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December 9, 2020
Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he...

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December 9, 2020
Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he...

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December 9, 2020
Judge: Washington state gym does not have to pay virus fines

An appellate judge has ruled that the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries did not show sufficient evidence to fine a gym owner for alleged violations of coronavirus regulations...

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December 9, 2020
Illinois Editorial Roundup:

Here are excerpts of editorials published in Illinois newspapers. December 8, 2020 Chicago Sun-Times Take if from April Ibanez and small business owners: We'll get through this pandemic better together...

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December 9, 2020
Illinois Editorial Roundup:

Here are excerpts of editorials published in Illinois newspapers. December 8, 2020 Chicago Sun-Times Take if from April Ibanez and small business owners: We'll get through this pandemic better together...

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December 9, 2020
Competitive CNN shows post-election surge in viewership

Since the presidential election, CNN has been on one of its best competitive rolls in almost two decades, enough that it is taking out newspaper ads touting its success. Between...

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December 9, 2020
Competitive CNN shows post-election surge in viewership

Since the presidential election, CNN has been on one of its best competitive rolls in almost two decades, enough that it is taking out newspaper ads touting its success. Between...

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December 9, 2020
House approves defense bill with veto-proof margin

The Democratic-controlled House on Tuesday easily approved a wide-ranging defense policy bill, defying a veto threat from President Donald Trump and setting up a possible showdown with the Republican president...

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December 9, 2020
House approves defense bill with veto-proof margin

The Democratic-controlled House on Tuesday easily approved a wide-ranging defense policy bill, defying a veto threat from President Donald Trump and setting up a possible showdown with the Republican president...

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December 9, 2020
GameStop: Fiscal 3Q Earnings Snapshot

GameStop Corp. (GME) on Tuesday reported a loss of $18.8 million in its fiscal third quarter. The Grapevine, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 29 cents per share....

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December 9, 2020
GameStop: Fiscal 3Q Earnings Snapshot

GameStop Corp. (GME) on Tuesday reported a loss of $18.8 million in its fiscal third quarter. The Grapevine, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 29 cents per share....

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December 9, 2020
Tesla seeks to sell $5B in stock; CEO Musk moves to Texas

Tesla said Tuesday it is looking to raise up to $5 billion in capital through a stock offering. The announcement came on the same day CEO Elon Musk said he...

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December 9, 2020
Tesla seeks to sell $5B in stock; CEO Musk moves to Texas

Tesla said Tuesday it is looking to raise up to $5 billion in capital through a stock offering. The announcement came on the same day CEO Elon Musk said he...

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December 9, 2020
Abandoned Sugar Loaf ski resort is sold in northern Michigan

A once-popular former ski resort in northern Michigan has been sold, again. The Sugar Loaf property in Cedar was sold to a private buyer, according to a report in the...

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December 9, 2020
Abandoned Sugar Loaf ski resort is sold in northern Michigan

A once-popular former ski resort in northern Michigan has been sold, again. The Sugar Loaf property in Cedar was sold to a private buyer, according to a report in the...

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December 9, 2020
AP source: NHL players balk at changing CBA, league moves on

NHL players have balked at changing the collective bargaining agreement and the league is preparing to open the season Jan. 13 after starting training camp on New Year's Day, a...

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December 9, 2020
AP source: NHL players balk at changing CBA, league moves on

NHL players have balked at changing the collective bargaining agreement and the league is preparing to open the season Jan. 13 after starting training camp on New Year's Day, a...

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December 9, 2020
Guidewire Software: Fiscal 1Q Earnings Snapshot

Guidewire Software Inc. (GWRE) on Tuesday reported a loss of $20.2 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the San Mateo, California-based company said it had a...

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December 9, 2020
Guidewire Software: Fiscal 1Q Earnings Snapshot

Guidewire Software Inc. (GWRE) on Tuesday reported a loss of $20.2 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the San Mateo, California-based company said it had a...

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December 9, 2020
Asian shares extend gains after more Wall Street records

Asian shares logged strong gains on Wednesday after another round of record highs for major indexes on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose more than 1% in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul....

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December 9, 2020
Asian shares extend gains after more Wall Street records

Asian shares logged strong gains on Wednesday after another round of record highs for major indexes on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose more than 1% in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul....

