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'We did it!': Minnesota exults at Census win at NY's expense

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesotans spent 18 months worrying over whether the 2020 census would finally cost them a precious seat in Congress, expecting to lose one to faster-growing competitors in the South and West even if they found and counted every last soul in the state.

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'Crisis Mode': Chester County experiencing shortage in volunteer firefighters

CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. - A dire situation is about to boil over across the country. Many fire departments are struggling to meet staffing needs when it comes to volunteers. This is especially true in Pennsylvania where more than 90% of the fire companies are all-volunteer.

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Scots Covid vaccine trial volunteers needed as scientists produce latest jab

coronavirus vaccine which is being developed right on our front doorstep. Boffins behind the Valneva jab, which is being produced in Livingston, West Lothian, are seeking 4,000 volunteers to participate in clinical trials.

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On another lonely Anzac Day, solitary memorials stand out

ZONNEBEKE – On another Anzac Day turned lonesome by the global pandemic, solitary actions show all the more how the sacrifices of Australia and New Zealand during World War I are far from forgotten.

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Neighbors saving neighbors: Man creates volunteer program to provide lifesaving aid in The Villages

THE VILLAGES, Fla. – Once a month Lew Simon makes the short walk through his garage, to the side of his house.

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Comedian Eric Andre claims racial profiling at Atlanta airport

ATLANTA - Comedian Eric Andre says he was the victim of racial profiling while flying out of Atlanta's airport on Wednesday afternoon.The 38-year-old actor and stand-up comic said he was singled out of passengers boarding a flight for a random drug search by two plainclothes officers. He said he declined his consent to be searched.His initial tweet reads:"@Atlanta_Police "I was just racially profiled by two plain clothes Atlanta PD police in @Delta terminal T3 at the Atlanta airport.

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Oakland Technical High senior to be school's first Black male valedictorian

Oakland Technical H.S. senior, who founded science education company Kits Cubed, to be school's first Black male valedictorian, after being accepted to all 11 colleges to which he applied including Harvard and Stanford.

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UK trial reinfects volunteers who have had coronavirus

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Katie Price’s relief as Harvey gets his second jab of Covid vaccine – after first one saw him rushed to hospital

KATIE Price is relieved after her 18-year-old son Harvey got his second coronavirus vaccine jab last week - after the first dose triggered a terrifying hospital dash. The 42-year-old star's son suffered no ill effects from his second jab, with the high-risk teen now fully vaccinated against the virus.

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Residents evacuated as mountain fire spreads in Cape Town

CAPE TOWN – Residents are being evacuated from Cape Town neighborhoods Monday as a wildfire spreading on the slopes of the city's famed Table Mountain was fanned by strong winds overnight and houses came under threat.

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Lansdale pharmacy vaccinates thousands at North Penn High School clinic

LANSDALE, Pa. - A Montgomery County pharmacy gave the local vaccine push a 'shot in the arm' on Sunday by hosting a large vaccination clinic at North Penn High School with the goal of administering thousands of shots.The Skipback Pharmacy, owned and operated by Dr. Mayank Amin, hosted the clinic with support from over 700 volunteers.

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Healthy, young volunteers to be deliberately reinfected with Covid-19 in new trial

Healthy, young volunteers who have previously had Covid-19 will be deliberately exposed to the virus for a second time to see how the immune system reacts.

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Johnson makes IndyCar debut with slow but steady practice

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Jimmie Johnson hopped on a scooter and navigated his way through an unfamiliar Alabama paddock. He stopped to lean against a stack of tires for a quick conversation with childhood hero Rick Mears, then went to work on his new career.

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Philip's legacy lives in chef who traded prison for kitchen

LONDON – Jon Watts was 18 years old when he woke up in a prison cell and decided he had to change.

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Former Minnesota cop charged in shooting of Black motorist

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – A white former police officer faced her first court appearance Thursday in the traffic-stop shooting of a Black motorist that has engulfed a small Minneapolis suburb with four straight days of bitter conflict between protesters and police.

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Volunteers needed for COVID-19 vaccine side effect study

Health Matters April 14: A national study is recruiting volunteers to help provide a clearer picture of COVID-19 vaccine side effects. Participation involves online surveys.

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Brooklyn Center forms crisis team in wake of protests to Daunte Wright shooting

Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott addresses media after the police shooting of Daunte Wright. BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (FOX 9) - In the wake of ongoing protests following the police shooting of Daunte Wright, Brooklyn Center city leaders announced the creation of the Brooklyn Center Community Crisis Team to promote peaceful protests and establish connections with community members.Wright was shot and killed by former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter on Sunday during a traffic stop.

