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Sweden moves towards eliminating upper age limit on AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine  From CNN’s James Frater and Henrik Pettersson  Syringes are loaded with the AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine at the Skane University Hospital vaccination centre in Malmo, Sweden, on February 17. Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency/AFP/Getty Images The Swedish Health Authority, Folkhälsomyndigheten, recommended eliminating the upper age limit for use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. This would allow it to be used on people over age 65. “New data from the UK confirms that AstraZeneca's vaccine has a good protectiv...

Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images The date was the latest in a long line of bizarre and continually shifting goalposts. Followers of the conspiracy theory now say future dates will herald epic changes. "Don't be disappointed," one subscriber wrote on a popular QAnon Telegram channel late Thursday. "The race is not run yet and I have reason to believe March 20 is also possible." Another posted a similarly optimistic message. "We still have 16 days," they wrote. "Lots can happen between now and then!" With the passing of March 4, a highly anticipated date for followe...

AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin There was enhanced security presence in Washington DC on March 4, only weeks after the Capitol riot.  Intelligence reports had indicated far-right extremists were plotting violence and protests.  QAnon conspiracy theorists believed that Donald Trump would be inaugurated on Thursday.  Thousands of National Guard and Capitol Police patrolled the streets of Washington DC Thursday ahead of an anticipated insurrection by far-right supporters of Donald Trump that never materialized. Earlier in the week, US law enforcment and security agenci...

Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images The House is wrapping early this week, following possible extremist threats at the Capitol Building. Far-right conspiracy theorists' online talk of the importance of March 4 have worried law enforcement. Capitol Police will have an increased presence around the grounds through this weekend. Less than two months after the deadly Capitol siege, Congress is taking preventative steps to avoid another disaster amid the possibility of additional extremist attacks. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Wednesday evening t...

Facebook to resume political ads March 4 Jeff Chiu/AP FILE - In this April 14, 2020 file photo, the thumbs up Like logo is shown on a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook’s quasi-independent oversight board issued its first rulings on Thursday Jan. 28, 2021 overturning four of five decisions by the social network to take down questionable content. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) and last updated 2021-03-03 16:29:10-05 Facebook has announced that they will resume political, electoral, and social issue ads on Thursday in the United States. The news comes after the social...