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• Turning the Page? Republicans Acknowledge Biden's Victory

  15-12-2020 23:59
  
  More than a month after the election, some of the nation’s highest-profile Republican holdouts are beginning to embrace reality.
  
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• Blaine Man Convicted of Killing Wife Sentenced to 40 Years

  15-12-2020 23:59
  Authorities say a Blaine man convicted of killing his wife has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
  
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• Minnesota Pardons Board Grants Immediate Release of Myon Burrell, a Black Man Sentenced to Life in Prison as a Teenager

  15-12-2020 23:55
  Minnesota Pardons Board grants immediate release of Myon Burrell, a Black man sentenced to life in prison as a teenager.
  
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• Biden Tells Georgia That Senate Is Within Reach

  15-12-2020 23:55
  
  Taking time away from transition planning to go to Georgia was a powerful statement to Democrats about their ability to take two Senate seats held by Republicans in a Jan. 5 runoff.
  
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• Inslee Unveils Climate Proposals Ahead of Full Budget Plan

  15-12-2020 23:48
  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has announced several climate related proposals for the next legislative session, including fully reinstating a plan to cap carbon pollution in the state.
  
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• Appeals Court Rules Againt Nevada Cap on Church Attendance

  15-12-2020 23:48
  A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of two Nevada churches that say the state’s COVID-19 restrictions violate their First Amendment rights.
  
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• Tyson Plant in Storm Lake Sued Over Worker's COVID-19 Death

  15-12-2020 23:47
  The family of a 65-year-old Iowa man  is suing Tyson after he died of COVID-19 while working at the company's pork plant in Storm Lake.
  
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• Biden to Pick Former Michigan Governor Granholm to Be Energy Secretary -Sources

  15-12-2020 23:45
  
  (Reuters) -President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to be secretary of energy in his administration...
  
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• Babysitter Charged With Abusing and Killing 2-Year-Old Girl

  15-12-2020 23:45
  Police sat the babysitter of a 2-year-old Georgia girl was charged with murder after police determined the girl was beaten to death and was not hurt in an accidental fall.
  
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• Ohio Governor Warns That Vaccine Doesn't Mean Quick End

  15-12-2020 23:41
  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is warning that the long-awaited arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine doesn't mean the state's troubles are over.
  
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• Native American Film Producer/actor Gets Prison in Rape Case

  15-12-2020 23:41
  Native American film producer and actor Redwolf Pope has been sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a Seattle woman in New Mexico in 2017.
  
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• Census Releases Data to Check Official Count for Accuracy

  15-12-2020 23:41
  
  The U.S. Census Bureau has released a range of population estimates based on exisiting government statistics that are completely separate from the once-on-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident.
  
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• Utah Hospitals Begin Administering First COVID-19 Vaccines

  15-12-2020 23:40
  An intensive care nurse in Salt Lake City became the first person in Utah to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
  
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• Record Number of Journalists Jailed Because of Their Work

  15-12-2020 23:40
  The Committee to Protect Journalists says a record 274 journalists were in jail because of their work as the month began.
  
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• Florida Detective Charged With Evidence Tampering

  15-12-2020 23:37
  Officials say a Florida police detective has been arrested for tampering with evidence after she covered up a procedural mistake she had made during an attempted murder investigation.
  
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• Massachusetts House Seeks to Overturn Baker's Abortion Steps

  15-12-2020 23:30
  Massachusetts House lawmakers are planning to meet Wednesday to overturn Gov. Charlie Baker’s efforts to roll back some of their actions aimed at expanding access to abortion in the state.
  
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• Vermonters Rally to Save College Radio Station

  15-12-2020 23:27
  Vermonters are rallying to raise $50,000 to save Goddard College's radio station WGDR-FM.
  
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• Portland High School to Be Renamed for Black Woman

  15-12-2020 23:27
  A high school in Portland will be renamed after one of five history-making Black women chosen as finalists by a committee of students, educators and community members.
  
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• Watch: Kayleigh McEnany Walks Into Press Briefing and Immediately Lists Media ‘Fact Checks’ That Were Wrong

  15-12-2020 23:23
  
  White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany forced the establishment media’s leftist shills to sit and eat their own words Tuesday with regard to the successful development of a coronavirus vaccine. During a media briefing, McEnany reminded the activist reporters of the ongoing logistical operation to get vaccines out to Americans. More importantly, she reminded the…
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• North Carolina Man Charged in Fatal Shooting in 2018

  15-12-2020 23:22
  A North Carolina police department says a man has been arrested in connection with a shooting more than two years ago.
  
