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BC opts out of bowl game to spend Christmas at home
BOSTON (AP) — Boston College, which managed to escape the worst of the coronavirus outbreak and the schedule and roster shuffling that has affected so many other college football teams, is passing on the opportunity to play in a bowl so players can spend Christmas with their families.
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US Embassy says Sudan no longer on list of terror sponsors
CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum said Monday that President Donald Trump's administration has removed Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that could help the African country get international loans to revive its battered economy and end its pariah status.
Pandemic postpones national math, reading tests until 2022
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — National reading and math tests long used to track what U.S. students know in those subjects are being postponed from next year to 2022 over concerns about whether testing would be feasible or produce valid results during the coronavirus pandemic, the National Center for Education Statistics announced Wednesday.
Asia Today: Hong Kong to tighten measures amid virus surge
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says social distancing measures will be tightened as cases of the coronavirus continue to surge, with a ban on nighttime dining and more businesses ordered to close.
BC opts out of bowl game to spend Christmas at home
BOSTON (AP) — Boston College, which managed to escape the worst of the coronavirus outbreak and the schedule and roster shuffling that has affected so many other college football teams, is passing on the opportunity to play in a bowl so players can spend Christmas with their families.
Charges in Beirut port blast stir controversy in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Top Lebanese politicians and the militant Hezbollah group rallied on Friday against charges of negligence levelled against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers over the massive explosion in Beirut’s port, underscoring the enormous difficulties facing the investigation.
Newsom taps new head of powerful California air board
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped a veteran regulator Wednesday as the next chair of the powerful Air Resources Board, which implements the state's ambitious climate change goals.
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Asia Today: Hong Kong to tighten measures amid virus surge
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says social distancing measures will be tightened as cases of the coronavirus continue to surge, with a ban on nighttime dining and more businesses ordered to close.
Buffs on standby as possible fill-in for Pac-12 title game
At the moment, Karl Dorrell and the Colorado Buffaloes remain on standby mode.
Injury didn't alter Eagles S Rodney McLeod's giving plans
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Shortly after an MRI confirmed Rodney McLeod had a torn knee ligament and needed season-ending surgery, the Philadelphia Eagles safety went to a local supermarket, helped bag groceries and paid the bill for some lucky customers.
Injury didn't alter Eagles S Rodney McLeod's giving plans
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Shortly after an MRI confirmed Rodney McLeod had a torn knee ligament and needed season-ending surgery, the Philadelphia Eagles safety went to a local supermarket, helped bag groceries and paid the bill for some lucky customers.
Analysis: Tough choices about who's next in line for vaccine
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Even before the first week of coronavirus vaccines ended in Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration was inundated with requests from people, advocates and state officials asking for their favored groups of frontline workers or vulnerable populations to be next in line for the shots.
Analysis: Tough choices about who's next in line for vaccine
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Even before the first week of coronavirus vaccines ended in Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration was inundated with requests from people, advocates and state officials asking for their favored groups of frontline workers or vulnerable populations to be next in line for the shots.
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Lebanese judge charges caretaker PM in August port explosion
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese prosecutor probing last summer’s port explosion in Beirut filed charges on Thursday against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers, accusing them of negligence that led to the death of hundreds of people, Lebanon’s official news agency said.
Benton-Banai, co-founder of American Indian Movement, dies
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eddie Benton-Banai, who helped found the American Indian Movement partly in response to alleged police brutality against Indigenous people, has died. He was 89.
AP sources: Biden selects Fudge for housing, Vilsack for ag
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has selected Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary and former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to reprise that role in his administration, according to four people familiar with the decisions.