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Minnesota Twins laud Andrelton Simmons' defense after finalizing one-year, $10.5 million deal The Twins finalized an $10.5 million, one-year contract Sunday with Simmons, strengthening their infield for 2021 as they seek a third straight AL Central division title and attempt to stop their record postseason losing streak.
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Myanmar's Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears Officials from the governing National League for Democracy confirmed the detentions on Monday morning, but the military, which directly controlled the country for nearly five decades, made no statement about them or about whether it had seized power.
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NFL Draft Tracker: Stafford Trade Impacts Cowboys At 10? Slater has been the most popular offensive player in Cowboys mock drafts, but he usually BECOMES the pick IF two players are off the board before the Cowboys select — Alabama cornerback Partrick Surtain II and Virginia Tech cornerback Caleb Farley.
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'She is weighing us down': Georgia GOP cringes at Marjorie Taylor Greene spectacle The Georgia GOP is tearing itself apart in a civil war. It lost two Senate seats in an ill-fated January run-off election. And the once-Republican suburbs in metro Atlanta — the most populous part of the state — have bolted toward the Democratic side. Now, it's ...
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Wayne Ellington fires back at Klay Thompson, Draymond Green after shots they took at Pistons' Rodney McGruder Thompson was ultimately cut off by a member of the Warriors' broadcast team, who likely stepped in to prevent Thompson from going overboard or saying something he'd come to regret.
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Saudi human rights under new spotlight in Biden era The Trump administration, according to President Biden's campaign team, "wrote Saudi Arabia a blank cheque". It accused it of turning a blind eye to human rights abuses and prolonging a disastrous war in Yemen where tens of thousands have been killed in ...
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UFC 257 'Thrill and Agony': Dustin Poirier's wife thanks Conor McGregor for donation backstage Once again, the UFC takes us behind the scenes of its latest pay-per-view – this time at UFC 247 in Houston. UFC 257 took place last Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The main card streamed on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ...
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Governments Exploit Covid Data for Other Uses, Risking Backlash In early 2020, as the coronavirus began to ricochet around the world with terrifying consequence, Harish Pillay decided to do whatever he could to help stop the spread. The software engineer, who lives in Singapore, heard the government was designing an ...
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School district and union talks fall apart as Lightfoot pushes reopening to Tuesday CPS CEO Janice Jackson said teachers who fail to report to buildings Monday "will have their access to Google Suite cut off at the end of the business day," an action that Chicago Teachers Union leaders said would lead to a strike.
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Rams Acquire Stafford for Goff as NFL Quarterback Market Warms But the trade consummated on Saturday by the Detroit Lions, who agreed to take on Jared Goff's onerous contract from the Los Angeles Rams to sweeten their return for Matthew Stafford, might just be a prelude to a series of wild quarterback deals and signings ...
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Silver surges as Reddit army targets precious metals New York (CNN Business) Move over GameStop, Reddit mania is spreading to the precious metals market. Silver futures surged as much as 8.5% above $29 Sunday evening, touching five-month highs. That follows a 6% rally last week. Meanwhile, retail ...
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Vietnam retains top leader, shuts Hanoi schools in COVID-19 battle HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party re-elected its 76-year-old chief Nguyen Phu Trong for a rare third five-year term on Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country battled its biggest coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began. Slideshow ( 2 ...
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What you need to know about COVID-19 testing options With the global pandemic still raging, it's of vital importance to stay informed with the latest developments in COVID-19 testing. Stacker compiled a list of tips—how the tests work, major test providers, how to interpret your results, and more—using data from ...
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Startup bluShift Aerospace launches its 1st commercial biofuel rocket from Maine A bluShift Aerospace Stardust 1.0 rocket launches on its first low-altitude test flight from a runway at the Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone, Maine on Jan. 31, 2021. (Image: © ...
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Super Bowl LV: Chiefs vs. Bucs a rematch from regular season AP photo by Doug Murray / Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill backflips into the end zone to score a touchdown against the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Nov. 29. Hill caught 13 passes for 269 yards ...
