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	news As-it-happens update ⋅ December 4, 2020
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	ESPN NBA schedule 2020-21 release: Games we can't wait to see in the first half of the season ESPN The NBA schedule has been released for the first half of the 2020-21 season. The regular season tips off on Dec. 22, 72 days after the Los Angeles Lakers hoisted the Larry O'Brien Trophy inside the NBA's Orlando bubble. Since then, we've had the NBA draft, ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Las Vegas Raiders to be without Josh Jacobs, Johnathan Abram ESPN HENDERSON, Nev. -- Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs, the NFL's fifth-leading rusher with 782 yards, has been ruled out of Sunday's game at the winless New York Jets after suffering a right ankle injury last week, coach Jon Gruden said Friday. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Trump administration appoints loyalists Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie to Defense Business Board Washington Post The chief Pentagon spokesman, Jonathan Rath Hoffman, could not immediately be reached for comment. The board reports to the defense secretary, providing independent advice and recommendations on Defense Department "management, business ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Pompeo willing to meet with incoming Biden team, officials say CNN (CNN) State Department officials who work with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have told the department's career transition team that he will meet with President-elect Joe Biden's incoming State Department team, according to two sources familiar with the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Some Black and Latino Americans are still hesitant to take the vaccine. Here's what is fueling that distrust CNN Watch AC360 at 8 p.m. ET/5p.m. PT Friday for more reporting on vaccine concerns in Black and Latino communities and tune into CNN's "Coronavirus Town Hall: The Vaccines," hosted by Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT Friday. Flag as irrelevant
	BaltimoreRavens.com Robert Griffin III Placed on Injured Reserve; Trace McSorley Preparing to Start BaltimoreRavens.com Four days before taking on the Dallas Cowboys, the Ravens are down to one quarterback on their 53-man roster. Lamar Jackson remains on the Reserve/COVID-19 list and Robert Griffin III was placed on injured reserve Friday. That leaves second-year ... Flag as irrelevant
	ESPN Texas Rangers hire former MLB pitcher Chris Young as general manager ESPN Former major league pitcher Chris Young will be the new executive vice president and general manager of the Texas Rangers, the team announced Friday. Young, a 6-foot-10 right-hander who went 79-67 with a 3.95 ERA for the Rangers, Padres, Mets, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Forbes WarnerMedia Deploys Lin-Manuel Miranda, Keanu Reeves And The Suicide Squad To Rescue HBO Max Forbes WarnerMedia's decision to blow up the decades old movie model and go all-in in support of its underperforming streaming service was not just a sonic boom that echoed throughout the industry, it was the latest huge swing by corporate parent AT&T to ensure ... Flag as irrelevant
	NPR As Trump's Election Pressure Campaign Hits Republican Officials, Some Hit Back NPR Republicans at the national level have mostly stayed quiet during President Trump's monthlong baseless crusade against November's election results. But at the state and county level, it has been a different story. Local election administrators, most of whom ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post CDC recommends people wear masks indoors when not at home Washington Post The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging "universal mask use" indoors for the first time as the country shatters records for coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths ahead of the holiday season. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Flag as irrelevant
	Politico House votes to legalize weed Politico The House on Friday passed a landmark bill that would remove federal penalties on marijuana and erase cannabis-related criminal records. The bill passed by a vote of 228-164, with several Republicans on board. While the MORE Act is not expected to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Beleaguered nursing homes prepare for monumental task of vaccinating residents and staff Washington Post The United States is about to embark on the mammoth challenge of giving vaccines to 3 million residents of nursing homes and assisted-living centers, which have struggled to protect elderly people in their charge, as well as caregivers, from coronavirus ... Flag as irrelevant
	WOSU Ohio Passes Bill Requiring Fetal Abortion Remains To Be Buried Or Cremated NPR Ohio's House has approved a bill requiring fetal remains from surgical abortions to be cremated or buried. After the state Senate agrees with amendments made by the House, Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to sign it. The American Civil Liberties Union spoke ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times California Monolith Is Removed and Replaced With a Cross The New York Times California Monolith Is Removed and Replaced With a Cross. A group of young men chanting "Christ is king!" drove five hours to dismantle the third shiny metal structure to mysteriously appear in the last few weeks, leaving a wooden cross in its place. Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post The stock market is soaring to new heights. But most Americans aren't along for the ride. Washington Post There are times when numbers tell a story, and this is one of them. And sometimes, as in this case, those numbers can have both social and investment significance. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Let's start with two numbers: $4.3 trillion and $908 ... Flag as irrelevant
