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• Mexico opens anti-monopoly probe against Wal-Mart de Mexico

  26-11-2020 23:19
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-monopoly commission says it has begun a formal investigation into possible monopolistic practices in wholesale and retail goods distribution and sales, a probe that that appears to involve Wal-Mart’s Mexican subsidiary. The Federal Economic Competition Commission did not identify its target Thursday, but Wal-Mart de Mexico told investors earlier this week that it has been notified of an investigation involving the company in exactly those areas.
  
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• The Latest: NY winter virus plan will eye hospitalizations

  26-11-2020 22:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said officials are working on a winter plan for the coronavirus that will add metrics for how the state designates virus hot zones.
  On Thursday, Cuomo said the state will continue homing in on small geographic areas where virus cases are a particular problem to avoid imposing broad statewide restrictions, considering factors such as the hospitalization rate and the availability of ICU beds.
  The new plan will add factors like the hospitalization ra
  
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• Thanksgiving travelers try to reach destinations, miss virus

  26-11-2020 22:54
  
  Thanksgiving travel is especially dicey this year as people fearful of rising coronavirus cases and deaths in some parts of the U.S. attempt to social distance while navigating crowds. While flying from Miami to Connecticut, 23-year-old Lexi Cusano said she encountered people passing or standing too close in airport terminals while not wearing masks or wearing them improperly. Johns Hopkins University reports that more than 12.7 million Americans have been diagnosed with the virus since the pand
  
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• Police: Woman dead after van crashes into Buffalo monument

  26-11-2020 22:45
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a woman has died after a speeding minivan crashed into a monument in downtown Buffalo. The unidentified male driver was in critical condition after the crash, which happened before 7:30 a.m. The female passenger, whose name also was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene. Capt. Jeff Rinaldo told reporters the vehicle had reached at an “extreme rate of speed” before crashing into the obelisk in front of Buffalo City Hall. The Buffalo News
  
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• Tampa Bay outfielder Arozarena released in Mexico’s Yucatan

  26-11-2020 22:31
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tampa Bay outfielder Randy Arozarena has been released by Mexican authorities after his former partner told a judge in Yucatan state that she did not want to press charges. Arozarena was arrested Tuesday for a situation involving custody of his daughter, just two weeks after he won the Babe Ruth award for the Most Valuable Player in the postseason. The Yucatan state prosecutors’ office confirmed Thursday that Arozarena had been released because the ex-partner said
  
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• James Wolfensohn, former World Bank president, dies at 86

  26-11-2020 22:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — James Wolfensohn, who served as the president of the World Bank for 10 years, has died. He was 86. Wolfensohn died Wednesday at his home in Manhattan, according to the Institute for Advanced Study, where he had been a past chair of the board. His son and one of his two daughters also confirmed his death in media reports. Wolfensohn worked on Wall Street for many years before taking over as the head of the World Bank in 1995. He was also a lover of the arts, serving as chair
  
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• The Latest: South Dakota group commemorates COVID-19 deaths

  26-11-2020 22:15
  
  PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — PIERRE, S.D. — One group of South Dakotans marked the Thanksgiving holiday by setting up a makeshift memorial near the state Capitol in Pierre for those who have died from COVID-19.
  A group called Stop the Spread set up over 800 empty chairs on the Capitol grounds, representing each person who has died. The state has tallied 849 COVID-19 deaths, with 424 of those deaths coming in November.
  That death count is the 41st highest in the country overall, but the 11th h
  
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• Court ruling cuts sentence for Quebec mosque shooter

  26-11-2020 21:31
  
  QUEBEC CITY (AP) — Quebec’s highest court has declared consecutive life sentences to be unconstitutional, reducing the sentence given to the man who murdered six people in a Quebec City mosque in 2017. Alexandre Bissonnette was sentenced in February 2019 to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 40 years. Thursday’s decision by the Quebec Court of Appeal means he will be eligible to apply for parole after serving 25 years, though it doesn’t guarantee parole woul
  
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• Thousands bid farewell to Maradona in Argentina amid clashes

