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	news As-it-happens update ⋅ December 2, 2020
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	USA TODAY Betsy DeVos vowed to change American education. For the most part, she didn't. USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Back in January 2017, Betsy DeVos, then President Donald Trump's nominee for education secretary, told lawmakers at her confirmation hearing that the threat of grizzly bears in Wyoming justified the national push to equip schools with ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post California Democrats urged people to stay home — and then did the opposite at restaurants and holiday parties Washington Post As the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors debated last week whether to ban outdoor dining, Democrat Sheila Kuehl was quick to speak up in favor of restrictions. It was "a bit of magical thinking," the county supervisor said, to believe restaurant staffers ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico Anticipating Senate bottlenecks, Biden plans a nomination workaround Politico Now that he's chosen a big chunk of his Cabinet nominees, President-elect Joe Biden's transition team is focusing increasingly on selecting candidates for government positions that do not require Senate confirmation. Concerned about Republicans ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Nevada doctor rebukes Trump's retweet suggesting photo of covid medical unit was fake: 'I was disappointed' Washington Post When five patients died of the coronavirus in a 32-hour span at Renown Regional Medical Center, Jacob Keeperman turned to Twitter on Sunday to thank his colleagues in Reno, Nev., for all their support, tweeting out a recent selfie of him on the day the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Australia is out of recession. Now it needs to avoid a trade war with China CNN Hong Kong/Sydney (CNN Business) Australia's economy is growing again after the coronavirus pandemic pushed it into its first recession in three decades. Now the country has to keep its precarious recovery on track while juggling a worsening relationship ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, first in the world Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Britain approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the United States and Europe to become the West's first country to formally endorse a jab it said should reach the most vulnerable people early next week. Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Is the Mick Schumacher hype justified? ESPN Mick Schumacher explains how he's emotionally "exploding" following Haas' confirmation that he will be a named driver in 2021. (0:34). Facebook · Twitter · Facebook Messenger; Email. 3:53 AM ET. Laurence Edmondson. Close ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times William Barr, Vaccine, Holiday Cookies: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing The New York Times (Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Here's the sign-up.) Good evening. Here's the latest. Image. Credit...Pool photo by Bill O'Leary. 1. Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department had not uncovered voting fraud at a scale that could have ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Dr. Scott Atlas, Special Coronavirus Adviser To Trump, Resigns NPR A controversial coronavirus adviser to the president, Dr. Scott Atlas, resigned Monday, a White House official told NPR. Atlas, who is not an infectious disease expert and whose brief stint was marred by blunders and controversy, was tapped by the Trump ... Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch US stock-index futures take breather after S&P 500, Nasdaq hit records MarketWatch U.S. stock-index futures pointed lower Wednesday, signaling equities will take a breather a day after the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq Composite kicked off December with a new round of records. Flag as irrelevant
	San Francisco Chronicle Bay Briefing: Can California's targeted shutdowns curb the coronavirus? San Francisco Chronicle Good morning, Bay Area. It's Wednesday, Dec. 2, and Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't the only one under fire for a French Laundry dinner. Here's what you need to know to start your day. "Our dangerous winter has arrived". As Californians face increasingly ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN First shipments of Pfizer vaccine to be delivered December 15 CNN MUST WATCH. Health care staff and long term care facility residents to get vaccine first 03:21. (CNN) The first shipments of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine will be delivered on December 15, according to an Operation Warp Speed document obtained by CNN on ... Flag as irrelevant
	AppleInsider iOS Wi-Fi exploit enables zero-click remote iPhone access without user knowledge AppleInsider A newly discovered — and already patched — iOS vulnerability allowed hackers to access and gain control over nearby iPhones using a proprietary Apple wireless mesh networking protocol called AWDL. Discovered by security researcher Ian Beer, ... Flag as irrelevant
