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• One out of every 1,000 Pima County residents has died from COVID-19; Hospitals overwhelmed

  30-12-2020 23:58
  
  Pima County Public Health Director Dr. Theresa Cullen shared troubling details on the accelerated transmission of COVID-19 throughout the county amid a new public health advisory at a virtual press conference Wednesday. …
  
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• Federal appeals court allows family of 8-year-old who died by suicide to sue school district

  30-12-2020 23:50
  
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  CINCINNATI, Ohio (CNN) - A disturbing story out of Ohio.A court in Cincinnati is handing a legal victory to the family of an 8-year-old boy who committed suicide in 2017 after being bullied at school.On Tuesday, the appellate court ruled that Gabriel Taye's family can go ahead with its civil rights action against the city's board of education and four former school officials.The court says the officials knew about the bullying, which lasted for three years.But the court says the o
  
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• AP: La. trooper under investigation dies in apparent suicide

  30-12-2020 23:49
  
  A Louisiana State Police trooper has died in an apparent suicide as colleagues searched his home as part of a criminal investigation. Three state law enforcement officials told The Associated Press that Senior Trooper August “Gus” McKay shot himself Wednesday after authorities arrived at his home in Washington Parish. The officials were not authorized to discuss McKay’s death and spoke to AP on the condition of anonymity. State Police declined to comment on specifics of the dea
  
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• Coyotes sign veteran forward Brassard to 1-year deal

  30-12-2020 23:42
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have signed veteran forward Derick Brassard to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 33-year-old Brassard had 10 goals and 22 assists in 66 games with the New York Islanders last season. Brassard has six 40-point seasons during his 13-year NHL career, including a career-high 60 with the New York Rangers in 2014-15. He had a career-high 27 goals with the Rangers a year later.The post Coyotes sign veteran forward Brassard to
  
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• Navajo County health boss indicted on theft, fraud charges

  30-12-2020 23:34
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A former Coconino County official who went on to oversee the public health agency in Navajo County has been indicted on 16 counts of theft, misuse of public money and fraud. The indictment announced Tuesday comes on the heels of a state audit that found Jeffrey Lee used purchase cards issued to him in both counties for personal benefit. Navajo County says it’s placed Lee on administrative leave from his job overseeing the health department. Lee previously serv
  
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• Los Angeles County surpasses 10,000 deaths from coronavirus

  30-12-2020 23:33
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County’s public health director says the county has surpassed 10,000 deaths from the coronavirus. Dr. Barbara Ferrer said Wednesday there have been 10,056 deaths and more than 7,400 people remain hospitalized with coronavirus in the county, with 20% of them in intensive care units. The milestone comes the same day Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an “unprecedented” high of 432 reported deaths, a figure that was likely elevated due to a lag
  
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• Speedy Sir: Lewis Hamilton knighted in year-end royal honors

  30-12-2020 23:30
  
  LONDON (AP) — Lewis Hamilton is now a “Sir” as well as a seven-time Formula One champion. Hamilton received a knighthood Wednesday as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s honors list, which also recognized British performers, politicians, public servants and people outside the limelight who worked to defeat the coronavirus and its devastating impacts. Veteran comic actress Sheila Hancock and acclaimed makeup artist Pat McGrath were made dames, the female equivale
  
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• New York makes exception to allow fans at Bills playoff game

  30-12-2020 23:27
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is making an exception to its ban on large gathering to allow about 6,700 fans to attend a Buffalo Bills home playoff game as long as all test negative beforehand. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the football team staff will only allow fans with negative tests to enter the stadium, where they will be seated distanced apart. Fans must wear masks once they leave their vehicles in parking lots until they return to their vehicles, and will be asked to leave if they take off
  
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• The Latest: California reports first case of virus variant

  30-12-2020 23:23
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced the first known case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus in the nation’s most populated state, following the first reported U.S. case in Colorado.
  Newsom said he had just learned of the finding in a Southern California case Wednesday. He announced it during an online conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious-disease expert.Fauci said the finding is not sur
  
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• Heavy snow expected in Texas; storm could spawn tornadoes

  30-12-2020 23:22
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A winter storm moving across southwestern Texas could dump more than a foot of snow before moving eastward and possibly spawning tornadoes in Louisiana and Mississippi. Forecaster Jeremy Grams with the National Weather Services’ Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, said Wednesday that 12-18 inches of snow is possible in southwestern Texas by Thursday. The storm is then expected to move eastward creating a threat of tornadoes across Louisiana and southern
  
