Nicholas WallaceThis summer, in a leafy, wooded area near Utrecht, the Netherlands, scientists were testing out battlefield haute couture: adaptive camouflage.

Researchers with the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research mounted a swath of fabric on a stand and watched as its pattern shifted to match the greens and browns of the foliage.

Cameras connected to the fabric picked up the scenery and hundreds of embedded light-emitting diodes mimicked it, like the skin of a chameleon.

The team is testing other materials to weave into the futuristic camouflage, including polymers that absorb body heat and radio waves, making soldiers harder to detect with thermal imagers and radars.Just as striking as the fabrics is the project’s.

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Long Island’s Carter Rubin, 15, on defying bullies and winning ‘The Voice’

“America’s Got Talent” in 2017.“I’m honestly so happy I didn’t make it,” the Shoreham, NY, crooner told The Post. “Now I won ‘The Voice,’ and I feel like this is where I belong, and I’m thriving.”After Harlem’s Just Sam captured the “American Idol” title in May, Rubin brought another trophy home for New York as the first winner from Team Gwen — Stefani, of course — on “The Voice.” But because of COVID-19 protocols, he and his coach had to hold back from a big victory hug.“It’s so hard — you kinda just have to air-hug from a distance,” said Rubin.

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Govt refuses to rule out New Year lockdown as NI agrees six-week shutdown

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Amid vaccine hope, new COVID records set at home, abroad

With a newly authorized COVID-19 vaccine being distributed in hospitals and nursing homes and a second vaccine on the horizon, the United States has entered a hopeful new phase in the coronavirus pandemic.

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LHSC to transfer patients, reduce services to boost London, Ont., capacity

COVID-19 patients.”Dr. Adam Dukelow, LHSC’s chief medical officer, revealed the plans during a media briefing on Thursday hosted by the Middlesex-London Health Unit.

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Trump's Palm Beach neighbors challenging his move to Mar-a-Lago

President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort is seen on November 1, 2019 in Palm Beach, Florida. President Trump announced that he will be moving from New York and making Palm Beach, Florida his permanent residence.

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Snow days a thing of the past? Schools respond to nor'easter in age of remote learning

A powerful nor'easter hit the East Coast Wednesday, closing schools in parts of the mid-Atlantic and New England. But in the age of remote learning, some kids still had class online from home, while others got cherished snow days. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared snow days a relic this week. "As a parent, and I was a kid once myself, I have to say, I feel a little sad that this snow day we used to all know may be gone.

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Family that moved 11 times in five years to 'awful places' finally find proper home

Wrapping presents to go under the Christmas tree, Gemma Walker and her partner Steve still can’t really believe the home they’re sat in is really theirs.

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Many N.S. businesses say they were caught off by the new COVID-19 restrictions

Restrictions will remain in place, well into the new year, for restaurants and bars across the HRM and Hants County. Many in the industry were caught off guard by the decision. Jesse Thomas has more.

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New Brunswick looking ahead to its upcoming COVID-19 vaccine batches

New Brunswick is two days away from giving its first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and even before the initial rollout behinds, the province is already looking ahead to its second and third batches. Travis Fortnum reports.

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10 new, 20 resolved cases bring Kingston region’s active COVID-19 cases to 104

COVID-19 in the region, with 20 new recoveries.Active cases now stand at 104.As of Thursday, only one person is in the intensive care unit. There were two people in hospital the day before.

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Orange County deputies, mental health clinicians team up as part of new pilot program

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Two Orange County deputies will be partnered up with mental health clinicians to respond to mental health crisis calls as part of a new sheriff’s office pilot program called the Behavioral Response Unit.Sheriff John Mina eluded to the idea of a new response team last week but on Thursday, the sheriff’s office revealed new details about the pilot program and what it could mean for the Orange County community.The clinicians are mental health professionals with Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health and the deputies have received crisis intervention training.

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The Scientific Reason I'd Rather Watch Anything Besides a Cheesy Hallmark Movie Right Now

? Clinical psychologist , PhD, says it has something to do with the fact that romantic comedies trigger a sensation of loneliness. And because we’re not only lonely, but also confined to our studio apartments or parents' basement thanks to the current global pandemic, it’s like, 10x worse.

