New year, new rules: World celebrates 2021 through COVID restrictions

Times Square and Red Square closed; Burj Khalifa and New Zealand open.

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Petula Clark responds after her song ‘Downtown’ played from RV before Nashville bombing

After her timeless tune “Downtown” played from the RV that exploded in Nashville on Christmas morning, Petula Clark on Tuesday sent well wishes to the rattled Tennessee capital.

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‘Jeopardy’ primetime episodes featuring Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer among 2020’s top-ranked programs

The four-night primetime "Jeopardy" competition featuring Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer was among the most viewed TV events of 2020.

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Widow sues over WWE star Shad Gaspard’s Venice Beach drowning in May

Siliana Gaspard claims in her filing that the lifeguards on duty the day her husband died saw the wrestler and the couple’s 10-year-old son “struggling in the water but did not do anything for an unreasonable and negligent amount of time.”

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SEE IT: Robots can dance to ‘Do You Love Me’ now, world domination imminent

They may not be human, but they’re definitely dancers.

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Louisville police department seeks to fire officer who obtained no-knock search warrant that ended in Breonna Taylor’s death

Louisville Metro Police are aiming to fire the detective who obtained the no-knock warrant that ended in Breonna Taylor’s death.

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DOJ declines to press charges against officers in Tamir Rice case

The Justice Department said Tuesday it would not bring criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers involved in the 2014 shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, officially bringing their hate crime investigation of the case to a close.

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First U.S. case of scarier U.K. COVID strain reported in Colorado

The first confirmed U.S. case of the virulent B.1.1.7. COVID-19 strain has been identified in Colorado.

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New U.S. guidelines advise against sweets for tots, maintain recommended alcohol max for men

They’re icing out tots — but not asking men to cut down further on booze.

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Young boy, dog abandoned at Ohio cemetery 2 days before Christmas: cops

Police in Ohio are investigating why a young child and his dog were found alone in an Ohio cemetery two days before Christmas. The boy, who is believed to be 3 years old, was spotted “running after” a car as the vehicle sped away from a cemetery in Hinckley last Wednesday, authorities said.

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‘Hyper-ovulating’ mom-to-be gets pregnant a third time while already carrying twins

A women got pregnant again a week after conceiving twins, and will now give birth to triplets - though one of them is gestationally about 10 days younger than the siblings.

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Man awaiting trial for double murder dies of COVID complications in Kentucky: officials

A Kentucky man charged with murdering two people in 2016 died from coronavirus complications Monday afternoon, just days before his next scheduled court appearance in the slow-moving case. Craig Pennington, who was being held at the Marion County Detention Center, was accused of killing the couple who owned his rental cabin in the rural town of Springfield.

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Boston removes statue of slave kneeling at Lincoln’s feet from public park

The city of Boston removed a statue of a freed slave kneeling at the feet of President Lincoln from one of its parks Tuesday, months after nation-wide protests over racial injustice.

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Utah hiker survives 100-foot fall from cliff

A Utah hiker survived after slipping and falling off of a cliff just outside Salt Lake City on Sunday.

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Federal prosecutors argue that juror in former rep’s corruption case was rightly excused for trusting Holy Spirit over evidence

A juror claimed in 2017 that the Holy Spirit told him that Florida politician Corrine Brown was innocent of her fraud and tax charges. Now, lawyers are fighting over whether it was OK to replace him.

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Parents travel without 2-year-old daughter days after United crew kicked family off flight over masks

A Colorado couple who was booted from a United Airlines flight after their 2-year-old daughter refused to wear a mask decided to travel a few days later anyway — but without their child. Eliz Orban’s viral video of the incident shows her husband struggling to convince the girl to cover her face before a flight attendant tells them they needed to leave the plane, which was headed to Newark Liberty International Airport.

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Boeing 737 MAX flies again, carrying passengers to LaGuardia for first time since deadly crashes

The American Airlines flight departed Miami International Airport on Tuesday morning.

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Former state senate candidate ‘bound, gagged, tortured’ in hotel ambush in Texas

Three people have been charged after a former Texas state senate candidate was “bound, gagged, tortured” after she was ambushed at a hotel on Christmas Eve.

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SEE IT: Dramatic bodycam video shows Nashville police passing RV seconds before it explodes

Dramatic new bodycam video shows Nashville Police officers walking directly past a suicide bomber’s RV just moments before the motor coach exploded Christmas morning.

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Florida rapper Splash Zanotti accused of kidnapping couple in ‘incredibly terrible crime’

A rising Florida rapper has been jailed on felony charges after prosecutors accused him of participating in the kidnapping of a couple who was held at gunpoint for 24 hours. Splash Zanotti, whose real name is Kejuan Campbell, was one of three masked intruders who forced their way into the victims’ home in the Broward County city of Miramar on Oct. 11 to demand $20,000 from the couple, federal authorities said.

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Tyson Foods manager fired from Iowa plant says COVID pool was ‘morale boost’

The group of Tyson Foods managers who ran a pool at work and bet $50 on how many employees would test positive for COVID-19 are “not the evil people” everyone assumes, one of them says.

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Bad weather expected to hamper New Year’s Eve throughout the U.S. as Midwest prepares for snow storms this week

There will be more storms to weather before the end of 2020.

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Suspect killed, officer shot in gunfire outside Georgia prison after contraband drop

Two men allegedly dropping off contraband material outside a Georgia prison got into a shootout with K-9 officers, leaving one suspect dead and an officer injured.

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Elderly Chicago woman stranded in room at senior home after wheelchair theft

A Chicago woman has been stuck in her room at the senior home she lives after someone broke into the complex on Christmas, waltzed into the community room and stole her wheelchair. She said the front desk person didn’t even notice.

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Pregnant Texas mom dies in 3-car crash alongside 7-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter: ‘Our baby girl was due in May’

A pregnant mom and her two young children are dead following a tragic three-vehicle traffic accident on a highway in Texas.

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American Girl’s ‘Girl of the Year’ is an animal-loving environmentalist

Kira Bailey is a nurturing and inquisitive 10-year-old who cares deeply for animals and the environment.

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What to watch New Year’s Eve: TV countdowns and specials to ring in 2021

Here’s how and where to watch the last minutes of 2020.

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British prime minister Boris Johnson’s dad says he’s applying for French citizenship

It’s another type of Brexit.

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Pet food recalled after at least 28 dogs die

A series of pet food products have been recalled due to “potentially fatal” levels of a toxin, the Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.

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Pope Francis to skip New Year’s Eve ceremonies due to ‘painful sciatica’

A statement released by the Holy See Press Office says the celebrations will go ahead as usual and Francis will address the faithful at noon on Jan. 1.

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China approves its first COVID vaccine, a homegrown shot

The Chinese government said Thursday that its has authorized the country’s first coronavirus vaccine for wide public use, lending approval to a state-developed injection.

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Georgia nursing home forced to delay vaccinations due to COVID-19 outbreak

A Georgia nursing home where more than 100 residents and dozens of employees have tested positive for COVID-19 this month has been forced to put off its scheduled vaccinations as the infections continue to spread.

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Wisconsin hospital employee fired for ‘intentionally’ spoiling 500 doses of COVID vaccine

A hospital worker outside of Milwaukee was fired Wednesday for taking more than 500 doses of the facility’s COVID-19 vaccine supply out of the refrigerator, leading to it to spoil.

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U.S. breaks daily COVID death toll for second day in a row

The United States reported a record high daily COVID-19 death toll Wednesday, topping the peak reached just a day earlier.

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Minneapolis police fatally shoot man during traffic stop

Cops did not provide any description of the man who was killed.

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Minneapolis police fatally shoot man during traffic stop

Cops did not provide any description of the man who was killed.

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Samuel Little, serial killer who claimed to have killed 93 people, dead at 80

Serial killer and rapist Samuel Little, who claims to have murdered 93 people over a 35-year span, has died at the age of 80.

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TV personality Dr. Drew tests positive for COVID —after downplaying it

Dr. Drew Pinsky, who downplayed the dangers of coronavirus early in the pandemic before apologizing, said Tuesday that he has tested positive for the virus.

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California nonprofit founder charged with hit-and-run killing of 2 boys

A Southern California woman has been charged with murder in the deaths of two boys she allegedly ran over in the fall, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.

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California nonprofit founder charged with hit-and-run killing of 2 boys

A Southern California woman has been charged with murder in the deaths of two boys she allegedly ran over in the fall, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday.

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‘Jeopardy’ champ Ken Jennings apologizes again for crass tweets

"Jeopardy!" super contestant Ken Jennings has apologized for some previous insensitive tweets.

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Second U.S. case of more contagious COVID strain detected in California

The first case was identified Tuesday in Colorado.

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Joe and Jill Biden set New Year’s Eve interview with Ryan Seacrest

Biden and wife Jill will be interviewed by the host of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” on Thursday to bring “a special message of hope, unity and best wishes for the year ahead,” ABC announced Wednesday.

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Philippines presidential guards smuggled Chinese COVID vaccine, took it in September, months before approval

Guess it was worth a shot.

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Michigan mayor Dan Paletko, 70, dies from COVID-19

Paletko was hospitalized Monday and died Tuesday night.

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There’s no business like the 10 biggest show business stories for 2020, from Weinstein to Depp to the Tiger King

Without further ado, the top 10 entertainment stories from the strangest year of the 21st century.

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Howard Rubenstein, legendary public relations sage for Trump, Steinbrenner, dead at age 88

Rubenstein, who famously founded his agency in 1954 at the kitchen table in his parents’ outer borough home, “passed away after ... what can only be described as a big, full life,” said a statement from his son Steven. “He died at home, in peace and in no pain, with my mother Amy by his side.”

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Man charged with murder after woman, 3-month-old baby found stabbed in Virginia

A Virginia man has been charged with murder after a woman and her 3-month-old child were found dead inside their home Tuesday afternoon. A medical examiner is investigating the exact manner and cause of death, but police described the incident as a “stabbing.”

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is a rush: review

It’s been 10 years since I first reviewed Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. And yes, I know that’s wild. What’s even wilder? Ten years later, the gameplay still holds up.

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Man charged with murder after woman, 3-month-old baby found stabbed in Virginia

A Virginia man has been charged with murder after a woman and her 3-month-old child were found dead inside their home Tuesday afternoon. A medical examiner is investigating the exact manner and cause of death, but police described the incident as a “stabbing.”

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Immortals: Fenyx Rising feels like a Zelda adventure, but with Greek mythology: review

It’s been awhile since we’ve had a new, fresh Zelda game. And who knows? Maybe in 2021, we get one too. But even if we don’t, those who miss and pine for Zelda-style adventuring gameplay have an alternative this year.

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Handcuffed Pennsylvania suspect who allegedly shot police officer, escaped, caught after nine days

A 22-year-old Pennsylvania man who escaped police custody last week after allegedly shooting his arresting officer while handcuffed was recaptured Tuesday night after nine days on the run.

