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• Dow hits record high after Trump belatedly signs Covid relief bill

  28-12-2020 23:46
  
  Markets around the world show strong gains, with Germany’s Dax climbing to highest ever levelStock markets around the world enjoyed strong gains after President Donald Trump backed away from his threat to block a $2.3tn (£1.7bn) government spending and coronavirus relief package.On the first day of trading since Christmas – and the UK’s Brexit deal 24 hours earlier – relieved investors helped to drive US stock indices to intra-day peaks, while Germany’s Dax cl
  
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• One arrest after person found in Channel Tunnel

  28-12-2020 23:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  It is unclear how far they managed to get before being intercepted by authorities
  
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• Starmer faces high-profile Labour rebellion before Brexit deal vote

  28-12-2020 23:00
  
  MPs including John McDonnell say party must not ‘fall into trap of rallying around rotten deal’ Keir Starmer is facing a high-profile rebellion against Labour’s Brexit position on the eve of the vote in parliament, as prominent MPs including John McDonnell and Clive Lewis accused him of “falling into the trap of rallying around this rotten deal”.Labour is likely to contain a major rebellion of frontbench MPs but an increasing number of prominent supporters are urgin
  
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• Nashville explosion: investigators work to find motive behind Christmas blast

  28-12-2020 22:36
  
  Anthony Warner, 63, died in Friday explosion he set offHundreds of tips and leads given to police and agenciesFederal authorities are working to piece together the motive behind the Christmas Day bombing in Nashville that severely damaged dozens of downtown buildings and injured three people. Related: Nashville blast: officials identify Anthony Warner as the bomberContinue reading...
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell's $28.5m bail package rejected by judge

  28-12-2020 22:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  A federal judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell a proposed $28.5m bail package after ruling she was still a flight risk.  
  
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• GOP official hospitalised twice with Covid since attending White House Hanukkah party

  28-12-2020 22:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘I didn’t listen to the warnings of my own family, and now I’m paying the price,’ says Tom Mountain
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell's latest request for bail denied by US federal judge

  28-12-2020 22:17
  
  Maxwell charged with involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s crimesTrial of British socialite scheduled to begin in July next yearThe British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell’s latest request for bail in her Manhattan federal court sex crimes case has been denied, new court filings revealed Monday.In denying Maxwell’s request again, Manhattan federal court judge Alison J Nathan pointed to her previous ruling on the issue, which determined that she was a flight risk. Maxwell has been detain
  
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• Nashville Christmas bomber claimed he had cancer before the attack

  28-12-2020 22:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Anthony Warner gave away his car and houses and emailed employer to say he was retiring
  
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• Trump's hesitation on relief bill will delay aid payments

  28-12-2020 21:57 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The $900 billion economic relief package that President Donald Trump signed over the weekend will deliver vital aid to millions of struggling households and businesses. Yet his nearly one-week delay in signing the bill means that it will take that much longer for the financial support to arrive. The package that Trump signed at his private club in Florida on Sunday will extend two unemployment benefit programs providing aid to 14 million people that expired last week. It
  
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• The Latest: Kansas governor to get COVID-19 shot this week

  28-12-2020 21:57 via article.wn.com
  TOPEKA, Kan. " Gov. Laura Kelly plans to get a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday...
  
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• Suspect in bowling alley shooting served in Afghanistan

  28-12-2020 21:57 via article.wn.com
  CHICAGO (AP) " A U.S. Army special forces sergeant arrested in an...
  
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• Southwest pulls threat of furloughs after relief bill signed

  28-12-2020 21:57 via article.wn.com
  DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is lifting the threat of furloughs or pay cuts for thousands of workers now that U.S. airlines will get up to $15 billion more in taxpayer aid contained in the coronavirus-relief bill. American and United Airlines, which together furloughed 32,000 employees in October, said Monday they will bring those workers back temporarily. The $900 billion relief package signed after some delay by President Donald Trump on Sunday night includes $15...
  
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• Smart Game Booster 5: Smart and Efficient Way to Boost Gaming PC

  28-12-2020 21:57 via article.wn.com
  SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 28, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Today Smart Game Booster, a professional developer of PC game boosting utility, today released Smart Game Booster 5. The new version can efficiently maximize FPS to enhance computer performance and optimize the PC system for a better gaming experience. Smart Game Booster 5 inherits its iconic one-click boost, which automatically unlocks the full...
  
