ORLANDO, Fla. – Former wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Most Valuable Player Santonio Holmes is urging people to help save the lives of African Americans battling sickle cell disease.

Holmes is most known for the “perfect catch” in Super Bowl 43, the last-minute touchdown helped the Steelers defeat the Arizona Cardinals.

Holmes was named the MVP of Super Bowl 43 due to his game-winning touchdown. Now he wants more people to join his campaign with OneBlood, be the MVP of Your Community, and make a life-saving blood donation.

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Meghan Markle & Prince Harry mark Archie’s bday with donation appeal; Asks fans to help COVID struck countries

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry celebrated their son Archie’s 2nd birthday today! While the little royal spent his day zoom calling his great grandmother Queen Elizabeth and uncle and aunt Kate and William, his parents had a bigger goal for the special day. To mark the day, the Sussexes requested fans to donate to a fundraiser that helps bring COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable populations around the world. Their statement began, “We have been deeply touched over the past two years to feel the warmth and support for our family in honour of Archie’s birthday.

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NHL fines Rangers $250K for criticizing player safety call

The New York Rangers were fined an extraordinary $250,000 by the NHL on Thursday for “demeaning” public comments about head of player safety George Parros.

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Army trainee arrested after hijacking school bus full of children in SC, officials say

COLUMBIA, S.C. - An Army trainee has been arrested after authorities say he boarded a South Carolina school bus with a gun Thursday and held the driver and elementary students hostage before letting them off the bus.During a news conference, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said the incident started at around 7 a.m. near Fort Jackson, the U.S.

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States need fiscal support to fight covid: Naveen Patnaik

NEW DELHI : Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has asked the Central government to give Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemption to Covid-vaccines and give fiscal support to states to fight back the pandemic.Patnaik said in a letter to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman that states have been asked to purchase vaccines for people in the 18-45 years age group and that GST on vaccines would make the purchases costly for the states. “Hence GST needs to be exempted completely.

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Your spare change can get you admission into Wild Florida’s Gator Park

KENANSVILLE, Fla. – Clean out your purse and check between the couch cushions because that spare change is about to come in handy.

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Groups urge Ontario government to give health-care workers 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose

COVID-19 as they work with patients hospitalized with the virus.The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, Canadian Union of Public Employees, and Service Employees International Union say they have asked the province to accelerate second doses for the workers but have received no commitment.

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Pfzier and BioNTech to donate Covid vaccines for Olympic athletes

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COVID-19 spreads to rural India, villages ill-equipped to fight it

NEW DELHI: Hopes that India's rampaging second wave of COVID-19 is peaking were set back on Thursday as record daily infections and deaths were reported and as the virus spread from cities to villages that were poorly equipped to cope.Government modelling had forecast a peak by Wednesday in infections that have overwhelmed the healthcare system, with hospitals running out of beds and medical oxygen.A record 412,262 new cases and 3,980 deaths were reported over the past 24 hours, taking total infections past 21 million and the overall death toll to 230,168, Health Ministry data showed."This temporarily halts speculations of a peak," Rijo M John, a professor at the Indian Institute of Management in the southern state of Kerala, said on

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PM Modi praises Navy, Army and IAF in fight against coronavirus

Indian armed forces actively came forward and provided support and assistance as the second wave of coronavirus ravages the country.Rajnath Singh on Twitter wrote, "Fighting the Invisible Enemy: MoD's Response on COVID-19 Surge Sensing the emergency, the whole Government machinery immediately swung into action by mobilising all possible resources".Singh highlighted some of the key achievements of the armed forces amid the Covid-19 crisis. For instance, "DRDO has set up a 500-bed COVID-19 facility each in New Delhi and Lucknow, a 900-bed hospital in Ahmedabad and converted ESIC Hospital in Patna to COVID hospital with 500 beds".He further underscored IAF's effort to augment the supply of oxygen amid the shortages.

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Slow down when markets move too fast; make the profits last

NEW YORK – When every investment around the world seems to be flourishing, it’s easy to get swept up in the excitement of making a quick buck.

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Bill to allow betting on New Jersey college sports teams advances

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Watching New Jersey’s legal sports betting market set national records last year, state lawmakers wanted to expand it to allow wagering on New Jersey college teams in time for the football and basketball championships.Both those events have come and gone, and the bill that would have allowed it languished in the state Legislature.On Wednesday, a state Assembly panel advanced the bill, bringing New Jersey a step closer to amending the state Constitution to allow wagering on New Jersey teams or games played in New Jersey involving teams from other states.It was approved in November by a Senate committee."A lot of money is being left on the table for college betting, a lot of money," said Sen.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs controversial election overhaul bill into law

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping elections bill into law Thursday that he and other Republicans said would place guardrails against fraud, even as they acknowledged there were no serious signs of voting irregularities last November. Democrats and voter rights advocates said the partisan move will make it harder for some voters to cast ballots.

