• Some Church leaders are discouraging followers from taking Johnson & Johnson's vaccine due to its use of cells descended from fetal tissue.
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• Arizona governor orders schools to reopen to in-person learning by March 15
  The long-awaited, one-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine has now been administered in the United States.
  
• Elected Republican who supports Biden's bill speaks out
  Jeff Williams, the mayor of Arlington, Texas, is urging his fellow Republicans to support President Biden's Covid-19 relief bill to help local cities recover from the pandemic.
  
• These Texas chains will still require masks once the state's mandate is lifted
  The end of mask mandates in Texas and Mississippi has created a dilemma for businesses: Keep such safety rules in place to protect against Covid-19 spread, as leading health officials advise, or follow the two states' decisions and loosen restrictions.
  
• He was days away from getting dosed. Then he got Covid-19
  Just days before he was supposed to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, 88-year-old Leonard Davis contracted coronavirus and died 10 days after being admitted to the hospital. CNN's Randi Kaye reports.
  
• Opinion: What's happening in Texas and Mississippi has to stop
  The historic winter storm that crippled Texas during the third week of February spotlighted the Lone Star State's pervasive history of structural racism. Similarly, it revealed how seemingly universal crises, such as climate change and catastrophes sometimes referred to as "acts of God" affect some communities much more severely than others.
  
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• 'Neanderthal thinking': Biden slams Texas and Mississippi for lifting Covid restrictions despite pleas from experts
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• Unaccompanied kids being held by Border Patrol for 77 hours on average, internal documents show
  Migrant children crossing the US-Mexico border alone are staying in Border Patrol custody for longer than three days on average, overwhelming capacity at border facilities and indicating a crisis taking shape, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN.
  
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• First on CNN: Rep. Jackson made sexual remarks and drank while working as White House physician, watchdog finds
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• Capitol Hill security increased around chatter about March 4 conspiracies
  US officials on Wednesday alerted lawmakers to a potential threat against the US Capitol on March 4, for which security has been enhanced as a precaution, less than two months after the Capitol complex was stormed and lawmakers' lives were threatened by rioters.
  
• Pence claims there were irregularities in 2020 election. Hear Dale's response
  CNN's Daniel Dale fact-checks claims former Vice President Mike Pence made in an op-ed, where he alleges that there were "voting irregularities" that took place during the 2020 US election.
  
• Cuomo says he 'never touched anyone inappropriately' and rejects calls to resign
  New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday apologized for his behavior toward several women who have accused him of making unwanted advances but denied that he ever touched anyone "inappropriately" and rejected calls to resign.
  
• DC National Guard general says 'unusual' Pentagon restrictions slowed riot response
  The commanding general of the Washington, DC, National Guard testified Wednesday that he did not need authorization from Pentagon leaders before deploying troops in response to protests at the nation's capital last summer but that changed in the days before the January 6 insurrection.
  
• 'Why is he even doing this?' Tapper reacts to GOP senator's question
  CNN's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash discuss Sen. Ron Johnson's (R-WI) line of questioning about the Capitol riot.
  
• Canadian man who used rental van to run down pedestrians found guilty of murder
  A Canadian judge has ruled that a man who admitted to renting a van to run down and kill pedestrians in 2018 is guilty on 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder.
  
• At least 13 people killed in horrific crash in rural California. Here's what we know
  The details surrounding the deadly accident in rural California on Tuesday are still unclear, but what is known is that an SUV was struck by a semitruck towing two trailers -- and at least 13 people were killed in the fierce collision.
  
• Extinct 400 years ago, these animals are back in England
  Beavers have been extinct in England for 400 years. Now they're back and proving a useful ally against the effects of the climate and biodiversity crises.
  
• Pence pushes false election fraud claims
  
  
• Buckingham Palace to investigate allegations that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, bullied staff
  Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it would investigate allegations that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, bullied several staff members after a British media report cited unnamed royal aides saying a complaint had been made against her in 2018.
  