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• More than 190,000 ceiling fans recalled after blades fly off

  28-12-2020 21:57 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — More than 190,000 ceiling fans sold at Home Depot are being recalled after reports that the blades fell off while spinning, hitting people and causing property damage. The...
  
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• Mexico might allow private firms to buy, distribute vaccines

  28-12-2020 21:57 via article.wn.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) " Mexican President Andr�s Manuel López Obrador said...
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell is denied bail by U.S. judge

  28-12-2020 21:57 via article.wn.com
  A U.S. judge on Monday denied...
  
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• Explosive kills 3 French army soldiers on mission in Mali

  28-12-2020 21:57 via article.wn.com
  PARIS (AP) — The French presidency said three French soldiers were killed Monday in Mali when an improvised explosive device hit their armored vehicle. The soldiers were participating in a military operation in the Hombori area of...
  
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• DHS is Invited to Lead the Paris 2021 Q2 Venture Capital World Summit in Paris: ...

  28-12-2020 21:57 via article.wn.com
  
  WASHIGNTON, D.C., Dec. 28, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — DHS has announced this morning that the firm and its lead expert, Fernando Aguirre, Vice Chairman of DHS, will head the VC Panel at the summit which will take place in Paris, ......
  
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• Bomber to neighbor: The world is 'never going to forget me'

  28-12-2020 21:57 via article.wn.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) " It seemed like a friendly chat between neighbors....
  
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• Australia news live: Sydney city stores added to NSW Covid-19 hotspots list as mayors protest ...

  28-12-2020 21:57 via article.wn.com
  
  Three shops in the central business district and two supermarkets in the eastern suburbs were visited by people who have tested positive to coronavirus. Follow all the latest news and updates, live Sydney New Year’s Eve restrictions explainer Covid hotspots NSW Australia border restrictions Follow...
  
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• As South Africa's virus spikes, president bans liquor sales

  28-12-2020 21:57 via article.wn.com
  JOHANNESBURG (AP) " South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reimposed a...
  
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• S. African president declares stringent lockdown measures due to rising COVID-19 cases

  28-12-2020 21:54 via article.wn.com
  JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- With more than 50,000 COVID-19 infections having been reported in South Africa since Christmas Eve, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country would return to level three lockdown with...
  
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• Nashville bomber tells neighbour before blast: The world is 'never going to forget me'

  28-12-2020 21:54 via article.wn.com
  
  It seemed like a friendly chat between neighbours. Only after a bomb exploded in downtown Nashville on Christmas morning could Rick Laude grasp the sinister meaning behind his neighbour's smiling remark that the city and the rest of the world would never forget him. Anthony Quinn Warner. Source: Associated Press Laude told The Associated Press today that he was speechless when he learned that authorities identified his 63-year-old neighbour, Anthony Quinn Warner, as the man suspected of detonati
  
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• 5.0-magnitude quake hits 96 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands: USGS

  28-12-2020 21:54 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with...
  
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• Biden slams Trump for obstructing defence department transition and blocking information: ‘Nothing short of irresponsibility’

  28-12-2020 21:52 via article.wn.com
  Joe Biden says his incoming administration is being obstructed by the Trump White House as the transition team hits roadblocks from the “political leadership” of national security agencies. Delivering remarks after being briefed from his security and foreign policy teams, Mr Biden said they have encountered obstruction from both the Department of Defence and the Office of Management and...
  
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• As COVID-19 ravages US, shootings, killings are also up

  28-12-2020 21:52 via article.wn.com
  DETROIT — When Andre Avery drives his commercial truck through Detroit, he keeps his pistol close. Avery, 57, grew up in the Motor City and is aware that homicides and shootings are surging, even though before the pandemic they were dropping in Detroit and elsewhere. His gun is legal, and he carries it with him for protection. ADVERTISING “I remain extremely alert,” said Avery, who now lives in nearby Belleville. “I’m not in crowds. If something looks a little suspi
  
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• A divided nation asks: What’s holding our country together?