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Data reveal deadliness of COVID-19, even in young adults

Even though all-cause mortality due to COVID-19 may not be known for a while, two new studies highlight that 173,300 (79.5%) of excess deaths from March through August were COVID related, with 4,535 deaths occurring from March through July in younger adults ages 25 to 44, or 38% of all excess deaths in that group.

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70 cases now linked to COVID-19 outbreak at nursing home in Cambridge

COVID-19 cases connected to an outbreak at a nursing home in Cambridge, according to Waterloo Public Health.The agency says 34 residents and 36 staff members have now tested positive at Cambridge Country Manor since the outbreak first began on Dec. 8.

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8-year-old girl writes letter to Santa for a new home after rental scam splits family up

DETROIT (FOX 2) - A Detroit girl doesn't want the latest toy or technology this Christmas. She's just wishing for a new home for her family so they can be together again. "I want a PlayStation, I want some toys, I want a baby doll - no, I don't want any of the stuff," said Jyteion Washington.

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The Bachelorette: Joe Park gets the COVID-19 vaccine as he documents the four step process

Joe Park - who appeared on Tayshia Adams' season of The Bachelorette - got the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday.The 36-year-old New York City basedAnesthesiologist is one of the first to do so after the vaccine was rolled out to the US on Monday.Documenting the process step by step on his social media,Park tried to provide reassurance to his followers while saying he would be give updates as to how he was feeling.

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New Jersey lawmakers give blessing to marijuana marketplace

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey lawmakers have passed a measure setting up a recreational marijuana marketplace. Their action Thursday sends the legislation to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.

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US reports staggering 247,000 new COVID-19 cases and 3,600 deaths in single day

Johns Hopkins University. Another 3,656 people died of the coronavirus on the same day.A total of 113,069 people were hospitalized with COVID-19, also a new record and a number that has tripled since October, according to the COVID Tracking Project.California, Texas, Florida, Tennessee and Pennsylvania were identified by Johns Hopkins as having some of the highest new case numbers.In California, 5,000 body bags were distributed mostly to the hard-hit Los Angeles and San Diego areas and 60 refrigerated trailers were standing by as makeshift morgues.

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Guelph reports 37 new COVID-19 cases, active cases increase to 114

COVID-19 on Thursday, raising the city’s total to 938 cases, while another 25 people have recovered from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.The city has seen 812 resolved cases and the death toll of 12 has remained unchanged since Dec. 8.

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Florida reports more than 13,100 new COVID-19 infections, most since mid-July

ORLANDO, Fla. – Days after Florida first received the initial round of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, a second vaccine is taking another step this week to approval but Florida and many other states are reporting increasing virus cases.On Thursday, Florida’s Department of Health reported more than 13,100 new positive COVID-19 infections, the third-highest since the pandemic began. The last time the state saw a count that high was in mid-July.

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AP source: Biden to pick Rep. Haaland as interior secretary

Michael Regan as his nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, according to two people familiar with the selection process. Earlier this week, Biden introduced former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg as his transportation secretary, and he intends to make former Michigan Gov.

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Coronavirus: One new COVID-19 case reported in PEI as restrictions set to ease

Prince Edward Island Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison said Thursday that one new case of COVID-19 had been identified in the province, bringing the total number of positive cases identified thus far to 90.

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Biden to pick New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, AP sources say

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Coronavirus hospitalizes 3 members of New York family: ‘COVID has taken over’

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De Blasio 'really unhappy' with coronavirus relief package due to lack of state and local aid

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday said he was "really unhappy" with the stimulus package being negotiated in Congress, saying it was not acceptable that the deal was unlikely to include state and local aid. "What do we see right now in Washington? Endless discussion that now is leaving out all state and local aid, that means that city government, state government will not be able to get back on our feet and serve our people -- it just doesn’t make any sense," he said.

