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• Authorities Were Given Grave Warning About Nashville Suspect One Year Before the Blast

  30-12-2020 23:59
  
  Long before Nashville reverberated from the explosion Anthony Quinn Warner allegedly unleashed on Christmas morning from his RV, police were told the man was dangerous, according to a new report. A Metro Nashville Police Department report obtained by The Tennessean says that on Aug. 21, 2019, a woman identified as Warner’s girlfriend, but whose name was…
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• Ohio Governor Signs Bill Requiring Burial of Fetal Remains

  30-12-2020 23:51
  Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law requiring that fetal remains from surgical abortions be cremated or buried.
  
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• Nearly Half of Tier 1 Vaccinated for Virus in Washoe County

  30-12-2020 23:48
  Washoe County's health district officer says nearly half of the hospital workers, first-responders and others in the priority category have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Reno-Sparks area.
  
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• Iowa Man Given 25 Years for Creating and Storing Child Porn

  30-12-2020 23:48
  A 22-year-old Kalona man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for creating and storing child pornography.
  
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• ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Star Dawn Wells Dead at Age 82

  30-12-2020 23:48
  
  Dawn Wells, one of the most-watched actresses for generations, died Wednesday due to complications from COVID-19. She was 82 years old. Wells was born Dawn Elberta Wells in Reno, Nevada, on Oct. 18, 1938. One of her original aspirations as a young lady was to become a ballerina, but the actress’ bad knees proved to…
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• Virginia Has Vaccinated 54,000 Against COVID-19 So Far

  30-12-2020 23:44
  State health officials report that about 54,300 people in Virginia have received COVID-19 vaccines so far.
  
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• Report: Israeli Genius Invents Gun That Scans Terrorist’s Face Then Blows Him Apart, Straight Out of ‘Call of Duty’

  30-12-2020 23:43
  
  The Washington Free Beacon has awarded its 2020 ‘Man of the Year’ honor to an “Israeli tech genius” who may have been responsible for creating a machine gun possibly used in the death of Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Fakhrizadeh was assassinated at the end of November, in an attack many assume was carried…
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• Navajo County Health Boss Indicted on Theft, Fraud Charges

  30-12-2020 23:34
  A former Coconino County official who went on to oversee the public health agency in Navajo County has been indicted on 16 counts of theft, misuse of public money and fraud.
  
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• Police on Report Man Was Making Bombs: 'Hindsight Is 20/20'

  30-12-2020 23:33
  
  The Metro Nashville police chief says his officers properly handled a visit to the home of the Nashville bomber more than a year before they say he detonated an explosives-laden RV on Christmas Day in the city's downtown.
  
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• California confirms case of ‘mutated’ Covid-19 strain, day after Colorado

  30-12-2020 23:32 via rt.com
  
  A new strain of the novel coronavirus first detected in the UK has made its way to California, Governor Gavin Newsom announced during a talk with Dr. Anthony Fauci, a day after the first US case was recorded in Colorado.Newsom did not offer details about the case, saying only it was registered in Southern California on Wednesday. 
  “I don’t think Californians should think that this is odd; it’s to be expected,” Fauci said. Also on rt.comColorado reports 1st confirmed
  
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• A day after Colorado, California confirms case of ‘mutated’ Covid-19 strain

  30-12-2020 23:32 via rt.com
  
  A new variant of the novel coronavirus first detected in the UK has made its way to California, Governor Gavin Newsom announced during a talk with Dr. Anthony Fauci, a day after the first US case was recorded in Colorado.Newsom did not offer details about the case, saying only it was registered in Southern California on Wednesday. 
  “I don’t think Californians should think that this is odd; it’s to be expected,” Fauci said.Also on rt.comColorado reports 1st confirmed
  
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• Arkansas Virus Hospitalizations Hit Another New High

  30-12-2020 23:30
  The number of people hospitalized in Arkansas because of the coronavirus has hit another new high.
  
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• Alabama Man Arrested in Mother's Death

  30-12-2020 23:29
  A 29-year-old Alabama man has been arrested, accused of killing his mother.
  
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• Parson: Vaccine Brings Hope but the 'Fight Is Not Over'

  30-12-2020 23:28
  
  The rollout of the coronavirus is gaining momentum as Missouri’s coronavirus cases and hospitalizations begin to stabilize and extra health care workers arrive to provide relief, Gov. Mike Parson said Wednesday.
  
