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Trump tactics to overturn election could have staying power

ATLANTA – Even after he exits the White House, President Donald Trump's efforts to challenge the legitimacy of the election and seeking to overturn the will of voters could have staying power.Trump's tactics are already inspiring other candidates and have been embraced by a wide array of Republicans. Supporters include congressional candidates, state lawmakers, party chairs, conservative legal groups and appointees to previously little-known state vote-certification boards.

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Christmas a sign of hope amid coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis says the Christmas season provides reason for hope amid the difficulties of the coronavirus pandemic.During his Sunday blessing, Francis noted that the Vatican’s Christmas tree had gone up last week in St. Peter’s Square, and that work is underway to build the life-size Nativity scene next to it.

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Retired Southwest pilot mentors aviation photographer, gets picturesque sendoff in return

Ted Orris retired from Southwest Airlines after nearly 16 years with the company. His mentee, an aviation photographer, captured his final flight.

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Israeli police cleared in shooting of maimed Palestinian boy

JERUSALEM – Israeli authorities have cleared police of any wrongdoing in the case of a 9-year-old boy who lost an eye after apparently being shot in the face by an Israeli officer earlier this year.Malik Eissa was struck by what appeared to be a sponge-tipped munition last February and lost vision in his left eye. Residents said he had just gotten off a school bus in the Palestinian neighborhood of Issawiya in east Jerusalem when police opened fire.

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Romain Grosjean ends F1 career after fireball crash in decision best for "health and safety"

F1 outing at next week’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix following his fiery crash in Bahrain last week. The Frenchman’s car became engulfed in flames when he veered off the road three corners into the Bahrain Grand Prix, with medics helping him escape the frightening incident without any serious injuries.

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Seoul cancels New Year bell-ringing ceremony amid surge in COVID-19

Seoul, as the country has faced yet another spike in COVID-19 cases, a municipal government official said on Sunday."Considering the rapid spread of COVID-19, we have to cancel the year-end bell-ringing ceremony," the official of Seoul's government said as quoted by the Yonhap news agency reported.The annual ceremony, which takes place at Bosingak Pavilion, will be cancelled for the first time since it was established in 1953, after the end of the Korean War.The media added that additional restrictions were planned to be implemented in the city to prevent public gatherings.On Friday, the Seoul authorities reduced bus and subway services by 30 per cent after 09:00 p.m.

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Loeffler and Warnock to meet in Georgia Senate debate

ATLANTA – Candidates for one of two U.S. Senate seats still hanging in the balance will face off in a debate that is drawing strong interest beyond Georgia.That is because the seat — now held by incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler and being challenged by Democrat Raphael Warnock — is one of two that will tip control of the Senate to either Republicans or Democrats.

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Russia registers new single-day record of 29,039 COVID-19 cases

Russia has registered a new single-day record for COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day as 29,039 new positive tests were confirmed by the federal response center on Sunday, bringing the country's case total to 2,460,770.The previous single-day record of 28,782 new cases was reported on December 5."Over the past 24 hours, Russia has confirmed 29,039 COVID-19 cases in 85 regions, of which 6,065 (20.9%) were detected actively, with people showing no clinical symptoms," the response center said.Moscow has confirmed 7,512 new positive tests for the disease, a fall from the 7,993 new cases registered on Saturday, which remains the single-day record for the Russian capital.Elsewhere, St.

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Covid-19 vaccine: 17 volunteers get Sputnik V shot in Pune hospital

Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at a Pune hospital as part of the human clinical trials, doctors said on Sunday.Sputnik V vaccine has been developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology and Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).

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Last-ditch post-Brexit talks to resume between EU and UK

BRUSSELS – Last-ditch discussions between the U.K. and the European Union over future trade ties are set to resume in Brussels later Sunday, two days after they were “paused” amid "significant differences" on an array of issues.Britain's main negotiator, David Frost, arrived in the Belgian capital on Sunday to pick up discussions with his EU counterpart, Michel Barnier.

