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NHS nurse who has no memory of giving birth while fighting Covid finally meets baby

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A nurse who has no memory of giving birth while critically ill with coronavirus has met her daughter for the first time.

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New Jays OF Springer sees echoes of Astros in Toronto's core

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TORONTO, ONT – George Springer thinks Toronto's promising young core is similar to the group he played with that led Houston to its first World Series title in 2017.

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Coronavirus Ayrshire: Vaccine scammers target patients with fake appointment emails

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Ayrshire public using fake coronavirus vaccine appointments.Bosses at NHS Ayrshire & Arran are tonight warning against the con trick, which has seen messages sent via email and text message.The fraudulent messages contain content that suggest an individual is eligible to apply for the vaccine and require a link to be clicked.Clicking on the link will then require the entry of personal details and may even ask for payment.The public has been urged NOT to click on the links or call or send a message to any of the numbers.They should also ignore the message and delete it.NHS Ayrshire & Arran Chief Executive John Burns said: “The COVID-19 vaccine is delivered by the NHS."You will receive a letter with your appointment details when it is your

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Almost 1000 people in Lanarkshire fined for flouting COVID rules

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Rutherglen area. In the first month of 2021, just 16 fines have been issued to people, with no arrests made.Inspector Stephen McGovern, from East Kilbride Police Station, said his officers had responded to a number of incidents in recent weeks.These included smaller groups of different households meeting indoors.

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The pressures faced by non-frontline essential workers

There has been much focus lately on the critical work being done by those on the frontline in hospitals in the battle against Covid-19, but there has also been extra pressure on those working in essential services whose doors have remained open throughout the crisis.

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AT&T CEO John Stankey Defends Streaming Focus Amid Pandemic

AT&T Inc. CEO John Stankey has defended moves by the telco and media giant to shift its legacy theatrical business towards the streaming space with HBO Max amid the pandemic.

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Several council departments overspend millions dealing with coronavirus

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Several council departments are reporting overspends due to the costs of dealing with coronavirus.South Lanarkshire’s education, social work and finance committees heard this week how the ongoing costs of the pandemic had resulted in overspends totalling £5.5 million between the three departments in the first six months of the financial year.Education was overspent by £4million to November 6 – the latest available figures – while overspends in finance (£1.159 million) and social work (£359,000) were smaller.Social work saw the highest Covid-related spend at nearly £13 million.

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Over 28,000 people in Lanarkshire have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.More than 28,000 people in Lanarkshire have now received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.The health board’s roll out of the jab is now set to move into its second phase from next month, which will see those over 70 and people who are currently shielding offered appointments.Dr Mark Russell, associate medical director Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire, who is leading on the delivery of the Covid-19 vaccine in Lanarkshire, has asked locals to remain patient as they wait for news of their vaccine appointment.He said: “This is the largest vaccination programme ever undertaken and we are asking people to be patient and wait to be

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Gemma Collins' dad leaves hospital after winning coronavirus fight days before her 40th birthday

Thrilled Gemma Collins has spoken of her relief after dad Alan left hospital following a month-long battle with Covid-19. It means the TOWIE star can enjoy her 40th birthday properly as she makes plans for Sunday's celebration.

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Amid fanfare, 101-year-old Camden County woman receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

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Mary DeSpirito, 101, receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Camden County College facility. GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A 101-year-old Camden County woman received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, along with her 79-year-old daughter.Mary DeSpirito, along with her daughter, Theresa, met with Camden County officials at Camden County College in order to receive the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.101-year-old Mary DeSpirito, a resident of Camden County, receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

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Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman to recite poem about COVID-19 ‘community heroes’ at Super Bowl LV

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Peterborough Regional Health Centre to continue to accept COVID-19 patients from other areas

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Peterborough Regional Health Centre reports the recent intake of COVID-19 patients from other areas has not created any capacity issues.According to Dr. Lynn Mikula, the hospital’s chief medical executive and chief of staff, as of Wednesday morning there were 17 inpatients with COVID-19 — 11 of whom were transferred from the Greater Toronto Area.And Mikula says the acceptance routine — with our without COVID-19 — will continue.

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Coronavirus: 1 death, 39 new cases in London-Middlesex, MLHU says

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coronavirus in London and Middlesex, local health officials said Wednesday.The region’s pandemic case tally now stands at 5,527, of which 3,764 people have recovered, an increase of 17 from the day before.The health unit says at least 193 people have died. Of those, 67 deaths have occurred since Jan.

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Halifax man without face mask fined after approaching people in apartment lobby

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Health Protection Act in an offence related to COVID-19.Police say they received a report on Tuesday that a man was not wearing a face mask while approaching people in the lobby of an apartment building in Halifax.“Officers spoke to the man and educated him on the provincial regulations which require everyone to wear a mask that covers their nose and mouth while present in a public place,” read an HRP release. Young man injured in overnight shooting in North Preston After receiving a second call about the man continuing to not wear a mask, police returned to the building and issued him a ticket for violating the act.Nova Scotia requires individuals to wear a face-covering inside of communal spaces in an apartment building.