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• Dawn Wells, Mary Ann on ‘Gilligan’s Island’ dies from COVID-19

  30-12-2020 23:18
  
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  LOS ANGELES (CNN) - The actress who played Mary Ann on "Gilligan's Island" has died.82-year-old Dawn Wells died in Los Angeles Wednesday from complications of COVID-19.Wells wore many hats beyond acting, serving as a producer, author and motivational speaker.But it's her portrayal of the lovable pig-tailed "Girl Next Door" castaway on "Gilligan's Island" that she is best known for.Even though Ginger was the glamorous movie star, Wells was a real-life beauty queen who represented N
  
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• A year like no other: cellphone images tell the 2020 story

  30-12-2020 23:14
  
  It was a year like no other, and Americans shambled through 2020 the best they could, taking cellphone photos along the way. Behind those images are the stories of an era of pandemic and polarization and progress and upheaval. The photos represent the lives people experienced and the moments they captured. Associated Press reporters recently went back to some of the people they interviewed during the news events of the past year and asked a straightforward question: What image on your phone&rsqu
  
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• TPD: Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle on south side ‘not within crosswalk’

  30-12-2020 23:07
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - The pedestrian who was fatally struck by a vehicle on the south side Monday was reportedly not in a crosswalk at the time of the incident, according to a press release shared by Tucson Police Department Wednesday.At around 8 p.m. Monday, an adult male who was crossing the Campbell Avenue east to west near Irvington Road was struck by a silver 2015 Ford Fusion.According to TPD, despite the first responders immediately rendering aid, the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Sunny skies and dry air will continue into the new year

  30-12-2020 22:58
  
  TUCSON - We saw some rain and a huge drop in temperatures yesterday and now high pressure takes over stabilizing our temps and keeping us sunny.High temperatures will stay in the low 60's between today and Saturday with lows in the mid 30's for Tucson.Colder temperatures are expected in Cochise county though with highs in the 50's and lows in the 20's.
  News Years will be chilly with temperatures in the upper 30's around midnight.We will warm up to the upper 60's and lower 70's by Sunday wit
  
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• Yemeni officials: Blast at Aden airport kills 25, wounds 110

  30-12-2020 22:55
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Security officials say a large explosion has struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there. At least 25 people were killed and 110 wounded in the blast Wednesday. Yemen’s international recognized government said Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired four ballistic missiles at the airport. Rebel officials did not answer phone calls from the AP seeking comment. AP footage from the scene shows m
  
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• California announces first case of virus variant

  30-12-2020 22:49
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced the first known case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus in the nation’s most populated state. It follows the first reported U.S. case in Colorado. Newsom said he had just learned of the finding in a Southern California case Wednesday. He announced it during an online conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious-disease expert. Newsom did not provide any
  
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• California announces first case of COVID-19 virus variant

  30-12-2020 22:45
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced the first known case of the new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus in the nation's most populated state.It follows the first reported U.S. case in Colorado. Newsom said he had just learned of the finding in a Southern California case Wednesday.He announced it during an online conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious-disease expert.Newsom did not provide any other details about
  
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• Georgia governor pushes back on Trump’s call for resignation

  30-12-2020 22:37
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is calling a tweet by President Donald Trump demanding his resignation a “distraction.” Kemp said at a news conference Wednesday that he was focused on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and upcoming runoff elections for two U.S. Senate seats. Trump said earlier in the day that  fellow Republican Kemp was an “obstructionist who refuses to admit that we won Georgia, BIG!” Trump lost the state to Democrat
  
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• Efforts to recall Gov. Ducey from non-partisan group dropped after falling short of signatures

  30-12-2020 22:37
  
  TUCSON (KVOA) - After failing to collect enough signatures to support their effort,  Accountable Arizona officially suspended their efforts to recall Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday.Back in September, the non-partisan, political action committee filed a recall petition with Secretary of State Katie Hobbs claimed that the governor should be recalled for his efforts dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.According to officials, in order to force a recall election, the group was required to 
  
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• California announces first known case of new coronavirus variant following first reported U.S. case in Colorado

  30-12-2020 22:35
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California announces first known case of new coronavirus variant following first reported U.S. case in Colorado.The post California announces first known case of new coronavirus variant following first reported U.S. case in Colorado appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Judge: $28.5M bail package for Epstein ex not a close call

  30-12-2020 22:29
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A judge says a $28.5 bail package proposed by lawyers for Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend only strengthened the reasoning for keeping her locked up until her July trial. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan made the observation in a written opinion explaining her reasons for denying bail earlier this week for Ghislaine Maxwell. The British socialite was arrested in July on charges alleging she recruited three teenage girls in the 1990s for Epstein to sexually abuse. She
  
