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• Chef Ina Garten talks cuisine and cocktails with Anderson Cooper

  11-12-2020 23:54 via cnn.com
  
  Chef and author Ina Garten, known as Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa," gives Anderson tips on cooking and cocktails. Watch "Full Circle" next week Tuesday - Friday at 6p E.T.
  
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• 'We need hope': Latino Catholics commemorate Virgen de Guadalupe through virtual events

  11-12-2020 22:47 via nbcnews.com
  
  “It’s dramatically different this year,” said Monsignor Arturo Bañuelas in El Paso, Texas, as Catholics observe the celebration amid coronavirus restrictions.
  
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• Zodiac: cipher from California serial killer solved after 51 years

  11-12-2020 22:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Message from still unidentified killer reads: ‘I hope you are having lots of fun in trying to catch me’It took 51 years and a team of experts from three countries to crack the code to a cipher left by the still unidentified Zodiac Killer, who haunted northern California communities in the 1960s and 70s. But, on Friday, the code-breaker David Oranchak revealed for the first time, the ominous message sent by the murderer. Continue reading...
  
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• New York State Police refuse to give up on 1974 cold case murder of Cobleskill student Kathy Kolodziej

  11-12-2020 22:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Katherine “Kathy” Kolodziej, 17, was last seen leaving The Vault, a local bar, in the Village of Cobleskill on November 2, 1974. A few weeks later, on November 28, 1974, Thanksgiving, Kathy’s partially-clothed body was discovered in Richmondville, Schoharie County, New York. She had been stabbed several times. The New York State Police are investigating.
  
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• Ask us your questions about the Electoral College

  11-12-2020 22:27 via cnn.com
  
  Americans who go to the polls on Election Day don't actually select the President directly.
  
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• ‘They’re culpable’: the countries supplying the guns that kill Mexico’s journalists

  11-12-2020 22:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Many of the weapons used in the murders of 119 journalists were imported – and Mexico’s laws and culture make tracing them impossibleIt was around daybreak when Mexican crime reporter Luis Vallejo received a call from a local police officer telling him that a bag of human remains had been found in the city of Salamanca where he lives.Vallejo had become accustomed to calls like this: in recent years, violence in Guanajuato, the surrounding region, has spiraled to unprecedented levels
  
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• Boston biotech conference led to 245,000 Covid-19 cases across US, genetic fingerprinting shows

  11-12-2020 22:20 via cnn.com
  
  A biotech conference in Boston last February that's already been flagged as a Covid-19 superspreading event led to at least 333,000 other cases across the US and Europe, a new genetic fingerprinting study shows.
  
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• A snow leopard has tested positive for coronavirus

  11-12-2020 22:12 via cnn.com
  
  Another big cat tested positive for coronavirus, this time a snow leopard at a Kentucky zoo. It's the sixth animal species confirmed to have been infected with the virus after human contact
  
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• The ghost of Christmas presents: Retailers forge a new path with pandemic-era holiday ads

  11-12-2020 22:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  Traditional holiday themes such as family gatherings, lavish celebrations and in-person gift exchanges are off the table this year.
  
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• Analysis: US authorities are ready to move fast and break things, too

  11-12-2020 22:07 via cnn.com
  
  It's time for US authorities to move fast and break things.
  
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• Covid outbreaks at 2 Washington nursing homes occurred after staff attended wedding

  11-12-2020 22:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Between the two Grant County facilities — Lake Ridge Center and Columbia Crest Center — officials have reported 23 deaths.
  
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• 'I am not afraid of the gas chamber': Codebreakers solve old Zodiac Killer cipher

  11-12-2020 21:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  FBI backs amateur sleuths who appear to have deciphered a chilling message from the infamous 1960s killer.
  
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• Researchers think they spotted new whale species off Mexico

  11-12-2020 21:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Researchers think they spotted new whale species off Mexico
  
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• White House chief of staff told FDA chief that vaccine must be authorized Friday or he needs to resign

  11-12-2020 21:18 via cnn.com
  
  White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn he needed to grant an emergency use authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine by the end of Friday, and if not, he needs to resign, an administration official and a source familiar with the situation tell CNN.
  
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• How Netflix's 'The Prom' musical was inspired by Mike Pence

  11-12-2020 21:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Based on a 2018 stage musical of the same name, Ryan Murphy's highly anticipated latest directorial project premiered Friday on Netflix and in select theaters.
  
