WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week to 861,000, evidence that layoffs remain painfully high despite a steady drop in the number of confirmed viral infections.Applications from laid-off workers rose 13,000 from the previous week, which was revised sharply higher, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Before the virus erupted in the United States last March, weekly applications for unemployment benefits had never topped 700,000, even during the Great Recession of 2008-2009.The job market has stalled, with employers having added a mere 49,000 jobs in January after cutting workers in December.

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Third US vaccine could raise question: Which shots are best?

WASHINGTON – The nation is poised to get a third vaccine against COVID-19, but because at first glance the Johnson & Johnson shot may not be seen as equal to other options, health officials are girding for the question: Which one is best?

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Sanford seeks racial injustice reform 9 years after Trayvon Martin’s death

SANFORD, Fla. – Commissioners in the city where Black teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer nine years ago Friday have agreed to form an advisory committee to study how race, class and gender can lead to social inequities.

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Covid-19 vaccine: Now, you can choose your vaccination site, says Indian govt

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HARRISBURG - Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania on Thursday used a hearing to ask Gov. Tom Wolf’s top health official whether it was a mistake to order COVID-19 patients to be readmitted to nursing homes, although it is far from clear that the policy led to an outbreak or death.Since Pennsylvania’s first coronavirus spike in cases last spring, Republicans have accused Wolf’s administration of fueling the outbreak in nursing homes by ordering the facilities to readmit residents who had been treated for the virus in a hospital.Despite a high number of nursing home deaths in Pennsylvania, no investigation has thus far pointed to the policy as a cause of death or outbreak.

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Brotherly Love for Texas: Good Day shows Philly love to Texans in need

PHILADELPHIA - Our Good Day Philadelphia family will be showing their support to the people of Texas Friday morning.As you may know, FOX 29' Alex Holley is from the Dallas area, and her family is one of many impacted by the crisis across the state in the wake of a winter storm.We've decided to help those in need by showing our Philly love for the North Texas Food Bank. DONATE: NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANKThe North Texas Food Bank has been working to close the hunger gap in the region by providing access to nutritious food.

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Vaccine passports gain traction, but experts warn of ‘huge moral crisis in equity’

green passport” that proved they had been vaccinated or had recovered from COVID-19 could get in.The highly controlled concert offered a glimpse of a future that many are longing for after months of COVID-19 restrictions. Governments say getting vaccinated and having proper documentation will smooth the way to travel, entertainment and other social gatherings in a post-pandemic world.

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Florida FWC votes to ban ‘high-risk’ reptiles as snake lovers protest and beg for mercy

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Thursday voted unanimously for a set of rules that would ban owning or breeding six types of pythons, the green anaconda and nine other “high-risk” reptiles, News 6 partner Florida Today reports.

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DeSantis preparing to expand COVID-19 vaccine availability below age 65 threshold

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s preparing to lower the age at which Floridians can get a COVID-19 vaccination to somewhere below the current 65-year-old threshold, News 6 partner Florida Today reports.

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Pandemic diplomacy: Trudeau to meet virtually with U.S. secretary of state

Antony Blinken will visit virtually with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau as part of the Biden administration’s post-Trump fence-mending campaign.Blinken’s “virtual trips” to Canada and Mexico mark the secretary’s first bilateral video conferences since taking office.The visit follows up on Trudeau’s own virtual summit this week with the U.S. president, which produced a “road map” for collaboration on issues like climate change, the economy and COVID-19.

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CDC launches ‘vaccine finder’ tool, web site

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a new search tool for COVID-19 vaccines.

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Conservative gathering in Orlando to feature Trump’s false fraud claims

WASHINGTON – A gathering of conservatives this weekend in Florida will serve as an unabashed endorsement of former President Donald Trump’s desire to remain the leader of the Republican Party — and as a forum to fan his false claim that he lost the November election only because of widespread voter fraud.

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CPAC 2021 speakers on Friday to include Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump Jr.

