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The Guardian’s Sam Levine reports: Joe Biden is officially tapping a leading voting rights lawyer for a role on a federal appellate court. Biden is nominating Myrna Pérez, the director of the voting rights and elections program at the Brennan Center for Justice, to serve on the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd circuit, …
New Melbourne COVID-19 restrictions; Fifth local case of COVID-19 in Victoria; Labor tensions rise over blue-collar base; India virus deaths hit 300,000; Deputy PM says government making progress on regional quarantine hubs
Shas sworn in its first female Prime Minister in a makeshift ceremony in a tent after she was locked out of Parliament amid a power struggle with the country’s longstanding leader. Fiame Naomi Mata’afa’s Faith in the One True God (FAST) Party said the dramatic turn of events amounted to a “bloodless coup” following weeks …
Illinois health officials report 943 new cases of COVID-19, 24 deaths
CHICAGO — Illinois health officials reported 943 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 Sunday, including 24 additional deaths. Additionally, 65 percent of all Illinois adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and 48 percent of Illinois adults are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. The deaths were reported in the following counties: …
India records highest daily deaths; Tokyo Olympics
CLOSE Children as young as 12 should get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, a CDC panel recommended. USA TODAY The United States has yielded to India a dark statistic of the global pandemic – India has recorded the highest single-day death toll. While daily U.S. infections, hospitalizations and deaths slide, India’s Health Ministry reported 4,529 deaths Wednesday …
Illinois health officials report 1,513 new cases of COVID-19, 47 deaths
CHICAGO — Illinois public health officials reported 1,513 new probable and confirmed cases of COVID-19 Saturday, including 47 additional deaths. The deaths were reported in the following counties: Coles County: 1 male 70s Cook County: 1 female 40s, 2 males 40s, 1 female 50s, 3 males 50s, 2 females 60s, 2 males 60s, 4 females …
337 new COVID-19 cases, 18 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts
337 new COVID-19 cases, 18 additional deaths reported in Massachusetts Updated: 5:55 PM EDT May 14, 2021 The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 337 confirmed COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the statewide total to 655,687 since the start of the pandemic.State health officials also added 18 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to the state’s total, …
Technology a chance to put the breaks on needless traffic deaths » Albuquerque Journal
………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. Last weekend was not a safe time to be on Albuquerque’s interstates, with two wrong-way drivers causing two fatal crashes within 24 hours. But then, it’s rarely a safe time to be on N.M. roads. A car …
Traveller who breached Brisbane Airport quarantine zone tests positive; Concern over India travel loophole; Brazil tops 400,000 virus deaths; Heavy smoke in NSW as hazard reduction burns ramp up
Western Australia has halved the number of returned overseas travellers coming into the state this month as it grapples with its latest outbreak, but Premier Mark McGowan has flagged a more permanent reduction. Declining to reveal his discussions with the Prime Minister at National Cabinet on the quarantine situation, he said “clearly the Commonwealth knows …