WASHINGTON - The U.S. Secret Service confirmed on Wednesday that it had "detained" a person near the Vice President’s mansion in D.C.READ MORE: US Secret Service makes 3 arrests in DC on Inauguration DayThey declined to say what the person had done to prompt the response from law enforcement near Number One Observatory Circle, nor did they say whether the person would face criminal charges.READ MORE: DC police has surveillance video of Secret Service shooting, Fox News sources sayAccording to the Secret Service, they picked up the person in the 3400 block of Massachusetts Avenue.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherThey told FOX 5 that D.C.

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Cruise lines ask CDC to lift no sail order in July

An industry group representing cruise lines wants the White House to allow cruises to hit the high seas this summer.

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Women's soccer stars join Biden to promote closing pay gap

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is making the case Wednesday that the pay disparity between men and women has hurt the economy, bringing members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team to the White House to help set new goals for equality.

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Mass asymptomatic testing for Edmundston, N.B. as variant COVID-19 cases confirmed

‘We need those people’: N.B. businesses look forward to visitors from Quebec border Health officials say variant cases are appearing in the area, so they’re setting up the clinic to test asymptomatic people to “help determine if there has been any further spread in the region.”“This is available for individuals who do not have any symptoms of COVID-19 and who are not self-isolating but who wish to be tested,” a news release notes.Testing will be held Thursday and Friday at Saint-Basile arena from 10 a.m.

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Turkey rejects Macron's claim of possible vote interference

ANKARA – Turkey on Wednesday rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s suggestions that Ankara could seek to interfere in France’s next election by manipulating public opinion.

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Feds: Oath Keeper coordinated with Proud Boys before riot

A reputed leader in the Oath Keepers militia group discussed forming an "alliance” and coordinating plans with another extremist group, the Proud Boys, ahead of the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, according to new court papers.

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MLB steps up ball monitoring to suppress foreign substances

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball is increasing its monitoring of baseballs in an attempt to suppress any use of foreign substances by pitchers.

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President Joe Biden, first lady Jill will join women’s national soccer team to mark Equal Pay Day

LOS ANGELES - March 24 is Equal Pay Day, which marks how much longer into a new year U.S. women on average must work to earn what the average man earned the previous year.

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Boston turns historic page with 1st Black, 1st female mayor

BOSTON – Kim Janey, who as a child had rocks hurled at her school bus during Boston's desegregation era, marked her historic elevation as the first woman and first Black person to serve as mayor of the city with a ceremonial swearing-in event Wednesday.

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New initiative over rights of nursing home residents

People working in health and social care services are being asked to avail of an online course to enable them to apply "a human rights-based approach" to their work.

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Few Quebec ‘guardian angels’ who worked in health care during COVID-19 granted residency

Guardian Angels program for asylum seekers leaving spouses, family members behind Premier François Legault said Tuesday he was unaware Quebec was lagging behind other provinces, adding that the criteria for the program was decided in conjunction with the federal government. “There is no instruction given not to accelerate the acceptance of these people,” Legault told reporters in Quebec City.“On the contrary, we want to keep our word.”Cayo said the delays have caused people to put their lives on hold.

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White House officials, lawmakers to tour border facility

WASHINGTON – A delegation of White House officials and members of Congress was traveling to the southern border on Wednesday to tour a facility being used to house migrant children as increasing numbers of unaccompanied young people cross into the United States.

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Zimbabwe's president gets shot of Sinovac in Victoria Falls

HARARE – Zimbabwe’s president has received his first shot of the Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, a move the government hopes will encourage more people to seek the Chinese vaccines, which are the only ones currently available in the country.

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Biden's dogs, Champ and Major, are back at the White House

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden’s dogs, Champ and Major, are back at the White House after spending time in Delaware amid a biting incident involving Major.Jill Biden's press secretary Michael LaRosa on Wednesday confirmed that the two German shepherds had returned to Washington, D.C.Earlier this month, Major caused a "minor injury" to a Secret Service agent.

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‘We’re with so many women’: Megan Rapinoe testifies before Congress about soccer team’s equal pay lawsuit

WASHINGTON - Megan Rapinoe is a decorated champion on the soccer pitch and has been a champion for women seeking equal pay in the workplace.She continued to carry the cause Wednesday when she testified before Congress in honor of Equal Pay Day. Rapinoe was questioned on the team’s pending equal pay lawsuit."Yes, we’re fighting for ourselves and yes, we have our outstanding lawsuit with the federation, but we’re with everyone.

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NHL ref's career over after hot-mic call on Preds penalty

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tim Peel's career as an NHL referee is over after his voice was picked up by a TV microphone saying he wanted to call a penalty against the Nashville Predators.

