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• Justice Department Sues Over Pollution in Puyallup River

  26-11-2020 23:59
  The U.S. Department of Justice says the owners of a hydroelectric project in south-central Washington violated the Clean Water Act and has filed a civil suit seeking monetary damages and cleanup work.
  
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• Lincoln Statue Vandalized With Red Paint in Spokane

  26-11-2020 23:48
  An Abraham Lincoln statue in Spokane has been vandalized with red paint.
  
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• Trump Says He Will Leave the White House if Electoral College Votes for Biden

  26-11-2020 23:47
  
  By Jeff MasonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for...
  
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• Springfield Records Record Number of Homicides in 2020

  26-11-2020 23:43
  Springfield has reached a record number of homicides with another month left to go in 2020.
  
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• Trump Says Coronavirus Vaccine Deliveries to Begin Next Week

  26-11-2020 23:37
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that delivery of the coronavirus vaccine would begin next week and the week...
  
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• Covid-19 vaccine deliveries to begin ‘literally next week’, Trump says in Thanksgiving call to US troops overseas

  26-11-2020 23:27 via rt.com
  
  US President Donald Trump said that deliveries of the coronavirus vaccine are set to begin by next week, noting that healthcare workers and seniors will be among the first to receive the jab.“We are rounding the curve. The vaccines are being delivered – literally it will start next week and the week after, and it will hit the frontline workers and seniors and doctors, nurses… we’re going very quickly,” Trump said on Thursday, during a Thanksgiving address to U
  
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• Thousands of people in California had their power shut off amid wildfire danger

  26-11-2020 23:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Preparing a Thanksgiving dinner may be a challenge for the more than 3,100 Southern California families who have just lost power due to the wildfire threat sweeping across the region.
  
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• Mexico Opens Anti-Monopoly Probe Against Wal-Mart De Mexico

  26-11-2020 23:17
  Mexico’s anti-monopoly commission says it has begun a formal investigation into possible monopolistic practices in wholesale and retail goods distribution and sales, a probe that that appears to involve Wal-Mart’s Mexican subsidiary.
  
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• Missouri Hunters Take Down Fewer Deer During Firearm Season

  26-11-2020 23:13
  Fewer deer were killed in Missouri during the firearm portion of the hunting season.
  
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• The Latest: Southern Cal Football Cancels Practice Again

  26-11-2020 22:57
  
  No. 19 Southern California has canceled practice for the second time in three days while another player is tested because he is exhibiting symptoms of a possible COVID-19 infection.
  
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• The Latest: NY Winter Virus Plan Will Eye Hospitalizations

  26-11-2020 22:56
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says officials are working on a winter plan for the state’s efforts against the coronavirus.
  
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• Thanksgiving Travelers Try to Reach Destinations, Miss Virus

  26-11-2020 22:54
  
  Thanksgiving travel is especially dicey this year as people fearful of rising coronavirus cases and deaths in some parts of the U.S. attempt to social distance while navigating crowds.
  
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• Plan Calls for Housing Homeless in Transformed Kansas Hotel

  26-11-2020 22:53
  A proposal to transform a hotel near downtown Wichita into housing for the homeless goes before the city council next week.
  
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• Maradona Wanted to Be Embalmed and Put on Show, Friend Says

  26-11-2020 22:53
  
  BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Few people had the power to say no to Diego Maradona in life but his family appear to have put their foot down on an...
  
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• State: Number of Hoosiers With COVID-19 Approaches 319,000

  26-11-2020 22:50
  Indiana health officials say an additional 6,434 Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19, bringing to 318,894 the number of Indiana residents known to have had the coronavirus.
  
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• Belinelli Signs Deal to Return to His Native Italy

  26-11-2020 22:46
  Marco Belinelli is going back to Italy.
  
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• Police: Woman Dead After Van Crashes Into Buffalo Monument

  26-11-2020 22:45
  Police say a woman has died after a speeding minivan crashed into a monument in downtown Buffalo.
  