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UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world

LONDON – The coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech was being sent to hospitals across the U.K. in super-cold containers on Sunday, two days ahead of the kickoff of Britain's biggest-ever immunization program, one being closely watched around the world.Around 800,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to be in place for the start of the rollout on Tuesday, a day that British Health Secretary Matt Hancock has reportedly dubbed as “V-Day,” a nod to triumphs in World War II.“Despite the huge complexities, hospitals will kickstart the first phase of the largest scale vaccination campaign in our country’s history from Tuesday,” said Professor Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director.

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Japanese space officials eager to analyze asteroid samples

TOKYO – Japanese space officials said they are excited about the return of a capsule that safely landed in Australian Outback on Sunday while carrying soil samples from a distant asteroid so they can start analyzing what they say are treasures inside.The capsule's delivery by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft completes its six-year sample-return mission and opens the door for research into finding clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth.“We were able to land the treasure box" onto the sparsely populated Australian desert of Woomera as planned, said Yuichi Tsuda, Hayabusa2 project manager at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, adding that the capsule was in perfect shape.

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233 patients with Covid-19 in Irish hospitals, 28 in ICU

The number of people with Covid-19 in Irish hospitals remains relatively stable.

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Rita Ora Forced To Apologise Again After Second Breach Of Covid Regulations

the singer apologised after she was caught breaking England’s lockdown when she attended a party at a London restaurant in celebration of her 30th birthday. Rita has now admitted she failed to self-isolate for two weeks after returning from a work trip to Egypt.

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Scally warns NI against easing restrictions - 'save your hugs for Easter'

The decision to ease Covid-19 restrictions in Northern Ireland this Friday could result in record numbers of infections in the New Year, Professor Gabriel Scally has warned.

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Romanians elect new lawmakers, seek end to political turmoil

BUCHAREST – Romanian voters cast ballots Sunday in a legislative election that many hope will restore some stability in one of the poorest European Union nations after five years of political and social turmoil. More than 18 million Romanians are registered to vote for a new national parliament but turnout is expected to be low due to voters’ fears about becoming infected with coronavirus.

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Delhi: 11% of symptomatic negative cases in rapid antigen tests found Covid positive via RT-PCR

New Delhi: Nearly 11 per cent of those in the national capital who tested negative for COVID-19 in rapid antigen tests (RAT) but had symptoms for the disease were found to have been afflicted by the viral infection in RT-PCR test between September 1 and November 7, according to official data.Out of the 56,862 symptomatic patients who tested negative in rapid antigen tests, 32,903 were retested through RT-PCR and of them 3,524 were found COVID-19 positive, according to the data shared by health authorities in response to an RTI query filed by a PTI reporter.In order to effectively curb the spread of coronavirus infection, the Union Health Ministry had in September asked all states and Union Territories to mandatorily retest all symptomatic

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England tour of South Africa in jeopardy after hotel staff test positive for coronavirus

The first ODI between South Africa and England has been cancelled due to two positive covid test results from members of their hotel staff.

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'SNL' addresses Staten Island coronavirus protest, mall Santas during pandemic

"Saturday Night Live" this weekend did several sketches on the coronavirus, including one about last week's Staten Island, N.Y., demonstration following the arrest of a bar owner who allegedly defied government restrictions on indoor dining. Cast member Pete Davidson, a native of Staten Island, said the bar in question, Mac’s Public House, is in an area of New York City with the second-highest number of confirmed cases of the virus -- and restaurants there are allowed to serve food only outdoors.

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US star soprano misses La Scala gala season-open debut

MILAN – Soprano Lisette Oropesa was to be the first American to sing a title role in the gala season opener at La Scala since Maria Callas in the 1950s. Then Italy’s virus cases surged.An outbreak in both La Scala’s chorus and its orchestra forced the country’s premier opera house to cancel for the first time one of the top events on Europe's cultural calendar.Oropesa is now set to be one of more than 20 opera stars, among them Placido Domingo, Roberto Alagna and Piotr Beczała, recording arias and duets from the tiered theater for a broadcast gala event marking the traditional Dec.

