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• Millions of Students Have Limited Contact With Teachers

  13-11-2020 23:58
  
  Sixty-five percent of households reported using online learning, and 11% said they hadn’t had interaction with a teacher in the last week.
  
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• U.S. Citizenship Test Adds More Questions, Draws Criticism

  13-11-2020 23:57
  Updates to the U.S. citizenship test will require applicants to answer more questions than before and could slow down the number of tests administered each day.
  
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• Trump: Coronavirus Vaccine Widely Available by April

  13-11-2020 23:53
  
  The Food and Drug Administration could approve two coronavirus vaccines for emergency use by the end of the year, the White House’s vaccine czar said.
  
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• Governor Outlines Hospital Response as Coronavirus Surges

  13-11-2020 23:53
  Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has outlined a plan to organize hospitals’ response to the coronavirus.
  
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• U.S. Judge Again Blocks Wyoming Oil Drilling Over Agency Climate Analysis

  13-11-2020 23:52
  (Reuters) - A federal court judge on Friday for the second time in two years blocked drilling on more than 300,000 acres in Wyoming because the...
  
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• CNN, NBC call last two states in presidential election, declaring Joe Biden got 306 electoral votes, as Trump challenges results

  13-11-2020 23:51 via rt.com
  
  CNN and NBC News have called election results for the final two states to have winners declared by the mainstream media, saying President Donald Trump was the winner in North Carolina and Democrat rival Joe Biden won Georgia.Those results for the Nov. 3 election would push the final count of electoral votes to 306-232 in favor of Biden, at least in terms of media reporting. The mainstream press projected Biden to be president-elect last week, after their counts had him past the 270 electoral vot
  
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• The Latest: Johnson Shares Masters Lead, Play Suspended

  13-11-2020 23:48
  
  Play has been suspended in the second round of the Masters, with 48 players yet to finish.
  
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• Three Fargo Officers Hurt in Fight During Traffic Stop

  13-11-2020 23:45
  Three Fargo police officers were hurt in a fight with man during a traffic stop.
  
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• Suspect Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Man Outside Reno Bank

  13-11-2020 23:45
  Reno police have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 78-year-old man in a parking lot outside a bank.
  
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• Donnie Wahlberg Surprises Server with Massive Tip on $35 Tab

  13-11-2020 23:42
  
  The year started out so very differently than it has ended up. At the beginning, we were all excited by the chance to start over fresh, not knowing that wave after wave of change and disappointment was about to come crashing down. A challenge that started out in January was the “2020 Tip Challenge,” a…
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• Man Pleads Guilty in Car Chase That Killed Ex's Friend

  13-11-2020 23:39
  A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for a high-speed car chase that injured his ex-girlfriend and killed a friend she was riding with.
  
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• Galvin Concedes to Young in Alaska U.S. House Race

  13-11-2020 23:39
  Independent U.S. House candidate Alyse Galvin has conceded to Republican Rep. Don Young.
  
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• Close Race for N.C. Chief Justice Likely Headed to Recount

  13-11-2020 23:35
  The election to lead North Carolina’s judicial branch faced a likely recount after county tallies showed an extremely close race between current state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and challenger Paul Newby.
  
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• Trump Hails Progress on Vaccine in First Remarks Since Loss

  13-11-2020 23:33
  
  President Donald Trump has offered a rosy update on the race for a vaccine for the resurgent coronavirus, while gliding over significant challenges to come.
  
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• 'Ron Burgundy moment' or 'BIDEN MOMENT'? CNN's Lemon appears to read teleprompter cue aloud rather than showing scripted emotion

  13-11-2020 23:31 via rt.com
  
  During CNN host Don Lemon’s report on claims of election fraud in Michigan, he seemed to read aloud a teleprompter cue to “scream” rather than screaming, prompting critics to liken him to the ‘Anchorman’ films’ notorious lead.“This is fraud, people, scream,” Lemon said on Thursday night during his CNN show. He then appeared to catch himself, saying, “OK, that’s what it says, alright,” before continuing with his report.Twitter comm
  
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• FBI wanted to arrest Epstein at Virgin Islands beauty pageant months before plea deal cut

  13-11-2020 23:31
  
  An FBI supervisor was “extremely upset” about being denied the opportunity to arrest Epstein in 2007, a Justice Department report says.
  
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• FBI wanted to arrest Epstein at Virgin Islands beauty pageant 1 year before plea deal cut

  13-11-2020 23:31
  
  An FBI supervisor was “extremely upset” about being denied the opportunity to arrest Epstein in 2007, a Justice Department report says.
  
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• 2 Pac-12 Football Games Canceled as Virus Problems Linger

  13-11-2020 23:29
  
  The Pac-12′s football schedule has been scrambled for a second straight week.
  