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COVID-19 updates: Dallas, Tarrant counties each report more than 1500 cases The state of Texas reported 9,903 new cases of coronavirus and 171 more deaths from the disease.
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Seattle pop-up clinic vaccinates qualified grocery workers against COVID-19 Grocery store workers trickled in at appointed times. Union officials directed them inside. Temporary city employees registered them. Seattle Fire Department medics and technicians filled syringes and administered vaccines. The city of Seattle has received ...
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EU: AstraZeneca to Supply 9 Million More Vaccine Doses European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a call with seven vaccine makers Sunday that AstraZeneca will also begin deliveries one week sooner than scheduled and expand its manufacturing capacity in Europe. "Step ...
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Trojans Take Down Beavers in Four for First Win Sr. OH Brooke Botkin produced back-to-back double-doubles to start the season and recorded the 20th double-double of her career with 12 kills (4e, 35att, .229) and 12 digs. She also had two blocks and two service aces.
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Wife of Late Steelers Owner Dan Rooney Passes Away PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Steelers and their fans are mourning the loss of Patricia Rooney, wife of late Ambassador Dan Rooney, who passed away Saturday night. She was 88. Rooney was the mother of nine children, including Steelers president Art ...
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Gamecocks shed slow start to roll Alabama, improve to 9-0 SEC South Carolina guard Destanni Henderson, center, drives to the hoop against Alabama guard Megan Abrams (1) and Hannah Barber (5). AP Photo/Sean Rayford.
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Powerful Snowstorm Expected to Affect Much of the East Winter storm warnings were in place for a large part of the Eastern United States on Sunday, from northwestern North Carolina to New York, with as much as two feet of snow and dangerous travel conditions expected in some places into Tuesday, forecasters ...
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2 arrests in possibly fatal attack on SF private eye Jack Palladino - who helped solve his own case City police on Sunday identified two suspects now jailed in the violent robbery that occurred Thursday afternoon, 24-year-old Lawrence Thomas of Pittsburg and 23-year-old Tyjone Flournoy of San Francisco.
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Jimmie Johnson invigorated by stint at prestigious Rolex 24 in Daytona The seven-time NASCAR champion is beginning a new chapter of his career — at 45 years old — in unfamiliar race cars. He was tabbed to start the most prestigious sports car race in America for his Action Express team and Johnson had just one goal for his ...
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The Latest: Lockdown in Perth, Australia reaches 5 days A passenger, wearing protective face gear amid the new coronavirus pandemic, arrives at a long-distance bus terminal, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. Hundreds of people are traveling ...
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AGEWISE: Preparing for a challenging tax season Q: I know that the tax season is fast approaching. How does the stimulus check payment I received because of the pandemic impact my taxes? — KO. Answer: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax returns beginning ...
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McLeod, Wood score twice in Devils' 5-3 win over Sabres BUFFALO, N.Y. — Michael McLeod and Miles Wood each scored two goals to lead the New Jersey Devils over the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Sunday. Wood assisted on McLeod's go-ahead goal midway through the third period. Andreas Johnsson also scored for ...
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Purdue Rally Comes Up Short Against Penn State WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team could not complete the season sweep of Penn State on Sunday afternoon, falling 80-70 to the Lady Lions. The Boilermakers put three players in double figures, but 24 turnovers hindered ...
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St. Louis County Relaxes Curfew For Restaurants, Bars And Banquet Centers St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced that he's extending the curfew to 11 p.m., a move he said is possible because proper health measures are in place at such establishments. "Our restaurant owners say ...
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Four-star WR Jordan Mosley commits to Northwestern With a 247Sports composite rating of 0.8996, Mosley is the highest-rated of all NU's 2021 recruits. He joins Jacob Gill as the second receiver in the class. Northwestern also added wideout Stephon Robinson Jr, a transfer from Kansas, a couple of weeks ago.
