DETROIT – Now that it's clear Joe Biden soon will be president, the fight over automobile pollution and fuel efficiency standards is likely to peter out, and U.S.

consumers should see a broader selection of electric and efficient vehicles.But just how wide those choices will be and when they will come depends a lot on how negotiations go between the new administration and a fractured industry.At a board meeting earlier this week, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, a big industry trade association, recognized that change is coming.

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FAQ: What’s allowed during the holidays under B.C.’s COVID-19 restrictions?

COVID-19 orders put in place by B.C.’s provincial health officer.In order to help clarify what they mean for the province, we took some of your questions directly to health officials for their responses.Every person’s situation is different, so while the below information answers some specific questions, as we go into the holiday season and new year the question provincial health officials want people to ask themselves is, “Am I doing my part to reduce my in-person social interactions?”Dr.

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As leaders fete Paris climate pact, Biden pledges to rejoin

net zero “no later than 2050.”Experts say commitments put forward by the international community in the past five years have already improved the long-term outlook on climate change, making the worst-case scenarios less likely by the end of the century.

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Indian economy emerging stronger after covid-19: SoftBank India head Manoj Kohli

MUMBAI : Investment climate in India is improving and the economy will bounce back faster in the next financial year from the impact of the pandemic, SoftBank India Country head Manoj Kohli said on Saturday.“India is emerging stronger after COVID-19...I'm not giving a final judgment or anything.

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Biden's Homeland Security pick faces questions on old probe

WASHINGTON – The last time Alejandro Mayorkas faced Senate confirmation, not a single Republican voted for him because there was an open investigation into his management of the U.S. immigration agency under President Barack Obama.

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Is there a link between ocean pollution and damage to human health?

Annals of Global Health, lays out a series of recommendations for alleviating these damaging effects.The Earth’s oceans are crucial to sustaining life on the planet.

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Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, ending a desperate attempt to get legal issues rejected by state and federal judges before the nation’s highest court and subvert the will of voters.Trump bemoaned the decision late Friday, tweeting: “The Supreme Court really let us down.

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Hans Zimmer and David Fleming on Scoring 'Hillbilly Elegy' Under Lockdown (and After Zimmer Caught COVID-19)

When Hans Zimmer signed up to compose the score to Ron Howard's Hillbilly Elegy, he probably thought he knew what to expect. It was the pair's ninth project together, following successful collaborations on the likes of Backdraft, Frost/Nixon, and The Da Vinci Code.

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Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit to overturn Biden's election victory

(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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York Region to be placed under lockdown as Ontario gets ready to start first COVID-19 vaccinations

After days of speculation and an overall upward trend in case counts, the Ontario government has announced York Region will enter lockdown starting on Monday. This comes as Ontario will receive the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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The Latest: Biden urges public to have confidence in vaccine

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):3:05 p.m.President-elect Joe Biden says the American public should have confidence in a coronavirus vaccine that may soon begin to become available.Biden said during remarks Friday in Wilmington that combatting the pandemic is “serious business” that requires “presidential leadership.”On Thursday, a U.S.

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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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Pakistan asks UN to probe fake pro-India NGOs, media

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's foreign minister on Friday called for the United Nations and the European Union to investigate a recent report's findings that exposed a 15-year disinformation campaign to serve India's interests and discredit Pakistan.The extensive report was published earlier this week by EU DisinfoLab, a Brussels-based nongovernmental organization. The findings detail how 10 defunct but U.N.-accredited NGOs were “revived” in order to influence the EU and the U.N.

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Brandon University prof moved to tears by students’ virtual thank-you: ‘She does so much for us’

Winnipeg school divisions planning for remote learning for students at risk All of her students turned on their cameras at the same time, and each held up a sign with a message thanking her for the extra work she’s put in this school year.“When I hear it again my eyes are welling up, I just experience it again and I just feel all that love and the heartfelt warmth and all the lovely sentiment — it just hits me again and I feel another wave of love,” Sayers told 680 CJOB after listening to video of the gesture that’s since been watched thousands of times online.A post shared by Brandon University (@brandonuni)The effort was organized by one Sayers’ students, who emailed her classmates with the idea before the class started.And it wasn’t

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Obama reunion? Biden fills Cabinet with former WH leaders

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden is getting the old gang back together.Increasingly deep into the process of selecting Cabinet members and other senior staff, the incoming Biden administration has a distinctly Obama feel.There's Denis McDonough, former President Barack Obama's chief of staff who Biden announced on Thursday would be nominated as the secretary of veterans affairs.

