After pandemic pause, one woman’s crusade for kids resumes By JOHN MINCHILLO, Associated Press
Published: July 4, 2021, 2:45pm
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15 Photos Elise Montanti, founder and director of the Global Medical Relief Fund, greets Mwigulu Matonange along with three other albino children from Tanzania as they arrive at JFK International Airport, Friday, May 28, 2021, in New York. The pandemic put a hold on international travel, and on the services Montanti has facilitated for the more than 450 kids who have passed through her care. As restrictions have begun lifting across the country, the Staten Island woman is bringing her charity back to life. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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WASHINGTON President Joe Biden praised the ability of sports and athletes to bring a nation together in a time of crisis as he hosted the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Friday.
The Dodgers, who captured the title by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays last October, were the first team to be honored at the White House since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the first since Biden took office.
“I think what we discovered is that we need sports more than we ever realized,” said Biden, who praised baseball in “one of the most challenging years” in the nation’s history.
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1of9An armed soldier stands guard at the entrance of a high density residential area placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) due to drastic increase in the number of COVID-19 cases recorded at Sentul in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, July 3, 2021. Malaysia starts further tighten movement curbs and imposes a curfew in most areas in its richest state Selangor and parts of Kuala Lumpur, where coronavirus cases remain high despite a national lockdown last month.Vincent Thian/APShow MoreShow Less
2of9FILE - In this June 17, 2021, file photo, people take a selfie with the Arc de Triomphe in the background at the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations to outpace the spread of the delta variant in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling up again with patients fighting
The Latest: Navajo Nation reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths
FILE - In this June 17, 2021, file photo, people take a selfie with the Arc de Triomphe in the background at the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris. Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations to outpace the spread of the delta variant in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling up again with patients fighting for their lives. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File) July 03, 2021 - 3:32 PM
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. The Navajo Nation on Saturday reported five additional COVID-19 cases and two more deaths.
A statement released by tribal officials said the additional deaths increased the tribeâs pandemic death toll to 1,356.
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