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Handcuffed suspect who allegedly shot police officer, escaped caught after nine days

A 22-year-old Pennsylvania man who escaped police custody last week after allegedly shooting his arresting officer while handcuffed was recaptured Tuesday night after nine days on the run.

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Nashville suspect’s girlfriend warned police he was building bombs a year before Christmas attack: report

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Anthony Warner was “not on our radar” before he allegedly blew himself and an RV up in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day. But more than a year earlier, his girlfriend had called local police to report that he was making bombs in the camper.

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U.S. reports record high COVID-19 daily death toll

The United States hit another grim COVID-19 landmark Tuesday with its highly daily death toll since the pandemic started.

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Nashville suspect’s girlfriend warned police he was building bombs a year before Christmas attack: report

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Anthony Warner was “not on our radar” before he allegedly blew himself and an RV up in downtown Nashville on Christmas Day. But more than a year earlier, his girlfriend had called local police to report that he was making bombs in the camper.

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Wooden satellites being designed to lessen dangerous space debris

A Japanese company is developing wooden satellites to cut down on space debris.

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Israeli man suffers fatal heart attack 2 hours after COVID vaccination

An Israel man died of a heart attack two hours after receiving his COVID-19 vaccination.

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Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from COVID-19 at 41

Letlow was transferred to the ICU on Dec. 23.

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Injured Kent State shooting survivor Alan Canfora dead at 71

Alan Canfora, one of the survivors of the 1970 Kent State shootings, has died at the age of 71.

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NFL rushes to viewership victory with 2020 Super Bowl yet again most-watched program

The NFL dominated the Nielsen ratings, snagging the top five programming slots of 2020.

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Previously healthy Illinois teen dies from COVID-19: ‘It just took her so fast’

Sarah Simental died Sunday.

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Parents of bullied third-grader who died by suicide can sue school leaders, appeals court rules

Gabriel Taye's parents have sued Cincinnati public school leaders.

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Siblings killed, 1-year-old wounded in Mississippi shooting, police chief says

A pregnant woman and her brother died and a 1-year-old girl was wounded in a gruesome shooting at a home in Canton, Miss., early Tuesday, the city’s police chief said.

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Lucky in Kentucky: Louisville, Lexington Walgreens dole extra vaccine doses that would have gone to waste otherwise

Some Kentuckians got lucky on Christmas Eve when Walgreens gave out its excess coronavirus vaccine doses after the pharmaceutical chain found itself with thawed extra doses on hand.

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Man crashes food truck off Chesapeake Bay Bridge, search to resume Wednesday morning

Erik Mezick, 47, was driving a food truck when it plowed through a guardrail and into the bay.

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Petula Clark responds after her song ‘Downtown’ played from RV before Nashville bombing

After her timeless tune “Downtown” played from the RV that exploded in Nashville on Christmas morning, Petula Clark on Tuesday sent well wishes to the rattled Tennessee capital.

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‘Jeopardy’ primetime episodes featuring Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer among 2020’s top-ranked programs

The four-night primetime "Jeopardy" competition featuring Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer was among the most viewed TV events of 2020.

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Widow sues over WWE star Shad Gaspard’s Venice Beach drowning in May

Siliana Gaspard claims in her filing that the lifeguards on duty the day her husband died saw the wrestler and the couple’s 10-year-old son “struggling in the water but did not do anything for an unreasonable and negligent amount of time.”

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Florida rapper Splash Zanotti accused of kidnapping couple in ‘incredibly terrible crime’

A rising Florida rapper has been jailed on felony charges after prosecutors accused him of participating in the kidnapping of a couple who was held at gunpoint for 24 hours. Splash Zanotti, whose real name is Kejuan Campbell, was one of three masked intruders who forced their way into the victims’ home in the Broward County city of Miramar on Oct. 11 to demand $20,000 from the couple, federal authorities said.

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SEE IT: Dramatic bodycam video shows Nashville police passing RV seconds before it explodes

Dramatic new bodycam video shows Nashville Police officers walking directly past a suicide bomber’s RV just moments before the motor coach exploded Christmas morning.

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Florida rapper Splash Zanotti accused of kidnapping couple in ‘incredibly terrible crime’

A rising Florida rapper has been jailed on felony charges after prosecutors accused him of participating in the kidnapping of a couple who was held at gunpoint for 24 hours. Splash Zanotti, whose real name is Kejuan Campbell, was one of three masked intruders who forced their way into the victims’ home in the Broward County city of Miramar on Oct. 11 to demand $20,000 from the couple, federal authorities said.

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Tyson Foods manager fired from Iowa plant says COVID pool was ‘morale boost’

The group of Tyson Foods managers who ran a pool at work and bet $50 on how many employees would test positive for COVID-19 are “not the evil people” everyone assumes, one of them says.

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Bad weather expected to hamper New Year’s Eve throughout the U.S. as Midwest prepares for snow storms this week

There will be more storms to weather before the end of 2020.

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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake kills child, causes huge damage in Croatia

A powerful earthquake struck central Croatia on Tuesday, killing at least one person and leaving a town in ruins just a day after another large tremor shook the region.

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Suspect killed, officer shot in gunfire outside Georgia prison after contraband drop

Two men allegedly dropping off contraband material outside a Georgia prison got into a shootout with K-9 officers, leaving one suspect dead and an officer injured.

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Texas sheriff’s deputy arrested for domestic violence for second time this year

A Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy allegedly kicked his girlfriend in the face enough times to bloody her clothing, then tried to force her to strip to destroy of the evidence.

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Pierre Cardin, celebrated French fashion designer, dead at 98

Cardin was known for his groundbreaking contributions to the fashion industry and beyond.

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Suspect killed, officer shot in gunfire outside Georgia prison after contraband drop

Two men allegedly dropping off contraband material outside a Georgia prison got into a shootout with K-9 officers, leaving one suspect dead and an officer injured.

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Washington nursing home that saw first U.S. COVID outbreak begins vaccinating residents

Residents and staff members at Life Care Center of Kirkland, the epicenter of the first COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, began receiving their vaccines Monday.

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Texas sheriff’s deputy arrested for domestic violence for second time this year

A Bexar County Sheriff’s deputy allegedly kicked his girlfriend in the face enough times to bloody her clothing, then tried to force her to strip to destroy of the evidence.

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High school teacher appears in court on charges of criminal sexual abuse after admitting to relationship with student

A high school teacher charged with criminal sexual abuse after what she admitted was an inappropriate relationship with a student appeared in court Monday.

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High school teacher appears in court on charges of criminal sexual abuse after admitting to relationship with student

A high school teacher charged with criminal sexual abuse after what she admitted was an inappropriate relationship with a student appeared in court Monday.

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Sisters go through pandemic pregnancies together, give birth 90 minutes apart

Two sisters gave birth 90 minutes apart after weathering lockdown pregnancies.

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Ohio cop who fatally shot Andre Hill while he was holding a cell phone is fired

Adam Coy, the Ohio cop who fatally shot Andre Hill while he was holding a cell phone, was fired Monday after a disciplinary hearing.

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Ohio cop who fatally shot Andre Hill while he was holding a cell phone is fired

Adam Coy, the Ohio cop who fatally shot Andre Hill while he was holding a cell phone, was fired Monday after a disciplinary hearing.

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Scotty is finally beamed up - to the International Space Station - and the backstory is revealed

Now it can be told: The ashes of James Doohan, the actor who portrayed U.S.S. Enterprise chief engineer, have been interred on the International Space Station for about a dozen years, a report confirms.

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Scotty is finally beamed up - to the International Space Station - and the backstory is revealed

Now it can be told: The ashes of James Doohan, the actor who portrayed U.S.S. Enterprise chief engineer, have been interred on the International Space Station for about a dozen years, a report confirms.

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Parents deny endangering 4-year-old daughter allegedly killed by neighbors to remove ‘demon’

The parents of a 4-year-old Missouri girl who died after she was beaten and “dunked” in an icy pond to exorcise a “demon” pleaded not guilty Monday to felony child endangerment.

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Russia threatens opposition leader Alexei Navalny with jail time

A Russian law enforcement agency is threatening Putin critic Alexei Navalny with jail time unless he returns to the country for hearing.

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Arson suspected after fire at Black church in Massachusetts

Local and federal law enforcement are investigating possible arson after a “highly suspicious” fire early Monday morning at a Black church in Massachusetts.

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Lil Pump banned from flying JetBlue after mask refusal: report

Lil Pump, whose anti-mask, COVID-denying video clip was posted online Sunday, may have been banned from flying on JetBlue, where he allegedly made the pronouncement, according to a new report.

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Diddy cancels New Year’s Eve party over COVID concerns

Diddy is putting health above partying.

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‘Deadliest Catch’ cast member Nick McGlashan dies at 33: report

A veteran fisherman and crabber, McGlashan joined Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” in 2013. The series centers on the high-leverage efforts of fishermen who venture out to sea and risk their lives to haul in crabs.

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Man shot inside hotel near Tulane University in New Orleans: cops

Police in Louisiana are investigating a mysterious shooting inside a hotel near Tulane University early Monday morning, authorities said.

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Man shot inside hotel near Tulane University in New Orleans: cops

Police in Louisiana are investigating a mysterious shooting inside a hotel near Tulane University early Monday morning, authorities said.

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National Guard member killed in West Virginia arson fire

Arson has been blamed for a fire that killed one firefighter, a member of the National Guard, and injured three others Sunday in West Virginia.

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Marshmallow flavored Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups top Hershey’s list of new Easter offerings

Something sweet is hatching this Easter. Reese’s Mallow-Top Peanut Butter Cups — a brand new version of the classic candies made with marshmallow-flavored creme layered on top of the traditional milk chocolate and peanut butter center — will be hopping into your life in time for the holiday.

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Citizen journalist who reported on COVID outbreak in Wuhan sentenced to four years in prison

A former lawyer-turned-citizen journalist who covered the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.”

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Lori Loughlin released from prison after nearly 2 months

Actress Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after serving nearly two months behind bars for her role in the college admissions cheating scandal.

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Citizen journalist who reported on COVID outbreak in Wuhan sentenced to four years in prison

A former lawyer-turned-citizen journalist who covered the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.”

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Lori Loughlin released from prison after nearly 2 months

Actress Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after serving nearly two months behind bars for her role in the college admissions cheating scandal.

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Human body parts found dumped at 2 sites in Arizona in ‘bizarre and grisly’ discovery

Human body parts that may have been stolen from a medical institution were found dumped at two different sites in central Arizona over the weekend, authorities said.

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Tennessee man charged after driving white box truck playing similar audio as Nashville bomber

A man who played “similar” audio outside a Tennessee church as the Nashville suicide bomber on Christmas Day has been arrested, local police announced Sunday night.

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Human body parts found dumped at 2 sites in Arizona in ‘bizarre and grisly’ discovery

Human body parts that may have been stolen from a medical institution were found dumped at two different sites in central Arizona over the weekend, authorities said.