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• Los Angeles County Surpasses 10,000 Deaths From Coronavirus

  30-12-2020 23:28
  Los Angeles County surpasses 10,000 deaths from coronavirus.
  
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• New York Makes Exception to Allow Fans at Bills Playoff Game

  30-12-2020 23:27
  New York is making an exception to its ban on large gathering to allow about 6,700 fans to attend a Buffalo Bills home playoff game as long as all test negative beforehand.
  
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• DeWine Extends Curfew, Urges Hospitals to Speed up Vaccine

  30-12-2020 23:26
  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is extending the state’s overnight coronavirus curfew for three more weeks.
  
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• Ball Drop: Wisconsin Wins Duke's Mayo Bowl, Breaks Trophy

  30-12-2020 23:25
  
  Graham Mertz accounted for three touchdowns and Wisconsin turned four second-half interceptions into 21 points to beat Wake Forest 42-28 in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
  
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• Advocate Group to Walk 131 Miles in Support of Julius Jones

  30-12-2020 23:25
  A group of advocates will be taking a 131-mile walk on New Year’s to bring awareness to an Oklahoma death row inmate.
  
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• The Latest: California Reports First Case of Virus Variant

  30-12-2020 23:23
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced the first known case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus in the nation’s most populated state.
  
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• Heavy Snow Expected in Texas; Storm Could Spawn Tornadoes

  30-12-2020 23:22
  
  A winter storm moving across southwestern Texas could dump more than a foot of snow before moving eastward and possibly spawning tornadoes in Louisiana and Mississippi.
  
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• N.C. Revises Vaccine Distribution Plan, Halts Evictions

  30-12-2020 23:19
  
  North Carolina has revised its vaccine distribution to more closely align its plan with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  
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• Yemeni Officials: Blast at Aden Airport Kills 25, Wounds 110

  30-12-2020 23:17
  
  Security officials say a large explosion has struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there.
  
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• Friend and Foe

  30-12-2020 23:14
  
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• A Year Like No Other: Cellphone Images Tell the 2020 Story

  30-12-2020 23:14
  
  It was a year like no other, and Americans shambled through 2020 the best they could, taking cellphone photos along the way.
  
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• Woman Who Defied Lockdown Says Dem Governor Threatened Her Family

  30-12-2020 23:13
  
  A hair salon owner is suing Oregon Gov. Kate Brown for $100,000 for ordering the lockdowns of businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, and is also alleging that the Democrat personally used the forces of government against her when the owner reopened her business in May. KATU-TV reported that Lindsey Graham, who owns Glamour Salon in…
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• Whitmer Vetoes Bill That Would Limit Virus-Related Orders

  30-12-2020 23:11
  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has vetoed a bill that would kill emergency public health orders after 28 days unless the Legislature approved.
  
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• State's Death Toll Surpasses 12,000 as Vaccinations Continue

  30-12-2020 23:09
  
  The rollout of the new coronavirus vaccines in Massachusetts has gone largely as planned with just a few minor glitches along the way.
  
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• Bill offering $2000 Covid-19 stimulus checks has ‘no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate,’ blasts McConnell

  30-12-2020 23:09 via rt.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) is continuing to resist calls, including from the president, for larger Covid-19 relief checks for Americans, as he does not approve of the standalone House bill.“It’s hardly clear,” McConnell said on Wednesday on the Senate floor, that sending “thousands of dollars” to citizens should be a “top priority,” especially since some receiving the checks may not have suffered financial hardships related to th
  
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• Water Content of California's Early Winter Snowpack Lagging

  30-12-2020 23:06
  
  The amount of water in California’s mountain snowpack is only about half of average for early winter.
  
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• Washington Post, owned by world’s richest man, revives complaint about stimulus checks for average Americans

  30-12-2020 23:05 via rt.com
  
  Consistent with its view in the past, the Post – owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world – has warned that giving $2,000 checks to Americans making under $70,000 is a poor use of government funds.The paper’s editorial board said “increasing the stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 is a bad idea” in a Tuesday op-ed, suggesting it was absurd to give money to middle-class Americans that could instead be forked over to state governments and pharm
  
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• Washington Post, owned by world’s richest man, revives complaint about relief checks for average Americans

  30-12-2020 23:05 via rt.com
  
  Consistent with its view in the past, the Post – owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world – has warned that giving $2,000 checks to Americans making under $70,000 is a poor use of government funds.The paper’s editorial board said “increasing the stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 is a bad idea” in a Tuesday op-ed, suggesting it was absurd to give money to middle-class Americans that could instead be forked over to state governments and pharm
  
