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December 17, 2020
COVID-19 cases top 200 at hospital as layoffs announced

As coronavirus cases top 200 at Washington state's largest psychiatric hospital, officials are implementing new procedures to try to get it under control. Making matters worse, the economic downturn that...

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December 17, 2020
Russian government continues to support the nation’s aviation sector and other key areas hit by Covid-19 – Putin

The measures adopted by the Russian government to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis have helped the most affected sectors to stay afloat, Russian President Vladimir Putin said...

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December 16, 2020
Missouri’s 2nd batch of vaccine smaller than anticipated

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday lauded the rollout of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, but it appears the second-week supply will be thousands of doses smaller than anticipated. Missouri received about...

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December 16, 2020
The Latest: Washington state officials see encouraging signs

OLYMPIA, Washington — Coronavirus infections remain rampant, but health officials in Washington state said Wednesday they're seeing some encouraging signs in recent data, just as front-line workers begin receiving vaccinations....

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December 16, 2020
Lennar: Fiscal 4Q Earnings Snapshot

Lennar Corp. (LEN) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $882.8 million. On a per-share basis, the Miami-based company said it had net income of $2.82. The results topped Wall...

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December 16, 2020
Lennar: Fiscal 4Q Earnings Snapshot

Lennar Corp. (LEN) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $882.8 million. On a per-share basis, the Miami-based company said it had net income of $2.82. The results topped Wall...

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December 16, 2020
NFL owners delay decision on 17-game regular season

NFL owners have delayed a decision on implementing a 17-game regular season for 2021. During a teleconference call Wednesday that replaced the usual December gathering of owners in Dallas, they...

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December 16, 2020
NFL owners delay decision on 17-game regular season

NFL owners have delayed a decision on implementing a 17-game regular season for 2021. During a teleconference call Wednesday that replaced the usual December gathering of owners in Dallas, they...

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December 16, 2020
San Antonio’s piñata makers hope vaccine brings back parties

Piñata and party shops in San Antonio whose businesses depend on celebrations are hoping COVID-19 vaccines bring back big parties next year. More than nine months after the coronavirus pandemic...

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December 16, 2020
San Antonio’s piñata makers hope vaccine brings back parties

Piñata and party shops in San Antonio whose businesses depend on celebrations are hoping COVID-19 vaccines bring back big parties next year. More than nine months after the coronavirus pandemic...

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December 16, 2020
Editorial Roundup: Georgia

Recent editorials from Georgia newspapers: ___ Dec. 16 The Brunswick News on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine: The fight against COVID-19 is reaching a critical juncture. While the bad news is that...

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December 16, 2020
Global investors keep pouring cash into China amid coronavirus pandemic

A new report by China's Ministry of Commerce showed that foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country rose 6.3 percent in the first 11 months of 2020, year-on-year to 899.38...

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December 16, 2020
Asia Today: S. Korea reports new daily high, mulls new steps

South Korea has reported another high in daily coronavirus increases as health officials face growing pressure to enforce stricter social distancing to slow the spread in the capital area. The...

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December 16, 2020
Brown calling Oregon lawmakers back for special session

Gov. Kate Brown is calling Oregon lawmakers back to the Capitol for a one-day special session, asking them to approve hundreds of millions of dollars to aid people and communities...

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December 15, 2020
After TV deal collapse, French soccer clubs face uncertainty

The collapse of French soccer's main broadcast rights deal has disrupted teams' financial plans in already pandemic-hit season just before the global transfer window reopens in January. As a result,...

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December 15, 2020
After TV deal collapse, French soccer clubs face uncertainty

The collapse of French soccer's main broadcast rights deal has disrupted teams' financial plans in already pandemic-hit season just before the global transfer window reopens in January. As a result,...

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December 15, 2020
First COVID-19 vaccines being administered in Washington

Health care workers in Washington on Tuesday will start receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, part of an effort to quickly innoculate people most at risk during the pandemic. Employees at UW...

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December 15, 2020
NAACP files suit over Erie highway plan, waterfront access

Pennsylvania's plan to upgrade a major road along the city of Erie's waterfront will wind up reducing pedestrian and cyclist access to the bay and disproportionately harm minority and low-income...

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December 15, 2020
LA Times executive editor Norman Pearlstine steps down

Los Angeles Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine has stepped down after two and a half years heading a newspaper roiled by management shakeups, a drop in revenue and questions about...

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December 14, 2020
Idaho attempting to recover overpaid unemployment benefits

The state of Idaho is trying to recover overpaid unemployment benefits disbursed as part of an effort to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Idaho Department of...

