TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida lawmakers gavel into session Tuesday amid a pandemic that will play a starring role on their agenda and influence how they conduct business over the next two months.

The state Legislature will have to grapple with a health threat that has loomed large on public life and the state's economy, as lawmakers deal with reduced government revenues as they draft a state budget.

The coronavirus is already influencing how lawmakers are conducting business. Social distancing rules will remain in place at the Capitol to keep the coronavirus from infiltrating the hallways of power -- even though a fourth of the state Senate, perhaps more, has been infected by the disease, including the chamber's president and its top

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Highlights of the $1.9T COVID bill nearing final passage

WASHINGTON – The Senate approved a sweeping pandemic relief package over Republican opposition on Saturday, moving President Joe Biden closer to a milestone political victory that would provide $1,400 checks for most American and direct billions of dollars to schools, state and local governments, and businesses.

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Washington State Department Of Health Receives 'Multiple Complaints' About Bachelor Alum Taylor Nolan After Racist Tweet Discovery

Things continue to spiral out of control for Bachelor alum Taylor Nolan.

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Asymptomatic Covid testing site available in South Ayrshire next week

South Ayrshire next week.Residents who don’t have any of the three coronavirus symptoms – a new continuous cough, high temperature, loss or change in sense of taste or smell – are encouraged to get tested.Testing will be available at Prestwick Community Centre, on the town's Caerlaverock Road, between 10am and 6pm for seven days from Monday, March 8.There is no need to book and this site is only for people without symptoms.Anyone with COVID-19 symptoms should book a test in the usual way via www.nhsinform.scot or by calling 0800 028 2816.Lynne McNiven, director of public health for NHS Ayrshire & Arran, said: “Testing will help us to identify more cases of the virus and give us all a better chance of stopping it from spreading.The Ayrshire

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Governor Wolf: 'Light at the end of the tunnel' in virus fight

HARRISBURG, Pa. - One year after the pandemic hit Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday acknowledged the severe toll that COVID-19 has taken on his state but said that he sees "light at the end of the tunnel" with the growing availability of vaccines.Wolf announced on March 6, 2020, that Pennsylvania had confirmed its first two cases of the new coronavirus.

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Missing 9-year-old Mount Dora boy may be traveling out of state with 42-year-old man

MOUNT DORA, Fla. - Mount Dora police are searching for a 9-year-old boy who they say may be traveling with a 42-year-old man. John Weldon was last seen on Wednesday. Police believe he is with Daryl Weldon, 42, and they could be traveling to Colorado or Wisconsin. Authorities say the two could be in a silver Mitsubishi Outlander with the Florida license tag IB14FR. MORE NEWS: Tennessee teen, kidnapped in 2019, may be being held in Tampa areaJohn is described as 4-feet, 6-inches tall and weighing 55 pounds.

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State partnering with faith-based community to bring vaccines into underserved communities

ORLANDO, Fla. – As part of an effort to get people in underserved communities access to the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced several one-day vaccination events happening this weekend across the state.

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Pandemic forces route change, other precautions for Iditarod

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Traveling across the rugged, unforgiving and roadless Alaska terrain is already hard enough, but whatever comforts mushers previously had in the world’s most famous sled dog race will be cast aside this year due to the pandemic.

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As violence surges, some question Portland axing police unit

PORTLAND, Ore. – Elmer Yarborough got a terrifying call from his sister: She wept as she told him two of his nephews may have been shot in broad daylight as they left a bar in Portland, Oregon.

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Motorcyclist hit by SUV in fatal Lake County crash

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A motorcyclist is dead after being hit by an SUV in Lake County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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57-year-old motorcyclist dies in Volusia County crash

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A motorcyclist was killed after being tossed from his bike in a Volusia County crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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Tennessee advisory panel deemed vaccinating inmates a 'PR nightmare'

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee advisory panel tasked with deciding in what order residents should receive the COVID-19 vaccine acknowledged that prison inmates in the state were high-risk, but concluded that prioritizing them for inoculation could be a "public relations nightmare."The result: Prisoners are in the last group scheduled for vaccines in the state, even though the Pandemic Vaccine Planning Stakeholder group concluded that "if untreated they will be a vector of general population transmission," according to records of the panel's closed-door meetings obtained by The Associated Press.

