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• White House staffers to receive Covid-19 vaccine ahead of general public

  13-12-2020 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  High-ranking White House officials are set to receive some of the first coronavirus vaccines in the United States, according to a White House official and a person familiar.
  
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• US agencies investigating hacking of government networks

  13-12-2020 23:55 via cnn.com
  
  The US Commerce Department confirmed Sunday it has been the victim of a data breach.
  
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• Despite promises of solidarity, rich countries are snapping up the supply of vaccines

  13-12-2020 22:43 via cnn.com
  
  When 90-year-old Margaret Keenan received the world's first clinically authorized and tested Covid-19 vaccine earlier this week, the end of the Covid-19 pandemic seemed finally in reach.
  
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• Blue Ivy Carter receives Grammy nomination for 'Brown Skin Girl'

  13-12-2020 22:43 via cnn.com
  
  Blue Ivy Carter is officially a Grammy-nominated artist.
  
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• Pete Buttigieg emerging as leading contender for Transportation secretary

  13-12-2020 22:37 via cnn.com
  
  Pete Buttigieg is emerging as a leading contender to be Joe Biden's Transportation secretary, multiple sources familiar with the transition's deliberations tell CNN.
  
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• Watch President Trump's first on-camera interview since the election

  13-12-2020 21:40 via cnn.com
  
  In an interview with Fox News, President Trump remained steadfast in his false claims of election fraud.
  
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• President Trump's first on-camera interview since the election

  13-12-2020 21:40 via cnn.com
  
  In an interview with Fox News, President Trump remained steadfast in his false claims of election fraud.
  
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• Analysis: Trump engages in self-sabotage

  13-12-2020 20:02 via cnn.com
  
  As the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine are prepared for shipment to communities across the United States, President Donald Trump has an opportunity to mark a historic milestone for science -- and show some semblance of leadership in curbing the spread of Covid-19 as the number of US cases crosses 16 million.
  
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• US Covid-19 vaccinations expected to begin Monday as CDC head gives final nod

  13-12-2020 19:25 via cnn.com
  
  Vaccinations against Covid-19 can now begin in the United States.
  
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• 'SNL' has fans throwing bras at their Dr. Fauci spoof

  13-12-2020 18:15 via cnn.com
  
  In the latest "Saturday Night Live" cold open skit, actors portraying Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx get a surprise gift from audience members.
  
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• Elon Musk is leaving Silicon Valley for Texas. These millionaires and companies are joining him

  13-12-2020 17:41 via cnn.com
  
  Silicon Valley has been the epicenter of the tech industry for decades, starting in 1938 when Bill Hewlett and David Packard started tinkering in a Palo Alto garage.
  
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• A step-by-step guide to Monday's Electoral College vote

  13-12-2020 17:21 via cnn.com
  
  We've known for weeks that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, but our horse-and-buggy Constitution, written in a time before instant communication, works very slowly.
  
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• Timothée Chalamet and Pete Davidson mock Newsmax with a hilarious Jets sketch on 'SNL'

  13-12-2020 17:09 via cnn.com
  
  Disguised as passionate Jets fans, Timothée Chalamet and Pete Davidson mocked conservative news channel Newsmax on "Saturday Night Live" last night.
  
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• Georgia mom facing murder charges after stabbing her children, police say

  13-12-2020 17:07 via cnn.com
  
  A Gainesville, Georgia, mother is facing murder charges after, investigators say, she fatally stabbed her 5- and 6-year-old children before turning the knife on herself.
  
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• Georgia mom facing murder charges after stabbing her children, ages 5 and 6, police say

  13-12-2020 17:07 via cnn.com
  
  A Gainesville, Georgia, mother is facing murder charges after, investigators say, she fatally stabbed her 5- and 6-year-old children before turning the knife on herself.
  
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• Max Verstappen storms to victory in season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

  13-12-2020 17:03 via cnn.com
  
  Max Verstappen produced a flawless display to win the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.
  
