CAMEROON – The head of a U.N. team investigating atrocities in Iraq announced Monday it has found “clear and compelling evidence” that Islamic State extremists committed genocide against the Yazidi minority in 2014 and said the militant group successfully developed chemical weapons and used mustard gas.

Karim Khan told the Security Council the team also concluded war crimes were committed by the Islamic State group against predominantly Shiite unarmed cadets and personnel from the Tikrit Air Academy who were captured, tortured and subjected to mass execution in June 2014.

He said an Islamic State video released in July 2015 showing the killings “constitutes a direct and public incitement to commit genocide against Shia Muslims.” The

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Delaware Valley mask rules vary after CDC's updated guidance for vaccinated people

PHILADELPHIA - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's open-ended new guidance on mask-wearing for fully vaccinated people sparked widespread confusion about state mask mandates that are currently in place.

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Wildfire rages out of control in Little Egg Harbor Township, no injuries reported

LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. - A wildfire has reportedly torched several hundred acres of forest Sunday night in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey.The New Jersey Forest Service said in a Facebook post that the fire ignited in Bass River State Forest just east of the Garden State Parkway.Officials advised people to avoid the area as crews battled back the flames. No injuries have been reported by firefighters.

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Pennsylvania to raise capacity on indoor, outdoor events on Monday

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. - Pennsylvania is bumping up capacity limits on indoor and outdoor events on Monday as America begins to slowly emerge from the coronavirus pandemic that ravaged the country for more than a year. Beginning at midnight large indoor events like weddings, proms and conventions can welcome up to 50% of the room's maximum occupancy. Outdoor spaces, which health officials believe limit the spread of COVID-19, can bump up to 75% capacity.The modest increase in occupancy comes two weeks before Pennsylvania takes an enormous step forward in its return to normalcy.

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Point scores 2 in 3rd to lift Lightning over Panthers 5-4

SUNRISE, Fla.-Brayden Point scored two late goals, including the game-winner with 1:14 left in the third period, to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday night in Game 1 of their playoff series.

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Lake County deputies seeking missing 95-year-old man

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a 95-year-old man who went missing on Sunday.

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Will enough eligible B.C. adults take advantage of COVID-19 shot?

Starting Sunday evening, every eligible adult in the province will be able to book for their COVID-19 vaccination but it’s unclear if enough young people will be taking advantage of the opportunity to get the jab. Grace Ke reports.

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Missing Texas tiger transported to animal sanctuary

HOUSTON – A tiger that frightened residents after it was last seen briefly wandering around a Houston neighborhood was transported to a wildlife sanctuary on Sunday after police found the animal a day earlier following a nearly week-long search.

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Delaware Valley mask rules vary after CDC's update guidance for vaccinated people

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Sam Houston wins FCS title with late TD over South Dakota St

FRISCO, Texas – Eric Schmid threw for three touchdowns, including a 10-yarder to Ife Adeyi with 16 seconds left, and Sam Houston wrapped the longest and most unusual college football season with its first FCS national title, beating top-seeded South Dakota State 23-21 on a rain-drenched Sunday.

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750K more COVID-19 vaccinations needed for B.C. to start reopening: expert

COVID-19 restrictions, according to a biologist who has been advising the province on the pandemic.Sally Otto, an evolutionary biologist and mathematical modeler who is a part of the B.C. COVID modelling group, said if vaccinations continue at their current pace, that goal could be reached by the end of May.

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Eriksson Ek’s OT goal lifts Wild past Vegas 1-0

LAS VEGAS – Joel Eriksson Ek’s goal at 3:20 of overtime lifted the Minnesota Wild past the Vegas Golden Knights 1-0 in Game 1 of their first-round series on Sunday.

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Curry is scoring champ, Warriors beat Grizzlies for 8 seed

SAN FRANCISCO – Stephen Curry became the oldest scoring champion since Michael Jordan at age 35 in 1998, finishing with 46 points as the Golden State Warriors held off the Memphis Grizzlies 113-101 on Sunday in a regular-season finale that determined the play-in tournament's eighth and ninth spots.

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Trump critic Cheney cautions Jan. 6 riot could happen again

WASHINGTON – Rep. Liz Cheney, newly ousted from House Republican leadership for challenging former President Donald Trump, criticized GOP colleagues Sunday for downplaying the Jan. 6 riot and condoning Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen, saying they were “complicit” in undermining democracy.

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Medical experts in Ontario calling for creative strategies in next phase of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Ontario, medical teams have worked around the clock to vaccinate people in hot spots regions. For the last two weeks, Ontario designated 50 per cent of its incoming vaccine supply to hard-hit areas as a targeted effort to reduce transmission.Throughout the weekend, clinics have run across the GTA, with many people 18 years and older more than ready to roll up their sleeves.

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City to probe medical examiner's office after mishandling MOVE bombing remains

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said a procedural overhaul of the city's medical examiner's office is "certainly on the table" after remains from the 1985 MOVE bombing were ordered to be destroyed and later found inside a refrigerated room. "As I’ve said previously, it is abundantly clear that improvements are necessary related to the operations of the Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO)," Kenney said. "We will be engaging experts in this field and are reviewing best practices, especially as it relates to racial equity."Former Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr.