  26-11-2020 21:25
  
  BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Tens of thousands of fans have filed past the coffin of Diego Maradona, Argentina’s most iconic soccer star in ceremonies that mixed head-of-state-like honors with the chaos of a rowdy stadium. Fans singing soccer anthems and some draped in the national flag formed a line more than 20 blocks long Thursday. Some clashed with police when officers tried to cut off the crowd as time for viewing drew short. The scenario was that of a state funeral, a casket laid out in
  
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• VIRUS TODAY: Americans celebrate Thanksgiving differently

  26-11-2020 21:19
  
  Americans are celebrating their first Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season amid the coronavirus. How families gather for celebrations is being tested as virus cases surge in the U.S. and deaths continue rising. Many Thanksgiving dinners are taking on somber tones Thursday for families who have lost loved ones to the virus. With public health officials begging Americans not to travel, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was scaled back and aimed at a television audience instead of live
  
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• San Antonio police kill man in trailer park fire, shootout

  26-11-2020 21:17
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio police say officers shot and killed a man who fired on officers and set his trailer on fire. Chief William McManus tells the San Antonio Express-News that a SWAT team was sent to a trailer park on the Texas city’s northeast side around 9 p.m. Wednesday night after people reported a man firing a gun inside his trailer. McManus says the man then began shooting out of his trailer at the officers and eventually set it on fire and escaped. McManus says the m
  
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• The Latest: Spain’s new infections, deaths, edging down

  26-11-2020 20:52
  
  MADRID (AP) — Spain’s infection and fatality figures in the resurgence of COVID-19 are continuing to edge down, with the country posting 12,289 new cases and 337 deaths.
  The 14-day cumulative number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 of population, a recognized measure of the pandemic’s spread, also fell Thursday, to 325.
  That is far off the Nov. 9 peak during the resurgence, when it stood at 529, and comes amid nationwide measures restricting movement and social gatherings.
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• Arizona reports 3,474 more virus cases with 44 deaths

  26-11-2020 20:41
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Thursday reported 3,474 additional known COVID-19 cases and 44 more deaths, increasing the state’s totals during the coronavirus outbreak to 314,326 cases and 6,568 deaths. The state Department of Health Service’s coronavirus dashboard also reported that 2,209 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 as of Wednesday. Those included 523 patients in beds in intensive-care units. Seven-day rolling averages of new cases and COVID-19 positive tests in Arizona
  
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• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade takes flight in virus times

  26-11-2020 20:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The balloons were in the sky and the marching bands took to the streets for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday. But coronavirus restrictions meant it was without the throngs of people usually scrambling for a view. Instead of the usual path through Manhattan, this year’s parade was kept to the area in front of Macy’s flagship store and aimed at a television audience instead of live crowds. Even with the pandemic protocols, the fact that
  
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• Biden’s Thanksgiving message: ‘Better days are coming’

  26-11-2020 20:24
  
  President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden recorded a special message for Thanksgiving.The video draws on similar themes to Biden's remarks Wednesday and their joint CNN op-ed.
  The Bidens share how their family celebration will be a smaller affair and a sacrifice.They shared their recorded message on Twitter.
  Thanksgiving has always been a special time for the Biden family. And while I know this isn’t the way many of us hoped to spend the holiday, the small act of staying home is a
  
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• France resumes tax on tech giants, seeks deal with US

  26-11-2020 20:14
  
  PARIS (AP) — France is resuming collection of a special tax on Big Tech companies like Amazon and Facebook despite the threat of more U.S. retaliatory tariffs on French wines and other goods. The tax brought in about 400 million euros for the French budget last year. But the government agreed to suspend it this year in hopes that an international deal on taxing online companies could be reached by the end of the year. No such a deal has been reached, notably amid resistance from the Trump
  
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• AP Exclusive: Letter from Venezuelan jail: ‘Give me freedom’

  26-11-2020 20:11
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A U.S. oil executive jailed for three years in Venezuela says all he hopes for is a fair trial so that he can walk free, with his name cleared, and go home to his family in the United States. Tomeu Vadell says in a letter from prison provided to The Associated Press that it’s especially painful to be separated during the Thanksgiving season from from his wife, three adult children and a newborn grandson he’s never held. It’s the first time Vadell
  