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Tennessee man charged after driving white box truck playing similar audio as Nashville bomber

A man who played “similar” audio outside a Tennessee church as the Nashville suicide bomber on Christmas Day has been arrested, local police announced Sunday night.

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K-9 pup killed after drunk limo driver slams into parked police car in Illinois: cops

An Illinois K-9 officer was killed in the line of duty after a suspected drunk driver crashed his limousine into a parked police car early Sunday morning, authorities said. The dog’s handler, Deputy Robert Rosenkranz, was conducting a traffic stop on the shoulder of Interstate 90 in Boone County when the limo rear-ended the fully marked squad car around 1:30 a.m., according to Illinois State Police.

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K-9 killed after drunk limo driver slams into parked police car in Illinois: cops

An Illinois K-9 officer was killed in the line of duty after a suspected drunk driver crashed his limousine into a parked police car early Sunday morning, authorities said. The dog’s handler, Deputy Robert Rosenkranz, was conducting a traffic stop on the shoulder of Interstate 90 in Boone County when the limo rear-ended the fully marked squad car around 1:30 a.m., according to Illinois State Police.

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker caught in embarrassing pizza photo fib

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker tweeted a stale photo of a year-old pizza to illustrate his 2020 support of small businesses during the pandemic. It went over about as well as one might think it would.

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Former Trump communications aide Omarosa Newman says Trump’s refusal to concede stems from ‘psychotic episode’

Omarosa Manigault Newman, former communications director of the White House Office of Public Liaison, thinks President Trump’s refusal to accept the election results stems from psychosis.

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Marco Rubio accuses Fauci of lying about masks, coronavirus, herd immunity during anti-lockdown online rant

Republican Senator and Florida man Marco Rubio went on a Twitter rant Sunday to accuse Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist, of lying about coronavirus in general and masks in particular.

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We believe coronavirus vaccines are effective against new strain: Adm. Brett Giroir

The White House coronavirus testing czar said Sunday that the new coronavirus strain making the disease more transmissible is no match for the vaccines that are already being rolled out.

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We believe coronavirus vaccines are effective against new strain: Adm. Brett Giroir

The White House coronavirus testing czar said Sunday that the new coronavirus strain making the disease more transmissible is no match for the vaccines that are already being rolled out.

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Geraldo Rivera says Trump acting like ‘entitled frat boy’ for refusing to concede

Soon-to-be-former President Trump is acting like an “entitled frat boy” for refusing to concede, Fox News host, “Apprentice” ex and Trump ally Geraldo Rivera said Sunday.

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Driver suffers ‘very serious, permanent injuries’ after brick is hurled through his windshield, police say

“As he passed a red SUV, someone threw a brick at his vehicle,” police said.

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Two Colorado liquor store employees sentenced for selling alcohol to woman before fatal DUI crash

Two men who sold alcohol to a “visibly intoxicated” woman last year before she crashed head-on into another car, killing the driver and passenger, were sentenced last week.

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Petula Clark song ‘Downtown’ played from RV before Nashville bomb explosion, officer says

A recorded message warning people to evacuate also came from the RV before the blast, which occurred at 6:29 a.m. that day in downtown Nashville.

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California Disney employee brags about getting COVID-19 vaccine early, hospital says leftover doses were given to non-frontline healthcare workers

A 33-year-old California woman who works at Disney allegedly jumped the line for the first round of her COVID-19 vaccine through a connection at a local hospital.

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Hollywood Walk of Shame: The 10 most infamous celebrity arrests of 2020

In a year when most of us were forced into lockdown, these shameless celebrities managed to go out and get locked up somewhere else — in jail.Rising musicians, popular rappers, controversial actors and a huge K-pop star were embroiled in shocking legal woes that deserve a look back before we say goodbye to 2020.

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Hollywood Walk of Shame: The 10 most infamous celebrity arrests of 2020

In a year when most of us were forced into lockdown, these shameless celebrities managed to go out and get locked up somewhere else — in jail.Rising musicians, popular rappers, controversial actors and a huge K-pop star were embroiled in shocking legal woes that deserve a look back before we say goodbye to 2020.

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2 women, 3 girls found dead on Christmas at Arkansas home, officials say

“At this time, we believe this to be an isolated incident, and do not feel that there is any continued danger to the local public,” the sheriff’s office said.

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CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski and Wall Street Journal’s Rachel Louise Ensign’s 9-month-old daughter Francesca dies of cancer

Two journalists had to break sadly terrible news to the public on Christmas Day.

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Active Army member charged in Illinois bowling alley shooting that killed three

The man who allegedly opened fire inside an Illinois bowling alley Saturday night, killing three and wounding three others, is an active member of the U.S. Army, officials said Sunday.

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Virginia sheriff’s deputy fired for ‘disturbing comments’ on conservative social media site Parler

A Virginia sheriff’s deputy who allegedly called for a “violent revolutionary action” and said he was “ready to kill” anyone who tried to vaccinate his children or make him wear a mask has been fired.

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One killed, five injured in shooting during music video filming outside Boston

A music video shoot turned deadly Saturday night in Lynn, Mass., when six people were shot, one fatally.

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Man in Trump mask, Santa hat shoots estranged brother-in-law: cops

A man costumed in a Trump mask, Santa hat and fake white beard shot his brother-in-law twice Saturday, according to California police.

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3 people fatally shot, 3 others injured at Illinois bowling alley, suspect arrested

Police provided little information on the victims.

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Female driver lucky to be alive after plunging over San Francisco cliff: fire department

A California woman is lucky to be alive after her car nearly careened off a San Francisco cliff.

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3 people fatally shot, 3 others injured at Illinois bowling alley, suspect arrested

Police provided little information on the victims.

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Bail-jumping Carlos Ghosn expected to be questioned in Lebanon

Carlos Ghosn, the head of Renault-Nissan who fled Japan in 2019, is expected to be questioned in January.

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Pro wrestler Jon Huber, known as Brodie Lee in AEW, dies at age 41

Huber died from a lung issue not related to COVID-19, according to his wife.

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Holiday shopping up 3% despite COVID, online sales jump 49%

Things wrapped up nicely.

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Recently laid-off preschool teacher strikes it rich with lucky $250K lottery ticket

A recently laid-off North Carolina preschool teacher recently won $250,000 playing the lottery.

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Canada reports first cases of fast-spreading COVID variant initially detected in U.K.

It's the first time the U.K. variant has been identified in North America.

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Cases of new coronavirus variant, mostly linked to U.K. travel, now reported in several EU countries, Japan, Australia

Preliminary analysis in suggests that the new variant may be up to 70% more transmissible than previously circulating variants, according to the CDC.

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Germany, Hungary become first EU nations to administer COVID vaccines

The two countries started vaccinating in the hours after they received their first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech shot.

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‘Highly damaging’: Girl Scouts accuse Boy Scouts of poaching their membership in latest filing of two-year legal battle

The Girl Scouts, in a pointed Manhattan Federal Court filing, accused the Boy Scouts of America of wrongfully crossing the gender line by poaching potential female members from their organization over the last two years.

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Detroit brothers killed in Christmas house fire, two more siblings injured

A pair of young brothers eager to open their gifts on Christmas morning died in a massive house fire, which forced their mother to jump from an upstairs window with a 2-year-old child in her arms.

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California teen shot by cops was struck twice in back, officers removed bullets from his body: lawsuit

A California teen who was shot by police in June was twice struck in the back, according to a new lawsuit, which also claims officers removed bullets from the boy’s body by hand before paramedics made it to the scene.

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Ancient bar buried in volcanic eruption nearly 2,000 years ago uncovered in Pompeii revealing traces of food in terracotta jars, bright-colored fresco

"As well as being another insight into daily life at Pompeii, the possibilities for study of this Thermopolium are exceptional, because for the first time an area of this type has been excavated in its entirety, and it has been possible to carry out all the analyses that today’s technology permits."

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British double agent known for defecting to Soviet Union dies in Moscow at 98

A former British intelligence officer notorious for passing along secrets to the Soviet Union during the Cold War has died in Moscow at the age of 98.

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California teen shot by cops was struck twice in back, officers removed bullets from his body: lawsuit

A California teen who was shot by police in June was twice struck in the back, according to a new lawsuit, which also claims officers removed bullets from the boy’s body by hand before paramedics made it to the scene.

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Person of interest reportedly identifed in Nashville Christmas Day explosion

At 6:29 a.m. local time Friday, a bomb planted in an RV in the city’s downtown area exploded, injuring three civilians.

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British double agent known for defecting to Soviet Union dies in Moscow at 98

A former British intelligence officer notorious for passing along secrets to the Soviet Union during the Cold War has died in Moscow at the age of 98.

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Person of interest reportedly identifed in Nashville Christmas Day explosion

At 6:29 a.m. local time Friday, a bomb planted in an RV in the city’s downtown area exploded, injuring three civilians.

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More than $300,000 raised as reward for information in Nashville explosion

So far, more than $300,000 has been raised to offer as a reward for information that results in the arrest of the person behind a massive explosion in Nashville on Christmas morning.

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4 arrested in helicopter crash that killed governor, her predecessor in Puebla, Mexico

Gov. Martha Érika Alonso, her husband, former Gov. Rafael Moreno, and three other people were killed after an Augusta 109 helicopter that was carrying them crashed 10 minutes after takeoff on Christmas Eve, 2018.

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California Supreme Court allows for murder charges against woman who used meth before delivering stillborn fetus

A California woman whose drug-use authorities have said caused her fetus to be stillborn can be prosecuted on murder charges, the state’s Supreme Court has ruled.

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Boston doctor was ‘scared to death’ by allergic reaction to Moderna COVID vaccine

Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh is the first person to report such a reaction to the Moderna vaccine.

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France reports first case of more contagious COVID strain

France has confirmed its first case of a more contagious COVID-19 strain.

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George Washington’s annual Delaware River crossing goes online due to COVID crisis

The annual Christmas Day reenactment of George Washington crossing the Delaware River was a virtual affair on Friday.

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COVID third wave hits South Korea, country sets one-day case record on Christmas

The numbers are still low by international standards.

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First Black president of U.S. college honored with bust

The bust of the first African-American college president, Martin Henry Freeman, is now part of a Vermont sculpture trail.

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Broadway producer Roger Berlind, behind hits ‘Book of Mormon’ and ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ dead at 90

Legendary Broadway producer Roger Berlind has died at the age of 90.

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Top ally of Russian opposition leader Navalny detained by state police

Navalny was poisoned in August with a Soviet-era nerve agent, but survived.

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Execution delayed for only woman on federal death row, possibly to after Joe Biden’s inauguration

Biden, who opposes the death penalty, may then further delay the execution of Lisa Montgomery.

