ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Iota became the thirteenth hurricane of the Atlantic season early Sunday, threatening to bring another dangerous system to Nicaragua and Honduras — countries recently clobbered by a Category 4 Hurricane Eta.Iota was already a record-breaking system, being the 30th named storm of this year’s extraordinarily busy Atlantic hurricane season.

Such activity has focused attention on climate change, which scientists say is causing wetter, stronger and more destructive storms.The U.S.

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Toys for Tots Burlington County struggling to support local families during holiday season

BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - Toys for Tots Burlington County is struggling to support local families this holiday season. The need is so great that the shelves won’t stay full for long.Local Toys for Tots coordinator Gina Capate says as the applicant pool increased, donations are down significantly.

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Shoppers urged to buy local to help Alberta small businesses during COVID-19 holiday season

COVID-19 pandemic.The next few weeks are usually the busiest money-making time for small businesses in the province, but the novel coronavirus has curtailed some of that spending this year.The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) told Global News this is a critical time for many businesses in Calgary and across the province.“Small businesses are in a vulnerable position right now and are barely hanging on,” CFIB Alberta director of provincial affairs, Annie Dormuth, said.Dormuth said surveys over the past several months have shown an alarming trend when it comes to sales expectations, hiring and growth projections.“Our small business recovery rates have really just stagnated,” she said.

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CFL players ‘will make the sacrifices needed’ to ensure 2021 season

EE Football Team announces virtual 50/50 to support Joey Moss Memorial Fund But what will that schedule look like? Ambrosie said several scenarios are in play for 2021. Maybe, for the first time since 1985, there will be fewer than 18 regular season games.CFL Players Association president Solomon Elimimian joined Inside Sports Monday night, saying the players would go for a shortened season.

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New Orleans: Coronavirus nixes Mardi Gras-season parades

NEW ORLEANS – The raucous Mardi Gras parades where riders on elaborate floats toss trinkets to adoring throngs have been canceled in New Orleans because the close-packed crowds could spread the novel coronavirus. At least for 2021, the pandemic has put an end to the New Orleans Mardi Gras season as it's long been celebrated, though Mayor LaToya Cantrell has asked the public for safe-celebration suggestions.

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COVID-19 Scan for Nov 17, 2020

A research letter published yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine shows that patients who died of COVID-19 in the Netherlands were more than twice as likely to have scarring of their diaphragms than patients who died of other causes.A research team led by Amsterdam University Medical Cente

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SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts docks with space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring.The Dragon capsule pulled up and docked late Monday night, following a 27-hour, completely automated flight from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The linkup occurred 262 miles above Idaho.“Oh, what a good voice to hear,” space station astronaut Kate Rubins called out when the Dragon's commander, Mike Hopkins, first made radio contact.“We can’t wait to have you on board,” she added after the two spacecraft were latched together.This is the second astronaut mission for SpaceX.

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Taskforce recommends basic income scheme for artists

A universal income scheme for artists has been recommended by the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce, which publishes its report today.

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‘Insatiable demand’: Toy retailers brace for busy holiday season amid coronavirus

Christmas like, well, every other.Overall holiday spending is expected to be muted as the second wave of COVID-19 worsens, causing ongoing economic uncertainty and tighter travel and gathering restrictions. One report from Deloitte Canada says holiday spending is expected to fall 18 per cent, with one in three Canadians planning to spend less.

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Hundreds of lecturers sign open letter hitting out at University of Manchester's handling of Covid crisis

The letter, written last week, follows a chaotic couple of months at the university.Fallowfield became a coronavirus hotspot after students returned in September.At one point, it was recording more positive cases than anywhere else in the country.But students, parents and staff have repeatedly complained of a lack of support saying very little was being done to assist those who were ill or having to self-isolate.Last week metal fencing was put up around the Fallowfield halls of residence.The university said the 'security measures' were necessary as part of the national four-week lockdown.Within hours, the university had apologised and promised the fencing would be removed.

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America locks down from Atlantic to Pacific as Covid rages

America’s long effort to revive its virus-battered economy has been put on pause -- or thrown into reverse -- as new infections soar at the fastest pace since the pandemic’s earliest days.California on Monday reinstituted bans on many indoor businesses, and its governor warned he may impose a curfew. Michigan has ordered a three-week partial shutdown, while states including Oregon, Washington and New Jersey tightened curbs.

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‘Exceptionally low’: Canada’s flu season drops amid coronavirus restrictions

influenza.So far this year, there have been just 17.“Influenza is way behind the eight ball here,” said Dr. Gerald Evans, chair of infectious disease in the department of medicine at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.