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DeSantis signs GOP-drafted voting bill, legal fight begins

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a sweeping elections bill into law Thursday that he and other Republicans said would place guardrails against fraud, even as they acknowledged there were no serious signs of voting irregularities last November. Democrats and voter rights advocates said the partisan move will make it harder for some voters to cast ballots.

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Coronavirus blow for St Johnstone as four players to miss Hampden semi-final

Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.St Johnstone are dealing with a coronavirus blow ahead of Sunday’s Scottish Cup semi-final with St Mirren.The Perth club yesterday confirmed that two members of the playing staff tested positive for the virus and will miss out at Hampden.A further two players are also self-isolating, meaning four first team stars will be unavailable for selection for the crunch clash.Saints are going for an incredible cup double having already won the League Cup this season.Head of football operations Scott Boyd said: “The football club can confirm that two members of our playing staff have tested positive for COVID-19.“They will both be missing from the Scottish Cup semi-final on

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St Johnstone dealt Scottish Cup semi final setback as FOUR stars ruled out by Covid blow

Scottish Cup semi-final weekend. The Perth hopefuls have announced two players have tested positive for the virus and will miss their Hampden showdown with St Mirren on Sunday.

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Wolf urges colleges kids urged to get vaccinated as statewide demand flags

Gov. Tom Wolf urged college students to get vaccinated against COVID-19 before summer break.

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Pfizer, BioNtech donating vaccines for Olympic athletes

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC said Thursday.Delivery of doses is set to begin this month to give Olympic delegations time to be fully vaccinated with a second shot before arriving in Tokyo for the games, which open on July 23.It’s the second major vaccination deal for the International Olympic Committee.

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New Covid strain found in AP, Telangana spreading fast in younger population

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Pfzier and BioNTech to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes

LAUSANNE – Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC said Thursday.

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Super Thursday: Britain heads to polls in array of elections

LONDON – Polling stations across Britain opened Thursday for what are considered the biggest set of elections outside a general election, local and regional contests that could have huge repercussion for the future of the United Kingdom.

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Young people under 'enormous strain' because of pandemic

Young people are under "enormous strain" because of the pandemic, an Oireachtas committee has heard, and urgent changes to support services are needed to avert a "surefire recipe for a mental health disaster".

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Nintendo profits boom as people stuck at home play games

TOKYO – Nintendo Co.’s profit for the fiscal year that ended in March jumped 86% on healthy sales of its Switch handheld machine as people stayed home due to the pandemic, turning to video games for entertainment.

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‘It’s not fair’ to become COVID-19 ‘incubator’: Bill Nye slams anti-vaxxers

LOS ANGELES - Bill Nye, known for his television role as "the science guy," recently criticized Americans who are choosing to opt out of getting vaccinated for the novel coronavirus.During an interview with MSNBC’s Mehdi Hasan, Nye shared his disdain for the attitudes of people who are refusing to get inoculated."Everybody is saying, ‘It’s not fair to make me wear a mask, it’s not fair to make me get vaccinated,’" Nye said.

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Risk of blood clots appears ‘even more rare’ on 2nd AstraZeneca dose: experts

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On the ground and afar, diaspora boosts India's virus fight

India's large diaspora — long a boon to India's economy — is tapping its wealth, political clout and expertise to help its home country combat the catastrophic coronavirus surge that has left people to die outside overwhelmed hospitals.

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Family wants answers after Edmonton mother dies from vaccine-related blood clot

The first Albertan to die from blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine was a 52-year-old woman from Edmonton. Her 19-year-old daughter says she’s grieving, but she also has questions and concerns about how her mother died.

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LEADING OFF: Cole-McCullers, Willie Mays' 90th birthday

A look at what’s happening around the majors Thursday:

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Infectious disease expert calls expanded vaccine rollout ‘huge’ in Alberta’s pandemic fight

Dr. Craig Jenne, an infectious disease researcher at the University of Calgary, joins Joel Senick to discuss the impact of Alberta expanding its vaccine rollout to soon include anyone 12 years old and over.

