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Biden Could Get Covid, Surge in US Cities, Vax Mandate for Fed Workers, World Covid Stats

WH: Biden could get COVID, but he’s vaccinated  © Getty images String of COVID cases hits DC as nationwide rise looms by Peter Sullivan – The Hill A burst of high-profile COVID-19 cases in Washington, D.C., is highlighting the lingering threat of the virus. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Cabinet members including Attorney General Merrick Garland, […]

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US Virgin Islands Waives Visas for Caribbean Nationals

By Santana Salmon CNW- nThe US Virgin Islands will no longer require a visa for visitors from neighboring Caribbean islands. The US Congress House Judiciary Committee approved The Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act, making it possible for visitors from the Caribbean to receive a nonimmigrant visitor visa exemption to enter the US Virgin Islands, for […]

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Power Slowly Being Restored After Massive Puerto Rico Electicity Outage

(UPI) — An island-wide power outage still has a majority of the 3.2 million residents of Puerto Rico without electricity, although crews had restored power to some 300,000 customers by Thursday afternoon. The outage happened late Wednesday night, and the exact cause remains under investigation, the island’s utility provider, LUMA Energy, said in a statement, […]

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Moise Murder: Haiti Probe Going Nowhere, But US Investigation Making Headway

  By Widlore Mérancour Amanda Coletta Claire Parker and  Samantha Schmidt   Wash.Post   PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — There are multiple theories for why Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was shot to death at his home in July. Dozens of people have been detained. Others have been named as suspects and declared fugitives. The interim prime minister […]

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WORLD VIEW: More Ukraine Massacres?, Another Terror Attack in Israel, 1st Black Woman on US Court, More

  Trending  |  Russia-Ukraine  |  View in Browser April 08, 2022   Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.    Today’s Headlines Ukrainian leaders predict more gruesome discoveries ahead CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian leaders predicted there would be more gruesome discoveries in the […]

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PAHO Warns Americas at Risk of Further COVID-19 Wave as Cases Surge in Other Regions

The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne has warned countries in the Americas, including the Caribbean, to remain vigilant and urgently close vaccination gaps as cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) surge in Europe and East Asia due to Omicron BA.2 variant. PAHO said while COVID-19 cases and deaths have dropped […]

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Colombia Flooding Kills at Least 10, Seven Others Missing

  BOGOTA, April 7 (Reuters) – Flooding caused by torrential rain in Colombia’s Antioquia province has killed at least 10 people, local authorities said on Thursday, adding that another 17 people were either missing or injured. The flooding occurred late on Wednesday, when rains in Antioquia’s Abriaqui municipality flooded a camp at the El Porvenir […]

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Costa Rica Airport Reopens After DHL Plane Skids Off Runway in Emergency Landing

By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE, April 7 (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria International Airport reopened on Thursday hours after a Boeing 757-200 cargo aircraft operated by DHL made an emergency landing and skidded off the runway, separating its tail, aviation authorities said. Airport operator Aeris said the airport, on the outskirts of capital San […]

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