People walk through New York’s LaGuardia Airport on November 24, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Health officials on Wednesday urged Americans to stay home over the upcoming holiday season and consider getting tested for coronavirus before and after if they do decide to travel.RELATED: CDC shortens coronavirus exposure quarantine periodThe federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the best way to stay safe and protect others is to stay home.That’s the same advice they had over Thanksgiving but many Americans traveled anyway.

With COVID-19 cases and deaths continuing to rise, the CDC added the testing option.Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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Momentum builds for letting people vote while on parole

SEATTLE – As a young man Victor Sauceda didn’t care about who was president, about who was governor, about voting at all. He wasn’t living by the law anyway.But after serving eight years in prison for burglary and fencing stolen property, during which he learned computer coding and had a political awakening, he cares.

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Disney rolls out first barge for new ‘Harmonious’ show at EPCOT

ORLANDO, Fla – Walt Disney World imagineer Zach Riddley shared photos on his Instagram of progress for the upcoming Epcot nighttime show, Harmonious.As promised during a November D23 discussion, the first of several barges was pushed out into the World Showcase lagoon to begin testing.Disney officials said “Harmonious” is one of the largest nighttime spectaculars ever created for a Disney Park.

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Investor in Portland eviction protest says he'd sell home

PORTLAND, Ore. – The real estate investor who owns the Portland, Oregon house that anti-gentrifiation protesters have surrounded with barricades has offered to sell the property back to the former owners.Roman Ozeruga bought the home through a foreclosure sale in 2018 for $260,000. He told The Oregonian/OregonLive in a story published Friday that he would sell it back to the Kinneys, the Black and Indigenous family that owned the house since the 1950s.Fencing, lumber and other makeshift barricades went up around the property on Dec.

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Viral spread: Americans paying the price for Thanksgiving

With some Americans now paying the price for what they did over Thanksgiving and falling sick with COVID-19, health officials are warning people — begging them, even — not to make the same mistake during the Christmas and New Year's season.“It’s a surge above the existing surge,” said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle.

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Florida governor decries data scientist’s claims agents mishandled search of her home

ORLANDO, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke for the first time Friday about the former state Department of Health employee who claims Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents pointed their weapons at her children while serving a warrant at her home.On Monday, state agents served a search warrant at the home of Rebekah Jones, an ex-health department employee.

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Ellen DeGeneres Tests Positive For COVID-19, Thanks Fans For Their Sweet Messages

Ellen DeGeneres has tested positive for COVID-19.

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Vital Statistics Services Upgrading Systems

[email protected] promotes and protects the health of Wyoming residents by serving as the official custodian of all vital records in the state and by disseminating health information in support of health and social planning efforts.

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Rare, Mandarin duck spotted in Ohio park

A rare, Mandarin duck found in Ohio pond. LOS ANGELES - A photographer captured photos of a rare, exotic Mandarin duck in a southern Ohio pond on Dec.

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Snow leopard at Louisville Zoo tests positive for coronavirus; test results pending for 2 others

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - At least one of three snow leopards living at the Louisville Zoo has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans.The zoo identified the virus-positive cat as a 5-year-old female named NeeCee. Zookeepers are awaiting test results for two others, Kimti and Meru. All three leopards exhibited minor respiratory symptoms, including a dry cough or wheeze.

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Wisconsin state court judge rules against Trump lawsuit

(LEFT) President Donald Trump looks on during a ceremony presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to wrestler Dan Gable in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Dec.

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Biden unveils top picks with deep Obama administration ties

WILMINGTON, Del. – President-elect Joe Biden is introducing five top picks for his new administration on Friday, drawing on leading names from the Obama White House while also tapping an Ohio congresswoman and a congressional committee veteran.Appearing at the afternoon event are Biden's choice for director of White House Domestic Policy Council, Susan Rice, who served as President Barack Obama’s national security adviser and U.N. ambassador; and Denis McDonough, Obama’s White House chief of staff, now nominated as veterans affairs secretary.

