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	news As-it-happens update ⋅ December 1, 2020
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	The New York Times Presidential Transition Live Updates: Giuliani Said to Have Discussed Pre-Emptive Pardon Before Trump Leaves Office The New York Times The worsening coronavirus pandemic and its toll on the economy will challenge President-elect Joe Biden, who has warned of a "very dark winter." Republicans in Georgia fear President Trump's focus on election integrity will hurt their Senate candidates in ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Ryan Day can't coach because of coronavirus protocols if Ohio State Buckeyes play Saturday ESPN Ohio State coach Ryan Day, one of several people within the Buckeyes program who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, won't be out of isolation in time to coach in Saturday's game at Michigan State if the Buckeyes are able to play, a school spokesman ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN What America's former Presidents can teach Trump about pardons CNN (CNN) Last week, President Donald Trump announced three major pardons -- two traditional pardons for two turkeys named Corn and Cob on Tuesday and a controversial pardon of his former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday. Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com LeBron James won't dismiss possibility of Pau Gasol returning to Lakers; jokes Marc Gasol has his DPOY trophy CBSSports.com Marc Gasol is going to make LeBron James' life easier in a multitude of ways. Having a starting center that can shoot will space the floor on his drives and open up more opportunities for him and Anthony Davis to run pick-and-roll early in games. James loves ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Kemba Walker to miss start of season after stem cell injection in knee; Celtics to update status in January CBSSports.com The Boston Celtics lost Gordon Hayward in free agency, and now they won't have their All-Star point guard to begin the 2020-21 season. Kemba Walker received a stem cell injection in his left knee that will keep him out at least through the first week of ... Flag as irrelevant
	TechCrunch Facebook's self-styled 'oversight' board selects first cases, most dealing with hate speech TechCrunch A Facebook -funded body that the tech giant set up to distance itself from tricky and potentially reputation-damaging content moderation decisions has announced the first bundle of cases it will consider. In a press release on its website the Facebook ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com And then Metcalf took it out on the Eagles. NBCSports.com Before the Seahawks dispatched the Eagles 23-17 on Monday Night Football, the Eagles' defensive coordinator had a brief chat with the Seahawks' superstar receiver, telling him he's the closing thing he's seen to Calvin Johnson, whom he coached in Detroit ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN 300+ Cyber Monday sales you can still shop today CNN Good news if you didn't get everything on your holiday shopping list during Cyber Monday: Cyber Monday is now Cyber Week for many retailers, with hundreds of sales continuing beyond the biggest online shopping day of the year. We've rounded up all the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post CDC advisers to vote Tuesday on who will be first in line for a vaccine Washington Post No national testing strategy for the coronavirus ever came out of the federal government. Nor was there a nationally led strategy for procuring protective equipment — states were told to buy supplies on their own. But on Tuesday, a little-known federal advisory ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Arecibo Observatory collapses ahead of planned demolition CNN (CNN) The instrument platform of the 305-meter telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed overnight, according to the National Science Foundation. It's a final blow to one of the most powerful telescopes on Earth that has aided astronomical ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times The Best-Kept Fashion Secret of 'The Crown' The New York Times Ever since "The Crown," Season 4, bowed on Netflix, the stylesphere has been filled with strange declarations of desire for the pie-crust collars, novelty sweaters, puffed-sleeve floral frocks and 1980s power jackets immortalized by Princess Diana as she ... Flag as irrelevant
