The California Energy Commission released a draft building standards code on Thursday that would require new homes to be equipped with circuits and panels that support all-electric appliances for heating, cooking and drying clothes.

The commission is set to adopt the updated code in August, and it would take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

While the code doesn’t explicitly forbid gas, the commission hopes it will lead builders to construct all-electric structures as part of a growing effort to eliminate fossil fuels from buildings, which account for about one-quarter of the state’s

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There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today.

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No truth in claims of new Covid variant in country: Singapore's Health Ministry

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B.C. reports 411 new COVID-19 cases and two related deaths

B.C. health officials release a written statement with the daily COVID-19 numbers for Tuesday, May 18. Legislative Bureau Chief Keith Baldrey has an analysis of the numbers, the lowest daily total since March 8.

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In Conversation: COVID-19, sleep trackers, and the immune system – the latest in sleep medicine and research

third of the adult population. Several factors can lead to a lack of good quality sleep, including conditions such as sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, and insomnia.

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Angels star Mike Trout out 6 to 8 weeks due to calf strain

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout is expected be sidelined for six to eight weeks because of a strained right calf, a setback that could keep him out through the All-Star break.

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New comedies, competitions and drama: FOX announces 2021-2022 primetime lineup

LOS ANGELES - It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and we’re not talking about the holidays. FOX has announced its newest primetime lineup for 2021-2022 with some titillating new shows, returning beloved throwdowns and nail-biting TV drama. Joining the lineup will be the uplifting dramedy, "The Big Leap," starring Scott Foley and Piper Perabo. "The Big Leap" is about a "group of diverse, down-on-their-luck characters attempting to change their lives by participating in a potentially life-ruining reality dance show that builds to a live production of ‘Swan Lake,’ FOX said. "The Big Leap" will make its debut in the fall.Cast of “The Big Leap” to premiere on FOX.

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Amazon to extend pause on police use of facial recognition

NEW YORK - Amazon said Tuesday that it will extend its ban on police use of its face-recognition technology beyond the one-year pause it announced last year.Amazon and other technology companies have been under pressure from civil rights activists and their own workers to halt the sale of face-recognition systems to law enforcement agencies. One concern is that the technology can incorrectly identify people with darker skin.

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Airstrikes partially destroy only lab able to process COVID-19 tests in Gaza

The airstrike "sent shrapnel and debris flying across the street, damaging the lab and the administrative offices of the Hamas-run Health Ministry," the New York Times reported.Some medical personnel were injured critically during the strikes, the Hamas-run enclave’s deputy health minister Yousef Abu al-Rish told The Times of Israel.FILE - Fire and smoke rise above buildings in Gaza City as Israeli warplanes target a governmental building, early on May 18, 2021 in Gaza City, Gaza.

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Alberta identifies 877 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health updates the COVID-19 situation in the province on Tuesday.

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All eligible New Brunswickers could have first COVID-19 vaccine dose by early June: health minister

announced Tuesday it is expanding vaccine eligibility to anyone 18 years of age or older.“The supply, nicely, has been very steady,” Shephard said.

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B.C. reports 411 new COVID-19 cases as active cases dip below 5,000

COVID-19 on Tuesday, the lowest daily total since March 8.The province also reported two fatalities from the disease, bringing B.C.’s COVID-19 death toll to 1,650.Of the new cases, 37 were in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 285 were in the Fraser Health region, 12 were in Island Health, 69 were in Interior Health, and eight were in Northern Health. Five of the case are epi-linked.The number of people in hospital with the disease rose by 10 to 360.

