Politics

November 26, 2020
Surfaced shipwreck likely a 19th-century cargo vessel

Researchers believe a shipwreck that surfaced near Crescent Beach is likely the remnants of a cargo vessel called the Caroline Eddy that was run aground by a hurricane in the...

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November 26, 2020
The Latest: Germany passes over 15,000 virus deaths

BERLIN — Germany has passed the grim milestone of more than 15,000 deaths from the coronavirus. The Robert Koch Institute, the country's disease control center, said Thursday that another 389...

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November 26, 2020
The Latest: Germany passes over 15,000 virus deaths

BERLIN — Germany has passed the grim milestone of more than 15,000 deaths from the coronavirus. The Robert Koch Institute, the country's disease control center, said Thursday that another 389...

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November 26, 2020
The Latest: Germany passes over 15,000 virus deaths

BERLIN — Germany has passed the grim milestone of more than 15,000 deaths from the coronavirus. The Robert Koch Institute, the country's disease control center, said Thursday that another 389...

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November 26, 2020
Asian shares mixed after Wall Street takes pause on optimism

Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday, after Wall Street took a pause from the optimism underlined in a record-setting climb earlier in the week. A reality check appeared to be...

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November 26, 2020
California faces worrying Thanksgiving as coronavirus surges

Firefighters in Silicon Valley were sent out to enforce statewide business restrictions as the state faced a Thanksgiving shadowed by an out-of-control coronavirus surge and health officials begged people to...

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November 26, 2020
Asia Today: SKorea cases jump over 500 amid reimposed rules

South Korea has recorded more than 500 new coronavirus cases for the first time in about eight months. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Thursday the 583 additional...

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November 25, 2020
Brazilian regulator clears grounded Boeing plane to fly

Brazil's aviation regulator has lifted its order that grounded the Boeing 737 Max, clearing the way for the plane to fly again in Latin America's biggest country. The move Wednesday...

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November 25, 2020
Paper shredding drives false election claims in Georgia

Government and election officials frequently call on shredding companies to dispose of personal and sensitive documents that are no longer needed. But in a suburban county of Atlanta this week,...

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November 25, 2020
AstraZeneca manufacturing error clouds vaccine study results

AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Wednesday acknowledged a manufacturing error that is raising questions about preliminary results of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine. A statement describing the error came days after...

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November 25, 2020
Gov. Kelly urges state to ‘hunker down’ amid virus surge

Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly warned residents Wednesday not to let down their guard during Thanksgiving Day celebrations as coronavirus cases soar and hospitals overflow. The number of confirmed and...

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November 25, 2020
Idaho approves money for hospital staff, vaccine training

Idaho officials on Wednesday approved spending $5 million of federal coronavirus relief money to help hospitals hire additional staff to help care for a crush of COVID-19 patients. The Coronavirus...

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November 25, 2020
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower Wednesday, giving up some of their recent gains, on a day of mostly quiet trading ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Industrial, energy and health...

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November 25, 2020
New Senate leader: Economy, virus recovery among priorities

In February, the Alabama Senate will have a new leader for the first time in a decade when Republican Sen. Greg Reed of Jasper takes the helm as president pro...

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November 25, 2020
Alabama University aims to enroll patients for vaccine trial

Scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham say they aim to begin enrolling patients soon for a clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine. Researchers at UAB's Alabama Vaccine Research...

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November 25, 2020
Wolf vetoes bills on firearms during emergency, gas drilling

Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday vetoed bills on firearms during the pandemic or other emergencies and about the regulation and plugging of conventional oil and gas wells. All three bills...

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November 25, 2020
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 80 cents to $45.71 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for January delivery rose 75 cents to $48.61 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline...

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November 25, 2020
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania's newspapers: Last call at bars this Thanksgiving eve will be at 5 because of COVID-19 surge. ICUs are filling. Things didn't...

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November 25, 2020
Delta won’t furlough pilots; job cuts possible at Southwest

Delta Air Lines on Wednesday dropped a threat to furlough more than 1,700 pilots after they ratified a cost-cutting agreement that the airline said was needed to help it cope...

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November 25, 2020
Missouri metros crack down on restaurant virus rule breakers

Missouri's two largest metropolitan areas are cracking down on restaurants that violate rules designed to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Kansas City's liquor control authorities found two dozen bars...