• Microsoft says a group of cyberattackers tied to China hit its Exchange email servers
  Microsoft says that a sophisticated group of hackers linked to China has exploited its popular email service that allowed them to gain access to computers.
  
• 2,000-pound World War II bomb detonated
  Authorities in Exeter, England, evacuated more than 2,000 homes before detonating a German World War II bomb found at a construction site.
  
• SpaceX aborts Mars prototype rocket test launch with 0.1 seconds on the clock
  Another SpaceX rocket prototype was fueled and ready for a test flight Wednesday, but in the final moments before liftoff, the vehicle's engines sputtered off and the company announced it had aborted the flight.
  
• How a flight attendant and a CIA man fell in love on an airplane
  In September 1970 Jocelyne Nowaski was working as chief flight attendant on a Pan American World Airways flight from Paris to New York when her life changed forever.
  
• Why bitcoin could triple over next year
  William Quigley, managing director of Magnetic, explains why he believes that bitcoin's value can still rise dramatically into 2022.
  
• This piercing chain thinks it has found a new way to get people through mall doors
  Consumers typically have flocked to malls because they're a one-stop shop for everything from socks to sofa sets. Now, one of the biggest mall jewelers in the United States is giving some folks the chance to cross another item off their shopping lists.
  
• 'iCarly' star quits acting and resents her career
  Don't look for Jennette McCurdy to appear in the planned reboot of "iCarly."
  
• Tom Cruise deepfake is so good, it's baffling fans
  A series of deepfake videos of Tom Cruise is confusing millions of TikTok users. See the convincing videos and learn how this technology could be used to spread misinformation.
  
• Dr. Oz helped save a man who collapsed at a New York City-area airport
  Dr. Mehmet Oz sprang into action and helped save a man who had collapsed at an airport Monday night.
  
• Serena Williams and daughter twin in new ad
  Tennis legend Serena Williams and her 3-year-old daughter Olympia star in an advertisement for fashion designer Stuart Weitzman.
  
• Dolly Parton adapts famous song to encourage people to take vaccine
  Dolly Parton is showing everyone how it's done by receiving her first Covid-19 vaccination shot.
  
• Solange Knowles says she was 'literally fighting for my life' while making album
  Solange Knowles is opening up about her health while making her last album.
  
• Wendy's went all in on breakfast. It's paying off
  People are eating at home more. But Wendy's says they're still showing up for breakfast.
  
• Facebook to lift its ban on political advertising
  Facebook said it plans to lift a moratorium on US political advertising this Thursday, ending a ban that had been in place since the November elections.
  
• Dollar Tree will open 600 stores this year
  Dollar Tree said Wednesday that it will open 600 new stores this year, continuing dollar store chains' torrid growth across the United States.
  
• Libraries oppose censorship. So they're getting creative when it comes to offensive kids' books
  It's a wondrous thing to introduce a child to a beloved book, to read with them as they enter a literary world generations before them have enjoyed.
  
• Friends find out they're biological sisters years after they met working at the same restaurant
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• Moment between Anderson Cooper and his son will melt your heart
  Anderson Cooper celebrated "Read Across America Day" by reading to his son Wyatt. Watch "Full Circle" on Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 6p E.T.
  
• Curvy influencers are frustrated and confused after TikTok took down some of their posts
  After losing her marketing job due to the pandemic and then gaining 40 pounds, Remi Bader, 25, began spending more time on TikTok. She built up a following by posting about clothing items not fitting her correctly and her struggle to find larger sizes in New York City stores.
  
• Wall Street is in for a rude awakening, former NY Fed president says
  Wall Street threw a fit last week when Treasury rates spiked. The stock market tanked and investors feared the economy was overheating. Former New York Fed President Bill Dudley is warning that the temper tantrums are only just beginning.
  