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• States Where Climate Change Is Making an Impact on Public Health

  15-12-2020 23:21
  
  Southeastern states are the most vulnerable to the public health effects of climate change, according to a new report.
  
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• Midweek Storm to Bring More Snow, Rain to California

  15-12-2020 23:21
  There’s a week left in fall but forecasters say a winter storm is about to roll into Northern California, bringing widespread rain and mountain snow.
  
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• Colorado Lawmakers Clash Over Election Integrity Hearing

  15-12-2020 23:21
  
  A top legal advisor to President Donald Trump testified at a hearing called by Republican state lawmakers to look into any irregularities concerning Colorado’s mail-in voting system.
  
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• Man Convicted in 2009 Murder; Jury to Mull Death Penalty

  15-12-2020 23:20
  A northeastern Pennsylvania jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder and conspiracy in what prosecutors called a revenge slaying more than a decade ago.
  
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• Virus Cases Continue to Rise in Texas as Vaccine Rolls Out

  15-12-2020 23:19
  Austin's top health official is warning that Christmas and New Year's are likely to be grim as the coronavirus continues an aggressive surge in Central Texas.
  
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• Los Angeles' new Soros-funded prosecutor pushes for easier punishment over brutal double murder of Russian snowboarder, policeman

  15-12-2020 23:18 via rt.com
  
  LA district attorney George Gascon, elected last month with funding from George Soros, is reportedly revising sentencing to ensure the alleged killer of a Russian snowboarder and a sheriff's deputy may get out of prison someday.The new Los Angeles County district attorney, who had already ruled out the death penalty when he took office last week, will ban prosecutors in his office from seeking a sentence of life in prison without parole, according to a report by Fox 11 Los Angeles. Life without
  
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• Wisconsin's Positive COVID-19 Cases Continue Downward Trend

  15-12-2020 23:17
  Wisconsin’s downward trend in new positive COVID-19 cases is continuing, just as the first doses of vaccine were being administered to frontline healthcare workers across the state.
  
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• Evergreen Squabble Continues at Wisconsin Capitol

  15-12-2020 23:17
  
  Two Republican state lawmakers have put up an artificial Christmas tree in the rotunda of the state Capitol for a second time, hours after the first one was removed because they did not have a permit to display it.
  
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• Utah Parents Sue to Allow Students to Return to Classrooms

  15-12-2020 23:16
  A dozen parents have filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Salt Lake City School District after it refused to open schools and relied on remote learning.
  
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• The Latest: West Virginia Coronavirus Deaths Pass 1,000

  15-12-2020 23:15
  
  The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in West Virginia has pushed past 1,000 with the announcement of a record 34 deaths.
  
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• Pence Lauds Vaccine Effort During Stop at Indiana Plant

  15-12-2020 23:15
  
  Vice President Mike Pence says he’s looking forward to getting vaccinated for COVID-19 and that he expects to receive his first dose in the next few days.
  
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• As COVID Vaccine Becomes Available, Skepticism Still Exists

  15-12-2020 23:14
  Even as a vaccine for the coronavirus is being distributed to front-line workers across Oklahoma, officials say there is still much skepticism about the vaccine, even among health care workers.
  
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• Justices Asked Again to Reinstate Rule for Abortion Pill

  15-12-2020 23:12
  
  The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court a second time to reinstate a rule that women must pick up an abortion pill in person during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Biden Tells Georgia He Needs a Democratic Senate to Govern

  15-12-2020 23:11
  
  President-elect Joe Biden is telling Georgia voters that they must deliver two Democratic Senate runoffs victories so his administration can confront the coronavirus pandemic and other national challenges.
  
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• Cuba Rejects U.S. Report on Diplomat Health Incidents

  15-12-2020 23:10
  
  HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba on Tuesday rejected a U.S. government report concluding that directed radio frequency was the most plausible explanation...
  
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• Suspect in Death of Lincoln Police Officer Pleads Not Guilty

  15-12-2020 23:08
  A 17-year-old accused of killing a Lincoln police investigator has pleaded not guilty.
  