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Europe battles surge in coronavirus deaths in nursing homes

MADRID – As the two mortuary workers pushed a stretcher with a bagged corpse out of the room, the elderly man in the adjacent bed briefly awakened from his dementia. “Is he dead?” he muttered, extending his arm, trying to touch his roommate for the last time.Reflecting on a scene repeated too many times, one of the workers, Manel Rivera, despaired at the growing number of elderly people dying as the coronavirus resurges.“The sad thing is,” he said of the surviving man in the Barcelona nursing home, “in a few days we'll probably come back for him.”Mortuary workers are again busy around-the-clock in nursing homes and hospices across Europe, amid outbreaks that this time are causing havoc mostly in facilities spared during the spring.

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Covid-19: IISc Bangalore researchers use Raman spectroscopy, AI to detect virus

coronavirus biomarkers in blood plasma using Raman spectroscopy and artificial intelligence (AI).Raman Spectroscopy is a non-destructive chemical analysis technique which provides detailed information about chemical structure, phase and polymorphy, crystallinity and molecular interactions. It is based upon the interaction of light with the chemical bonds within a material.According to the IISc researchers, using artificial intelligence and deep learning, the Covid-19 detection process will be automated and rapid and there will be no requirement of any extraction procedure."It is of critical importance to develop new technologies that can rapidly detect COVID-19 and perform mass testing, and at the same are cost-effective.

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11-year-old dies from suicide during virtual class

(San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office) NEW YORK - WARNING: This article contains sensitive information. Police in California say that an 11-year-old boy died of a gunshot wound suffered during an online class.It happened on Wednesday morning in the community of Woodbridge.The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office says the student was taking an online lesson with classmates from Woodbridge Elementary School when he took out the gun.Shortly after 11 am, the department received several calls reporting a person had been shot.

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Covid crisis sees three times more food banks than McDonald's on Scots high streets

food banks as McDonald’s restaurants, research has found.The Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) has said new analysis to be published shows there are 165 venues where the public can donate food.In addition, there are 129 food banks run by the Trussell Trust charity, bringing the total to 294. It’s feared the number may be even higher.Fast-food giant McDonald’s has 95 outlets in Scotland.IFAN’s Sabine Goodwin said: “This is an incredibly depressing statistic that shows how prevalent food banks are across Scotland, many more than McDonald’s restaurants we see on most high streets and in shopping centres.

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Jones bolsters Heisman case; No. 1 Alabama beats LSU 55-17

BATON ROUGE, La. – Mac Jones passed for 385 yards and four touchdowns and No. 1 Alabama used a slew of explosive plays to run away from LSU 55-17 on Saturday night.Jones threw three of his touchdown passes to Louisiana native DeVonta Smith, who went to the same high school as Louisiana Gov.

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Most of California to enter sweeping new virus lockdown

SAN FRANCISCO – The vast region of Southern California, much of the San Francisco Bay area and a large swath of the Central Valley are about to be placed under a sweeping new lockdown in an urgent attempt to slow the rapid rise of coronavirus cases. The California Department of Public Health said Saturday the intensive care unit capacity in Southern California and Central Valley hospitals had fallen below a 15% threshold that triggers the new measures, which include strict closures for businesses and a ban on gathering with anyone outside of your own household.

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Chinese probe prepares to return moon rocks to Earth

BEIJING – A Chinese probe that landed on the moon transferred rocks to an orbiter Sunday in preparation for returning samples of the lunar surface to Earth for the first time in almost 45 years, the space agency announced.The upper stage of the Change’e lander blasted off Friday from the lunar surface. If the mission succeeds, it will make China the third country after the United States and former Soviet Union to bring moon rocks to Earth.The ascent stage docked with a robot spacecraft orbiting the moon at 5:42 a.m.

