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• Second time capsule found at former site of Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond

  27-12-2021 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  • 1875 almanac, books and a coin were discovered in time capsule found in the pedestal of Robert E. Lee statue
  • How they opened the first time capsule
  
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• CDC shortens Covid isolation period to 5 days for people without symptoms

  27-12-2021 23:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  The agency attributed the change to growing evidence that the virus is most infectious in the two or three days after symptoms arise.
  
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• You can't troll the President with 'Let's go, Brandon' and then play the victim

  27-12-2021 23:50 via cnn.com
  
  Jared Schmeck, a 35-year-old father in Oregon, essentially cursed at President Joe Biden during a livestreamed phone call on Christmas Eve and rightfully triggered a mini firestorm.
  
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• CDC shortens recommended isolation, quarantine period for COVID-19 infected patients amid staffing shortages

  27-12-2021 23:43 via foxnews.com
  
  The CDC cut the recommended isolation time for people with COVID-19 from 10 days to five days on Monday amid a surge in omicron cases nationwide.
  
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• An American teacher held in Libya for 6 weeks is now back home in the United States

  27-12-2021 23:42 via cnn.com
  
  An American teacher detained in Libya for more than six weeks has returned to the United States after the Libyan foreign minister personally intervened to expedite his release.
  
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• Ex-NFL star rips Washington for lack of fight against Cowboys, criticizes Ron Rivera

  27-12-2021 23:40 via foxnews.com
  
  Brian Mitchell, a former All-Pro kick returner, was among the Washington Football Team onlookers who were upset with the outcome of their game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.
  
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• Biden objects to NDAA restriction barring transfer of prisoners from Gitmo to other countries

  27-12-2021 23:32 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden took issue with ongoing restrictions on the president's ability to move detainees from Guantánamo Bay in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, arguing the restrictions could even threaten national security.
  
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• The US health agency shortened the recommended times that people should isolate when they've tested positive for Covid from 10 days to five days if they don't have symptoms

  27-12-2021 23:28 via cnn.com
  
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• US airstrikes fall 54 percent under Biden compared to Trump in 2020

  27-12-2021 23:25 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden's administration has been much less aggressive with U.S. military air power in 2021 than former President Donald Trump was last year, with strikes falling 54% as of mid-December.
  
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• Florida hit-and-run kills 2 children and injures 3, sheriff's office says

  27-12-2021 23:18 via foxnews.com
  
  Florida deputies are investigating after a hit-and-run driver allegedly plowed through a group of children outside a Broward County apartment complex, killing two and sending three to the hospital.
  
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• Sports teams that hoisted championships in 2021

  27-12-2021 23:16 via foxnews.com
  
  The sports world had to fight and claw through the coronavirus pandemic to get the 2021 championships played out.
  
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• Global travel nightmare sees thousands of flights canceled

  27-12-2021 23:15 via cnn.com
  
  More than 2,000 flights have been canceled Monday as Covid cases surge across the globe.
  
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• ‘Big Little Lies’ star Reese Witherspoon speaks out on director Jean-Marc Vallée’s death: ‘My heart is broken'

  27-12-2021 23:14 via foxnews.com
  
  Reese Witherspoon is mourning the sudden death of her "Big Little Lies" director Jean-Marc Vallée, who died on Sunday at age 58.
  
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• Police: Man kills twin, wounds father before shooting self

  27-12-2021 23:04
  Police say they believe a 23-year-old man fatally shot his twin brother.
  
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• Patrick Mahomes’ fiancé sends message to doubters as Chiefs clinch AFC West

  27-12-2021 22:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Brittany Matthews had a message for those who doubted the Kansas City Chiefs early in the season after their win over the Pittsburgh Steelers clinched the AFC West title and a playoff spot on Sunday.
  
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• Search for man who went missing at ski resort continues amid avalanche warning

  27-12-2021 22:53
  
  Rory Angelotta, 43, was last seen on Christmas Day.
  
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• Miami Beach mayor tells CNN that Gov. DeSantis has decided to 'champion' not taking vaccine

  27-12-2021 22:53 via foxnews.com
  
  CNN anchor John Avlon and Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber blamed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for rising omicron cases in the state.
  
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• CDC shortens recommended Covid-19 isolation and quarantine time

  27-12-2021 22:53 via cnn.com
  
  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday shortened the recommended times that people should isolate when they've tested positive for Covid-19 from 10 days to five days if they don't have symptoms -- and if they wear a mask around others for at least five more days.
  
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• Teen jumps from cruise ship's upper balcony, death ruled a suicide, company says

  27-12-2021 22:41 via foxnews.com
  
  A 15-year-old teen died Wednesday after falling overboard the cruise ship MSC Seashore returning to Miami from a 5-night trip to the Caribbean and Bahamas.
  