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December 9, 2020
Asian shares extend gains after more Wall Street records

Asian shares logged strong gains on Wednesday after another round of record highs for major indexes on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose more than 1% in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul....

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December 9, 2020
Asian shares extend gains after more Wall Street records

Asian shares logged strong gains on Wednesday after another round of record highs for major indexes on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose more than 1% in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul....

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December 9, 2020
Asian shares extend gains after more Wall Street records

Asian shares logged strong gains on Wednesday after another round of record highs for major indexes on Wall Street. Benchmarks rose more than 1% in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul....

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December 9, 2020
Why did a UAE sheikh buy half an Anti-Arab Israeli football club, and what links the deal to Trump and Netanyahu?

An Arab royal's $100-million investment in notoriously racist Beitar Jerusalem FC has been billed as a historic joining of faiths. On closer inspection, however, there's more to this than just...

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December 9, 2020
Why did a UAE sheikh buy half an Anti-Arab Israeli football club, and what links the deal to Trump and Netanyahu?

An Arab royal's $100-million investment in notoriously racist Beitar Jerusalem FC has been billed as a historic joining of faiths. On closer inspection, however, there's more to this than just...

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December 9, 2020
Pan-Mass Challenge rides against pandemic trend, raises $50M

Pan-Mass Challenge founder Billy Starr knew early on he wouldn't be able to get 10,000 people together this summer for the annual cross-state bike ride that over four decades has...

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December 9, 2020
Nursing home industry: Pennsylvania illegally withheld funds

The nursing home industry is suing Pennsylvania, claiming Tuesday that the state illegally withheld more than $150 million that was intended to help long-term care facilities shoulder the financial burden...

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December 9, 2020
Tuesday’s safe harbor deadline is boost for Biden

A deadline set Tuesday under federal law essentially locks in President-elect Joe Biden's victory, even though President Donald Trump is still falsely claiming he won reelection. Other than Wisconsin, every...

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December 9, 2020
Idaho residents mostly slowed travel Thanksgiving Day

Transportation officials in Idaho have reported that highway and interstate traffic volumes on Thanksgiving Day were down in most of the state except eastern Idaho. Data from the state Department...

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December 9, 2020
Idaho residents mostly slowed travel Thanksgiving Day

Transportation officials in Idaho have reported that highway and interstate traffic volumes on Thanksgiving Day were down in most of the state except eastern Idaho. Data from the state Department...

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December 9, 2020
Boeing suffers more canceled orders for its 737 Max plane

Boeing Co. reported more cancellations for its 737 Max jet, which this week is scheduled to carry paying passengers for the first time since the planes were grounded 21 months...

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December 9, 2020
Boeing suffers more canceled orders for its 737 Max plane

Boeing Co. reported more cancellations for its 737 Max jet, which this week is scheduled to carry paying passengers for the first time since the planes were grounded 21 months...

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December 9, 2020
Savannah River project in discussion after court ruling

Leaders in a city in Georgia and another one in South Carolina are discussing the future of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam after a federal judge blocked a...

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December 9, 2020
Savannah River project in discussion after court ruling

Leaders in a city in Georgia and another one in South Carolina are discussing the future of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam after a federal judge blocked a...

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December 9, 2020
SiriusXM, Howard Stern sign five-year contract extension

Howard Stern has reached a five-year deal with SiriusXM to continue making his show for the satellite radio company through the end of 2025. Terms were not disclosed. Forbes magazine...

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December 9, 2020
SiriusXM, Howard Stern sign five-year contract extension

Howard Stern has reached a five-year deal with SiriusXM to continue making his show for the satellite radio company through the end of 2025. Terms were not disclosed. Forbes magazine...

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December 9, 2020
A shocking new Netflix documentary explores the seedy side of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former poster boy for the global elite

The new four-part mini-series showcases sex, money, power, class, race and gender as it dives deep into the fetid swamp of the former IMF head's controversial 2011 sex assault case...

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December 9, 2020
A shocking new Netflix documentary explores the seedy side of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former poster boy for the global elite

The new four-part mini-series showcases sex, money, power, class, race and gender as it dives deep into the fetid swamp of the former IMF head's controversial 2011 sex assault case...

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December 9, 2020
New White House offer adds $600 checks to COVID-19 relief

The Trump administration is back in the middle of Capitol Hill's confusing COVID-19 negotiations, offering a $916 billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that would send a $600 direct...

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