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Execution delayed for only woman on federal death row, possibly to after Joe Biden’s inauguration

Biden, who opposes the death penalty, may then further delay the execution of Lisa Montgomery.

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California’s Creek Fire, largest single-source blaze in state history, 100% contained after 4 months

A recent winter storm allowed firefighters to finally triumph.

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Lottie the cat celebrates first Christmas with family after 5 years missing

A purr-fect Christmas miracle.

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Queen Elizabeth points to ‘hope in the new dawn’ in annual Christmas Day message

Long live the queen’s annual Christmas message.

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Texas woman allegedly killed by abusive boyfriend after telling parents she was taking him back

A Texas woman was allegedly shot and killed by an abusive boyfriend, who then turned the firearm on himself, just days after the pair agreed to rekindle their relationship.

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EMT killed in random shooting while working front desk at Vancouver medical clinic

An aspiring firefighter, who also became an emergency medical technician earlier this year, was shot and killed at a Vancouver medical clinic while she worked the front desk.

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Missouri boy, 3, recovers after stroke from COVID: ‘We thought we were going to lose him for sure’

“I don’t care how tough you are; you will cry. You can’t help it when it’s your 3-year-old laying there.”

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‘Intentional’ explosion rocks buildings in downtown Nashville

Three people so far have been injured and multiple buildings have been damaged.

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Executive producer for Netflix’s upcoming ‘Three-Body Problem’ hospitalized in China after suspected poisoning

The founder of Chinese game company, who is also an executive producer for Netflix’s upcoming sci-fi series the “Three-Body Problem,” was hospitalized after he was allegedly poisoned by a fellow film executive.

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Christmas Eve shooting in North Carolina leaves two teens dead, another three injured

At least two teens have been killed in a shooting in North Carolina while another three people were injured in the Christmas Eve attack, according to authorities.

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Deadliest jobs in America stats reveal racial disparities

The deadliest jobs in the U.S. for 2019 were the highest in 12 years, with glaring racial disparities among the U.S. Department of Labor statistics.

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Nazi headstones emblazoned with swastikas removed from Texas cemetery

A pair of headstones marking the graves of two Nazis from WWII have been removed from a Texas cemetery and replaced with ones that have not been emblazoned with swastikas.

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Johnny Depp didn’t get fair trial, his lawyers gripe

Johnny Depp's lawyers are appealing a libel decision against him.

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Wild pot-bellied pigs wreaking havoc in the streets of Puerto Rico

Wild pot-bellied pigs are wreaking havoc in Puerto Rico.

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New Hampshire mom of 2-year-old boy both found dead had history of domestic abuse: reports

A dead New Hampshire mother had been accused of abusing both her mother and 2-year-old son before the discovery of her corpse.

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SEE IT: Last-second rescue saves cat at Russian garbage plant

The cat is out of the bag, thankfully.

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Police chief says Columbus cop who fatally shot a Black man should be fired

Chief Thomas Quinlan formally recommended that Adam Coy lose his job for killing Andre Hill, and then publicly announced his decision in a video Thursday.

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Maine waitress gets $1,000 tip, gives co-workers $100 Christmas cards

Maine waitress who got a $1,000 tip from a customer who was also a server turned around and paid it sideways, sticking $100 bills into her co-workers' Christmas cards.

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Police chief says Columbus cop who fatally shot a Black man should be fired

Chief Thomas Quinlan formally recommended that Adam Coy lose his job for killing Andre Hill, and then publicly announced his decision in a video Thursday.

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African-American doctor details racial treatment disparities in viral video before dying of COVID

An African-American doctor who died of coronavirus left a message about racial disparity not just when it comes to how COVID-19 itself affects people of color but also about medical establishment's attitudes toward Black patients' assessment of their own pain.

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George Michael’s ex-boyfriend Fadi Fawaz caught trying to break into dead singer’s ritzy townhouse: cops

George Michael's former boyfriend Fadi Fawaz reportedly tried to break into the dead superstar's London townhouse.

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Prominent LGBTQ rights lawyer arrested in Uganda; charges slammed as ‘flimsy, laughable and politically motivated’

"In an appalling abuse of the legal system, Uganda plans to detain human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo through the Christmas holiday," said the chairman on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Eliot Engel.

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Air travel in U.S. hits peak since COVID outbreak, TSA claims

Dec. 23 marked the busiest day for airlines since the March onset of the coronavirus epidemic, claims the TSA.

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‘No, it’s Christmas,’ woman with warrant tells arresting officer before fleeing

'(The suspect) made it a very short distance before she ran into a parking lot sign and fell to the ground,' the pursuing officer said

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French president Emmanuel Macron to exit COVID quarantine

French president Emmanuel Macron was no longer exhibiting coronavirus symptoms on Thursday and is expected to step out of quarantine.

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California becomes first state to pass 2 million COVID-19 cases

California hit a terrifying landmark Wednesday, becoming the first state to record 2 million cases of COVID-19 as spikes continue to soar during the holidays.

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French president Emmanuel Macron to exit COVID quarantine

French president Emmanuel Macron was no longer exhibiting coronavirus symptoms on Thursday.

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New Hampshire State Police trooper shot, driver killed during traffic stop

A traffic stop turned deadly Wednesday night when a New Hampshire State Police trooper and a driver exchanged a hail of gunfire.

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New Netflix drama ‘Bridgerton’ is a search to unveil the local gossip columnist

New period drama series “Bridgerton” is at once a smutty love story and an escapist drama about the U.K.’s Regency era, but it’s also a delightfully silly mystery about a London gossip writer.

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How Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ series built a world of ‘frothy’ Regency-era fun through fashion

To create the outfits for Shonda Rhimes’ first Netflix series, Emmy-winning costume designer Ellen Mirojnick put her own spin on garb for the period drama.

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Zoom and gloom — 2020 was the year of virtual meetings and live drama

In some cases, the results were embarrassing. In other instances, the outcomes were horrifying. When the pandemic ends and the rest of us go back to normal, these casualties of the Zoom era may not have a normal to which they can return.

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Florida man accused of faking COVID after wife’s disappearance charged with her murder

A Florida man who tried to throw authorities with a phony COVID diagnosis has been arrested for murdering his wife.

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Parents of ‘Balloon Boy’ pardoned 11 years after hoax

Richard and Mayumi Heene, the parents to "Balloon Boy," have been granted pardons.

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Parents of ‘Balloon Boy’ pardoned 11 years after hoax

Richard and Mayumi Heene, the parents to "Balloon Boy," have been granted pardons.

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Jacksonville mom and daughter, both teachers, die from COVID days apart

Marilyn Foshee and Julie Foshee-Knowell were both teachers at a christian nursery school

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Man turns gun on friend at Pennsylvania shooting range, third man steps in and fatally shoots him

State troopers in Erie, Pennsylvania are seeking a motive in a gun-range shooting that erupted seemingly without provocation and ended in the original gunman’s death at the hands of a Good Samaritan.

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Woman threatened Republican Michigan election official after certification delay, feds say

Katelyn Jones is accused of threatening Monica Palmer.

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Woman threatened Republican Michigan election official after certification delay, feds say

Katelyn Jones is accused of threatening Monica Palmer.

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Woman whose son sent out Facebook plea for COVID ICU bed dies of coronavirus

A woman whose son rallied hospitals across Pennsylvania to get his mother into a specially equipped COVID-19 unit has lost her battle with the disease. Karen Rider was 63. Her son, Shawn Rider, urged people to take this virus and the pandemic seriously to spare themselves and others his family's fate.

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Leslie West, ‘Mississippi Queen’ guitarist, dies at age 75

West had a heart attack Monday and was rushed to a hospital near his home in Dayton, Fla.

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Canadian white nationalist gets pandemic emergency money for hate groups

“The criteria as I read it was not ‘What are your politics?” Paul Fromm told the CBC.

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Canadian white nationalist gets pandemic emergency money for hate groups

“The criteria as I read it was not ‘What are your politics?” Paul Fromm told the CBC.

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Buddha Air flight flies in opposite direction of route, lands in different city than intended

A Buddha Air flight within Nepal took a wrong turn and flew to a completely different city about 250 miles away due to a communication mix-up between ground staff and crew.

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Insisting it isn’t racist, Minnesota mayor and attorney defends approval of ‘whites only’ church

According to some Christians, Jesus is the reason for the season, but when it comes to one Minnesota church, segregation is the holy grail.

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SEE IT: Ax-wielding vandal smashes windows at North Dakota senator’s office

Police in Fargo, N.D. said Wednesday they had identified an ax-wielding man who smashed the windows at Republican Senator John Hoeven’s office.

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Two more studies show contracting COVID-19 prevents against future infection for 6-8 months

The studies, one from Oxford University and the other by the U.S. National Cancer Institute, are the latest in a series of medical findings that have shown getting COVID-19 provides temporary immunity from reinfection.

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L.A. County cop heard having sex on an open radio

"You have an open mic,” a dispatcher said several times to no avail.

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More than 130K Southern California homes to get power cut on Christmas Eve over wildfire threat

California’s record-setting wildfire season is threatening to continue, forcing power to be cut to more than 130,000 homes and businesses in six counties through Christmas Eve ahead of expected high winds.

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Actor Kirk Cameron hosts another caroling event amid pandemic

"We do not condone this irresponsible —yet constitutionally protected — event," the mall where the event took place stated.

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Suspect arrested 10 years after Washington D.C. mother vanished as kids slept

A Washington D.C. man has been accused of murdering a young mother, who vanished from her apartment more than 10 years ago while her children slept nearby.

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Ohio officer on leave after failing to turn on body cam before shooting unarmed Black man

An Ohio police officer has been placed on temporary leave pending the outcome of an investigation into the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man in the city of Columbus earlier this week.

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23 injured in explosion at Baltimore high-rise building

The incident at the Baltimore Gas and Electric’s offices on Wednesday morning also left two people trapped on dangling scaffolding.

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L.A. residents flouting stay-at-home order in large numbers: survey

L.A. County's health officer order, which went into effect Nov. 30, bans “all public and private gatherings and events with individuals not in your household are prohibited except for church services and protests."

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Iowa care facility accused of experimenting on disabled residents violated their constitutional rights, DOJ says

A U.S. Department of Justice investigation into an Iowa care facility for people with severe disabilities concluded that the state institution likely violated residents’ constitutional rights by involving them in unethical experiments and providing insufficient medical treatment.

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Florida college basketball player who collapsed diagnosed with heart inflammation, possibly from COVID: report

Keyontae Johnson, the University of Florida basketball player who collapsed on the court in mid-December, has reportedly been diagnosed with acute myocarditis, a heart inflammation, that may be linked to COVID-19.

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Man on United flight from Orlando to Los Angeles died of COVID: coroner

An autopsy on the passenger who died on a United flight from Orlando to Los Angeles confirmed COVID-19 as a secondary cause of death, despite telling the airline that he hadn’t tested positive.