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This ‘Spicy 6’ performance from ‘The Masked Singer’ will get you hyped for this week’s FOX Super 6 contest

LOS ANGELES - With this season narrowing down to the final six performers, "The Masked Singer" treated fans to a never-before-seen performance of "The Spicy 6" doing what they do best. Together, the Yeti, the Russian Dolls, Robopine, Black Swan, Chameleon and Piglet sing "I’m a Believer" by The Monkees. RELATED: ‘The Masky Awards’: Singalong episode was full of surprises, especially for 1 lucky winner of $10KThe performance, which wouldn’t normally be seen anywhere else, is sure to give viewers an extra shot at guessing who’s behind the masks. Each week, viewers of "The Masked Singer" are given the opportunity to correctly predict six questions related to the episode on the FOX Super 6 app — and in return, fans are taking home cash that

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Florida inquiry clears Bloomberg over felons voting case

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida authorities on Wednesday closed a criminal investigation into fund-raising efforts by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pay off the outstanding fines of thousands of the state's felons seeking to reclaim their voting rights, finding no violations of election law.

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South Carolina to add firing squad as execution method

An exterior view of the South Carolina State House, Columbia - construction work first began in 1851 and was completed in 1907, it was designated a national historic landmark in 1976 for its significance in the post-civil war reconstruction era. (Pho South Carolina - The South Carolina House voted Wednesday to add a firing squad to the state's execution methods amid a lack of lethal-injection drugs — a measure meant to jump-start executions in a state that once had one of the busiest death chambers in the nation.The bill, approved by a 66-43 vote, will require condemned inmates to choose either being shot or electrocuted if lethal injection drugs aren't available.

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South Carolina House adds firing squad to execution methods

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina House voted Wednesday to add a firing squad to the state's execution methods amid a lack of lethal-injection drugs — a measure meant to jump-start executions in a state that once had one of the busiest death chambers in the nation.

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Democrats revise voting bill, but Senate obstacles remain

WASHINGTON – Democrats are revising key sections of their sweeping legislation to overhaul U.S. elections, hoping to address concerns raised by state and local election officials even as they face daunting odds of passing the bill through Congress.

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$305K from Florida’s budget allocated to Ocoee Massacre scholarships

OCOEE, Fla. – It’s been more than 100 years since dozens of African Americans were killed by a white mob to keep them from voting on election day in 1920.

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N.B. doctors group urges people to take first vaccine available to you

The New Brunswick Medical Society is encouraging people to follow public health advice to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. The group representing doctors in the province says that means getting a vaccine as soon as it is available to you.

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N.B. reports first death related to rare blood clots

New Brunswick has recorded the first death related to rare blood clots after a person received a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Details are scarce but officials say it was a person in their 60s who received the vaccine in mid-April.

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Melinda Gates urges developed nations to stop ‘hoarding’ COVID 19 vaccines; Says global economy benefits all

Melinda Gates indulged in a timely conversation with Financial Times regarding the distribution of COVID 19 vaccines in the world considering that she is going through a public divorce with billionaire Bill Gates. Melinda mentioned her disappointment regarding how developed nations that are producing COVID vaccines on their land are not focusing on the generous distribution to countries that are in greater need.

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Bills GM Beane would consider cutting unvaccinated player

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane would theoretically consider cutting an unvaccinated player if it meant the team being able to lift NFL COVID-19 protocols restricting in-person team meetings.

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Space Tourism: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin auctioning off seat on its first crewed spaceflight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following in his cosmic footsteps.Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin used Wednesday’s anniversary to kick off an auction for a seat on the company’s first crew spaceflight — a short Shepard-like hop launched by a rocket named New Shepard.

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Oregon moves toward safe storage of guns; ban from Capitol

SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would mandate safe storage of guns and ban them from the state Capitol. Republican lawmakers strenuously objected, saying they and others will be deprived of the ability to defend themselves.

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NFL giving away Super Bowl LVI tickets to 50 fans vaccinated for COVID-19

LOS ANGELES - The National Football League announced on Wednesday it is giving away 50 free tickets to Super Bowl LVI in February 2022 to people who have been vaccinated for the novel coronavirus.And that’s not all: Fans will also receive a 25% discount on purchases made at NFLShop.com when they show proof of vaccination, according to the league.The NFL says the move is an attempt to encourage Americas to get vaccinated.

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Alberta woman dies of rare blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine

The family of Lisa Stonehouse, 52, said she died from a rare blood clot — or a vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) — after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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Golf super league resurfaces as McIlroy puts stock in legacy

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Rory McIlroy returned to the site of his first PGA Tour victory and made it clear Wednesday that he is more interested in creating his place in history than chasing Saudi-backed money in a proposed super league.

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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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