$2,000 checks: Biden to release stimulus package plan

Biden fills out State Department team with Obama veterans

16.01 / 16:15

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden is filling out his State Department team with a group of former career diplomats and veterans of the Obama administration, signaling his desire to return to a more traditional foreign policy after four years of uncertainty and unpredictability under President Donald Trump. A transition official said Biden intends to nominate Wendy Sherman as deputy secretary of state and Victoria Nuland as undersecretary of state for political affairs — the second- and third-highest ranking posts, respectively.They were expected to be the 11 department appointees that Biden was announcing Saturday to serve under his pick for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, the official said.

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16.01 / 12:49

Indian-American Vidur Sharma appointed as Covid-19 testing adviser by Joe Biden

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.Click here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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Trump's presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy

16.01 / 09:25

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump’s vision of “America First” in favor of “diplomacy first” will depend on whether he's able to regain the trust of allies and convince them that Trumpism is just a blip in the annals of U.S. foreign policy.It could be a hard sell.

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Vaccines to stimulus checks: Here's what's in Biden plan

16.01 / 08:51

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion plan to expand coronavirus vaccinations, help individuals and jump-start the economy. The plan, which would require congressional approval, is packed with proposals on health care, education, labor and cybersecurity.

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INAUGURATION EXPLAINER: Biden's event will be very different

16.01 / 08:47

WASHINGTON – Between the still-raging pandemic and suddenly very real threat of violence, the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris next Wednesday promises to be one of the most unusual in American history.Here's what we know:—-CAN I ATTEND?Probably not.D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is flat-out telling people to stay home.

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Trump trial pending, McConnell calls it 'vote of conscience'

16.01 / 08:35

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is likely to start after Joe Biden's inauguration, and the Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, is telling senators their decision on whether to convict the outgoing president over the Capitol riot will be a “vote of conscience.”The timing for the trial, the first of a president no longer in office, has not yet been set. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made it clear Friday that Democrats intend to move swiftly on President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID aid and economic recovery package to speed up vaccinations and send Americans relief.

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Biden: We'll 'manage the hell' out of feds' COVID response

16.01 / 08:35

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to boost supplies of coronavirus vaccine and set up new vaccination sites to meet his goal of 100 million shots in 100 days. It's part of a broader COVID strategy that also seeks to straighten out snags in testing and ensure minority communities are not left out.“Some wonder if we are reaching too far,” Biden said Friday.

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16.01 / 07:53

Biden promises vaccine blitz during first 100 days

US President-elect Joe Biden has announced he would surge federal resources into making "thousands" of vaccine sites, while also deploying mobile clinics and expanding the public health workforce to accelerate the rollout of Covid-19 shots.

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Who is Kamala Harris? Answers to your questions about the vice president-elect

16.01 / 05:59

Google. Here are some of the most-asked questions about the incoming vice president.FILE - U.S.

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TSA considering putting pro-Trump Capitol rioters on US no-fly list

16.01 / 04:33

WASHINGTON - Federal officials are investigating people who took part in the riot at the U.S. Capitol to determine whether they should be barred from traveling on airlines.The assessments are one of several steps federal agencies are taking to increase security before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week.

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Osceola deputies ready to assist in Tallahassee if riots form

16.01 / 03:35

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said he has deputies ready, waiting to be deployed to Tallahassee, should they be needed. He told News 6 they could get word as early as Friday, to be sent to support law enforcement at the capitol.“We’re sending our Emergency Response Team, our ERT Unit, 12 of them, to go up and assist in however they can,” Lopez said.[TRENDING: Can Trump run for president again? | New $1,400 stimulus checks? | Fla. begins COVID vaccine appointment system]Lopez said his deputies are ready to help law enforcement in Leon County this weekend, should there be any unrest ahead of President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.He said the Florida Sheriff’s Association reached out to his office at the request

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Coronavirus: Vaughan closes outdoor skating, tobogganing

16.01 / 02:59

Last year, Vaughan was the first Ontario municipalities to close libraries and other amenities in the days prior to COVID-19 being declared a pandemic. Now, Vaughan becomes the first city in York Region to close outdoor skating and tobogganing.

