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• Setterstix Corporation Sets up Operations in Laurens County

  12-11-2020 23:58
  New jobs are coming to South Carolina’s Laurens County.
  
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• N.C. NAACP Chapter Sues County Over Confederate Monument

  12-11-2020 23:58
  A North Carolina NAACP chapter has filed a lawsuit against a board of commissioners over relocating a Confederate monument.
  
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• NY Judge Urged to Reject Moving Border Wall Case to Colorado

  12-11-2020 23:57
  Prosecutors are urging a judge to reject a request by a Colorado man to move his trial over an alleged border wall fundraising scam from New York to his home state.
  
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• Chicago issues new restrictions amid COVID surge

  12-11-2020 23:56
  Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the city could see 1,000 more residents die from COVID by the end of the year without new restrictions. (Nov. 12)       
  
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• Haze Surrounds Cannabis Bill as Leaders Discuss Taxes

  12-11-2020 23:52
  
  New Jersey lawmakers say legislative leaders and the governor are discussing tax rates on recreational marijuana, delaying a vote on a legalization measure.
  
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• Fast Start: Tiger Bucks His Masters History With Opening 68

  12-11-2020 23:52
  
  Tiger Woods usually takes a day or two to get going at Augusta National.
  
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• Wisconsin ICU capacity shrinking in virus surge

  12-11-2020 23:51
  Wisconsin health officials say hospitals are still straining as the state continues to set daily records for the number of COVID-19 cases. (Nov. 12)       
  
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• Coronavirus Deaths Surpass 10,000 in Hard-Hit Massachusetts

  12-11-2020 23:50
  
  Once a coronavirus hot spot, Massachusetts was seen as a model for infection control this summer as coronavirus cases and deaths dwindled.
  
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• Arkansas Governor Warns of 'Difficult' Decisions Over Virus

  12-11-2020 23:50
  
  Arkansas' governor is warning the state faces “difficult" decisions if the state's hospitals run out of space because of a surge in coronavirus cases.
  
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• Maryland Governor Announces $70M in Aid to Fight Virus

  12-11-2020 23:49
  
  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has announced how the state will allocate about $70 million in federal aid as the state braces for months of rising coronavirus cases.
  
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• Federal Way Reaches Settlement With DOJ Over School Bullying

  12-11-2020 23:48
  Federal Way Public Schools has agreed to better track and prevent bullying as part of a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department.
  
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• France Ready to Help Build Lasting Solution to Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, Macron Says

  12-11-2020 23:47
  
  PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron told Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday that he was ready to help build a...
  
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• Doctor charged in alleged racially motivated attack on Louisiana college student

  12-11-2020 23:47
  
  Shane McKinney, 54, a pediatric emergency medicine doctor at Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital, was arrested and charged with simple battery.
  
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• DeChambeau Shoots 70 in 1st Round of Masters; 'I Got Greedy'

  12-11-2020 23:47
  
  Bryson DeChambeau's big gambles didn't pay off in the opening round of the Masters.
  
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• Caught off Guard, France Says Ready to Play Role in Nagorno-Karabakh Solution

  12-11-2020 23:47
  
  PARIS (Reuters) - France on Thursday said it was ready to help build a lasting and balanced solution for all sides in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict...
  
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• Factbox: Who are the top contenders for the Biden administration?

  12-11-2020 23:46
  
  President-elect Joe Biden has promised to build an administration that reflects the diversity of the country, and is expected to announce his choices for some key White House and Cabinet positions in the next few weeks.Chris Coons - The Democratic U.S. senator from Delaware, Biden's home state, is a close Biden friend and adviser who is a prominent member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and would presumably have an easy path to confirmation from his Senate colleagues.
  
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• Iowa Democratic AG Hires Republican Governor's Legal Counsel

  12-11-2020 23:45
  Iowa’s longtime Democratic attorney general says that he has hired Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds’ senior legal counsel to work as one of his assistants.
  
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• Casey Rides the Buzz of Masters History to 65 and Early Lead

  12-11-2020 23:44
  
  Even without spectators, Paul Casey found plenty of energy just being at the Masters.
  
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• The Latest: Vaccine Could Be Available in Mississippi Soon

  12-11-2020 23:43
  
  Mississippi's top health official says coronavirus vaccine could be available to health care workers and first responders in the state as soon as next month.
  
