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The Vancouver Canucks now have 17 players in the NHL COVID-19 protocol with the addition of rookie forward Nils Hoglander. It marks the fifth straight day the Canucks’ list has grown. The total in the protocol at the same time represents the most for one NHL team since the New Jersey Devils had 18 on Feb. 12. There are 22 players across the league listed for a third consecutive day, which remains the highest total since 24 players were listed in mid-February. The NHL’s one-day high is 59 players in the protocol on Feb. 12. 

The New York Jets have traded quarterback Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers. It ends a stint in New York for Darnold that was marked by a few flashes of brilliance, inconsistent play and unfortunate injuries. And with the Jets holding the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft, they’re moving on to another young signal-caller who might deliver the team back to respectability. New York announced acquired a sixth-round pick in this year’s draft and second- and fourth-round picks in the 2022 draft. 

A new Utah law will require biological fathers pay half of a woman’s out-of-pocket pregnancy costs. The bill’s sponsor has presented the measure as an effort to decrease the burden of pregnancy on women and increase responsibility for men who have children. Critics argue the legislation doesn’t do enough to adequately address maternal health care needs and could make abusive situations even more dangerous. Anti-abortion activists have lauded the bill saying it will protect the lives of unborn children by supporting women through their pregnancy. The legislation is not intended to lower the frequency of abortions but the bill sponsor says that could be a potential result. 

Pushing for trillions of dollars in development spending, President Joe Biden and Democratic lawmakers are pointing to a booming, ambitious China they say is threatening to quickly overtake the United States in global clout and capacity. Biden and top Democrats say the drive to make the United States more competitive in the face of China’s massive infrastructure-building campaign will be a defining aspect of Biden’s administration. Biden says President Xi Jinping is driving to make China the world’s most powerful country, and experts say China has spent more on an influence-gaining infrastructure campaign abroad than the U.S. has spent on its infrastructure at home, in recent years.

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are demanding a new trial more than a year after his rape conviction. They argued in court papers Monday that the landmark #MeToo prosecution that put him behind bars was buoyed by improper rulings from a judge who was “cavalier” in protecting the disgraced movie mogul’s right to a fair trial. In a 166-page brief filed with a state appellate court, Weinstein’s lawyers took repeated aim at Judge James Burke. They argued that he swayed the trial’s outcome with rulings favorable to prosecutors. Those including decisions allowing additional accusers to testify about allegations that never led to criminal charges. The Manhattan district attorney’s office said it would respond in its own court filing.

A new fissure has opened up at an Icelandic volcano that began erupting last month, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of hikers who had come to see the spectacle. Officials say the new fissure is about 500 meters (550 yards) long and about one kilometer (around a half-mile) from the original eruption site in the Geldinga Valley. The Icelandic Department of Emergency Management announced an immediate evacuation of the area Monday. It said there was no immediate danger to life due to the site’s distance form popular hiking paths. The long-dormant volcano in southwest Iceland flared to life March 20, the area’s first volcanic eruption in nearly 800 years.

A Capitol Police officer killed last week when a man armed with a knife rammed his car into two officers at a barricade outside the Capitol does not appear to have been stabbed, slashed or shot. That's according to a police official who spoke to The Associated Press on Monday. Officer William Evans died Friday. Authorities say Noah Green crashed into the officers and the barrier, exited the car armed with a knife and lunged at the officers before police fatally shot him. Law enforcement officials initially believed Green may have stabbed Evans. Rumors also swirled around fears Evans may have been struck by friendly fire when police started shooting at the suspect.

The Washington Nationals have held a workout at their stadium as they prepare to finally start their season. A coronavirus outbreak has sidelined 11 players — four of whom tested positive for COVID-19 — and delayed Washington’s first game that counts until Tuesday. Washington will play the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. Their game that was postponed on Monday will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. Max Scherzer will pitch for the Nationals on Tuesday and Stephen Strasburg will start one of the games on Wednesday.

Jordan Spieth suddenly feels a lot younger than 27 going into the Masters. He is coming off a victory Sunday in the Texas Open. That ended a drought of nearly four years. Spieth says that has allowed him to start looking forward instead of behind him. The Masters has been good to him. Along with his wire-to-wire victory in 2016, he has been runner-up twice and finished third in 2018. Spieth says his game is not all the way back. But it was good enough to win, and good enough to make him one of the favorites this week.

Embattled Rep. Matt Gaetz says he will not resign from Congress. The Florida Republican made his statement less than a week since reports emerged that he's under federal investigation for possible sex crimes. Gaetz wrote a column that appeared Monday in the Washington Examiner, a conservative news outlet. Gaetz denies accusations that he “slept with” an underage girl. He also suggests he’s being targeted by political foes because he “loathes the swamp.” Gaetz, 38, has been one of former President Donald Trump's most loyal defenders. So far, Gaetz has received almost no public support from other congressional Republicans, and none from Trump. 

Although nearly a fifth of U.S. states don't require people to wear masks to protect against COVID-19, some businesses are requiring employees and customers to be masked on their premises. Company owners, whose businesses can range from manufacturers to retailers to massage therapists, say they want to protect their staff and their customers. And the law is on their side. Businesses are private properties, so owners can set the rules. And employers are obligated under federal law and some state laws to provide a safe workplace for their employees, and that can include requiring everyone on the premises to wear masks.

The NHL trade deadline is less than a week away and teams willing to make a deal have some potentially intriguing options. Most franchises might be idle or severely limited because 18 teams have $1 million or less of salary cap space available and the ceiling for what they can spend will not go up next season. Some familiar faces will likely change places by the afternoon of April 12. The traded players in most cases will leave teams with little hope of hoisting the Stanley Cup to franchises with a shot to contend for the coveted prize. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus forced the White House to scrap its traditional Easter Egg Roll for a second straight year on Monday, but that didn't stop President Joe Biden from giving a nod to the tradition in an appearance…

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Castellanos has been suspended for two games and fined for his role in an on-field brawl during the season’s opening weekend. It was the first discipline given by Michael Hill in his new role as Major League Baseball’s senior vice president for on-field operations. Castellanos appealed the penalty to Major League Baseball special assistant John McHale Jr. and won't serve the suspension while the appeal is pending. Castellanos was disciplined for his actions in the fourth inning of Saturday’s game against St. Louis. He was cited for “his aggressive actions and for instigating a benches-clearing incident.”

European countries are scrambling to tamp down a surge in COVID-19 cases and ramp up vaccinations. They hope to spare hospitals from becoming overwhelmed by the pandemic’s latest deadly wave of infections. Some countries imposed tougher new pandemic restrictions to slow down infection rates. Others lifted such measures in spite of the ominous trends. France’s health minister warned Monday that the number of COVID-19 patients in the country’s intensive care units could match the level of the first crisis a year ago. The crush of coronavirus patients has been relentless for hospitals in Poland, which hit new records of over 35,000 daily infections on two recent days.

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Monday called his Argentine counterpart, who has tested positive for COVID-19 despite receiving a Russian vaccine. The Kremlin said in its readout of the call that Argentine President Alberto Fernández told Putin that…

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was briefly suspended from Twitter Sunday in what the platform called an error. It's the second time in less than a month that that has happened to the the Georgia Republican's account. Twitter said Monday that automated systems were to blame for both. During the hours-long suspensions Greene was unable to post on the platform. Greene has in the past promoted violence against Democrats and conspiracy theories about QAnon and the 9/11 attacks. After Sunday's suspension was lifted, Greene tweeted that she didn't believe Twitter's explanation.