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New Brunswick reports COVID-19 case at school in Perth-Andover

COVID-19 has also been tied to the Southern Victoria High School in Perth-Andover, N.B.The school community has been notified and students will learn from home for the remainder of the week. N.B.

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Coronavirus: Hamilton reports new daily high, 162 COVID-19 cases

COVID-19 cases on Thursday in addition to reporting four more deaths.The city now has 853 active cases as of Dec.17 after revealing 162 new cases.Public health did not reveal details of the four deaths as per a new policy that took effect on Thursday.Hamilton now has 127 deaths connected to the coronavirus pandemic. Ontario reports more than 2,400 new coronavirus cases setting another one-day record The city reported two new outbreaks on Thursday at The Meadows Long Term Care Home in Ancaster involving a resident case and another outbreak at Amica Dundas retirement home after an employee tested positive for the virus.Public health says there are 29 active outbreaks at 25 locations in Hamilton as of Dec.

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58 new coronavirus cases, 1 additional death confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka

coronavirus cases and one additional death on Thursday, bringing the local total number of cases up to 2,840, including 58 deaths.Eleven of the new cases are in Bradford, while 11 are in Barrie, nine are in New Tecumseth, four are in Innisfil and four are in Collingwood.

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Caps goalie Lundqvist to miss season with heart condition

WASHINGTON – Star goalie Henrik Lundqvist will sit out the upcoming NHL season because of a heart condition, he said Thursday, about two months after he joined the Washington Capitals following 15 years with the New York Rangers.Calling it “a pretty tough and emotional day” in a video posted on social media by the Capitals, Lundqvist said he has been taking various tests on his heart “for several weeks.”“And after lots of discussions with doctors around the country, and finally receiving the last results earlier this week, I unfortunately won’t be able to join the team this year,” Lundqvist said.“It’s still very hard for me to process all of this,” Lundqvist said.

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PGA Tour hopeful for return of fans, pushing ahead without

Amid hopes for the return of fans on the PGA Tour next year, Commissioner Jay Monahan says tournaments are prepared financially to do without and still break even on operating costs.In a conference call Thursday to look back at a year dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Monahan said the tour was encouraged that a vaccine could lead to a “slow and steady increase” in how many fans are allowed at tournaments. Still, he said that would not be a decision by the tour alone.The tour for the last five years had been pushing its tournaments — most are run autonomously — to build reserve funds to cope with a situation like what the pandemic presented.

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Breakthrough of the Year, top online news, and science book highlights

Breakthrough of the Year, scientific breakdowns, and some of the runners-up—amazing accomplishments in science achieved in the face of a global pandemic.Finally, Book Review Editor Valerie Thompson joins Sarah to discuss highlights from the books section—on topics as varied as eating wild foods to how the materials we make end up shaping us.This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy.Listen to previous podcasts.About the Science PodcastDownload a transcript (PDF).

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Latest Greater Manchester Covid-19 infection rates as all ten boroughs are now below England average

direct to your inboxAll ten boroughs of Greater Manchester are now registering a lower coronavirus infection rate than the national average - although rates are increasing in some boroughs.The latest NHS data released today (Thursday) revealed 218.8 positive tests for every 100,000 people during the week to December 13 across England, an increase of 39 per cent compared to the previous week.Much of that spike is associated with a significant increase in cases in London, which registered 358.7 cases per 100,000 people in the same period, up 79 per cent week-on-week.Meanwhile the rate for Greater Manchester as a whole was 158.7, broadly the same the previous week and significantly below the national average.The infection rates recorded in

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Ellen DeGeneres Says She's Now "100 Percent" After COVID-19 Battle With "Excruciating" Back Pain

After testing positive for COVID-19, Ellen DeGeneres appears to be recovering smoothly. On Wednesday, the talk show host took to Twitter to update fans on her COVID-19 symptoms, after revealing that she tested positive for the virus on Dec.