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• Larry Fitzgerald tests positive for COVID-19, will miss game on Sunday

  26-11-2020 19:49
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has tested positive for COVID-19, according to NBC sports. Reports say Fitzgerald will miss Sunday's game against the New England Patriots. The Cardinals are coming off 28-21 loss to the Seahawks, where Fitzgerald had 8 receptions for 62 yaFitzgerald has 43 receptions for 336 yards on the season and is second in receptions on the team behind DeAndre Hopkins. Fitzgerald is not the only Cards player to tes
  
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• COVID-19 Vaccines Offer Hope, But Remain Months Away

  26-11-2020 19:35
  
  With Thanksgiving two days away and signs that many Americans are ignoring government warnings not to travel, health officials fear COVID-19 infections and deaths will explode in the weeks ahead.Hospitals in some states are already at the breaking point, and despite positive news about a trio of potential coronavirus vaccines, they still won't be available soon enough.Most of the public won't be able to receive a vaccine before April. "We are no where near the peak of this thing yet," warns
  
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• Tensions rise over housing of migrants on Spanish islands

  26-11-2020 19:32
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The mayor of a town hosting many of the Africans arriving in increasing numbers on Spain’s Canary Islands is pressing the Spanish government to move into state facilities thousands of migrants and asylum seekers currently staying in hotels. More than 20,000 West Africans and Moroccans have reached the Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean by boat so far this year, up from 1,500 in the same period of 2019. Roughly half of the rescues or arrivals took place
  
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• Authorities crack down on seatbelt use during the holidays

  26-11-2020 19:05
  
  The Pima County Sheriff's Department is continuing their holiday push to get southern Arizona drivers to buckle up when they head out.
  From now through Nov. 29, PCSD says they will be taking a "no-excuses approach" to seatbelt enforcement.That means deputies will be busy writing citations both day and night.
  According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2018,there were 9,778 unbuckled passenger vehicle occupants killed in crashes in the United States.
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• Mask mandate spurs Idaho official to push back

  26-11-2020 18:57
  
  SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — A county commissioner in northern Idaho has proposed defunding the local health district after the district instituted a mask mandate to slow the spread of the coronavirus as it surges in the area.The Bonner County Dailey reports that Bonner County Commissioner Steven Bradshaw proposed the resolution this week to pull about $250,000 from the Panhandle Health District.Commission Chairman Dan McDonald said the resolution will have to be placed on the agenda before it
  
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• The Latest: Mask mandate spurs Idaho official to push back

  26-11-2020 18:45
  
  SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — A county commissioner in northern Idaho has proposed defunding the local health district after the district instituted a mask mandate to slow the spread of the coronavirus as it surges in the area.
  The Bonner County Dailey reports that Bonner County Commissioner Steven Bradshaw proposed the resolution this week to pull about $250,000 from the Panhandle Health District.
  Commission Chairman Dan McDonald said the resolution will have to be placed on the agenda before i
  
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• Empty seats, delivered feasts as virus changes Thanksgiving

  26-11-2020 18:42
  
  Americans are marking the Thanksgiving holiday amid an unrelenting pandemic that has upended traditions at dinner tables all around the country. Zoom and FaceTime calls are fixtures this year, and people who have lost family members to the virus are keeping an empty seat to honor their loved ones. Far fewer volunteers will help at soup kitchens or community centers. A Utah health department has been delivering boxes of food to residents who are infected with the virus and can’t go to the s
  
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• High court blocks NY virus limits on houses of worship

  26-11-2020 18:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo foresees little practical effect from a Supreme Court ruling that bars the state from enforcing certain attendance limits at houses of worship in pandemic hot zones. He says the 5-4 ruling, with new Justice Amy Coney Barrett in the majority, is more about demonstrating that the high court has changed its stripes. The court’s action late Wednesday won’t have any immediate impact because the two groups that sued as a result of the rest
  
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• Arizona reports 3,474 more COVID-19 cases with 44 deaths