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• Walmart apologizes for tweet calling Sen. Hawley sore loser

  30-12-2020 22:24
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart apologized Wednesday for a tweet that called Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley a sore loser for contesting President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the U.S. presidential election. The now deleted tweet, “Go ahead. Get your 2 hour debate. #soreloser,” was mistakenly sent by a member of Walmart’s social media team who meant to publish it on their personal account, the company said. The hashtag #BoycottWalmart began to trend on Twitter shortly
  
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• Census Bureau to miss deadline, jeopardizing Trump plan

  30-12-2020 22:17
  
  (AP) – The Census Bureau plans to announce it will miss a year-end deadline for handing in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats.That delay could undermine President Donald Trump’s efforts to exclude people in the country illegally from the count if the figures aren’t turned in before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.It will be the first time that the Dec. 31 target date is missed since the deadline was implemented more than four decades ago by Congress.
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• California governor offers schools plan amid record deaths

  30-12-2020 22:14
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is encouraging schools to resume in-person education next spring. But he also announced 432 new coronavirus deaths Wednesday, a state record for a single day’s reporting but a number that likely includes lagging death reports from the Christmas holiday. Newsom wants to reopen schools starting with the youngest students. He’s promising $2 billion in state aid to promote coronavirus testing, increased ventilation of classroom
  
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• The Latest: ‘Gilligan’s Island’ star Wells dies, virus cited

  30-12-2020 22:09
  
  LOS ANGELES — Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” has died.Her publicist says Wells died Wednesday morning in Los Angeles of causes related to COVID-19 at age 82.Besides TV, film and stage acting credits, her other real-life roles included teacher and motivational speaker.Born in Reno, Nevada, Wells represented her state in the 1959 Miss America pageant and quickly pivoted to an acting career. Her early TV roles came on s
  
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• Stocks hold on to modest gains, marking another Dow record

  30-12-2020 22:09
  
  Stocks are closing modestly higher on Wall Street, keeping major indexes at or near record highs. The S&P 500 added 0.1% Wednesday, keeping it just below the all-time high it reached on Monday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched another record. Small-company stocks again outpaced their larger rivals by a large margin, as they have been doing all month. That’s a sign that investors are feeling more optimistic about the economy. Investors were also encouraged to see that Britai
  
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• Census Bureau plans to announce it will miss year-end deadline for numbers used for divvying up congressional seats.

  30-12-2020 22:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Census Bureau plans to announce it will miss year-end deadline for numbers used for divvying up congressional seats.The post Census Bureau plans to announce it will miss year-end deadline for numbers used for divvying up congressional seats. appeared first on KVOA.
  
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• Trucker accused in deaths barred from commercial vehicles

  30-12-2020 21:53
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal safety monitors have barred an Arizona truck driver accussed of striking and killing five bicyclists earlier this month from operating commercial motor vehicles and deemed him a hazard to public safety. Authorites say Jordan Alexander Barson crashed his box truck into a group of recreational cyclists in the Nevada desert on Dec.10. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports his initial court appearance has been postponed until Jan. 4. He is facing 14 felony charges, incl
  
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• Ticketmaster to pay $10 million fine over hacking charges

  30-12-2020 21:41
  
  Ticketmaster has agreed to pay a $10 million fine to avoid criminal charges accusing the company of hacking into the computer system of a startup rival. A judge signed off on the deal on Wednesday in federal court in New York City. The concert ticket seller had been facing conspiracy to commit hacking and other charges involving a Brooklyn-based company called Songkick. Ticketmaster said in a statement Wednesday that there were only two employees suspected in the scheme.The post Ticketmaster to
  
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• Prosecutor: Preserve massage parlor video of Patriots owner

  30-12-2020 21:32
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor is asking a judge to preserve video that allegedly shows New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for massage parlor sex. Palm Beach County State Attorney David Aronberg said in Tuesday’s court filings that he has no interest in keeping the videos now that the case against Kraft has been dropped. But he says there is sill a pending lawsuit in which they may be called into evidence. A misdemeanor solicitation charge against Kraft
  
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• Neymar representatives deny links to big Brazil party

  30-12-2020 21:27
  
  SAO PAULO (AP) — Representatives for soccer superstar Neymar are trying to distance him from claims he has flouted pandemic warnings with a huge, multiday New Year’s bash at or near his home in Brazil while on break from his French club team. The main spokesperson for Neymar said Wednesday that at the moment he isn’t even at the exclusive neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro state where the party is taking place. into the party. One Brazilian newspaper reported 500 people had been in
  