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Heavy rains sweep across Louisiana, flooding homes and closing major highways

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Residents in southern Louisiana were bracing for more rain Tuesday after heavy downpours flooded homes, swamped cars, and closed a major interstate.Lake Charles was hammered once again by nature’s fury in a coastal zone still recovering from back-to-back hurricanes last fall and a deep freeze in February.The National Weather Service said south Lake Charles in western Louisiana saw 12 to 15 inches (30 to 38 centimeters) of rain in a 12-hour period Monday, while elsewhere in the parish as much as 10 inches (25 centimeters) fell.As the storm moved east, as much as 13 inches (33 centimeters) of rain fell overnight in Louisiana's capital city of Baton Rouge, according to East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston

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Here’s why some waited until now to get their Covid-19 vaccine

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Out of thousands of available shots in the county, 1,229 people decided to get their first vaccine on Monday morning more than five months after the first shots became available in Florida to select groups. However, officials say vaccine demand dying but not it’s not dead yet.

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98% population remains to susceptible to covid-19, children too getting infected

NEW DELHI : Children are being affected with covid-19 and they can be potential carriers of the disease, the government said on Tuesday.“Children are affected and they are asymptomatic. Severe disease in children is uncommon but we have a protocol to handle this also.

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COVID-19: Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit reports 42 new cases

COVID-19 cases in the region on Tuesday, bringing the total local number up to 11,446, including 241 deaths.Local public health also reported 45 new cases of a coronavirus variant on Tuesday, bringing the total up to 4,206, 573 of which are active.

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New Brunswick opens vaccine eligibility to all adults

New Brunswick residents 18 and older are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. And as Tim Roszell reports, the province says it expects to lower the age even more very soon.

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Tuesday marks first hybrid-virtual regular sitting of New Brunswick’s legislature

For the first time, New Brunswick MLA’s had the option to take part in a regular sitting without stepping into the legislature – or being in Fredericton at all. This came 14 months into the pandemic, and only because 14 MLAs were potentially exposed to COVID-19.

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New Brunswick to finish first COVID-19 vaccine doses by week of June 7: Shephard

New Brunswick’s health minister expects half the eligible population will be vaccinated by the end of the week. And Dorothy Shephard says everyone who wants a vaccine should be able to get it a bit sooner than expected. Callum Smith explains.

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India's COVID-19 cases top 25 million as deaths soar

India's COVID-19 total topped 25 million cases, and though cases dropped below 300,000 for 2 days in a row, the country today reported a daily record for deaths, with 4,387 reported, thought to be a large undercount as the virus spreads to more rural areas with less testing and healthcare capacity.

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US COVID-19 cases, deaths drop to lowest levels in a year

Today Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said the 7-day average of daily COVID-19 deaths—546—is now the lowest level recorded since March of 2020, when the pandemic was just beginning in most parts of the country.

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Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 death toll up to 522, new daily cases the lowest in 2 months

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Video shows spherical UFO off California disappearing into ocean

LOS ANGELES - Leaked Pentagon footage of a spherical flying object seen flying off the coast of San Diego shows the UFO soaring through the air before suddenly diving into the ocean. The footage was published on May 14 by documentary filmmaker Jeremy Corbell and was later confirmed as authentic by the Pentagon, according to a report from FOX 8. "We are WAY beyond the question of if UFOs exist," Corbell wrote in a post on Instagram featuring a clip from an interview on "Fox News Primetime."The footage was filmed in July 15, 2019 aboard the USS Omaha, according to Corbell. "No wreckage found.

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Hockessin woman charged with felony theft after neighbor's therapy dog goes missing, police say

Police in New Castle County say 63-year-old Cynthia Yalisove was charged with felony theft after her neighbor's therapy dog went missing. HOCKESSIN, Del. - A 63-year-old New Castle County woman was arrested and charged with felony theft, after her neighbor’s therapy dog went missing, authorities said.Police in New Castle County were dispatched April 6 to the 400 block of Dogwood Drive, in Hockessin, on the report of a theft.Responding officers learned a six-month-old Pyredoodle was missing from the home since April 5th and the dog was a therapy dog for the home owners child.

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Florida COVID-19 data now includes vaccination numbers for children

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health has updated one if its daily COVID-19 reports to include information about how many children have been vaccinated.

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New Brunswick expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to individuals 18+

Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health announced that people 18 and older may now schedule an appointment online to receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, calling the province’s vaccine campaign a “phenomenal success.”

