Politics

December 3, 2020
Ryanair gives Boeing a boost by ordering 75 more Max jets

Irish budget airline Ryanair is ordering more Boeing 737 Max jets just weeks before the plane returns to flying after two crashes that killed 346 people. Ryanair said Thursday it...

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December 3, 2020
MTV Entertainment commits $250 million to diversify reality

MTV Entertainment Group says it's making a $250 million commitment to spur reality production over the next three years by companies owned and operated by women and people of color....

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December 3, 2020
Biden is facing high hopes, tough choices on border wall

The U.S. government has been trying to take Pamela Rivas' land for a border wall since before Joe Biden was vice president. From a brushy bluff, Rivas can look across...

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December 3, 2020
Jobless aid applications dip during holiday hiring, but South Florida economy stays shaky

New applications for unemployment assistance in Florida declined last week, likely on the strength of holiday job gains. But other economic indicators show the local economy remains on unfirm ground....

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December 3, 2020
Big banks generated billions in fees from Paycheck Protection Program

The Paycheck Protection Program, a small-business lending facility created by the Trump Administration and Congress amid the pandemic, has generated more than $18 billion in fees for the nation's banks,...

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December 3, 2020
Police: Couple flew to Hawaii despite positive virus tests

A couple was arrested at a Hawaii airport for traveling on a flight from California despite knowing they were infected with COVID-19, authorities said. Wesley Moribe, 41, and Courtney Peterson,...

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December 3, 2020
US jobless claims remain high at 712,000 as virus escalates

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a still-high 712,000, the latest sign that the U.S. economy and job market remain under stress from the...

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December 3, 2020
US jobless claims remain high at 712,000 as virus escalates

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a still-high 712,000, the latest sign that the U.S. economy and job market remain under stress from the...

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December 3, 2020
US, Estonia partnered to search out cyber threat from Russia

In the modern twist on old-fashioned war games, the U.S. military dispatched cyber fighters to Estonia this fall to help the small Baltic nation search out and block potential cyber...

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December 3, 2020
US, Estonia partnered to search out cyber threat from Russia

In the modern twist on old-fashioned war games, the U.S. military dispatched cyber fighters to Estonia this fall to help the small Baltic nation search out and block potential cyber...

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December 3, 2020
‘Yes, we can – but no, we shouldn’t.’ Radical leftists furious over Obama’s claim that ‘Defund the Police’ is a vote-losing slogan

The former US President has criticized ‘snappy slogans' for alienating ordinary voters. Their irate response to his criticism is exactly why the left lost so much ground in the election....

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December 3, 2020
‘Yes, we can – but no, we shouldn’t.’ Radical leftists furious over Obama’s claim that ‘Defund the Police’ is a vote-losing slogan

The former US President has criticized ‘snappy slogans' for alienating ordinary voters. Their irate response to his criticism is exactly why the left lost so much ground in the election....

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December 3, 2020
Plane carrying Texas lawmaker skids off runway; no one hurt

A private plane carrying the presumptive incoming Texas House speaker skidded off a runway while trying to land during a rainstorm, but no one was seriously hurt, officials said. The...

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December 3, 2020
Claims that Biden will be influenced by Beijing are Trump’s brazen attempt to create a Chinagate crisis that doesn’t really exist

US intelligence suggestions that China will attempt to infiltrate the Joe Biden administration on a huge scale are not based in reality, but represent an effort by Donald Trump to...

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December 3, 2020
School closings threaten gains of students with disabilities

Without any in-school special education services for months, 14-year-old Joshua Nazzaro's normally sweet demeanor has sometimes given way to aggressive meltdowns that had been under control before the pandemic. The...

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December 3, 2020
School closings threaten gains of students with disabilities

Without any in-school special education services for months, 14-year-old Joshua Nazzaro's normally sweet demeanor has sometimes given way to aggressive meltdowns that had been under control before the pandemic. The...

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December 3, 2020
Phishing ploy targets COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort

IBM security researchers say they have detected a cyberespionage effort using targeted phishing emails to try to collect vital information on the World Health Organization's initiative for distributing COVID-19 vaccine...

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December 3, 2020
Obama’s establishment ‘theory of change’ is as wrong as ever at a time when Democrats need a progressive push

Former US President Barack Obama dismissed ‘Defund the police', an important message of the growing progressive left, showing he's just another establishment creature whose slogans of ‘hope' and ‘change' have...

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December 3, 2020
Obama’s establishment ‘theory of change’ is as wrong as ever at a time when Democrats need a progressive push

Former US President Barack Obama dismissed ‘Defund the police', an important message of the growing progressive left, showing he's just another establishment creature whose slogans of ‘hope' and ‘change' have...

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December 3, 2020
Struggling to pay your FPL bill during the COVID-19 pandemic? Here’s where to get help

It's difficult to live in Florida without reliable electricity, especially in the midst of a pandemic when it's safer to stay home and quarantine than go outside. And power bills...