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14-year-old boy killed by family dog in northwestern Minnesota

BATTLE LAKE, Minn, (FOX 9) - A 14-year-old boy was attacked and killed by his family’s dog in rural northwestern Minnesota Thursday, according to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 3 p.m., deputies responded to a welfare check in rural Battle Lake.

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Kenya Moore on Her Separation, Embracing Those COVID Curves and 'RHOA's 'Stripper-gate' (Exclusive)

Kenya Moore doesn't want to be called a «pot-stirrer» anymore. She says she's just doing her job.«This is what I don't like about my position on the show,» the Real Housewives of Atlanta star confesses to ET over video chat from her home in Georgia.

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More Americans Practicing Strict Social Distancing

the coronavirus situation in the U.S. is getting worse, and the percentage expressing concern about personally getting the virus, at highs.Compared with the prior survey, conducted Oct.

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Florida sets record for concealed weapon applications in October

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida set a record earlier this year when it comes applications for concealed weapons licenses.More Floridians applied for concealed weapons licenses (CWL) in October than any other month in the state’s history, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said in a news release.Statistics show there were 38,349 new CWL applications in October, in addition to 8,590 CWL renewal applications. There have been at least 36,000 new CWL applications every month since July 2020, with the department projected to process a record 305,043 new applications and 143,749 renewal applications in 2020.

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Protein found in fingertip ‘capsules’ may be critical to our sense of touch

Krystnell A. StorrCan you tell the difference between high – and low –thread-count sheets just by touching them? Thank usherin, a protein found in a mysterious structure in your fingertips.

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Gov. Murphy to host COVID-19 briefing as neighboring states announce new restrictions

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office)TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Gov.

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Gardaí urge hurling fans to follow public health rules

Gardaí have appealed to GAA fans to follow public health guidelines and regulations during the All-Ireland Hurling Final weekend.

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Eagles OL Jason Peters to have season-ending surgery, team says

Jason Peters #71 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts after the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field on November 1, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - Jason Peters 17th NFL season has come to an end as the team announced Wednesday that the veteran offensive lineman has elected to have season-ending surgery.Head Coach Doug Pederson announced during a press conference Friday that Peters will undergo surgery on his toe.Peters returned to the team in July to play right guard for an injured Brandon Brooks.

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Coronavirus vaccines: Some side effects are common and expected, experts say

ATLANTA - The medical community and world leaders are celebrating encouraging news on coronavirus vaccines. Pfizer and Moderna have the leading vaccine candidates in the United States, both boasting data that shows their formulations are more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19.It’s a path out of the pandemic that has claimed more than 1 million lives across the globe.

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Veteran’s family receives free gifts and decorations ahead of Christmas

Titusville, Fla. – It was a knock on the door Shireka Brantley and her family will never forget. A Christmas tree, decorations, and dozens of gifts were all placed outside her home for her children to see.“This is a huge surprise.

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Jury: Black bikers' race was a factor, but city won't pay

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The city of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was motivated by race when it created a traffic plan designed to “suck the fun” out of Black Bike Week, a federal jury has found.

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20% Americans have reportedly gotten hurt while setting up Christmas trees in 2020: Survey

Christmas tree-related injuries are on the rise. At least that’s what a survey from LendingTree’s insurance comparison resource ValuePenguin says.According to its survey, 1 in 5 Americans have reportedly been injured while setting up their Christmas tree this year.

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Friday Star Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Found Dead At 62 After Experiencing 'COVID Symptoms'

Tommy “Tiny” Lister, the actor probably best known for his role as Deebo in the movie Friday, has passed away. He was only 62.

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Launch day: SpaceX Falcon 9 set for liftoff with SiriusXM satellite

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Less than 24 hours after Florida’s coast saw a launch another rocket is set to blast off from Cape Canaveral Friday afternoon.SpaceX is slated to launch a SiriusXM satellite at 12:20 p.m. on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 40, just down range from where United Launch Alliance sent up a national security satellite Thursday night.