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China prepares large-scale rollout of COVID-19 vaccines

TAIPEI – Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how they may reach the country's 1.4 billion people.Developers are speeding up final testing, the Chinese foreign minister said Thursday during a U.N. meeting, as Britain issued approval for emergency use of Pfizer Inc.'s vaccine candidate and providers scrambled to set up distribution.China's fledgling pharmaceutical industry has at least five vaccines from four producers being tested in more than a dozen countries including Russia, Egypt and Mexico.

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No. 4 Clemson beats Va. Tech, sets up Notre Dame rematch

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Trevor Lawrence had two touchdown runs and threw a scoring pass and No. 4 Clemson beat Virginia Tech 45-10 on Saturday to set up a rematch against No.

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US sets another record for Covid cases in one day

For the third day in a row, the United States on Saturday notched a record number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours, reaching nearly 230,000 new infections, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

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Courteney Cox puts health first as she rocks a cloth face mask to run errands in Los Angeles

Courteney Coxgave fans of Friends a major treat as she recreated a scene from the hit sitcom's 1998 Thanksgiving episode to commemorate the holiday.But instead of rocking a raw turkey, the 56-year-old actress concealed her face with a mask as she ran errands in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon.Cox, who was accompanied by a female pal, decided to rock a cute, but casual ensemble for her outing. Out and about:Courteney Cox concealed her face with a mask as she ran errands in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoonHer outfit consisted of a plain black tee and a pair of muted green cargo pants that cinched at the ankles.The Scream star slipped her freshly pedicured feet into a pair of black slide sandals.

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New research suggests Alberta COVID-19 R value currently too high to lift restrictions

new measures announced on Nov. 24.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Kenney said the province’s R value must be below one by Dec.

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Report finds microwave energy likely made US diplomats ill

WASHINGTON – A new report by a National Academy of Sciences committee has found that “directed” microwave radiation is the likely cause of illnesses among American diplomats in Cuba and China. The study commissioned by the State Department and released Saturday is the latest attempt to find a cause for the mysterious illnesses that started to emerge in late 2016 among U.S.

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US hits record 230,000 new Covid-19 cases in one day, vaccines may start Friday

United States on Saturday notched a record number of Covid-19 cases in a span of hours, reaching nearly 230,000 new infections, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed on Sunday.The country reported 2,527 coronavirus-related deaths, according to real-time data provided by the Baltimore-based university at 8:30 pm (0130 GMT Saturday).The United States -- the country with the most coronavirus cases and deaths in the world -- has seen a dramatic resurgence in its epidemic in recent weeks.US health officials warned of a surge after millions of Americans traveled to celebrate last week's Thanksgiving holiday despite pleas from authorities to stay home.For two weeks, the US has regularly topped 2,000 deaths per day, as it had in the spring at

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Russia starts rolling out coronavirus vaccine with teachers and doctors at front of queue

Russia began vaccinating people against coronavirus on Saturday.

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Queen Elizabeth Will Reportedly Share When She Has Had The COVID-19 Vaccine

The United Kingdom is the first country to start administrating the COVID-19 vaccine, but that doesn’t mean the royals will get special treatment.

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Getting the COVID-19 vaccine to Canada’s most vulnerable

As Canada waits for an approved COVID-19 vaccine, advocates say long-term care residents and staff should receive the first doses. But as Abigail Bimman explains, Ottawa isn’t making that promise yet.

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David Lander, 'Squiggy' on 'Laverne & Shirley,' dies at 73

LOS ANGELES – Actor David L. Lander, who played the character of Squiggy on the popular ABC comedy “Laverne & Shirley,” has died after a decades-long battle with multiple sclerosis, his wife said.