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• Bill Gates says presidential transition is 'complicating' US efforts to distribute vaccine

  13-12-2020 16:44 via cnn.com
  
  Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, whose foundation has been part of the effort to develop and deliver Covid-19 vaccines, said Sunday that the presidential transition is "complicating" efforts to distribute one, but that he's spoken with President-elect Joe Biden to ensure the US doesn't "blow it" again.
  
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• Germany to go into national lockdown over Christmas to stem surge in Covid-19 cases

  13-12-2020 16:34 via cnn.com
  
  • Alleged Covid-19 vaccine hoarding leave many feeling cynical about global solidarity
  
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• Germany to go into a 'hard' national lockdown for just under a month

  13-12-2020 16:34 via cnn.com
  
  • Alleged Covid-19 vaccine hoarding leave many feeling cynical about global solidarity
  
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• Jake Tapper wants to thank Trump. Hear his message

  13-12-2020 16:25 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jake Tapper lists the ways in which President Donald Trump's presidency helped bring to light issues with our political system.
  
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• Gates: Next 4 to 6 months could be worst of the pandemic

  13-12-2020 16:25 via cnn.com
  
  Bill Gates talks with CNN's Jake Tapper about the US response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• CNN's Jake Tapper wants to thank Trump. Hear his message

  13-12-2020 16:25 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jake Tapper lists the ways in which President Donald Trump's presidency helped bring to light issues with our political system.
  
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• Bill Gates warns next 4 to 6 months could be worst of the pandemic

  13-12-2020 16:25 via cnn.com
  
  Bill Gates talks with CNN's Jake Tapper about the US response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Bill Gates: Next 4 to 6 months could be worst of the pandemic

  13-12-2020 16:25 via cnn.com
  
  Bill Gates talks with CNN's Jake Tapper about the US response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Analysis: Al Gore conceded on this date. Trump still hasn't

  13-12-2020 16:21 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump shows no signs of acknowledging reality, as he continues his hopeless journey to overturn the 2020 election results. Whether he likes it or not, it's President-elect Joe Biden who will be president starting on January 20.
  
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• Al Gore conceded on this date. Trump still hasn't

  13-12-2020 16:21 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump shows no signs of acknowledging reality, as he continues his hopeless journey to overturn the 2020 election results. Whether he likes it or not, it's President-elect Joe Biden who will be president starting on January 20.
  
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• Al Gore has a message for those challenging Trump's loss

  13-12-2020 16:18 via cnn.com
  
  Former Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore speaks to CNN's Jake Tapper about the 20th anniversary of his concession to President George W. Bush in 2000 and how it compares with President Donald Trump's failure to concede.
  
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• Bill Gates: Presidential transition is complicating vaccine efforts

  13-12-2020 16:01 via cnn.com
  
  Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, whose foundation has been part of the effort to develop and deliver Covid-19 vaccines, said the presidential transition is "complicating" efforts to distribute one.
  
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• Coronavirus: Germany to go into lockdown over Christmas

  13-12-2020 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The authorities have been struggling to control a growing number of infections and deaths.
  
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• Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine in US get ready to roll

  13-12-2020 15:45 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The trucks will come out of a Michigan manufacturing plant.
  
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• What it's like to travel to Hawaii right now

  13-12-2020 15:44 via cnn.com
  
  When Hawaii reopened after seven months of lockdown and mandatory quarantining on October 15, I booked my flight to the Island of Hawaii (also known as the "the Big Island"), the state's largest, most ecologically diverse island, with eight of 13 of the world's climate zones and a few active volcanoes.
  
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• The real cost of being the ultimate Apple fan: Nearly $80,000

  13-12-2020 15:25 via cnn.com
  
  Picture this: You are the ultimate Apple fan. You've got an unlimited budget. And you want all of the things: top-of-the-line devices, fancy accessories and services.
  
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• Ikea sorry after UK port disruption delays orders

  13-12-2020 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Customers have been venting their anger after congestion at ports led to stock shortages.
  
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• NJ to vaccinate health care workers starting Tuesday: Gov. Murphy

  13-12-2020 15:08 via abcnews.go.com
  
  New Jersey will begin giving its health care workers the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning at University Hospital in Newark, Gov. Murphy said on "This Week."
  