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Some dogs can be trained to detect coronavirus from sweat, study says

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Trump returns to court in Wisconsin as time running out

MADISON, Wis. – President Donald Trump's campaign was returning to a Wisconsin court on Friday to argue for the state's election results to be overturned, with the Electoral College vote just three days away and a skeptical federal judge nearing a ruling on a similar case.Trump was pushing to overturn Joe Biden's narrow win in Wisconsin with both a state and federal lawsuit in courts there and as part of a broader lawsuit filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by the Texas attorney general.

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Former Bin Laden subordinate released after judge agrees he's too obese to survive coronavirus

A former Osama bin Laden henchman convicted in two deadly 1998 bombings is free and living in the U.K. this week after being released early — thanks to a Manhattan federal judge who agreed the terrorist was way too obese to survive the coronavirus behind bars.

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Low-income Black people in US hit hardest by shutdowns

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly three times as many non-Hispanic Black individuals have died of the disease than their white non-Hispanic counterparts, laying bare long-standing inequities in the U.S. healthcare system.Now, a study published in the journal Socius has found that the pandemic has also taken its greatest economic toll on low-income Black communities in the country.“Media coverage has focused on the racially disparate effects of COVID-19 as a disease,” explains study co-author Adam Goldstein, an assistant professor of sociology at The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, in New Jersey.

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Coach caught on video striking player in Central Florida now faces criminal charges

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A youth football coach caught on video striking a player twice during a game in Central Florida now faces criminal charges.The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office on Friday said Gerrel Williams, of Savannah, Georgia, faces child abuse charges.[TRENDING: Snow tubing halted in Florida | Viral video shows youth football coach striking player | 2020 pop culture wrap]It wasn’t known if charges would be filed because the boy’s mother did not want to pursue the case, according to authorities.“The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, along with our local state attorney’s office, has reviewed this case and the decision has been made that charges for child abuse will be filed, regardless of parent’s decision not to press charges,” a

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Trump administration plans 2nd execution as many days

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Trump administration plans to continue its unprecedented series of post-election federal executions Friday by putting to death a Louisiana truck driver who severely abused his 2-year-old daughter for weeks in 2002, then killed her by slamming her head against a truck’s windows and dashboard.Lawyers for 56-year-old Alfred Bourgeois say he has an IQ that puts him in the intellectually disabled category and they contend that should have made him ineligible for the death penalty under federal law.Bourgeois would be the 10th federal death-row inmate put to death since federal executions resumed under President Donald Trump in July after a 17-year hiatus.

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Oregon's sports teams have gotten plenty of coronavirus tests while nurses, hospitals struggle: report

Professional and top-tier college athletes in Oregon are tested about 1,700 times a week combined, while some health care workers are struggling to just receive one, according to a report. The Portland Trail Blazers, Portland Timbers, Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Bears are tested multiple times per week.The Trail Blazers get tested daily, the top schools get tested six times per week and the Timbers four times.

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Parents, teachers cry foul over Florida sheriff’s student database

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – Some parents and teachers in the Tampa Bay area are asking for changes in a program used by a Florida sheriff to profile students as potential criminals.The Pasco County Council PTA asked school district officials to review the program and its data sharing agreement with the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies, the Tampa Bay Times reported Friday.In addition, a group of teachers is circulating a petition calling for the sheriff's database of “at-risk" children to be deleted, the newspaper reported.

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'Tragic accident': Bicyclist killed after striking side of pickup truck, police say

PHILADELPHIA - A man has died after Philadelphia police say was involved in a collision with a pickup truck as he rode his bike in the city's Lawndale neighborhood.The incident occurred just before 3 a.m. Friday morning at Longshore and Oxford Avenues.Police say the victim, a 36-year-old man, was riding a mountain bike when he struck the side of the pickup truck.According to investigators, the bicycle appears to have been the striking vehicle.

Richard Hinch, New Hampshire's House speaker, dies of COVID-19

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People urged to restrict movements ahead of Christmas

The Government is advising people to start restricting their movements now if they plan to spend Christmas with vulnerable family members.

