The U.S. had the advantage of time, money and expertise. But a year after COVID-19 emerged, the death toll in America is a tragic indictment of the country’s failure.

      

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Officials confirmed the first known Canadian cases of a more contagious variant of COVID-19 that was first identified in the U.K. Here’s the latest.

      

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Known for her comedy skills, Kristen Wiig transforms to play the villainous Cheetah opposite Gal Gadot in ‘Wonder Woman 1984.’

      

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NFL fined Baltimore $250,000 for violating COVID-19 protocols that caused an outbreak that forced multiple game postponements and two dozen positive tests.

      

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“This abdication of responsibility has devastating consequences,” Biden said, warning Trump put unemployment aid and other vital services at risk.

      

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At least three people were killed and three others were injured Saturday in a shooting at a bowling alley, according to authorities in Illinois.

      

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Millions of jobless Americans lost a vital economic lifeline after two unemployment programs lapsed with the COVID-19 relief bill in limbo.

      

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During week of high school football scrimmage, coach Russ Stryker went to the hospital with COVID-19. He spent the season intubated on a ventilator.

      

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Teams like Buffalo and Tennessee (and Baltimore if it even makes the playoffs) present problems for the Kansas City Chiefs. But to what extent?

      

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The COVID cloud over the economy should lift by summer. Between now and then, the Biden administration is unlikely to do what should be done.

      

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