By Christina Maxouris, Holly Yan and Amir Vera, CNN A new, more contagious variant of coronavirus first detected in the UK is likely to fuel a surge of cases in the spring, several experts predicted Tuesday. The variant, called B.1.1.7, was suspected of causing renewed spread in Britain. It’s been seen across much of the
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By Stella Chan, Cheri Mossburg and Steve Almasy, CNN Golf legend Tiger Woods is awake and recovering from surgery, according to a statement posted early Wednesday on his official Twitter account. Woods, who was involved in a serious car accident on Tuesday near Los Angeles, is “responsive, and recovering in his hospital room,” the statement
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By Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, CNN The Biden administration has moved swiftly to distance itself from Trump-era immigration policies, but at the US-Mexico border, a pandemic-related order put in place by former President Donald Trump remains in effect, allowing officials to continue to turn away thousands of migrants. The reliance on the order that
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By Phil Mattingly, CNN More than 150 senior executives from some of the largest American companies across several major industries have lined up behind President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, according to a letter obtained by CNN. The group of executives includes the top executives representing some of the powerful business interests in
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