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Piers Morgan brands US radio host 'c**k-womble' as they clash in furious Covid row

16.01 / 02:22

Piers Morgan is not one to hold back on Twitter, and Friday was no different for the Good Morning Britain host. The 55-year-old star became embroiled in a heated Twitter spat with US radio host Pat Dixon about coronavirus deaths, and neither of them held back.

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16.01 / 02:20

Biden proposed a science-led new deal to end pandemic suffering

Jon Cohen, Meredith WadmanScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.After announcing a $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” yesterday to “change the course of the pandemic,” President-elect Joe Biden today provided more details on how his administration will address what he called the “dismal failure” of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, safely reopen schools by March, and ramp up surveillance to track where SARS-CoV-2 is moving and how it’s mutating.“The more people we vaccinate and the faster we do it, the sooner we can put this pandemic behind us,” said Biden in an afternoon speech.

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Biden picks geneticist as science adviser, puts in Cabinet

16.01 / 02:20

President-elect Joe Biden announced Friday that he has chosen a pioneer in mapping the human genome — the so-called “book of life” — to be his chief science adviser and is elevating the top science job to a Cabinet position.Biden nominated Eric Lander, founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, who was the lead author of the first paper announcing the details of the human genome, as director of Office of Science and Technology Policy and adviser on science. He is the first life scientist to have that job.

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'American Rescue Plan': Here's what's in Biden's COVID-19 relief plan

16.01 / 02:09

WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is proposing a $1.9 trillion plan to expand coronavirus vaccinations, help individuals and jump-start the economy. The plan, which would require congressional approval, is packed with proposals on health care, education, labor and cybersecurity.

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Coronavirus: Biden promises to reimburse states 100% for deploying National Guard in fight against COVID-19

16.01 / 01:47

President-elect Joe Biden pledged to reimburse states 100 per cent if they deploy the National Guard in the fight against the novel coronavirus, stating that the federal government would also “provide resources” to help cover the costs of personnel and supplies.

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Coronavirus: Biden calls out GOP lawmakers for refusing to wear masks during U.S. Capitol riot

16.01 / 01:47

Speaking on Friday, president-elect Joe Biden called out Republican lawmakers who refused to wear masks as they were whisked away to secure locations during the riot in the U.S. Capitol. “It’s time to grow up,” he said.

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‘The problem will be mostly staffing’: Ontario ICU doctor on hospital COVID-19 capacity concerns

16.01 / 01:47

COVID-19 patients will soon be occupying beds in ICUs.“In a few short weeks, our hospital and ICU capacity could be overwhelmed,” said Health Minister Christine Elliott this week.One critical care physician working in hospitals across hard-hit Peel Region is wondering who will care for all of the sick.“In terms of my list of worries about how we’re going to care for the surge of patients … the problem will be mostly staffing based,” said Dr. Brooks Fallis.

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16.01 / 01:37

Biden details 5-step COVID vaccine plan, names new lead for vaccines

Last night President-elect Joe Biden revealed details of his $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, which includes an emergency vaccination and relief package to help see America through the COVID-19 pandemic, and today the former vice president presented a 5-point plan aimed at quickly ramping up vaccinations.

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Woodstock, Ont., councillor, board of health member quarantining after recent travel abroad

16.01 / 01:04

coronavirus pandemic, Canadians have been urged to avoid non-essential travel outside of the country.In her statement, Talbot herself noted that Canada had not banned travel, and that she has been following all requirements, including that she quarantine for 14 days, monitor for symptoms, and verify compliance with federal travel rules by phone.“I am a strong proponent of the safety rules and regulations that the Canadian and Ontario governments have put in place around public health.

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U.K. variant of COVID-19 likely already in Windsor, Ont., hospital chief of staff says

16.01 / 01:04

coronavirus is present in the southwestern Ontario border city.Dr. Wassim Saad is expecting confirmation within the next “week or so.” B.C.

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First Leeds, Grenville, Lanark COVID-19 vaccines given to long-term care workers

16.01 / 00:25

COVID-19 vaccines Thursday.All COVID-19 vaccines for the southeastern Ontario region, which includes the LGLDH catchment area, are being distributed through Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC), which received about 1,900 vaccinations on Monday. The first Kingston long-term care workers received vaccines Tuesday.