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Nearly 100 COVID cases linked to holiday celebration at North Carolina church

Nearly 100 coronavirus cases have been traced back to a musical Christmas celebration, held at a church in North Carolina earlier this month.

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Pfizer to supply 100 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine to U.S. by late July

Pfizer and BioNTech will sell an additional 100 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to the United States, doubling the previously agreed upon sale, the pharmaceutical companies and the Trump administration announced Wednesday morning.

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Woman fatally shot in California department store in possible domestic dispute: cops

An unidentified gunman fatally shot a woman at a California Kohl’s Tuesday afternoon, then fled.

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Three police officers shot dead in France while responding to domestic violence call

Three police officers responding to a report of domestic violence in central France on Wednesday were all shot and killed by a gunman, who was later found dead in his car.

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Homicide charge for suspect in case of missing Amish teen

A Pennsylvania man has been charged with homicide in the case of missing Amish teen Linda Stoltzfoos.

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Refugee Pakistani activist Karima Baloch found dead in Toronto

Pakistani activist Karima Baloch has been found dead in Toronto.

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Butt-less pajamas ad sparks arousal and confusion

Is this bottom-flap pajama ad supposed to be racy or merely functional?

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Alabama poultry worker dies after co-worker shoots at chickens: report

A man was shot and killed at a southern Alabama chicken house on Sunday after one of his coworkers fired at stray birds, according to a local report.

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Virginia police chief apologizes after mall arrest of Black man

The police chief in Virginia Beach, Va., apologized on Monday after viral video emerged showing the arrest of a Black man mistaken for a suspect as he sat at a mall food court with his family.

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Air Force report finds rampant racial disparity among ranks

Black U.S. Air Force and Space Force service members are much more likely to be investigated, arrested, disciplined and discharged for misconduct, a new report studying racial disparities has found.

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Charges upped to capital murder for veteran who shot 11-year-old boy in Alabama turkey-hunting accident

A grand jury has upgraded charges against a Mobile, Alabama veteran and former middle school teacher whose bullet fatally pierced an 11-year-old boy last May during a turkey hunt.

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Mummified, 57,000-year-old Ice Age wolf pup discovered nearly fully intact

A mummified, 57,000-year-old baby wolf was discovered in the Yukon Territory.

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Number of journalists killed for their work doubled in 2020, watchdog says

The number of journalists killed due to their work doubled globally in 2020, with at least four reporters murdered for their reporting in violence-marred Mexico, according to a watchdog.

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Putin signs bill to protect Russian presidents and their families from prosecution

Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a bill that prevents former Russian presidents and their families from being held legally responsible for anything they do for the rest of their lives, according to reports.

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Miami weather service warns of ‘falling iguanas’ due to colder temperatures: ‘They may fall from trees, but they are not dead’

"Brrr! Much colder temps expected for Christmas. Low temperatures in the 30s/40s and falling Iguanas are possible," the National Weather Service in Miami-South Florida tweeted on Monday.

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Suspect bites northern California police dog, cops say

He also allegedly attempted to bite human police officers.

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Former California resident facing up to year in jail for gunning down elephant seal

A man who used to live in California could spend up to a year in prison after he admitted to killing an elephant seal last year.

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Over 2,800 truckers stranded in U.K. amid traveler bans linked to new COVID strain

Thousands of truck drivers on Tuesday are hoping they’ll be able to leave Britain and return home for Christmas on the heels of France banning entry to U.K. trucks amid the discovery of a new coronavirus strain affecting Britain.

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California killer charged with kidnapping and murdering 9-year-old girl in decades-old cold case

A California killer behind bars since 1989 has been charged with the kidnapping and slaying of a 9-year-old girl, who vanished from a grocery store just one year before he was jailed in an unrelated murder case.

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Two found guilty of manslaughter for deaths of 39 migrants discovered in back of truck in England

Two men were found guilty by a UK court Monday for their role in an illegal people-smuggling operation that left 39 migrants dead.

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Deaths in 2020 top 3 million, deadliest in U.S. history

The U.S. lost more than 3 million souls in 2020, the most ever in the country’s recorded history, and a 15% increase over last year.

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New Jersey man used ‘dark web’ to view thousands of images of child porn: prosecutors

John Bianchini, 65, was arrested in Paramus, N.J. on Monday and charged with second-degree possession of child pornography, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said.

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Missouri couple accused of killing 4-year-old girl, torturing her mother and 2-year-old brother

"The father, James Mast, 28 of a rural Cole Camp residence, stated that his daughter had been beaten, submerged in a pond, then left to freeze on the bank before being taken back into the residence."

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Missouri couple accused of killing 4-year-old girl, torturing her mother and 2-year-old brother

"The father, James Mast, 28 of a rural Cole Camp residence, stated that his daughter had been beaten, submerged in a pond, then left to freeze on the bank before being taken back into the residence."

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North Carolina boy dies after getting shot in chest with BB gun while playing with another child

A North Carolina boy died after he was struck “with a single shot” from a BB gun while playing with another child, authorities have said.

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Two cardinals close to Pope Francis have tested positive for COVID

Konrad Krajewski, the Polish cardinal who runs Pope Francis’ charities, and Italian Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, the Governor of Vatican City, both tested positive for the virus.

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Texas authorities release bodycam video showing fatal shooting of Joshua Feast

Authorities in Texas have released video from a bodycam worn by the officer involved in the shooting of Joshua Feast, a young Black man who died while fleeing from police earlier this month.

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92,000 pounds of Lean Cuisine frozen meals recalled

Almost 100,000 pounds of Lean Cuisine’s baked chicken meals have been recalled over concerns about plastic in the food.

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Two killed in small plane crash near Dallas

A small passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff near Dallas Monday afternoon, killing two people on board.

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Acrobats injured in circus accident reach $52.5 million settlement with arena and owners

Acrobats injured in horrific 2014 circus accident settle with Barnum & Bailey's for $52.5 million.

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Passenger who died on United flight from Orlando to LA may have shown COVID-19 symptoms

United Airlines told passengers aboard a plane from Los Angeles to Orlando that the man who died on their flight last week had suffered a cardiac arrest. Now, the CDC is investigating if he had been showing COVID symptoms.

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Two men booted from California strip club over refusal to wear face masks charged for allegedly shooting up business with AK-47

A pair of men allegedly booted from a California strip club over their refusal to wear face masks have been charged with returning to the establishment and opening fire with an AK-47.

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Canadian province of Ontario to shut down just after midnight the day after Christmas

The Canadian province of Ontario, faced with surging coronavirus cases, is shutting down the day after Christmas, starting a minute after midnight on Saturday.

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SEE IT: Santa rescued after getting wrapped up in power lines

A man dressed as Santa flying in a motorized parachute got entangled in power lines in California and had to be rescued.

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Newsmax ‘would like to clarify’ that claims made about Smartmatic and Dominion voting systems may not be factual

"Newsmax would like to clarify its news coverage and note it has not reported as true certain claims made about these companies," Newsmax said with regards to its broadcasts.

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More than 70 West Point cadets accused of cheating on math test

More than 70 cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point have been accused of cheating on a math exam, according to USA Today.

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Family of U.S. college student imprisoned on Cayman Islands for breaking COVID protocols appeals to Trump administration

The family of 18-year-old Skylar Mack, a U.S. college student jailed in the Cayman Islands for not adhering to quarantine after arriving in the country, is seeking help from the Trump Administration.

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Police use smoke, close streets at far-right anti-lockdown protest at Oregon capitol

Police used various crowd control tactics, including closing streets and deploying blue smoke, to try and break up an anti-lockdown protest organized by a far-right group at the Oregon state capitol.

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COVID whistleblower Rebekah Jones sues Florida officials over gunpoint raid at her home

A Florida geographer who claims she was fired for refusing to manipulate the state’s COVID-19 statistics filed a lawsuit against several top officials Monday over a “sham” raid at her Tallahassee home. The complaint accuses the Florida Department of Law Enforcement of violating her constitutional rights by sending armed officers to her house and seizing her belongings in what she decried as a dangerous attempt to intimidate scientists.

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COVID whistleblower Rebekah Jones sues Florida officials over gunpoint raid at her home

A Florida geographer who claims she was fired for refusing to manipulate the state’s COVID-19 statistics filed a lawsuit against several top officials Monday over a “sham” raid at her Tallahassee home. The complaint accuses the Florida Department of Law Enforcement of violating her constitutional rights by sending armed officers to her house and seizing her belongings in what she decried as a dangerous attempt to intimidate scientists.

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Right-wing extremist sentenced to life for synagogue attack that killed two in Germany

A right-wing extremist who killed two in a 2019 attack at a Germany synagogue on Yom Kippur has been sentenced to life in prison.

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Philadelphia couple hid from ICE in church basement for 843 days

A couple that sought sanctuary from Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a Philadelphia church basement for 843 days left the building Monday after receiving assurance that ICE would support their case to stay in the U.S.

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Journalist who fell for ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli tells her story, the public reacts

"(Please) tell your story to a therapist too," suggested one reader.

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McDonald’s is selling a sandwich made of Spam topped with crushed Oreo cookies — and the internet asks, ‘Why?’

When you think 2020 couldn’t get any weirder... In the latest bizarre development for this very strange year, McDonald’s revealed a new sandwich in China that is made of Spam topped with Oreo cookie crumbs, an attention-grabbing combination that is terrifying the internet.

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McDonald’s is selling a sandwich made of Spam topped with crushed Oreo cookies — and the internet asks, ‘Why?’

When you think 2020 couldn’t get any weirder... In the latest bizarre development for this very strange year, McDonald’s revealed a new sandwich in China that is made of Spam topped with Oreo cookie crumbs, an attention-grabbing combination that is terrifying the internet.

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California Gov. Newsom quarantining after staff member tests positive for COVID-19

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will quarantine for 10 days after coming into contact with a staff member who tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced late Sunday.

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Bombmaker charged in Lockerbie bombing on 32nd anniversary of terrorist attack: officials

Abu Agila Muhammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi faces criminal charges for his role in the bombing, U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced Monday morning.

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Manhunt underway after handcuffed Pennsylvania suspect shoots police officer three times, flees

A 22-year-old man taken into custody for a parole violation allegedly shot his arresting officer three times outside the police station then fled the scene, all while still handcuffed.

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Alexei Navalny tricks spy into revealing he was poisoned through his underwear: report

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny tricked an alleged spy into revealing that the nerve agent that almost killed the politician this summer was planted in his underwear, according to a report. Navalny extracted the stunning confession by posing as a senior official from Russia’s National Security Council during a recent phone call whose recording was provided to CNN and Bellingcat, which published an explosive investigation into the assassination attempt just days ago.

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More countries ban travel from U.K. as health secretary admits new COVID mutation is ‘out of control’

Canada, India and Argentina joined a growing list of countries banning flights from the U.K. over fears of a new and apparently more infectious coronavirus strain. More than 30 nations have announced similar actions since Saturday, when British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered a strict lockdown in London and surrounding areas in a frantic attempt to stop a surge of infections in that region.