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• ‘Gilligan’s Island’ star Dawn Wells dies, COVID-19 cited

  30-12-2020 20:59
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dawn Wells, who played the wholesome Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” has died. Her publicist says Wells died Wednesday morning in Los Angeles of causes related to COVID-19. Besides TV, film and stage acting credits, her other real-life roles included teacher and motivational speaker. Born in Reno, Nevada, Wells represented her state in the 1959 Miss America pageant and quickly pivoted to an acting career. Her early TV roles came on sho
  
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• The Latest: No travel by Colo. man suggests variant spread

  30-12-2020 20:58
  
  ATLANTA — U.S. health officials say the lack of reported travel history in a Colorado National Guardsman with a more contagious version of the coronavirus suggests the new variant is already spreading in the United States.
  Dr. Henry Walke of the CDC says the arrival of the variant known as B.1.1.7 “was expected” given travel patterns between the U.S. and England, where the variant was first seen.
  Walke says it’s still unclear how widely the variant has spread in the Unite
  
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• James Richardson, soldier in Merrill’s Marauders, dies at 99

  30-12-2020 20:50
  
  JACKSBORO, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man who was one of the last surviving members of the World War II jungle fighting unit known as Merrill’s Marauders has died at age 99. James Eubaun Richardson of Jacksboro was among just nine Marauders still living this year when Congress approved the unit to receive its highest honor: the Congressional Gold Medal. Daughter Judy Robinson said Richardson died Sunday at a hospital. The Marauders deployed nearly 3,000 soldiers in 1944 on a secret mis
  
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• Governor cancels inaugural, citing mask protests at his home

  30-12-2020 20:45
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s Republican governor said Wednesday that he is canceling his outdoor inauguration ceremony next month because of public safety concerns — namely, armed protesters who have been gathering outside his home in the weeks since he issued a mask order.
  “My first responsibility is ensuring the safety of my family and our citizens” Gov. Chris Sununu said in a news release. “For weeks, armed protesters have increasingly become more a
  
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• Mob led by Islamists demolishes Hindu temple in NW Pakistan

  30-12-2020 20:38
  
  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A senior police official says a mob led by Pakistan’s radical Islamist party demolished a Hindu temple after setting it on fire in a deeply conservative northwestern town. The incident in the town of Karak on Wednesday drew condemnation from human rights activists and Pakistan’s minister for human rights, Shireen Mazari. Mazari took to Twitter to condemn the burning of the temple and urged law enforcement officials to ensure the arrest of those involve
  
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• Dave Chappelle set to turn Ohio firehouse into comedy club

  30-12-2020 20:37
  
  YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle is set to buy a former fire station near his Ohio hometown with plans to turn it into a comedy club. The Dayton Daily News reports that the Miami Twp. Fire Station in Yellow Springs will be sold to the 47-year-old actor’s company and turned into a club that will seat 140 people. A member of the development corporation board said the group wanted someone who would breathe life into the station. Chappelle’s ties to Ohio go back
  
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• Honduras investigates murders of 2 indigenous leaders

  30-12-2020 20:13
  
  TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduran authorities are investigating the murders of two Indigenous activists killed in separate incidents over the weekend. Félix Vásquez of the Lenca Indigenous group was shot by masked men in front of relatives Saturday in his home in Santiago de Puringla. On Sunday, Jose Adán Medina was found shot to death in a remote location in the community of El Volcan, also in western Honduras. Medina was a member of the Tolupan group. Vásq
  
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• Indian troops kill 3 in Kashmir; families deny militant ties

  30-12-2020 20:04
  
  SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say government forces killed three suspected militants in a gunfight in the disputed region’s main city. But family members of the slain men alleged Wednesday they were killed in a staged gunbattle and contested that they were anti-India militants. The deaths come days after police in the Himalayan region charged an Indian army officer and two others with killing three laborers in a fake gunfight in July. Kashmir is split bet
  
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• Trebek’s last new ‘Jeopardy!’ episodes airing with a tribute

  30-12-2020 19:54
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The final new “Jeopardy!” episodes hosted by Alex Trebek will air next week, with highlights that promise to be memorable. The first of the five episodes will air Monday, starting with what producer Sony Pictures Television calls a “powerful message about the season of giving” from Trebek. The final episode, airing Friday, Jan. 8, will conclude with a tribute to the longtime and beloved host. He worked up until 10 days before he died of pancreatic
  