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62-year-old Kissimmee man hit, killed trying to cross John Young Parkway

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A 62-year-old Kissimmee man was fatally struck by a car while trying to cross John Young Parkway in Osceola County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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USDA relocations curtail ag research, farmer confidence

BELLE PLAINE, Kan. – More than a year after two U.S. Department of Agriculture research agencies were moved from the nation's capital to Kansas City, Missouri, forcing a mass exodus of employees who couldn't or didn't want to move halfway across the country, they remain critically understaffed and some farmers are less confident in the work they produce.

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Open spaces, no pharmacies: rural US confronts vaccine void

SURRY, Va. – When Charlome Pierce searched where her 96-year-old father could get a COVID-19 vaccine in January, she found zero options anywhere near their home in Virginia. The lone medical clinic in Surry County had none, and the last pharmacy in an area with roughly 6,500 residents and more land mass than Chicago closed years ago.

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Senators works through night with pandemic relief on path to passage

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate worked through the night and past sunrise Saturday on Democrats' showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after a deal between leaders and moderate Sen. Joe Manchin on emergency jobless benefits broke a logjam that had stalled the package.The compromise, announced by Manchin, D-W.Va., and a Democratic aide late Friday and backed by President Joe Biden, cleared the way for the Senate to begin a marathon series of votes on amendments before eventual approval of the sweeping legislation.

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Dementia sufferers the forgotten victims of Covid as they face anxiety and confusion

Few people have found the past 12months easy, but for those living with dementia the pandemic has taken a particularly heavy toll.

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Bye, Bismarck: 144 cities could lose status as metro areas

Bye-bye, Bismarck. So long, Sheboygan.

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2 children critical after fire in Paulsboro, NJ

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J. - Two children are critical after a fire broke out overnight in Gloucester County, N.J.Officials told FOX 29 the children, both under the age of 10, were found unconscious at the scene of the fire in Paulsboro.The fire broke out right around 4:00 a.m. at a home on the first block of West Washington Street.Officials say another child and at least one adult were at the home but they are both okay.There is still no word on what caused the fire.___AdvertisementDOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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Biden getting 1st shot at making mark on federal judiciary

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has two seats to fill on the influential appeals court in the nation's capital that regularly feeds judges to the Supreme Court.

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WOW! School of blacktip sharks spotted swimming near Florida beach

SINGER ISLAND, Fla. - Check this out: a school of blacktip sharks were spotted swimming off the coast of Florida this week.Photographer Paul Dabill used a drone camera to capture the amazing sight in front of Singer Island on Wednesday."Big school of Blacktip sharks in front of Singer Island yesterday afternoon.

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Pandemic risks undoing gains for women, Merkel warns

Angela Merkel warned Saturday that the pandemic risked rolling back progress made on gender equality, as women take on the lion's share of childcare in lockdown and are more likely to work in at-risk jobs."We have to make sure that the pandemic does not lead us to fall back into old gender patterns we thought we had overcome," Merkel said in a video message ahead of International Women's Day on March 8.Women have been disproportionately affected by the health crisis, she said, while being underrepresented in decision-making positions."Once again it's more often women who have to master the balancing act between homeschooling, childcare and their own jobs," said the veteran leader.Women also outnumber men in care professions at a time when

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20 million Covid vaccine doses to 20 countries under COVAX

More than 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been provided to 20 countries under COVAX (COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access), the World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday.

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Covid drug 80 times more potent than given to Donald Trump in test

Covid-19 that its developers say will be 80 times more potent than the one given to former US President Donald Trump in his most critical days in hospital last year.The therapy is derived from the blood of people who’ve recovered from Covid, and relies on 453 different antibodies. It will also be administered as a single shot rather than a drawn-out infusion, which has been the norm for similar drugs.

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Olympian Perri Shakes-Drayton opens up on struggles of becoming a mum in the pandemic

Perri Shakes-Drayton has candidly opened up about the struggles of becoming a first time mum in the pandemic.The 32 year old former British track Olympian announced the happy news that she was expecting her first child with husband Mike Edwards in May last year. And, as a result, the former athlete spent her pregnancy in and out of lockdown.