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Conservative Political Action Conference, also known as CPAC, is underway in Central Florida with a number of high-profile conservatives scheduled to take the stage this weekend.All the speeches culminate with former President Donald Trump's appearance on Sunday, which will be his first public appearance since leaving office more than one month ago.The conference is being held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Orlando with thousands of conservatives from around the country in attendance. Friday marks the second day of CPAC with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Senator Rick Scott, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, and Donald Trump, Jr.

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Covid-19 vaccination: Centre chairs high-level meeting with States ahead of next phase – All you need to know

Covid-19 vaccination starting from 1 March, the Centre has chaired a meeting with states and Union Territories (UTs) the inoculation of age-appropriate groups and the expansion of the vaccination programme.During the meeting, process of empanelment of private hospitals as Covid vaccination centres has also been discussed, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement. Here are the details of the next phase of Covid-19 vaccination programme.The nationwide Covid-19 Vaccination drive was launched on 16th January, 2021.

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Aditya Birla Health offers 100% return of premium on no claims for 2 years

MUMBAI : Aditya Birla Health Insurance has launched what it claims to be an industry-first move in the health insurance segment offering up to 100% return of the premium.The offering is the new version of its flagship product Activ Health, which provides a comprehensive health protection with extensive wellness benefits, the company said on Friday.It claimed that it is the only health insurer offering up to 100% return of the premium in terms of rewards and reload of the sum insured through the new policy.Customers will be refunded through rewards if they have had two claims-free years wherein they earn 50 per cent no claim bonus for every claim-free year or 100 per cent of the sum insured, said chief executive Mayank Bathwal.A customer is

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South Korea begins vaccination campaign

South Korea has launched its Covid-19 inoculation campaign, with shots to be administered in some 200 nursing homes, in an effort that officials call the first step in returning the country to more normal life.

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Why is a north-south divide in Covid rates opening up again - and what’s the government’s plan?

direct to your inboxSeven weeks into our third national lockdown, you could be forgiven for expecting Covid infection rates to be falling everywhere - and falling fairly evenly.But they’re not.A fortnight before schools are due to reopen - and with most of the population yet to be vaccinated - the latest M.E.N. analysis of local authority areas shows nearly one in four places across the country are now seeing rises, with particularly chunky numbers being added to the count in parts of Yorkshire and Leicestershire.

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Once the mainstream model, Michigan GOP embraces right wing

LANSING, Mich. – Josh Venable, a longtime Michigan GOP operative and chief of staff to former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, can trace the arc of the state's Republican Party clearly.

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People with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies may have low risk of future infection: Study

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes covid-19, may have protection against future infection for a few months, a research published in the JAMA Internal Medicine showed.The findings could have important public health implications, including decisions about returning to physical workplaces and schools, and prioritising vaccine distribution.Also Read | The limits to India’s privatization pushResearchers from the National Institutes of Health, US, in collaboration with two health care data analytics companies, HealthVerity and Aetion, Inc, and five commercial laboratories obtained antibody test results for more than 3 million people who had a SARS-CoV-2 antibody test between January 1 and August 23, 2020.This represented more than 50% of the

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Biden to exercise empathy skills in Texas visit after storms

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will exercise his empathy skills Friday during a Texas visit with a dual mission: surveying damage caused by severe winter weather and encouraging people to get their coronavirus shots.

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Water near Arizona Air Force base is tainted in latest case

PHOENIX – The U.S. Air Force says it will be distributing bottled water to thousands of residents and business owners near its base in suburban Phoenix until at least April, marking the latest case of chemicals from military firefighting efforts contaminating the water supply in a nearby community.

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Michigan St beats No. 4 Ohio St 71-67, improves NCAA resume

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Tom Izzo walked into the locker room with fists in the air and an ear-to-ear grin on his face, welcoming water getting doused on him by Michigan State's players celebrating what clearly was not just another win.

