Tag: Disease outbreaks
Ivy League cancels spring sports conference season again
NEW YORK — For the second straight year the Ivy League will not hold a spring sports conference season, the school presidents announced Thursday.
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Biden rolling out plan for $4 billion global vaccine effort
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden will use his first big presidential moment on the global stage at Friday’s Group of Seven meeting of world leaders...
Challenger finalists to train during Auckland lockdown
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — America’s Cup challenger series finalists INEOS Team UK and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli will be able to train on the...
Most Mississippi state vaccination sites closed due to storm
GULFPORT, Miss. — All but one Mississippi State Department of Health vaccination sites will be closed Tuesday due to the winter storm that’s slamming...
Clemson clamps down on virus rules as businesses suffer
City officials in Clemson are extending the community’s mask ordinances and other COVID-19 restrictions to at least March 15.
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Highlights of COVID-19 relief bill progressing in House
WASHINGTON — A Democratic-led effort to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package has passed its latest challenge with House committees advancing measures that...
No. 2 Baylor set to resume play Feb. 23 after COVID-19 pause
WACO, Texas — No. 2 Baylor is set to resume the season Feb. 23 following a six-game hiatus that started because of COVID-19 protocols...
Mexico rises above 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases
MEXICO CITY — Mexico topped 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 175,000 deaths related to COVID-19 on Tuesday, though officials concede that the country’s...
Freshman US Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s mother dies of COVID-19
YONKERS, N.Y. — Freshman U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who defeated veteran New York lawmaker Eliot Engel in last year's Democratic primary, announced on Twitter...
South Carolina considers breaking up public health agency
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's public health workers have been tasked with keeping the state safe for 143 years, ever since lawmakers created a...
