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• California, Kern County Sheriff's Office Reach Reform Deal

  22-12-2020 23:52
  The California Department of Justice has reached a settlement with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office calling for extensive policing reforms following a four-year probe of allegations ranging from unreasonable use of force to failing to meaningfully investigate civilian complaints.
  
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• Tennessee Expects to Receive 90K COVID-19 Vaccines a Week

  22-12-2020 23:51
  A Tennessee official says the state expects to start receiving 90,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines a week going forward.
  
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• De Blasio Can’t Help But Give Trump Credit for Huge Vaccine Win

  22-12-2020 23:51
  
  Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio credited President Donald Trump for helping to facilitate the rollout of a COVID vaccine just nine months after the illness first began its spread across the country. New York, which was the epicenter for cases in the spring, suffered greatly as thousands of deaths have been attributed…
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• Critics Say EPA Allowing More Time to Fix Lead-Tainted Water

  22-12-2020 23:51
  
  The Trump administration has overhauled the country’s widely criticized, 29-year-old framework to eliminate toxic lead from drinking water.
  
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• Correction: Virus Outbreak-State Spending-Michigan Story

  22-12-2020 23:50
  In a story Dec. 19, 2020, about purchases of personal protection equipment by the state of Michigan, The Associated Press, based on information provided by the state Department of Technology, Management and Budget, erroneously reported the cost of 69,000 gowns purchased from Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center, of Detroit.
  
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• NC Supreme Court Removing Portrait of Slave Owner Ex-Justice

  22-12-2020 23:48
  The North Carolina Supreme Court says it will remove portrait from its courtroom of a former slave-owning chief justice who once defended slavery through his court rulings.
  
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• 'My Second Life': California Nurse Walks Out of Hospital After 8-Month COVID-19 Ordeal

  22-12-2020 23:45
  
  By Steve GormanLONG BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) - As a veteran ICU nurse whose job is to care for the most critically ill patients at her hospital in...
  
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• Kushner Joins Israelis on Landmark Visit to Morocco

  22-12-2020 23:43
  Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner is leading a delegation from Israel to Morocco.
  
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• Biden Slams Trump Over Hack, Coronavirus Response

  22-12-2020 23:43
  
  The president-elect said he will prioritize cyber security and blamed President Trump for the wide-ranging hack.
  
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• Indiana Virus Warnings Persist Even as Hospitalizations Dip

  22-12-2020 23:42
  Indiana’s governor and top health official are calling for continued precautions to slow the coronavirus spread over the Christmas holiday even as pressure has eased on hospitals across the state with slight declines in COVID-10 illnesses in recent weeks.
  
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• Man Gets Parole After Plea in 2019 Christmas Standoff, Shots

  22-12-2020 23:41
  An eastern Pennsylvania man apologized as he pleaded guilty to charges in a lengthy standoff with police with shots fired on Christmas night of last year.
  
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• Kentucky-Ohio Bridge Reopens After Damage From Crash, Fire

  22-12-2020 23:40
  An Ohio River bridge damaged by fire has reopened to traffic between Kentucky and Ohio.
  
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• 13th Conn. Prisoner Dies, ACLU Calls for Inmate Vaccinations

  22-12-2020 23:39
  Another Connecticut prison inmate has died from complications of COVID-19 and prisoner-rights advocates are calling on Gov. Ned Lamont to do more to protect those incarcerated in Connecticut from the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Judge Won't Try Black Man in Courtroom With White Portraits

  22-12-2020 23:36
  A judge has ruled that a Black defendant’s right to a fair trial would be harmed if the jury heard the case in a Virginia courtroom lined with portraits of white jurists.
  
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• Chiefs Lead AP Pro32 Poll; Bills at No. 2, Packers at No. 3

  22-12-2020 23:36
  
  On a nine-game winning streak, the Kansas City Chiefs have retained the top spot in the latest AP Pro32 poll.
  
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• Ben Shapiro: Giving the Vaccine Based on Race Will Actually Kill More Black and Hispanic People Than It Saves

  22-12-2020 23:36
  
  America’s scientists are essentially miracle workers. Within mere months, they have developed highly effective vaccines for COVID-19. By year’s end, millions of Americans will have received their first doses. We should begin to see death rates from COVID drop precipitously in the coming weeks as more and more Americans gain immunity from the virus. Yet…
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• Israel Heads to New Elections as Government Collapses

  22-12-2020 23:35
  
  Israel’s divided government has collapsed, triggering the country’s fourth election in under two years.
  
