ORLANDO, Fla. – If you have any upcoming travel plans, you better make sure you pack a face covering. Otherwise, it could cost you -- and we don’t just mean your health.

The Transportation Security Administration has announced plans to fine travelers in airports and other places of public transportation up to $1,500 if they’re caught not wearing a mask. “Regarding the civil penalty fine structure for individuals who violate the Security Directive, TSA will recommend a fine ranging from $250 for the first offense up to $1,500 for repeat offenders.

Based on substantial aggravating or mitigating factors, TSA may seek a sanction amount that falls outside these ranges,” TSA officials wrote in their updated mask policy. [TRENDING: $7.2M in PPP

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Vineland, N.J. chosen to host FEMA-run COVID-19 vaccination site

VINELAND, N.J. - New Jersey is looking to level the playing field when it comes to vaccine availability, by partnering with the federal government to open sites. One of the cities chosen to host a site is Vineland, in Cumberland County."And, fortunately the state heard our cries and FEMA heard our cries and they came through for us on this one," Vineland, New Jersey Mayor Anthony Fanucci remarked.Anthony Fanucci’s been telling Trenton and Washington for a year they were looking for COVID help.

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123 new COVID-19 cases reported in Simcoe Muskoka since Friday

coronavirus cases and six additional deaths since Friday, bringing the local total case count up to 5,872, including 179 deaths.Fifty-two of the new cases are in Barrie, while 17 are in Bradford and 17 are in New Tecumseth. Stay-at-home order lifts in Simcoe Muskoka.

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New Brunswick’s vaccine roll-out plan affected by shipment delay

Case counts in New Brunswick may be low, but so are vaccine numbers. Canada’s slowed shipments are now having an impact on the province’s rollout. Travis Fortnum reports.

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COVID-19: 9 new cases in Peterborough area, outbreak at child care centre in Peterborough County

COVID-19 and a new outbreak on Tuesday as the region begins its “yellow — protect” designation under Ontario’s COVID-19 response framework.As of 4:40 p.m. the health unit’s COVID-tracker reports there are 31 active cases, up from 22 on Monday.

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Protesters face prison time under new law in Myanmar

In Myanmar, military rulers are now threatening anti-coup demonstrators with prison time. But as Redmond Shannon explains, protesters remain defiant in fighting for democracy.

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Coronavirus: Manitoba reports 4 additional deaths, 167 new cases after long weekend

Manitoba’s chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin confirmed on Tuesday another four Manitobans have died from COVID-19 and 167 more have been infected with the virus.

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Saskatchewan adds new 3 coronavirus deaths, 136 infections

COVID-19 have died, bringing Saskatchewan’s total deaths related to the pandemic up to 357.One of the recently deceased was reported in their 40s from the far north west zone, according to a press release. Another was in their 50s from north west while the third was in the 80-plus age group from far north west zone.

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Winter storms could impact vaccine shipments as Florida reports 6,705 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida is seeing a drop in new coronavirus infections as the state continues to detect cases of a COVID-19 variant. Yet, with a winter weather storm shutting down states, concern has shifted to vaccine shipments and supply.

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City of Saskatoon signals support for new $65M VIDO vaccine lab

City of Saskatoon committee voted unanimously to support a new research facility for VIDO-InterVac.The motion, put forward by Coun. Cynthia Block during Tuesday’s governance and priority committee, commits $250,000 to the $65 million project —- if the federal and provincial governments pitch in the remainder.A lab representative said the funding, combined with its own COVID-19 vaccine and manufacturing facility, which is currently under construction, would make VIDO a world leader in vaccine creation.

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Riot lawsuit just part of Trump's post-impeachment problems

NEW YORK – Acquitted by the Senate of inciting the U.S. Capitol insurrection last month, former President Donald Trump faces more fallout from the unrest, including a lawsuit from a congressman Tuesday. But his biggest legal problems might be the ones that go much further back.

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The new Manchester postcodes where people are being asked to get a Covid test

direct to your inboxResidents in parts of Harpurhey and Moston are being invited for immediate Covid tests after a mutant strain was discovered in the area. Thousands of people will be invited for testing in the coming days as health chiefs work out how the E484K mutation has developed and spread.

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BREAKING: Moston and Harpurhey latest areas to see mass Covid testing after new variant found

direct to your inboxThousands of people in Moston and Harpurhey are being invited for immediate tests after a case of a new Covid variant was identified in the area. It follows the same approach launched in Moss Side last week, after four cases of the same strain, E484K, were detected there.

