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	news As-it-happens update ⋅ December 4, 2020
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	ESPN Sources: NHL aiming for mid-January start, 52- or 56-game schedule ESPN The NHL is now aiming for a mid-January start date with a 52- or 56-game schedule at best, sources confirmed to ESPN. The NHL's initial target of Jan. 1 became unfeasible because of necessary time for training camp -- plus extra time promised to the seven ... Flag as irrelevant
	NFL.com Doug Pederson confirms Eagles sharing some play-calling duties, calls it a 'collaborative' effort NFL.com Doug Pederson is sharing play-calling duties. The Philadelphia coach confirmed a report by Jeff McLane of the Philly Inquirer that the Eagles have divvied up some of the play-calling duties. Pass game coordinator Press Taylor has been given the reins at ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Indianapolis Colts activate DeForest Buckner off reserve/COVID-19 list ESPN The Indianapolis Colts have activated defensive lineman DeForest Buckner off the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Friday. Buckner, who was placed on the list on Nov. 25 and missed last week's loss to the Titans, has 40 tackles, including six for a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Packers.com MVP chances are legit for Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Packers.com GREEN BAY – With one month left in the regular season, the talk is legitimate. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is very much in the running for his third NFL Most Valuable Player award. Head Coach Matt LaFleur has certainly endorsed his candidacy, ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN What Biden gets about being president -- and Trump doesn't CNN Errol Louis is the host of "Inside City Hall," a nightly political show on NY1, a New York all-news channel. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN) It was especially refreshing to see President-elect ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Immune Response In Animals Good News For COVID-19 Vaccine Development NPR News today from Harvard's Center for Virology and Vaccine Research may help solve a problem that future COVID-19 manufacturers are sure to face: how to make sure that new and potentially better vaccines actually work without doing extremely large and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Salt Lake Tribune Gordon Monson: Taysom Hill faces the same questions in the NFL that he faced at BYU Salt Lake Tribune The question now asked about Saints quarterback Taysom Hill hasn't changed much from the question that was asked about him when he was playing at BYU. It is, in fact, the same. Is he an authentic quarterback or is he something else, something with ... Flag as irrelevant
	ModernHealthcare.com Will US ever get to mass COVID-19 testing? ModernHealthcare.com Nine months into the pandemic, population-scale COVID testing remains elusive, but signs suggest we may be reaching a stage in which testing of tens of millions of people in the U.S. on a regular basis may become feasible. According to data from The ... Flag as irrelevant
	Reuters Moscow key workers register for jabs of Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine Reuters MOSCOW (Reuters) - Muscovites from high-risk groups such as healthcare workers began registering for jabs of a Russian-made COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, two days after President Vladimir Putin called for large-scale vaccinations. FILE PHOTO: ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBSSports.com Romain Grosjean describes experience of surviving fiery Formula 1 crash: 'I'm dead. I will die' CBSSports.com The biggest story in Formula 1 racing in December has been French-Swiss driver Romain Grosjean dramatically escaping his burning vehicle following a horrifying crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. In his first detailed English interview since that ... Flag as irrelevant
	NBC Sports Chicago Len Kasper knows this is about to be a White Sox town. Cubs fans are gonna have a meltdown NBC Sports Chicago From Len and JD to Len and DJ. Wow. Congrats to @LenKasper, @ESPN1000 and @whitesox! https://t.co/KV2YlHBDyF. — Chuck Garfien (@ChuckGarfien) December 4, 2020. This is still a huge surprise. White Sox now have arguably two of the best PxP ... Flag as irrelevant
	FOXSports.com Buccaneers confident they will rebound, finish season strong FOXSports.com TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Arians never promised it would be easy to transform the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into championship contenders. Even with Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, LeSean McCoy, Leonard Fournette and, more recently, Antonio Brown joining ... Flag as irrelevant
	PBS NewsHour US hiring slows sharply to 245000 jobs as virus intensifies PBS NewsHour WASHINGTON — America's employers sharply scaled back their hiring last month as the viral pandemic accelerated across the country, adding 245,000 jobs, the fewest since April and the fifth straight monthly slowdown. At the same time, the unemployment ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times How Santa Plans to Keep Everyone Safe This Year The New York Times The family photo shoot that took place last month at Picture Perfect Photography in Holtsville, N.Y., looked pretty typical for this time of year: Santa, center stage, was surrounded by fake snow and fake trees, with Christmas lights behind him and two small ... Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Japan PM Pledges $19B to Promote Ecological Businesses U.S. News & World Report TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged a 2 trillion yen ($19 billion) fund on Friday to promote ecological businesses and innovation to achieve his goal of zero net carbon emissions by 2050. Suga, who took office in mid-September, ... Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch New York moderate Maloney elected to lead Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee MarketWatch Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney says Democratic candidates need to be smarter in countering caricatures of and misinformation about their positions on such matters as policing and racial justice. Email icon; Facebook icon; Twitter icon; Linkedin icon; Flipboard ... Flag as irrelevant