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EU urges Poland, Hungary to sign up to big money budget

BRUSSELS – With the European Union on the verge of an embarrassing crisis, Germany on Tuesday urged all member states to put divergences aside in a bid to break a stalemate on the adoption of the bloc's €1.8 trillion ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery package blocked by Poland and Hungary.Speaking ahead of a video meeting of European affairs ministers, Germany’s Europe minister Michael Roth said there is no time to waste as the social and economic consequences of COVID-19 remain a top priority of the six-months German presidency of the EU Council.Following a hard-fought agreement with the European Parliament last week, Roth said “we must now make sure that the funds reach those who need them as quickly as possible.

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Hurricane Iota roars onto Nicaragua as 2nd blow in 2 weeks

MANAGUA – In a one-two punch, Hurricane Iota roared ashore as a dangerous Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of Nicaragua's Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powerful Hurricane Eta 13 days earlier.Iota had intensified into an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm during the day Monday, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center said it weakened slightly as it neared the coast late Monday and made landfall with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (250 kph).

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Central Florida organization collects essentials ahead of hurricane

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Central American country of Honduras was ravaged by Hurricane Eta on Nov. 8.The hurricane made landfall as a category 4.Eight days later, they’re getting ready for a second impact from Hurricane Iota, a category 5.

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Chiefs sign coach Reid, GM Veach to contract extensions

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs signed Andy Reid and Brett Veach to contract extensions Monday that will provide added stability by keeping together the most successful coach/general manager combination in franchise history well into the future.The Chiefs declined to announce the terms of the extensions, though it's unlikely Reid or Veach was going anywhere. They have built a juggernaut together, reaching back-to-back AFC championship games and delivering the Chiefs their first Super Bowl title in 50 years last season.

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630 CHED Santas Anonymous opens for season with new COVID-19 protocols

630 CHED Santas Anonymous opened its doors for the season with some new protocols in effect.

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COVID-19 Scan for Nov 16, 2020

A 3-month follow-up study of 142 COVID-19 survivors in China showed that 85.9% of patients had abnormalities on computed tomography (CT) chest scans and 52 (36.6%) had chronic and fibrotic changes.According to the study, published Nov 14 in Open Forum In

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Migrant arrivals putting pressure on Spain's Canary Islands

MADRID – Spanish rescue services have located 1,300 migrants in four days in the Atlantic Ocean and transferred them to the southern Canary Islands, further straining local emergency response capabilities as makeshift military camps for the newcomers were being readied.The latest to arrive were 27 men from northern Africa who were picked up from the high seas early Monday, Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service told The Associated Press, adding to the 1,275 people found from Friday to Sunday aboard 42 boats.More than half of the 16,000 migrants who arrived this year in the Spanish islands off northwest Africa did so in the last four weeks, a sharp influx worrying international and non-profit organizations.

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NHL jersey launch creates buzz with season 6-plus weeks away

The NHL on Monday displayed a new jersey for each of its 31 teams, looking to create some buzz at a time when there are no games.The league and players are still targeting a Jan. 1 start for the 2021 season, though there's plenty of uncertainty about when and where fans might be able to attend.

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Susanna Reid chokes up on Good Morning Britain while sharing how the pandemic has stopped a mum seeing her autistic son

SUSANNA Reid was left unable to speak on today's Good Morning Britain as a devastated mum revealed she's only seen her autistic son twice this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The presenter read out a heartbreaking Facebook message that left her tearful and breathing heavily.

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Susanna Reid slams Matt Hancock over 'inhumane' Covid rules as he returns to GMB

Susanna Reid gave Matt Hancock a grilling during his return to Good Morning Britain on Monday, after a 201-day boycott from the Government coming on the ITV show. As Hancock attempted to keep up with Piers Morgan 's questions, he also had to fend off tough points from Susanna who brought the focus to care homes after becoming emotional earlier in the show discussing them.

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ASEAN, China and other partners sign world’s biggest trade pact

Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed what is being touted as the world’s “biggest trade pact,” which will encompass nearly a third of all economic activity in the world.

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China, 14 other countries sign deal to form world’s largest trade bloc

China and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world’s largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recovery from the shocks of the pandemic.The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, was signed virtually on Sunday on the sidelines of the annual summit of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations.“I am delighted to say that after eight years of hard work, as of today, we have officially brought RCEP negotiations to a conclusion for signing,” said host country Vietnam’s prime minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

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Hurricane Iota powers up in new threat to Central America

MANAGUA – A fast-strengthening Hurricane Iota is sweeping over the western Caribbean and predicted to become a very dangerous Category 4 storm as it heads for the same part of Central American battered by a similarly powerful Hurricane Eta just over a week ago.Evacuations were being conducted from low-lying areas in Nicaragua and Honduras near their shared border, which appeared to be Iota's likely landfall. Winds and rain were already being felt on the Nicaraguan coast Sunday night.Iota became a hurricane early Sunday and rapidly gained power, and was expected to pass over or near Colombia's Providencia island during the night.