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• 2 Men Testify Against Alleged Ringleader of Mosque Bombing

  13-11-2020 23:29
  Two Illinois men who pleaded guilty to a 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque have testified against the alleged ringleader behind the attack.
  
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• Trump sees Covid-19 vaccine being distributed to high-risk population FOR FREE in weeks, but Cuomo row to delay New York shipments

  13-11-2020 23:28 via rt.com
  
  President Donald Trump said Pfizer's new Covid-19 vaccine will be made available to the elderly and other high-risk Americans within weeks, but politicization of the drug by Governor Andrew Cuomo will delay shipments to New York."We won't be delivering to New York until we have authorization to do so," Trump told reporters Friday at a press briefing. "It pains me to say that.... The governor, Governor Cuomo, will have to let us know when he's ready."Cuomo said this week that "we can't let t
  
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• Masked Workers Start Presidential Hand Tally in Georgia

  13-11-2020 23:28
  
  Election officials in Georgia’s 159 counties are undertaking a hand tally of the presidential race that stems from an audit required by state law.
  
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• Kentucky Reports Record 3,000 New COVID-19 Cases, 25 Deaths

  13-11-2020 23:27
  Kentucky has reported 3,173 new COVID-19 cases and 25 more virus-related death, the highest recorded since the pandemic began.
  
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• The Latest: UConn Places Dormitories Under Quarantine

  13-11-2020 23:26
  
  The University of Connecticut has placed all dormitories under quarantine at its main campus Friday because of rising coronavirus infections, as the state reported a daily record of positive test results.
  
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• Judge Chides Delaware Counties in Outdated Assessments Suit

  13-11-2020 23:22
  A judge says officials in Delaware’s three counties seem to be looking for excuses to delay resolution of a lawsuit in which they were found to be violating state law and Delaware’s constitution in using outdated property tax assessments.
  
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• Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen Intercepts Explosive-Laden Drone Launched by Houthis: State Tv

  13-11-2020 23:21
  CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it intercepted an explosive-laden drone launched by Iran-aligned Houthis towards...
  
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• Northern California Gets More Rain, Mountain Snow

  13-11-2020 23:20
  Rain is moving across Northern California and snow is falling in the northern Sierra Nevada.
  
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• Bond Greatly Reduced for Man Linked to Whitmer Kidnap Plot

  13-11-2020 23:19
  
  A judge has reduced bond to $150,000 for a man accused of allowing his property to be used by an anti-government group plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor.
  
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• The Latest: Trump Wraps up Event Without Taking Questions

  13-11-2020 23:18
  
  President Donald Trump has wrapped up his Rose Garden news conference celebrating progress made on bringing a coronavirus vaccine to market without taking questions from reporters.
  
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• SpaceX Crew Flight Delayed; Musk Gets Mixed COVID-19 Results

  13-11-2020 23:18
  
  SpaceX's second astronaut flight has been delayed a day until Sunday night.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump Wrongly Takes Full Credit for Vaccine

  13-11-2020 23:18
  
  President Donald Trump is wrongly taking full credit for Pfizer's announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine was robustly successful.
  
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• Vancouver Man Found Guilty in Killing of Woman at Store

  13-11-2020 23:13
  A Cowlitz County jury has convicted a Vancouver man of robbing and fatally shooting convenience store cashier Kayla Chapman in 2019.
  
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• Populous Suburban Philly County Orders Schools to Go Remote

  13-11-2020 23:10
  Health officials in Pennsylvania’s third-most populous county have ordered schools to temporarily halt classroom instruction in what they say is an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
  
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• Ex-tennis academy president gets three months in prison for U.S. college scam

  13-11-2020 23:08
  
  The former president of a private tennis academy in Texas was sentenced on Friday to three months in prison after admitting he acted as a middleman to pay bribes to help the children of wealthy parents gain admission to selective universities.Federal prosecutors in Boston had sought six months in prison for Martin Fox for helping pay bribes to university coaches to designate children as fake athletic recruits and to a college entrance exam administrator to facilitate cheating.U.S. District Judge
  
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• Iowa Man Convicted for Ex-Girlfriend's Killing, Hotel Fire

  13-11-2020 23:07
  A judge says an Iowa man is guilty of second-degree murder for killing his former girlfriend in a Sioux City hotel room and setting it aflame.
  
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• Biden Is Considering Sen. Angus King for Intelligence Post

  13-11-2020 23:06
  President-elect Joe Biden is considering Sen. Angus King of Maine to serve as his director of national intelligence.
  