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Four Alabama officers hurt after argument over dog ends in deadly shooting

after a shooting at an apartment building on Sunday.Birmingham Police Sergeant Rod Mauldin told reporters at a news conference that officers responded to a call at approximately 6:30 a.m. of a man and a woman who were shot on the 1000 block of Richard Arrington Jr.

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As regular season ends, NBA's play-in games take shape

The NBA’s new play-in tournament begins on Tuesday night, and it took until the 146th and final day of this compressed season to determine who is going where for the playoffs.

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Weather halts Nelson with K.H. Lee on verge of win, PGA spot

MCKINNEY, Texas – The AT&T Byron Nelson is in a final-round weather delay with K.H. Lee leading by three shots and three holes from qualifying for next week's PGA Championship.

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Horse racing has more questions than answers post-Preakness

BALTIMORE – After a week dominated by the failed drug test of trainer Bob Baffert's Kentucky Derby-winning Medina Spirit, horse racing enjoyed a rare moment to celebrate at the Preakness when unheralded Rombauer gave owners John and Diane Fradkin and trainer Michael McCarthy a victory in their first Triple Crown race.

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Florida reports 2,448 new COVID-19 cases as testing ends at Orange County Convention Center

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orange County Convention Center, which has served as both a testing and vaccination site, wraps up testing Sunday as the site prepares to close completely next weekend.

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Hurricanes, Preds set to open first-round playoff series

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Carolina Hurricanes have gone from being mired in a nearly decade-long playoff drought to a division champion armed with postseason experience and success.

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Florida lawmakers reconvene for special session on gambling

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida lawmakers reconvene Monday for a special session to consider a new 30-year gaming compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe that would expand gambling and legalize sports betting in the country’s third most populous state.

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COVID-19: 534 new cases in Manitoba Sunday, new mobile testing site to open

announced 534 new cases of COVID-19 in the province Sunday and four new deaths.Two men in their 50s, a woman in her 50s and a man in his 80s bring the provincial number of deaths to 1,010. Two of the deaths are linked to the B.1.1.7 variant of concern (VOC) which originated in the U.K.

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Man found fatally shot in Cedarbrook, police say

police lights PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating after a man was found dead in the Cedarbrook section of the city on Saturday. According to authorities, they were called to the 7400 block of Fayette Street for reports of a shooting at approximately 9:48 p.m. When they arrived, they found a man shot to death with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.At this time, there have been no arrests made and no weapon recovered. ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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2 Chicago police officers shot, recovering and in good condition: 'These are brave people'

CHICAGO - Two Chicago police officers were shot Sunday morning on Chicago's West Side.Police say the shooting occurred in the 1500 block of South Lawndale.Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert at 7:19 a.m.

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COVID-19 grey areas like ‘one-dose summer’ show challenges in communicating science: experts

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a whole new lexicon of words and phrases over the past 18 months, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced another one last week: “one-dose summer, two-dose fall.” “It’s a very catchy phrase to have this kind of parallel between one-dose and two-dose. I mean, these are phrases that are are sort of tightly packaged, almost PR moves,” said Jessica Mudry, associate chair of the School of Professional Communication at Ryerson University.

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Yankees staffer tests positive for COVID; Hicks goes on IL

BALTIMORE – The New York Yankees have had another positive COVID-19 test, this one involving a staff member, manager Aaron Boone said before their game against the Orioles on Sunday.

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The Hall calls: Bosh, Webber, Wright among the 2021 class

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Jay Wright was in trouble three years into his tenure at Villanova, with speculation swirling that he would be fired. Ben Wallace was once undrafted and unknown. Chris Bosh’s playing career ended years before he planned. Chris Webber had been a snubbed finalist time and time again.

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Largest COVID-19 testing site in Central Florida closes Sunday

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Central Florida’s largest testing site at the Orange County Convention Center will officially close by 5 p.m. Sunday after serving Central Floridians and visitors since the last week of March of 2020.

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Teen claims social media trolls are framing him with posts about Tristyn Bailey case

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – As the investigation into 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey’s murder continues, social media trolls continue to taunt her family and friends.

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Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. – The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary.

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COVID-19 gray areas like ‘one-dose summer’ show challenges in communicating science: experts

COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a whole new lexicon of words and phrases over the past 18 months, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced another one last week: “one-dose summer, two-dose fall.”He made the reference in a press conference when asked about when Canadians could see some of the restrictions in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus lift, and what the current rollout plan means for the hopes of a close-to-normal summer.Following his response, he faced more questions about what exactly a “one-dose summer” means and experts say the situation highlights the difficulties politicians face in trying to communicate around a core — yet challenging — tenet of science: it can always change.“It’s a very catchy phrase to have

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Experts say prolonged poll campaign led to COVID cases jump in rural Bengal

Kolkata: Since the announcement of elections, nearly three months ago till Saturday, West Bengal's riverine, largely rural hinterland has seen a 48-fold jump in active COVID-19 cases, with medical experts attributing it to the unprotected poll rallies.Most medical professionals blame the mass gatherings at election rallies for the huge surge in the disease.On February 26, when the Election Commission announced the poll dates, West Bengal's number of active Covid cases was just 3,343, while it stood at 1.32 lakh on Saturday, a near 40-fold increase.However, the spread in districts, other than Kolkata, is far more.