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mRNA vaccines may provide lower immunity to new SARS-CoV-2 variants

50% efficacy standard set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval.However, with the emergence of new COVID variants — B.1.1.7, B.1.351, and P.1 — there is concern that these vaccines will not be as effective.A new study evaluates the effectiveness of the mRNA vaccines in their current forms against these new variants.Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.The coronavirus, like many viruses, “hijacks” cells.

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Coronavirus: Trudeau confirms COVID-19 variants now in all 10 provinces

Speaking to reporters in Ottawa, Ontario in Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that new COVID-19 variants had now been reported and confirmed in all ten Canadian provinces.

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New this week: 'Nomadland,' 'Kenan' and Andra Day music

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.

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Guelph reports 34 new COVID-19 cases from weekend, 4 more deaths

COVID-19 died over the long weekend, raising the city’s death toll to 30.So far this year, 20 deaths have been attributed to the novel coronavirus, including 12 in February. Guelph begins reopening city facilities as stay-at-home order lifts Guelph also reported 34 new cases of the disease from the Family Day weekend, bringing its case count to 2,554.Active cases in the city fell by 10 cases from Friday to 106 on Tuesday.

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GameStop's saga may be over; its effect on Wall Street isn't

NEW YORK – The frenzy around GameStop’s stock may have quieted down, but the outsized influence small investors had in the saga is likely to stick around.

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Ottawa sees 31 new COVID-19 cases and one new death as city reopens in 'Orange' status

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health is reporting 31 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19 and one more person has died.

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Another new coronavirus mutation found in UK as top docs beg Brits to stay home

coronavirus with the potential to defeat existing Covid-19 vaccines or natural antibodies.Known as B.1.525, the variant contains a genetic change called E484K, also found in the Brazilian and South African variants.Public Health England (PHE) has said there is no evidence that the mutations in the new variant make the virus more transmissible or cause severe disease.It said B.1.525 has been classed as a “variant under investigation” and as of Tuesday, 38 cases had been identified in the UK.The variant has also been seen in other countries, including Australia, Denmark, Nigeria, Canada and the US.Laboratory studies have shown that viruses with the E484K mutation can escape human defences, making them more efficient at evading natural and

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Quebec reports 669 new cases, 20 more deaths amid coronavirus crisis

COVID-19 cases and 20 additional deaths, including six in the past 24 hours, on Tuesday.Over the course of the health crisis, the province has seen 278,187 novel coronavirus cases. Recoveries, meanwhile, stand at 258,542.The death toll, which remains the highest in Canada, has reached 10,246.

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In-depth survey assesses religious life of Black Americans

NEW YORK – Black Americans attend church more regularly than Americans overall, and pray more often. Most attend churches that are predominantly Black, yet many would like those congregations to become racially diverse. There is broad respect for Black churches' historical role in seeking racial equality, coupled with a widespread perception they have lost influence in recent decades.

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Former Orange County judge accused of molestation won’t face charges

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A former Orange County judge accused of molesting a girl will not be facing charges, according to a court memorandum.

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Spurs, Hornets have more games called over virus concerns

The San Antonio Spurs are dealing with a coronavirus outbreak among four players, the NBA said Tuesday, meaning the Spurs will not play until the middle of next week at the earliest.

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Ashes to be sprinkled over parishioners' heads during pandemic Ash Wednesday

NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic will change the way ashes are distributed to Christians worldwide on Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lenten season.The Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments published a note describing the process needed to avoid close contact and avoid the spread of the virus.PARANAQUE, PHILIPPINES - FEBRUARY 26: Catholic devotees wearing protective masks fall in line to have their head sprinkled with ash during Ash Wednesday services at a church on February 26, 2020 in Paranaque city, Metro Manila, Philippines.(Photo by After the ashes are blessed with holy water, the priest will recite the customary refrain to the entire congregation: "Repent, and believe in the Gospel" or

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New coronavirus variant found in UK

direct to your inboxScientists have identified another new variant of coronavirus which has potentially concerning mutations.The new strain, known as B.1.525, contains the E484K mutation, which is also found in the Brazilian and South African 'variants of concern'.Scientists say the E484K mutation can escape human defences, making them more efficient at evading natural and vaccine-triggered immunity.Public Health England (PHE) has said there is no evidence that the mutations in the new variant make the virus more transmissible or cause severe disease.A total of 33 cases of the new variant have been identified in the UK, with samples dating back to December, according to a report from Edinburgh University.It has also been seen in other