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House to vote on virus bill; arbiter says wage hike a no-go

WASHINGTON – Democrats are ready to shove a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package through the House on Friday, despite a setback that means a minimum wage boost is unlikely to be in the final version that reaches President Joe Biden.

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Asia Today: 1st vaccines reach arms in S. Korea, Hong Kong

South Korea administered its first available shots of coronavirus vaccines to people at long-term care facilities Friday, launching a mass immunization campaign that health authorities hope will restore some level of normalcy by the end of the year.

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University of Delaware has seen over 200 COVID-19 cases this week

NEWARK, Del. - The University of Delaware is tightening its coronavirus restrictions and urging students to reduce time indoors with others amid an explosion of new coronavirus cases on campus over the last two days. According to the school's website, more than 140 new infections have been reported since Tuesday.

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Nets rout Magic 129-92, run NBA-leading win streak to eight

NEW YORK – Kyrie Irving had 27 points and nine assists, James Harden scored 20 points and the Nets extended their longest winning streak since moving to Brooklyn to eight games with a 129-92 rout of the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.

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Dickinson impresses as No. 3 Michigan routs No. 9 Iowa 79-57

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Hunter Dickinson showed early on that he could guard Luka Garza without help.

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Nursing home in Downingtown pleads for more doses of COVID-19 vaccine

DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. - A nursing home in Downingtown, Chester County is pleading for COVID-19 doses to administer to its residents and staff. Renee Heifetz, 83, has only left her Downingtown independent living apartment once in the past year. "You have to entertain yourself in your apartment so it’s a lot of reading," she said.She was hoping either her age, cardiac condition, or diabetes would help her get the COVID-19 vaccine and start living again. But she's still waiting.She is a resident of Ashbridge Manor Senior Living.

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Man dies after car catches on fire in Marion County crash

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Marion County.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest February 25, 2021

Department of Health:https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/Daily and Weekly Preliminary Vaccine Administration UpdatesThe charts below will be included in the Daily News Digest, Monday-Friday.45 New COVID-19 Cases DOH reports 45 new cases of coronavirus today.This report includes cases up until Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. Full data is posted on the State COVID-19 dashboard and on the DOH Disease Outbreak & Control Division website daily: HawaiiCOVID19.com/data-dashboard. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Feb. 23, 2021 Island of Diagnosis New CasesReported since2/28/2020(including new

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McConnell says he'd support Trump if he wins 2024 nomination

WASHINGTON – Less than a month after excoriating Donald Trump in a blistering floor speech, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would “absolutely” support the former president again if he secured the Republican nomination in 2024.

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Cavs, Indians, Browns unite police, area youth for change

CLEVELAND – Trying to strengthen the strained relationship between the community and city police, the Cavaliers hosted dozens of area youth for what the NBA team — in its partnership with the Browns and Indians — hopes leads to permanent change.

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Senate parliamentarian rules minimum wage hike must be dropped from COVID relief bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate parliamentarian has dealt a potentially lethal blow to Democrats' drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that the cherished progressive goal must fall from a massive COVID-19 relief bill the party is trying to speed through Congress, Democratic Senate aides said Thursday. The finding by Elizabeth MacDonough, the chamber's nonpartisan arbiter of its rules, comes as Democrats prepare for House approval Friday of an initial version of the $1.9 trillion package that still includes the minimum wage boost.It also forces Democrats to make politically painful choices about what to do next on the minimum wage, which has long caused internal party rifts.RELATED: Costco to raise minimum wage to $16 per hour, above

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A view of the Delaware River from a vehicle bridge connecting Damascus Township, Pa., and Callicoon, N.Y.

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This teacher’s block party features music, dancing, games and books

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Nisha Phillip-Malahoo is getting results for her community and she’s doing it from her front yard.