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December 3, 2020
Struggling to pay your FPL bill during the COVID-19 pandemic? Here’s where to get help

It's difficult to live in Florida without reliable electricity, especially in the midst of a pandemic when it's safer to stay home and quarantine than go outside. And power bills...

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December 3, 2020
Struggling to pay your FPL bill during the COVID-19 pandemic? Here’s where to get help

It's difficult to live in Florida without reliable electricity, especially in the midst of a pandemic when it's safer to stay home and quarantine than go outside. And power bills...

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December 3, 2020
Bulgari hotel, known for Italian luxury, coming to Miami Beach in 2024

Bulgari Hotels & Resorts is coming to Miami Beach. The luxury Italian hospitality company best known for its jewelry, said its first U.S. hotel will debut in Miami Beach in...

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December 3, 2020
Bulgari hotel, known for Italian luxury, coming to Miami Beach in 2024

Bulgari Hotels & Resorts is coming to Miami Beach. The luxury Italian hospitality company best known for its jewelry, said its first U.S. hotel will debut in Miami Beach in...

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December 3, 2020
Once the darling of Miami Beach, Delano has ‘lost its edge.’ A new owner plans changes

When Studio 54 impresario Ian Schrager opened the Delano Hotel in 1995, the refashioned Art Deco gem was immediately dubbed the epitome of cool, revitalizing Miami Beach and launching a...

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December 3, 2020
Once the darling of Miami Beach, Delano has ‘lost its edge.’ A new owner plans changes

When Studio 54 impresario Ian Schrager opened the Delano Hotel in 1995, the refashioned Art Deco gem was immediately dubbed the epitome of cool, revitalizing Miami Beach and launching a...

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December 3, 2020
Election 2020 Today: Biden ponders health and defense picks

Here's what's happening Thursday in Election 2020 and President-elect Joe Biden's transition. TODAY'S TOP STORIES: HEALTH CARE PICKS: Up soon for President-elect Joe Biden: naming his top health care officials...

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December 3, 2020
Election 2020 Today: Biden ponders health and defense picks

Here's what's happening Thursday in Election 2020 and President-elect Joe Biden's transition. TODAY'S TOP STORIES: HEALTH CARE PICKS: Up soon for President-elect Joe Biden: naming his top health care officials...

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December 3, 2020
Brent Spence Bridge repairs on track for re-opening Dec. 23

Repairs to a heavily traveled bridge linking Kentucky and Ohio remain on schedule for a Dec. 23 reopening, Kentucky's transportation secretary said Wednesday. The Brent Spence Bridge — which spans...

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December 3, 2020
The Latest: Young S. Koreans taking crucial university exam

SEOUL, South Korea — Hundreds of thousands of masked students in South Korea, including 35 COVID-19 patients, are taking the country's highly competitive university entrance exam despite a viral resurgence...

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December 3, 2020
The BBC’s ‘bias to the right’ is the latest revelation from that famed bastion of objectivity – The Guardian

The BBC may force its journalists to stay apolitical on social media, but that hasn't stopped academics from studying who they follow to declare the broadcaster right-wing. There's no beating...

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December 3, 2020
California COVID-19 surge could lead to new stay-home order

California's quarantined governor is considering placing nearly all of the state's 40 million residents under a tough stay-at-home order amid fears that a staggering coronavirus surge could swamp the hospital...

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December 3, 2020
Power goes out as fire danger looms in Southern California

Southern California utilities cut the power to tens of thousands of customers to avoid the threat of wildfires as the region found itself whipped by Santa Ana winds that could...

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December 3, 2020
Asian shares advance on optimism over vaccines, stimulus

Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday, helped by progress toward rolling out coronavirus vaccines and talk of reaching a compromise on new help for the U.S. economy. Shares...

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December 3, 2020
Asian shares advance on optimism over vaccines, stimulus

Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday, helped by progress toward rolling out coronavirus vaccines and talk of reaching a compromise on new help for the U.S. economy. Shares...

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December 3, 2020
Ho, ho — Whoa! Virus keeping most Santas at a distance

Brad Six becomes Santa Claus, pulling his black boots over his red pants in the office of a Miami outdoor supply company. It's hot, so he forgoes the traditional heavy...

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December 3, 2020
China testing blunders stemmed from secret deals with firms

In the early days in Wuhan, the first city first struck by the virus, getting a COVID test was so difficult that residents compared it to winning the lottery. Throughout...

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December 3, 2020
Biden, top Democrats swing behind bipartisan virus aid bill

President-elect Joe Biden swung behind a bipartisan COVID-19 relief effort and his top Capitol Hill allies cut their demands for a $2 trillion-plus measure by more than half in hopes...

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December 3, 2020
California boy, 11, fatally shoots self during online class

An 11-year-old California boy died Wednesday after shooting himself during a Zoom distance-learning class while his microphone and camera were off, authorities said. The boy was found with a head...

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December 3, 2020
California boy, 11, fatally shoots self during online class

An 11-year-old California boy died Wednesday after shooting himself during a Zoom distance-learning class while his microphone and camera were off, authorities said. The boy was found with a head...

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