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NFL Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Week 13: Running backs You have lineup questions. We have answers. At least we hope. Start 'Em & Sit 'Em has helped fantasy managers for years make those pressing lineup decisions. And you know what is a good decision? Starting Patrick Mahomes. But that's too obvious, ...
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Covid-19 Live Updates: CDC Warns Against Holiday Travel and Outlines Ways to Shorten Recommended Quarantine ... The U.K. becomes the first country to approve Pfizer's vaccine, paving the way for mass inoculations. As hospitalizations and infections surge across the U.S., California officials warn of severe shortages of beds and staff.
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States race to craft their own economic relief plans, frustrated with federal inaction Governors and state lawmakers across the country are racing to authorize millions of dollars in new coronavirus stimulus aid, aiming to plug gaping holes in their local economies before the end of the year. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. The burst of ...
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NDAA faces new veto threat With Jacqueline Feldscher, Connor O'Brien and Lara Seligman. Editor's Note: Morning Defense is a free version of POLITICO Pro Defense's morning newsletter, which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 6 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform ...
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Ray McGuire to enter New York City mayor's race NEW YORK — Wall Street executive Ray McGuire is running for mayor — literally. Six weeks after leaving his job as a vice chairman at Citigroup, the 63-year-old Manhattan resident plans to launch his campaign Wednesday with a video featuring him jogging ...
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Stocks are little changed after strong start to December, Salesforce drops The Dow Jones Industrial Average hovered around the flatline along with the S&P 500. The Nasdaq Composite pulled back by 0.2%. Dow component Salesforce announced it is acquiring messaging platform Slack for $27.7 billion ...
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Madigan confidant, three others plead not guilty to ComEd bribery charges A confidant of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan pleaded not guilty along with three others Wednesday to charges they orchestrated an elaborate bribery scheme with Commonwealth Edison to funnel money and do-nothing jobs to Madigan loyalists in ...
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Watch China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft land on the moon in this amazing video A spectacular video from China's Chang'e 5 lander spacecraft revealsits successful touchdown on the moon as it softly set down to collect the first lunar samples in 44 years. The 49-second, sped-up video was captured by a camera underneath the Chang'e 5 ...
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US hiring slowed in November as coronavirus cases surged, ADP report says U.S. businesses slowed hiring in November, adding only 307,000 workers to their private payrolls — missing the benchmark that analysts had expected and likely heightening concerns that companies and households will continue to struggle without further ...
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White House coronavirus task force warns states: 'We are in a very dangerous place' Washington (CNN) The White House coronavirus task force issued extremely dire warnings to states in weekly reports this week, urging public health officials to circumvent state and local policies amid record high cases, hospitalizations and deaths, as well as ...
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Tyrod Taylor will not file a grievance against the Chargers over punctured lung Jeff Miller is the Chargers beat writer for the Los Angeles Times. He previously spent 20 years as a sports columnist for the Orange County Register and, before that, the Miami Herald. He also served as the Angels beat writer for The Times and the Register.
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2020 set to be one of three hottest years on record despite La Niña's cooling effect, report says (CNN) Record wildfires. A deadly hurricane season. Arctic sea ice at its lowest ever. Drought. Floods. Heatwaves. The World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) annual climate report, released on Wednesday, reads like a long list of extreme weather and ...
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WWE legend Pat Patterson, first intercontinental champion and creative force, dead at 79 WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson died at age 79 following a battle with cancer. Patterson was the first WWE (then WWF) intercontinental champion, the inventor of the Royal Rumble and one of the most influential creative forces in the history of professional ...
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Discovery, home of Shark Week, HGTV, and Food Network, enters the streaming wars with Discovery Plus Discovery, home to HGTV, Food Network, and Discovery Channel's annual Shark Week, is entering the streaming space with Discovery Plus. Details about the streamer will be revealed at a special event this afternoon, but CNBC reports that Discovery Plus ...
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Pretty Ricky's Spectacular Smith arrested at Disney World after alleged altercation with worker Pretty Ricky's Spectacular Smith was arrested at Disney World after an alleged altercation with a theme park employee. In a police report obtained by USA TODAY, the Orange County Sheriff's Office confirmed the Nov. 29 arrest, listing the offense as a ...
