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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  President Joe Biden will lay out the first of a sweeping two-pronged infrastructure and jobs proposal.  Biden says in the next three weeks, 90% of the adult US population will be eligible for the vaccine.  Coronavirus is crippling Brazil, and the country’s President Jair Bolsonaro is making moves that appear designed to secure greater loyalty amid the crisis.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. A very big boat in the Suez Canal is still very much stuck, causing a traffic jam that costs $10 Billion in world trade per day.  More than one-third of U.S. adults — about 90 million people — have received at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine.  In Myanmar, dozens of people were fatally shot as the security forces cracked down on protests

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Biden held his first official White House news conference yesterday, and talked about the filibuster, immigration and foreign policy.  CDC warned that the US is still seeing about 1,000 deaths a day and facing the growing threat of coronavirus variants.  Greece celebrated 200 year of independence, President Biden and PM Mitsotakis had a 30 minute call and agree to meet when pandemic eases. Celtics trade, and Greece get a 1-1 draw with Spain

Greece begins the 200 year anniversary of Independence today.  Greece welcomes foreign dignitaries to commemorate bicentennial, as France, Britain and Russia will be represented.  Elections in Israel do not produce a clear majority to govern, but Netanyahu is ahead.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is gaining steam after the company released new data on its efficacy.  Ten people, including a police officer, were killed yesterday afternoon after a gunman opened fire in a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado.  White House advisers are expected to present a two-part, $3 trillion jobs and infrastructure proposal to President Biden as soon as this week.  Israelis head to the polls today for the country's fourth general election in under two years. Greece is preparing to celebrate 200 years of independence.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Coronavirus cases — significantly down since the U.S. peak in January — have plateaued this month at about 55,000 new infections a day, a level public health officials say is still too high. But some governors are already starting to relax restrictions.Protesters nationwide denounced the Atlanta spa killings and called for an end to anti-Asian violence. If you need a cuteness break, National Puppy Day is Tuesday.

Mr. George Soleas talks about his personal journey starting as a refugee from Cyprus to being President and CEO of Liquor Control Board of Toronto, with 11,000 employees, over $7 Billion sales and $2.5 Billion of profits.  He discusses how he managed the Pandemic crisis, the lesson of being authentic to your peers and employees and the value of trust "If you lose trust, you lost your people".  Personal and professional lessons, what the Government did right, and how politicians around the world could have done better.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Six of the eight who were killed were Asian women, who are uniquely vulnerable to violence because of their race and gender.  Senior officials from the US and China are set to meet in Alaska today and tomorrow for the first time since President Biden took office.  The Federal Reserve suggested it would keep interest rates low for years.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Eight people were killed at three metro Atlanta spas in the span of about an hour yesterday.  The US is facing a tough race between Covid-19 vaccines and variants. Vaccinations are quickly ramping up, and they have a great shot of winning out.  A US intelligence report has determined that Russia attempted to interfere in the 2020 election.  Greek and Turkish foreign ministers to meet in April.