Have we turned a corner on COVID-19? Not yet.

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<p>For the first time in months, average new daily coronavirus infections have fallen below 100,000 in the United States. The <a href="https://apple.news/AQ8wHqlSDTgmDMYltbB2NlA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at possible reasons for this decline. And <a href="https://apple.news/A-XiWwB6gQA6vCYNCfGhlkA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> speaks with an epidemiologist who warns that the country still has a long road ahead.</p> <p>A <a href="https://apple.news/AZWZBsoiCRQ-Seybr-FQCIQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Marshall Project</a> investigation into the use of police dogs finds a city where they are regularly unleashed against Black teens.</p> <p>A record-breaking wave of extreme cold has turned deadly and is threatening COVID-19 vaccination progress. <a href="https://apple.news/A-k6ywA1iSvCcNI6TZp8OZw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> looks at the impact.</p> <p>Even with bars closed and no parade, folks in New Orleans are finding ways to celebrate Mardi Gras. The <a href="https://apple.news/ALfYeEBi9RfivyhattTxluQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> describes how some residents are decorating their homes as parade floats, in the first &ldquo;Yardi Gras.&rdquo;</p>