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• Jaime Osorio Márquez, creator of HBO's ‘A Thousand Fangs,' dies by assisted suicide at 46

  27-12-2021 22:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Colombian director Jaime Osorio Márquez, who served as creator and director on HBO Max’s first Colombian series, “A Thousand Fangs” (“Mil Colmillos”), chose to
  
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• Colorado judge asked to consider lowering 110-year prison sentence for truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos

  27-12-2021 22:01 via foxnews.com
  
  A Colorado district attorney asked a judge on Monday to consider reducing the 110-year prison sentence of a truck driver for an explosive crash that killed four people in suburban Denver.
  
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• Jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial have asked for transcripts from all four accusers' testimony

  27-12-2021 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  After taking a long weekend for the Christmas holiday, jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell's federal sex trafficking trial are set to resume deliberations Monday morning in New York.
  
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• No new Covid restrictions in England before new year, Boris Johnson says

  27-12-2021 21:56 via theguardian.com
  
  No extra curbs for New Year’s Eve, with prime minister to put emphasis on personal responsibilityEngland reports record 113,638 new cases on Christmas DayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson will not introduce further Covid restrictions in England before 2022, giving mass events the go-ahead and leaving nightclubs open for New Year’s Eve – in contrast with all other UK nations.Scientists criticised the decision, which came as England r
  
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• Robert E. Lee monument removal team finds what is believed to be 1887 time capsule

  27-12-2021 21:52 via foxnews.com
  
  Crews finishing up the removal of a pedestal where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee once stood in the middle of Richmond, Virginia have found what appears to be a time capsule that was buried there more than a century ago.
  
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• Rangers forward calls for NHL to make changes to COVID protocols

  27-12-2021 21:50 via foxnews.com
  
  New York Rangers forward Ryan Strome is spending his holiday season jealous of his contemporaries within the NFL and NBA.
  
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• Policeman ‘shocked’ by state of car driven with rear end hanging off

  27-12-2021 21:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Porsche stopped on M25so badly damaged its bumper was ‘literally bouncing out of the boot’A police officer said he was “honestly shocked” to see a motorist had driven for more than 30 miles along the M25 in a car so badly damaged its rear end was hanging off.PC Serge Hadfield, from Surrey police, stopped the car near Cobham on Sunday after a member of the public called the police. Continue reading...
  
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• South Carolina, Stanford still Nos. 1-2 in women's AP Top 25

  27-12-2021 21:41 via foxnews.com
  
  A relatively quiet week because of the holidays left The Associated Press women's college basketball poll mostly unchanged.
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell jury resumes deliberations after Christmas break

  27-12-2021 21:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Jurors consider evidence in Briton’s sex-trafficking trialMaxwell, who has pleaded not guilty, tried on six countsJury deliberations resumed on Monday in Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial in federal court in Manhattan.The trial began in earnest on 29 November. Maxwell, 60, is being tried on six counts for alleged involvement in her ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of girls, some as young as 14. Maxwell has pleaded not guilty.Information and support for anyone
  
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• History-making champion closing out tumultuous year for 'Jeopardy!'

  27-12-2021 21:04 via cnn.com
  
  "Jeopardy!" is wrapping up a historic and sometimes controversial year with its first transgender champion, Amy Schneider, to qualify for the Tournament of Champions.
  
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• History-making champ closing out tumultuous year for 'Jeopardy!'

  27-12-2021 21:04 via cnn.com
  
  "Jeopardy!" is wrapping up a historic and sometimes controversial year with its first transgender champion, Amy Schneider, to qualify for the Tournament of Champions.
  
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• What are Covid rules in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland?

  27-12-2021 20:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Announcement that there will be no new restrictions in England before new year puts it at odds with rest of UKCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters have confirmed that no new Covid-19 restrictions will be imposed in England before the new year.Sajid Javid, the health secretary, told reporters there will be “no further measures before the new year”, adding: “Of course people should remain cautious as we approach new year celebrations and tak
  
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• How Democrats can keep Republicans out of power

  27-12-2021 20:31 via cnn.com
  
  As 2021 winds down, there is a growing consensus that 2022 is going to be a tough year for the Democratic Party. The momentary relief the party experienced at the start of the year when President Joe Biden was inaugurated, Americans began getting vaccinated and the economy seemed to be rebounding feels but a distant memory.
  
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• Richard Marcinko, the first head of the elite SEAL Team Six, has died

  27-12-2021 20:20 via cnn.com
  
  Richard Marcinko, a legendary military figure known for leading SEAL Team Six when the covert special operations unit was in its infancy, died Saturday, according to his son and the National Navy SEAL Museum. He was 81.
  