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4 injured when Florida teen pours gasoline on bonfire, causing explosion

POLK CITY, Fla. – Four Florida teenagers were injured Thursday night when one of them poured gasoline on a bonfire, causing it to explode, officials said.Officials said two boys and two girls were injured.

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Another delay expected in Harvey Weinstein extradition

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Convicted former movie producer Harvey Weinstein is expected to appear briefly via video from a New York prison Friday as part of legal efforts to send him to California to face sexual assault charges. Authorities say the extradition proceeding, originally scheduled for August, likely will be postponed again, this time until April 9.Weinstein, 68, is serving a 23-year prison sentence after being convicted in New York City earlier this year on charges of rape and sexual assault against two women.He faces similar charges involving five women in California, stemming from alleged assaults in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills from 2004 to 2013.

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Jalen Hurts gets first start vs. Saints, NFL's No. 1 defense

Jalen Hurts #2 of the Philadelphia Eagles warms up prior to the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lincoln Financial Field on November 30, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles picked the toughest spot to give Jalen Hurts his first career start.Hurts, the 2019 Heisman Trophy runner-up, takes over for Carson Wentz and leads the Eagles (3-8-1) against the New Orleans Saints (10-2) on Sunday.

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Stacey Solomon accused of breaking coronavirus rules as her sister’s children visit the family home

STACEY Solomon has been accused of breaking Covid rules despite doing nothing wrong, as her sister's children visited her for Hanukkah. The 31-year-old's nieces joined in as her own three children, Zachary, 12, Leighton, 8, and Rex, 1, spent the evening celebrating their heritage.

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Thousands of school kids to be mass tested for coronavirus over fears of third spike

oronavirus through a massive new testing programme amid fears of a third spike.

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Americans get stern holiday COVID warning: 'No Christmas parties'

Joe Biden delivered a stern holiday message to Americans on Thursday - "no Christmas parties" - and warned they face a COVID-19 siege for weeks to come despite the latest moves toward US government approval of a vaccine."The next three to six weeks at minimum ... are our COVID weeks," Dr.

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Coronavirus: Punjab govt extends night curfew across the state till 1 Jan

ANI quoted Punjab CMO as saying.Meanwhile, Punjab on Thursday reported 28 more deaths due to COVID-19, as the toll crossed the 5,000-mark, while 635 fresh cases took the infection count to 1,58,556, according to a medical bulletin.Six new fatalities were reported from Mohali; four each from Amritsar and Hoshiarpur; three each from Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Patiala; two from Sangrur and one each from Barnala, Mansa and Moga, the bulletin said.The new fatalities pushed the death toll to 5,007 in Punjab.The state has 7,423 active COVID-19 cases, according to the bulletinClick here to read the Mint ePaperMint is now on Telegram.

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South Lanarkshire hits dubious landmark with 20k COVID cases recorded

link.As of December 3, 653 people in Lanarkshire have died after testing positive for the virus.Lanarkshire has been the second-worst affected region in Scotland by coronavirus after Greater Glasgow and Clyde where 33,797 people have tested positive.Between March and June, during the first wave of the pandemic, only 2724 people in the region had tested positive for coronavirus.However, the total number of people infected with the virus is thought to be higher as testing capacity was lower and mass testing wasn’t available for the whole of the first wave.By June 5, 353 people in Lanarkshire had died after testing positive.From July 1 to August 16 just 100 cases of the virus were recorded in Lanarkshire before the start of the second wave.WIN

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New report says part of South Sudan is in 'likely famine'

JUBA – One county in South Sudan is likely in famine and tens of thousands of people in five other counties are on the brink of starvation, according to a new report by international food security experts.Nowhere in the world has been in famine since one was declared nearly four years ago in South Sudan’s Unity state as civil war raged. Now western Pibor county is feared to have reached that crisis level, the result of massive flooding and deadly violence that has prevented access to aid.The new report stops short of declaring famine, which would kick aid efforts into higher gear, because of insufficient data.

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Piers Morgan slams 'village idiot' who said Bill Gates paid him to promote coronavirus vaccine

Piers Morgan has slammed a conspiracy theorist who accused him of being funded by Bill Gates.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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