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Ontario reports 964 new coronavirus cases on Family Day Monday, 904 on Tuesday

coronavirus cases on Family Day Monday and 904 new cases on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 287,736.The provincial government did not release Ontario COVID-19 numbers on Monday due to the holiday and released two sets of data on Tuesday.According to Tuesday’s provincial report, 320 cases were recorded in Toronto, 154 in Peel Region, and 118 in York Region.According to Monday’s provincial report, 251 cases were recorded in Toronto, 201 in Peel Region, 93 in York Region 66 in both Durham Region and Ottawa,All other local public health units reported fewer than 50 new cases in both Monday and Tuesday’s provincial reports.The province also noted for Monday and Tuesday that due to ongoing “data quality checks and remediation” from

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COVID-19: New Brunswick to provide provincial update

COVID-19 update on Tuesday.The update, which will be led by Health Minister Dorothy Shephard and Dr. Jennifer Russell, New Brunswick’s chief medical officer of health, comes a day after the province reported its 23rd COVID-19 death on Monday.

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Case dropped after woman in racist Central Park run-in gets therapy

Amy Cooper was charged with falsely reporting an incident., a misdemeanor.

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Ontario reports 30 new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa on third day of fewer than 1000 cases provincewide

OTTAWA -- Ontario health officials are reporting 30 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on the third straight day the province is reporting fewer than 1,000 new cases provincewide.

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Nigerian Covid-19 variant under investigation with 38 new cases found

Public Health England has found 38 cases of the new Nigerian Covid strain.

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New tech to pick out people at high Covid-19 risk in England for vaccines

London: A new risk-prediction model devised by Oxford University scientists is to be deployed as new technology by the National Health Service (NHS) in England to help clinicians identify a new group of people who may be at high risk from COVID-19.Over 800,000 adults will now be prioritised to receive a vaccine as part of the current vaccination cohorts, combining several health and personal factors, such as age, ethnicity and body mass index (BMI), as well as certain medical conditions and treatments.The University of Oxford turned its research into a risk prediction model called QCovid, which has been independently validated by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and is pegged as the only COVID-19 risk prediction model in the world

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Latinos face barriers like fear, language in getting vaccine

HIALEAH, Fla. – Rigoberto Montesinos, a veteran of the Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba, was so worried about side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine that he initially wasn't going to get it, relenting only when two friends died from the disease.

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BREAKING: 1.7m more people in England told to shield after new coronavirus findings

direct to your inbox Another 1.7 million people will be told to shield in England after experts identified more adults at serious risk of coronavirus.

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Nicola Sturgeon announces 49 new coronavirus deaths in Scotland amid 773 cases

coronavirus in the last 24 hours.The First Minister confirmed that a further 773 positive cases have been detected overnight, taking the total to 193,148.The Scottish death toll now stands at 6,764 since the start of the pandemic.A total of 1,383 are currently being treated in hospital for the deadly virus with 100 in intensive care.It comes as Nicola Sturgeon is expected to deliver a statement on lockdown today with Scots hoping to be given an idea of when restrictions can be eased.Scotland has endured seven gruelling weeks of lockdown since Christmas with non-essential shops shut, almost all hospitality businesses closed and a ban on travelling outwith local council areas.The First Minister is expected to say that schools can begin

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Govt to increase Covid vaccination sites by up to 5 times amid coverage concerns

NEW DELHI : India will increase the number of its COVID-19 vaccination sites by up to five times after administering nearly 9 million shots in a month, a government official said on Tuesday, amid concerns about the speed of coverage in the country.Having reported the highest number of coronavirus infections after the United States, and with the world's biggest vaccine-making capacity, India says it has been the fastest to reach many inoculation milestones.However it is vaccinating only around 300,000 front-line workers a day, a total that will have to increase sharply to meet the government's target of covering 300 million of its 1.35 billion people by August, experts say.The ongoing vaccination of front-line workers such as nurses and

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NHS Lanarkshire has now given over 100,000 people their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

People aged over 80 and people who are aged over 80 and houseboundNHS Lanarkshire worked with colleagues in GP practices to vaccinate this group. If you are in this age group and have not received your vaccination, please contact your GP practice.