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• Florida football coach will be charged after video shows him allegedly hitting child player

  11-12-2020 21:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  The child's mother does not want criminal charges pressed. But the Osceola County Sheriff's Office said it decided to file charges for child abuse.
  
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• Opinion: History will scorn the cowards who fear Trump

  11-12-2020 20:16 via cnn.com
  
  In the final days of his desperate, dishonest campaign to upend last month's election, President Donald Trump tossed off a particularly audacious and offensive challenge aimed at those he somehow thinks can change the outcome.
  
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• Boston biotech conference led to 333,000 Covid-19 cases across US, genetic fingerprinting shows

  11-12-2020 19:58 via cnn.com
  
  A biotech conference in Boston last February that's already been flagged as a Covid-19 superspreading event led to at least 333,000 other cases across the US and Europe, a new genetic fingerprinting study shows.
  
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• One of the largest icebergs could endanger an island's wildlife

  11-12-2020 19:29 via cnn.com
  
  The iceberg A68a is currently travelling towards the South Georgia island. Experts fear it could devastate the island's wildlife population if the iceberg reaches its shore.
  
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• BTS named Time's Entertainer of the Year

  11-12-2020 19:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  “BTS isn’t just the biggest K-pop act on the charts. They’ve become the biggest band in the world —full stop," wrote Time’s Raisa Bruner.
  
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• Lamar Alexander criticizes GOP lawsuit aimed at overturning election

  11-12-2020 19:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Speaking during an interview for NBC's "Meet the Press," Alexander argued the lawsuit would infringe on states' rights.
  
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• As US troops drawdown from Afghanistan, growing concern about what lies ahead

  11-12-2020 19:19 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  But on the ground, the situation is getting worse.
  
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• Manhattan DA interviewed employees at Trump's bank and insurer in criminal probe

  11-12-2020 19:00 via cnn.com
  
  Investigators with the Manhattan district attorney's office have interviewed several employees at President Donald Trump's lender and insurer in recent weeks as part of a wide-ranging investigation into the Trump Organization, according to multiple people familiar with the investigation.
  
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• Rohingya widow seeks compensation from Myanmar government for death of her husband

  11-12-2020 18:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  "I am seeking justice for my husband and for all Rohingya, who have faced many similar issues," said Setara Begum.
  
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• Biden, Harris to introduce Susan Rice, others for key administration posts

  11-12-2020 18:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  The president-elect will be sworn into office in 40 days.
  
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• CNN spoke to Trump supporters about election results. See what they had to say

  11-12-2020 18:33 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Donie O'Sullivan spoke with Trump supporters in Georgia about the 2020 election and the Senate runoff.
  
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• US vaccine won't have immediate impact

  11-12-2020 18:23 via cnn.com
  
  Thursday saw a major milestone in the authorization process for a Covid-19 vaccine in the US -- a milestone that comes as the country is deep into a health crisis that is only worsening.
  
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• Festival organizers apologize for packed parties without social distancing or masks

  11-12-2020 18:04 via cnn.com
  
  The organizers of a "international arts, music and cultural festival" have apologized after images and video posted on social media revealed packed crowds of partiers without masks in Mexico's hipster resort town of Tulum.
  
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• Painting by famed Surrealist Yves Tanguy found in trash container at German airport

  11-12-2020 18:02 via cnn.com
  
  German police have retrieved a Surrealist painting worth more than $300,000 from a trash can at Düsseldorf Airport.
  
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• Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner to head south as she explores political future

  11-12-2020 17:40 via cnn.com
  
  Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are currently in the final stages of purchasing a plot of land in an exclusive enclave nicknamed "billionaire bunker," near Miami Beach, Florida, according to a source familiar with the transaction.
  
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• Biden expected to introduce Cabinet nominees and top admin roles Friday

  11-12-2020 17:19 via cnn.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are expected to introduce several Cabinet nominees and other top administration roles on Friday at an event in Wilmington, Delaware.
  
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• Charges in Beirut port blast stir controversy in Lebanon

  11-12-2020 17:10 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Both the militant group Hezbollah and Lebanon's grand mufti joined the prime minister-designate in criticizing the charges filed over the massive Beirut explosion.
  
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• 'Pose' star Indya Moore is spreading holiday cheer to trans youth

  11-12-2020 17:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  Moore created the TranSanta social media campaign to provide gifts to young trans people in need, including those who are homeless and in foster care.
  