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TVS Motor to cover cost of covid-19 jabs for all its employees

vaccines to around 35,000 employees and their immediate family members in the coming months. The Venu Srinivasan led company will bear the entire cost of the entire vaccination process.With this decision, TVS Motor Co.

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Taylor Nolan's unearthed offensive tweets result in 'multiple complaints' to state health department

The Bachelor alum Taylor Nolan's offensive tweets have led to 'multiple complaints' being filed against her with the Washington State Department Of Health.Nolan, 27, posted the tweets in 2011 and 2012 but they were unearthed this week, causing a furious backlash online.As she is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington, the complaints have been directed to that state's health department, a spokesperson for the government agency revealed to E! News on Friday.

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Why Covid tests won't be forced on pupils and you won't be hearing the words 'catch-up' says headteacher

test centre has been set up at the school, with classical music playing on loop to make it a calming environment for pupils and staff. Ms Livesey wants parents to make their own informed decision, rather than school putting them under any pressure."We would not advocate staff forcing testing," she said.

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'We've been called heroes but no-one will help us': Couple who work on Covid-19 frontline fear they can't afford to keep their baby

direct to your inboxA couple who work on the Covid-19 frontline say they are faced with the heartbreaking decision about whether they can afford to have their unborn baby.Both of them have worked as theatre assistants at hospitals in Greater Manchester during the pandemic, and receive £17,000 a year before tax.After paying for rent and bills on their two bedroom house in Gorton, they are left with just £100 to pay for food, clothes and other necessities.The couple, who have asked for their identity to remain anonymous, say they often go without food so that their two young children can eat.Now, they are expecting their third child.After being rejected for Universal Credit, the couple now have to make the agonising decision about whether

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Manchin, key Senate swing vote, boosts West Virginia's hopes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia has long proclaimed itself “Almost Heaven,” a nod to a song and soaring mountaintop vistas. Now some joke the state name-checked in “Take Me Home, Country Roads” could take things up a notch as Democratic U.S. Sen Joe Manchin bargains his way through Congress.

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Lanarkshire charity's aid mission still helping African children during pandemic

link.“If anyone wants to find out more about Project Gambia they can visit our Facebook page where you can find details of how you can support us.

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Eddie Murphy reiterates his plan to return to stand-up comedy once the COVID-19 pandemic is over

Like many people across the world, the sudden onset of COVID-19 shuttered Eddie Murphy's plans for 2020, which included a return to the medium that helped set him on the path to superstardom.But on Thursday, during an appearance on Kevin Hart's SiriusXM's podcast Comedy Gold Minds, the comedic legend revealed that he still wants to do new stand-up comedy performances once the pandemic ends.'My plan was to do Dolemite, Saturday Night Live,Coming 2 America,and then do stand up. And then the pandemic hit, and it shut the whole s**t down,' Murphy, who turns 60 next month, explained.

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Pope Francis meets with top Shiite cleric in Iraq

NAJAF – Pope Francis is set to meet with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of the most senior clerics in Shiite Islam, in Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Saturday to deliver a message of peaceful coexistence, urging Muslims to embrace Iraq's long-beleaguered Christian minority.

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Dalai Lama gets first shot of Covid vaccine in Dharamshala

https://t.co/CR2Pem2osOThe Central Tibetan Administration's (CTA) had requested the state and central government to make arrangements for the spiritual leader's vaccination nearly two months ago, Palden, the Health Secretary of the CTA told ANI on Wednesday.There are currently 589 active COVID-19 cases in Himachal Pradesh, as per the union health ministry. As many as 57,428 recoveries and 997 deaths have been reported in the state so far.The second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive to inoculate people above 60 years and those over 45 with comorbidities against the coronavirus commenced on March 1.

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Fighting Biden virus aid, GOP rekindles Obama-era strategy

WASHINGTON – Republicans have one goal for President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package: to erode public support for the rescue plan by portraying it as too big, too bloated and too much wasteful public spending for a pandemic that’s almost over.

