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Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  It's colder out there than it has been in decades. About 200 million people remain under some sort of weather-related alert after a winter storm that has pummeled much of the US.  The House is on track to pass their portion of the proposal as soon as next week. But the bill could face a tougher time in the Senate.  Progressive and moderate Democrats there will have to settle a series of philosophical debates over its scope, including whether they are willing to spend $1.9 trillion and whether they want to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour as part of the bill.  Athens and Acropolis is snowed in making for for some majestic photos, once in a decade.  Champions League soccer is back on!

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Donald Trump was acquitted of inciting the Capitol Hill riot.  Mr. Trump called the proceeding “yet another phase of the greatest witch hunt in the history of our country”.  Senator Mitch McConnell harshly berated the former president in language that could have come from the prosecution, holding him “practically and morally responsible” for the Capitol riot. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that schools should open as soon as possible, particularly for young children.  A large earthquake shook a broad area across eastern Japan, leaving nearly a million households without power. More than 100 people were injured.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. Trump’s defense team will step upand present its rebuttal, expected to finish by this evening. The UK coronavirus variant is posing a growing threat to Europe, and the World Health Organization warned that shutdowns may be necessary across the region if it becomes a dominant strain.  BBC World News has been banned from airing in China.  Greece and Israel agree to start clinical trials for COVID therapeutic.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  The number of new coronavirus cases continues to plummet, as does the number of Americans hospitalized with symptoms. Deaths have also begun to decline. And the number of daily vaccination shots has nearly tripled over the last month.  House impeachment managers meticulously recounted Donald Trump’s efforts to sow doubt over the election, relying heavily on video clips.  In a call with President Xi Jinping of China, President Biden raised concerns about Beijing’s aggressive policies abroad and human rights abuses at home.  Athens is lockdown until end of February to reduce COVID case.  Bruins win in overtime.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The first day of former President Trump’s impeachment trial focused on the constitutionality of trying a president who’s no longer in office and also revisited the wounds of last month’s Capitol siege.  About 1 in 10 Americans, or nearly 32.9 million people, have gotten their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine  After a visit to Wuhan, China, a W.H.O. official said it was “very unlikely” that the coronavirus had accidentally leaked from a laboratory. Some scientists worry that the agency has been too eager to accept Beijing’s narrative.  Greece enters a 3rd lockdown as COVID cases increase.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM. The second impeachment trial of former President Trump begins today.  March 14. That’s the date by which Democratic lawmakers hope to finally pass the long-awaited coronavirus relief bill.  Tom Brady is unequivocally the GOAT

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.The biggest event in American sports comes down to a battle of the ages. Cautious optimism: The worst of the current wave of coronavirus infections seems to be behind us.  The seven-day rolling average of new cases in the U.S. is trending down in almost every part of the country. Still, that number is 104 percent higher than the summer peak on July 25, when the seven-day average was 66,784. Snow will cover Boston tonight.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  Payrolls barely grow to start 2021 even as the unemployment rate fell to 6.3%  FDA will meet February 26 to discuss Johnson & Johnson's request for emergency use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine.  Biden says "America and diplomacy is back" on foreign policy speech.  EU tries to clean up vaccine shortage mess.

Listen to the Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes and WNTN 1550 AM.  More than 530,000 people in the US could die of Covid-19 by the end of this month, a new CDC projection claims. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican who's publicly touted dangerous and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, will face a House floor vote today over whether she should be stripped of her committee assignments, Mario Draghi comes from the bench to form Italian Government.  Bruins win in OT and Celtics loose to Kings.