Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Australia welcomes back tourists with toy koalas, Tim TamsFeb 21, 2022 12:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia - International tourists and business travelers began arriving in Australia with few restrictions on Monday, bringing together families in tearful re...
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No, ingesting marijuana will not prevent COVID-19Feb 20, 2022 6:00 am - Q: Please help us explain to our kids that using marijuana doesn't keep you from getting COVID-19. We're particularly focused on our two older sons, who are quoting a st...
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District 211 parents, student tell of bullying but also respect since going mask-optionalFeb 18, 2022 4:00 am - On a day that didn't bring an expected Illinois appellate court ruling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's school mask mandate, some people still addressed the issue during the publ...
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Kane Co. health official asks business leaders to welcome masks after mandateFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - The looming end of COVID-19 mandates in Illinois means it's time for Kane County residents and local businesses to take a hard look at what level of risk they are comfor...
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Appellate court rules school mask mandate expired; Pritzker plans state Supreme Court appealFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - A downstate appellate court has ruled the state's indoor mask requirement in schools has expired and therefore an appeal of a temporary restraining order barring schools...
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Canadian police arrest 70 protesters in Ottawa crackdownFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - OTTAWA, Ontario - Police began arresting scores of demonstrators and towing away vehicles Friday in Canada's besieged capital, and a stream of trucks started leaving und...
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Illinois averaging fewer than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases dailyFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois is averaging 2,985 new COVID-19 a day over the past week. It's the first time the state's seven-day rolling new case average has dropped below 3,000 since Nov. ...
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No court ruling on school masks yet as COVID-19 ICU hospitalizations drop below 300Feb 17, 2022 12:00 am - Less than 300 COVID-19 patients are being treated in intensive care beds statewide, the lowest amount since Nov. 8, 2021, according to state public health data released ...
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Truckers hold their ground despite threats of crackdownFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - OTTAWA, Ontario - Hundreds of truckers clogging the streets in Canada's capital stood their ground and defiantly blasted their horns Thursday as police poured in for wha...
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Charlie Kirk takes to the Arcada Theatre stage to decry mask mandatesFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - After making national headlines for accusing the Super Bowl halftime show of promoting "sexual anarchy," conservative activist Charlie Kirk was at the Arcada Theatre in ...