	masslive.com 'Very dark couple of weeks': Morgues and hospitals overflow with rise in COVID cases nationwide masslive.com Nearly 37,000 Americans died of COVID-19 in November, the most in any month since the dark early days of the pandemic, engulfing families in grief, filling newspaper obituary pages and testing the capacity of morgues, funeral homes and hospitals. Flag as irrelevant
	San Francisco Chronicle Slack solves Salesforce's biggest question San Francisco Chronicle Welcome back to Tech Chronicle. Consider this fine newsletter my public offering to you. Stop ignoring Marc Benioff. One side benefit of Dreamforce going virtual during this pandemic year is that no one has stopped to ask me what exactly Salesforce does, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Insurance Journal Supreme Court Justices Tackle Company Liability for Human Rights Abuses Insurance Journal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared wary of barring lawsuits against American companies over alleged human rights abuses abroad but signaled they could toss out a case accusing Cargill Inc. and a Nestle SA subsidiary of knowingly helping ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Dozens of Bandits Seize Brazilian City, Loot Bank U.S. News & World Report By DAVID BILLER, Associated Press. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dozens of gunmen armed with assault rifles invaded a city in southern Brazil overnight Tuesday and took control of the streets as they assaulted a local bank. Video broadcast on the Globo ... Flag as irrelevant
	WPRI.com Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree turns on, with virus restrictions WPRI.com NEW YORK (AP) — Rockin' around the Christmas tree is going to look different for visitors at Rockefeller Center this year, starting with Wednesday's tree lighting ceremony. What's normally a chaotic, crowded tourist hotspot during the holiday season will ... Flag as irrelevant
	Lansing State Journal COVID-19 Q&A: Which is better, the deep nasal swab or the rapid test? Lansing State Journal LANSING – When it comes to detecting the coronavirus, not all tests are created equally. Two tests are widely available to see if someone has the virus: a polymerase chain reaction swab, or PCR test, and a less invasive antigen test. While both methods have ... Flag as irrelevant
	My veronanj Concerned About Hospital Capacity, Murphy Tightens COVID-19 Restrictions My veronanj This story was written and produced by NJ Spotlight. It is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. To read more, visit njspotlight.com. As the number of new COVID-19 cases continues ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox News Mysterious object that could be 1960s rocket booster will fly past Earth today: how to view it Fox News A mysterious space object that has been captured by Earth's orbit and is widely believed to be a rocket booster from the 1960s is now viewable to skygazers as it gets closer to the planet. Known as 2020 ... Flag as irrelevant
	KHON2 HPD officers convicted in Kealoha scandal get sentenced multiple year prison terms KHON2 HONOLULU (KHON2) — Two former HPD officers convicted of their involvement in the Kealoha scandal will serve prison time for their role in the conspiracy. A federal judge sentenced Derek Hahn to three-and-a-half years in prison while Bobby Nguyen will ... Flag as irrelevant
	WRCB-TV A suspect in Friday's deadly Sacramento mall shooting has been arrested, police say WRCB-TV By Stella Chan and Jason Hanna, CNN An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with Friday's shooting deaths of two people at a mall in California's capital, police said. Tuesday, December 1st 2020, 12:23 PM EST. Updated: Tuesday, December ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Hindu Interpol issues global alert on organised crime networks targeting COVID-19 vaccines The Hindu 'As governments are preparing to roll out vaccines, criminal organisations are planning to infiltrate or disrupt supply chains'. Share Article; PRINT; A A A. File photo for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: REUTERS ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Israel moves towards fourth election with no-confidence vote The Guardian Israel's parliament is set to vote on a preliminary bill to dissolve itself, a move that threatens to break apart an already fractured coalition government and trigger a fourth election in less than two years. Wednesday's vote, which is not final and requires several ... Flag as irrelevant
	TechCrunch Virgin Galactic plans first rocket-powered test flight from New Mexico for next week TechCrunch Virgin Galactic has revealed the flight window for the first rocket-powered flight of its VSS Unity spacecraft from the shiny new Spaceport America in New Mexico. The ship could be in the air as early as December 11. This flight will be the third for Unity out of ... Flag as irrelevant
