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Newhouse to retire from Congress
WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth District Representative Dan Newhouse has announced he will not seek reelection to the US …
The Latest: Ontario province to begin vaccinations next week
TORONTO — Canada’s most populous province will begin administering COVID-19 vaccinations at hospitals in Toronto and Ottawa on Tuesday.
Falwell drops defamation lawsuit against Liberty University
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr. has dropped a
5 bicyclists killed, 4 injured in crash on Nevada highway
BOLDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — At least five bicyclists were killed and four others injured in a crash Thursday involving a box truck on U.S. Highway 95 north of Searchlight, Nevada Highway Patrol officials said.
The Latest: Pence talks vaccines in SC as virus cases rise
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Vice President Mike Pence has traveled to South Carolina to talk about coronavirus vaccines, as cases are rising in the state.
Albania: New protest over police shooting, minister resigns
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Demonstrators clashed with police for a second day Thursday in the Albanian capital, Tirana, during a protest over this week's fatal police shooting of a man during curfew hours.
VIRUS TODAY: 1 million cases in 5 days, FDA meets on vaccine
Here's what's happening Thursday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
Probe: CDC official says she was ordered to delete email
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior manager with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told congressional investigators she was ordered to delete an email suggesting attempted political interference by the Trump ad…
NAACP branch whose leader was harassed elects new president
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont NAACP branch has chosen a new president after the current leader decided to step down, saying she and her family had been racially harassed.
US set to execute 1st of 5 inmates before Biden inauguration
CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration is planning an unprecedented five more federal executions before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, starting with a Texas street-gang member set to be put to death Thu…
State Dept: Pompeo's wife cleared of travel ethics charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Thursday that a report by its independent watchdog has concluded that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s wife did not violate federal regulations or ethics rules by traveli…
Israel, Morocco to normalize ties; US shifts W Sahara policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations as President Donald Trump, in his final weeks in office, announced the fourth Arab-Israeli agreement in four months on Thursday. In a related …
Feds detail work to address crisis of missing Native people
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has hired 11 specialized coordinators to help develop national standards to address the crisis of missing and slain Native American women as concerns mount over the level of…
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UK hospitals told to improve after maternity scandal report
LONDON (AP) — A review into a scandal-hit English hospital trust has found a pattern of failures and poor maternal care that led in some cases to avoidable deaths and harm to mothers and newborns, and said grieving…
Electoral College, ADVISORY
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