	Chicago Tribune Experts call for COVID-19 vaccination trials to begin for young children: 'It's time to get moving' Chicago Tribune For more than half his life, Alexandra Haake Kamberos' 18-month-old son has lived under quarantine conditions. As a result, otherwise normal occurrences, like indoor playdates and trips to the grocery store, aren't a regular part of the Chicago boy's life right ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Times In a Boost for Boeing, Ryanair Orders 75 Additional 737 Max Planes AviationPros.com Dec. 4—Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair's firm order for 75 additional 737 MAX airplanes on Thursday provided a much-needed boost for Boeing as it struggles to revive its fortunes after the MAX crash tragedies and the global pandemic's devastating hit to the air ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Detroit News Matthew and Kelly Stafford: Helping people off the field The Detroit News Even though Matthew Stafford has been part of our lives for a dozen years, we've never really gotten to know the Detroit Lions quarterback. Sure, it's understood he possesses a rocket launcher attached to his shoulder and he's as tough as a $2 steak, but his ... Flag as irrelevant
	nj.com 'Wendy Williams: The Movie' trailer depicts rise of radio and talk show host from NJ nj.com A new Lifetime movie from executive producer Wendy Williams takes on Williams' journey from prominent radio host and shock jock to syndicated TV talk show host and all the drama in between. A trailer for the movie, released Thursday, depicts ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY AP source: Twins, closer Rogers agree to $6 million contract USA TODAY MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins and closer Taylor Rogers agreed to terms Thursday on a $6 million, one-year contract, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity ... Flag as irrelevant
	Houston Business Journal Francesca's files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, plans to sell company to investor Houston Business Journal Francesca's Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: FRAN) has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to sell itself, the Houston-based specialty fashion retailer announced late Dec. 3. The company plans to pursue a section 363 auction and sale process through the ... Flag as irrelevant
	49ers.com Is Week 13 a Must-win for the 49ers? 5 Things to Watch For vs. Bills 49ers.com Week 13's "home" game for the San Francisco 49ers will look drastically different given the team's new (temporary) setting. The 49ers are set to host their first home game at State Farm Stadium as they host the 8-3 Buffalo Bills on "Monday Night Football. Flag as irrelevant
	Crain's Detroit Business Michigan lawmakers petition Lions to hire Robert Saleh as new head coach Crain's Detroit Business The Lions apparently have more than just front-office politics to navigate in the search for a new head coach. A bipartisan group of 36 Michigan House representatives have signed an open letter to Sheila Ford Hamp, asking the Lions owner to hire "hometown ... Flag as irrelevant
	Today.com Joy Bauer celebrates National Cookie Day with a skillet cookie and coconut snowballs Today.com Between holiday stress and the overall craziness of 2020, we could all use a little lift. I am here to serve, and by that, I mean … cookies! I am serving up two outrageously good treats: a supersized Skillet Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie and a batch of ... Flag as irrelevant
	WDBJ7 Two dead in apparent murder-suicide in Franklin County WDBJ7 FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Two people are dead in Franklin County following an apparent murder-suicide. According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, just before 5 p.m. Thursday, 9-1-1 dispatchers received a call from a woman on Piney Point ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Dickinson Press Fargo teacher to fund scholarship with share of $1M prize The Dickinson Press The winner of the prize, a teacher in India, said he would honor a pledge he had made earlier to share half the prize money with his fellow Top 10 finalists. That means Fargo's Leah Juelke will receive $55,000 to fund scholarships for refugee and immigrant ... Flag as irrelevant
	CUBuffs.com Buffs Draw No. 10 Ducks in Pac-12 Opener CUBuffs.com EUGENE, Ore. – Whether it's in front of 10 thousand screaming fans or an empty gym, the Colorado women's basketball team got handed no favors when the Pac-12 Conference announced its league schedule. Right off the bat, the Buffaloes are set to take on ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR 'Mank' Is A Lushly Rendered Cinematic Landscape NPR A cardinal sin too many biopics indulge in is checking off the beat-by-beat life excerpts, ignoring a specified vision for depicting their real-life protagonists in favor of broad strokes. Mank, directed by David Fincher and based on a screenplay written by his late ... Flag as irrelevant
	Financial Times Saudi and Qatar pledge commitment to end Gulf crisis Financial Times Saudi Arabia, its allies and Qatar have committed to negotiations to resolve a dispute that has raged for more than three years, signalling a shift in a crisis that has divided the oil-rich Gulf and pitted US allies against each other. ... Flag as irrelevant