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More countries ban travel from U.K. as health secretary admits new COVID mutation is ‘out of control’

Canada, India and Argentina joined a growing list of countries banning flights from the U.K. over fears of a new and apparently more infectious coronavirus strain. More than 30 nations have announced similar actions since Saturday, when British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered a strict lockdown in London and surrounding areas in a frantic attempt to stop a surge of infections in that region.

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Snakes on a plate: Pythons might be deemed safe to eat in Florida

The pythons decimating the Florida Everglades could soon be what's for dinner if their mercury content is deemed low enough to put snakes on a plate.

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Manhunt underway after handcuffed Pennsylvania suspect shoots police officer three times, flees

A 22-year-old man taken into custody for a parole violation allegedly shot his arresting officer three times outside the police station then fled the scene, all while still handcuffed.

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Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island; residents urged to stay indoors

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted Sunday night following a series of earthquakes, authorities said. The U.S. Geological Survey and the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park urged residents to stay indoors, saying the situation was “rapidly evolving.”

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Kansas City Star apologizes for decades of racist coverage

One of the largest and oldest regional newspapers in the U.S. apologized on Sunday for decades of racist coverage that go back more than a century to its roots 140 years ago.

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VIDEO: Third-grade online class erupts in giggles after massive fart heard

Topeka third-grade teacher Emma Ginder convulsed her students with laughter after emitting a fart sound to "lighten the mood" during an online class.

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Customer leaves $5,600 tip at Ohio restaurant for Christmas

A customer at an Ohio restaurant left a $5,600 tip for the staff to split ahead of Christmas.

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Chicago’s top attorney resigns over fallout from botched raid that saw naked Black woman handcuffed in wrong house

Chicago’s top attorney resigned on Sunday amid fallout from his office’s attempt to squelch the public release of video from a botched February 2019 raid in which cops went to the wrong house and handcuffed a naked Black woman as they sought someone who didn’t live there.

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FDA may ditch rules on French dressing ingredients

The Food and Drug Administration proposed Friday that the rules governing what can and can’t be called French dressing be revoked.

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70-year-old Taco Bell worker gets $6,000 gift from Facebook fans

A 70-year-old Taco Bell employee received more than $6,000 dollars after a Facebook group raised money for its favorite drive-thru window worker.

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Next in line for coronavirus vaccine should be essential frontline workers, people over age 75: CDC panel

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has spoken: The next group to receive the coronavirus vaccine should be people over age 75, and frontline essential workers.

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Instagram influencer Josi Maria dies at 24 after public battle with anorexia

Social media influencer Josi Maria, who spoke publicly about her battle with anorexia, died during a recent trip to the Canary Islands, according to German news reports and a friend who was traveling with her. The 24-year-old Instagram star felt sick while flying to the Spanish archipelago in late November and later died in Gran Canaria alongside her friend and fellow influencer Vanja Resova.

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Missing Fort Drum soldier found dead

Army officials said foul play was suspected after a missing 20-year-old soldier was found dead.

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Ex-Scientologist Leah Remini calls Tom Cruise’s ‘psychotic rant’ over COVID rules a publicity stunt

Former Scientologist Leah Remini suggested Tom Cruise was faking his outrage when he screamed at people breaking coronavirus safety guidelines on the U.K. set of the movie “Mission: Impossible 7.”

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Ex-Scientologist Leah Remini calls Tom Cruise’s ‘psychotic rant’ over COVID rules a publicity stunt

Former Scientologist Leah Remini suggested Tom Cruise was faking his outrage when he screamed at people breaking coronavirus safety guidelines on the U.K. set of the movie “Mission: Impossible 7.”

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CDC confirms 6 cases of severe allergic reaction to Pfizer’s COVID vaccine — out of 272,000 shots given so far

shots have been given so far. The six cases of anaphylaxis, an acute and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, were reported in patients under the age of 65 in different parts of the country last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Saturday.

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CDC confirms 6 cases of severe allergic reaction to Pfizer’s COVID vaccine — out of 272,000 shots given so far

shots have been given so far. The six cases of anaphylaxis, an acute and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction, were reported in patients under the age of 65 in different parts of the country last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Saturday.

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Minnesota politician, Vietnam veteran Jerry Relph dies from COVID

A Minnesota lawmaker and Marine Corps. veteran who served in the Vietnam War has died from coronavirus, his family confirmed this weekend. State Sen. Jerry Relph, 76, was serving his first term in the Legislature after being elected in 2016 to represent the 14th district, which includes St. Cloud.

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Netherlands, Belgium, other EU nations ban flights from U.K. as new COVID strain continues to spread

The European Union is scrambling to prevent the spread of a new, more infectious COVID-19 strain that forced Britain to order a strict lockdown this week. Several EU nations on Sunday announced they would temporarily ban flights from the U.K. while others considered limiting such flights or imposing harsher quarantine measures from people arriving from the country.

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$32M worth of fake Viagra pills, Air Jordans, other goods seized at California seaport: customs officials

More than $32 million worth of fake Viagra pills, replica Air Jordans and other counterfeit products were found in cargo shipments coming from China this week, authorities said. The massive load was seized from three containers arriving at the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports in California, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release.

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$32M worth of fake Viagra pills, Air Jordans, other goods seized at California seaport: customs officials

More than $32 million worth of fake Viagra pills, replica Air Jordans and other counterfeit products were found in cargo shipments coming from China this week, authorities said. The massive load was seized from three containers arriving at the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports in California, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release.

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$32M worth of fake Viagra pills, Air Jordans, other goods seized at California seaport: customs officials

More than $32 million worth of fake Viagra pills, replica Air Jordans and other counterfeit products were found in cargo shipments coming from China this week, authorities said. The massive load was seized from three containers arriving at the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports in California, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release.

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Gunman at large after opening fire inside crowded California mall

Police in California are searching for a gunman who opened fire inside a packed mall Saturday evening, shooting one man and sending crowds of Christmas shoppers running for their lives.

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Gunman at large after opening fire inside crowded California mall

Police in California are searching for a gunman who opened fire inside a packed mall Saturday evening, shooting one man and sending crowds of Christmas shoppers running for their lives.

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Smuggled orangutans ready to start new life in Indonesia

Two smuggled orangutans are set to begin a new life in Indonesia.

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Humane Society takes in 250 guinea pigs from overwhelmed owner, seeks loving forever homes

Oregon is looking for permanent homes for 250 guinea pigs.

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Pedophilia advocate busted on cross-country trip with preteen girl, sheriff says

A Virginia man was arrested after trying to fly across the country with a 12-year-old girl.

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Chicago donor, in bid to feed community, chips in corned beef sandwich kits for 4,000

Manny’s, a beloved Jewish deli in Chicago, is set to provide enough rye bread and corned beef to feed about 4,000 people at a South Side church after a donor forked over a meaty contribution.

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Megan Thee Stallion, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan among Barack Obama’s favorite 2020 musical artists

Barack Obama has released the playlist of his favorite songs of 2020.

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Maryland woman says phallic light display may have saved her life

“Had we not been out looking for the Cape Penis house who knows what kinds of injuries myself and friends could have sustained,” Melissa Shanker said.

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Tesla must stop clearing trees near its German plant site

Stop in the name of nature.

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Judge orders Michigan parents to pay son damages after throwing out his $25,000 porn collection

A pair of Michigan parents that trashed thousands of dollars worth of pornographic materials and sex toys must compensate their 42-year-old son for the destruction of his massive collection, a judge has ruled.

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Judge approves live broadcast for trial in George Floyd killing case

The media can carry live footage of the trial of four fired Minneapolis cops charged in the killing of George Floyd, a judge ordered Friday, upholding a previous decision despite objections from the prosecution.

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Judge gives ousted Milwaukee police chief his job back — a day after city picked interim chief

Just a day after a Milwaukee panel selected a new acting police chief, a judge gave ousted Police Chief Alfonso Morales his job back. Friday’s ruling reverses an August decision by the city’s fire and police commission to demote Morales over his handling of numerous incidents involving Black people, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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Judge gives ousted Milwaukee police chief his job back — a day after city picked interim chief

Just a day after a Milwaukee panel selected a new acting police chief, a judge gave ousted Police Chief Alfonso Morales his job back. Friday’s ruling reverses an August decision by the city’s fire and police commission to demote Morales over his handling of numerous incidents involving Black people, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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SEE IT: Body-cam videos show Boston cops attacking nonviolent protesters

Hours of previously unpublished body-camera videos show Boston police pushing nonviolent protesters, unleashing cans of pepper spray into crowds and talking about hitting demonstrators with a car in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. The shocking footage, published Friday by online news outlet The Appeal, has sparked outrage in the city and prompted separate investigations by police and the district attorney.

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SEE IT: Body-cam videos show Boston cops attacking nonviolent protesters

Hours of previously unpublished body-camera videos show Boston police pushing nonviolent protesters, unleashing cans of pepper spray into crowds and talking about hitting demonstrators with a car in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. The shocking footage, published Friday by online news outlet The Appeal, has sparked outrage in the city and prompted separate investigations by police and the district attorney.

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Devon Dalio, son of billionaire Ray Dalio, dies in Connecticut car crash

Dalio was killed Thursday when he drove into the Verizon store at a Connecticut shopping center.

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‘Extremely disturbing’ Hitler video circulating within San Diego PD

The video surfaced shortly after an internal investigation was launched into SDPD members said to have eaten indoors at a restaurant amid stay-at-home orders meant to stop the spread of coronavirus.

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Los Angeles County coroner’s office to conduct independent probe into sheriff deputy’s fatal shooting of Fred Williams

The Los Angeles County Coroner’s officer has announced it will be conducting an independent investigation into the officer-involved shooting of Fred Williams, a Black man who was shot by sheriff’s deputies earlier this month.

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Home of Oklahoma nurse providing care for COVID patients burns down

An Oklahoma City nurse caring for patients stricken with coronavirus watched in horror as her house burned to the ground.

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Revised Mormon handbook calls for eradication of prejudice and racism

The Mormon church has added a new section to its handbook that calls for eradicating all prejudices.

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Assaulted fast-food worker receives $1,700 from outraged strangers

A Georgia woman helped raise $1,700 dollars for a mistreated McDonald's employee.

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Drug overdose deaths climbed early in pandemic, CDC says

After the U.S. drug death toll spiked to a record in 2019, the rate of overdose fatalities surged further early in the pandemic, according to preliminary figures released by the federal government on Thursday.

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Minnesota teen killed while defending mom, siblings

A southern Minnesota teen died after defending his mother from her blade-wielding husband on Tuesday, authorities said.

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Providence city councilman makes vile comment about transgender activist

A Providence City Council member said Friday that he will resign from his post as president pro tempore after he was caught on tape calling a transgender activist “it.”