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Canada Post employee dies amid COVID-19 outbreak at Mississauga facility

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The union representing Canada Post workers has confirmed to Global News that a male worker at the Gateway Plant in Mississauga has died after contracting coronavirus. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at the facility is now 224.

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Singer Halsey is pregnant with 1st child

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NEW YORK – Halsey has something new to sing about: motherhood.

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The Latest: UConn postpones 2 men's basketball games

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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

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Ottawa sees uptick in daily new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, but trends remain positive

OTTAWA -- One day after seeing its lowest daily case count in six weeks, Ottawa is seeing an uptick in the daily number of new COVID-19 cases in the city.

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US issues domestic terrorism alert early in Biden's term

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WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the potential for lingering violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden's election.

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Special payments for Northern Ireland's healthcare workers

Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann has announced a special recognition payment of £500 for Northern Ireland's health workers.

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'Our government failed us': Philadelphia officials unveil findings after civil unrest

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Thousands of protesters fill the streets of Center City Philadelphia for the fourth straight day of demonstrations to demand justice for George Floyd and other victims of systemic police violence in Philadelphia, PA, on June 2, 2020.

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Cannes Film Festival 2021 postponed until July due to coronavirus

announced Wednesday that the 2021 edition will move from its regular late-May spot to early July, when the seaside Côte d’Azur averages a balmy 86 degrees.The summery change-up comes days after the French government announced plans to vaccinate its entire population against the coronavirus by August. Cinemas there remain closed through at least the end of January.Last year’s festival was canceled outright due to the pandemic, though cases at the time had subsided in France.

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NBA Analyst Sekou Smith Passes Away at 48 From Covid-19

Longtime NBA analyst Sekou Smith has sadly died at the age of 48.

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Saskatoon-based Nutrien expands use of proximity alarms to battle COVID 19 pandemic

Nutrien Ltd. says it will expand its use of a proximity alarm and contact tracing technology to help protect 14,500 of its employees from the COVID-19 pandemic.The Saskatoon-based company says it has rolled out its Proximity Trace equipment, made by U.S.-based Triax Technologies, to more than 8,000 employees to date and expects to introduce it to 6,500 more in coming months, representing 65 per cent of its global employee base.

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1 hospitalized after fire engulfs Belleview mechanic shop

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A mechanic shop in Marion County is covered in ashes after an intense fire broke out Wednesday morning.

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Republican National Committee will stay neutral if Trump runs again: AP report

NEW YORK – The head of the Republican National Committee on Wednesday declined to encourage former President Donald Trump to run for the White House in 2024, saying the GOP would stay “neutral” in its next presidential primary.

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Broken by Trump, US refugee program aims to return stronger

Krish Vignarajah has been in survival mode for four years as the Trump administration slashed refugee admissions by 85%. She's had to close a third of her resettlement agency's 48 offices and lay off more than 120 employees, some with decades of experience.

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Sekou Smith, Longtime NBA Reporter, Dies of COVID-19 at 48

The National Association of Black Journalists' sports task force said Smith died due to COVID-19 complications and remembered him fondly. «He was more than a colleague; he was a friend and brother to us and so many others,» NABJ said in a statement. Smith made his name as a beat writer covering the Indiana Pacers and later the Atlanta Hawks before joining Turner Sports in 2009.

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Couple fined under COVID-19 regulations for using drugs in Brockville cemetery: police

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COVID-19 state of emergency act after police say they were out using drugs in the middle of the night.Brockville police say officers on routine patrol spotted a vehicle downtown at about 1:30 Wednesday morning.Police say the driver made some “evasive maneuvers” and left the area.

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WNBA's Asia Durr Doesn't Know If She'll Ever Play Basketball Again After Getting Coronavirus

Asia Durr is facing terrible symptoms months after her COVID-19 diagnosis – TMZ Luke Evans lands an amazing new role – Just Jared Jr Guess who is becoming a model? – Celebitchy Paris Hilton has some big news – TooFab Amy Schumer has a hilarious analogy for you – Popsugar Another list of nominations is out! – Just Jared Jr

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Ghana buries former president Jerry Rawlings with honors

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ACCRA – Ghana’s late president Jerry John Rawlings was buried at the country’s military cemetery in the capital after four days of commemorations to mark the death of the former leader who was loathed by some and loved by many in the West African nation.

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NFL picks 3 honorary captains, Amanda Gorman for coin toss

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NEW YORK – The NFL has selected three people who have served during the coronavirus pandemic as honorary captains for the Super Bowl along with inaugural poet Amanda Gorman for an original poem.