  26-11-2020 18:34
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Thursday reported 3,474 additional known COVID-19 cases and 44 more deaths, increasing the state’s totals during the coronavirus outbreak to 314,326 cases and 6,568 deaths. The state Department of Health Service’s coronavirus dashboard also reported that 2,209 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 as of Wednesday. Those included 523 patients in beds in intensive-care units. Seven-day rolling averages of new cases and COVID-19 positive tests in Arizona
  
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• ‘Final warning’ for Pakistan cricketers in New Zealand

  26-11-2020 18:32
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — The chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board has warned players on tour in New Zealand to obey COVID-19 protocols or the whole team risks being sent home. In a WhatsApp voice note sent to Pakistan players on Thursday, Wasim Khan said he was given a “final warning” by both New Zealand Cricket and its government after six Pakistan players tested positive for the coronavirus on arriving in the country. Pakistan is scheduled to play three Twenty20 internationa
  
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• Low-cost carrier FlyDubai begins Israel flights after deal

  26-11-2020 18:28
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The low-cost carrier FlyDubai has begun regular flights to Tel Aviv, the latest sign of the normalization deal taking hold between the United Arab Emirates and Israel. FlyDubai flight No. FZ1163 landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport landed at 11:38 a.m. Thursday after a 3 hour, 20 minute flight. It received a water salute by the ground crew. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu then met FlyDubai’s CEO Gaith al-Gaith, who was aboard the fli
  
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• 3 people charged in mentally ill Chicago man’s slaying

  26-11-2020 18:17
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago couple acting as caretakers for a mentally ill man and a third person have been charged with murder in the man’s slaying. Chicago police found the bruised body of Frederick Johnson in the couple’s South Side garage on June 25. He died from multiple blunt force injuries. Thirty-eight-year-old Santino Carter, 29-year-old Dominique Beck and 48-year-old Brian Gray each have been charged with murder. Beck also is charged with neglect as a caregiver. Cook Cou
  
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• Hungary, Poland uphold their veto to EU money mechanism

  26-11-2020 18:14
  
  BUDAPEST (AP) — The leaders of Hungary and Poland vowed Thursday to uphold their veto of the European Union’s next budget and massive pandemic relief fund, saying a mechanism that ties payment of funds to rule of law principles risks derailing the bloc. The EU has proposed a mechanism linking its 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery package to members’ respect of the rule of law. The mechanism would allow for funds to be denied to Poland and Hungary
  
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• In Georgia, Republicans juggle Biden win and Trump loyalties

  26-11-2020 18:05
  
  GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Twin Senate runoffs in Georgia have Republicans in a quandary. They can admit President Donald Trump lost his re-election bid and turn all attention to salvaging a Senate majority to counter President-elect Joe Biden. Or they can march lockstep alongside Trump and his unfounded assertions of a stolen election. So far, Georgia Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, along with a variety GOP power players, seem to want it both ways. Some Trump loyalists insist that&rsq
  
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• The Latest: Reno coroner: Surge could affect storage of dead

  26-11-2020 18:03
  RENO, Nev. (AP) — The coroner in Reno fears the recent explosion of coronavirus cases in Nevada could soon overtake not only the ability to treat the sick, but also store the dead.
  COVID-19 is now spreading so fast statewide that someone is confirmed to have contracted it every minute and someone else is dying from it about every two hours.
  The Reno-Sparks area has recorded 59 COVID-19 deaths the last 30 days — half of those this past week.
  If the current trend continues, Washoe Coun
  
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• 3 charged with murder in disabled Chicago man’s slaying

  26-11-2020 18:02
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago couple acting as caretakers for a schizophrenic man and a third person have been charged with murder in the man’s torture and slaying. Chicago police found the bruised body of Frederick Johnson in the couple’s South Side garage on June 25. He died from multiple blunt force injuries. Thirty-eight-year-old Santino Carter, 29-year-old Dominique Beck and 48-year-old Brian Gray each have been charged with murder. Beck also is charged with neglect as a caregi
  
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• UK’s Johnson appoints new chief of staff after aides’ exit

