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Saturday, March 06, 2021 8:46 AM ET

World News

EU to seek AstraZeneca doses from US amid Covid-19 vaccine supply shortfalls – media — RT World News

The European Union will reportedly ask Washington to allow the export of millions of doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine as Brussels struggles with supply shortages.

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CBS News

Pope Francis, out of COVID hiding, arrives for a controversial 1st-ever papal visit to Iraq

CBS News - 17 minutes ago

Iraq's beleaguered Christians welcome 1st-ever papal visit, but some fear he'll draw virus super-spreader-size crowds in a country also grappling with terrorism.

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News 24

The Latest: Ontario wants vaccine shot in adults by June 20

SF Gate - 7 hours ago

TORONTO — The head of the vaccine program for Canada’s most populous province expects...

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Aljazeera

Myanmar protests continue as UN urged to hear ‘desperate pleas’

Aljazeera - 32 minutes ago

Crackdown on anti-coup protesters continues in Myanmar as UN envoy calls on Security Council to take immediate action.

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Politics News

Huffington Post

Democratic Senators Seek to Pass $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill

Voice of America - 6 hours ago

Democratic leaders in the U.S.

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CBS News

Senate moves forward with stimulus bill "vote-a-rama" after nearly 12 hours of stalemate

CBS News - 17 minutes ago

The "vote-a-rama" resumed shortly before midnight on Friday after nearly 12 hours of stalemate within the Democratic caucus over an unemployment insurance benefit.

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The Mercury News

Centralized deployment hub vital to U.K. vaccine rollout success, minister says

CTV News - 52 minutes ago

Britain's minister for vaccine deployment says the key to the success of the country's vaccine rollout program to date has been the formation of a centralized operations network and the consistency with which it operates.

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AP News

White House remains mum on Biden's first address to Congress

Washington Examiner - 17 hours ago

The White House on Friday walked back a projected timeline for President Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress and now says it has no date in mind for the annual event.

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Business News

Chicago Tribune

COVID-19 vaccines given to hundreds of University of Illinois employees who weren’t yet eligible, including coaches and instructors

Chicago Tribune - 11 hours ago

Officials blamed the snafu on miscommunication.

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Deutsche Welle

Hiring surged in February, the first full month of Biden's presidency

CBS News - 14 hours ago

Employers added 379,000 jobs last month, while the U.S. unemployment rate edged down, to 6.2%. Jobless rate rose for Black workers, however.

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New York Times

'Big Short' investor Michael Burry has warned of a stock-market bubble and slammed Tesla, Robinhood, bitcoin, and the GameStop frenzy in recent weeks. Here are his 17 best tweets.

Business Insider - 1 hour ago

'People say I didn't warn last time. I did, but no one listened. So I warn this time. And still, no one listens. But I will have proof I warned.'

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Russia Today

Venezuela to issue 1-million-bolivar bill, but it’s worth only 50 cents amid raging hyperinflation — RT Business News

Russia Today - 1 hour ago

Venezuela is set to have a new highest valued banknote of one million bolivars as soon as next week. But as the sanctions-hit country is facing enormous inflation, the bill is only worth around 50 cents.

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Technology

The Mercury News

Why should Big Tech be exempt from net neutrality?

Washington Examiner - 20 hours ago

The hypocrisy is striking. Big Tech companies and their allies in Washington are once again promoting the idea that the Federal Communications Commission should bring back "net neutrality" to crack down on internet service providers. Meanwhile, those same Silicon Valley companies argue that they should remain unencumbered by any sort of regulation — free to censor content and restrict access to the digital public square as they please. Neutrality for thee, but not for me.

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BBC News

YouTube pulls CPAC speech video from pro-Trump RSBN channel

Washington Times - 15 hours ago

Right Side Broadcasting Network, a pro-Trump media company with a popular YouTube account, raised concerns after its video footage of the former president's latest speech was pulled from the platform.

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NDTV

Apple Clarifies iOS 14.5 Beta Users Wont Be Able to Set Default Music App

NDTV - 1 hour ago

Apple noted that there is no setting in iOS where users can set their default music service.

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New York Times

Bishop 'skinned' into Minecraft world

BBC News - 1 day ago

"I am so pleased to have participated in a new way to share Bible stories," says the Bishop of Ely.

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Sports Headlines

India vs England: Virat Kohli says hosts' 'extremely strong' bench strength will help when transition happens - Firstcricket News, Firstpost

First Post - 6 minutes ago

India's supremely talented bench strength has made skipper Virat Kohli quite confident that the team will have a relatively smooth ride when the transition period dawns upon it in the next few years.

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Evening Standard

Burnley vs Arsenal, Premier League: live score and latest updates from Turf Moor

Telegraph UK - 2 hours ago

A home defeat against Burnley in December - courtesy of Granit Xhaka's brainless sending off and a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang own goal - was the low point of Arsenal's season and raised the spectre of a relegation battle.

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USA Today

Extensive offseason work has raised Chicago's Zach LaVine's game to an All-Star level

USA Today - 1 hour ago

The Bulls' absence from the bubble restart gave Zach LaVine an unusual amount of time to analyze his game on video and then work on it in the gym.

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Boxer Claressa Shields becomes 2-division undisputed champ with win over Canada's Marie-Eve Dicaire | CBC Sports

CBC News - 1 hour ago

Claressa Shields won a unanimous decision over Marie-Eve Dicaire in their 154-pound unification bout Friday night.

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Entertainment News

International The News

Royal family gears up in retaliation of Meghan Markle: report

International The News - 3 minutes ago

Experts believe the royal Firm is gearing up for their retaliation against Meghan Markle after Oprah interview airs

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

At Philly’s esteemed music schools, playing together as an orchestra is a much-missed opportunity

The Philadelphia Inquirer - 3 hours ago

For many instrumentalists, the main point of music school is to emerge having learned to function in an orchestra, that biggest ocean of ensembles.

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Seattlepi.com

'Death of a Virgin, and the Sin of Not Living' Review: Inner Lives Revealed With Originality and Compassion

Seattlepi.com - 4 hours ago

The basic premise of four teens losing their virginity to a prostitute is well-worn, but...

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International The News

Who is the strongest Avenger in MCU? Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ settles the debate

International The News - 2 hours ago

Before we move ahead, beware of the spoilers ahead for 'WandaVision' season finale!

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Odd/Weird News

SF Gate

19th-century Amherst home cleared for mile-long move

SF Gate - 6 days ago

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Authorities have cleared the way for a 19th-century home in...

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NPR

Yard sale find turns out to be artifact worth up to $500,000

Seattlepi.com - 2 days ago

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Talk about your yard sale finds. A small porcelain bowl bought...

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SF Gate

SF just opened indoor dining. Here's what House of Prime Rib looks like now.

SF Gate - 1 day ago

“We’ve been coming here for 40 years, it’s like they never missed a beat.”

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Inside Edition

Anti-Masker Arrested for Allegedly Shooting New Orleans Police Officer at High School Basketball Game

Inside Edition - 2 days ago

John Shallerhorn, 35, tried to enter the George Washington Carver High School gymnasium in New Orleans on Friday around 6:15 p.m. when suddenly gunshots rang through the highschool lobby, New Orleans police told WGNO.

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