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• Massive Iceberg Continues Losing Mass as It Swirls Around South Georgia Island

  20-01-2021 23:59
  
  By Cassandra Garrison(Reuters) - A massive Antarctic iceberg that last month threatened a penguin-populated island off the southern tip of South...
  
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• EU Welcomes Biden's Decision for U.S. to Re-Join Paris Climate Accord

  20-01-2021 23:59
  
  (Reuters) - The European Union welcomed the decision by President Joe Biden for the U.S. to re-join the Paris Agreement on climate change, European...
  
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• Nearly 900 Moderna vaccine doses WASTED by Ohio provider, health department suspends future allocations

  20-01-2021 23:57 via rt.com
  
  The Ohio Health Department has announced that nearly 900 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, meant to be distributed to eight long-term care facilities, were compromised after not being stored properly.SpecialtyRX, a vaccine provider in Columbus, was given 1500 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine, according to the ODH, but after their first distribution of doses, 890 remained. 
  “The company was exploring a transfer of the doses to another provider when it was discovered that they
  
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• Lawmakers upbeat about Biden administration

  20-01-2021 23:57
  Lawmakers from across the political aisle welcomed the peaceful transition of power as Joe Biden took the oath of office at noon Wednesday to become the 46th president of the United States. (Jan. 20)       
  
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• Some COVID-19 Mutations May Dampen Vaccine Effectiveness

  20-01-2021 23:56
  
  Scientists are reporting troubling signs that some recent mutations of the coronavirus may modestly curb the effectiveness of two current vaccines.
  
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• AP Top Stories January 20

  20-01-2021 23:56
  
  Here is the latest for Wednesday, January 20th: Joe Biden becomes the 46th U.S. president, urges healing; Kamala Harris becomes first female U.S. vice president; Biden signs documents in 1st official act; Trump heads to Florida.       
  
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• Maricopa County, Senate Working to End Election Fight

  20-01-2021 23:53
  Maricopa County officials and the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate on Wednesday agreed to avoid further court hearings while they work on a deal to get the Senate a raft of data from November’s election.
  
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• Biden Pledges Unity for a Nation on Edge

  20-01-2021 23:53
  
  An almost palpable sense of relief and a back-to-normal demeanor seemed to return to official Washington when Joe Biden took office.
  
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• Plea for vaccines as NJ walk-in site inundated

  20-01-2021 23:51
  The mayor of Paterson, NJ, called on the Biden administration to provide more coronavirus vaccines Wednesday. The city's walk-in site again drew more people than it had vaccines available. (Jan. 20)       
  
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• No Major Protests on Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day

  20-01-2021 23:51
  
  There were no major or violent protests Wednesday as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in amid heavy security in state capitals and in D.C.
  
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• 'No Plan, No Q, Nothing': QAnon Followers Reel as Biden Inaugurated

  20-01-2021 23:50
  
  By Joseph Menn, Elizabeth Culliford, Katie Paul and Carrie MonahanSAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - For three years, adherents of the sprawling...
  
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• Central Iowa Man Charged With Murder in Nephew's Death

  20-01-2021 23:50
  A 37-year-old central Iowa man has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his nephew.
  
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• Divided SC Supreme Court Rebukes Statehouse Probe Prosecutor

  20-01-2021 23:46
  
  A divided South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled a prosecutor investigating Statehouse corruption overstepped his authority, but also upheld an 18-month prison sentence for one of the lawmakers caught up in the probe.
  
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• Biden Repudiates White Supremacy, Calls for Racial Justice

  20-01-2021 23:45
  
  After taking the oath of office, President Joe Biden issued a rare repudiation of white supremacy and domestic terrorism seen on the rise under Donald Trump’s watch.
  
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• The Latest: Pompeo Ethos Sign Removed From State Dept. Lobby

  20-01-2021 23:44
  
  One of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s signature achievements has met an abrupt end as a large placard enunciating his “professional ethos” was removed from the State Department’s main entrance.
  
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• Florida 'Monkey Whisperer' Charged in Illegal Wildlife Trade

  20-01-2021 23:44
  A federal indictment says a Florida man known as “the Monkey Whisperer” has been charged with illegally transporting and selling primates.
  
