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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  President Biden has a new Covid-19 goal: at least one vaccine dose to 70% of US adults and 160 million fully vaccinated by July 4.  Facebook will uphold Trump ban but reassess the decision over coming months.  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has missed a deadline to form a new government, extending the country’s long political deadlock.  Man City will play at the Champions League final for first time

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  There have now been more than 150 million reported coronavirus cases worldwide, less than 13 months after the pandemic began.  EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after Spotify complaint.  The US has begun the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, but al Qaeda is still vowing a “war on all fronts.”  Patriots select QB Mac Jones in NFL Draft

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  President Biden delivered his first address to Congress last night, on the eve of his 100th day in office.  The European Union has agreed to buy up to 1.8 billion doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.  Federal agents executed search warrants yesterday at the apartment and office of Rudy Giuliani, former President Trump’s personal lawyer.  China has successfully launched the first module of its planned space station.  Anastasiades says Turkish two-state offer will not be accepted

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  The CDC has released new outdoor mask guidance, saying fully vaccinated people can forego face coverings at small outdoor gatherings or when dining outside with friends from multiple households.  Biden will mark his first 100 days in office this evening with an address to a joint session of Congress  Biden to unveil $1.8 trillion plan for children and families.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  There are 331 million people living in the US, according to the data. As far as representation goes, Texas is the only state to gain two House seats in the count.  Tesla’s bitcoin speculation helped boost profits by more than $100 million in Q1.  Biden is proposing an extra $80 billion for the I.R.S. to catch tax evasion by high earners.  Final four for Champions League begins tonight.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  President Joe Biden on Saturday recognized the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 20th century as a genocide, a historic though largely symbolic move that will likely strain already fraught relations with Turkey.  India now accounts for nearly half of all new Covid cases in a global surge. But experts say the number is just a fraction of the virus’s real reach in the country.  The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is back in the mix.  Tsitsipas will face Nadal for the Barcelona Open final.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of murder.  About 40% of Americans have had a single vaccine dose and only 26% are fully vaccinated.  European Super Soccer League collapsed after just 2 days, as founding teams abandoned it.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  The fate of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is now in the hands of jurors.  The 12 richest soccer clubs announced they will form European Super League - NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its historic flight on Mars and safely landed back on the surface. Pr. Petros Vamvakas comments on Greek-Turkish negotiations after Ankara summit.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  The U.S., Brazil and Mexico lead the world in Covid-19 deaths, according to a Times database. Infections globally total more than 140 million.  Queen Elizabeth II said goodbye to her husband of more than 73 years, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at his funeral on Saturday at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Eight people are dead after a shooting last night at an Indianapolis FedEx facility.  Vaccine hesitancy has become a problem, and even though more than 30% of US adults have been fully vaccinated.  Raul Castro is preparing to step down as head of Cuba’s all-powerful communist party, ending decades of his family's leadership in the country.  Greek and Turkish Foreign ministers have a public clash during their presser.