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White House cites 'active threat,' urges action despite Microsoft patch 07 Mar 2021 - 11:43 pm

WASHINGTON - The White House on Sunday urged computer network operators to take further steps to gauge whether their systems were targeted amid...

Audiences hold back, even as more movie theaters open 07 Mar 2021 - 08:54 pm

Theaters reopening in New York City this weekend did not set the box office on fire. North American theatrical grosses stayed relatively muted,...

Socially distanced Iditarod race starts from secluded Alaska river site 07 Mar 2021 - 02:13 pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Forty-seven mushers and their teams of huskies were due to begin their trek into the Alaska wilderness on Sunday for the...

US Senate works through the night to advance Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 bill 06 Mar 2021 - 01:54 pm

Washington: The US Senate worked through the night into Saturday to advance President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan in a marathon...

Canada approves J&J's COVID-19 vaccine, says benefits outweigh risks 05 Mar 2021 - 07:35 pm

OTTAWA: Canada's drug regulator has approved Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, the fourth such shot to be given the green light, the government...

California to set aside 40% of COVID-19 vaccine doses for hardest-hit communities 04 Mar 2021 - 11:49 pm

LOS ANGELES - California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday the state would set aside 40% of its COVID-19 vaccine doses for the...

US Senate votes to begin debate on Biden COVID-19 relief bill 04 Mar 2021 - 11:44 pm

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to take up President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill, setting up what is...

Trudeau minister confident vaccination timeline will accelerate 04 Mar 2021 - 10:54 pm

The Canadian minister in charge of vaccines said it’s "highly likely” the government will be able to move up its target date for...

After record COVID-19 deaths, Bolsonaro tells Brazilians to stop 'whining' 04 Mar 2021 - 10:40 pm

BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO - After two straight days of record COVID-19 deaths in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday told Brazilians to stop...

Security tight at US Capitol after police warn of possible militia attack 04 Mar 2021 - 07:49 pm

WASHINGTON - Security was tight on Thursday at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, the scene of a deadly assault in January, after police...

Police uncover ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach Capitol 04 Mar 2021 - 03:38 pm

Washington: Capitol Police say they have uncovered intelligence of a "possible plot” by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol on Thursday,...

Raging pandemic shuts down Sao Paulo as Brazil nears Pfizer deal 04 Mar 2021 - 11:56 am

SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil set a daily record for COVID-19 deaths for the second straight day on Wednesday, as a raging resurgence...

Millions of U.S. households would not get COVID-19 payments under new Biden plan 04 Mar 2021 - 12:25 am

WASHINGTON - Millions of U.S. households who received coronavirus-relief payments under President Donald Trump would not get aid under a modified version of...

Dark for a year, Broadway theaters to start limited reopening in April 04 Mar 2021 - 12:14 am

Broadway theaters, closed for a year, will start to reopen in April for special events in front of limited indoor audiences, authorities in...

Biden says it's a 'big mistake' for states to lift mask mandates 03 Mar 2021 - 11:12 pm

NEW YORK - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said decisions to end the required wearing of masks - such as those by...

Sao Paulo shuts down as fears grow over Brazil COVID-19 outbreak 03 Mar 2021 - 08:32 pm

SAO PAULO - Sao Paulo, Brazil's most populous state, on Wednesday announced tough new measures to slow a snowballing coronavirus outbreak, stoked by...