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Hamilton reports 7 new COVID-19 outbreaks, most in workplaces during third wave

COVID-19 pandemic have shifted from care homes to workplaces.During a board of health meeting on Monday, epidemiologist Stephanie Hughes said there were 89 workplace outbreaks declared in Hamilton between mid-February and mid-May with warehousing, manufacturing and the construction sector accounting for the bulk of the cases.

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Charles Grodin, star of ‘Midnight Run’ and ‘Heartbreak Kid,’ dies at 86

Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who scored as a caddish newlywed in “The Heartbreak Kid” and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro’s counterpart in the comic thriller “Midnight Run” to the bedeviled father in the “Beethoven” comedies, has died. He was 86.

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Nation sees confusion over masking as Florida reports 2,791 new COVID-19 cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance last week allowing fully vaccinated people to ditch their masks in most situations, there has been some confusion across the country as some businesses and municipalities have maintained their masking and social distancing rules.

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Numbers down, but positivity rates up in Manitoba as 335 COVID-19 cases, 1 new death reported

COVID-19 B.1.1.7 variant in Manitoba.Manitoba health officials said Tuesday that one new death had been reported along with 335 new cases of the novel coronavirus.The cases include:While the case numbers have dropped from a high of 560 last week, testing numbers have also dropped.2,893 tests were done on Monday, which is quite a bit lower than what we've seen in recent days.While the number of new cases was lower and active cases went down for the first time in a few weeks, positivity rates still went up in Winnipeg and Manitoba.— Skylar Peters (@SkylarAPeters) May 18, 2021A total of 2,893 tests were reported done Tuesday, and Manitoba’s positivity rate was 13 per cent.

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Airlines could soon start weighing passengers before flights

The interior of the cabin after landing with empty seats NEW YORK - Airline passengers may be required to step on the scale at the airport or share how much they weigh before boarding a flight, a new report suggests.Data airlines use to measure passenger weight to ensure safety onboard planes may be outdated as the obesity rate in the U.S. increases.

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New Covid strain in Singapore: What we know so far about B.1.617 variant affecting children

new mutations of coronavirus, particularly the B.1.167 Covid variant, were affecting younger children and it would shut all schools as it prepares to close all schools from Wednesday.Authorities in Singapore said that primary and secondary schools, as well as junior colleges, would shift to full home-based learning from Wednesday until the end of the school term on 28 May.Singapore's Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said in a press briefing that the strain, B.1.617, "appears to affect children more".However, there is no official confirmation at this stage on how many children have been affected by the new variant of Covid-19 in Singapore."Some of these mutations are much more virulent and they seem to attack the younger children," Education

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COVID-19: Nova Scotia announces 90 new cases, recoveries doubling that

Nova Scotia activates escalation plan as Halifax Infirmary’s ICU hits max The bulk of the new cases are in the Central Zone — with 64. Eastern Zone saw 17, Northern Zone had seven and Western Zone reported two cases.“I am pleased that the number of recoveries remains substantially higher than the number of new cases,” said Premier Iain Rankin in a release.“If we continue to follow public health restrictions, we will get through this third wave together.”This brings the number of active cases in the province to 1,345.There are 103 people in hospital, which is eight more than Monday.

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Ontarians 18+ now eligible to book appointments at mass vaccination clinics

The expansion to Ontarians 18 and over to be able to book their vaccine appointments comes one week ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, some walk-in pop-up vaccination sites have opened for kids 12 to 17. Marianne Dimain reports.

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Leaked video appears to show UFO plunging under water off California

A newly leaked video from the U.S. navy appears to show an unidentified flying object diving into the ocean off the coast of San Diego in 2019, in a clip that officials say is authentic.