• Alamo Drafthouse files for bankruptcy
  Alamo Drafthouse, the movie theater chain beloved by fans for its boozy milkshakes, theme nights and strict no-talking rules, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
  
• Iconic Las Vegas casino sold for $2.25 billion
  Las Vegas Sands Corp., the upscale resort and casino company founded by the late Sheldon Adelson, is leaving its namesake city and selling its two Nevada properties in a $6.25 billion deal.
  
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• Alyssa Milano: Pay moms for getting us through this crisis
  In December, following the Thanksgiving holiday when lockdowns again became necessary because millions of people selfishly decided to ignore Covid-19 guidelines, the economy lost 140,000 jobs. On its own, that's bad enough, but it's not even close to the whole story. The truly shocking part is that women made up 100% of those job losses, losing a total of 156,000 jobs, while men gained 16,000 jobs that month. While women fared better than men in the January jobs report, 275,000 left the labor force that month.
  
• I'm racing against time to find out more about dad
  I have a question for my father so I jot it down on a postcard. I figured it would be a new way to communicate. When I visit my parents, who are in their 80s, two weeks later at their home in New Jersey last fall, I say excitedly to dad, "Did you get my postcard? What is your favorite piece of music?"
  
• Vernon Jordan -- Clinton's friend and my mentor
  Some years ago, on PBS News Hour, I interviewed the historian David Herbert Donald about his new biography of Abraham Lincoln. "What is the most important asset a president needs?" I asked. Without hesitation, he replied: "A friend."
  
• Party of Lincoln became the party of Alex Jones
  At a news conference held in the hours after the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, a man asked then-Gov. Deval Patrick whether the attacks had been carried out by the US government as part of a plot to clamp down on civil liberties. The governor, who had spent the day scrambling to respond to the crisis and begin coordinating the search for the perpetrators, dismissed the question with a quick "no."
  
• The veterans who need Congress to act in 2021
  As members of Congress, we all share a deep respect for our men and women in uniform, as well as a collective responsibility to ensure that our veterans are appropriately cared for upon their return home.
  
• Prince Harry's brave decision
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• Most Americans probably won't be able to get a Covid-19 vaccine until mid-2021, CDC director says
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• Trump knew testing Covid-19 vaccines would take months, Woodward book shows
  President Donald Trump knew back in the spring that it would probably take a year to develop a coronavirus vaccine, according to interviews with journalist Bob Woodward.
  
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• Crowded parties and coronavirus concerns keep high schoolers from returning to the classroom
  Overcrowded parties have forced several high schools to go back to online learning in hopes of staving off Covid-19 outbreaks.
  
• NIH 'very concerned' about serious side effect in AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial
  The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to follow British regulators in resuming a coronavirus vaccine trial that was halted when a participant suffered spinal cord damage, even as the National Institutes of Health has launched an investigation of the case.
  
• CDC study finds coronavirus rarely kills children, but minorities at higher risk
  Children and teens from minority groups are disproportionately hit by coronavirus, just as older adults are, according to the findings of a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  
• A 9-year-old who's been battling coronavirus for 6 months says the illness is a big deal
  Eli Lipman, 9, and his father have been battling the impact of Covid-19 since March, and he said life as a "long hauler" isn't easy.
  
• How to help siblings get along better
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• Here's why a vaccine will not stop the Covid-19 pandemic right away
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• Unpopular teens could be at higher risk of heart conditions later in life, study suggests
  Many of us hope to escape who we were in high school -- particularly if you were last in line to be picked in gym class -- but a growing body of research suggests that how popular you are in adolescence has a link with psychological and physical health decades later.
  
• These immunocompromised college students felt isolated when the fall semester began. So they did something about it
  At first, Cameron Lynch thought she would need prepared questions for the group to discuss in their first Zoom call.
  
• Italian airport gets world's first five-star anti-Covid award
  Travelers eager to fly again may want to consider Italy as their next destination.
  
• Depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy may harm childhood development, study finds
  A mother's depression and anxiety from conception through the first year of the baby's life is associated with negative developmental outcomes through adolescence, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
  
• How to sleep better — kids and grown-ups alike
  Like many moms, Sofia Axelrod found the lack of sleep really hard after giving birth. But unlike many moms, she refused to accept that the exhaustion was inevitable.
  