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• EXPLAINER: Scientists trying to understand new virus variant

  30-12-2020 19:43
  
  Scientists say there is reason for concern but not alarm about new variants of the coronavirus. One that has been spreading in England is now in the U.S., as Colorado officials announced Tuesday. Scientists say the new variant does not seem to cause more serious COVID-19 illness than previous versions of the virus. They also expect that current vaccines will work against it. On Wednesday, British officials reiterated that there is no data suggesting the new variant hurts the effectiveness of the
  
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• California governor offers plans to reopen in-person schools

  30-12-2020 19:38
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom encouraged schools to resume in-person education next year. He wants to start with the youngest students, and promised $2 billion in state aid to promote coronavirus testing, increased ventilation of classrooms and personal protective equipment. He said the recommendation announced Wednesday was driven by increasing evidence that there are lower risks and increased benefits from in-person instruction particularly for the youngest stude
  
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• Indiana AG: No charges recommended in fetal remains case

  30-12-2020 19:25
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general recommended no criminal charges or licensing actions in the case of more than 2,000 sets of fetal remains that were found last year in suburban Chicago. Attorney General Curtis Hill said Wednesday the investigation found the remains were from abortions the late Dr. Ulrich Klopfer performed at his three Indiana clinics between 2000 and 2003. Investigators found Klopfer failed to arrange for their proper disposition. But Hill says he canno
  
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• Most of England to greet 2021 under strictest virus measures

  30-12-2020 19:23
  
  LONDON (AP) — The British government has extended its toughest coronavirus restrictions to more than three-quarters of England’s population, saying a fast-spreading variant of the virus has reached most of the country. Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the government’s top infection-warning level would be expanded at midnight beyond London and the southeast to cover large swaths of central, northern and southwest England. The move will severely curtail New Year’s Eve cel
  
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• US stocks rise in afternoon trading as 2020 winds down

  30-12-2020 19:18
  
  Stocks rose on Wall Street, putting the market back on a positive footing following a modest pullback the day before. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in afternoon trading Wednesday and is hovering around its record high. The gains were broad, with technology stocks leading. Small-company stocks again outpaced their larger rivals, as they have been doing all month. That’s a sign that investors are feeling more optimistic about the economy. Investors were encouraged to see that Britain had authori
  
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• Canada to require negative test for people entering country

  30-12-2020 19:16
  
  TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government says that passengers must have a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days before they arrive in the country. Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Wednesday the measure will be implemented in the next few days. Canada already requires those entering the country to self-isolate for 14 days. The decision came a day after the premier of Canada’s largest province said he had ordered his finance minister to end a Caribbean vac
  
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• Vaccine delivered to prison where feds carry out executions

  30-12-2020 19:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bureau of Prisons has started vaccinating staff members and some inmates at the federal prison complex where the Justice Department carries out federal executions, as officials work to contain a coronavirus outbreak at the facility. An agency spokesman tells The Associated Press that by Wednesday, doses of the coronavirus vaccine had been delivered to 19 prisons, including the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. They include some prisons that have be
  
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• Pelosi likely speaker again, but might require high-wire act

  30-12-2020 19:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s little doubt in Washington that Nancy Pelosi will be reelected House speaker when the new Congress convenes on Sunday. But it could take a high-wire act for her to get there, mainly because of the pandemic. The California Democrat is the only woman in history to serve as speaker, and she has a reputation as a formidable vote-counter and wily deal-cutter. But when the full House elects its new speaker, those skills will be tested. Democrats will have the smal
  
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• State media: Attack on bus in southern Syria kills 28

  30-12-2020 19:03
  
  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s official news agency is reporting that an attack on a passenger bus traveling in the country’s south has left 28 people dead and others wounded. The report from state news agency SANA said the bus was traveling in the Kobajjep area in the southeastern part of Deir el-Zour province when the “terrorist attack” happened. The bus was traveling between central Homs province and Deir el-Zour to the east. The SANA report offered no further de
  
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• Colorado Guardsman has 1st reported US case of virus variant

  30-12-2020 19:03
  
  DENVER (AP) — Health officials say a Colorado National Guard member has the first reported U.S. case of COVID-19 variant and a second case is suspected in another Guard member.Dr. Rachel Herlihy, the state’s epidemiologist, said Wednesday that the two were deployed on Dec. 23 to a nursing home with an outbreak of the virus in a small town outside Denver.She appeared in a virtual briefing with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who says the man in his 20s with the confirmed case was recoveri
  
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