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Space Force members will be called ‘Guardians’

The U.S. Space Force, a 1-year-old branch of the armed forces, rolled out a new name for its members on Friday: “Guardians.”

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The Trumps post their 2020 White House Christmas photo

“Merry Christmas from President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump,” reads the caption

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Space Force members will be called ‘Guardians’

The U.S. Space Force, a 1-year-old branch of the armed forces, rolled out a new name for its members on Friday: “Guardians.”

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Alabama sewage plant was doubling as a wine making operation

The alleged winemaker is a 15-year veteran at the Rainsville Wastewater Treatment Plant

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Man admits decapitating dead woman, says he panicked but didn’t kill her: prosecutors

An Illinois man accused of cutting a dead woman’s head with a handsaw over the summer told cops he panicked because the corpse was beginning to decompose, prosecutors said Thursday. Eric Bryant, who is charged with dismembering a human body, denied killing the victim but said he decapitated her in an effort to get rid of the remains, Assistant State’s Attorney Kevin Deboni told a Cook County judge.

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Wisconsin dentist allegedly broke patients’ teeth as part of insurance scam

The tooth is stranger than fiction.

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Paul McCartney wants to be vaccinated against COVID-19

"If I am allowed to get it, I will," the former Beatle said.

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‘The Morning Show’ halts production after positive COVID test

The show won’t go on for now.

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Fox News host Tucker Carlson tell viewers to be nervous about COVID vaccine

Right-wing host Tucker Carlson used his primetime Fox News show Thursday night to sow distrust in the coronavirus vaccine, adding fuel to a growing anti-vax movement as the pandemic continues to kill thousands of Americans each day.

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Carrot, a Canadian deer with an arrow through its head, is ‘unifying people’

Carrot the deer is in a pickle.

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Chelsea Manning’s mother drowned in the bath while ‘heavily intoxicated’

The mother of Chelsea Manning, a former United States soldier and Wikileaks source, drowned in the bathtub after drinking alcohol, an inquest has heard.

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French President Emmanuel Macron suffering from fever and cough during COVID quarantine

French president Emmanuel Macron is battling a fever and cough while he self-isolates with COVID-19.

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1 in 5 U.S. prisoners have had COVID, a rate four times as high as general public

COVID-19 is spreading like wildfire inside America’s state and federal prisons, with an infection rate that is more than four times as high as the general population, according to data collected by The Associated Press and The Marshall Project. The data analysis found that one in every five prisoners have already been infected in the U.S., compared with a nationwide infection rate of about 5%. The virus has also killed at least 1,700 prisoners since the onset of the pandemic and its spread inside correctional facilities is actually accelerating despite repeated warnings by experts and activists.

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1 in 5 U.S. prisoners have had COVID, a rate four times as high as general public

COVID-19 is spreading like wildfire inside America’s state and federal prisons, with an infection rate that is more than four times as high as the general population, according to data collected by The Associated Press and The Marshall Project. The data analysis found that one in every five prisoners have already been infected in the U.S., compared with a nationwide infection rate of about 5%. The virus has also killed at least 1,700 prisoners since the onset of the pandemic and its spread inside correctional facilities is actually accelerating despite repeated warnings by experts and activists.

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New York man trapped in car for 10 hours after being buried by snowplow

An upstate New York man spent 10 hours trapped in his car after a snowplow buried his vehicle under four feet of snow, authorities said.

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New York man trapped in car for 10 hours after being buried by snowplow

An upstate New York man spent 10 hours trapped in his car after a snowplow buried his vehicle under four feet of snow, authorities said.

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Sophie Turner thinks people can wear a mask to get groceries if she can wear a mask to give birth

Sophie Turner, who sported a mask during the birth of her child, believes people are equally capable of wearing masks when they go grocery shopping.

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Family of Black man killed by southern California police files wrongful death lawsuit

Kurt Reinhold was killed Sept. 23 by Orange County officers.

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Family of Black man killed by southern California police files wrongful death lawsuit

Kurt Reinhold was killed Sept. 23 by Orange County officers.

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U.S. teen, boyfriend sentenced to 4 months in Cayman Islands jail in COVID case

An 18-year-old American and her Caymanian boyfriend from were reportedly sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison over a quarantine breach in the Cayman Islands.

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Detroit sperm donor doctor secretly fathered hundreds of children

Dr. Philip Peven, now 104, worked at Grace Hospital in Detroit for 40 years beginning in the 1940s.

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Kansas sheriff’s deputy is accused of intentionally driving truck into Black man

A Kansas sheriff’s deputy was accused of intentionally swerving his truck into a Black man in a federal lawsuit filed Thursday.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk under fire after calling trans pronouns ‘esthetic nightmare’

One of the richest men in the world may want to take a break from social media – or at least seek the counsel of an LGBTQ+ advocacy group.

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Krispy Kreme’s Cheesecake-stuffed Gingerbread Glazed Doughnuts is back for the holiday season

The beloved doughnut chain continues coming up with ways to keep their customers fat and fussy over its new offerings.

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Argentine court rules Diego Maradona’s body ‘must be conserved’ for paternity cases

An Argentine court ruled Wednesday that the body of recently deceased soccer legend Diego Maradona “must be conserved” in the event his DNA is needed for future paternity cases.

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Prisoner scheduled for January execution gets COVID, one of several cases on federal death row

Dustin John Higgs is scheduled to die Jan. 15.

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Space Force member’s mission for a PlayStation 5 earns reprimand

The airman reportedly replied “Yolo" and stood by his decision

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Grand jury indicts 6 men in disturbing plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

A federal grand jury has indicted six anti-government extremists with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as part of a disturbing plot thwarted just weeks before the November elections, prosecutors announced Thursday. The group planned the stunning abduction and other violent actions, including televised executions of politicians they disagreed with, out of anger over Whitmer’s strict measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, according to the Justice Department.

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Missing chihuahua Sweet-Pea reunited with family after 5 years

Talk about a sweet end to 2020.

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Grand jury indicts 6 men in disturbing plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

A federal grand jury has indicted six anti-government extremists with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as part of a disturbing plot thwarted just weeks before the November elections, prosecutors announced Thursday. The group planned the stunning abduction and other violent actions, including televised executions of politicians they disagreed with, out of anger over Whitmer’s strict measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, according to the Justice Department.

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Python-sniffing dog finds first snake as Florida introduces new way to address invasive species

Last week, a black Labrador retriever named Truman found his first python in Rocky Glades Public Small Game Hunting Area.

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The Jonas Brothers’ first manager, Shirley Grant, has died

Grant helped launch the careers of the band of brothers, as well as actresses Christina Ricci and Keshia Knight Pulliam.

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Husband of woman killed in Kobe Bryant crash sues L.A. sheriff’s office over photos taken at tragic scene: report

The husband of a woman killed in the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash is reportedly suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department over a series of graphic photos taken by eight deputies at the scene. The lawsuit, which is similar to one filed by Vanessa Bryant, claims Matthew Mauser and his three daughters suffer severe emotional distress, anxiety and humiliation “from the realization that photographs of their mother and wife were wrongfully taken, shown and discussed,” according to court records obtained by TMZ.

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Vladimir Putin says Russian officials would’ve ‘finished it’ if they wanted to kill Navalny

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested his country’s officials would’ve “finished” their mission had they wanted to kill critic Alexei Navalny.

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South Dakota Attorney General confident he did not commit crime during fatal crash

A South Dakota Attorney General who struck a man with his car has said he is confident he was not breaking any laws when the deadly crash unfolded on a dark highway back in September.

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French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19

French President Emmanuel Macron has become the latest world leader to be infected with the fast-spreading coronavirus.

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Gerard Butler says his disaster drama ‘Greenland’ has ‘uncanny’ similarities to hellish 2020

Disaster film “Greenland” gets a scary amount right about what it feels like to be ambushed by a worldwide crisis and feel absolutely helpless.

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Independent autopsy reveals Texas man killed by police was shot in back

An independent autopsy into the officer-involved shooting death of a Black man in Texas revealed he was struck once in the back, fueling calls for the release of bodycam footage in the case.

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Ohio compelled by court to make gender changes on birth certificates

A judge has slammed Ohio for refusing gender alterations on birth certificates.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot apologizes for police raid, says she was unaware of city effort to suppress video

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who campaigned on a promise of police accountability, apologized on Wednesday for a harrowing botched police raid and renounced her own law department’s efforts to halt a TV station from airing video of the incident.

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2 people dead in 30-car highway pileup amid snowstorm in central Pennsylvania

A similar massive accident happened almost exactly a year ago 20 miles east.

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$2,000 reward for info regarding unlawful killing of Wyoming grizzly bear

Wildlife officials are offering a $2,000 reward for information regarding the killing of a grizzly bear in Wyoming.

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Naples residents sweat out Saint Gennaro’s blood failing to liquefy

An ancient Italian relic believed to hold the blood of martyred Saint Gennaro did not liquefy on Wednesday, prompting cause for concern by some superstitious Naples citizens.

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107-year-old Minnesota woman survives COVID 100 years after besting Spanish flu pandemic

For good measure, Tillie Dybing also beat uterine cancer 12 years ago at age 95.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses suspend door-knocking amid pandemic

Members are instead working the phones, writing letters and going online

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Tyson Foods fires 7 managers accused of betting on employee COVID infections

The managers used to work at the company's pork plant in Waterloo, Iowa.

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Minnesota man jailed at 16 for shooting he didn’t commit finally walks free

A Minnesota man finally has been released from prison after 18 years for a shooting he didn't commit.

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N.C. town to use cannon to scare off pesky vultures

A North Carolina town is preparing to fire cannons in an attempt to rid itself of a group of vultures which have taken up residence on the town’s rooftops for several weeks.

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Minnesota man jailed at 16 for shooting he didn’t commit finally walks free

A Minnesota man finally has been released from prison after 18 years for a shooting he didn't commit.

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Georgia babysitter charged with murder of 2-year-old, cops say

A Georgia babysitter has been charged with the murder of a 2-year-old in her care, authorities said Tuesday.

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Tom Cruise berates ‘Mission: Impossible’ crew for breaching COVID protocols in expletive-filled rant

An enraged Tom Cruise screamed and swore at crew members on the U.K. set of “Mission: Impossible 7″ over a breach of coronavirus protocols, threatening to fire them if they did it again, according to a leaked audio clip of the expletive-filled rant.

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Man struck and killed by New Jersey Transit train

The unidentified victim was struck by a train on the Main/Bergen line train around 2 a.m., an NJT spokesperson said.

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Man survives rare shark attack off Florida coast

A man was bitten by a shark while swimming in the waters off Florida’s west coast Tuesday morning, according to local reports. The 39-year-old man sustained injuries to his hand and arm but survived the unprovoked attack, Fox 13 News reported.

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Shocking video shows ‘Miracle’ the German Shepherd being thrown off balcony by Florida woman

The woman has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty, as well as with resisting arrest with violence.