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• Biden signs flurry of executive orders, starting with mask mandate, Paris Climate Agreement & Keystone XL ban

  20-01-2021 23:44 via rt.com
  
  In his first day in office, US President Joe Biden signed a flurry of executive orders, starting with imposing a federal mask mandate, a commitment to ‘racial equity,’ and rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement.Taking only a couple of minutes to speak to reporters on Wednesday afternoon, Biden listed the three orders he would sign first and answered a question about a letter he was left by his predecessor Donald Trump, calling it “very generous.” President Biden begins sig
  
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• Biden signs 17 executive orders, starting with mask mandate, Paris Climate Agreement & Keystone XL ban

  20-01-2021 23:44 via rt.com
  
  In his first day in office, US President Joe Biden signed a flurry of executive orders, starting with imposing a federal mask mandate, a commitment to ‘racial equity,’ and rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement.Taking only a couple of minutes to speak to reporters on Wednesday afternoon, Biden listed the three orders he would sign first and answered a question about a letter he was left by his predecessor Donald Trump, calling it “very generous.” President Biden begins sig
  
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• Appeals Court Rejects Prosecutor's Appeal in McCloskey Case

  20-01-2021 23:44
  A Missouri appeals court has rejected a second appeal by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner challenging her removal as prosecutor against Mark McCloskey, who along with his wife, Patricia, pointed weapons at racial injustice protesters last year.
  
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• Parson: Mass Vaccination Sites Planned Across Missouri

  20-01-2021 23:42
  
  Missouri plans mass vaccination sites by the end of the month in an effort to get more protection against COVID-19 to more people.
  
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• Electric Aviation Company Moves Headquarters to Everett

  20-01-2021 23:42
  An aviation startup has announced it is consolidating its operations at a new facility in Washington state.
  
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• STORY REMOVED: WA--Capitol Breach-Seattle Police

  20-01-2021 23:41
  Please disregard WA--Capitol Breach-Seattle Police, published on January 20, 2021, and datelined in SEATTLE.
  
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• Dems control Senate as new members take oath

  20-01-2021 23:41
  Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden's inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government. (Jan. 20)       
  
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• Chief: Man Who Killed Officer Had Vowed Not to Go to Jail

  20-01-2021 23:40
  An Ohio police chief says a man who fatally shot a Toledo police officer during a two-hour standoff had been making incoherent statements and vowed he wouldn’t be taken alive.
  
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• Migrants await new Biden immigration policies

  20-01-2021 23:37
  Migrants are awaiting word from the new Biden administration on changes to U.S. immigration policy that they hope will allow them into the country. Biden's proposal would create an eight-year pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants. (Jan. 20)       
  
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• 3 More Seattle Police Officers Report Being in DC Amid Siege

  20-01-2021 23:37
  Seattle’s police chief says three more officers have reported they were in Washington, D.
  
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• United Airlines Posts $1.9 Billion Loss in Pandemic-Laden 4Q

  20-01-2021 23:36
  United Airlines lost $1.9 billion in the last three months of 2020, but the airline says it's laying the groundwork for a gradual recovery after the coronavirus outbreak is contained.
  
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• NHP Probes Head-On Crash That Killed Silver Springs Woman

  20-01-2021 23:36
  The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of a head-on crash that claimed the life of a 72-year-old woman on U.S. Highway 95-A in Silver Springs over the weekend.
  
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• Highway Patrolman Sees Bone-Chilling Scene, Immediately Plunges Into Freezing River

  20-01-2021 23:36
  
  On Thursday, one woman near Emigrant, Montana, found herself in a terrifying predicament. While it’s not clear exactly how she got there, her car ended up upside-down in the icy Yellowstone River. According to KPVI-TV, Park County Sheriff Brad Bichler said there were first responders on the scene 18 minutes after the call came in.…
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• Governor Tests Negative; Teachers Want Vaccine

  20-01-2021 23:32
  The governor's office says Gov. Phil Scott has tested negative for COVID-19, after possible exposure to the coronavirus from a participant at his recent coronavirus briefing who tested positive.
  
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• Fla Surgeon General on Vaccine Wait: 'We Will Get to You'

  20-01-2021 23:32
  
  Florida's surgeon general says states like Florida with high numbers of seniors should be given higher priority in the allotment of COVID-19 vaccines.
  
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• SC Adds Some Parents to Vaccine List Amid High Demand

  20-01-2021 23:31
  South Carolina is making some parents eligible for the coronavirus vaccine.
  