	NCAA.com 2020 Champions Classic preview: Kentucky vs. Kansas, Duke vs. Michigan State NCAA.com One of the most anticipated regular-season events of the men's basketball calendar is the Champions Classic, which puts four of the most decorated programs in the sport against each other. This year's matchups are No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 20 Kentucky and No. Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com China's Chang'e 5 lands on the moon to collect the 1st fresh lunar samples in decades Space.com China has apparently landed on the moon again — and this time the country plans to bring home some souvenirs. Chang'e 5, China's first-ever sample-return mission, successfully touched down today (Dec. 1), according to state media reports. Details on the ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Gaza's Hamas Leader Gets Coronavirus As Palestinian Territories' Cases Surge NPR Hamas leader Yahiya Sinwar is in stable condition, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. He is one of several senior Hamas officials who have contracted COVID-19 in recent months. "The situation in Gaza is ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Barack Obama wishes he had awarded Dolly Parton the Presidential Medal of Freedom CNN (CNN) President Barack Obama appeared on Monday's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" and while promoting his book,"A Promised Land," he admitted to making a major "mistake" while in office. After Colbert asked him, "Did you miss you? Did you ever ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Coronavirus Was In US Weeks Earlier Than Previously Known, Study Says NPR The virus and the illness that it causes, COVID-19, were first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, but it wasn't until about Jan. 20 that the first confirmed COVID-19 case, from a traveler returning from China, was found in the U.S.. Flag as irrelevant
	The Verge Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 888 processor will power the Android flagships of 2021 The Verge Qualcomm has officially announced the Snapdragon 888 at its Snapdragon Tech Summit, offering a first look at its next-generation flagship smartphone processor. The 888 will power the next wave of 2021 Android flagships from companies like Samsung, ... Flag as irrelevant
	TechCrunch Facebook-backed Libra Association rebrands as Diem TechCrunch The Libra Association, a consortium created by Facebook to support its Libra cryptocurrency efforts, announced this morning that it has a new name — the Diem Association — and made some key hires ahead of its launch. This is just the latest course ... Flag as irrelevant
	ABC News Nasdaq unveils new push to mandate diversity in corporate boardrooms ABC News Nasdaq is proposing new rules that would mandate diversity in the boardroom for companies listed on its stock exchange. Nasdaq filed a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday that would require all companies listed on its U.S. ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNBC 'Tis the season of giving. Here's what to do before making a charitable donation CNBC The tax deduction for cash contributions to qualifying nonprofits is expanded for 2020. Last year, individuals donated an estimated $309 billion to charitable causes. Several websites analyze and rate charities, which can help you ensure a nonprofit is ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Bill Cosby's legal team to argue his appeal in Pennsylvania Supreme Court today CNN (CNN) Bill Cosby's legal team is set to argue in Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday that two key decisions in his criminal trial were wrongly decided. Cosby, 83, is more than two years into a 3-to-10-year sentence at a prison outside Philadelphia for ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters After 4.2 million COVID-19 cases in November, US pins hope on vaccine Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States entered the final month of the year hoping that promising vaccine candidates will soon be approved to halt the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus after 4.2 million new cases were reported in November. Flag as irrelevant
	Krebs on Security Hacker who sent bogus threats to LAX, school districts gets prison sentence Los Angeles Times A hacker who issued dozens of phony bombing and shooting threats — including to LAX and Southern California schools — and who made a false hijacking report about a California-bound jetliner has been sentenced to nearly eight years in federal prison. Flag as irrelevant
	Bay News 9 15 Years Apart: Comparing The Two Most Active Hurricane Seasons Bay News 9 The 2005 hurricane season was astoundingly active, setting new records left and right. Then 2020 happened, rewriting the record books. A lot of things changed over the 15 years between those historic seasons. Understanding those differences can help put ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBCSports.com NFL Power Rankings, Week 13: Titans pick up pace, battle of Brady vs. Mahomes, more NBCSports.com Just like Thanksgiving, the NFL had a cornucopia of crazy moments this past week – from a commanding holiday game (and division "battle") to forth quarter comebacks galore – this was a week to get all of your fixings as a football fan. Let's take a look at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch Kohl's shares soar after Sephora store-in-store partnership announced MarketWatch Kohl's Corp. KSS, +14.19% stock soared 12.5% in early Tuesday trading after its store-in-store partnership with beauty retailer Sephora was announced. Sephora has agreed to install at least 850 stores in Kohl's locations by 2023. The first 200 "Sephora at ... Flag as irrelevant
