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Researchers find emerging COVID-19 strain in New York New York Post Everything We Know About the Coronavirus Variant Spreading in New York City New York MagazineCOVID-19 variant spreading in New York City has mutation that may weaken effect of vaccines Daily MailA New Coronavirus Variant Is Spreading in New York, Researchers Report The New York Times
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Australia passes new law requiring Facebook and Google to pay for news CNN Australia passes new media law that will require Google, Facebook to pay for news CNBCFacebook's Tussle With Australia Over News Is Just the Beginning The Wall Street JournalOpinion | Australia's Social Media Law Won't Save Journalism The New York TimesGoogle and Facebook on the Barbie The Wall Street Journal
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The global tally for confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 climbed above 112 million on Wednesday, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University, while the death toll rose above 2.48 million. The U.S. has the highest case tally in the world at 28.3 million and the highest death toll at 502,681, after surpassing the 500,000 level late Monday. President Joe Biden said the federal government will increase the number of vaccines delivered to states to 14.5 million a week in an effort to get more jabs into arms. The U.S. added 71,737 new cases on Tuesday, according to a New York Times tracker, and at least 2,315 people died. The U.S. has averaged 68,029 cases a day in the past week, down 37% from two weeks ago.
Brazil has the second highest death toll at 248,529 and is third by cases at 10.3 million. India is second worldwide in cases with 11 million, and now fourth in deaths at 156,567. Mexico has the third highest death toll at 181,809 and 13th highest case tally at 2 million. The U.K. has 4.1 million cases and 121,536 deaths, the highest in Europe and fifth highest in the world.
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Biden reverses Trump actions on green cards, architecture and 'anarchist jurisdictions' The GuardianBiden's 100-day deportation moratorium indefinitely banned by judge Fox NewsWhite House lifts Trump order that temporarily banned certain immigrant visas during pandemic CNN Opinion | America Is Not ‘Back.' And Americans Should Not Want It to Be. The New York Times‘America I
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Biden Seeks More Control Over USPS With New Appointments The New York TimesUSPS' DeJoy to Congress: 'Get used to me' POLITICORepublican congressmember alleges 'antifa' was behind postal service delays The Week MagazinePostmaster General Taunts Dems: You're Stuck With Me for Good The Daily BeastUSPS' DeJoy to Congress: 'Get used to me' POLITICO
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