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Book leads No. 2 Irish past Syracuse 45-21 in home finale

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Ian Book threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores in his final home game at Notre Dame, leading the second-ranked Fighting Irish to a 45-21 victory against Syracuse on Saturday.The fifth-year senior led the Irish to a victory as a starter for the 30th time, the most ever for a Notre Dame quarterback. The Irish (10-0, 9-0 ACC, CFP No.

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Miley Cyrus reveals she's been staying satisfied throughout the pandemic thanks to FaceTime sex

She separated from her boyfriend Cody Simpson in August after nearly a year together.But Miley Cyrus revealed she's been able to keep herself sexually satisfied throughout the pandemic while single by relying on virtual 'FaceTime sex.'The 28-year-old singer made the admission during a chat earlier this week on Howard Stern's SiriusXM show.

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New Brunswick Christmas tree sale supports newcomer agencies

The closure of IKEA stores in Ontario from COVID-19 restrictions meant that New Brunswickers were the benefactor of a few thousand live Christmas trees. As Callum Smith reports, on Saturday those trees were sold to support newcomer agencies in New Brunswick.

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Fans return to the EPL as Chelsea, Man U enjoy comeback wins

They filed into the stadiums for the first time in nine months, clutching treasured match tickets and with their masks partially hiding the glee on their faces.What once might have been taken for granted — going to watch their teams play in the English Premier League — felt like a huge privilege Saturday for the fortunate 4,000 given the honor of being the first soccer supporters to be allowed into games in England’s top division since the outbreak of the coronavirus in March.The fans — 2,000 from West Ham, 2,000 from Chelsea — had contrasting experiences on opposite sides of London.West Ham imploded at its Olympic Stadium, squandering a 1-0 halftime lead against Manchester United as substitutes Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford inspired

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St. Nicholas visits Czech children while adapting to virus

PRAGUE – The coronavirus pandemic has made life difficult for a lot of people in the Czech Republic, and that includes Saint Nicholas. Every year on Dec.

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Kia recalls nearly 295,000 vehicles over engine fire risk

A logo of KIA DETROIT - Kia is recalling nearly 295,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the engines can stall or catch fire.The recall comes just a week after Kia and affiliated Korean automaker Hyundai were fined by the U.S.

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Coronavirus: 1 death, 24 new cases in London; 13 cases in Southwestern Public Health

coronavirus, the Middlesex-London Health Unit reported Saturday.It marks the sixth day in a row that the region has recorded at least one COVID-19-related death. It’s also the second day this week that fewer than 30 cases have been reported.The news comes as the province announced that London and Middlesex will be among the regions shifting to the orange-restrict level of its colour-coded COVID-19 Response Framework effective Monday.The region has been in the less-restrictive yellow-protect level since Nov.

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'Happy about where I'm at': Westbrook discusses move to DC

the team that sent former No. 1 overall pick John Wall to Houston earlier in the week to acquire the nine-time All-Star who’ll now reunite with Washington coach Scott Brooks — his former Oklahoma City coach.Washington becomes Westbrook’s third team in a year and a half: He was traded by Oklahoma City to Houston after the 2018-19 season, spent just the one year with the Rockets, and now joins the Wizards to play alongside Bradley Beal in what should be an extremely potent backcourt.He was asked if he wanted a trade from Houston.“I’m here in Washington,” Westbrook replied.

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'Welcome home': Fans finally return to Premier League

LONDON – Chris Dixon's eyes welled up as he prepared to return to his seat.From Upton Park to the Olympic Stadium, Dixon has been coming to West Ham games across seven decades. Nine months without being able to come to watch his beloved team has been agony.“I never thought at my age I would get so excited about winning a ballot for a football match — it's been fantastic,” the 71-year-old Dixon said.

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No. 3 Ohio State has no problem with Spartans in 52-12 win

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Justin Fields threw for two touchdowns and Haskell Garrett scored on an interception to lift No. 3 Ohio State to an easy 52-12 victory over Michigan State on Saturday.The Buckeyes (5-0, 5-0 Big Ten, No.

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City councillor on no hockey on outdoor rinks, snow clean-up

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