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La Lumiere embraces outdoor learning in coronavirus pandemic plans LAPORTE — As some schools across the Region this fall transitioned through a combination of different remote, in-person and hybrid learning models, one LaPorte County school is sticking to the plan its leaders established this summer. La Lumiere School ...
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Marin County has avoided California's purple tier. Here's how — and when that could change California's current coronavirus county tier map shows a sea of purple — with a half-dozen exceptions from that riskiest level, including only one county in the Bay Area. Marin County is still in the second-most-severe red tier, having so far avoided the steep ...
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SoCal Edison may cut power to 271K customers starting Wednesday night as fire danger looms Southern California utilities warned they may cut power this week to more than 300,000 customers as dry, gusty weather raises the threat of wildfire danger in the region. The National Weather Service said there are "critical fire conditions" because of Santa ...
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FDA chief Hahn summoned as White House complains about timing of vaccine approval Trump is said to have told confidants that emergency authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is still being 'slow walked' to damage his attempt to reverse the results of the presidential election and remain in the White House. Email icon; Facebook icon ...
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Walmart Plus drops $35 free shipping minimum to better compete with Amazon Prime The new policy will take effect on Friday, December 4th, and it means all Walmart Plus members will receive free next-day and two-day shipping on items ordered from Walmart's website, regardless of the size of their order.
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Rebel Wilson explains her favorite exercise, opens up about 60-lb weight-loss journey Actor Rebel Wilson is known for playing funny characters on the silver screen but in the past year, she's also wowed her fans by getting into amazing shape. She started calling 2020 her "year of health" in December 2019 and spent the past 12 months losing ...
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Disputing Trump, Barr says Justice Department found no widespread election fraud President Trump has railed against the election in tweets and in interviews, though his own administration has said the 2020 election was the most secure ever. By MICHAEL BALSAMOAssociated Press. Email Writer. Share. facebook · tweet · reddit · email.
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Police investigating after body of Instagram influencer found on side of road HOUSTON (NewsNation Now) — Houston police are investigating the death of an Instagram influencer found unclothed on the side of the road over the weekend. Alexis Leigh Robinault, who goes by Alexis Sharkey on Instagram, was last seen leaving her ...
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2-year, on-campus living requirement back at Michigan State University EAST LANSING, MI — Michigan State University has reinstated a two-year, on-campus living requirement that has been waived since the 1980s. Currently, first-year students are required to live on campus for their first academic year, but beginning with ...
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JUST IN: Man Arrested for 30-Year-Old Rape Cold Cases A Virginia man has been arrested for a series of rape cases in Arlington that date back to 1991. Arlington County Police say Michael F. Thompson, who is now 63 and a resident of Virginia's Northern Neck region, used a gun to rape at least two women near ...
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California boat captain indicted on manslaughter charges for 2019 fire that killed 34 people aboard Conception The captain of a California scuba diving boat that caught fire and sank last year in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in recent U.S. history was indicted Tuesday on 34 counts of federal seaman's manslaughter. A federal grand jury alleges Jerry Nehl ...
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Flaw allowed iPhone hacking remotely through wi-fi Researchers have revealed a flaw that allowed Apple iPhones to be hacked from afar without the owner doing anything. Usually, smartphone hacks rely on user error - by clicking on a suspicious link, opening a message or downloading a malicious app - to ...
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Salesforce to buy Slack, escalating rivalry with Microsoft (Bloomberg) –Salesforce.com Inc.'s $27.7 billion takeover of Slack Technologies Inc. represents co-founder Marc Benioff's most aggressive effort yet to challenge reigning software marker Microsoft Corp. The cash-and-stock deal, announced Tuesday and ...
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Five-alarm fire engulfs building in Bergen County, shuts down surrounding streets Firefighters on Wednesday morning battled a five-alarm blaze ripping through an Englewood building that was severe enough to shut down surrounding streets, officials said. Shortly before 9 a.m., a fire was reported at a building on Bancker Street, prompting ...
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U-cut Christmas trees selling fast: Here's where you can still get one Perhaps it's for a boost of holiday cheer or rising excitement for the end of 2020, but whatever the case may be, Seattle Christmas tree farms are selling out of trees like toilet paper at the grocery store. Myriad tree farms have already closed up their U-cut shops ...