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Virus testing strategies, opinions vary widely in US schools

MISSION, Kan. – Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus in cities such as Baltimore, New York and Chicago. In other parts of the U.S., school districts are reluctant to check even students showing signs of illness for COVID-19.

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As GOP restricts voting, Democrats move to expand access

Last year, for the first time in more than a quarter-century, Democrats in Virginia took control of the statehouse and the governor's mansion. Since then, one priority has become clear: expanding voting rights.

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Cedar Rapids tries to turn city of stumps into tree oasis

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Until one afternoon last August, Cedar Rapids had always been a lush, leafy island surrounded by a sea of corn and soybeans, with its giant oaks, sycamores and other trees towering over the community’s neighborhoods and providing a shady refuge from Iowa’s steamy summer heat.

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US rail industry defends safety record amid staffing cuts

OMAHA, Neb. – Even as railroads are operating longer and longer freight trains that sometimes stretch for miles, the companies have drastically reduced staffing levels, prompting unions to warn that moves meant to increase profits could endanger safety and even result in disasters.

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‘We got him:’ 9-month-old tiger spotted on front lawn found safe, police say

HOUSTON – Houston police announced Saturday night that the missing tiger seen in a Houston neighborhood has been found.

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A look at what we know about VITT, the rare blood clotting disorder

COVID-19 vaccine recipients continues to draw significant attention, but experts maintain the event is exceedingly rare — and treatable, in most cases.Vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia, or VITT, has been identified in at least 18 Oxford-AstraZeneca recipients in Canada, with 10 more under review. There have been three deaths associated with the condition.

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In rural America, census takers relied more on neighbors

In Alaska, West Virginia and other mostly rural states, census takers relied more on the word of neighbors, landlords and others for information about a home's residents. In New Jersey, New York and other more densely populated states in the Mid-Atlantic region, they were more likely to come away from a household lacking basic information on race, sex and ethnic background.

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Some aren't ready to give up masks despite new CDC guidance

Like more than 120 million other Americans, Jan Massie is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and can pretty much give up wearing a mask under the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But she's still covering her face, even as the temperature rises in her native Alabama, because of benefits she says are too great to give up.

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Sharks use Earth's magnetic field as a GPS, scientists say

PORTLAND, Maine – Sharks use the Earth's magnetic field as a sort of natural GPS to navigate journeys that take them great distances across the world's oceans, scientists have found.

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The Weekly: Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month

ORLANDO, Fla. – Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrates the contributions of one of the fastest growing groups living in the U.S.

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How to handle your re-entry anxiety as the pandemic recedes

Set boundariesStart by deciding what you feel comfortable doing. Are you OK dining outdoors but not indoors at a restaurant? Want to socialize only with people who have been vaccinated? To help you decide, ask yourself this question: “If I wasn’t concerned about what other people think, what would I be doing?" suggests Nedra Glover Tawwab, a licensed clinical social worker in Charlotte, N.C.

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State-run steel, oil firms to set up 10,500 beds for covid-19 patients

New Delhi: State-run steel and oil and gas firms are setting up 10,500 beds for the treatment of covid-19 patients near their plants and refineries, according to a statement from petroleum and natural gas ministry on Sunday.While inaugurating a 500-bed covid care hospital near Baljattan village in Panipat; steel, petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the steel sector is setting up jumbo covid facilities in 15 places using gaseous oxygen, and around 8,500 oxygenated beds will be made available for the treatment of covid patients.Also, 2,000 beds are being set up at state-run oil firms’ refineries at Bina in Madhya Pradesh, Kochi in Kerala, Panipat in Haryana, Bathinda in Punjab and Chennai in Tamil Nadu.With the

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Islamic nations hold emergency summit on Israel-Gaza attacks

DUBAI – The 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation opened an emergency meeting Sunday over the heavy fighting between Israel and the Gaza Strip’s militant Hamas rulers, the first major move among Mideast nations still grappling with how to address the conflict.

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Violent punch captured on camera at Colorado Rockies game

DENVER - Video captured at Wednesday night’s baseball game at Coors Field showed one fan land a hard punch on the face of another man.The punch knocked the man’s sunglasses off his face and caused his body to immediately fall limp. Bystanders supported him as others went after the puncher.Officers quickly got ahold of the accused puncher while bystanders asked them to call paramedics for the victim.Nathan Brooks, who recorded the incident, said it’s unclear what lead to the punch, but he believed it was the result of a miscommunication.Nathan Brooks, who recorded the incident, said it’s unclear what lead to the punch, but he believed it was the result of a miscommunication.

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Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

UN experts: Islamic State committed genocide against Yazidis

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