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Volunteers band together online to help Canadians book COVID-19 vaccine appointments

A group of volunteers has come together online to help Canadians with booking COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Vaccine Hunters Canada is hoping to bridge the gap of information and to make sure no spaces or doses go to waste.

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EXPLAINER: Chauvin defense suggests prone position not risky

CHICAGO – The attorney for the former officer charged with killing George Floyd says several studies suggest police can safely use their bodyweight to hold a handcuffed suspect facedown on the ground — or prone — as Floyd was in the last minutes of his life.

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Hundreds benefit from Tameside's first pop-up Covid vaccination clinic

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UK expands COVID-19 mix and match vaccine trial

LONDON : A study assessing the benefits of mixing and matching coronavirus vaccines has been extended to include the Moderna and Novavax jabs.The Com-Cov study, led by the University of Oxford, has been investigating the immune responses of volunteers given a dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine followed by the Pfizer jab, and vice versa, since February.Now, an expanded study will seek to recruit adults aged over 50 who have received their first dose in the past eight to 12 weeks to test out the immune response when combined with one of the other vaccines as a second dose."The focus of both this and the original Com-Cov study is to explore whether the multiple COVID-19 vaccines that are available can be used more flexibly, with different

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Ford says employer-hosted vaccine clinics ‘co-ordinated effort’

Asked about relying on businesses to volunteer to set up a vaccine clinic for their employees in high-risk businesses as opposed to going to health units, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the employer-hosted vaccine clinics were a ‘co-ordinated effort’ by hospitals, public health units and organizations reaching out to the government and vice versa.

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The donation app that has made sure Greater Manchester's food banks don't run out of vital supplies during the Covid crisis

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Police unveil plan to improve recreation center following triple shooting

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's 18th District says residents will see changes at a recreation center where a triple shooting left a teen dead last month.A family out at Christy Recreation Center on a beautiful spring evening. Just outside the gate Philadelphia police van with officers keeps a watchful eye.

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Discarded masks litter beaches worldwide, threaten sea life

SANDY HOOK, N.J. – To the usual list of foul trash left behind or washed up on beaches around the world, add these: masks and gloves used by people to avoid the coronavirus and then discarded on the sand.

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GMB's Ranvir Singh hits back at Adil Ray over Covid vaccine volunteer confusion

Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh was mocked by her co-star Adil Ray during Wednesday's edition of the ITV breakfast show.The dynamic duo chatted about whether they had been given the jab in accordance with whether they came under the top priority groups.As he is over the age of 45, Adil told his ITV co-star he had received this first vaccine but when Ranvir, 43, said she hadn’t, the comedian teased the former Strictly Come Dancing star by suggeting she volunteered at her GP practice to get one.Adil told viewers watching at home: "It’s so funny. These two [Ranvir and Sean Fletcher] are trying to figure out how to get a vaccine.“You could volunteer.

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LinkedIn lets 15,900 employees take week after Easter off in push to avoid burnout

LinkedIn is allowing its staff members a full, paid week off post-Easter to support mental well-being.Nearly all 15,900 full-time employees will be able to take a break from work next week to avoid burnout, the company told news agency AFP Friday. LinkedIn's coined "RestUp!" week begins Monday."There is something magical about the entire company taking a break at the same time," LinkedIn responded to AFP's inquiry.

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FDA approves new ADHD drug for children, the first in more than a decade

UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 9 - The outside of the Food and Drug Administration headquarters is seen in White Oak, Md., on Monday, November 9, 2015. The FDA is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and has been in U.S.

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Musician couple host concerts to fundraise for food pantry

NEW YORK – When Erin Shields belted out “Being Alive” — the showstopper from the Broadway classic “Company” — the title had extra levels of meaning.

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Hundreds of French sports figures accused of sexual violence

PARIS – A year-long, nationwide French effort to uncover and combat sexual violence in sports has identified more than 400 coaches, teachers and others suspected of abuse or covering it up.

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California targets critical farmworkers for vaccinations

SAN FRANCISCO – The fight to end the coronavirus' devastation throughout California's heartland extends to the Mexico border, where migrant farmworkers heading north to pick lettuce, broccoli, carrots and other crops are offered a vaccination as soon as they enter the United States.

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Bangkok home collapses after fire; 3 dead, several trapped

BANGKOK – At least three people were killed after a three-story house in Bangkok collapsed on Saturday following a fire, leaving an unknown number of people still trapped under the rubble, local police said.

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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine works for at least 6 months

NEW YORK – Pfizer says its vaccine continues to be effective against COVID-19 up to six months later.

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Brutal NYC attack renews Asian American volunteers' efforts

NEW YORK – Fed up with the incessant attacks on Asian Americans, Stan Lee recently started voluntarily patrolling San Francisco's Chinatown. So when the 53-year-old fire lieutenant saw a video of a New York City woman getting brutally beaten, he didn't have to guess how his fellow volunteers — other Asian American firefighters — were taking it.