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First COVID-19 vaccines administered to long-term care residents in Grey Bruce

16.01 / 00:25

COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines were administered to long-term care home residents in Grey and Bruce counties on Friday.Eleonore Kueber, a 93-year-old resident of Maple View Long-Term Care Residence in Owen Sound, Ont., is Grey County’s first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, while Nora Foster, a 71-year-old resident of Golden Dawn Senior Citizen Home in Lion’s Head, Ont., is Bruce County’s first person to be inoculated.

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US COVID-19 death toll could reach 477K by early February as CDC warns new variant may dominate

16.01 / 00:19

WASHINGTON - More than 477,000 people could die from COVID-19 in the U.S. by early February, while a new and far more infectious strain of coronavirus could dominate in the country by March, the U.S.

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132 new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo, total number climbs past 8,000

16.01 / 00:10

coronavirus on Friday, raising the total number of cases in the area to 8,088.This is the lowest number of new cases that the agency has announced since Jan. 3.

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15.01 / 22:37

Piers Morgan slams US radio host as a ‘c***womble’ in furious row over coronavirus deaths

PIERS Morgan baffled a US radio host with a very British insult during a row today - branding him a "c**kwomble". The 55-year-old Good Morning Britain host traded insults with Pat Dixon after the comedian and host of NYC Crime Report used the very American term "jackass" to describe him.

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22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman chosen to read at Biden-Harris inauguration

15.01 / 22:17

Amanda Gorman speaks onstage during the Prada "Shaping a Sustainable Future Society" conference in New York on November 08, 2019 in New York City. NEW YORK - At age 22, poet Amanda Gorman, chosen to read at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, already has a history of writing for official occasions."I have kind of stumbled upon this genre.

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10,000 COVID-19 vaccinations completed in Waterloo Region

15.01 / 21:57

COVID-19 vaccine have been administered since Dec. 23, 2020.It also announced it will close the vaccination clinic temporarily to focus its efforts on vaccinating long-term care and retirement home residents.

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Biden's aid plan could revamp economy, prompt GOP resistance

15.01 / 21:57

BALTIMORE – The $1.9 trillion rescue plan unveiled by President-elect Joe Biden offers the chance to sculpt the U.S. economy toward the Democrats’ liking: a $15 minimum wage, aid to poor families and federal dollars going to public schools.It’s an ambitious effort that would arrive after roughly $4 trillion has already been devoted to fighting the pandemic.

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Coronavirus: 10 new cases in Northumberland County; 6 active outbreaks for HKPR District Health Unit

15.01 / 21:55

COVID-19 were reported in Northumberland County on Friday, according to the region’s health unit.The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit reports 691 cases overall for its jurisdiction, which includes 328 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 324 in Northumberland County and 39 in Haliburton County.

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UK COVID-19 variant detected in southeast Pennsylvania

15.01 / 21:45

PHILADELPHIA - Health officials say a southeast Pennsylvania woman has tested positive for the UK variant of coronavirus, becoming the state's second known case of the unique strain of COVID-19.The patient, identified as a woman in her 50s from Bucks and Philadelphia counties, was briefly hospitalized after she became symptomatic during the last week of December. Health officials say she is currently recovering."While it is still not proven that the B.1.1.7 variant is more transmissible than other variants of the COVID-19 coronavirus, we are concerned that it is present in Philadelphia," Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr.

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15.01 / 20:59

Brazil arrivals must self-isolate, Covid variant not detected here yet

All passengers who returned to Ireland from Brazil in the past 14 days are being told to self-isolate for two weeks since their arrival date as well as undergo a Covid-19 test, following the emergence of a new variant of the virus.

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Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inauguration

15.01 / 20:37

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to a person familiar with the planning who spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been made public.Trump had already announced that he would not be attending Biden’s inauguration — breaking tradition — after spending months making baseless allegations of voter fraud in an attempt to delegitimize Biden’s presidency.Vice President Mike Pence will attend in his place.Trump is expected to remain in Florida with a small group of aides.

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How will I know it’s my turn to get the vaccine? Your COVID-19 questions answered

15.01 / 19:27

Global News senior correspondent Jeff Semple checks in with The Morning Show answers viewers’ coronavirus questions.

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Coronavirus: Canada forecast to have 10,000 COVID-19 cases daily by end of January, modelling shows

15.01 / 18:42

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Ontario reports 100 new coronavirus deaths, some previously unreported by Middlesex-London

15.01 / 18:37

coronavirus on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 231,308.Friday’s case count is lower than Thursday’s, which saw 3,326 new infections.

