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A 1950's black and white sitcom comeback meets Avengers in a slowed down, real life version; then you'll enjoy this spin on creative entertainment. A superhero named Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olson) and a robot named Vision (Paul Bettany) try to fit into a world meant for average humans.
A grim new milestone as the world prepares for widespread vaccine procurement to combat the spread mutated COVID-19 variants. It took nine months to reach one million deaths internationally, and just three month to match the shocking toll set from January to September.
According to U.S. News and World Report, at least 21,000 National Guard Troops from across the country have been called into the nation's capital. About 300 of them from North Carolina after the call for extra hands on deck. Cooper initially sent 200 troops north to help secure the ground around the Capitol.
“Due to current COVID-19 conditions in some of the communities we serve, we are temporarily closing stores in these areas,” Apple said in a statement. “We take this step with an abundance of caution as we closely monitor the situation, and we look forward to having our teams and customers back as soon as possible.”
In the six-day span, Republicans had a net loss of 2,137 registered voters across The Tar Heel State. Out of those, a majority went towards claiming a no party status. "More than 2,400 of those people switched to unaffiliated with 262 moving to the Democratic Party," the report said.
North Carolina is now lowering the age of who can get the coronavirus vaccine. Governor Roy Cooper said Thursday that North Carolinians 65 and older will now be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
"This time of doing a presidential transition is always incredibly stressful," Payton said. "But I cannot imagine the ongoing consternation of trying to keep with what official accounts are still active and need to be managed and also preserved. And then which ones are banned and what does that mean?"
An 8-1 vote to stay with the district's current format and keep all-remote learning until at least Feb. 15. Under the current set of guidelines, middle and high school students would return to class on Feb. 22. with teachers coming back days before to prep for in-person instruction.
The Charlotte Mecklenburg School board had an emergency meeting and voted 8-1 to continue remote learning for several more weeks. Many CMS schools were scheduled to resume in-person learning next week. The action was taken on the recommendation of health officials as they watch the increase of viral spread.
A big plan to vaccinate one million people in Charlotte by July 4th. Atrium Health, Honeywell, Tepper Sports & Entertainment and the Charlotte Motor Speedway have entered into a partnership with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