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December 14, 2020
Vaccine arrives in SC; schools roll back in-person learning

Some frontline health care workers in South Carolina received vaccinations for COVID-19 on Monday as the state looks to quickly distribute its first shipments of the vaccine. The Department of...

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December 14, 2020
Gmail, YouTube down briefly as Google suffers brief outage

Google users in the U.S., Europe, India and other parts of the world were briefly unable to access their Gmail accounts, watch YouTube videos or get to their online documents...

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December 14, 2020
Gmail, YouTube down briefly as Google suffers brief outage

Google users in the U.S., Europe, India and other parts of the world were briefly unable to access their Gmail accounts, watch YouTube videos or get to their online documents...

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December 14, 2020
US set for first COVID-19 shots as shipments begin arriving

Hospital workers begin unloading precious frozen vials of COVID-19 vaccine Monday, with the first vaccinations against a scourge that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans expected later in the day. “It...

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December 14, 2020
US set for first COVID-19 shots as shipments begin arriving

Hospital workers begin unloading precious frozen vials of COVID-19 vaccine Monday, with the first vaccinations against a scourge that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans expected later in the day. “It...

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December 14, 2020
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic

Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro's Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian scientists switched on their flashlights to traipse along a narrow trail of mud through dense...

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December 13, 2020
What lies behind AstraZeneca’s plan to team up with Russia’s highly criticized Sputnik V? RT’s Boom Bust gropes for an answer

Earlier this week, British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca announced a trial program to test if its experimental coronavirus vaccine can be combined with Russia's Sputnik V shot, which was previously bashed...

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December 13, 2020
Ireland tops list of world’s most generous nations as year of living with Covid-19 boosts donations

While 2020 brought more than a few problems to the vast majority of countries. Analysts have compiled a list of nations that made the most generous donations during the hard...

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December 13, 2020
Ireland tops list of world’s most generous nations as year of living with Covid-19 boosts donations

While 2020 brought more than a few problems to the vast majority of countries. Analysts have compiled a list of nations that made the most generous donations during the hard...

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December 13, 2020
Russia on track to have one of its largest-ever grain harvests

This year's grain crop in Russia is set to exceed 131 million tons, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. This would be one of the country's largest harvests, second only...

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December 13, 2020
British supermarkets warned to stash food on rising fears of no-deal Brexit – reports

As another round of talks between Britain and the EU seems to be ending in deadlock, UK ministers have reportedly warned retailers to start stockpiling food for fear of potential...

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December 13, 2020
Oman looks to make the most of Its dwindling oil reserves

Oman has just established a new state-owned company for upstream oil and gas operations to help garner investment interest and further develop its resources. Energy Development Oman (EDO) will have...

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December 13, 2020
Bank of England warns of possible disruptions to UK’s financial system after Brexit

The Bank of England said on Friday that the UK's banking system remains resilient to a wide range of possible economic outcomes due to Brexit but the end of transition...

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December 12, 2020
Planned solar power project in Mississippi gets new owner

A company has bought a solar plant that's planned for the Mississippi Delta. Cubico Buffalo Holdings I, LLC, recently acquired the Delta's Edge Solar facility from Renewable Energy Systems, the...

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December 12, 2020
Planned solar power project in Mississippi gets new owner

A company has bought a solar plant that's planned for the Mississippi Delta. Cubico Buffalo Holdings I, LLC, recently acquired the Delta's Edge Solar facility from Renewable Energy Systems, the...

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December 12, 2020
UN chief raises alarm over worst recession in 80 years as Covid-19 pandemic impact grows

The social and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been enormous and continues to grow, according to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is calling for global solidarity and...

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December 12, 2020
UN chief raises alarm over worst recession in 80 years as Covid-19 pandemic impact grows

The social and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been enormous and continues to grow, according to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is calling for global solidarity and...

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December 12, 2020
Work set to begin on solar farm at former GM Foundry site

Work is set to begin within weeks on a solar farm at the site of a former General Motors Foundry in western Illinois site that closed in the 1990s, the...

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December 12, 2020
Sweden considers adopting e-krona amid rapid growth of cash-free transactions

Swedish authorities have announced plans for a step-by-step replacement of the traditional krona with a digital equivalent, signaling a potential shift away from paper money in one of the world's...

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December 12, 2020
Bringing water to Wall Street may spark bubble for the world’s most vital resource, UN warns

Trading water futures like oil or gold is expected to leave the market vulnerable to a speculative bubble, according to Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, the UN's Special Rapporteur on the human rights...

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