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Do curfews slow spread of virus?
They're used with other measures, making it tough to pinpoint effectiveness.
Minnesota reports 1,565 new COVID-19 cases, 31 more deaths
The count for people with at least one vaccine dose now exceeds 229,000.
Minnesota on guard against the coronavirus variants
Two weeks after the Department of Health reported the state's first cases, health officials are expanding the genetic sequencing work that scientists perform to document the new strain.
The Latest: Hong Kong ends lockdown in Kowloon neighborhood
Hong Kong's government on Monday morning ended an unprecedented lockdown after testing thousands of residents living in an area that had reported an increasing number of coronavirus cases, authorities said.
Asian shares rise on recovery hopes, markets eye earnings
Asian shares rose Monday amid some hopes for recovering economies slammed by the pandemic, as market attention turned to upcoming company earnings.
Old (Brady), young (Mahomes), different Super Bowl 55 awaits
but this time, in a Tampa Bay uniform.
Road warriors: Bucs win 31-26 at Green Bay, reach Super Bowl
Tom Brady has a new team, in a new town. The destination is the same: another Super Bowl.
Asia Today: Australia OKs Pfizer vaccine, to begin in Feb.
Australia's medical regulator has approved use of its first coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for inoculations to begin next month.
Mexico's president says he's tested positive for COVID-19
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and that the symptoms are mild.
White House begins talks with lawmakers on COVID-19 relief
Top aides to President Joe Biden on Sunday began talks with a group of moderate Senate Republicans and Democrats on a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package as Biden faces increasing headwinds in his effort to win bipartisan backing for the initial legislative effort of his presidency.
Year after lockdown, Wuhan dissident more isolated than ever
One year after lockdown, Wuhan has long since sprung back to life — but Zhu Tao remains bunkered in his 14th-floor apartment, spending his days doomscrolling through news, playing virtual soccer on his PlayStation and feeling China is teetering on the brink of collapse.
Wizards return to court, Grizzlies see 6th game postponed
The Washington Wizards are finally back. The Memphis Grizzlies aren't ready yet.
Center-right incumbent wins Portugal's presidential election
Portugal's president was returned to office for a second term with a resounding victory Sunday in an election held amid a devastating COVID-19 surge that has made the European country the worst in the world for cases and deaths.
Oxfam urges radical economic rejig for post-COVID world
Anti-poverty campaigner Oxfam warned Monday that the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic will lead to the biggest increase in global inequality on record unless governments radically rejig their economies.
Linus Ullmark perfect in shootout, Sabres beat Capitals
Linus Ullmark endured a wave of emotions in less than a week since learning of his father's death at the age of 63.
Wisconsin shows lowest daily COVID-19 total since September
Wisconsin health officials on Sunday confirmed 1,119 positive tests for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily total since September.
Biden to reinstate COVID travel rules, add South Africa
President Joe Biden on Monday will formally reinstate COVID-19 travel restrictions on non-U.S. travelers from Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and 26 other European countries that allow travel across open borders, according to two White House officials.
Suter scores first 3 NHL goals as Blackhawks beat Red Wings
Pius Suter exhaled after he scored his first NHL goal. Once he got his second, he started thinking about another one.
VIRUS TODAY: More hospital ICUs edge nearer a breaking point
Here's what's happening Sunday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
Dutch police clash with anti-lockdown protesters in 2 cities
Rioters set fires in the center of the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven and pelted police with rocks Sunday at a banned demonstration against coronavirus lockdown measures, while officers responded with tear gas and water cannons, arresting at least 55 people.