  26-11-2020 17:52
  
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed a former Treasury official and management consultant as his chief of staff, as he tries to restore calm after a tumultuous period for Downing Street. Johnson’s office said Thursday that Dan Rosenfield will take up the post Dec. 7. Rosenfield most recently worked at business consultancy Hakluyt, and formerly at Bank of America and as an aide to past U.K. Treasury chiefs Alastair Darling and George Osborne. The appointmen
  
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• Julian Assange’s partner appeals to Trump to pardon him

  26-11-2020 17:47
  
  LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange’s partner, Stella Moris, has tweeted President Donald Trump on Thanksgiving, appealing to him to pardon the WikiLeaks founder. Moris posted a photo of their two young children on Twitter Thursday and wrote: “These are Julian’s sons Max and Gabriel. They need their father. Our family needs to be whole again.” She added: “I beg you, please bring him home for Christmas.” Assange, 49, remains in a British prison cell as he awaits
  
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• EU parliament backs lobster deal and EU-US mini trade pact

  26-11-2020 17:46
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union parliament has approved a mini trade deal with the United States, which includes the elimination of customs duties on U.S. lobster imports. The passage with 638 votes for, 45 against and 11 abstentions was the last major political step for the deal to come into effect. The deal approved covers only a tiny portion of trans-Atlantic trade with the U.S., but the EU hopes it will have some symbolic value. And for the U.S. lobster industry, already hit hard by
  
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• Vaccine trial scam warning

  26-11-2020 17:44
  
  The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about scams surrounding covid-19 vaccine trials.The bureau says scammers are offering ways to get a vaccine by telling people they can take part in clinical trials. "Basically what happens you'll get a text message, possibly an email, or a Facebook or social media message stating hey, you could qualify for a clinical trial and make money doing it." said Rihanna Smith Hamblin from the BBB. There are some red flags to look for. If you receive a messa
  
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• New migration maps serve as tools to help big game in West

  26-11-2020 17:36
  
  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — New maps of big game migrations in the Western U.S. will help identify where human development is getting in the way of animals on the move. Scientists have been using global positioning and statistical analysis to identify precisely where animals such as mule deer, elk and antelope go in pursuit of the best places to spend summer and wait out winter. Homes, roads, fences, oil and gas fields and mining operations increasingly interfere with those migrations. U.S. Geol
  
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• Michael Jordan donates $2M from hit documentary to Feeding America

  26-11-2020 17:33
  
  Basketball legend Michael Jordan has donated two million dollars to Feeding America.The money is coming out of proceeds from the Emmy-winning documentary "The Last Dance."The 10-part ESPN documentary focuses on Jordan's career with the six-time champion Chicago Bulls.
  An incredible gift to be thankful for – NBA legend Michael Jordan is donatingmillion to help our neighbors facing hunger! #TheLastDanceEvery action makes a difference. Join Michael & visit https://t.co/ExF6iX3wr7 to learn
  
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• Farm Rescue shifts to help farmers sickened by coronavirus

  26-11-2020 17:30
  
  A North Dakota-based volunteer organization that helps farmers when they are injured or otherwise impaired says it has helped a number of Midwest farmers who were incapacitated by the coronavirus. Since 2005, Farm Rescue has helped more than 700 farm families that have been unable to plant, harvest or feed livestock due to injury, illness or natural disaster. Founder Bill Gross says some farmers apply for help using an online application while others are referred to the organization, which has m
  
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• France says masks still necessary after vaccine

  26-11-2020 17:27
  
  PARIS (AP) — France’s health minister says his country is readying to start administering COVID-19 vaccines in late December. But Olivier Veran is warning Thursday that people will still have to wear masks and keep their distance even after vaccines are widely available.Veran said he can’t say yet whether mass vaccination “will allow us to get rid of this virus and totally return to our past lives,” because it’s not clear exactly how long protection from the e
  
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• Some restaurants are open on Thanksgiving

  26-11-2020 17:24
  
  If your turkey dinner didn't turn out how your expected, don't fret.Not everything is closed on Thursday.Dunkin Donuts, McDonald's, Starbucks, Denny's, IHOP, Waffle House will be open.Other restaurants are open as well but call or check online before leaving the house. They might have a special menu or reduced hours.
  The post Some restaurants are open on Thanksgiving appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Schools struggle to stay open as quarantines sideline staff