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November 25, 2020
Missouri metros crack down on restaurant virus rule breakers

Missouri's two largest metropolitan areas are cracking down on restaurants that violate rules designed to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Kansas City's liquor control authorities found two dozen bars...

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November 25, 2020
Miami is giving away $250 Publix gift cards to help during COVID-19. Here’s how to apply

Miami residents struggling to buy groceries during the pandemic because they are tight on money may be eligible to receive a free $250 Publix gift card next month through a...

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November 25, 2020
Miami is giving away $250 Publix gift cards to help during COVID-19. Here’s how to apply

Miami residents struggling to buy groceries during the pandemic because they are tight on money may be eligible to receive a free $250 Publix gift card next month through a...

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November 25, 2020
Miami is giving away $250 Publix gift cards to help during COVID-19. Here’s how to apply

Miami residents struggling to buy groceries during the pandemic because they are tight on money may be eligible to receive a free $250 Publix gift card next month through a...

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November 25, 2020
Former executive faces prison time in SC nuclear debacle

The executive who spent billions of dollars on two South Carolina nuclear plants that never generated a single watt of power is almost certain to spend time in prison. Former...

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November 25, 2020
Former executive faces prison time in SC nuclear debacle

The executive who spent billions of dollars on two South Carolina nuclear plants that never generated a single watt of power is almost certain to spend time in prison. Former...

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November 25, 2020
Former executive faces prison time in SC nuclear debacle

The executive who spent billions of dollars on two South Carolina nuclear plants that never generated a single watt of power is almost certain to spend time in prison. Former...

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November 25, 2020
Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 25 The Baltimore Sun on toilet paper purchases during the pandemic: You've got packages of toilet paper stacked...

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November 25, 2020
Editorial Roundup: US

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 25 The Baltimore Sun on toilet paper purchases during the pandemic: You've got packages of toilet paper stacked...

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November 25, 2020
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Nov. 24 The Greenwood Commonwealth on the need for another national coronavirus aid package: The pandemic has taken some of the joy out of...

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November 25, 2020
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

Recent editorials from Mississippi newspapers: ___ Nov. 24 The Greenwood Commonwealth on the need for another national coronavirus aid package: The pandemic has taken some of the joy out of...

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November 25, 2020
Making tampons free for women is all very well, but it won’t tackle the issues that cause ‘period poverty’ in the first place

Scotland has been praised for groundbreaking legislation requiring public buildings and schools to make period products available for free. But the new law avoids addressing the reasons women can't afford...

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November 25, 2020
Some California counties winding down hotels for homeless

Some California counties are pushing ahead with plans to wind down a program that's moved homeless people into hotel rooms amid the coronavirus pandemic despite an emergency cash infusion from...

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November 25, 2020
Georgia opens application for medical marijuana producers

Georgia has opened the application process for businesses who want to manufacture cannabis oil for medical use in the state. The General Assembly legalized the treatment for a limited number...

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November 25, 2020
#MenToo needs to be taken seriously. Male victims of abuse deserve compassion, not dismissal and ridicule

Society has progressed and now views exploitation of women as heinous, but the same standards of care are not being afforded to men. Isn't it time for equality? A Scottish...

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November 25, 2020
Anti-woke professor Jordan B Peterson’s new self-help book for the masses will sell millions. No wonder the liberals are in tears

Pop psychologist Jordan Peterson's ideas have been branded ‘hate speech' by his publisher's tearful employees, even though his books pay their wages. No doubt they'd prefer their company to publish...

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November 25, 2020
The pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe forever

“No New ‘Movies' Till Influenza Ends” blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding. A century later,...

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November 25, 2020
The pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe forever

“No New ‘Movies' Till Influenza Ends” blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding. A century later,...

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November 25, 2020
Who’s your daddy? Here’s why European leaders are swooning like giddy submissives over Biden’s warmongering ‘back to normal’ team

The EU is trembling in anticipation at the prospect of a Joe Biden administration, like Ana Steele in Christian Grey's Red Room of Pain, despite the policies he espouses being...

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November 25, 2020
Idaho Lt. Governor promotes ‘walk-thru disinfectant cubes’

Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin has proposed using millions of dollars in coronavirus relief aid to have a Nevada company install additional safety technology including “walk-through disinfectant cubes” at the...

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