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Covid cases, hospitalisations and deaths all 'plateauing and starting to fall'

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UK chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has said Covid deaths may be plateauing, but the UK remained in a "difficult position"

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Heartbroken daughter who lost dad to Covid days before Christmas calls for memorial day

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A woman who lost her dad to Covid-19 days before Christmas has called for an annual memorial day to remember the victims of the pandemic.

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Family of first Brit Covid victim demand answers after year of unimaginable tragedy

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This Saturday Peter Attwood’s family will come together for a Zoom call like millions of others have throughout lockdown.

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Coronavirus: Ontario ramps up COVID-19 safety inspections on farms ahead of growing season

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COVID-19 safety inspections on farms ahead of the new growing season.Monte McNaughton says hundreds of inspectors will visit farms to ensure COVID-19 safety measures are being followed to protect temporary foreign workers arriving in the coming weeks.The province says there were approximately 20,500 temporary foreign workers in Ontario last year and most resided in communal living quarters on farms.

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Britain announced new measures to reduce foreign travel amid Covid-19 surge

London: Britain announced new measures to reduce travel in and out of the country on Wednesday, hoping that by tightening its borders it can reduce the risk of new variants of the coronavirus spreading and putting its vaccination programme at risk.Travellers arriving in Britain from high-risk COVID-19 countries will have to quarantine for 10 days in government-provided accommodation, while those wishing to leave will need to explain why in a process checked before departure, interior minister Priti Patel said on Wednesday.Further details on the "managed isolation process", where people quarantine in hotels, will be provided next week she said, adding that there would also be more police checks on arrivals from elsewhere."It is clear that

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Crackdown on foreign holiday travel for minority who flout covid rules

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Priti Patel announced the new restrictions as she hit out at the minority of people who are continuing to go on holiday during lockdown.

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Philadelphia School District plans to restart limited hybrid learning on Feb. 22

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PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia School District will begin welcoming a limited number of students back into the classroom on Feb. 22, Superintendent William Hite announced on Wednesday. The phased return to hybrid learning will begin with preK-2nd grade students and include two days of in-person instruction and three days of digital learning.

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Biden to sign sweeping climate orders targeting US oil, gas and coal emissions

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WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will sign a slew of executive orders Wednesday aimed at tackling climate change and cutting America’s oil, gas and coal emissions, part of his agenda to combat and prioritize the climate crisis at the federal level. The orders will pause new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters and target fossil fuel subsidies — likely facing intense opposition from oil and gas and power plant industries.The orders aim to conserve 30% of the country's lands and ocean waters in the next 10 years, move to an all-electric federal vehicle fleet and elevate climate change to a national security priority.

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Manitoba releases vaccination priority list

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More to come.

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Covid vaccine plant halts production of AstraZeneca jab as bomb squad swoops

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Production at an AstraZeneca vaccine plant in Wrexham was temporarily stopped while a bomb squad probed a suspicious package.

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Limited COVID-19 data until Friday as Middlesex-London Health Unit moves to new database

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COVID-19 information for the region over the next few days as it implements a new database for its website.After using an internal case and contact management tool to collect local COVID-19 data, MLHU will now switch to Salesforce, a database system that’s already being used by the Ontario government.

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Turin mayor convicted in 2017 soccer final stampede

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MILAN – Turin's mayor and four others were convicted and sentenced to a year and six months in jail on Wednesday in connection with a stampede during a public viewing of the 2017 Champions League final, which was projected on a maxi-screen in one of the Italian city’s main piazzas.

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Michelle Obama YELLED at ex POTUS Barack Obama for breaking COVID safety protocols during 2021 inauguration

Amanda Gorman who presented a beautiful poem at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration last week, recently opened up on what was happening behind the scenes at the ceremony. The 22-year-old poet, who was the talk of the town after her moving speech at President Biden‘s Inauguration, appeared for an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where she got candid about the things happening behind the scenes. During the interview, Amanda revealed that former First Lady Michelle Obama was a little upset with former President Barack Obama for a very understandable reason. “I remember Michelle Obama, like, being close,” Amanda recalled.

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Robbie Williams leaves St Barts as he's back on his feet after Covid-19 battle

Robbie Williams has flown home from St Barts after he fought off coronavirus.

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Doctors in hard-hit N.B. region warn COVID situation risks becoming unmanageable

Some say they’re concerned part of the local population doesn’t believe in the seriousness of the pandemic and isn’t interested in getting tested.The Edmundston region has been under a 14-day lockdown that began Sunday and has nearly half the 339 active reported COVID-19 infections in the province.Dr.

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Vending machine to offer Covid-19 tests to public

It is a first-of-its-kind in the United States. A vending machine that offers Covid-19 home test kits to the public.

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