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US, Europe, NATO close ranks to counter 'aggressive' China

BRUSSELS – The United States and countries around Europe are stepping up cooperation to respond to “aggressive and coercive” behavior by China, days after the U.S. and its allies launched coordinated sanctions against Chinese officials accused of rights abuses in the far-western Xinjiang region.

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SeaWorld’s Aquatica announces opening date for dueling slide Riptide Race

ORLANDO, Fla. – SeaWorld’s Aquatica water park said Wednesday that its newest water slide Riptide Race, will open to the public on April 3.

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Bidens’ German shepherds back at White House after Major spends time with trainer

The president’s youngest German shepherd is out of the dog house and back at the White House.

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Two more Dumfries and Galloway residents lose their lives to coronavirus

By that method, there had been 7,559 deaths in Scotland by 2pm yesterday.

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EU moves toward stricter export controls for COVID vaccines

BRUSSELS – The European Union is moving toward stricter export controls to ensure that there are more COVID-19 shot supplies for the bloc which should boost its flagging vaccine drive at a time of another surge of the coronavirus pandemic on the continent.

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Spain’s Princess Leonor presides 1st event without parents

MADRID – Spain’s Princess Leonor de Borbón presided over her first public event without the presence of her father, King Felipe VI, on Wednesday at the 30th anniversary celebration of a language and cultural center.

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Active COVID-19 cases confirmed at 5 more TVDSB schools

COVID-19: 22 new cases in London-Middlesex; 16 patients in hospital, LHSC says Strathroy District Collegiate Institute has two active cases, while the other schools have one active case each, according to the TVDSB’s COVID-19 alerts page.“Thames Valley wishes to assure the community that all staff, parents and guardians of the school community were immediately notified,” the board said in a statement.“The schools will remain open.” Hamilton schools reporting 57 COVID-19 cases over 3 days The board says that the Middlesex-London Health Unit and Southwestern Public Health will be identifying close contacts of cases within their jurisdictions and following up to provide specific testing advice.“If you do not receive a letter from Thames

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Central Florida woman focusing on building online community for Black businesses

ORLANDO, Fla. – Petrona Ramsey says when she first heard about Black Business Orlando she was automatically drawn to the idea of helping young black entrepreneurs.

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Putin gets jab of COVID-19 vaccine -- out of the public eye

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin was vaccinated against COVID-19 Tuesday out of sight of the cameras, his spokesman said, prompting questions about whether the gesture will boost comparatively low immunization rates in Russia.

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Beijing district encourages residents to get Covid-19 shots with shopping coupon

China tries to accelerate its Covid-19 vaccination rate.Daxing district, with a population of about 1.8 million, started handing out the coupons on Wednesday to people who have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.Also Read | Field report: A groundswell of anti-incumbency in Mamata’s BengalThe coupons range in value from 8 yuan ($1.23) to 30 yuan each depending on various conditions, and can be used at supermarkets in Daxing, the district said on social media.More than 200 million yuan ($30.7 million) worth of discounts will be distributed through the coupons, Beijing Daily, the official newspaper of communist party authorities in the city, said.Some people expressed concern about the coupons on social media."Inducing people into

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Japan's Toyota, Isuzu, Hino join in truck technology tie up

TOKYO – Japanese automakers Toyota, Isuzu and Hino said Wednesday they are setting up a partnership in commercial vehicles to work together in electric, hydrogen, connected and autonomous driving technologies.

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Israel vote deadlock: Netanyahu appears short of majority

JERUSALEM – Uncertainty hovered over the outcome of Israel's parliamentary election Wednesday, with both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and sworn political rivals determined to depose him apparently lacking a clear path to a governing coalition.

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The 'disturbing influence' of presidential news conferences

WASHINGTON – He'd led allied armies in the defeat of Nazi Germany only to find himself, a decade later, a tad intimidated before the cameras in an echoey room of the Old Executive Office Building, ready to make history again.

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Democrats vow vote on gun bills; Biden says 'we have to act'

WASHINGTON – Democrats said they are pushing toward a vote on expanded gun control measures as the nation reels from its second mass shooting in a week. President Joe Biden said “we have to act,” but prospects for any major changes were dim, for now, in the closely divided Congress.

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Indian-American Vivek Murthy confirmed by Senate as Joe Biden's surgeon general, will focus on Covid, opioids

Vivek Murthy to be US President Joe Biden's surgeon general, handing the administration one of its top public health officials amid the Covid-19 pandemic.US Senators voted 57-43 to confirm the Indian American as Biden's surgeon general. Murthy served as surgeon general under the Obama administration but was fired by former President Donald Trump in 2017.Taking to Twitter, Vivek Murthy said, "I am deeply grateful to be confirmed by the Senate to serve once again as your Surgeon General.