	Montana Standard Anaconda Junior/Senior High School back to remote learning Montana Standard Heidi Nielsen, school nurse for Anaconda School District No. 10, stands outside Anaconda Junior/Senior High School's nurses office on Monday. Michael Cast. Keeping schools safe. Heidi Nielsen, school nurse for Anaconda School District No. 10, poses in ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Bad Bunny tops Spotify's most-streamed list of 2020 CNN Following the top three was the late rapper Juice WRLD and The Weeknd. Billie Eilish was Spotify's most-streamed female artist for the second year in a row, followed by Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande in the second and third spots. Next were Dua Lipa and ... Flag as irrelevant
	KMOV.com Fauci asks Americans to prepare to get vaccinated as states plan for distribution KMOV.com (CNN) -- As the US prepares for the first round of vaccinations to tackle Covid-19, infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci called on the public to "be part of the solution" and get vaccinated once it is available. "Say, 'I'm not going to be one of the people ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Detroit News Tesla rallies as investors welcome all-at-once S&P 500 debut The Detroit News Tesla Inc. climbed in premarket trading after S&P Dow Jones Indices said it will be added to the S&P 500 Index in one shot on Dec. 21, a move that will ripple through the entire market as money managers adjust their portfolios to make room for shares of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com 'The Voice' contestant Ryan Gallagher says he didn't 'drop out of the show' Today.com Ryan Gallagher, a hopeful on the current season of the singing competition, addressed his sudden exit on Instagram. Dec. 1, 2020, 6:13 AM PST / Source: TODAY. By Drew Weisholtz. There's a mystery on "The Voice." Ryan Gallagher, one of the hopefuls on ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Florida Times-Union Coronavirus: What you need to know for Tuesday, Dec. 1 The Florida Times-Union Florida adds 98 COVID-19 deaths as cases near 1 million mark. Adding more than 6,600 cases in Monday's report on the coronavirus pandemic, Florida neared the 1 million mark in positive tests recorded to date across the state. The Florida Department of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Colorado Public Radio Final State Report Concludes More Than 200 Colorado Children Were Abused By Priests, Catholic Church Vows Reform Colorado Public Radio Fifty-two Catholic priests who served in Colorado during the last half of the 20th century victimized more than 200 children in that time, according to a sweeping final report on priest sexual abuse released by state officials Tuesday. But investigators note the ... Flag as irrelevant
	KPBS New Report Offers Clearest Picture Yet Of Pandemic Impact On Student Learning KPBS A sweeping new review of national test data suggests the pandemic-driven jump to online learning has had little impact on children's reading growth and has only somewhat slowed gains in math. That positive news comes from the testing nonprofit NWEA ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Starbucks is giving away free coffee to first responders for the whole month Today.com The coffee chain is showing its appreciation for front-line workers with a free tall coffee every day. Doctors and nurses in need of a caffeine boost may want to visit their local Starbucks every morning (or afternoon!) this month.Connor Surdi / Starbucks. Dec. Flag as irrelevant
	GMA News Social justice must be founded on care for others, pope tells judges Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Guaranteeing justice for all men and women is not possible while a few people control most of the world's wealth and everyone else's right to a dignified life is disregarded, Pope Francis said. In a Nov. 30 video message, the pope ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washingtonian Biden Says He's Adopting a Cat. DC's Biggest Animal Shelter Wants Biden to Choose One of These Three Kittens. Washingtonian As if the prospect of dogs returning to the White House wasn't exciting enough, Joe and Jill Biden announced last week that, in addition to German shepherds Major and Champ, they intend to bring a cat along to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, too. Naturally ... Flag as irrelevant