	WAMU 88.5 Google Employees Say Scientist's Ouster Was 'Unprecedented Research Censorship' WAMU 88.5 Updated 11:36 p.m. ET. Hundreds of Google employees have published an open letter following the firing of a colleague who is an accomplished scientist known for her research into the ethics of artificial intelligence and her work showing racial bias in facial ... Flag as irrelevant
	Navajo-Hopi Observer Navajo Nation extends emergency lockdowns to Dec. 28 as hospitals reach major crisis Navajo-Hopi Observer WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – As Navajo Nation medical officials state that the Nation is now in a major health crisis and pleaded with the public to stay home, the Navajo Nation president extended the stay-at-home-order and extends 57-hour lockdowns. Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian 'This term's been rough emotionally': the students heading home for Christmas The Guardian It's been a long, often lonely term for Helen Ross, who has spent most of it locked down in her cramped student flat in Glasgow with just one friend, studying law in her bedroom. She's excited to see her mum again for Christmas, but anxious about going back ... Flag as irrelevant
	WWLTV.com Georgia Sec. of State launches investigation into Florida attorney over voter registration WWLTV.com ATLANTA — The Georgia Secretary of State announced Thursday afternoon that his office is investigating a Florida attorney who, he says, attempted to register to fraudulently vote. According to a news release, Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger says Bill Price ... Flag as irrelevant
	Military.com Investigators Look into Two Bodies Found on Fort Bragg Military.com Fort Bragg, covering nearly 172,000 acres, is one of the world's largest military complexes, according to its website. It has approximately 57,000 military personnel, 11,000 civilian employees and 23,000 family members. This article ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Global soils underpin life but future looks 'bleak', warns UN report The Guardian Global soils are the source of all life on land but their future looks "bleak" without action to halt degradation, according to the authors of a UN report. A quarter of all the animal species on Earth live beneath our feet and provide the nutrients for all food. Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch Obama, Bush and Clinton say they would get the COVID-19 vaccine publicly to boost confidence MarketWatch 'I may end up taking it on TV or having it filmed, just so that people know that I trust this science, Obama said. Email icon; Facebook icon; Twitter icon; Linkedin icon; Flipboard icon. Print icon; Resize icon ... Flag as irrelevant
	TribLIVE Staffing shortages threaten Western Pa. hospitals TribLIVE More than one-third of hospitals in Southwestern Pennsylvania anticipate staffing shortages in the coming week. It's a threshold that, if paired with a further surge in hospital admissions, could force a cutback in elective surgeries. Secretary of Health Rachel ... Flag as irrelevant
	KGBT-TV Edinburg football player tackles referee after game ejection KGBT-TV In the second quarter of the Edinburg Bobcats District 31-6A varsity high school football game against the PSJA Bears, senior defensive tackle Emmanuel Duron was seen escorted by the district's police after body slamming a referee. Flag as irrelevant
	PBS NewsHour WATCH: Pence touts plans for quick vaccine distribution PBS NewsHour U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was in Memphis Thursday to discuss Operation Warp Speed progress and relay details of the federal government's plan to team with FedEx to distribute vaccines as soon as they become available. Watch Pence speak at the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Space.com China's Chang'e 5 probe lifts off from moon carrying lunar samples Space.com The ascent vehicle's job now is to meet up with the Chang'e 5 orbiter while still circling the moon, and then transfer its precious cargo to a return capsule for the journey home. Video: ... Flag as irrelevant
	KIRO Seattle Pandemic-fueled holiday surge stresses UPS network, halting deliveries for some major retailers KIRO Seattle If you made your list and checked it twice, you might want to check a third time to be certain your loved ones' wish lists can be fulfilled on time. United Parcel Service has placed shipping limits on some of its largest retailers as pandemic conditions combined ... Flag as irrelevant
	Toronto Star Event to benefit Humane Society of Jackson County Seymour Tribune Shelter animals need a little Christmas, too. The Humane Society of Jackson County will have its annual Bring Christmas to the Animals event from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the shelter, 1109 G Ave. West, Seymour. "This will be the first year that the event will ... Flag as irrelevant
	KYMA Mexican president says Trump helped him get vaccine KYMA MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's president said Thursday he plans to give the military a role in distributing coronavirus vaccines, which he says U.S. President Donald Trump helped him get. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that on his visit to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livemint PM Modi to deliver keynote address at PanIIT global summit today Livemint New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a keynote address at the IIT-2020 Global Summit, organized by PanIIT USA on Friday and is likely to touch upon issues like education reform, sustainability, R&D and importance of endowment funds at ... Flag as irrelevant
	CTV Toronto Who's up first? Alberta plans priorities for COVID-19 vaccine CTV Toronto CALGARY -- In one month, the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will be administered in Alberta. At least, that's what the provincial government is hoping. Advertisement. Phase One of the vaccination roll out is expected to launch the first week of January, 2021. Flag as irrelevant
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