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Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight

WASHINGTON – Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin struck a deal over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a logjam that had stalled the party's showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.

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California OKs reopening of ball parks, Disneyland

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California has cleared a path for fans to hit the stands at opening-day baseball games and return to Disneyland nearly a year after coronavirus restrictions shuttered major entertainment spots.

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California to allow Disneyland, Major League Baseball to reopen amid coronavirus

California on Friday lifted some coronavirus restrictions on outdoor sports and entertainment venues, clearing the way for fans to attend games on Major League Baseball’s opening day and for theme parks like Disneyland to reopen for the first time in more than a year.The rules take effect April 1, but they only apply to people living in California. Baseball teams, event organizers and theme parks are not allowed to sell tickets to anyone living out of state as public health officials try to limit mixing while continuing to roll out coronavirus vaccinations.The San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Angels and Oakland A’s all announced they will have fans in the stands for opening day on April 1.

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Wells Fargo Center getting ready to welcome back fans Sunday

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - We're getting our first look inside the nearly renovated Wells Fargo Center ahead of fans returning Sunday.A couple of miles from the Wells Fargo Center, Gritty and a Flyers banner hang at the newsstand."It’s a start we waited a long time for this to happen and everybody looking forward to it the 76ers and the Flyers," Dan Kearney said.It’s sweet news that the Wells Fargo Center is about to throw open its doors on Sunday for the first Flyers game with fans in almost a year. At 15% capacity under COVID safety rules that is about 3,100 people in the arena."3,100 is definitely better than zero.

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‘I think we’re in the Black section:’ Couple says Orlando restaurant segregated diners

ORLANDO, Fla. – A New Jersey couple has come forward after a dining experience at Maggiano’s Little Italy at the Pointe Orlando location. Dorothy Moody and her husband Colin O’Hanlon have accused the restaurant of practicing segregated seating.

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California to let Disneyland, Major League Baseball reopen

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California on Friday lifted some coronavirus restrictions on outdoor sports and entertainment venues, clearing the way for fans to attend games on Major League Baseball’s opening day and for theme parks like Disneyland to reopen for the first time in more than a year.

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Coronavirus: Chaotic scene at Newmarket COVID-19 vaccination site prompts change

COVID-19 vaccination site on this week, local officials came together to pinpoint what went wrong and how to fix it.On Thursday, seniors over the age of 80 attempted to get their vaccinations at the Ray Twinney Recreation Complex. Instead, many endured lengthy waits in bone-chilling temperatures.“There had to be hundreds lined up outside,” recalled 84-year-old Crawford Heritage.He accompanied his wife to her appointment that day.

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COVID-19 vaccination sites in Orlando could see big crowds this weekend

ORLANDO, Fla. – With more people eligible for vaccines, crowds are expected to increase at area vaccination sites this weekend.

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22 dogs rescued from freezing Texas temperatures arrive in DC area

ARLINGTON, Va. (FOX 5 DC) - Nearly two dozen dogs who were rescued from ice-cold temperatures in Texas arrived in the D.C.

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Injured Booker won't play in All-Star Game, Conley replaces

PHOENIX – Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker won't play in the NBA All-Star Game this weekend because of a mild sprain in his left knee, opening up space for Utah's Mike Conley to make his first All-Star appearance.

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Judge dismisses lawsuit by Democratic AGs to recognize ERA

A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by three Democratic state attorneys general that had sought to force the federal government to recognize Virginia's vote last year to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and add it to the Constitution.

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Alberta marks one year since province’s first COVID-19 case

Joel Senick takes a look back at some of the major milestones in Alberta’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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UK 'well-equipped' to stay ahead of Covid variants, says top scientist

A top scientist says the UK is "well-equipped" to stay ahead of Covid variants amid hopes for a better summer.

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Brazil in worst phase of pandemic, health-care system in crisis

The highly contagious P.1 variant is partly to blame for Brazil’s latest COVID-19 surge. As Crystal Goomansingh reports, the situation could serve as a warning to the world, as the country’s health-care system is pushed further to the brink.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

As Florida lawmakers reconvene, pandemic casts large shadow

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