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Could there be a 4th stimulus check? Democratic lawmakers push for more direct payments

WASHINGTON - Many Americans recently saw money deposited into their bank accounts after President Joe Biden signed a new $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue package earlier this month that included a third round of direct stimulus payments.

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Far-right party set to gain new influence after Israeli vote

JERUSALEM – An alliance of far-right groups including openly racist and homophobic candidates appears poised to enter Israel's parliament, possibly as an indispensable member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition, according to exit polls Tuesday.

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Biden announces extension of deadline to sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage on law’s 11th anniversary

COLUMBUS, Ohio - On Tuesday, President Joe Biden showcased health insurance cost cuts in a speech in Ohio marking 11 years since the Affordable Care Act became law.Speaking at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, Biden celebrated the 11th anniversary of the adoption of the health care legislation, announcing that his administration is extending the deadline for Americans to sign up for coverage to Aug. 15. "Our government can fulfill its most essential purpose to care for and protect the American people," Biden said. Biden's COVID-19 relief law pumps up "Obamacare" premium subsidies to address longstanding problems of affordability, particularly for people with solid middle-class incomes.

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Biden's disciplined agenda rollout tested by the unexpected

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration has taken tremendous pride in methodically unveiling its agenda, particularly the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief measure the president hopes to trumpet over the next several weeks. But a growing list of unforeseen challenges is beginning to scramble the White House's plans.

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Newly confirmed surgeon general to focus on COVID, opioids

WASHINGTON – The Senate confirmed a soft-spoken physician as President Joe Biden's surgeon general Tuesday. While Dr. Vivek Murthy says ending the coronavirus pandemic is his top priority, he's also raised concerns over a relapsing opioid overdose crisis.

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Traveller charged after allegedly presenting fake negative COVID-19 test at Pearson Airport

Peel Regional Police say a man has been charged after allegedly presenting a fake negative COVID-19 test at Toronto Pearson International Airport.Police said that on Sunday at 4 p.m., officers went to assist the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).A CBSA officer was looking at entry documents, police said, including a negative COVID-19 test which “appeared to be fraudulent.”The international traveller, a 45-year-old Edmonton man, was subsequently charged with unlawfully knowingly using a forged document, police said.

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Whistleblowers alleged abuse at Delaware County juvenile detention center

DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. - Shocking revelations about what allegedly went on behind closed doors at a juvenile detention center in Delaware County."We're here because of systemic abuse. The systemic abuse of children," public defender Chris Welsh said.Delaware County's public defender, lawmakers, and three whistleblowers who worked at the county's juvenile detention center painted a horrific scene of what they say has been happening for years in the Lima facility behind closed doors."The systemic abuses I witnessed and repeatedly attempted to stop forced me to reconsider my entire career path and go to law school," whistleblower Nathan Orians said.

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Blocked Boulder assault-weapons ban renews gun law questions

SALT LAKE CITY – Nearly three years before a gunman walked into a crowded supermarket in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with an AR-15 style weapon and killed 10 people, the city of Boulder, Colorado, voted to ban assault weapons.

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Higher prices, more deliveries: US Postal Service proposes major changes to avoid $160B projected shortfall

In this photo illustration the United States Postal Service (USPS) logo is seen on a smartphone and a pc screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The U.S.

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‘They’re responding to the unknown:’ Orlando police chief reminds of officers’ sacrifices after Colorado mass shooting

ORLANDO, Fla. – Across the country, flags are at half-staff in honor of the victims of a deadly mass shooting at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday.

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Biden to outline 2022 budget priorities next week

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration will next week release its proposed discretionary budget for fiscal 2022, providing insight into the president's top priorities and laying down a marker for Congress, the White House Office of Management and Budget said Tuesday.

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Duckworth threatens Biden nominees over lack of diversity

Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Tuesday said the lack of Asian-American or Pacific Islander representation in President Joe Biden’s cabinet is “not acceptable” and threatened to withhold her vote on key nominations until the administration addresses the matter.

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Ormond Beach residents fight to save scenic highway from development

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – There is a growing push to stop planned development along a beloved scenic route in Volusia County, the Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail.

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More women are leading Disney’s theme parks, resorts and attractions

For more than six decades, Disney’s cast member training has had -- at its core --- “The Four Keys” of Disney’s success: Safety, Courtesy, Show, and Efficiency. In September of 2020, Disney added a Fifth Key: Inclusion, as the company admitted it can do better at making its theme parks, attractions, and resorts more diverse and more welcoming.

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

Secret Service confirms ‘person detained’ near Vice President’s residence in DC

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