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California sets teachers, first responders for next vaccines By DON THOMPSONDecember 17, 2020 GMT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Teachers, first responders, and grocery and restaurant workers were among those recommended Wednesday to get the next round of scarce vaccines in California, as were florists and sawmill operators who fall into the same broad category of those deemed essential workers. “We’ve got to figure who we’re going to prioritize,” said Dr. Oliver Brooks, co-chairman of a 1...

Print California’s first responders, farmworkers and educators would be among those next in line to be vaccinated against COVID-19 under recommendations a state advisory committee discussed this week. Should that guidance eventually be put into effect, those workers — as well as others in the broadly defined fields of education and childcare, emergency services, and food and agriculture — would be prioritized within the second major stage of the state’s wider vaccination push. Roughly...

NBCUniversal Media, LLC Teachers, first responders, and grocery and restaurant workers were among those recommended Wednesday to get the next round of scarce vaccines in California, as were florists and sawmill operators who fall into the same broad category of those deemed essential workers. “We’ve got to figure who we’re going to prioritize," said Dr. Oliver Brooks, co-chairman of a 16-member panel of medical experts recommending who makes the potential life-and-death cut after the firs...

Press Release – Canterbury Museum A new exhibition – Mosque: Faith, Culture, Community – which aims to demystify Islam for non-Muslim New Zealanders opened at the weekend at Canterbury Museum. Mosque: Faith, Culture, Community highlights the mosque as the heart of Muslim communities, and the diversity of Islamic culture showcased through art and objects. The exhibition has been developed by the Museum in partnership with Christchurch Muslims who are keen to share with the wider community...

Monday, 14 December 2020, 9:38 am A new exhibition – Mosque: Faith, Culture, Community – which aims to demystify Islam for non-Muslim New Zealanders opened at the weekend at Canterbury Museum. Mosque: Faith, Culture, Community highlights the mosque as the heart of Muslim communities, and the diversity of Islamic culture showcased through art and objects. The exhibition has been developed by the Museum in partnership with Christchurch Muslims who are keen to share with the wider community,...

Press Release – Canterbury Museum A new exhibition Mosque: Faith, Culture, Community which aims to demystify Islam for non-Muslim New Zealanders opened at the weekend at Canterbury Museum. Mosque: Faith, Culture, Community highlights the mosque as the heart of Muslim communities, … A new exhibition – Mosque: Faith, Culture, Community – which aims to demystify Islam for non-Muslim New Zealanders opened at the weekend at Canterbury Museum. Mosque: Faith, Culture, Community highlights ...

Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon Mosque: Faith, Culture, Community is aimed to demystify Islam. Museum director Anthony Wright says the exhibition highlights the role of the mosque as the centre of Islamic religious life and the place where people meet, exchange news, learn and celebrate. Quwwat-Ul-Islam Mosque, Delhi. Photo: Supplied / Wahbi Al-Hariri-Rifai He says the exhibition will also display rarely seen Islamic objects, including a decorated Quran produced in the Kashmir region, dating back ...

thanks for joining us. im betty nguyen. this morning, rescue crews are still searching for victims following a deadly tornado outbreak that hit the midwest and south. there are power and communications problems and cold, snowy weather is expected today in parts of the hardest hit areas. fridays storms killed at least 39 people across five states. parts of southern indiana and kentucky were just devastated. 21 people died in kentucky where the governor has asked for federal assistance...

is tracking the storm, ken pritchett is in the sierra where it has been snowing but we begin with ken wayne in the north bay where the rain is already causing some problems, ken. >> reporter: julie were in downtown petaluma on petaluma boulevard its been like this for the last three hours or so a steady rainfall that has been falling. we take a look south. you can see the streets are wet out here. within the last 45 minutes the highway patrol just cleared a crash on highway 101 at nort...

>> montle williams makes a reemotional plea tonight in the state capitol. >> john rydell tells us tonight williams is urging maryland lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana. >> montle williams was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis back in 1999. and he said he has been living with chronic pain ever since. so this former talk show host was in annapolis this evening to urge state lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana. it would allow pharmacies to distribute small amounts of pot t...