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• Americans need to 'hunker down' this fall and winter as Covid-19 pandemic will likely worsen, Fauci says
  Nearly 30 US states are reporting downward trends in Covid-19 cases, but the pandemic will likely worsen again, according to the country's leading infectious disease expert.
  
• Sex gets complicated during the pandemic
  When the pandemic hit, couples found themselves worrying about getting sick, losing income, teaching their children at home while working full time (or worrying full time about sending them to school).
  
• Craving sugar during a pandemic? Here's how to tame your sweet tooth
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• Poor sleep linked to weight gain in 2-year smartphone sleep tracking study
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• What is an EUA, and what does it have to do with how quickly we get a coronavirus vaccine?
  With talk of the possible availability of a vaccine candidate heating up, you might have heard the term Emergency Use Authorization -- or EUA -- all over the news lately. But what is it exactly, and how does it apply to vaccines?
  
• Some college towns grapple with Covid-19 after students return for fall semester
  While many colleges and universities are offering classes online, that hasn't necessarily stopped students from gathering. And now some college towns are grappling with outbreaks of Covid-19 as the start of the fall semester complicates local responses to the pandemic.
  
• AstraZeneca's Oxford vaccine trial to resume, the university says
  The AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial, halted last week after an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers, will resume, the University of Oxford announced Saturday.
  
• Covid-19 school closings linked to increase in depression and suicide, study finds
  Primary school students in China experienced more depressive symptoms and made more suicide attempts after schools closed for the pandemic, a new study found.
  
• One of the leading coronavirus vaccine trials is currently paused. Prominent vaccine researchers tell CNN that's unusual
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• My lifelong Muppets obsession helped me explain the pandemic to my preschooler
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• How to reboot your workout routine: Let's set the foundation
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• Wildfire smoke and your health: Do you need to worry?
  Wildfires have broken out across the United States on an unprecedented scale, with 77 large complexes of fires engulfing 3 million acres in a matter of weeks.
  
• Fauci says normal life may not be back until the end of 2021
  Dr. Anthony Fauci said it could be the end of 2021 before life gets back to how it was before Covid-19.
  

• With 'WandaVision' and 'The Mandalorian,' Disney+ has found its magic spell
  Hits are elusive in the entertainment industry, and the fact Disney+ has conjured two with "The Mandalorian" and now "WandaVision" speaks to a certain kind of Disney magic. Yet as the latter prepares to end its run, lessons have emerged about translating "Star Wars" and Marvel into this relatively new medium, as well as the spells they have cast for Disney+.
  
• Solange Knowles says she was 'literally fighting for my life' while making her last album
  Solange Knowles is opening up about her health while making her last album.
  
• Jennette McCurdy, 'iCarly' star, has quit acting and resents her career
  Don't look for Jennette McCurdy to appear in the planned reboot of "iCarly."
  
• John Oates revives music festival to help fight pandemic-related hunger crisis
  Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Oates and his wife Aimee are reviving Oates Song Fest 7908 to fundraise for Feeding America, the nation's largest hunger-relief organization.
  
• Maria Bello says goodbye to 'NCIS'
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• Dr. Oz helped save a man who collapsed at a New York City-area airport
  Dr. Mehmet Oz sprang into action and helped save a man who had collapsed at an airport Monday night.
  
• Britney Spears' father says he would 'love nothing more than to see Britney not need a conservatorship'
  Since the debut of the New York Times documentary "Framing Britney Spears" last month, there has been renewed interest in the singer's court-ordered conservatorship and calls for her father, Jamie Spears, to step aside as co-conservator.
  
• 'Moxie' and 'Genera+ion' join a streaming wave of angst-ridden teen drama
  Depending on one's point of view, we are either living through a golden age of angst-ridden teen dramas, or a glut that risks rendering them indistinguishable from each other.
  