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• ‘One-horse pony’: Joe Biden continues to baselessly insist Hunter allegations are ‘Russian disinformation’

  22-12-2020 23:34 via rt.com
  
  Joe Biden has told reporters his Justice Department will make “its own judgements” about his son Hunter, though he maintains numerous controversies around him are “Russian disinformation.”Asked at a press conference whether he has discussed investigations into his son with his team, Joe Biden said he had not but he will appoint an attorney general who will “enforce the law.”
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• New Hampshire Gets First 24,000 Doses of Moderna Vaccine

  22-12-2020 23:34
  New Hampshire health officials say the first 24,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 have arrived, and will be split between hospitals and sites serving other health care providers and first responders.
  
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• Tim Graham: Here’s What To Tell Relatives Who Insist Biden’s Cabinet Is Centrist

  22-12-2020 23:32
  
  What, in today’s political culture, is a “centrist”? Old-fashioned political nerds define it by support for legislation and policy proposals. If you love really big tax cuts and favor abolishing several Cabinet departments, you’re not a centrist. If you want to “defund the police” and “end fossil fuels,” you’re also not a centrist. This is…
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• Family of Deceased Inmate Sues Over Excessive Pepper Spray

  22-12-2020 23:32
  The family of a Philadelphia man who died in a Pennsylvania state prison has filed a federal lawsuit, saying his death was due to an excessive amount of pepper spray used by guards who then denied him urgent medical care when it caused a prolonged asthma attack.
  
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• With Virus Cases Down, North Dakota Resumes Contact Tracing

  22-12-2020 23:25
  The North Dakota Department of Health says it is reinstating contact tracing for all people who test positive for the coronavirus.
  
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• BNSF Railway Crude Train Derails in Washington State, Causes Fire

  22-12-2020 23:24
  (Reuters) - A BNSF Railway train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire near Custer, Washington, at around noon local time on Tuesday, the...
  
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• Texas AG Pushed to Rescind Houston Virus Relief Funding

  22-12-2020 23:23
  A newly revealed document shows that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked Trump administration officials to rescind federal virus relief fuding that Houston used to expand people's voting options.
  
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• Deputy Named to Lead COVID-19-Stressed Kansas Labor Agency

  22-12-2020 23:22
  
  Gov. Laura Kelly has named the Kansas Department of Labor’s deputy secretary as its top administrator.
  
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• Wyoming Inmate Dies While Hospitalized in Salt Lake City

  22-12-2020 23:21
  A Wyoming prison inmate has died while being treated at a hospital in Salt Lake City.
  
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• Court: Nassar Won't Be Resentenced Despite Judge's Remarks

  22-12-2020 23:20
  The Michigan appeals court says a judge who sentenced sports doctor Larry Nassar to 40 years in prison made “wholly inappropriate” remarks about him.
  
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• Nevada Man Accused of Illegally Receiving Coronavirus Funds

  22-12-2020 23:19
  Authorities say a Nevada man with a felony record in Wyoming faces federal fraud charges in Las Vegas accusing him of illegally receiving more than $1.6 million in coronavirus relief money.
  
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• Jury Split on Death Penalty Means Life Term in 2009 Slaying

  22-12-2020 23:17
  An eastern Pennsylvania man faces life in prison without possibility of parole after a jury deadlocked over whether he should be executed for what prosecutors called a revenge slaying more than a decade ago.
  
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• Surgeon General Observes Vaccine Rollout at Chicago Hospital

  22-12-2020 23:15
  
  U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams has stopped at a Chicago hospital to observe the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the state.
  
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• $250M Facility to Help NJ Lead Offshore Wind Power Industry

  22-12-2020 23:13
  New Jersey is doubling down on its drive to dominate the offshore wind energy supply chain in the U.S., adding a $250 million facility to build the huge poles supporting wind turbines to a second planned facility where blades would be built.
  
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• Lawsuit Challenges Indiana Laws on Disposal of Fetal Remains

  22-12-2020 23:11
  An Indianapolis abortion clinic is suing the state of Indiana, challenging provisions of a state law upheld last year by the U.S. Supreme Court requiring fetal remains to be buried or cremated after an abortion.
  
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• Georgia to Use Convention Center for Beds Amid Virus Surge

  22-12-2020 23:11
  
  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says the state will again use a convention center for patient beds amid a surge in coronavirus cases that is straining hospital capacity.
  