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• No. 1 Gonzaga Defeats No. 6 Kansas 102-90; 3 Zags With 20+

  26-11-2020 22:35
  Drew Timme scored 25 points, Jalen Suggs had 24 and Corey Kispert added 23 as No. 1 Gonzaga pulled away from No. 6 Kansas for a 102-90 victory.
  
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• This student is the first Latino DACA recipient to win the Rhodes Scholarship. He credits his elementary school teacher

  26-11-2020 22:34 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In second grade, Santiago Potes walked into Marina Esteva's gifted and talented classroom at Sweetwater Elementary School in Miami, Florida, for the first time.
  
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• Tampa Bay Outfielder Arozarena Released in Mexico's Yucatan

  26-11-2020 22:31
  
  Tampa Bay outfielder Randy Arozarena has been released by Mexican authorities after his former partner told a judge in Yucatan state that she did not want to press charges.
  
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• Wisconsin Sees Virus Case Decline, Worry Over Holiday Surge

  26-11-2020 22:27
  Wisconsin has reported a decline in coronavirus cases, but health officials worried that holiday gatherings could undo recent progress in slowing infections.
  
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• Nebraska Nurse Dies of COVID-19 as Cases Surge

  26-11-2020 22:24
  A Nebraska hospital is mourning the death of a nurse who died of the coronavirus as cases surge across the state.
  
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• James Wolfensohn, Former World Bank President, Dies at 86

  26-11-2020 22:16
  James Wolfensohn, who served as the president of the World Bank for 10 years, has died.
  
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• The Latest: South Dakota Group Commemorates COVID-19 Deaths

  26-11-2020 22:15
  
  One group of South Dakotans marked the Thanksgiving holiday by setting up a makeshift memorial near the state Capitol in Pierre for those who have died from COVID-19.
  
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• Deshaun Watson's 4 TDs Lift Texans to 41-25 Win Over Lions

  26-11-2020 22:15
  
  Deshaun Watson had a pair of go-ahead touchdown passes in the first half and threw for two more scores in the fourth quarter to help the Houston Texans pull away and beat the Detroit Lions 41-25 Thursday.
  
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• Whole Foods sent some customers a disconcerting email about their turkey

  26-11-2020 22:07 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Bring on the frantic "where can I get a turkey TODAY?!" searches.
  
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• ‘Failing upward on steroids’: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is nominated for TIME’s Person of the Year. Critics have pounced

  26-11-2020 22:04 via rt.com
  
  Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer is under consideration for TIME magazine’s famous annual ‘Person of the Year’ title, a turn of events which has utterly dismayed critics of her record of governance.On the nominee list, published on Wednesday, Whitmer is featured alongside some fellow Democrats, like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Republicans, including President Donald Trump. 
  Besides politicians, the nominees include singer Billie Eilish, rapper and
  
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• More Missouri Counties Require Masks Amid Virus Surge

  26-11-2020 22:03
  More Missouri counties are adding mask orders as virus cases and hospitalizations surge.
  
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• Thousands Lose Power in Southern California Amid Fire Danger

  26-11-2020 22:02
  Thousands of people in Southern California lost power Thanksgiving Day after a utility began shutting off electricity to prevent wildfires from being ignited by damage to power lines amid strong winds.
  
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• U.S. Files Lawsuit Over Pollution in Puyallup River

  26-11-2020 21:50
  The U.S. Department of Justice says the owners of a hydroelectric project in south-central Washington violated the Clean Water Act and has filed a civil suit seeking monetary damages and cleanup work.
  
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• 3 Rescued After Boat Overturns on the Susquehanna River

  26-11-2020 21:49
  Three people were rescued after their boat overturned Thanksgiving morning on a river in southern Pennsylvania.
  
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• AstraZeneca Says Working With Regulators on Best Approach to Lower Dose Regimen

  26-11-2020 21:48
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - AstraZeneca is working with regulators to investigate a lower dosage of its vaccine that performed better than a full dosage, a...
  