• Golden Globe ratings sink to a record low, sounding a warning to the Oscars
  For those wondering what Oscar ratings might be like in this pandemic-impacted year, based on the off-a-cliff results for Sunday's Golden Globe awards, the forecast could be to look out below.
  
• Jahmil French, 'Degrassi: The Next Generation' actor, has died
  Jahmil French, an actor known for his role as Dave Turner on the Canadian series "Degrassi: The Next Generation," has died, according to his manager, Gabrielle Kachman. He was 28.
  
• Reggae pioneer Bunny Wailer has died at age 73
  Reggae music pioneer, Neville "Bunny Wailer " Livingston, has died at the age of 73, Jamaica's Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport said in a statement.
  
• Online harassment of Rachel Lindsay condemned by 'Bachelor' franchise producers
  The executive producers of the "Bachelor" franchise have Rachel Lindsay's back.
  
• This essential worker needed to glam up for the Golden Globes. So, she turned to a Facebook community to help make her dazzle
  One essential worker who was invited to attend this year's Golden Globes gave new meaning to the question, "who are you wearing?"
  
• Taylor Swift didn't appreciate that 'Ginny & Georgia' joke
  Taylor Swift is over the jokes.
  
• Hilaria and Alec Baldwin welcome new baby
  The Baldwin family looks to have a new addition.
  
• T.I. and Tiny deny sexual assault allegations as attorney seeks investigation of them
  An attorney is asking two states to investigate rapper Clifford "T.I." Harris and his wife, singer Tameka "Tiny" Harris, in the wake of sexual assault and abuse and other allegations the couple have denied.
  
• Prince Harry compares 'unbelievably tough' royal split to Diana's experience in Oprah interview
  Prince Harry has likened his "unbelievably tough" split from the royal family to the experience of his mother, Princess Diana, in the first clips from Oprah Winfrey's sit-down interview with Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
  
• Golden Globes takeaways: Hollywood's award-show challenges in 2021 aren't getting any easier
  If the entertainment industry truly wants the Golden Globes to clean up its act, then Sunday's awkward, glitch-heavy ceremony blew a golden opportunity, while highlighting the problems that all award shows face in this pandemic-impacted environment.
  
• Snoop Dogg stormed off of Twitch, but forgot to turn it off
  Snoop Dogg rapped on the 2006 remix of the Pussycat Dolls hit song "Buttons" that "I see you wanna play with a player from the hood."
  
• Chloé Zhao makes history at Golden Globes
  Chloé Zhao has made Golden Globes history.
  
• Chadwick Boseman's widow gives moving acceptance speech as actor wins Golden Globe
  The late Chadwick Boseman was honored with a Golden Globe on Sunday for his incredible turn in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom."
  
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• Gillian Anderson's American accent throws some people off
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• 'Behind Her Eyes' is a twisty drama that earns its time in front of your eyes
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• 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday' lets Andra Day deliver its high notes
  Almost 50 years after "Lady Sings the Blues," "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" revisits the singer's career, through the lens of the feds hounding her. The result is a disjointed, oddly structured movie, which derives its high notes from Andra Day's showstopping performance in the title role.
  
• 'Nomadland' drops Frances McDormand into a rootless life on the open road
  As with her breakthrough movie "The Rider," director Chloé Zhao straddles a line between fiction and reality with "Nomadland," parachuting Frances McDormand into what almost feels like a documentary about those living a rootless existence as nomads traveling across America. It's a very good film, if one that cruises into awards season fueled by what feels like excessive praise given its understated appeal.
  
• 'One Night in Miami' packs a powerful dramatic punch
  A fascinating historical meeting of the minds provides the foundation for Regina King's impressive feature film directorial debut in "One Night in Miami," a creative extrapolation about Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke coming together in 1964. It's a small but riveting movie, anchored by a quartet of knockout performances.
  