	MarketWatch Saudi Arabia says an end to yearslong Qatar boycott is 'in reach' MarketWatch Resolving the dispute could restore calm among nations at the heart of American defense strategy in the Middle East, especially as tensions remain high with Iran and as President-elect Joe Biden is poised to enter the White House next month. Email icon ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sports Illustrated The Dan Le Batard–ESPN Relationship Couldn't Be Salvaged After One Specific Incident: TRAINA THOUGHTS Sports Illustrated Le Batard ended up hiring Cote as his assistant, which was not only a great gesture, but also sent a message to ESPN. Shortly before the Cote controversy, ESPN had moved The Dan Le Batard ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Army investigating mysterious deaths of soldier and veteran at Fort Bragg Washington Post Two men were found dead on a training area at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, a soldier with deep Special Forces experience and an Army veteran — and officials are offering few details on what occurred. Their bodies were discovered together on Wednesday, ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Boston Globe Winter storm warning issued for parts of Mass. ahead of nor'easter The Boston Globe A nor'easter is coming our way this weekend, with the potential for some areas of Massachusetts to see up to a foot of snow, forecasters said, though they warned their projections could change. The weather service on Friday afternoon issued a Winter Storm ... Flag as irrelevant
	Patch.com Take The Illinois Patch 2020 Holiday Tour 'O Lights Patch.com ILLINOIS — Haul out the holly, the plastic blow molds, LED lights and synchronized music, because we all need a little Christmas more than ever. We've rounded up the best reader-submitted residential (and one liquor store) holiday light displays in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Polygon It sucks that Cyberpunk 2077's edgelord marketing worked so well Polygon Cyberpunk 2077 has mastered parasocial advertising as only the best influencers can. The game's Twitter account swaps jokes with Elon Musk, and despite tech billionaire Musk fitting the clichéd description of many cyberpunk villains, both Musk and ... Flag as irrelevant
	Washington Post Bangladesh begins relocating Rohingya refugees to remote island, despite human rights concerns Washington Post Bangladesh began moving hundreds of Rohingya refugees to an island Friday, ignoring concerns by human rights groups that it is ill-suited to host them and that the relocations are being conducted without informed consent. Support our journalism. Flag as irrelevant
	U.S. News & World Report Council Won't Appoint New Prosecutor in Breonna Taylor Case U.S. News & World Report By DYLAN LOVAN, Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A council of Kentucky prosecutors said Friday it does not have the legal authority to appoint another special prosecutor in the police shooting of Breonna Taylor, despite a plea from Taylor's ... Flag as irrelevant
	KPRC Click2Houston Woman's cousin among 30 people rescued in human smuggling operation in Houston KPRC Click2Houston HOUSTON – A family's two-month-long nightmare is over. A woman says authorities found her cousin stripped down to his underwear, but alive when police busted a possible human smuggling operation. On Thursday night, Houston police said a man ... Flag as irrelevant
	Formula 1 FP2 HIGHLIGHTS: All the action as Russell goes quickest in second practice for the Sakhir GP Formula 1 George Russell has yet to score his first points in Formula 1, almost two years after his debut in the sport. But his speed has never been in question, and he proved on Friday that given the right machinery he could be right on the pace, as he topped the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Eater SF The Bay Area Will Fully Lock Down on December 6 Eater SF That sigh of relief was premature, however, as health officers from the central Bay Area announced today that the region would proactively enter into the state's most restrictive shutdown since March, closing down outdoor dining and limiting other businesses in ... Flag as irrelevant
	Council on Foreign Relations Good Biden-Kim Relationship Necessary to Avoid a Nuclear Crisis Council on Foreign Relations North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks at the conference of the Central Military Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 23, 2020. KCNA via REUTERS. Blog Post by ... Flag as irrelevant
	Motley Fool When Are Taxes Due in 2021? Motley Fool Paying taxes is something all of us who earn income have to do, and knowing when they're due could help you avoid hiccups. Each year, the default tax-filing deadline is April 15, and 2021 is no exception. Sometimes, it happens that April 15 falls on a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Politico Supreme Court to review rulings against Trump's Medicaid work rules Politico The Supreme Court on Friday said it would consider the Trump administration's request to reinstate work rules for some Medicaid enrollees, even as President-elect Joe Biden will look to wind down his predecessor's conservative remake of the safety net ... Flag as irrelevant
	Crain's Detroit Business Michigan adds 8669 COVID cases, 81 deaths as hospitals work to stay below capacity Crain's Detroit Business Michigan's death toll to COVID-19 increased by 81 as of Friday, raising the total number of people dying in the pandemic to 9,661. There were another 8,669 confirmed cases, adding to the total confirmed cases of 389,032, said the state Department of Health ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Queen Elizabeth II's dorgi Vulcan has died, leaving her with just one remaining dog CNN Vulcan, top right, pictured with the Queen in 2016, is reported to have died at Windsor Castle, leaving only Candy, bottom right. ( ... Flag as irrelevant
	Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City officers cleared after fatally shooting man who held another at knifepoint Salt Lake Tribune The Salt Lake City police officers who shot and killed a 34-year-old man while he held a knife to another man's neck won't face charges, prosecutors announced Friday. Two Salt Lake City officers, identified as Seyedsherwin Mansourbeigi and Dorothy Rose ... Flag as irrelevant
	New York Post Kansas Man's Obit Criticizes Those Who Won't Wear Masks U.S. News & World Report BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — He was born as America was recovering from the Great Depression and about to enter World War II — periods of national sacrifice his son would recall decades later in an obituary lamenting his death from COVID-19 even as ... Flag as irrelevant
	Grand Forks Herald Health officials: The 'flood wall is being breached' as COVID-19 reaches long-term care facilities Grand Forks Herald Gov. Tim Walz and state health officials were set to discuss the totals and efforts to protect long-term care residents Friday afternoon. Written By: Dana Ferguson | Dec 4th 2020 - 11am. AddThis Sharing Buttons. Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to ... Flag as irrelevant
	KSAT San Antonio Will Tesla CEO Elon Musk be moving to Texas soon? KSAT San Antonio With electric car giant Tesla in the process of expanding its operations near Austin, and after gussying up to Gov. Greg Abbott in July, rumor has it that Tesla CEO Elon Musk may also be moving to the Lone Star State. According to a report from CNBC, Musk, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Orlando Sentinel Detectives: Multimillion-dollar theft ring made fraudulent returns of TVs at Walmarts Orlando Sentinel A group of Georgia suspects spent years making fraudulent returns for profit at Walmarts across Florida and elsewhere in what Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd called a "racketeering" scheme, the department announced Friday. The suspects swapped out ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Macron Denounces Police Violence, Bigotry in Bid to Sway Youth Bloomberg President Emmanuel Macron condemned violence by police officers, announced the creation of a national hotline to tackle racism and discrimination and defended France's approach to secularism, in an outreach to younger voters on Friday night. "I want to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Vulture Miley Cyrus Keeps Rocking With 'Doll Parts' Cover on the Howard Stern Show Vulture Appearing on the Howard Stern Show on December 2, the singer performed Hole's "Doll Parts," off the Courtney Love–fronted band's evocative album Live Through This. And trust us to say, she knocked it out of the park yet again, giving the first choruses a bit ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fox 59 NY Times tool shows where you are in the vaccine line Fox 59 AUSTIN (KXAN) — The U.S. will soon have the first allotments of COVID-19 vaccines, but there won't be enough for everyone at first, and states will need to prioritize who will get it. States face a Friday deadline to submit requests for doses of the Pfizer vaccine ... Flag as irrelevant
	Globalnews.ca Divers recover legendary Nazi Enigma machine from Baltic Sea floor Globalnews.ca British cryptographers worked tirelessly to decode the encrypted messages at Bletchley Park. Legendary mathematician Alan Turing is widely credited with finally cracking the code in 1941, which allowed the Allies to spy on German communications in the latter ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian CDC advises 'universal' masks indoors as US Covid deaths again break records The Guardian The Centers for Disease Control has issued new coronavirus guidelines, including requesting "universal face mask use" by Americans, as the US again set a record for the highest daily number of coronavirus deaths. On Thursday, 2,879 people died from ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Guardian Detained former Saudi crown prince at risk after social media attack, say lawyers The Guardian Mohammed bin Nayef – the detained former Saudi crown prince and interior minister – has been the victim of a sustained and coordinated attack from inside Saudi Arabia on social media that risks endangering his personal safety, lawyers acting for him have ... Flag as irrelevant
	Philadelphia Business Journal Temple University to pay $700K to settle federal investigation into false data scandal Philadelphia Business Journal Temple University has agreed to pay a $700,000 fine to settle a U.S. Department of Education civil investigation into the falsified data scandal that first rocked its Fox School of Business nearly three years ago. The university does not admit any fault or ... Flag as irrelevant
	Livemint Farmers to intensify stir, call for Bharat Bandh next week Livemint New Delhi: Farmers' groups on Friday raised the stakes ahead of talks with the government over their demand for the withdrawal of pro-market agricultural laws, calling for a Bharat Bandh, or national strike, on 8 December. Farmers will occupy highway toll ... Flag as irrelevant
	WalesOnline How to get a PlayStation 5: Hints, tips and tricks to help you be first in line for new stock WalesOnline The PlayStation 5 is one of this Christmas's must-have gadgets and maker Sony has promised more will be on the way before the end of 2020. There has been a global shortage of PS5's since it's release on November 12 in the US and November 19 in the ... Flag as irrelevant
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