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Minnesota musher removed from Iditarod race after testing positive for COVID-19

Gunnar Johnson, 52, of Duluth, Minn., was withdrawn from the event at the McGrath, Ala., checkpoint, the organizers said in a news release. Johnson, the former city attorney of Duluth, did not come into close contact with race personnel or community members.
by The Associated Press

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Asian Americans experience 'far more' hate incidents than numbers indicate

Asian Americans experience 'far more' hate incidents than numbers indicate

Racially motivated attacks against Asian Americans have been on the rise since the start of the pandemic, but a Los Angeles-based civil rights group says the actual numbers are even higher.
by H.J. Mai

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Biden sets goal of July 4th to 'mark independence from this virus'

Biden sets goal of July 4th to 'mark independence from this virus'

President Joe Biden is aiming for the country to begin to find a degree of normalcy and begin to move on from the coronavirus pandemic by the July 4th holiday, Biden announced in his first prime-time address Thursday night from the White House on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic.
by Domenico Montanaro and Chloee Weiner

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A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response

A year on, WHO still struggling to manage pandemic response

A year later, the U.N. agency is still struggling to keep on top of the evolving science of COVID-19, to persuade countries to abandon their nationalistic tendencies and help get vaccines where they’re needed most.
by The Associated Press

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Walz set to ease COVID curbs; 1st case of South Africa strain confirmed

Walz set to ease COVID curbs; 1st case of South Africa strain confirmed

Gov. Tim Walz will announce the changes Friday. On Thursday, he indicated restrictions will be loosened for spring proms, sports and other larger public gatherings. Separately, officials said they’ve confirmed the state’s first case of the so-called South Africa COVID-19 variant.
by Tim Pugmire

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Video: The early days of the pandemic as seen through your camera roll

Video: The early days of the pandemic as seen through your camera roll

We asked people to send us their last "normal" photo of 2020 and their first pandemic photo. Thousands of you responded. These are some of the stories that defined our pandemic year.
by Nick Michael, Bronson Arcuri, Tsering Bista, Nickolai Hammar and Annabel Edwards

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March 11, 2020: The day everything changed

March 11, 2020: The day everything changed

The World Health Organization declared a pandemic. The NBA shut down its season. President Donald Trump banned travel from Europe. Tom Hanks tested positive. On this day a year ago, the coronavirus became very real in America.
by Laurel Wamsley

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Nursing home residents can get hugs again, feds say

Nursing home residents can get hugs again, feds say

Nursing home residents vaccinated against COVID-19 can get hugs again from their loved ones, and all residents may enjoy more indoor visits, the government said Wednesday in a step toward pre-pandemic normalcy.
by The Associated Press

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Americans put off health care during the pandemic, and it's time to catch up

Americans put off health care during the pandemic, and it's time to catch up

Many people put off health screenings, medical procedures and even childhood vaccinations during the pandemic. Host Angela Davis talks to two doctors about catching up on delayed care.
by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Katie Moritz

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