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Trump names 2 lawyers to impeachment defense team The two lawyers representing him will be David Schoen, a criminal defense lawyer with offices in Alabama and New York, and Bruce Castor, a former county prosecutor in Pennsylvania. Both issued statements through a Trump adviser saying that they were ...
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Both 'Hitman 3' And 'The Medium' Have Already Made Their Budgets Back In 2021 2020 may be behind us, but that year's insatiable appetite for new video games has extended into 2021 in two clear cases already. In the last few weeks, we have heard that the two highest profile releases of the year so far, Hitman 3 and Xbox's The Medium, ...
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Laughton scores in OT to give Flyers 3-2 win over Islanders Laughton scores in OT to give Flyers 3-2 win over Islanders. Philadelphia Flyers' Kevin Hayes, right, plays the puck against New York Islanders' Adam Pelech during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/ ...
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Oxford Police: 'Do not come to the Oxford Walmart;' Authorities investigating bomb threat OPD said a bomb threat was called in, and the store has been evacuated. Additionally, they said they currently have a person of interest in custody, and the area will be closed off for an undetermined amount of time.
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How football's 'biggest insult' has derailed predictions of Jose' grand revival at Spurs So too are those predictions that Gareth Bale's arrival was going to herald in the more fearsome front three in world football alongside Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane. The final nail in all of those coffins ...
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Watch: DC's Giant Pandas enjoy snow storm, sliding down hills at National Zoo exhibit The zoo's Panda Cam on Sunday caught Mei Xiang and Tian Tian doing summersaults, sliding down a hill in their exhibit and having tons of fun on this snow day. The baby Giant Panda, ...
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Bomb Scare Shuts Down Terminal at Oakland Airport Sunday Afternoon People at Oakland International Airport suffered through a bomb scare Sunday afternoon after a man angry with an international air carrier threw his bag at employees, claiming it contained a bomb, Almeda County Sheriff's officials said. The sheriff's bomb ...
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Schumer Calls For Biden to Declare Climate Change a National Emergency Senator Schumer made the remarks just days after President Biden laid out his administration's climate change initiatives, including banning oil and gas drilling on public lands. The directives aim to conserve 30 percent of the country's lands ...
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New COVID-19 vaccines expected soon As a new coronavirus vaccine nears approval, health experts say we're a little closer to beating the pandemic. Johnson & Johnson announced Friday that its vaccine is 66% effective at preventing moderate and severe disease with only one dose. The vaccine ...
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100% occupancy will be allowed in theatres from Feb 1: Prakash Javadekar Adequate physical distancing, mandatory face masks and sanitisation of auditorium after every screening are among the latest SOPs issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Sunday, after the government allowed cinema halls to operate at 100 ...
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Jan. 31, 2021 _ Canada: 778,972 confirmed cases (53,281 active, 705,659 resolved, 20,032 deaths).*The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers. There were 3,924 new cases Sunday from ...
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Israel to give 5000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Palestinians A health care professional prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Sheba Tel Hashomer Hospital in Ramat Gan, Israel. (Photo: AP/Oded Bality). 31 Jan 2021 09:56PM (Updated: 31 Jan 2021 09:56PM ) ...
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Woman, teen girl, preteen boy killed in St. Paul shooting An hour later, the woman was dead, along with a teen girl and a young boy. All three were shot to death. "This is a senseless tragedy that's left us all heartbroken ...
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Our climate challenge, year by year The Climate Change Commission lays out its vision, with targets, for a transformed society. David Williams and Marc Daalder pick through it. After decades of New Zealand's leaders talking about it and doing very little, the Climate Change Commission's draft ...
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Delhi University to open for final year students from Feb 1 with full staff strength NEW DELHI : The Delhi University announced on Sunday that it will allow final year students at all its colleges with 100% staff strength from February 1. The decision was taken after a meeting with the heads of the departments of the university and principals ...
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