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Gunman shot dead by police at NYC church after concert; no one else wounded

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – A gunman shouting “Kill me!” opened fire from the steps of New York City’s Cathedral Church of St. John...

Historic U.S. COVID vaccine campaign launches with convoy of trucks

(Reuters) – Workers at a Pfizer Inc factory in Michigan dispatched the first shipments of its COVID-19 vaccine shortly after 6:30 a.m. today –...

U.S. FDA advisers overwhelmingly back authorizing Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

(Reuters) – A panel of outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday voted overwhelmingly to endorse emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus...

Tommy “Tiny” Lister Dead at 62

Tommy "Tiny" Lister -- famous for playing intimidating, but lovable tough guys in films like "Friday" -- has died ... TMZ reported.  A release from...

FDA Releases List of Possible mRNA Vaccine Side Effects

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft of possible side effects from the still experimental Covid-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine (link opens PDF). The terrifying...

Most of California to be under stay-at-home orders as COVID-19 surges

Sacramento, Calif., (Reuters) – California’s two most densely inhabited regions and its agricultural breadbasket will be under stay-at-home orders by tonight as the COVID-19...

Barr sees no sign of major U.S. vote fraud despite Trump’s claims

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr said yesterday the Justice Department has found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in last...

US records more than 93,000 coronavirus hospitalizations on Sunday – the highest of pandemic

CNN: Hospitalizations of Covid-19 patients in the United States reached a record high of 93,238 on Sunday, according to the Covid Tracking Project. The number...

U.S. surpasses 2,000 COVID deaths in a day with hospitals already full

(Reuters) – Daily U.S. deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 2,000 for the first since May and with hospitals across the country already full, portending a...

Former NY City Mayor David Dinkins dies at 93 – police

(Reuters) – David Dinkins, who served as New York City’s first and only African American mayor during the 1990s, died yesterday at the age...

Trump finally gives the green light to proceed with Biden transition

(Reuters) – After weeks of defiance, President Donald Trump yesterday allowed officials to proceed with a transition to President-elect Joe Biden, giving his Democratic...

COVID-19 shots could reach first Americans by mid-December, top health official says

(Reuters) – U.S. healthcare workers and others recommended for the nation’s first COVID-19 inoculations could start getting shots within a day or two of...
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Barbados recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, out of the 1,436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised both...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...