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• Aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt conducts 'man overboard' search for missing sailor

  11-12-2020 17:03 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The USS Theodore Roosevelt is looking for a "possible" man overboard in the Pacific.
  
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• When can we expect to see Clorox wipes back on the shelves?

  11-12-2020 16:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  The biggest holdup is the cloth itself, made from nonwoven polypropylene, a plastic that is also used in face masks.
  
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• South Africa's chief justice unrepentant for linking Covid vaccines to satanism

  11-12-2020 16:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Concerns surface that people might avoid having jabs as result of comments by Mogoeng MogoengCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSouth Africa’s chief justice has dismissed concerns that he may be endangering people’s health by linking coronavirus vaccines to a “satanic agenda”.The comment by Mogoeng Mogoeng marked the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic that a senior judge had aired such preoccupations. Continue reading...
  
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• For many here, Covid-19 is the least of their concerns. Here's why

  11-12-2020 16:30 via cnn.com
  
  Residents of Venezuela's poorest neighborhoods are barely scraping by as the coronavirus forced shut the economy with the world's largest proven oil reserves. Here, Covid-19 is not their main concern-- hunger is. CNN's Isa Soares reports from Caracas.
  
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• Disney stock hits all-time high on the back of huge streaming announcements

  11-12-2020 16:16 via cnn.com
  
  If it wasn't abundantly clear that content is king, especially in the Covid-19 era, Disney hammered that point home Thursday when it previewed dozens of new series and movies for its Disney+ streaming service. And d investors are loving it.
  
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• UK's biggest bank shines light on the dearth of Black people in senior positions

  11-12-2020 15:52 via cnn.com
  
  Lloyds Bank has become the first UK lender to disclose the pay gap of its Black employees, shining a light on the dearth of Black people in senior positions as it promised to tackle racial inequality in British business.
  
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• Black employees earn 20% less at Britain's biggest bank

  11-12-2020 15:52 via cnn.com
  
  Lloyds Bank has become the first UK lender to disclose the pay gap of its Black employees, shining a light on the dearth of Black people in senior positions as it promised to tackle racial inequality in British business.
  
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• Chris Evans to voice Buzz Lightyear in new Pixar movie

  11-12-2020 15:50 via cnn.com
  
  Chris Evans is Buzz Lightyear.
  
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• Pfizer and Moderna could score $32 billion in vaccine sales

  11-12-2020 15:36 via cnn.com
  
  The imminent authorization of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in the United States is a momentous occasion for science, the economy and humanity. The milestone is also a major moneymaker for the companies that developed the vaccines.
  
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• Mexico's highest-ranking bishop backs Pope's support of civil unions for gay couples

  11-12-2020 15:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  "I completely agree," said Cardinal Carlos Aguiar, the archbishop of Mexico City and a long-time ally of Pope Francis.
  
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• There's a common thread in America's crises — a president who's not leading

  11-12-2020 15:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.
  
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• Daily death tolls reach record highs as countries scramble to expand testing and rescue hospitals systems

  11-12-2020 15:05 via cnn.com
  
  Europe is in meltdown again as daily Covid death tolls reach record highs and countries scramble to expand testing and rescue hospital systems that are buckling under the pressure.
  
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• Daily coronavirus death tolls reach record highs as countries scramble to expand testing and rescue hospital systems

  11-12-2020 15:05 via cnn.com
  
  Europe is in meltdown again as daily Covid death tolls reach record highs and countries scramble to expand testing and rescue hospital systems that are buckling under the pressure.
  
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• 'We are not prepared': Vaccine buy-in among Black Americans won't come easy, experts warn

  11-12-2020 14:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  Distrust over the Covid-19 vaccine runs high among Black Americans, but Black doctors are waging a battle to get the community informed — and vaccinated.
  
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• Argentina's abortion bill is backed by lower house of Congress

  11-12-2020 14:56 via cnn.com
  
  Argentina's lower house of Congress has approved a landmark government-backed bill to legalize abortion Friday morning, a big step forward for the legislation that could set the tone for a wider shift in conservative Latin America.
  
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• Houston doctor succumbs to Covid after months of saving patients

  11-12-2020 14:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  For months, Dr. Carlos Araujo-Preza stayed overnight at his hospital to care for Covid patients around the clock. By November, he was the one in need of ICU care.
  
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• Know anti-maskers or anti-vaxxers? Here's how to approach them

  11-12-2020 14:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  Experts who study the psychology of pandemics and human behavior say there are ways to prevent squabbles from fracturing relationships beyond repair.
  
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