  28-12-2020 21:52 via article.wn.com
  Elections are meant to resolve arguments. This one inflamed them. Weeks after the votes have been counted and the winners declared, many Americans remain angry, defiant and despairing. Millions now harbor new grievances borne of President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud. Many Democrats are saddened by results that revealed the opposition to be far more powerful than they imagined. ADVERTISING And in both groups there are those grappling with larger, more disquieting realiz
  
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• Phase 3 trial of Novavax investigational COVID-19 vaccine starts

  28-12-2020 21:51 via article.wn.com
  WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Phase 3 trial of another investigational COVID-19 vaccine has begun enrolling adult volunteers, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on Monday. Read full story ......
  
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• New coronavirus variant in Germany since November - Die Welt

  28-12-2020 21:51 via article.wn.com
  
  BERLIN (Reuters) - The new coronavirus...
  
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• 'He was not on our radar': Authorities search for motive in Nashville blast

  28-12-2020 21:51 via article.wn.com
  
  TENNESSEE (REUTERS) - Federal, state and local law enforcement officers on Monday (Dec 28) were searching for the motive behind a bombing that rocked Nashville on Christmas morning, with no concrete clues yet emerging as to why the 63-year-old suspect carried out his suicide mission. The FBI on Sunday identified the suspect as Anthony Q. Warner and said he died in the blast, which damaged more than 40 businesses in downtown Nashville, Tennessee's largest city and the United...
  
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• Gold down on equities strength

  28-12-2020 21:51 via article.wn.com
  CHICAGO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Monday as U.S. equities strengthened. Read full story ......
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail by U.S. judge

  28-12-2020 21:51 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday denied bail to Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite charged with assisting in the late financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking of girls. Read full story ......
  
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• France reports 363 COVID-19 deaths in one day, new lockdown feared

  28-12-2020 21:51 via article.wn.com
  PARIS, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- France on...
  
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• South Korea detects first coronavirus variant cases

  28-12-2020 21:49 via article.wn.com
  
  SEOUL: Three cases of a particularly infectious coronavirus variant that recently emerged in Britain have been confirmed in South Korea, health authorities said Monday. The three individuals are members of a London-based family who arrived in the country on December 22, according...
  
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• Donald Trump abruptly signs Covid bill

  28-12-2020 21:49 via article.wn.com
  President Trump on Sunday abruptly signed a measure providing $900 billion in pandemic aid and funding the government till September, ending last-minute turmoil he himself had created over legislation that will offer an economic lifeline to millions of Americans and avert a government shutdown. The legislative package will provide billions of dollars for the distribution of vaccines, funds for...
  
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• Chinese court hands four-year jail term to citizen-journalist

  28-12-2020 21:49 via article.wn.com
  A Chinese court handed a four-year jail term on Monday to a citizen-journalist who reported from the central city of Wuhan at the peak of last year’s coronavirus outbreak, on grounds of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”, her lawyer said. Zhang Zhan, 37, the first such person known to have been tried, was among a handful of people whose first-hand accounts from crowded hospitals...
  
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• Titans get second chance to clinch AFC South with road win

  28-12-2020 21:48 via article.wn.com
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans at least should be comfortable in this spot. For a fourth straight year, they go to the regular-season finale needing a victory to clinch a playoff berth. Just like a year ago, they head to Houston needing a win to guarantee they go to the postseason. The difference this time? A win clinches the AFC South and the Titans' first home playoff game since the 2008 season. “We just have to go out there and do it," Titans safety Kevin Byard said.
  
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• Saudi FM to visit Pakistan next month to discuss bilateral issues

  28-12-2020 21:48 via article.wn.com
  Read full article ANI28 December 2020, 8:20 pm·2-min read Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud Islamabad [Pakistan], December 29 (ANI): Amid souring ties between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, a high-level Saudi delegation led by the kingdom's foreign minister is set to pay an official visit to Islamabad in January. According to The Express Tribune report, both sides will hold discussions on several matters including the latest developments in the Middle East region,...
  
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• Pressure still on Lampard after Chelsea draws 1-1 with Villa

  28-12-2020 21:48 via article.wn.com
  LONDON (AP) — Chelsea coach Frank Lampard remains under pressure after a 1-1 draw at home to Aston Villa on Monday left his team with just one win from its past five Premier League games. A fine header from veteran France forward Olivier Giroud put Chelsea ahead in the 34th minute at Stamford Bridge, but Dutch forward Anwar El Ghazi equalized early in the second half. Villa went...
  
