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CDC says vaccinated people can ditch the mask outdoors in many cases

Published 28 April, 2021

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Masks should still be worn in crowds and indoor public spaces

By Anne Flaherty and Stephanie Ebbs

CDC relaxes mask guidelines for vaccinated people outdoors

President Joe Biden echoed the new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that fully vaccinated Americans can now go outside without masks when in many cases.

You can ditch the mask walking your dog or dining outside with friends if you are fully vaccinated from COVID-19. But keep it on for any outdoor crowded events like concerts, parades and sporting events.

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WORLD – Officer charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright killing

Published 14 April, 2021

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SOURCE: CNN – A police officer who authorities say shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop has been arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter in the case, authorities said Wednesday.

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Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths

Published 9 April, 2021

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Source: LOOP NEWS

FILE – In this April 7, 2021, file photo, cemetery workers wearing protective gear lower the coffin of a person who died from complications related to COVID-19 into a gravesite at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Nations around the world set new records Thursday, April 8, for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections, and the disease surged even in some countries that have kept the virus in check. Brazil became just the third country, after the U.S. and Peru, to report a 24-hour tally of COVID-19 deaths exceeding 4,000. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

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Suez Canal reopens after giant stranded ship is freed

Published 29 March, 2021

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Traffic has resumed in the Suez Canal after a stranded container ship blocking it for nearly a week was finally freed by salvage crews.

Tug boats honked their horns in celebration as the 400m-long (1,300ft) Ever Given was dislodged on Monday with the help of dredgers and tug boats.

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Giant Ship Blocking Suez Canal Could Take ‘Days, Even Weeks’ to Free

Published 29 March, 2021

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Tugboats and dredgers were toiling to release the wedged container vessel, which is obstructing the crucial artery of global trade like “a very heavy beached whale,” one expert said.