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Chicago teachers rebel amid COVID surge safety fears

01:50 The current COVID surge in the U.S. is now pitting teachers against their employers in Chicago. Teachers voted to resume remote learning in defiance of the mayor’s insistence on​i

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Thousands stranded on major U.S. highway in Virginia

01:47 The first winter blizzard of 2022 to sweep across parts of the south and eastern U.S. has been causing havoc on one of the country’s busiest roads this Tuesday.Thousands of driver

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U.S. snowstorm compounds travel and Omicron chaos

01:30 Some of the busiest parts of the U.S. had virtually ground to a halt on Monday after they were hit by the first winter snowstorm.The severe weather compounded an already chaotic h

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COVID-19: EU removes U.S. from safe travel list

01:21 New figures from the European Union on Tuesday showed it's beating the U.S. in the vaccination race.EU officials are so worried about the soaring infection rates here, that they'v

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Back to school and the COVID vaccine debate

01:37 U.S children began a new school term on Monday facing the prospect of requiring a COVID-19 vaccine to remain in class.As demands for mask mandates have led to teachers being assau

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U.S. to release report on origins of disease

02:02 U.S President Joe Bidenis expected to get a briefing onTuesday about a newclassifiedreportfrom his intelligence services lookinginto the origins of COVID-19.China has condemned th

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Pandemic no longer a barrier to dating app success

02:45 If you've lived under lockdown during the pandemic, you'll know how frayed family and romantic relationships can become.Getting together was illegal for months on end for many.And

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UN warns of a looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

02:00 The United Nations on Friday warned the world that Afghanistan is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.The Taliban now controls a number of the country's provincial capitals

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U.S. lawmakers make green energy a priority

02:01 U.S lawmakers were this Monday trying to complete legislation that puts green energy at the heart of a 1 trillion dollar infrastructure upgrade.They've spent months negotiating th

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As U.S.unemployment drops again, employers grapple with too few staff

01:43 After expanding by the government, the U.S.is on course to return to“full”employment.The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent last month after the U.S.added nearly a million j

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Strong second quarter growth belies fears over Delta variant

01:40 The U.S.posted further evidence on Thursday that its economy has put the devastating impact of the pandemic behind it.Economic output expanded six and-a-half percent over the last

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Health leaders grapple with prospect of reversing course on masks

02:38 Public workers around the U.S are being given an ultimatum: get vaccinated or face regular COVID-19 testing.The new directives have been issued as the seven-day average of new cas

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U.S Attorney General launches new initiative on gun trafficking

01:36 The Biden administration has launched its latest initiative on gun crime,targeting those who supply illegal weapons.But after the deaths of African Americans at the hands of polic

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Federal Reserve Chairman testifies on inflation, interest rates

01:54 The head of the U.S. central bank, Jerome Powell, says inflation will probably“remain elevated in the coming months.”Raising interest rates is the standard way central banks keep

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COVID-19: Delta variant spikes U.S. cases

01:36 Drugmaker Pfizer was meeting with U.S. officials on Monday to discuss plans for a COVID-19 vaccination booster shot.Health authorities say they don’t think it’s necessary, even th

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COVID-19: Global death toll surpasses 4 million

02:09 The World Health Organization says it’s growing concerned about the divergent approaches that various countries are taking to deal with new COVID-19 variants.The global death toll

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Multi-factor authentication under scrutiny after pipeline attack

01:54 The Colonial Pipeline carries nearly half the fuel consumed along the entire East Coast of the United States.The recent cyberattack that shutdown the company last month was enough