Covid-19 kept them apart for a year

Vicky Pattison has touched fans as she shared a sweet video of her mother Caroll and her grandfather David reuniting. Former Geordie Shore star Vicky, 33, posted a touching clip of the pair singing You Are My Sunshine together after being separated for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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U.K. reaches milestone as half of all adults receive 1st COVID-19 vaccine dose

Britain have now had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, making the country the world’s first major economy to hit that milestone, health minister Matt Hancock said on Saturday.Britain reached that figure after administering a record 660,276 shots a day earlier, Hancock said. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who had AstraZeneca’s vaccination on Friday, tweeted “Let’s keep going.”Israel is the leader in vaccinating its population, followed by the United Arab Emirates, Chile, then the United Kingdom — and investors are watching closely to see which economies show the first signs of recovery.

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US businesses near border struggle with boundaries' closure

NOGALES, Ariz. – Evan Kory started calling brides in Mexico’s northern Sonora state last March, asking if they wanted to get their wedding gowns from his Arizona store just before the U.S. closed its borders with Mexico and Canada because of the coronavirus.

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Ontario eases some COVID-19 pandemic restrictions for bars, restaurants to boost economy

COVID-19 restrictions to support economic recovery.While Toronto and Peel will remain in the strictest “grey lockdown” category of Ontario’s colour-coded pandemic framework, restaurants in the two regions are being allowed to offer services outdoors.In addition, food and drink establishments in regions in the second-strictest “red” category can increase capacity to 50 people indoors, up from the previous limit of 10. And establishments in “orange” zones can now have 100 people indoors, up from 50.

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Manchester's Metrolink tram network to get another £16m in Covid funding from government

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Maine's baby eel fishermen hope for normalcy in 2021

PORTLAND, Maine – Maine's baby eel fishermen are hopeful for a more stable season in 2021 as they seek one of the most valuable natural resources in New England.

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Half of UK adult populations receives first vaccine jab

The British government has hailed its coronavirus vaccination programme as "a huge success" after announcing half of the adult population had now received at least one dose.

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In poor districts, pandemic overwhelms school counselors

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – To help her students keep up with school this year, counselor Nadia Pearce has tried it all.

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Confronting loss during the pandemic: The funeral celebrant taking the taboo out of death

Death is never easy to talk about and, during the pandemic, it’s been especially difficult without the ability to gather with friends and family for comfort. Enter Tom Morton, who is a funeral celebrant.

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‘Everyone is at risk’: Migrants and undocumented workers need the COVID-19 vaccine too

COVID-19 deaths in the country: long-term care homes.She says that she doesn’t think of it as dangerous and that she loves the work that she does. She actually transitioned from one-on-one care to long-term care during the coronavirus pandemic so she could help more people.“Some of them think that once you reach a certain age, you don’t have (a reason to live),” Lily told Global News.

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Overseas fans barred from Tokyo Olympics over coronavirus fears

- 'Never happened' -Whatever they decide, there's no doubt that barring overseas fans will help make the Games a very different event from years past."It has never happened that foreign spectators were banned from entering the host country at the time of the Games, even during the Spanish flu at the time of the Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games," said Jean-Loup Chappelet, a Lausanne-based professor who specialises in the Olympics."Even for Athens 1896, the Cook agency organised 'packages' for those who wanted to attend the first modern Games."When the Games were postponed last year, organisers and Japanese officials had hoped that the pandemic would be receding by spring 2021.They proclaimed the event would mark the light at the end of the

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‘It hasn’t been easy’: Jamie Heaslip talks challenges to his business during COVID

There’s no doubt that small business owners have been among some of the hardest-hit groups throughout this pandemic — included among them is Jamie Heaslip.

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Rangers title party crowds linked to Covid case surge among police officers

Rangers title celebrations. The Record has learned more than 30 police officers have had to self-isolate after some of them tested positive for Covid-19 after working among the crowds at Ibrox and George Square two weeks ago.

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The Syrian refugee attempting a beatboxing world record in aid of Manchester venue 'struggling' through the pandemic

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Sister Jean gets the vaccine and seat at the NCAA Tournament

The best COVID-19 vaccine shots in America just might be the two that went into Sister Jean’s arm.

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Spa shootings could be first test of Georgia hate crimes law

ATLANTA – The murder case against a white man charged with shooting and killing six women of Asian descent and two other people at Atlanta-area massage businesses this week could become the first big test for Georgia’s new hate crimes law.