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• Franklin Graham Declares Support for Trump on ‘Rigged or Stolen’ Election

  22-12-2020 23:11
  
  The Rev. Franklin Graham says he’s inclined to believe Donald Trump when the president says November’s election was “rigged,” given Trump’s track record of being right in showdowns with Democrats and the establishment media. In a Facebook post Saturday, the preacher pointed to the fake Russia collusion narrative, the FBI campaign spying scandal and the…
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• NW Indiana Officer Honored for Helping Rescue Woman, Child

  22-12-2020 23:05
  A northwest Indiana police officer has been honored for helping rescue a child and a woman who became trapped in a home that collapsed during a fire.
  
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• The Department of Justice Just Announced a Massive Lawsuit Against Walmart

  22-12-2020 23:04
  
  The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced a massive civil suit filed against Walmart for allegedly contributing to the country’s deadly opioid epidemic. According to a DOJ media release regarding the lawsuit, Walmart “unlawfully dispensed controlled substances from pharmacies it operated across the country and unlawfully distributed controlled substances to those pharmacies throughout the height…
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• The Latest: Tunisia Extends Curfew Past New Year's Holiday

  22-12-2020 23:03
  
  Tunisia is extending its curfew until Jan. 15 to cover the New Year’s holiday and urging people not to hold end-of-year festivities or travel around the country to slow the virus spread.
  
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• Gov. Whitmer Reflects on a Divided Year for Michigan

  22-12-2020 23:02
  
  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reflected on a tough year for the state during an year-end video conference with reporters on Tuesday.
  
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• Whitmer Reduces Sentences for 4 Men, Clearing Path to Parole

  22-12-2020 23:01
  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reduced the sentences of four men who were serving long prison terms, making them immediately eligible for parole.
  
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• Mexico Alleges Luz Del Mundo, 4 Other Groups Laundered Money

  22-12-2020 23:00
  Mexican investigators say they have filed money-laundering complaints against five religious groups in Mexico, including the Luz del Mundo church whose leader is charged in the United States with child rapes.
  
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• FBI: White Supremacists Plotted Attack on US Power Grid

  22-12-2020 23:00
  The FBI alleges in an affidavit that white supremacists schemed to attack power stations in the southeastern U.S. and one Ohio teenager wanted the group to be “operational” on a faster timeline if President Donald Trump lost his re-election bid.
  
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• Black Air Force members are treated differently than their White peers, an investigation finds

  22-12-2020 23:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Black service members in the US Air Force face disparities in disciplinary action and career opportunities compared to their White peers, according to a recent report.
  
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• Man Charged With Cyberstalking Woman, Soliciting a Killer

  22-12-2020 22:59
  A New York man has been arrested on charges that he has been cyberstalking a Maryland woman for months, making threats that included soliciting people online to rape, kill and decapitate her in exchange for Bitcoin.
  
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• Deadline Extended to Keep $250M Honolulu Rail Project Grant

  22-12-2020 22:58
  U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz has helped Honolulu get an extension on a deadline to develop plans for the last segment of the city’s rail line.
  
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• Cuomo Signs Facial Recognition, Voter Registration Bills

  22-12-2020 22:57
  New York is set to launch automatic voter registration and prohibit the use of facial recognition in schools under bills the governor signed Tuesday.
  
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• Man Shows Symptoms After Aiding Flight Passenger With Virus

  22-12-2020 22:56
  An emergency medical technician says he has COVID-19 symptoms after performing CPR on a man infected with the coronavirus who later died after going into cardiac arrest during a United Airlines flight.
  
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• Unattended Stove Starts Fire at Virginia Fire Station

  22-12-2020 22:53
  Firefighters at a Virginia fire station apparently forgot to heed one of their own warnings before heading out to respond to a medical emergency.
  
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• Governor Warns of Holiday COVID Spread; No New Restrictions

  22-12-2020 22:53
  
  North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is warning of increased transmission of the coronavirus over the Christmas holiday period.
  
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• Governor: Idaho in a Race to Get Residents Vaccinated

  22-12-2020 22:52
  Idaho Gov. Brad Little says the state is in a race to get people vaccinated against the coronavirus while simultaneously limiting its spread long enough to avoid running out of healthcare capacity.
  
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• Authorities Searching for Loyal Woman Missing Since October

  22-12-2020 22:50
  Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a Clark County woman who has been missing since early October.
  
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