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Coronavirus: Ottawa adds 52 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death

COVID-19 case count rose by 52 on Thursday as the province set another daily record for new coronavirus cases.The nation’s capital has now seen 9,211 cases of the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, with 379 of those cases currently considered active.Another person with COVID-19 has died in Ottawa, raising the city’s coronavirus death toll to 388.Ontario, meanwhile, set a single-day record for new coronavirus cases on Thursday with an increase of 2,432 COVID-19 cases.The Ontario Hospital Association is calling on the province to implement a four-week lockdown in all public health units with an infection rate of 40/100,000 population or higher.

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Orlando airport prepares for 1.5 million holiday travelers

ORLANDO, Fla. – Airport officials said they expect holiday travel at Orlando International Airport to be about half of what it would normally be. Despite CDC recommendations to stay home this holiday, some people say they think now is the perfect time to travel.“There’s a lot less people traveling.

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Rishi Sunak announces new date for end of UK's coronavirus furlough scheme

coronavirus furlough scheme is to be extended until the end of April 2021.Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the extension on Thursday, which will also apply to the Government's pandemic loan scheme. He also set the date for the next Budget as March 3, which is the same date the next phase of the coronavirus economic support plan will be revealed, the Mirror reports.The furlough scheme involves the Government paying 80% of the salary of employees for hours not worked, to prevent those out of work due to the pandemic from being made redundant.

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Manitoba reports 14 more coronavirus deaths, 221 new cases Thursday

COVID-19 and 221 more are newly infected with the virus. Manitoba sees another 15 coronavirus deaths, 292 new cases Wednesday The latest cases announced on the province’s online COVID-19 portal Thursday bring the province’s total number of cases reported since March to 22,047.Since March 537 Manitobans have died from COVID-19.According to the province there are 314 people in hospital with 42 people in intensive care due to COVID-19.The five-day COVID-19 test positivity rate was 13 per cent provincially as of Thursday morning.

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New Brunswick to provide COVID-19 update on Thursday

Staff at Sackville nursing home will be among the first in N.B.

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Ontario sets record for most COVID-19 cases in a single day; 52 new cases in Ottawa

OTTAWA -- On the day Ontario set a record for highest number of new cases of COVID-19, 52 more Ottawa residents tested positive for COVID-19.

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2nd healthcare worker in Alaska reports adverse reaction to COVID vaccine

This illustration picture taken in Paris on November 23, 2020 shows a syringe and a bottle reading "Covid-19 Vaccine" next to the Pfizer company logo. (JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)NEW YORK - Health officials in Alaska have reported that a second health care worker had an adverse reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine.Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau says the two workers showed adverse reactions about 10 minutes after receiving the vaccine and were treated.

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NJ lawmakers set final votes on cannabis marketplace bill

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey lawmakers are set to take final votes on a measure that would set up the state's new recreational marijuana marketplace.The Democrat-led Assembly and Senate set votes remote sessions because of the coronavirus pandemic.If passed, the legislation would go to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's desk.

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NJ religious leaders win SCOTUS case fighting COVID rules: 'What's good for Costco is good for church'

After receiving a temporary victory from the Supreme Court, New Jersey religious leaders are celebrating their challenge against state coronavirus restrictions they say unfairly target houses of worship. Father Kevin Robinson of St.

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Sweden's king regrets 'failure' to save lives during pandemic

Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has said the country has "failed" to save lives during the coronavirus pandemic, seen as a rare comment from the monarch who normally refrains from commenting on political issues.

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Chemist Nancy Goroff eyes national stage despite losing race for Congress

Jeffrey MervisLast month, chemist Nancy Goroff failed to unseat Representative Lee Zeldin (R–NY) and become the first female science Ph.D. in the U.S.

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Nova Scotia reports 6 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday

COVID-19 on Thursday and said 50 active cases of the virus remain in the province.According to the province, three of the new coronavirus cases are in the central zone. One case is a close contact of a previously reported case.

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Quebec’s COVID-19 hospitalizations top 1,000 as province adds 1,855 new cases

coronavirus Thursday as the pandemic’s second wave continues to bear down on the province.There are 22 additional deaths, including three in the past 24 hours. The other fatalities have been retroactively added to the death toll.The COVID-19 caseload stands at 171,028, while recoveries have surpassed 145,000.

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Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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