	La Junta Tribune Democrat 12 Pueblo priests named in Colorado attorney general's latest child sexual abuse report La Junta Tribune Democrat DENVER — Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser released a report Tuesday listing new "substantiated" incidents of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests in the Pueblo Diocese. All of the newly substantiated incidents occurred between 1951 and 1999, ... Flag as irrelevant
	fox8.com A first look at Ohio's initial COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan fox8.com CLEVELAND (WJW) — We are getting our first look at what Ohio's initial COVID-19 vaccine distribution will look like. Coronavirus in Ohio Tuesday update: 9,030 new cases, 119 additional deaths. Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine toured a distribution warehouse ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBC.ca Poll finds majority of Canadians open to getting COVID-19 vaccine, but many want to wait CBC.ca A new Ipsos/Radio-Canada poll has found a majority of Canadians intend to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but that many would prefer to wait at least a month or two after a vaccine is approved before doing so. The internet poll surveyed 3001 people over ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Government should take bigger role in promoting US technology or risk losing ground to China, commission says Washington Post Advocates of the U.S. government taking a bigger role in industrial policy got a boost Tuesday from a bipartisan commission on China, which said the government should consider getting more involved in promoting U.S. technology or risk losing its edge to ... Flag as irrelevant
	UpperMichigansSource.com Glorious sunshine for the midweek UpperMichigansSource.com High pressure at the surface will keep sunny skies around for today. The dry pattern continues as we remain in an Omega block pattern. This means we're sandwiched between two upper-level lows leading to dry conditions over the Great Lakes. Two weak ... Flag as irrelevant
	BBC News M&S stabbing: Two women attacked in Burnley store BBC News Two women have been seriously injured in a stabbing at a Marks & Spencer store, police have said. · Officers were called following reports of an attack inside the store in St James Street, Burnley, Lancashire, at 09:30 GMT. Flag as irrelevant
	The Jerusalem Post Lebanon's president expresses hope for Israel border talks WSIL TV President Michel Aoun spoke during a meeting with John Desrocher, the U.S. mediator for the negotiations, who was in Beirut for discussions with Lebanese leaders. The fourth round of talks, which was scheduled to take place Wednesday, was postponed until ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Jerusalem Post Israel transfers $1B to cash-strapped Palestinian Authority WREX-TV JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has transferred over $1 billion in taxes and customs duties it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority after a six-month hiatus in which the Palestinians had severed ties with Israel over its plans to annex parts of the occupied ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOX5 Las Vegas Lindo Michoacan temporarily closes original Las Vegas location due to sinkhole FOX5 Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- Beloved Las Vegas eatery Lindo Michoacan announced Tuesday that its original location will be temporarily closed due to a sinkhole. "Never in the past 30 years since opening did anyone think we would find ourselves in the state we ... Flag as irrelevant
	fingerlakes1.com Will there be enough COVID-19 tests available to keep schools open? fingerlakes1.com If schools have to do more testing to stay open – will they? Well, new reporting by Gannett indicates that schools will struggle to pay for it, and there could also be testing shortages. Port Chester was one of those schools placed in an orange zone last months ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Can't be led, won't be led: Johnson's backbench rebels are incapable of loyalty The Guardian Conservative rebels have been setting the agenda in British politics for so long now that there is something almost quaint about the expectation of loyalty to a Tory leader. Last December Boris Johnson led his party to its biggest election victory in more than 30 ... Flag as irrelevant
	The National Interest Online Editorial: After 19 years, bring troops in Afghanistan home The Daily Camera By The San Diego Union-Tribune. Given President Donald Trump's habit of making weighty decisions based on whims, the national security establishment's pushback against his plan to bring home 2,000 of the 4,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan and 500 of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Inverse Everything to know about Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Season 1 Inverse And not only that, but the game will feature deep connectivity with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, allowing you to progress in the Battle Pass no matter what game you play. Flag as irrelevant
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