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‘You’re not alone’: 2 women in 30s who lost husbands to COVID-19 start Facebook support group

NEW JERSEY - Two young women who lost their spouses to COVID-19 are trying to help others who share similar grief.Kristina Scorpo and Pamela Addison were complete strangers, but formed a bond under heartbreaking circumstances: They both lost their husbands to the coronavirus in 2020.Scorpo and Addison — who are both in their 30s with young children — lost their husbands, Martin Addison and Frank Scorpo, just 17 days apart.Kristina Scorpo with children and late husband "I thought that I had been the only one probably in my age bracket that had lost their husband or their spouse to COVID-19, and my ultimate fear was that I was completely alone," Scorpo told FOX Television Stations. That was until Scorpo learned of Addison, who shared a

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COVID-19 Vaccination Locations on VaccineFinder

some statesexternal icon (Alaska, Tennessee, Indiana, and Iowa). In other states, information may be limited while more providers and pharmacies are added in the coming weeks.VaccineFinder displays information about the provider:Select your state or territory in the “How Do I Get a Vaccine” tool on this page to find out if you are eligible to be vaccinated now.If you are currently eligible to get vaccinated, click the Find Vaccine button to find a vaccination location and schedule an appointment with the specific vaccine provider or pharmacy.

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American Airlines flight has close encounter with UFO

A pilot flying American Airlines flight 2292 on Sunday to Arizona had a close encounter with a UFO. The pilot was passing over New Mexico when he spotted the flying object and made a radio to report what he had witnessed.

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First in US, new fueling technology coming to Port Canaveral

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – Port Canaveral welcomed a new tug and barge system this week that will provide a cleaner burning fuel source for cruise ships including Carnival’s Mardi Gras scheduled to set sail later this year from Florida.

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Florida Republicans proposing changes to Bright Futures, student financial aid

Legislation filled by an Ocala state senator would make major changes to state financial aid for college students, requiring grants to be reevaluated each semester and limiting funding for certain majors.

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S. Korea injects first shots in public vaccination campaign

SEOUL – South Korea on Friday administered its first available shots of coronavirus vaccines to people at long-term care facilities, launching a mass immunization campaign that health authorities hope will restore some level of normalcy by the end of the year.

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Christian Siriano offers mountain glam for 2nd pandemic show

NEW YORK – Christian Siriano opened his second show of the pandemic Thursday with two ladies in bed, models who emerged flawless in black one-pieces, then dressed for all to see before hitting the runway.

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Jazz say they will investigate allegation of bigoted comment

The Utah Jazz said they will “thoroughly investigate” an allegation from former NBA player Elijah Millsap that longtime team executive Dennis Lindsey directed a bigoted statement toward him during an end-of-season exit interview in 2015.

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TikTok owner ByteDance to pay $92M in US privacy settlement

SAN FRANCISCO – TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance has agreed to pay $92 million in a settlement to U.S. users who are part of a class-action lawsuit alleging that the video-sharing app failed to get their consent to collect data in violation of a strict Illinois privacy law.

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NI expected to pass 500,000 vaccine milestone today

The number of people to receive a Covid-19 vaccination in Northern Ireland will pass half a million today.

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California, New York coronavirus variants: Researchers tracking spread of new strains

LOS ANGELES - Worrisome new variants of the coronavirus have been detected in both California and New York and are spreading rapidly, according to researchers — fueling concerns that emerging and possibly more contagious strains could hinder the recent downward trend of cases in the country. One variant in New York City, called B.1.526, was first detected in late November 2020. By mid-February, it appeared in roughly 25% of the coronavirus genomes sequenced and entered into a database shared by researchers. Information about B.1.526 was shared in a pair of recent studies that have yet to be peer-reviewed.One study, published Feb.

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Gwyneth Paltrow slammed by British health official for coronavirus claims made on Goop website

Gwyneth Paltrow is facing criticism from a British health official for promoting unscientific claims about coronavirus treatment on her lifestyle brand’s website. The Goop founder took to her website earlier this month to reveal that she believes she had the virus "early on" last year and was left with lingering symptoms such as long-tail fatigue and brain fog. She says she consulted functional medicine practitioner Dr.

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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

US unemployment claims jump to 861,000 as layoffs stay high

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