  26-11-2020 17:05
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Contact tracing and isolation protocols meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus are sidelining school employees and frustrating efforts to continue in-person learning. It’s happening even in districts that take precautions and have successfully prevented much spread in classes. A small Ohio district where all the students share one building had to pivot back to remote learning because a cafeteria worker tested positive. That led the entire cafeteria staff
  
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• Hijab-wearing Somali-US model takes step back from industry

  26-11-2020 16:53
  
  MILAN (AP) — Somali-American model Halima Aden has announced that she is taking a step back from the fashion industry, saying the pandemic slowdown has allowed her to see instances when her desire to maintain a hijab was not properly respected. In a detailed Instagram story, Aden wrote this week that she was “not rushing back to the fashion industry” and that she had finally heard her mother’s pleas “to open my eyes.” Aden became the first hijab-wearing model
  
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• Corruption trial for France’s Sarkozy to go ahead Monday

  26-11-2020 16:52
  
  PARIS (AP) — A landmark trial involving allegations of corruption and influence-peddling by former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will begin in earnest Monday. A Paris court rejected an appeal by a co-defendant who said he was too sick to face court. It’s the first time the 65-year-old Sarkozy is facing trial, though the conservative politician is the target of multiple investigations. He denies wrongdoing. In the current case, Sarkozy is accused of having tried to illegally obtain
  
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• Arizona reports more than 3,400 new COVID-19 cases, 44 deaths

  26-11-2020 16:32
  
  PHOENIX (KVOA) – Another 3,474 Arizonans tested positive for the coronavirus, the Arizona Department of Health Services said Thursday.Forty-four deaths were also added to the state's dashboard.That brings the state’s documented totals to 314,326 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The death toll is 6,568.Today’s #COVID19 dashboard update adds 3,474 cases and 44 deaths. Please help protect everyone by following our recommendations for holiday gatherings, including masks, distancing and
  
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• Alabama mail carrier surprises birthday boy with a gift

  26-11-2020 16:09
  
  Chip Matthews loves picking up the mail. And he loves it even more now. For his sixth birthday, mail carrier Tawanna Purter surprised with him with a gift: a dollar bill and four quarters — a small fortune at his age. Chip has treasured the money and is saving up to buy a Spider-Man action figure. His mom, Bonnie, says the kind gesture also gave the Opelika, Alabama, family hope during the pandemic when she lost her job as a school counselor.The post Alabama mail carrier surprises birthday
  
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• Holiday trends to watch: Adult Play-Doh; stores that ship

  26-11-2020 16:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic is turning this into a holiday shopping season like no other. Toy companies are targeting stuck-at-home grown-ups with latte-smelling Play-Doh and Legos that turn into Warhols. People who added a puppy to their family during the pandemic, will see tons of gift options for their new furry friend. And with more people shopping online, stores are doing double duty as shipping centers to try to get gifts to doorsteps faster.  The post Holiday trends to watch:
  
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• Disney to lay off 32,000 employees

  26-11-2020 16:05
  
  pxfuel / CC0 1.0Cinderella Castle, Disney World Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida, Photo Date: Undated
  Disney is planning to lay off 32,000 employees by the end of March 2021.The job cuts come as the coronavirus pandemic continues to have a negative impact on the company's parks and resorts.Word of the layoffs came in a Wednesday filing to the securities and exchange commission.It comes after the media and entertainment giant already announced plans to cut roughly 28,000 jobs in September.Accordi
  
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• The Latest: France says masks still necessary after vaccine

  26-11-2020 16:02
  
  PARIS (AP) — France’s health minister says his country is readying to start administering COVID-19 vaccines in late December. But Olivier Veran is warning Thursday that people will still have to wear masks and keep their distance even after vaccines are widely available.
  Veran said he can’t say yet whether mass vaccination “will allow us to get rid of this virus and totally return to our past lives,” because it’s not clear exactly how long protection from the
  
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