• 'Minari' looks back at one family's American dream in rural Arkansas
  "Minari" is a deeply personal film, and quality that's evident in writer-director Lee Isaac Chung's reminiscence about his childhood. Focusing on a Korean immigrant family, the universal themes come through loud, clear and ultimately with considerable power, even if the movie's languid pace works against it.
  

• The flight attendant who fell in love on an airplane
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• Italy has a new way to combat overtourism
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• 'Firefall' 2021 lights up in orange glory -- and Yosemite has extended the viewing
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• South Africans get their tongues round Gqeberha, the new name for Port Elizabeth
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• Cheese rolls: How a humble snack became a signature New Zealand food
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• What it's like to live on Italy's Covid-free islands
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• Airplane seat revolution creates one of biggest beds in the sky
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• See spectacular newly restored Pompeii frescoes
  One of Pompeii's oldest frescoes, the House of the Ceii, has been restored to its former glory with the help of laser technology.
  
• Mystery of 60-year-old photos is solved
  After a collection of mysterious photographs of Alaska were published on CNN, the people featured in them have step forward to identify themselves and revealed their delight at reconnecting with a past that they thought had been lost for good.
  
• Risky business? Balancing Mexico's pandemic response with tourism
  Along the beaches of Mexico, typically teeming with vacationers, there is a struggle between two powerful forces that won't be going anywhere anytime soon: The very real concern for health and safety during the pandemic and an equally valid concern for economic survival.
  
• This man has climbed every mountain in Hong Kong
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• World's rarest marine dolphin finds protection in this flying friend
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• Japan's Naked Festival wasn't the same this year
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• South Korea hotel apologizes after honeymooners discover people can see into mirrored sauna
  An upscale hotel in South Korea has issued an apology for a mistake that may have enabled outsiders to see into their sauna.
  
• Eco-friendly cruise ships to be powered by sails
  French shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique is planning to construct cruise ships topped by striking 80 meter "eco-friendly" paneled sails, made of fiberglass and carbon.
  
• Dolphin 'stampede' caught on camera
  A dolphin tour off the coast of Newport Beach, California, got a special treat when they encountered a "stampede" of dolphins.
  
• 30 classic Italian dishes that everyone should try
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• How the Maldives became the biggest 2020 international tourism success story
  In most destinations, being a million tourists short over the previous year would be a huge cause for concern, the result of a horrible natural disaster. But that was before 2020, and before the coronavirus pandemic changed the way we travel forever.
  
• Countries welcoming vaccinated travelers
  As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the travel industry, countless destinations around the world are rolling out vaccines to their most vulnerable citizens.
  
• This is Mardi Gras during a pandemic
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• How Italy changed Stanley Tucci
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• Airbus CEO: Could ramp up production by second half of 2021
  Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury discusses how UK production levels remain competitive and how he expects air travel to go back to pre-pandemic levels by 2024 with CNN's Richard Quest.
  
• Why this will be the hottest airplane seat in 2021
  Premium economy. The two words might seem a weird combination in airline terms, since it's a rare airline where economy seats feel premium these days. But these seats between coach and business class on international flights were heating up even before Covid-19, and as we all start to travel again in 2021, they're set to be a must-fly for many passengers.
  
• They love each other but Covid has torn them apart
  Unmarried couples of differing nationalities separated by coronavirus travel bans will spend this year's Valentine Day apart from their loved one. Here's how Covid is hurting long distance love.
  
• Covid passports could deliver a 'summer of joy,' Denmark hopes
  Desperate to thaw its frozen economy, Denmark is seeking to become the first country to formally introduce Covid-19 vaccination passports that would allow its borders to open.
  
• What happened when I attended the wrong Spanish wedding
  Nicole Hidalgo was so excited to travel to the Spanish city of Seville for her friend Jose's wedding, until she realized she was at the wrong church.
  
• See Mardi Gras 2021 versus 2020
  Mardi Gras celebrations are very different this year as Covid-19 restrictions have closed much of the French Quarter, leaving Bourbon Street deserted compared to 2020's festivities.
  

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