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Coronavirus vaccine: Over 20 per cent of Lanarkshire locals have now had first dose of jab

Lanarkshire, said: “We reached this significant milestone on Friday and this has increased over the weekend to more than 120,000. This means that more than 20 per cent of the local adult population have received their first dose.“While the programme hasn’t been without its challenges, I would like to thank our staff for their continued hard work in rolling out the largest ever vaccination programme.

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Visionary salsa music legend Johnny Pacheco dead at 85

Johnny Pacheco (Photo by Rick Diamond/WireImage for The Recording Academy via Getty Images) NEW YORK - Salsa idol Johnny Pacheco, who was a co-founder of Fania Records, Eddie Palmieri’s bandmate and backer of music stars such as Rubén Bladés, Willie Colón and Celia Cruz, died Monday. He was 85.He had been hospitalized in New York a few days earlier for pneumonia, his wife, Maria Elena "Cuqui" Pacheco, said on the artist’s Facebook account.Fania Records tweeted that the musician was "the man most responsible for the genre of salsa music.

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South African COVID-19 variant found in NYC hospital patient

NEW YORK - A patient in a New York City hospital has tested positive for the South African variant of the coronavirus.During a news conference Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the patient is between 50 to 60 years old, is not a New York resident and was transferred to a city hospital from Connecticut for a procedure.

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France, West Africa to step up counterterrorism efforts

PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged West African leaders to step up efforts in the fight against Islamic extremists in the Sahel region both on the military and political fronts, with support from the international community.

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Mardi Gras 2021: Bars closed, Bourbon Street barricaded amid COVID-19 pandemic

NEW ORLEANS - Coronavirus-related limits on access to Bourbon Street, shuttered bars and frigid weather all were expected to prevent what the city usually craves at the end of Mardi Gras season — streets and businesses jam-packed with revelers.Parades and parties on Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) and the days leading up to the annual pre-Lenten bash usually draw more than a million people to the streets.But parades were canceled and Mayor LaToya Cantrell recently ordered bars closed. Even bars that had been allowed to operate as restaurants with "conditional" food permits were shuttered for five days that began Friday.

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India reported 56 new Covid cases per 10 lakh population for 7 days, total vaccination inching towards 9 million: Govt

Also Read | Inside the five-year battle food companies have fought to resist stricter labelling normsKerala and Maharashtra, with 61,550 and 37,383 active cases respectively, account for 72% of the total active cases in the country.In addition to this, the active caseload in the country dropped to 1,36,872 on Tuesday. The present active caseload consists of just 1.25% of the total positive cases.India vaccination updateThe number of vaccine doses administered until Tuesday evening stood at 87,40,595, the union health ministry said."Rajasthan, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Tripura and Bihar.

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Covid vaccine: Anand Mahindra calls for harnessing pvt sector's capability to scale up distribution

NEW DELHI : Mahindra group chairman Anand Mahindra on Tuesday called for harnessing the capability of the private sector to scale up Covid-19 vaccine distribution saying widespread vaccination is India's main hope against any new waves, which are now a serious threat.In a tweet quoting a videographics that showed the global vaccination race against COVID-19, Mahindra said although India currently stands at the fourth position it is not enough."Up to (sic) 4th place but this is clearly not enough.

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Alleged rebels from Central African Republic face ICC trial

THE HAGUE – The former head of the Central African Republic's soccer federation and an alleged rebel commander known as Rambo are going on trial Tuesday at the International Criminal Court, charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Nearly 500 Peru gov’t officials secretly vaccinated against COVID-19, president says

Peru’s president announced Monday night that 487 officials, including the former ministers of foreign affairs and health, took advantage of their privileged positions to secretly receive early inoculations of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine that the government then bought for doctors and other health workers battling the pandemic.Interim President Francisco Sagasti said the officials’ names are being turned over to prosecutors as the intensifying scandal over unequal access to coronavirus vaccines rattles Peru’s government.“These people who were part of our government failed to do their duty as public servants,” Sagasti said in a television broadcast.

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Ban on new foreign workers left US jobs unfilled, even in covid downturn

Also Read | Inside the five-year battle food companies have fought to resist stricter labelling normsUnemployed American workers weren’t interested in jobs typically held by foreign hires at the lower and seasonal end of the job market, and the visa ban didn’t help those unqualified for specialized jobs at the higher end, according to Alex Nowrasteh, director of immigration studies at the libertarian Cato Institute.In April, as the pandemic set in, the Trump administration temporarily banned would-be green-card holders from moving to the U.S. for jobs and permanent residency.

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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

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