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• Some Advisers Urge Trump Not to Veto Defense Bill: Source

  15-12-2020 23:06
  
  By Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is being urged by some advisers not to go ahead with his plan to veto a major...
  
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• Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports Saw High November Volume

  15-12-2020 23:04
  The adjacent ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach experienced a surge in cargo in November.
  
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• AZ GOP Chair: When 30% of Democrats Think the Election Was Stolen from Trump, You Know Something’s Wrong

  15-12-2020 23:03
  
  The voting public needs to be confident that in our state, and in our nation, we hold free and fair elections. That is why the Arizona Republican Party is doing everything we can to ensure voters trust that a free process leads to fair results. The media pollsters this cycle were terribly wrong, about which…
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• Pornhub moves to only accept Bitcoin & other cryptocurrency after Visa/Mastercard cut ties over sexual exploitation report

  15-12-2020 23:02 via rt.com
  
  Adult entertainment website Pornhub is accepting cryptocurrency as a default payment for premium content, informing users they are “unable to accept credit cards” at this moment.If one wants to enjoy more than just the free video content on Pornhub, a major part of which the website has already deleted, they’ll need some cryptocurrency to offer up. 
  The website’s premium service costs $9.99 a month and they are accepting a wide variety of cryptocurrency, including Bi
  
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• Mayor Pete set to become Secretary Buttigieg as Biden reportedly picks him for Department of Transportation

  15-12-2020 23:02 via rt.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Democrat primary rival Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary, US media report, adding that the former mayor will be the first gay Cabinet member if confirmed by the Senate.After previously being considered for such posts as US ambassador to the United Nations and commerce secretary, Buttigieg emerged as a top candidate for the transportation secretary in recent days, CNN said. Rhode Island Governor Gina Ralmondo, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
  
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• Biden taps primary rival ‘Mayor Pete’ Buttigieg to head Transportation Department

  15-12-2020 23:02 via rt.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden has nominated former Democrat primary challenger Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary, paving the way for the ex-mayor to become the first gay Cabinet member if confirmed by the Senate.After previously being considered for such posts as US ambassador to the United Nations and commerce secretary, Buttigieg was chosen to head up the Transportation Department on Tuesday evening, the former mayor and Biden’s transition team announced in separate statement
  
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• Review: No Ethical Lapses by Rochester Mayor in Prude Death

  15-12-2020 23:01
  Rochester’s public integrity office says it found no ethical lapses in the way Mayor Lovely Warren or senior staff members responded to the death of Daniel Prude in police custody.
  
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• New Body Camera Video Shows Moments After Arbery Shooting

  15-12-2020 23:00
  
  Newly released police body camera footage shows that the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery appeared visibly upset as police arrived in the minutes after the shooting.
  
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• High Point Furniture Market Moves April Show Due to Pandemic

  15-12-2020 22:59
  The High Point Furniture Market is moving its spring show back by more than a month because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Regulators Give Conditional OK to Key Part of BP Alaska Sale

  15-12-2020 22:58
  Alaska regulators have conditionally approved the transfer of BP’s interest in the trans-Alaska pipeline system to an affiliate of Hilcorp as part of a proposed $5.6 billion sale that includes other BP interests and assets in the state.
  
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• Cooper Asks Feds for More Notice on Vaccine Allotment

  15-12-2020 22:58
  
  North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says the state is being given too little time by the federal government to make plans for distributing Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine.
  
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• ‘WJ Live’: Can America Continue To Be This Divided and Still Stand as One?

  15-12-2020 22:54
  
  Support Christian, conservative journalism at The Western Journal by joining our subscription service. This year has revealed strong convictions on all sides of the political spectrum, but if America continues to be this divided, can it continue to stand as one? Or is secession in our future? ► Click HERE to subscribe to “WJ Live”: http://w-j.co/s/51c85 The Western…
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• Man Denied Release From Prison Because of COVID-19 Concerns

  15-12-2020 22:54
  A federal judge has turned down a Fargo man’s request to be released from prison because of concerns about COVID-19.
  
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• U.S. Finalizes Shower Head Rule After Trump Complaints About Hair Rinsing

  15-12-2020 22:52
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Department on Tuesday finalized two rules easing energy standards on consumer fixtures and appliances,...
  
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