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CDC official ordered to delete email suggesting U.S. political interference: probe

U.S. panel gives greenlight to Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, now awaiting FDA In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Clyburn accused the administration of trying to obstruct his investigation and threatened to issue subpoenas to compel the release of documents.

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Time magazine names Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Person of the Year

SAN FRANCISCO - Highly anticipated? Maybe. Tradition? Definitely.

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Biden's transition contends with probe into son's finances

federal investigation into the finances of Biden's son, Hunter, threatens to embolden congressional Republicans, who have already shown little willingness to work with the incoming president or even acknowledge his clear victory in last month's election. For sure, it will complicate Senate confirmation hearings for Biden’s yet-to-be-named attorney general, who could ultimately have oversight of the investigation into the new president’s son.It all raises the the prospect of even deeper dysfunction in a capital that is already struggling to address the nation's most pressing crises, including a surging pandemic whose daily death tolls are beginning to surpass the devastation of the Sept.

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Probe: CDC official says she was ordered to delete email

WASHINGTON – 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 administration in coronavirus reports to the public, according to a transcript released Thursday.Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., who released the partial transcript, said the testimony of Dr.

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Gun restrictions face uphill battle even under Biden

The gun debate in America will soon enter a new chapter with a Democrat in the White House after four years under President Donald Trump in which gun control advocates developed a long wish list for reform amid a spate of large-scale mass killings in places like Las Vegas, El Paso and Parkland, Florida.

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Biden taps Susan Rice as domestic policy adviser, Denis McDonough for VA

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, giving her broad sway over his administration’s approach to immigration, health care and racial inequality and elevating the prominence of the position in the West Wing.The move marks a surprising shift for Rice, a longtime Democratic foreign policy expert who served as President Barack Obama’s national security adviser and U.N. ambassador.

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Biden taps Rice as domestic policy adviser, McDonough for VA

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, giving her broad sway over his administration’s approach to immigration, health care and racial inequality and elevating the prominence of the position in the West Wing. The move marks a surprising shift for Rice, a longtime Democratic foreign policy expert who served as President Barack Obama’s national security adviser and U.N.

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DA: Homicide investigation underway after man found dead in Langhorne

Investigators say a man was found murdered in Langhorne early Thursday morning. LANGHORNE, Pa. - Authorities in Bucks County say they are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead in Langhorne.Police responded to the 900 block of Wheeler Court shortly before 6 a.m.

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Chris Rock calls on Joe Biden to create 'Supreme Court of Science' to handle any crisis like the coronavirus

Chris Rock called on President-elect Joe Biden to institute a fourth branch of government dedicated to science in order to combat another crisis like the coronavirus pandemic in a bipartisan way. The comedian and former “Saturday Night Live” star spoke with Deadline about his role on the fourth season of the FX drama “Fargo,” where he played a 1950s mobster in Missouri.The conversation turned to the difficult year that was 2020 as well as his thoughts on the outcome of the election. “I don’t know. When Biden won, I wasn’t jumping for joy.

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The Latest: Biden to campaign in Georgia for Senate runoffs

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):7 a.m.President-elect Joe Biden is heading to Georgia to campaign for the Democratic candidates in the state's two critical U.S. Senate runoffs.Biden says he'll travel to Atlanta on Tuesday to support Jon Ossoff, the Rev.

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Yael Eckstein: Hanukkah in the year of COVID reminds us that hope and faith are stronger than despair

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah begins at sundown Thursday, coming during a pandemic that all of us around the world will remember for the rest of our lives. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, this has been a year of extraordinary struggle and challenges we never could have imagined.The disease COVID-19 has claimed more than 1.5 million lives worldwide, and the death toll sadly continues to rise.

