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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Vaccine advisers to the CDC put off making any decision about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine when they met yesterday.  The Biden administration is expected to announce sanctions targeting Russian individuals and entities in response to the SolarWinds hack and election interference.  It's Tax Day in the US, but don't freak out! You still have a month to file your 2020 return.  Red Sox have won 9 in a row.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  CDC advisers are due to meet today to review cases of blood clots among people who received the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine.  Protesters gathered for a third night on the streets of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, to show their anger over the police shooting death of Daunte Wright.  US troops to depart from Afghanistan by Sept 2021. Biden has proposed a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  The FDA is asking states to temporarily halt using J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine after six people in the U.S. developed a rare blood-clotting disorder.  The FDA said the recommendation is “out of an abundance of caution.”  The cases occurred in women ages 18 to 48, with symptoms developing six to 13 days after they received the shot. Protesters and police clashed again last night in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, over the death of Daunte Wright.  It’s been just over 100 days since Brexit began in earnest, and British exporters aren’t happy with how things are going. Trade with Europe has taken a major hit, with exports of goods to the European Union plummeting by more than 41% in January and recovering only modestly after that.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  A partial vote count suggested that Amazon would probably defeat the most serious organized-labor drive in the company’s history.  “His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle,” Britain’s royal family announced Friday. Philip married Queen Elizabeth in 1947.  1 in 5 Americans are fully vaccinated and a third of the country has received at least one shot, CDC data shows

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  The coronavirus variant first identified in the UK is now the most common strain of coronavirus in the US.  President Joe Biden will announce a series of executive actions on gun control today in response to mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado.  More than 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children are now in US custody

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  The US economy is growing at its fastest pace since 1984, and will likely surpass its pre-pandemic size, the International Monetary Fund predicts. One big reason: The $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package.  Nearly half of US adults could have a first Covid-19 vaccine dose by the weekend.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The Senate parliamentarian, has ruled that Democrats may amend the budget resolution and pass infrastructure bill with simple majority.  The results of Israel's fourth election in a little more than two years reveal more of the same: Political gridlock, and no clear path to a majority government.  The Minneapolis police chief testified that Derek Chauvin had violated department policy when he knelt on George Floyd for more than nine minutes.  Real Madrid and Liverpool play for Champions league today.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Nonfarm payrolls rose by 916,000 in March, while the unemployment rate declined to 6%.  The job growth was well ahead of Dow Jones estimates for 675,000 and the fastest since August 2020.  The World Health Organization harshly criticized Europe’s coronavirus response, calling the region’s vaccine rollout “unacceptably slow”.  Opening day (again) at Fenway Park

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Biden unveiled the details of his $2 trillion plan to repair and upgrade the country’s infrastructure, calling it “a once-in-a-generation investment in America.”  Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death last year in the US, behind heart disease and cancer, early CDC data reveals. The virus also led to a global increase in stillbirths, maternal mortality and depression.  New York State legalized the use of recreational marijuana.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Pfizer said Wednesday its Covid-19 vaccine was 100% effective in a study of adolescents aged 12 to 15, encouraging results that could clear the shots for use in middle school students before school starts this fall.  Global leaders have called for an international “pandemic treaty” to help ensure the world is prepared for future crises.  President Joe Biden will unveil his ambitious infrastructure package in Pittsburgh today.  Greece will face off Georgia for pre-qualification of world cup soccer today.