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• State: Illinois Approaches 12,000 Deaths From COVID-19

  26-11-2020 21:40
  Illinois is approaching 12,000 deaths from COVID-19 with the addition of 131 newly reported fatalities.
  
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• More Counties Require Masks as New Mask Mandate Takes Effect

  26-11-2020 21:29
  The number of Kansas counties that require face coverings has risen sharply as fewer opted out of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s latest mask mandate.
  
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• Four-Vehicle Car Crash on Interstate 95 in Delaware Kills 2

  26-11-2020 21:29
  Law enforcement authorities in Delaware say two people died in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 near Newark.
  
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• VIRUS TODAY: Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving Differently

  26-11-2020 21:19
  
  Americans are celebrating their first Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season amid the coronavirus.
  
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• San Antonio Police Kill Man in Trailer Park Fire, Shootout

  26-11-2020 21:17
  San Antonio police say officers shot and killed a man who fired on officers and set his trailer on fire.
  
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• Iowa Adds 41 Virus Deaths as New Facilities Report Outbreaks

  26-11-2020 21:11
  Iowa added 41 COVID-19 deaths Thursday as three more long-term care facilities reported virus outbreaks.
  
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• Randolph Housing Project for 10 Homeless Veterans Opens

  26-11-2020 21:04
  Ten formerly homeless veterans are moving into a new $2.5 million building in Randolph created through a partnership between a social services agency and a bank.
  
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• Two New York Cops, Wounded Earlier in Week in Shootout, Released From Hospital

  26-11-2020 20:59
  (Reuters) - Two New York City police officers who were shot and wounded earlier this week while responding to a domestic dispute were discharged...
  
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• Rhode Island Announces MLK Holiday Essay Contest

  26-11-2020 20:58
  Rhode Island lawmakers are putting out the call for middle and high school students to enter the state’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday essay contest.
  
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• Hospitals Using Antibody Therapy to Help Fight Virus

  26-11-2020 20:56
  
  Mississippi hospitals are administering a new antibody therapy to coronavirus patients.
  
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• Vermont Capitol Christmas Tree Comes From Wallingford

  26-11-2020 20:55
  Vermont’s capitol Christmas tree this year is from Wallingford.
  
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• The Latest: Spain's New Infections, Deaths, Edging Down

  26-11-2020 20:52
  
  Spain’s infection and fatality figures in the COVID-19 resurgence are continuing to edge down, with the country posting 12,289 new cases and 337 deaths.
  
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• Nearly $432K in 'Moose Plate' Sales to Conservation Projects

  26-11-2020 20:52
  The New Hampshire State Conservation Committee has awarded nearly $432,000 in grants from its “Moose Plate” program to 21 projects to protect, restore, and enhance the state’s natural resources.
  
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• Hartford City Council Adds Watchdog to Civilian Police Panel

  26-11-2020 20:47
  The Hartford City Council has passed a series of police reforms, including a new inspector general who will investigate complaints against city officers.
  
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• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Takes Flight in Virus Times

  26-11-2020 20:44
  
  The balloons were in the sky and the marching bands took to the streets for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday.
  
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• Arizona Reports 3,474 More Virus Cases With 44 Deaths

  26-11-2020 20:41
  
  Arizona on Thursday reported 3,474 additional known COVID-19 cases and 44 more deaths, increasing the state’s totals during the coronavirus outbreak to 314,326 cases and 6,568 deaths.
  
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• Officers Remove People Occupying State-Owned Homes in LA

  26-11-2020 20:38
  A group of homeless people who had taken over several empty, state-owned houses in Los Angeles was forcefully removed by California Highway Patrol officers hours later.
  
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• Biden to face test over access to sensitive info as he inherits Trump's secret server

  26-11-2020 20:38 via rss.cnn.com
  
  • Trump administration removes experts from Defense Policy Board
  
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