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China's first local coronavirus case since February was vaccinated: Report

SHANGHAI : China's first local coronavirus case since February was a staff worker at a hospital and had received two shots of a vaccine between end-January and early February, state media reported on Saturday.The patient, identified by her surname Liu, had been working in the quarantine area of a hospital in Xian city since March 4, and was mainly responsible for collecting samples of quarantined people for coronavirus testing, reported the Health Times.The Health Times is listed as a newspaper published under The People's Daily, the official newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party.China had reported the case on Thursday, making it the country's first locally transmitted case since Feb.

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Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON – The mood is so bad at the U.S. Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator pass him by rather than ride with Republican colleagues who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s election.

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Critics of Brazil's president being targeted by security law

SAO PAULO – Police in Brazil are starting to employ a dictatorship-era national security law against critics of President Jair Bolsonaro, while lawyers and activists rally to provide them with legal help and accuse the government of trying to silence dissent.

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Scots vlogger ‘hits jackpot’ after accidentally getting stuck in New Zealand during pandemic

New Zealand at the beginning of the pandemic.Jaye Tremble has only spent two months in lockdown since the coronavirus outbreak last year.The 22-year-old, from Irvine, spent 2020 going to four festivals, nightclubs every weekend, and travelled the country in a campervan before getting a job at a kiwi farm on the other side of the world.But despite her freedom Jaye admitted she is really missing her family and getting a chinese takeaway.Now she has lifted the lid on what her life has been like since arriving last February.Jaye said: “I honestly feel like I’ve hit the jackpot for moving here.“I’ve travelled all over New Zealand, I’ve literally seen more of this country than I’ve seen of Scotland.“I’ve been skiing, paragliding, dolphin

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Calgary father sheds pounds to help himself and countless others

A Calgary father has raised thousands of dollars for an organization supporting veterans and first responders. He’s going to donate even more and he’s doing it one dollar at a time. Jill Croteau reports.

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Jharkhand: Frontline health workers to get a month's extra pay

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Dr. Bonnie Henry takes a look back at the pandemic year

In the year since the declaration of the coronavirus pandemic, B.C. and the world have been through an unprecedented series of situations.

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Brazil security law being turned on president's critics

SAO PAULO – Protesters against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro defied police in the capital Friday, a day after the latest round of arrests of the leader's critics under a dictatorship-era national security law.

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Travelling to Germany from this country? A negative Covid test report is now must

negative coronavirus test.From Sunday people entering Germany from Poland will have to show a negative PCR or antigen test, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), which has also placed Cyprus and Bulgaria in the same high risk category.The three countries represent a "very high risk of infection" particularly because of the rate at which the virus is spreading there, namely beyond 200 new cases per 100,000 of the population in a week, the institute said.Germany has also placed Austria's Tyrol state and the Czech Republic in the same category, as well as the French Moselle region, but without imposing permanent checks on the border with France.At the same time, the institute removed the Portuguese Algarve region from its red list as

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Playmakers wanted: Defending champ Alabama replacing stars

Nick Saban and Alabama opened spring practice Friday with an immediate goal. Along with winning another national championship, that is.

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No. 8 seed Loyola holds off No. 9 seed Georgia Tech, 71-60

INDIANAPOLIS – Loyola Chicago might be the only team that feels as though little has changed about the NCAA Tournament.

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Regina girl collecting donations for care kits to help those in need

coronavirus pandemic, one Regina girl is finding a way to help others.When Grade 6 student Hayden Beaupre isn’t in school, she spends her time making care kits. It’s an initiative the 11-year-old calls “Haydens Helping Hands.”“I just hate seeing people who are out there struggling,” Hayden said.

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1-on-1 with Dr. Bonnie Henry: Looking back at one year of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 a global pandemic, many have looked back at how the disease has changed the fabric of our lives.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is no different.In leading B.C.’s effort to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, Henry has gone from being a soft-spoken public health official to arguably the most recognizable face in the province.Speaking to Global BC’s legislative bureau chief, Keith Baldrey, the province’s top doctor said her time in the spotlight has been challenging.“I am an introvert and it takes a lot of energy for me to stand up and to talk publicly,” she said.“To be a public face for this long takes its toll, but I’m also I’m very grateful.

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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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