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John Swinney removed as education secretary to take new role focusing on covid recovery

SNP veteran will remain as Deputy First Minister and will also take responsibility for cross-government action on Scotland's recovery from covid.Swinney was appointed education secretary in 2016 but has endured a torrid last year in the role as lockdown upended the regular school timetable and led to the scrapping of the exams diet for the first time in history.The replacement system for awarding grades to senior high school pupils was roundly criticised last August and was eventually scrapped in favour of teacher assessments.The Deputy First Minister survived a motion of no confidence brought by opposition MSPs in the wake of the row.Scottish Labour had earlier called for the long-serving minister to be removed from the education brief to

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Almost 2,500 new COVID-19 vaccines in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph

COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the region as of Tuesday morning.This is an increase of 2,495 doses from what was reported the previous day. Riverfest Elora cancelled for 2nd straight year because of COVID-19 Public health reports that 130,827 people have now been vaccinated, having received at least one dose, which translates into 51.2 per cent of the eligible population.

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India vaccine-maker hopes to share shots by end of the year

NEW DELHI – The Serum Institute of India said Tuesday that it hopes to start delivering coronavirus vaccine doses to the U.N-backed effort known as COVAX and to other countries by the end of the year, a delay that will significantly set back global efforts to immunize people against COVID-19.

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California DMV places Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ under review

Dan Kiely, CEO & Co Founder of Voxpro, takes his hands off the wheel of his Tesla Model S P100D at a launch event for the MobilityX self-driving conference. On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, in Dublin, Ireland.

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Uttar Pradesh releases new Covid guidelines amid partial lockdown. Details here

Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday issued fresh directives in view of the coronavirus pandemic. As per a new order, maximum of 25 people can attend a wedding and other functions and all attendees are required to strictly follow the COVID guidelines.

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'Govt taking precautions': Hardeep Singh Puri on new Covid variant in Singapore

Arvind Kejriwal urged the Centre to ban flights to and from Singapore in view of a new Covid variant, Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the Centre is taking all precautions and keeping an eye on the situation.Responding to Kejriwal on Twitter, Puri said, "Kejriwal ji, all international flights have been stopped since March 2020. We have no air bubble with Singapore either."Only a few flights are being operated between the two countries under Vande Bharat Mission to bring stranded Indians back, Puri added."We are still keeping an eye on the situation.

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More pharma firms should be allowed to make Covid-19 vaccine: Nitin Gadkari

NEW DELHI : Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday suggested that more pharma companies should be allowed to make the COVID-19 vaccine in the country during the pandemic to scale up production.Addressing Vice Chancellors of Universities in India virtually, Gadkari said he will also request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring a law for allowing more pharma companies to manufacture life-saving drugs by paying 10 per cent royalty to the patent holder of the drug."If the demand of vaccine is more than its supply then it creates a problem.

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Maharashtra sees 28,438 new Covid cases, 679 deaths; Mumbai cases below 1000-mark in 24 hrs

In Maha, Mucormycosis treatment will be covered under govt insurance schemesPatients of mucormycosis, a fungal infection mostly seen in Covid-19 survivors, will be covered by government health insurance schemes PMJAY and MJPJAY, the Maharashtra government said today.The disease will be treated under the state's Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Aarogya Yojana and the central Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana where a family gets health cover of up to ₹1.50 lakh, said a government resolution (GR).The GR said that 11 surgical packages and eight medical packages will be offered for mucormycosis patients.Additionally, the State Assurance Society will bear a cost of up to ₹five lakh, the order said."Anti-fungal medicines are costly and currently there

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Ontario reports 1,616 new COVID-19 cases, but lowest daily testing in several months

COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. The provincial total now stands at 513,102.It is the lowest daily case count since late March and is the first time cases are under 2,000 since then as well.

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Quebec records 549 new COVID-19 cases as premier set to unveil reopening plan

COVID-19 pandemic as the premier is set to outline the province’s reopening plan.The latest number of new infections is the lowest daily case tally recorded in the province since last September, and is down two from the total reported Monday.François Legault will hold a press conference at 5 p.m. alongside Health Minister Christian Dubé and Horacio Arruda, director of Quebec public health.

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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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