	WLTX.com Sunny but chilly weather Tuesday WLTX.com COLUMBIA, S.C. — Today is the first day of meteorological winter and our temperatures are certainly feeling like winter as well. We started off in the mid 30s with a northwesterly breeze under clear skies. Skies will remain clear and sunny today with high ... Flag as irrelevant
	Barron's Zoom Stocks Falls Despite Another Earnings Blowout Barron's For the fiscal third quarter ended Oct. 31, Zoom (ticker ZM) reported revenue of $777.2 million, up 367% from a year ago, with non-GAAP profits of 99 cents a share. Zoom had projected revenue for the quarter of $685 million to $690 million, with non-GAAP profit ... Flag as irrelevant
	KOIN.com Santa Claus connecting with kids via Zoom this Christmas KOIN.com PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — To allow more kids to keep in touch with him, Santa Claus will be using Zoom calls to connect with kids this season! From his workshop up at the North Pole, the big man himself goes over his notes (twice, probably) and prepares to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Orlando Sentinel Palm tree, bushes save Florida toddler in 4-story fall out window: report Orlando Sentinel Police said it's a miracle that a Florida toddler who fell from a fourth-floor window isn't more seriously injured. Miami police said a 2-year-old girl is in good condition at the hospital after she fell out of an apartment building window around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Sydney Morning Herald China is humiliating Australia as an example to others - but the bullying won't last The Sydney Morning Herald China-Australian relations reached a new low this week when a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson posted a fake image on Twitter of an Australian special forces soldier slitting the throat of an Afghan child with its head wrapped in an Australian flag as it ... Flag as irrelevant
	Foreign Policy Erdogan's Economic Hail Mary Won't Work Foreign Policy Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech against a background of banknote during the Annual Evaluation Meeting at the Bestepe ... Flag as irrelevant
	Alberni Valley News Liberals take step on national child-care system, promise plan coming in 2021 budget Alberni Valley News The federal government is proposing millions of dollars in new spending as a down payment on a planned national child-care system that the Liberals say will be outlined in next spring's budget. As a start, the Liberals are proposing in their fiscal update to ... Flag as irrelevant
	National Post Canadians OK with vaccine wait and wolfdogs get a home: In The News for Dec. 1 National Post The poll suggests that the vast majority of Canadians want people entering Canada to be vaccinated against COVID-19, with 83 per cent of respondents say being vaccinated should be required. The online poll of 1,516 ... Flag as irrelevant
	WTOP DC Health's Nesbitt: District could receive fewer vaccine doses than needed to start WTOP If you're anticipating getting a coronavirus vaccine once it's shipped to the District, you might want to temper your expectations. D.C. Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt said that, as things currently stand, the District is only slated to get about a tenth of what ... Flag as irrelevant
	WSIL TV Cher helps 'world's loneliest elephant' find home WSIL TV (CNN) -- An Asian elephant, who has spent much of his life alone in captivity, arrived at a sanctuary in Cambodia Monday. The journey to his new home is thanks, in part, to the efforts of American pop star Cher. 36-year-old Kaavan, spent years in grim ... Flag as irrelevant
	talkbusiness.net Manufacturing activity rises at lower rate in November; PMI falls to 57.5% talkbusiness.net Economic activity in the manufacturing sector increased at a slower rate in November compared to October as the overall economy grew for the seventh consecutive month, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Meanwhile, labor issues amid ... Flag as irrelevant
	Business Insider India Serum Institute claims that its COVID vaccine is safe and that it has a clean chit from the authorities for Covishield Business Insider India The Serum Institute of India (SII) claims that it has a clean chit from the concerned authorities for its COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield. The company's comments come after a 40-year old volunteer from Chennai issued a legal notice suing SII for neurological and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Seattle Times Azerbaijan fully reclaims lands around Nagorno-Karabakh Seattle Times BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Azerbaijan on Tuesday completed reclaiming territory ceded by Armenia under a Russia-brokered peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev hailed the restoration ... Flag as irrelevant
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