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Putin critic was followed by security officers before poisoning, report says

“I am totally sure that Putin was aware,” Alexei Navalny told CNN.

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Shocking video shows ‘Miracle’ the German Shepherd being thrown off balcony by Florida woman

The woman has been arrested and charged with animal cruelty, as well as with resisting arrest with violence.

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Kansas mayor resigns after receiving death threats over support for COVID mask mandate

A Kansas mayor has said she received hate mail and death threats over her recent support of a local mask mandate, triggering her resignation.

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Ex-cop held Houston man at gunpoint, accused him of nonexistent voter fraud: police

Mark Aguirre was very surprised to find zero fake ballots in the air conditioner repairman's truck.

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Ex-cop held Houston man at gunpoint, accused him of nonexistent voter fraud: police

Mark Aguirre was very surprised to find zero fake ballots in the air conditioner repairman's truck.

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California orders 5,000 body bags in response to COVID surge

The state also activated its mass fatality program to enable easier communication between hospitals and morgues.

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Lana Del Ray is engaged to singer Clayton Johnson: report

Del Rey stirred rumors when she performed Monday on Jimmy Fallon’s “The Tonight Show” with a large ring on her left hand.

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Black man: White Louisiana trooper pummeled me with flashlight

A Black man is speaking out publicly for the first time since being beaten by a flashlight-wielding white Louisiana State Trooper last year, in the wake of the officer’s arrest for assault.

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Black man: White Louisiana trooper pummeled me with flashlight

A Black man is speaking out publicly for the first time since being beaten by a flashlight-wielding white Louisiana State Trooper last year, in the wake of the officer’s arrest for assault.

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Mechanic crushed at Chicago O’Hare Airport dies

A mechanic died after after he was found unresponsive Sunday beneath a plane-moving apparatus at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, officials said.

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Chainsaw-wielding Maine man robs McDonald’s, chases people into parking lot, police say

He saw that McRib is back.

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Chainsaw-wielding Maine man robs McDonald’s, chases people into parking lot, police say

He saw that McRib is back.

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Better watch out: Santa & Mrs. Claus possibly exposed 50 children to COVID in Georgia

Two days after visiting the rural town of Ludowici, Georgia, and posting for photos with 50 children, Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus tested positive for the novel coronavirus, putting nearly the entire town on alert.

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Mackenzie Scott gives away $1 billion a month to charity in past 4 months

World’s richest woman Mackenzie Scott has been busy sluffing off her fortune since divorcing Amazon titan Jeff Bezos last year, to the tune of a billion dollars a month over the past four months.

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Skateboarding TikTok star Nathan Apodaca tests positive for COVID

Nathan Apodaca, an Idaho skateboarder who went viral on TikTok in September with a video scored by Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” has contracted coronavirus, his spokesperson said.

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Catie Lazarus, host of ‘Employee of the Month’ show, dies from cancer at age 44

Lazarus died at her Brooklyn home.

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Wolverine supporters file lawsuit to protect the species

Only 300 wolverines reportedly live in the lower 48 states.

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Legoland plans expansion, additional rides at Florida theme park

Legoland appears to be betting for a large tourism rebound after the COVID pandemic begins to subside with an expansion of its Florida theme park.

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This latest batch of COVIDIOTS proves there’s no vaccine for stupidity

With the deadly pandemic breaking records, we have a third wave of COVIDIOTS to 'honor.' They run the gamut from politics to sports to science to entertainment, but alas, have one thing in common.

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Notorious Russian who brutally murdered wife released early from prison

A notorious Russian photographer who broke his model wife’s neck and set her body on fire in an attempt to make her unidentifiable has been released early from prison.

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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry to become podcasts hosts

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reached a deal with Spotify, the latest expansion of their budding media empire.

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Ohio treasure hunter stuck behind bars for nearly five years over refusal to reveal location of gold coins worth millions

A former Ohio treasure hunter jailed over his refusal to reveal the whereabouts of 500 missing coins made from gold found in a historic shipwreck remains behind bars almost five years later.

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Nearly 140,000 liters of methanol-laced hand sanitizer seized in Europe

“These products should protect people, not harm them.”

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Santa sleigh pulled over for not being up to code

'I thought it was a bit like the Grinch to be honest,' said the sleigh's operator

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Boy, 14, attacked and killed by family’s German Shepherd in Minnesota

The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says the boy, identified Monday as Deon Bush, was attacked last Thursday.

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Florida man dies after window slams down on him during burglary attempt: cops

A suspected burglar was killed over the weekend when the window of a home he was trying to break into slammed down on him and kept him hanging by the neck until he died, authorities said.

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Florida man dies after window slams down on him during burglary attempt: cops

A suspected burglar was killed over the weekend when the window of a home he was trying to break into slammed down on him and kept him hanging by the neck until he died, authorities said.

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2020 likely to be hottest year in history

Metrics tracked by NASA say 2020 has been the hottest year on record so far, and that is expected to remain the case through the end of December.

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Earthquake and aftershock rock Bay Area early Tuesday, felt as ‘good-sized jolt’

Two back-to-back earthquakes rocked the southern region of the San Francisco Bay Area early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

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FBI agent involved in shooting aboard Metro train in Maryland

An FBI agent was involved in a shooting that wounded at least one person aboard a Metro train in Maryland early Tuesday, authorities said. It was not immediately clear who was shot and what led to the incident, but the FBI said more details would be released as the investigation continues.

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Family, friends of woman missing for months still desperate for answers: ‘We’re not giving up’

Ashley Lucas, 34, was last seen in Florida in late September after she was Baker acted. The native Texan had gone to Florida over the summer to look after a friend's elderly mother.

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FBI agent involved in shooting aboard Metro train in Maryland

An FBI agent was involved in a shooting that wounded at least one person aboard a Metro train in Maryland early Tuesday, authorities said. It was not immediately clear who was shot and what led to the incident, but the FBI said more details would be released as the investigation continues.

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SEE IT: Man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery shooting told cops he tried to ‘block’ victim, body-cam footage shows

The man who filmed the February shooting of Ahmaud Arbery admitted to police moments after the killing that he was trying to “block” the unarmed Black victim, according to a newly published body-cam footage that contradicts the suspect’s claim that he had no involvement in the case. William “Roddie” Bryan, one of three men facing murder charges in the case, told cops he was “not necessarily” just passing by and was actually helping co-defendants Gregory and Travis McMichael ambush the 25-year-old Arbery in a rural neighborhood in southeast Georgia.

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SEE IT: Man who filmed Ahmaud Arbery shooting told cops he tried to ‘block’ victim, body-cam footage shows

The man who filmed the February shooting of Ahmaud Arbery admitted to police moments after the killing that he was trying to “block” the unarmed Black victim, according to a newly published body-cam footage that contradicts the suspect’s claim that he had no involvement in the case. William “Roddie” Bryan, one of three men facing murder charges in the case, told cops he was “not necessarily” just passing by and was actually helping co-defendants Gregory and Travis McMichael ambush the 25-year-old Arbery in a rural neighborhood in southeast Georgia.

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Woman robs store with needle she claimed to be infected with AIDS, police say

The suspect left the Seasons Corner Market in Raynham, Mass., with a “quantity of cash," according to officials.

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Jeannie Morris, pioneering sports journalist, dies at age 85

Pioneering sports journalist Jeannie Morris, who started out covering the Chicago Bears and wrote the book that would become “Brian’s Song,” has died. She was 85.

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Japan’s ‘Twitter Killer’ sentenced to death for murdering and dismembering nine victims

A Japanese man nicknamed the “Twitter Killer” has been sentenced to death for kill and dismembering at least nine, most whom shared suicidal thoughts on social media.

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Suspect in custody after toddler abandoned at Mississippi Goodwill

A suspect accused of dumping a 2-year-old boy at Mississippi Goodwill along with a bag of clothes and a note has been taken into custody.

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Coronavirus detected for first time in wild mink outside Utah farm

The novel coronavirus has been detected in a wild mink trapped near a Utah mink farm that had an outbreak, the first instance of the disease in a wild animal.

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Coronavirus detected for first time in wild mink outside Utah farm

The novel coronavirus has been detected in a wild mink trapped near a Utah mink farm that had an outbreak, the first instance of the disease in a wild animal.

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Art installations built to lift Queens community’s spirit ravaged in vandalism spree that racked up $10G in damage

In one heartless rampage, a vandal did more than $10,000 in damage to a festive fall installation outside City Council member Francisco Moya’s Corona district office, and a glorious winter display in a nearby park.

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Two Pennsylvania sheriff’s deputies reassigned and quarantined after being photographed maskless at indoor eatery

Two sheriff’s deputies in Pennsylvania’s Alleghany County have not only been reassigned but are also under mandatory quarantine after being photographed mask-less in a restaurant that was flouting COVID restrictions on indoor dining.

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Telemundo anchor Edgardo del Villar dies at 51 after brain cancer battle

The broadcaster began working for WNJU in 2017.

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Meghan Markle thanks heroes of COVID pandemic in surprise TV appearance

Markle praised those who have stepped up to help others this year.

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Michael Jackson’s estate wins appeal in ‘Leaving Neverland’ suit against HBO

A federal appeals court panel sided with Michael Jackson’s estate Monday and said HBO must arbitrate a dispute over its Emmy-winning 2019 documentary “Leaving Neverland.”

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Juvenile charged with murder after 2 kids, 2 adults found dead in West Virginia home

A juvenile has been charged with murder after authorities found the bodies of two adults and two children inside a West Virginia home Sunday morning. The victims’ names and connection to the suspect have not been released, but the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office identified them as an adult couple, a 12-year-old boy and a 3-year-old boy.

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Trump whisperer Geraldo Rivera: It’s time for COVID and Trump to go

'If he sticks it out any further, or much further, he will really appear as a sore loser,' Rivera warned Trump

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Reddit to buy Dubsmash, a TikTok and Instagram Reels competitor

The race among tech companies to compete with TikTok is heating up as Reddit announced it was buying Dubsmash, a short-video app that hopes to compete with TikTok and Instagram Reels.

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Juvenile charged with murder after 2 kids, 2 adults found dead in West Virginia home

A juvenile has been charged with murder after authorities found the bodies of two adults and two children inside a West Virginia home Sunday morning. The victims’ names and connection to the suspect have not been released, but the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office identified them as an adult couple, a 12-year-old boy and a 3-year-old boy.

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Singer Ann Marie, accused of shooting friend in head, out of jail and under house arrest: report

R&B; singer Ann Marie, who is accused of shooting a man in the head inside a Georgia hotel room this month, is out of jail and awaiting trial under house arrest, according to a report. The suspect, born Joann Marie Slater, claims the near-deadly shooting of her childhood friend on Dec. 1 was an accident, telling cops that night that the gun “fell off” of a table and fired at least one round, authorities said.

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