"I don't ever again, as governor or in my lifetime, want to see people in pain the way I did over the last few days. No one should ever have to experience that. It was not their fault, they were victims and it's up to all of us to build the resiliency, give them hope. But more than hope, give them help. And that's what we've been doing nonstop and will continue until we make sure that everyone has what they need," said the governor. The state has incurred $50 Million in damages to public property and infrastructure.

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Updated: April 29, 2021 02:20 PM Created: April 29, 2021 02:09 PM MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) - The gigantic Stratolaunch aircraft flew Thursday for its second time, taking to the skies over the Southern California desert The six-engine jet with the world's longest wingspan took off from Mojave Air and Space Port two years after its maiden flight, following a change in ownership and purpose.

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Stormtroopers, Princess Leia, and even Darth Vader were there encouraging people to get their vaccine. The Wayne County Health Department had 60 doses of Pfizer that they plan to get through by Wednesday. News10NBC Now #ThisIsTheWay to get vaccinated! #MayThe4thBeWithYou https://t.co/uLBBdacXsG — news10nbc (@news10nbc) May 4, 2021 Wayne County Public Health Director Diane Devlin said for Wayne County, vaccine hesitancy is sparking themed vaccination clinics. "We're just trying to get everyone who wants to be vaccinated to get vaccinated and we're going to take our show on the road to the community and maybe we'll have more fun-themed events,' Devlin said.

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Provost Anthony K. Wutoh called the appointment a "full circle moment" and said in a statement that Rashad's "passion for the arts and student success makes her a perfect fit for this role." Rashad's return to campus represents a reemergence of the fine arts college; the College of Fine Arts was merged into the College of Arts and Sciences in the late 90s. Rashad, in a statement, said it was a "privilege" to play a role in "reestablishing the College of Fine Arts." FILE - Phylicia Rashad arrives at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept.

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The five-year-old company has 40 employees in Rochester right now.  It's in a position to double its size in the next couple of years and the company is part of a bigger network in the northeast. News10NBC "Looking for help in Connecticut, PA, Maine, Future Fibers is a large company but really a lot of the bulk engineering and heavy lifting goes on here at headquarters in Rochester," said COO Thomas Perrone. Thursday was the company's ribbon-cutting.  GoNetspeed says it's ready to support the community with next-generation technology for years to come.

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'I got the call shortly after my freshman went to school so, I had to go to school and get her,' she told News10NBC. Her daughter had to go straight into quarantine because her son was COVID-positive. News10NBC 'I mean she's perfectly healthy and she's just sitting here for days,' Volger said. Volger's daughter has been trying to keep up with her work on Google Classroom but, 'she's missed four days waiting and you know at certain levels the kids can get pretty behind pretty quickly,' she said. Making matters worse, her daughter was already out for four days earlier this year while waiting for COVID test results.

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Updated: June 21, 2021 03:40 PM Created: June 21, 2021 03:19 PM HONOLULU (AP) - Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii are in space for study. The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid were raised at the University of Hawaii's Kewalo Marine Laboratory and were blasted into space earlier this month on a SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station.

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The social network announced the deal in November as it seeks to make more money from its WhatsApp and Messenger chat services, which have thrived during the pandemic, by adding ways for businesses to interact with customers. Kustomer provides software that help companies manage online conversations with customers over various channels by putting them into a single dashboard. "Our investigation aims to ensure that the transaction will not harm businesses or consumers, and that any data that Facebook gets access to does not distort competition," EU Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, the bloc's top competition watchdog, said in a press statement.

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Prudence Palatas said she's been attending Canal Days for 40 years.  "It's outside, why can't we have it? If they can limit the amount of people maybe but I see no reason why we couldn't have it,' Palatas said.  File video, News10NBC When we asked about what more they would need from the governor's office, other than the current festival guidelines, organizers said one thing is 'containment' that could be an issue but they think they have a plan. "There are some things they want to keep contained and this is one of the things we're learning right now and being able to control the flow of people going in and out of a site,' Director of Public Relations Scott Winner said.

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Some Chinese developers are struggling to repay debt after regulators tightened limits last year on their use of borrowed money. That is fueling fears about possible defaults and turmoil in financial markets. Investors are worried Evergrande Group might collapse with 2 trillion yuan ($310 billion) of debt. The company has missed at least one payment to bondholders abroad but has yet to be declared in default. FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2021, file photo, construction cranes stand near the Evergrande's name and logo at its new housing development in Beijing.

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"When they first started restrictions, I was the only parent allowed, my wife didn't get to see Charlotte we had to choose one of us to be with her,' Ethan Byrne said.   Two-year-old Charlotte Byrne was diagnosed with holoprosencephaly, which is a disorder that affects brain development.  Her parents explained why the last round of restrictions was a nightmare for them. Ethan Byrne "They wouldn't let me leave the room to get food, or I would order a meal and it just wouldn't show up, it was kind of a nightmare so I hope they have things more figured out now,' Byrne said.

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