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U.S. reports record number of Covid deaths in January as new strains threaten progress
28 days ago | By CNBC
President Joe Biden is working to ramp up the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccines, blaming the initially slow pace on the Trump administration.
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NYC to receive extra 17K COVID-19 vaccine doses under new Biden initiative
28 days ago | By New York Post
New York City will receive about 17,000 extra doses of the coveted coronavirus vaccine starting next week under President Biden's new push to get out more shots, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday. Biden on Tuesday bumped up the total federal allocation from about 8.6 million doses per week to approximately 10 million, in response...
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U.S.Looking back at Boston's first COVID-19 superspreader event
In late February of 2020, hundreds of professionals gathered in Boston for an international biotechnology conference, one of the first COVID-19 super spreader events. Read more ...
Mass. makes critical upgrade to its COVID-19 vaccine website
This comes as about 50,000 new appointments for first doses at mass vaccination sites will be opened for booking on Thursday. Read more ...
Pitt guard Xavier Johnson enters transfer portal
Johnson has been one of the program's few constants during Jeff Capel's tenure as he attempts to rebuild the Panthers following a difficult run under Kevin Stallings. Read more ...
Breakup ends in deaths of Chapel Hill firefighter, ex-girlfriend, young girl
A soured relationship between a Chapel Hill firefighter and a woman he used to date has ended in three deaths. Read more ...
Tiger Woods' girlfriend Erica Herman spotted visiting him at the hospital
Tiger Woods's girlfriend Erica Herman was spotted paying her beau a visit at the hospital Wednesday as the golf pro recovers from emergency surgery on his legs following a... Read more ...
Second half of Celtics 2020-21 schedule released by NBA
Boston's basketball team will play at least one more game on WCVB-Channel 5. Read more ...
COVID-19 antibodies may protect against reinfection later, study suggests
There's new evidence that connects testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies from a prior infection with a significantly lower risk of becoming infected again in the future. Read more ...
Marijuana legalization gets first Republican sponsor in Pennsylvania
A Republican senator from Erie says regulating marijuana can improve public safety while raising money for the state treasury and boosting the economy in Pennsylvania. Read more ...
Pa. Lottery ticket worth $4.68 million sold in Montgomery County
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Mars rover's giant parachute carried secret message
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The huge parachute used by NASA's Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team. Systems... Read more ...