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Talk about rubbing salt in my wounds – d’oh! On Friday, the Colorado Avalanche woke up and thought their next Stanley Cup playoff game would not be until Tuesday, at the earliest. By lunchtime, the Avs learned that they were playing in a little over 24 hours, so NBC did …

CHICAGO / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Approximately one-fifth of the 11,000 people enrolled in a 30,000-volunteer U.S. trial of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech (22UAy.F) are Black as Latino, groups among the hardest hit by the coronavirus virus pandemic, said a top Pfizer executive. PHILO PHOTO: …

Belarusian opposition politicians Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has called for more mass protests against the 26-year rule of President Alexander Lukashenko, while also announcing that she would not run for president if fresh elections are held. Tikhanovskaya, who became Lukashenko’s rival in the August 9 elections, in which he was declared the …

Increase / Fishing boats in Seattle. Covid-19 coverage See more stories Hints of protective immunity against the pandemic coronavirus have surfaced in the throat of a recent COVID-19 outbreak that flooded the crew of a fishing vessel. The coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, infected 104 of the 122 people on board, about 85 …

JetBlue has defended the flight attendant’s decision to remove a mother and her six children from a flight after her 2-year-old daughter would not follow the airline’s coronavirus protocol and put on her mask. © Gary Hershorn / Getty Images A JetBlue Airways plane approaches Newark Liberty Airport at sunset …