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• NBA fines 76ers' Daryl Morey $50,000 for tweet about Harden

  28-12-2020 21:48 via article.wn.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA fined Philadelphia president of basketball operations Daryl Morey $50,000 on Monday for a since-deleted tweet about Houston’s James Harden that violated the league’s...
  
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• Jaguars set sights on Lawrence after years of failure at QB

  28-12-2020 21:48 via article.wn.com
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have botched the quarterback position repeatedly over the past two decades. Different owners, different general managers and different head coaches have made similar mistakes at the all-important spot, whether in the draft, in free agency or simply in deciding which guy to put on the field. The franchise is finally, at least seemingly, in a can’t-mess-this-up situation. The Jaguars (1-14) locked up the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL draf
  
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• Police shoot man suspected of sneaking contraband into Georgia prison, officials say

  28-12-2020 21:45 via article.wn.com
  An illegal contraband drop ended with a deadly police shooting at a Georgia state prison over the weekend, according to state investigators. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says 26-year-old Marquavious ......
  
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• Fourth skier in two weeks dies in Colorado avalanches, officials say

  28-12-2020 21:45 via article.wn.com
  A backcountry skier died after getting caught in an avalanche the day after Christmas — the fourth avalanche death for the state in the last two weeks, according to the ......
  
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• COVID-19 cases rise in New York as Cuomo plans action on vaccine fraud, evictions and ...

  28-12-2020 21:45 via article.wn.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s COVID-19 stats skyrocketed over the weekend, but it remains unclear if the spike is a post-holiday surge or due to a dip in testing, Gov. ......
  
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• Russia admits its Covid deaths are third-worst in the world with 186,000 casualties – THREE ...

  28-12-2020 21:42 via article.wn.com
  RUSSIA has admitted today to having the world's third-highest Covid death toll with more than 186,000 casualties. President Vladimir Putin had previously boasted about Russia's low fatality rate from the virus, saying earlier this month that it had done a "better" job at managing the pandemic than western countries. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates 7 7 7 But since early in the pandemic, some Russian experts have said the government was playing down
  
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• House Slated to Vote on Overriding Trump's Veto Defense Spending Bill

  28-12-2020 21:42 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. House of Representatives is slated to vote Monday night to override President Donald Trump's veto of a $740 billion defense spending bill, setting the stage for Congress' first such move during his term. Last week, Trump vetoed the annual bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress. Long before issuing the veto, Trump offered a series of rationales for rejecting it. He has called for lawmakers to include limits on social media compa
  
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• All 37 Stan Lee Marvel Movie Cameos Ranked (Photos)

  28-12-2020 21:42 via article.wn.com
  For decades, Stan Lee was a staple of Marvel movies, making cameo appearances in most of them until his death in 2018. To celebrate his birthday — he would have been 98 years old today — let’s look back at every one of his Marvel cameos. 37.) “Deadpool 2” (2018) The bottom of this list consists of Lee’s “blink and you’ll miss it” cameos. In “Deadpool 2,” he doesn’t actually appear in the movie in person — he pops up as
  
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• US turns heat on China with tough new policy on Tibet and Taiwan

  28-12-2020 21:39 via article.wn.com
  
  President Donald Trump and the US Congress have upped the ante on China, legislating new policy aimed at challenging Beijing's efforts - acquiesced for years by Washington to bully Tibet and Taiwan into submission. ......
  
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• U.S. government appeals judge's order blocking TikTok restrictions

  28-12-2020 21:39 via article.wn.com
  U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington issued an order after U.S. Judge Wendy Beetlestone in Pennsylvania in October blocked the same restrictions that had been set to take effect on Nov. 12. ......
  
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• Trump reluctantly signs covid aid bill, sparks fresh fight in GOP

  28-12-2020 21:39 via article.wn.com
  12 minutes ago WASHINGTON — Shelving his objections, President Donald Trump has signed a $2 trillion-plus covid-19 and annual federal spending package providing relief for millions of Americans, even as Congress returned to confront the White House on remaining priorities in a rare end-of-session showdown. Trump appears to have accomplished little, if anything, from the days of drama over his refusal to accept the sweeping bipartisan deal. While the president’s demands for larger $2,
  
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