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• UK and EU agree to keep talking past deadline as 'no-deal Brexit' looms large

  13-12-2020 15:04 via cnn.com
  
  The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed -- once again -- to extend trade talks beyond a self-imposed deadline after failing to reach a compromise, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday.
  
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• Southampton into top four with win over Sheffield United

  13-12-2020 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southampton move into the Premier League's top four by sweeping aside bottom club Sheffield United.
  
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• Active weather for both coasts to start the week, midweek storm along East Coast

  13-12-2020 15:04 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Two storm systems will be making for messy conditions along the West coast and parts of the southern Rockies through the South today.
  
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• Trump will leave office with a historically bad economic record

  13-12-2020 15:00 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump still can't accept the numbers measuring his loss to Joe Biden: more than 7 million popular votes and 74 electoral votes.
  
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• Brexit trade talks: UK and EU to 'go the extra mile' in effort to agree deal

  13-12-2020 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ursula von der Leyen says talks were "constructive", but Boris Johnson warns no deal is "most likely".
  
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• Coronavirus: US starts huge vaccine delivery operation

  13-12-2020 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US has started distributing the vaccine to hundreds of locations across the country.
  
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• This writer found an old typewriter and rekindled a traditional way of easing isolation just in time for the holidays

  13-12-2020 14:31 via cnn.com
  
  When New Yorker staff writer Rachel Syme bought an old-school typewriter, she thought it might be fun to send friends and family letters they could hold in their hands.
  
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• Westwood takes Race to Dubai title as Fitzpatrick wins DP World Tour Championship

  13-12-2020 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lee Westwood wins the Race to Dubai after an extraordinary finish to the European Tour season at the DP World Tour Championship.
  
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• First batch of Covid-19 vaccine ships out for distribution

  13-12-2020 14:14 via cnn.com
  
  At Pfizer's facility in Michigan, the coronavirus vaccine has been loaded onto trucks and airplanes and shipped out for distribution across the US. CNN's Pete Muntean reports.
  
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• Motjeka Madisha: South Africa footballer dies in car crash

  13-12-2020 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Motjeka Madisha, 25, was capped 13 times for the national team and was seen as a rising star.
  
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• Students missing after gunmen attack school

  13-12-2020 14:02 via cnn.com
  
  Hassan Abdul-Bashir was in bed in his dorm in Kankara, Nigeria when the gunshots started on Friday night. The 13-year-old was ordered outside, where gunmen were ushering everyone towards the school's gates. That's when he decided to run. He took cover under a faulty school bus, then ran to the school's fence and hid there.
  
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• Biden's Catholic faith will be on full display as the first churchgoing president in decades

  13-12-2020 14:01 via cnn.com
  
  Joe Biden rarely misses Sunday Mass. So it was notable when the President-elect didn't attend church on November 29, the first Sunday of Advent and the beginning of the season when Roman Catholics like Biden prepare for Christmas.
  
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• Opinion: Donald Trump's long goodbye

  13-12-2020 13:53 via cnn.com
  
  Minutes after he took the oath of office as the 45th President of the United States at the US Capitol on January 20, 2017, Donald Trump expressed gratitude to the outgoing President and first lady.
  
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• Jill Biden: Backlash after WSJ op-ed calls future first lady 'kiddo'

  13-12-2020 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Opinion writer Joseph Epstein argued only medical doctors should call themselves Dr.
  
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• Students feared missing after gunmen attack school in Nigeria

  13-12-2020 13:39 via cnn.com
  
  Hassan Abdul-Bashir was in bed in his dorm in Kankara, Nigeria when the gunshots started on Friday night. The 13-year-old was ordered outside, where gunmen were ushering everyone towards the school's gates. That's when he decided to run. He took cover under a faulty school bus, then ran to the school's fence and hid there.
  
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• Influencers are using their clout and getting paid to promote Covid best practices for New Jersey

  13-12-2020 13:23 via cnn.com
  
  Consider it a uniquely 2020 public service announcement.
  
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