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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is safe in kids as young as 12: What you need to know

PHILADELPHIA - Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall."As a parent, I would like to wait to see what’s going on until it’s proven that it’s really safe for the kids," said Iwan Soetiono.He is undecided about whether he’d let his 12-year-old son Peter who he says has special needs get the shot when available. Even if it would be a step forward in getting more kids back in school in the fall. "I would like my kid to go back to school again in person so they can socialize with other kids but on the other side but I’m still concerned about social distancing and about the

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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine protects younger teens

Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall.

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Fallen firefighter’s 6-year-old son gets fire truck parade for birthday 1 day after father’s death

Multiple fire trucks line up for a birthday parade for the 6-year-old son of fallen firefighter Jared Lloyd (Courtesy: Jason Trow) SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. - When firefighter Jared Lloyd was killed in the line of duty on March 23, his comrades organized a fire truck birthday parade for his 6-year-old son, Logan, the day after his father’s tragic death."No one had to answer that call, but people answered it and they stepped up," firefighter Matthew Boney, who helped spearhead the effort, told FOX Television Stations Tuesday.

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Syrian who fled to Germany drops out of race for parliament

BERLIN – A Syrian man who came to Germany as an asylum-seeker in 2015 and was running for a seat in parliament in his new country's September election said Tuesday that he is withdrawing his candidacy.

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One Good Thing: A Singapore skyline view for migrant workers

The capsules of the Ferris wheel in Singapore were peppered with rain.

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Nearly completed Gloucester County VFW pavilion wiped out in storm

MANTUA TWP., N.J. - Sunday night’s storm left significant damage in parts of the area. From Mercer County to Camden County and from Montco and Delco, there were reports of trees and wires down.In Gloucester County, months of hard work at a Mantua Township VFW were gone in just a few minutes due to strong winds from the storm.It’s common to see fallen trees, downed power lines and damaged homes after large storms, but one structure that collapsed was so much more than just an unfinished pavilion."What you’re looking at is what’s left of the Frank Conklin Memorial Pavilion that was under construction.

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At least 11 more states to open virus vaccines to all adults

At least 11 states will open vaccine eligibility to all adults this week in a major expansion of COVID-19 shots for tens of millions of Americans amid a worrisome increase in virus cases and concerns about balancing supply and demand for the vaccines.

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J&J to deliver Covid vaccine to Europe from April 19

Johnson & Johnson said Monday it would start delivering its single-shot Covid vaccine to Europe on April 19, giving the continent a boost as it struggles to speed up its vaccination drive.The pharmaceutical giant's jab was approved by European Union regulators in mid-March, following approval of vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and AstraZeneca.The 27-nation EU has signed a firm order for 200 million J&J doses and an option for 200 million more.As well as being the first that requires just a single injection rather than two, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is easier to store.The EMA gave the green light after saying clinical trials involving volunteers in the United States, South Africa and South American countries found the J&J jab

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Emma Willis and Busted husband Matt trained up to give Covid injections

trained up to give Covid injections to those in need. The couple trained with St john's Ambulance and can now give covid injections in Hertfordshire after training with the vaccination volunteer programme.

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Dumfries and Galloway Food Train volunteers hailed as "heroes" for efforts during coronavirus pandemic

Helen, meanwhile, is looking forward to in-person befriending services being able to restart as soon as it is safe for them to do so.She said: “We can’t thank the volunteers and the staff of the shopping service enough for all they have done in the past year.

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Emma Willis and Busted husband Matt train to become volunteer Covid vaccinators

Emma Willis has revealed that she and her husband Matt Willis are now fully trained Covid vaccine volunteers and can't wait to do their bit to help.

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Oxford to test inhaled version of Covid vaccine with 30 volunteers

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Cayard takes helm of underperforming US Olympic sailing team

SAN DIEGO – Paul Cayard has raced in the America’s Cup and the Olympics, and was the first American skipper to win one of sailing’s toughest challenges, the Whitbread Round the World Race.

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Blood Bikes Scotland health charity turns to electric power

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.CHARITY Blood Bikes Scotland is now able to help the NHS in a more eco-friendly way.The organisation has just taken delivery of its first electric motorcycle – thanks to a grant from Keep Scotland Beautiful.The £24,896 award was provided from the Community Climate Asset Fund to enable the volunteer group to buy the electric bike and a charging station.Backed by Hollywood star and motorbike fan Ewan McGregor, Blood Bikes Scotland provides a free-of-charge transport service to the NHS in the east of Scotland from the Borders up to Fife.The team moves small, urgent items from one site to another or to a patient’s home – helping to support the likes of GPs,

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