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Pharmacist Mike Ruane of Scranton talks to patients who signed up to receive a COVID-19 vaccine during a drive-through clinic at Scranton High School in Scranton, Pennslyvania.

Plunging demand for COVID-19 tests may leave U.S. exposed

After a year of struggling to boost testing, communities across the country are seeing plummeting demand, shuttering testing sites or even trying to return supplies.
A woman takes a photo Friday with a golden Donald Trump statue at the Conservative Political Action (CPAC) conference in Orlando, Florida.

'Donald J. Trump ain't going anywhere': Former president the dominant force at CPAC

A conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness.
FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol in Washington. A faction of local, county and state Republican officials across the country is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories online that echo those that helped inspire the violent Capitol insurrection, forcing the GOP into an internal reckoning. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Some local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, lies

A faction of local, county and state Republican officials across the country is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories online that echo those that helped inspire the U.S. Capitol insurrection
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses among boxes containing thousands of primal cases at her office, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience

The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump to influence last year's general election is urging people to be patient
An injured protester is escorted as police tried to disperse a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo)
Myanmar protesters injured as police escalate use of force
Myanmar security forces have cracked down on anti-coup protesters in the country's second-largest city, injuring at least three people, two of whom were shot in the chest by rubber bullets and another who suffered a flesh wound on his leg
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, file photo, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, in Washington. Kirby announced late Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, that the U.S. military conducted airstrikes against facilities in eastern Syria that the Pentagon said were used by Iran-backed militia groups, in response to recent attacks against U.S. personnel in Iraq. Kirby said the action was authorized by President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Militia official: US strike in Syria kills 1, wounds several
An Iraqi militia official says a U.S. airstrike in Syria has killed one militiaman and wounded a number of others with a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi group
In this Feb. 15, 2014, photo released by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea leaves Naval Station Mayport in Mayport, Florida. Two U.S. Navy warships operating in the Mideast have been affected by the coronavirus, authorities said Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, with one already at port in Bahrain and another heading to port. The Philippine Sea will head to a port that the Navy declined to name over "operational security." (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marcus L. Stanley/U.S. Navy, via AP)
2 US Navy warships in Mideast hit by coronavirus outbreaks
Two U.S. Navy warships operating in the Mideast have been struck by coronavirus outbreaks
Andrei, a 32-year-old Romanian man who has been HIV-positive since he was a baby and began missing his regular medical check-ups when the coronavirus pandemic hit the country, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. A year ago, Romania reported its first case of COVID-19, prompting the country's strapped medical system to turn its focus to treating COVID-19 patients. As a result, many patients with other conditions - including HIV but also cancer and other illnesses - have either been denied critical care or stopped going to their regular appointments, fearful of becoming infected.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Pandemic leaves many Romanian patients without critical care
Romania reported its first COVID-19 case a year ago this week
NYC schools head Richard Carranza exits, to be replaced by Meisha Ross Porter, the first Black woman to lead system
NYC schools head Richard Carranza exits, to be replaced by Meisha Ross Porter, the first Black woman to lead system
Police: Officer fatally shoots Indiana woman during struggle
State police say an eastern Indiana police officer fatally shot a woman early Friday after she pulled a knife during a struggle as the officer was trying to remove her from the middle of a highway
Canadian regulator authorizes AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
Canadian regulator authorizes AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
Indianapolis to relax COVID-19 restrictions starting Monday
Indianapolis will relax coronavirus restrictions on the city's bars and restaurants starting next week ahead of the upcoming Big Ten and NCAA men's basketball tournaments
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 553, Don Vickery photo: Plotting the downfall of one another are these chess club members at Arlington High School in March of 1965. Clockwise from above left are Ferdunand Korndorf, Robert Jenkins, John Simmons and Allan Swaby.
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A pedestrian takes small steps in the slippery snow to cross S. Vail Ave. in Arlington Heights Monday night.
It was a busy and unpredictable couple of weeks and Daily Herald photographers present it in The Week in Pictures for February 6-19, 2021.
A jet crosses the path of a sun pillar seen from the parking lot of Glenbrook North High School Saturday. Sun pillars happen when a strong light source, in this case it is the setting sun, reflects off tiny ice crystals suspended in the air. The bitter cold and bright sun were the perfect conditions that day. This sun pillar lasted less than 10 minutes and got stronger as the sun went lower.
Spectacular sunset in Northbrook
Brian Kotowski, of Palatine uses his snowblower to dig out from an overnight snowstorm that once again hit the suburbs, “The first couple of times were all right, now I don’t like it,” Kotowski mentioned as he took a break during his snow removal duties on Tuesday morning.
Suburbanites were digging out of more snow Tuesday and Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation for the entire state.
In this Oct. 8, 1964 file photo, The Supremes, from left, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross, perform during a reception for them in a hotel, in London. Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Publicist Jay Schwartz says Wilson died Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at her home in Las Vegas and that the cause was not immediately clear.
Mary Wilson of The Supremes has died at 76
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 233, Don Vickery photo: Kitchen preparations such as this are being duplicated all over the south side of Arlington Heights in February of 1965 as 34 Girl Scout troops prepare for a bake sale in the Gieseke Shoe story. Scouts pictured are from left to right are Ruth Nerlinger, Sue Pretto, Debbie Donavon and Anne Baughman.
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