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EastEnders' Max Bowden in tears as nan gets Covid vaccine after family heartache

EastEnders actor Max Bowden was moved to tears on Wednesday when his beloved nan received a vaccine in the fight against coronavirus. The 25-year-old admitted he shed "tears of joy" over the occasion, which saw the first batch of vaccines administered across the country after months of anticipation.The Pfizer jab was approved for use last week, and it is expected to be administered up to four million times before the end of January.Max, who plays Ben Mitchell in EastEnders, took to Twitter to share the happy news, posting a snap of himself and his beloved nan.He wrote: "Tears of joy this morning."My nan gets her covid vaccine today.

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President Trump cementing death penalty legacy up to Biden inaugural

CHICAGO, Ill. - As Donald Trump’s presidency winds down, his administration is ratcheting up the pace of federal executions despite a surge of coronavirus cases in prisons, announcing plans for five starting Thursday and concluding just days before the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.If the five go off as planned, it will make 13 executions since July when the Republican administration resumed putting inmates to death after a 17-year hiatus and will cement Trump’s legacy as the most prolific execution president in over 130 years.

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Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to halt Biden's Pennsylvania win

The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. (Government file photo) HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania's certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the electoral battleground.The court without comment refused to call into question the certification process in Pennsylvania.

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EastEnders star Max Bowden in tears as nan becomes one of the first to get coronavirus vaccine

EastEnders star Max Bowden was left in tears as his beloved nan became one of the first in the world to get the coronavirus vaccine.

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Trump virus coordinator Birx seeks role in Biden government

WASHINGTON – When Dr. Deborah Birx was brought into President Donald Trump’s orbit to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, she had a sterling reputation as a former U.S.

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Despite Trump's venting and threats, Biden's win is sealed

WASHINGTON – There’s plenty of noise but no cause for confusion as President Donald Trump vents about how the election turned out and vows to subvert it even still.This truth is self-evident: Joe Biden is on track to become president Jan. 20.

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Hunter Biden tax probe examining Chinese business dealings

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department is investigating the finances of President-elect Joe Biden’s son, including scrutinizing some of his Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.The revelations put a renewed spotlight on questions about Hunter Biden’s financial history, which dogged his father’s successful White House campaign and were a frequent target of President Donald Trump and his allies. They also come at a politically delicate time for the president-elect, who is weighing his choice to lead an agency that is actively investigating his son.The tax investigation was launched in 2018, the year before the elder Biden announced his candidacy for president.

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AP sources: Biden to pick Katherine Tai as top trade envoy

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate Katherine Tai to be the top U.S. trade envoy, according to two people familiar with his plans.Tai, who is chief trade counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee, will be tapped as the U.S.

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US set to execute 1st of 5 inmates before Biden inauguration

CHICAGO – 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 Thursday for his role in the 1999 slayings of an Iowa religious couple whose bodies he burned in the trunk of their car.Brandon Bernard was 18 when he and four other teenagers abducted and robbed Todd and Stacie Bagley on their way from a Sunday service in Killeen, Texas.

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LSU self-imposes bowl ban for current season amid NCAA probe

BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU is self-imposing a one-year ban on postseason play for this season as part an effort to cooperate with an NCAA probe into rules violations.“LSU leadership made this decision after careful deliberation and review of the NCAA rules violations that have been discovered in the university’s cooperative investigation with the NCAA” and Independent Accountability Resolution Process, the athletic department said in a statement.

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COVID-19: City of Calgary getting more enforcement under new health orders

The City of Calgary is still working through the latest public health orders announced Tuesday afternoon by the Alberta government. As Adam MacVicar reports, more enforcement is expected as stricter measures come into effect.

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Businesses in rural Alberta prep for new COVID-19 rules after months without mask mandate

COVID-19 mask mandate in place. Premier Jason Kenney had said two weeks ago that one reason for the delay was he believed rural areas would not be open to following such a rule.But now, with new rules in place province-wide, all Albertans must wear masks in indoor public spaces, places of worship and indoor workplaces.Alberta’s new COVID-19 measures ban in-person dining; retail to remain open“As we’ve said since the beginning, masks can be an effective tool in reducing transmission,” Kenney said Tuesday.“The vast majority of Albertans have done the responsible thing through voluntary use of face coverings and we see that increasingly across the province.