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• Republican Senators Push for Biden to Receive Intelligence

  12-11-2020 23:39
  
  As President Donald Trump refuses to allow President-elect Joe Biden to receive intelligence briefings — even those he was getting during the campaign — an increasing number of Trump’s allies are calling for Biden to have access to the information.
  
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• More Kentucky Counties in Red Zone as Virus Outbreak Spreads

  12-11-2020 23:38
  Kentucky's governor says more than three-fourths of the state’s counties are listed among the hardest-hit areas from the COVID-19 outbreak.
  
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• Trump campaign surveys supporters over perceived attack by Fox News

  12-11-2020 23:36
  
  Trump has complained about being treated unfairly by the news division of the network for months, even as Fox's opinion hosts support the president's demand to investigate potential voter fraud.Fox Corp shares were down 6% Thursday.
  
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• COVID Survivor: Double Lung Transplant 'A Walking Miracle'

  12-11-2020 23:36
  
  Seven months after he was first hospitalized with COVID-19, a utility worker from Las Cruces, New Mexico, has a brand new set of lungs.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump Tweets a Tall Tale of 'Deleted' Votes

  12-11-2020 23:35
  
  President Donald Trump’s Twitter claim that an election technology firm “deleted” or “switched” large numbers of votes for him, giving many to Joe Biden, is a baseless theory that’s not grounded in real data or evidence.
  
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• No charges for Indiana police officer who fatally shot Dreasjon Reed during a foot pursuit

  12-11-2020 23:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The Indianapolis officer who shot and killed a Black man in May, will not face any charges in the case, a special prosecutor announced.
  
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• Expert: Woman Who Died in Jail Likely Had Alcohol Withdrawal

  12-11-2020 23:33
  An expert says a woman who died at a Detroit-area jail likely suffered from alcohol withdrawal, disagreeing with a report that cited heart problems.
  
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• 3 Dead, 2 Missing From Flooding at North Carolina Campsite

  12-11-2020 23:33
  
  Authorities in North Carolina say three people are dead and two more are missing after floodwaters swept through a campsite about 50 miles north of Charlotte.
  
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• Virus survivor: Double lung transplant 'a walking miracle'

  12-11-2020 23:31
  
  Arthur Sanchez's memories of his monthslong hospital stays are hazy but he hasn't forgotten how it felt when COVID-19 took away his ability to breathe.“I would probably compare it to being underwater too long and not being able to come up for air,” Sanchez said while standing behind a lectern.Seven months after he was first hospitalized with the coronavirus in his hometown of Las Cruces, New Mexico, the 52-year-old utility worker has a brand new set of lungs.
  
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• Texas County Drops Suit Against Sheriff Over Filming Patrols

  12-11-2020 23:30
  County commissioners in Texas have decided to drop their lawsuit against the outgoing sheriff for inviting A&E Network’s real-time police show “Live PD” to continue filming daily patrols even after the county ended the contract.
  
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• COVID-19 Pushes Pitt's Visit to Georgia Tech to Dec. 12

  12-11-2020 23:30
  
  Pittsburgh's trip to Georgia Tech scheduled for this weekend has been postponed until December 12 after the Panthers were forced to pause team activities due to COVID-19 protocols.
  
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• Chicago Issues Stay-At-Home Advisory as it Reaches ‘Critical Point’ in Coronavirus Outbreak

  12-11-2020 23:30
  
  Residents should only leave their homes to go to work or school or for essential needs like medical care and grocery shopping, according to the advisory.
  
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• Parents, Schools Push Back Over Proposed Shutdown Order

  12-11-2020 23:29
  "Don’t you dare close the schools" is the impassioned message that dozens of parents and school administrators are sending to public health officials in Pennsylvania’s third-most populous county.
  
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• Exclusive: Instacart taps Goldman Sachs to lead IPO at $30 billion valuation - sources

  12-11-2020 23:29
  
  Instacart was valued at $17.7 billion last month, when it raised $200 million in a private fundraising round.Were the IPO to push Instacart's valuation to close to $30 billion, it would underscore the rapid growth of its business as more consumers turn to it to shop for groceries during the COVID-19 pandemic.The San Francisco-based company is accelerating its IPO plans after voters in California backed a ballot proposal last week that upheld the status of app-based delivery drivers as independen
  
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• Surging Pandemic Has Ontario Close to Cancelling Non-Essential Surgeries Again

  12-11-2020 23:27
  
  By Moira WarburtonTORONTO (Reuters) - Ontario will likely have to suspend non-essential surgeries again starting in two weeks, as surging...
  
