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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states
The Latest: South Carolina teacher group seeks to go virtual
COLUMBIA, S.C. — With new COVID-19 cases reaching record levels in South Carolina, a teacher group is asking districts to go back to all virtual teaching until this second spike in the virus can be flattened.
US schools go back and forth on in-person learning
New York City reopened classrooms to many of its youngest students Monday in what has become a frustrating, stop-and-start process in many school systems around the U.S. because of the alarming surge in the coronav…
UAE sheikh buys stake in controversial Israeli soccer club
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Beitar Jerusalem soccer club, which has gained notoriety for its racist fans and refusal to have an Arab player on its roster, announced on Monday that an Emirati sheikh has purchased a 50…
Company offering pandemic stock tips accused of $137M fraud
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The founders of a company called Raging Bull tout themselves as expert stock traders who teach customers how they, too, can become millionaires. Marketing emails said they found a “hidden b…
The Latest: Iowa death rate from COVID-19 rising
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa posted another 35 deaths from the novel coronavirus on Monday, continuing the high level of deaths related to the pandemic.
Officials: Flint makes progress toward ending water crisis
Flint has taken important steps toward resolving the lead contamination crisis that made the impoverished Michigan city a symbol of the drinking water problems that plague many U.S. communities, officials said Mond…
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Adin Steinsaltz, groundbreaking Talmud translator, dies
JERUSALEM (AP) — Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, a prolific Jewish scholar who spent 45 years compiling a monumental and ground-breaking translation of the Talmud, has died. He was 83.
Israeli guards shoot unarmed Palestinian man at crossing
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said Monday that private security guards shot and wounded an unarmed Palestinian man at a checkpoint in the West Bank.
SpaceX capsules parked side-by-side at station for 1st time
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX supply ship bearing Christmas goodies arrived at the International Space Station on Monday, parking alongside another Dragon capsule that carried up astronauts three weeks ago.
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The Latest: Montana to give first vaccine to health workers
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Officials blast NYC bar owner accused of running over deputy
NEW YORK (AP) — The co-owner of a New York City bar accused of defying coronavirus restrictions was criticized by officials Monday after he was charged with running over a sheriff’s deputy with his car.