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• Four steps to prepare for the next pandemic

  27-12-2021 20:12 via cnn.com
  
  Preparing for the next pandemic should be, in some ways, easy. We know the factors that contribute to the emergence of new biological threats -- interactions between animals, humans and the environment, exacerbated by climate change, globalization and the evolution of viruses.
  
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• Deadly flooding hits Brazil, killing at least 18 and displacing thousands

  27-12-2021 19:53 via cnn.com
  
  Heavy flooding has left at least 18 people dead and more than 280 injured in the northeast region of Brazil, officials say.
  
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• Polish president vetoes media bill that would make Discovery surrender control of TV network

  27-12-2021 19:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Poland’s president on Monday said he has decided to veto a media bill that would have forced U.S. company Discovery to give up its controlling share in TVN, a Polish TV network.
  
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• What life is like for Afghan children evacuated to the US without their parents

  27-12-2021 19:04 via cnn.com
  
  An 8-year-old sobs every night after her aunt puts her to bed.
  
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• 1,450 Afghan kids were evacuated to the US without their parents. Some are 'never going to be reunited with family'

  27-12-2021 19:04 via cnn.com
  
  An 8-year-old sobs every night after her aunt puts her to bed.
  
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• How we should prepare for the next pandemic

  27-12-2021 18:58 via cnn.com
  
  Preparing for the next pandemic should be, in some ways, easy. We know the factors that contribute to the emergence of new biological threats -- interactions between animals, humans and the environment, exacerbated by climate change, globalization and the evolution of viruses.
  
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• Iran nuclear deal: eighth round of talks begins in Vienna

  27-12-2021 18:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Tehran is keen to verify US sanctions have genuinely been liftedAn eighth round of talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal has begun in Vienna, with Iran saying participants have been largely working from an acceptable common draft text and that its team was willing to stay as long as it takes to reach an agreement.The Iranian foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said he wanted the focus of the coming round of talks to be on how Tehran could verify US sanctions had genuinely been lifted.
  
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• Stay home and shut your windows: Chinese city of 13 million goes into lockdown

  27-12-2021 18:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Chinese city of 13 million is on strict lockdown with residents’ being told to stay at home with windows closed amid a mass testing drive.
  
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• Biden concedes not enough has been done to expand Covid-19 testing capacity in US: 'We have more work to do'

  27-12-2021 18:48 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden, speaking to the nation's governors, conceded Monday the steps he took earlier this year to scale up testing capacity for Covid-19 weren't enough to meet demand as a wave driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant crashes across the country.
  
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• Biden concedes not enough has been done to expand Covid-19 testing capacity

  27-12-2021 18:48 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden, speaking to the nation's governors, conceded Monday the steps he took earlier this year to scale up testing capacity for Covid-19 weren't enough to meet demand as a wave driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant crashes across the country.
  
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• Bad Bunny dominates streaming, end of an era for Messi and more Latino moments of the year

  27-12-2021 18:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amid the tense and ongoing headlines about Covid-19, politics and the economy, memorable events related to music, people and trends kept us going.
  
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• Holiday travel around the world is being disrupted as more airline staff and crew are calling out sick as the Omicron variant spreads

  27-12-2021 18:32 via cnn.com
  
  More than 2,000 flights have been canceled Monday as Covid cases surge across the globe.
  
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• English Premier League hit by record 103 Covid-19 cases between Dec 20-26

  27-12-2021 18:15 via cnn.com
  
  The English Premier League has reported a record 103 Covid-19 cases in the week leading up to Boxing Day.
  
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• Universities must not allow those killed in Tiananmen Square to be forgotten | Letters

  27-12-2021 18:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Student unions should keep their memory alive, writes Peter van den DungenThe ruthless campaign by the Chinese government to extinguish all memories of the massacre at Tiananmen Square has now resulted in the removal of the sculpture from the campus of the University of Hong Kong (Outcry as memorial to Tiananmen Square victims removed from Hong Kong University, 23 December). Since many of the countless victims were students, it is appropriate for universities elsewhere to ensure that their brave
  
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• WATCH: Farm owner tries, fails to get goats into Christmas photo

  27-12-2021 18:10
  
  This farmer could not get her animals to stand still for a Christmas photo.
  
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• Tom Holland has some thoughts on hosting the Oscars

  27-12-2021 17:49 via cnn.com
  
  Tom Holland is having quite the career peak.
  
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• ‘We looked up to him’: South Africa begins week of mourning for Desmond Tutu

  27-12-2021 17:48 via theguardian.com
  
  The beloved anti-apartheid hero will lie in state for two days in Cape Town before a funeral on 1 JanuaryThousands of South Africans will pause to remember the anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday aged 90, every day this week as bells are rung at churches across the country for 10 minutes at noon.Tributes to Tutu, described as the “moral compass” of his country, have poured in from around the world since his death in a Cape Town care home, as a series of ev
  
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