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NY gov explores buying virus vaccine directly from maker
NEW YORK - Frustrated by the flow of coronavirus vaccine from the federal government, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday floated the idea of buying shots for New Yorkers directly from one of the vaccine make...
Jan 18, 2021
Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 US states amid winter surge
NEW YORK - Coronavirus deaths are rising in nearly two-thirds of American states as a winter surge pushes the overall toll toward 400,000 amid warnings that a new, highly contagious variant is taking ...
Jan 18, 2021
Spaniards killed women, kids over slaying of conquistadores
MEXICO CITY - New research suggests Spanish conquistadores butchered at least a dozen women and their children in an Aztec-allied town where the inhabitants sacrificed and ate a detachment of Spaniard...
Jan 18, 2021
California becomes first state to top 3 million virus cases
LOS ANGELES - California on Monday became the first state to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections. The grim milestone, as tallied by Johns Hopkins University, wasn't entirely unexpe...
Jan 18, 2021
Pakistan PM angry over reports TV anchor knew about strike
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's prime minister reacted angrily Monday to media reports of a text exchange between an Indian TV anchor and a former media industry executive that suggests a 2019 Indian airstrike...
Jan 18, 2021
Nicaragua congress adopts life sentences; opposition opposes
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nicaragua's congress gave final approval Monday to change the constitution to permit life imprisonment. Congress is dominated by President Daniel Ortega's Sandinista party, and op...
Jan 18, 2021
Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million peo...
Jan 18, 2021
COVID-19 exposure at Marion Schilling Elementary
KAMLOOPS - Officials at Marion Schilling Elementary have told parents about an exposure to COVID-19 at that school.The exposure happened last Thursday (Jan. 14).This exposure is in addition to three m...
Jan 18, 2021
Increase in Kamloops school exposures a reflection of COVID-19 spread outside of schools
KAMLOOPS - More COVID-19 exposures have been recorded at schools in Kamloops. Over the weekend, the Kamloops-Thompson School District was informed of potential exposure incidents at three schools. "Th...
Jan 18, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 immunizations still on track for end of March: top doctor
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says production delays for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are a temporary setback that will slow down the delivery of first doses in the province over th...
Jan 18, 2021