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• Washington Post, owned by world's richest man, revives complaint about individual payments to non-wealthy Americans

  30-12-2020 23:05 via rt.com
  
  The Post – owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world – has warned that giving $2,000 checks to Americans making under $70,000 is a poor use of government funds – consistent with the paper's view in the past.The paper’s editorial board argued “increasing the stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 is a bad idea” in a Tuesday op-ed, suggesting it was absurd to give money to middle class Americans that could instead be forked over to state gove
  
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• No Midnight Alcohol Sales on New Year's Eve in Mississippi

  30-12-2020 23:03
  
  Mississippi bars and restaurants are limited in selling alcohol to customers ringing in the new year.
  
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• Japan Awarded More Than 100 Contracts Over 10 Years to Dentsu-Linked Non-Profit Groups

  30-12-2020 23:03
  
  By Ju-min Park, Sakura Murakami, Mari Saito and Antoni SlodkowskiTOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government has awarded more than 100 contracts over...
  
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• Fauci Sees U.S. Gaining Control Over Pandemic by Next Fall

  30-12-2020 23:03
  
  By Steve GormanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The leading U.S. infectious disease specialist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said on Wednesday he foresees America...
  
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• Case of Highly Infectious UK Variant of Coronavirus Identified in California

  30-12-2020 23:03
  
  By Steve GormanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The highly infectious coronavirus variant originally discovered in Britain has been detected in California,...
  
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• The Latest: K-State Pauses All Women's Basketball Activities

  30-12-2020 23:00
  
  The Kansas State women’s basketball program has paused all team activities following a spike in COVID-19 positives.
  
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• Raleigh Police Chief Announces Retirement

  30-12-2020 22:53
  North Carolina’s capital city is set to get a new chief of police.
  
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• NOAA Proposes Measures to Reduce Dangers to Right Whales

  30-12-2020 22:53
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is proposing measures as part of a plan to reduce the number of entanglements of endangered right whales.
  
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• New Mexico Judge Says Public School Building Funding Unfair

  30-12-2020 22:52
  A New Mexico judge has ruled that the state’s system for funding the construction of buildings in public school districts is unconstitutional and ordered officials to devise a fair system.
  
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• Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Pick for Education Secretary, Stares Down a Long To-Do List

  30-12-2020 22:51
  
  Miguel Cardona faces a breathtaking to-do list that includes getting the country’s public schools back open. And that list is growing longer by the day.
  
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• CPS Promises Changes to 30 Schools Named After Slaveholders

  30-12-2020 22:51
  A Chicago Sun-Times review of every public name in the city shows that at least 30 Chicago Public Schools are named after people who owned or traded enslaved Black or indigenous people, a shock that came to CPS officials.
  
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• GOP-Led Senate Rejects Vote on Trump's Push for $2K Checks

  30-12-2020 22:50
  
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has shut the door on President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks.
  
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• California Announces First Case of Virus Variant

  30-12-2020 22:49
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced the first known case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus in the nation’s most populated state.
  
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• Star Parker: While Nobody Was Looking, A Conservative Revolution Stirred in California

  30-12-2020 22:48
  
  Attention readers: Josh Hammer is off this week. Please enjoy the following column by Star Parker. One of the many beauties of freedom is there is always surprise. Georgia voters might consider what is happening in California as the nation’s blue-state poster child turns purple. Why? When the left seizes power, they don’t know when…
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• California Announces First Confirmed Case of Virus Variant

  30-12-2020 22:47
  
  California has announced its first confirmed case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus.
  
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• Egyptian Prosecution Wants Accusations Against Police Excluded From Regeni Case

  30-12-2020 22:46
  
  CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's public prosecution told investigators on Wednesday to exclude Italian prosecutors' accusations against four Egyptian...
  
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• Wyoming Lawmakers to Eye 2021 Options After One Meeting

  30-12-2020 22:45
  Wyoming lawmakers plan to meet for a day in January before postponing the remainder of their 2021 legislative session until February or March because of the coronavirus.
  
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• Louisiana: Record-Breaking 1-Day Positive Coronavirus Tests

  30-12-2020 22:45
  
  Louisiana is reporting a record one-day total of coronavirus infections, while New Orleans has canceled New Year's fireworks and told its bars and breweries that state pandemic restrictions mean they must close indoor seating.
  
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