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People turning up at Covid vaccination clinics in the US could get a free bag of weed

15.01 / 18:34

Covid-19 vaccine could be offered a free bag of weed to go with it, if a group of cannabis activists get their way.DC Marijuana Justice [DCMJ], an organisation campaigning for the legalisation of cannabis in the US capital, seek to encourage people who are sceptical about the vaccine by adding the enticement of a free joint.Adam Eidinger, one of the group’s co-founders, says “If you believe in the science that supports medical cannabis, you should believe the science that supports the efficacy of the vaccine.”The initiative, dubbed Joints for Jabs, is expected to be ready to begin when Washington DC vaccination clinics open, according to a DCMJ press release.“We are looking for ways to safely celebrate the end of the pandemic and we know

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Biden taps former FDA chief Dr. David Kessler to lead US COVID-19 vaccine efforts

15.01 / 18:11

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has picked a former Food and Drug commissioner to lead vaccine science in his drive to put 100 million shots into the arms of Americans in his administration's first 100 days and stem the COVID-19 pandemic.Dr. David Kessler, who will have the title of chief science officer of COVID response, headed the Food and Drug Administration in the 1990s under presidents of both political parties.

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15.01 / 17:26

What time is Boris Johnson's coronavirus press conference today and what will he say?

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Biden taps former FDA chief Kessler to lead vaccine science

15.01 / 16:33

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden has picked a former Food and Drug commissioner to lead vaccine science in his drive to put 100 million shots into the arms of Americans in his administration's first 100 days and stem the COVID-19 pandemic.Dr. David Kessler, who will have the title of chief science officer of COVID response, headed the Food and Drug Administration in the 1990s under presidents of both political parties.

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15.01 / 16:26

Porton Down assessing Brazil Covid variant with update due later today

Porton Down is assessing the new Covid variant from Brazil and officials expect to issue an update later today, No10 has said.

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Boy, 11, left with blood-red eyes after lengthy coronavirus battle in hospital

15.01 / 16:00

coronavirus that lead to his heart being inflamed. Oliver Schultz was diagnosed with multi-system inflammatory syndrome - a condition that leads to different body parts becoming severely inflamed.For the 11-year-old schoolboy, his hands went bright red and his eyes badly bloodshot as he lay in hospital battling the cruel infection.Hailing from Pennsylvania, Oliver needed treatment in intensive care at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.MIS-C only seems to affect younger coronavirus patients, according to reports.

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15.01 / 15:43

This is where and when you can get a rapid coronavirus test in Oldham from Monday

direct to your inbox Rapid symptom-free coronavirus testing is to begin in Oldham on Monday. It's only for key workers and staff that aren't showing symptoms but find it difficult to socially distance in their workplace.You don't need an appointment but will need to show ID confirming your place of work.The lateral flow tests, which are being carried out by the Army and public sector staff, can return results within 30 minutes.More than 5,000 businesses in Oldham have been written to with details on how staff can access the sites.Tests will be carried out at:Shaw Life Long Learning Centre , 6 High St: Monday to Wednesday, 7am -11am and noon-5pm; Thursday to Saturday, 10am-2pm and 3pm-8pm.

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Biden picks familiar faces for top roles at FEMA, CIA

15.01 / 14:40

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden is nominating New York emergency department commissioner Deanne Criswell to serve as the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator and has tapped former CIA deputy director David Cohen to return to the agency in the same role he served during the Obama administration.The picks, along with a trio of other new nominations confirmed to The Associated Press by the Biden team, come as the president-elect is putting a premium on experience, and perhaps familiarity, as he looks to fill out top positions at federal agencies with less than a week to go before his inauguration.Criswell, who also spent more than five years in top posts at FEMA during the Obama administration, is the first woman nominated

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15.01 / 14:30

NI statistics agency says Covid death toll over 2,000

The coronavirus-linked death toll in Northern Ireland has passed 2,000, according to the Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra), which provides a broader picture of the impact of Covid-19 than the death toll reported by Stormont's Department of Health.

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15.01 / 14:27

Georgia Steel leaves Dubai for Maldives as she brands Covid-19 pandemic 'dull'

Georgia Steel has jetted out of Dubai to the Maldives as she labelled the Covid-19 pandemic as "very dull".

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