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China #MeToo: Court to hear landmark case of intern versus TV star image captionZhou Xiaoxuan, also known as Xianzi, accused a prominent TV anchor of sexually harassing her. Six years after the alleged incident, a Chinese court on Wednesday is hearing a landmark case that analysts say could define the future of the ...
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'I had an incident': Solo Florida boater who survived capsizing rescued by cargo crew 86 miles offshore A Florida boater who had been missing since Friday was found alive Sunday clinging to his capsized vessel far offshore, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. Searchers had used Coast Guard vessels, a C-130 aircraft crew and a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol ...
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WHO chief says Mexico 'in bad shape' with coronavirus pandemic; CDC says avoid all travel The CDC has currently placed Mexico in the Level 4 risk category, which is the highest risk level for COVID-19. If anyone must travel to Mexico, the CDC recommends getting a viral test one to three days prior to traveling as well as prior to returning to the United ...
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'Unwarranted': India slams Canada PM's remarks on farmer protests New Delhi, India – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's remarks on the continuing farmers' protests in India has not gone down well with the Hindu nationalist government, which dubbed his comments as "unwarranted".
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Orange County Eviction Filings Fall Despite Moratorium Ending ORLANDO, Fla. — Even amid the economic effects of the coronavirus, filings for evictions in Orange County fell 18.7% in October and November compared with the same period in 2019, according to data from the Orange County Clerk of Courts.
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Afghan gov't, Taliban announce breakthrough deal in peace talks Deal lays out way forward for negotiators to move on to more substantive issues, including talks on a ceasefire. The agreement comes after months of discussions in Doha, the capital of Qatar, in negotiations encouraged by the United States [Sorin Furcoi/Al ...
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Weekend Storm Could Bring Winter Weather To Eastern PA Forecasters are eyeing a weekend storm that could deliver some winter weather to Pennsylvania. The system, if it shapes up as predicted, could bring a chance of rain and snow on both Friday and Sunday in the Philadelphia suburbs. It will also mean a rainy ...
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The 7 Am Law 200 Firms That Received $10M Max in PPP Loans The names of the businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program loans over the summer, and the amounts they received, were mandated for release on Dec. 1 by a Washington, D.C., court order following months of partial disclosures and calls for ...
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The World in Brief German SUV attack results in 4 deaths. BERLIN -- A man drove an SUV at high speed through a pedestrian zone in the southwestern German city of Trier on Tuesday, killing four people, including a 9-month-old child, and seriously injuring 15 others, officials ...
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No. 7 Kansas overcomes offensive woes, beats No. 20 Kentucky INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kansas forward Jalen Wilson waited a whole year for a night like Tuesday. His celebration came in almost total silence. Wilson scored 21 of his career-high 23 points in the second half, made the first two 3-pointers of his career during ...
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Tolls increase on NY Thruway for drivers without E-ZPass BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tolls will increase for drivers on the New York Thruway who do not have an E-ZPass starting Jan. 1. The State Thruway Authority voted Tuesday to raise tolls by 30% for people who are driving on the Thruway without an E-ZPass, ...
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Massena mayor arrested on drug charges MASSENA, N.Y. (WCAX) - New York law enforcement authorities will be answering question Wednesday afternoon after Massena's mayor was arrested on drug charges. It's all part of an undercover operation by the St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, U.S. ...
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Web Brokers Might Get to Run Some States' ACA Enrollment Programs Trump administration regulators want to let states use private web brokers to run their Affordable Care Act (ACA) public health insurance exchange enrollment efforts. Federal agencies have included that idea in a new set of draft regulations. If the draft ...
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Putin orders 'large-scale' vaccination of doctors, teachers MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered to start of a "large-scale" vaccination of doctors and teachers against the coronavirus late next week with the Sputnik V jab, which has yet to complete advanced studies needed to ensure its ...
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Pacific Notes: Clippers, Batum, Hield, Suns, Warriors In a fascinating, in-depth article for The Athletic, Jovan Buha takes a deep dive into the chemistry issues that plagued the Clippers during the 2019/20 season, exploring the club's leadership void and various players' grievances with the preferential treatment ...
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