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New York will lift most of its Covid-19 restrictions now that 70% of all adults in the state have been vaccinated with at least one dose, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday.

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Climate change: large forest trees lost to drought and fire are not returning

Sat, 2021-03-13 18:49 — mike kraft

Is this the end of forests as we've known them? Trees lost to drought and wildfires are not returning. Climate change is taking a toll on the world’s forests - and radically changing the environment before our eyes the Guardian

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UPDATE: U.S. and ovrseas developments.

Sun, 2021-01-03 10:50 — mike kraft

The Latest: US virus death toll hits 350,000; surge feared BALTIMORE, M.D. — The COVID-19 death toll in the United States has surpassed 350,000 as experts anticipate another surge in coronavirus cases and deaths stemming from holiday gatherings over... AP NEWS

BALTIMORE, M.D. — The COVID-19 death toll in the United States has surpassed 350,000 as experts anticipate another surge in coronavirus cases and deaths stemming from holiday gatherings over Christmas and New Year’s.

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California has nation’s 2nd confirmed case of virus variant

Wed, 2020-12-30 17:54 — mike kraft

Colorado Guardsman has 1st reported US case of virus variant DENVER (AP) — The first person in the U.S. known to be infected with a new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus was identified Wednesday as a Colorado National Guardsman who... AP NEWS

California on Wednesday announced the nation’s second confirmed case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus, offering a strong indication that the infection is spreading more widely in the United States.

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U.S. detects first case of COVID-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook

Tue, 2020-12-29 18:55 — mike kraft

U.S. detects first case of COVID-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook The first known U.S. case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant was detected in Colorado on Tuesday, and President-elect Joe Biden said that it could take years for most Americans to be vaccinated for the virus at current distribution rates. Trevor Hunnicutt, Lisa Lambert U.S.

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Tribes try to protect their elders and their knowledge from virus; Canada distributes vaccines to remote areas

Mon, 2020-12-28 10:10 — mike kraft

Tribes try to shield elders and their knowledge from virus As Monica Harvey watched, crowds flocked to a Sam's Club in northern Arizona where she works, picking shelves clean of toilet paper and canned goods. Native American seniors couldn't move fast... AP NEWS

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California desperately searches for more nurses and doctors

Tue, 2020-12-22 12:30 — mike kraft

California desperately searches for more nurses and doctors SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S., Sara Houze has been on the road — going from one hospital to another to care for COVID-19 patients on the brink of death.... AP NEWS

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S., Sara Houze has been on the road — going from one hospital to another to care for COVID-19 patients on the brink of death.

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