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Hunter Biden facing federal investigation over his 'tax affairs'

(Photo by Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images for World Food Program USA) WILMINGTON, Del. - The Justice Department’s investigation scrutinizing Hunter Biden’s taxes has been examining some of his Chinese business dealings, among other financial transactions, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.The investigation was launched in 2018, a year before his father, Joe Biden, announced his candidacy for president, but it isn’t clear which entities might be tied up in the probe, and the inquiry was not disclosed to Hunter Biden until Tuesday.The younger Biden has a history of international affairs and business dealings in a number of countries, and the revelation of a federal investigation puts a renewed spotlight on

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India's Covid-19 vaccines will benefit most countries: Bhutan Ambassador

Also read: The pandemic push to the silver economyNamgyel was among the 60 foreign heads of missions who visited the facilities of two pharmaceutical firms working on Covid-19 vaccines- the Bharat Biotech and the Biological E.F Svane, Ambassador of Denmark to India, said that India is not working for commercial or national interest but is also working for countries around the world.While praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mahima Datla, the Managing Director of the Biological E Ltd, said it is a testament to PM Modi's vision who's not only showcasing collaboration but is keen to ensure that Indian companies play a vital role in delivering vaccines around the world.Sources had informed that there is a lot of interest in India's vaccine

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‘I’m a person under this:’ Orlando police recruits meet with community members, veteran officers

Nine recruits with the Orlando Police Department spent their Wednesday meeting virtually with community members and veteran police officers. A large portion of their day was spent discussing community relations and better bridging the gap.This coming one day after a 15-year-old boy was shot and killed in Orlando’s Parramore community, and the chief said hours later at a press conference hours that hardly anyone came forward to help them solve the crime.“We need to keep building that relationship with the community so they can feel comfortable and trust us,” said officer Christopher Perez, a new recruit with the Orlando Police Department.Melonie Hoos hopes her experience as a teacher for the past 7-years can help her transition now as a

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EastEnders star Max Bowden cries as his grandma gets covid vaccine and says he 'can't wait to cuddle her'

With the first batch of people getting the coronavirus vaccine in the UK, Max Bowden has revealed his grandma is one of the lucky people.The actor, who enjoyed a holiday with his co-stars last year, took to Twitter to share the exciting development about his family member.The 25 year old wrote: "Tears of joy this morning. My nan gets her covid vaccine today.

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EastEnders star Max Bowden in tears as his nan becomes one of the first people to get the coronavirus vaccine

EASTENDERS star Max Bowden was crying tears of joy today as he found out his nan was among the first people getting a coronavirus vaccine today. The 25-year-old actor, who plays Ben Mitchell in the soap, said he "can't wait" to give his nan a cuddle after months of keeping his distance.

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Hunter Biden facing federal investigation over 'tax affairs'

(Photo by Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images for World Food Program USA) WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter said Wednesday that he has learned from federal prosecutors that his tax affairs are under investigation.The investigation by the Delaware U.S.

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Proof of vaccination wades into ‘murky territory’ ethically, experts say

coronavirus vaccine.It does, however, have plans to provide immunized Ontarians a document or card to prove it.While still only in development, the province’s health minister said the card could be used for travel and work, but also communal spaces like movie theatres or “any other places where people will likely be in closer contact.” The idea is that restaurants, theatres and offices could reopen with confidence by admitting those certified as vaccinated.

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Human rights in U.S. will be ‘much better’ under Biden: UN high commissioner

Joe Biden will be “much, much better” when it comes to human rights, and warned of shrinking “democratic space” in Hong Kong — saying her office will be monitoring the rights situation there.Michelle Bachelet spoke to reporters in Geneva in a catch-all news conference to recap the year and look ahead to 2021.She cited concerns about the inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism like that highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is not approved for Canadians under 16. Here’s why

coronavirus vaccine, Health Canada officials said on Wednesday.This is because of a lack of data on how Pfizer’s injection affects younger Canadians, Health Canada’s chief medical advisor explained.“The authorization is for people over the age of 16,” Dr. Supriya Sharma told reporters.“In the clinical trials, there were some participants that were younger than that – so from the ages of 12 to 15 – that were added when that was expanded in terms of the clinical trials, but those numbers were very small.” Canada approves Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, will start administering ‘within days’ This lack of data means more research will be required to determine whether kids and teens can safely use the vaccine.

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Biden's Pentagon nominee Gen. Lloyd Austin puts some Democrats in a bind

WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden's nomination of retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to be secretary of defense has put some Senate Democrats in a bind.

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