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• Ontario Close to Cancelling Non-Essential Surgeries Again as Coronavirus Cases Spike

  12-11-2020 23:27
  
  By Moira WarburtonTORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's most populous province Ontario may have to begin suspending non-essential surgeries again starting...
  
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• Bullock Hangs COVID Inaction on Lack of Federal Relief Funds

  12-11-2020 23:26
  As Montana’s COVID-19 case toll continues to mount, Gov. Steve Bullock says he is wary of imposing a full lockdown to limit the spread of the virus without additional federal aid.
  
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• Public health experts agree on a vaccine rollout plan. It will dictate how soon life looks normal again.

  12-11-2020 23:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Vaccines remain humanity's best hope of averting more widespread death and restoring society, but they cannot be looked at as an endpoint just yet.
  
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• Oklahoma Man Charged in Filming Death Has Died in Custody

  12-11-2020 23:25
  Authorities say a northeast Oklahoma man accused of filming a woman’s death after injecting her with methamphetamine has died in custody.
  
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• ‘Stop having guests & cancel Thanksgiving plans’: Chicago mayor introduces new Covid-19 ‘stay-at-home advisory’

  12-11-2020 23:25 via rt.com
  
  Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced stricter lockdown restrictions, telling residents to only leave their homes for essential trips and to cancel traditional Thanksgiving plans.The stay-at-home advisory, which is similar to lockdown restrictions in major cities that occurred towards the beginning of the pandemic, will take effect on Monday, November 16 at 6:00 am.
  Under the new rules, residents are not allowed to have guests over to their homes, including family members that do not live w
  
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• 'Makes me sick': Georgia Republicans seek to ride Trump shock to holding Senate control

  12-11-2020 23:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  The GOP's infighting after it underperformed in this historically red state could play into the hands of Democrats. Some conservatives hope it will jolt them.
  
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• France Confirms Death of Soldier in Egypt Peace-Keeping Mission

  12-11-2020 23:22
  PARIS (Reuters) - France confirmed on Thursday that one of its soldiers operating in the U.S.-led Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the...
  
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• Trump, Stewing Over Election Loss, Silent as Virus Surges

  12-11-2020 23:21
  
  President Donald Trump has publicly disengaged from the battle against the coronavirus at a time when the disease is tearing across the United States at an alarming pace.
  
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• California man charged with running 'virtual kidnapping' scam from a Mexican prison

  12-11-2020 23:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  Julio Manuel Reyes Zuniga is accused of duping at least 30 Americans into paying thousands of dollars in ransom to loved ones who were never actually kidnapped.
  
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• California man charged with running 'virtual kidnapping' scam from a Mexican prison

  12-11-2020 23:20
  
  Julio Manuel Reyes Zuniga is accused of duping at least 30 Americans into paying thousands of dollars in ransom to loved ones who were never actually kidnapped.
  
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• Minnesota Grants Key Permits for Line 3 Crude Oil Pipeline

  12-11-2020 23:18
  Minnesota regulators have granted a stack of important approvals for Enbridge Energy’s planned Line 3 pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota.
  
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• COVID-19 Fatality Rate Down 30% Since April, Study Finds

  12-11-2020 23:18
  
  By Deena Beasley(Reuters) - The likelihood that a coronavirus infection will prove fatal has dropped by nearly a third since April due to improved...
  
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• In wake of storm Eta, boats wash ashore in Florida

  12-11-2020 23:16
  Tropical Storm Eta washed boats ashore as it moved over the state after making landfall north of the heavily populated Tampa Bay area Thursday morning. (Nov. 12)       
  
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• No Face Mask Rule for Indiana Lawmakers Despite Virus Spread

  12-11-2020 23:15
  
  Indiana lawmakers won’t be compelled to wear face masks as they meet next week at the Statehouse for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic was first sweeping across the country in March.
  
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• Undaunted by Pandemic, Bavarian Innkeeper Opens Drive-Through Christmas Market

  12-11-2020 23:14
  
  LANDSHUT, Germany (Reuters) - Refusing to allow coronavirus to steal his Christmas, one Bavarian innkeeper has opened a drive-through Christmas...
  
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• Advisory Group Worried About Rural Census, Crunched Timeline

  12-11-2020 23:13
  
  Members of an advisory committee to the U.S. Census Bureau say they’re concerned that rural areas will be undercounted in the 2020 census and that the statistical agency has shortened its timeline for crunching the numbers used for allocating federal funds and congressional seats by state.
  
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