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• Trump Pardons Ex-Arizona Congressman in Corruption Case

  20-01-2021 23:29
  
  A former three-term Republican Arizona congressman who served nearly two years in prison for extortion and money laundering convictions was among the 73 people pardoned by President Donald Trump in the final hours of his presidency.
  
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• Biden says US is rejoining climate accord

  20-01-2021 23:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Hours after he was sworn in, President Joe Biden announced the US plans to reenter the Paris climate accord, the landmark international agreement signed in 2015 to limit global warming, in a sign of Biden's urgency to address the climate crisis.
  
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• Bill Would Require African American History for Teachers

  20-01-2021 23:24
  A Vermont legislator has introduced a bill that would require a three-credit college course in African American history to be licensed as a teacher.
  
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• Genworth Begins Telling Some Workers Their Jobs Will Be Cut

  20-01-2021 23:23
  Insurance giant Genworth Financial has started notifying some of its workers that their jobs are being cut after its planned merger with a China-based investment firm was delayed.
  
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• Pence Returns to Indiana Hometown as Vice Presidency Ends

  20-01-2021 23:22
  
  Former Vice President Mike Pence has returned to his Indiana hometown, where he told a small crowd that serving in the White House was the greatest honor of his life.
  
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• Man Charged in Rapid City Triple Homicide Appears in Court

  20-01-2021 23:22
  A New York City man accused of killing three people in Rapid City made his first appearance in Pennington County Court, nearly five months after the alleged triple homicide.
  
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• Louisiana Police Chief Recovering, Fire Chief Dies of COVID

  20-01-2021 23:22
  A Louisiana police chief is recovering from COVID-19 while a longtime fire chief has died of complications of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Report: Aide Reveals Worrying Instance of Biden Forgetting His Own Words

  20-01-2021 23:21
  
  President Joe Biden is a difficult man to work for, according to multiple people close to him and an aide who helped write speeches for him during the campaign, Politico reported Tuesday. The article by national correspondent Natasha Korecki, published a day before Biden’s inauguration, seems to underscore a genuine concern among many both inside…
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• President Biden Says Trump Wrote Him a Very Generous Letter

  20-01-2021 23:21
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump wrote a very generous letter to him."The...
  
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• Trump's Pardon Blitz Keeps Ex-Google Exec Out of Prison

  20-01-2021 23:18
  
  A long-running Silicon Valley soap opera has taken an unexpected twist after outgoing President Donald Trump pardoned a former Google engineer.
  
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• Sacramento Moves Forward With Change to Single-Family Zoning

  20-01-2021 23:16
  Sacramento is a step closer to becoming one of the first cities in the country to eliminate traditional single-family zoning.
  
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• Police: Gunmen Fatally Shoot Woman, Wound 10-Year-Old Boy

  20-01-2021 23:14
  A woman has been fatally shot and a 10-year-old boy wounded after four men fired into a vehicle in Southwest Detroit.
  
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• Amazon Offers to Help Biden Admin with Vaccination Campaign After Sitting on the Sidelines for Weeks

  20-01-2021 23:14
  
  Shortly after President Joe Biden was sworn into office on Wednesday, Amazon offered to help his administration with efforts to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, a proposal that the tech giant had not made to the Trump administration in the month since the vaccine was approved for public use. “As you being your work leading the…
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• Biden Takes Sweeping Day One Action on Energy, Climate, Immigration

  20-01-2021 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday began signing 15 executive actions addressing the coronavirus pandemic, climate change...
  
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• Biden Signs 1st Executive Orders, Targeting Trump Policies on Immigration, Climate Change, Racial Equity and Virus

  20-01-2021 23:13
  Biden signs 1st executive orders, targeting Trump policies on immigration, climate change, racial equity and virus.
  
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• Baltimore to Resume Indoor, Outdoor Dining on Friday

  20-01-2021 23:12
  The mayor of Baltimore says the city's restaurants can resume indoor and outdoor dining at limited capacities starting at the end of the week.
  
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• Gray Whale Population Drops by Quarter off U.S. West Coast

  20-01-2021 23:08
  Researchers say the population of gray whales off the West Coast of the United States has fallen by nearly one-quarter since 2016, resembling a similar die-off two decades ago.
  
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• 'Defeat the Lies': Biden Speaks of Duty to Defend the Truth

  20-01-2021 23:08
  
  President Joe Biden says truth and democracy are under attack in America and he's pledging to usher the post-truth era out of U.S. politics.
  
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