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• ‘Should have modeled better behavior,’ California governor says after attending party that breaks his own strict Covid-19 advice

  13-11-2020 23:05 via rt.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom is the latest public official in hot water over his behavior during Covid-19 restrictions as he reportedly attended a birthday party with over 12 people from more than three different households.The San Francisco Chronicle reported on Friday that Newsom, along with his wife, attended the birthday party of advisor Jason Kinney in Yountville earlier this month.
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• CDC: Wearing a Mask Could Keep You From Catching Virus

  13-11-2020 23:04
  
  U.S. health officials are taking a new tack in the coronavirus fight by emphasizing recent research that finds a mask protects the person who wears it.
  
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• Biden legal team confident Georgia recount will confirm victory in the state

  13-11-2020 23:03
  
  U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's legal team in Georgia said on Friday they do not expect a hand recount of votes in the state to change the results of the Nov. 3 election.Democrat Biden, who led Republican President Donald Trump by more than 14,000 votes in Georgia, according to unofficial results, was declared the winner in the state by TV and news networks earlier on Friday.Without producing evidence, Trump has complained of widespread fraud and irregularities in Georgia and other battleground
  
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• Hacked Websites, Hate Speech Hit Suburban Chicago Schools

  13-11-2020 23:02
  School officials say students at two suburban Chicago school districts were exposed to hate speech and lewd material this week after hackers apparently infiltrated both districts’ websites.
  
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• Youth Sue JUUL Alleging False Marketing on Social Media

  13-11-2020 22:59
  Two parents and two young people from Wisconsin have filed a federal lawsuit alleging vaping company JUUL falsely marketed its products over social media, leaving them addicted to nicotine.
  
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• 2 Michigan Lawmakers Test Positive for Virus as Cases Surge

  13-11-2020 22:57
  At least two more Michigan legislators have tested positive as the coronavirus continues surging to record heights, including one who attended Senate session and committee hearings on Thursday.
  
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• Trump predicts coronavirus vaccine will be widely available as soon as April

  13-11-2020 22:53
  
  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he expects a coronavirus vaccine to be available for the entire population as soon as April, amid a crush of new infections of the deadly disease that has pushed daily case counts to record highs.In his first public remarks in over a week following his election loss to Democratic challenger Joe Biden, Trump also said he expects an emergency use authorization for Pfizer'svaccine "extremely soon."Pfizer has said it expects to report required safety data n
  
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• Trump Appears to Acknowledge for First Time That Biden Could Succeed Him

  13-11-2020 22:53
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump insisted on Friday he would never put the United States into a coronavirus lockdown but said "time...
  
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• Federal Fugitive Captured After Nearly 50 Years on the Run

  13-11-2020 22:53
  The FBI says a man who was serving a life sentence for murder when he escaped custody while attending his grandmother’s funeral nearly 50 years ago has been captured in Michigan.
  
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• Maine Officials Say Water Not Safe to Drink for 6,000

  13-11-2020 22:52
  Authorities in Maine told 6,000 residents not to drink water from their faucets following a report of a strange odor and taste.
  
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• ‘Today’ Show Host Al Roker Updates Fans After Cancer Surgery

  13-11-2020 22:49
  
  Since Al Roker went public with his cancer diagnosis on Nov. 6, his “Today” show co-hosts and fans have let him know that he has their support, best wishes and prayers. “Our al,” Hoda Kotb, co-anchor of the NBC morning show, posted on Instagram following the news. “You never miss a milestone.” “[Y]ou’ve been there…
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• S&P 500 Closes at Record as Possible Vaccine Lifts Markets

  13-11-2020 22:46
  
  The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Friday as optimism built among investors that a coming vaccine for coronavirus will help end the shutdowns that have devastated the economy.
  
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• Republicans Face Court Setbacks, Trump Law Firm Steps Down

  13-11-2020 22:45
  
  Republicans suffered setbacks to court challenges over the presidential election in three battleground states on Friday as a national law firm that came under fire for its work for President Trump’s campaign withdrew from a major Pennsylvania case.
  
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• Ex-Tennis Club Chief Gets 3 Months in Prison in College Scam

  13-11-2020 22:45
  The former president of a private tennis club in Texas has been sentenced to three months in prison followed by three months in home confinement for his role in the sweeping college admissions bribery scheme.
  
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• Republicans raise issues with Georgia ‘recount’ of contested presidential election

  13-11-2020 22:41 via rt.com
  
  It appears the Georgia vote recount is unlikely to significantly change results in the swing state. Local Republicans have warned that ballots aren’t actually being audited and observers aren’t getting access to the process.Georgia GOP Chairman David Shafer shared a video on Friday, showing one of the Republican observers standing behind police tape, alongside the media, unable to actually watch the recount.One of our observers at the hand count of the ballots ordered by Secretary of
  
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