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Hurricane Iota heads for already battered Nicaragua, Honduras

FILE - A man reinforces the roof of his house before the arrival of hurricane Iota on November 15, 2020 in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. (Maynor Valenzuela/Getty Images)MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Iota rapidly gained strength after becoming the 13th hurricane of the Atlantic season Sunday, threatening to bring more dangerous winds and rains to Nicaragua and Honduras — countries recently clobbered by Category 4 Hurricane Eta.Nicaragua's government said authorities had begun evacuating some people near the country's border with Honduras, an area that forecasts said likely would be in Iota's path.Iota became a Category 2 hurricane late Sunday afternoon, and the U.S.

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Atlantic bubble holding COVID-19 cases at bay

Despite a small increase in the number cases among them, the four Atlantic provinces are still faring far better than the rest of Canada in fighting COVID-19. The Atlantic bubble’s pandemic restrictions continue to keep the virus in check, while allowing free movement within the region.

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Nova Scotia, New Brunswick craft fairs to bring Christmas cheer amid COVID-19

Christmas at the Forum, will be held this year, but with strict COVID-19 guidelines in place.According to the Forum, the event will be held in the Multipurpose Centre in Halifax only, with approximately 100 booths, 7 weekends in a row. It began on Nov.

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Unlicensed driver fled scene after fatally striking motorcyclist, deputies say

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 28-year-old man who was driving without a license slammed into a motorcycle, ejecting and killing the rider, then ran away from the crime scene, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies said Jose Antonio Perez Jimenez, of Davenport, was driving a gray 2013 Chevy Silverado at a high rate of speed southbound on U.S.

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UK coronavirus hospital deaths up by 157 in sign fatalities may be flattening

The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK's hospitals has risen by 157 suggesting the rate of fatalities may be flattening.

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Drunk driver plows through crime scene, hits patrol vehicle, troopers say

ORLANDO, Fla. – A drunk driver who was four times the legal limit drove right through a crime scene connected with a fatal crash, striking a patrol vehicle in the process, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.Troopers said they were investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash on Hoffner Avenue near Conway Road Friday around 9:50 p.m.

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Iota threatens second tropical hit for Nicaragua, Honduras

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Tropical Storm Iota was brewing in the Caribbean Sea early Saturday, threatening a second tropical strike for Nicaragua and Honduras, countries recently ransacked by a Category 4 Hurricane Eta.The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Iota could bring dangerous wind, storm surge and as much as 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rainfall to the two Central American countries, approaching their coasts as early as Monday.

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‘Tis the season to be jolly during the pandemic

People around the world are crossing their fingers, hoping the pandemic doesn’t put a damper on their Christmas plans too much. Despite all the uncertainty, the holidays are sure to be unprecedented, as Redmond Shannon reports.

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SpaceX Crew-1 astronaut launch from Florida shifts to Sunday due to weather

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – SpaceX and NASA are now targeting Sunday to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center due to weather concerns.NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine confirmed the 24-hour delay Friday afternoon, saying it was because of weather at sea and onshore winds. Should there be a launch abort, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft would shuttle away for a splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean, carrying the astronaut crew to safety.

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Friday the 13th superstitions: An ‘illusion that we’re able to control things’

Friday the 13th is widely known as a haunting superstition for some, but it’s simply just another day on the calendar for others.It just so happens that the latest edition of the gloomy day and number combination comes amid one of the darkest years in recent memory, dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic.“2020? It’s been quite ominous this year I would say so,” one Winnipegger told Global News during his lunch break on Friday.Steve Joordens, a psychology professor at the University of Toronto says superstitions — big or small — are unavoidable. Canadians are feeling pandemic fatigue.

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Medford residents call fliers posted near Black Lives Matter sign ‘hurtful’

MEDFORD TWP., N.J. - Medford residents are calling a sign posted on two streets “hurtful” and “unnecessary.”The morning after Halloween Zach Wilson woke up to find posters reading, “It’s ok to be white” outside his home.The sign was on a tree that was posted across from Wilson’s Black Lives Matter sign.According to the anti-defamation league, the saying has been use by the New Jersey-based white supremacist group NJEAHA.“It’s concerning and I don’t know if it is a person who saw the slogan and decided to use which it concerning you know,” Wilson told FOX 29. “I think that’s the problem, a group that uses an innocuous statement like that is using it so they would not get push back.

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N.S. medical officer tells students outside bubble to stay put for holidays

Nova Scotia reports 2 new COVID-19 cases, asks to limit travel as testing improves Chief medical officer Dr. Robert Strang says students who attend school outside the region and return to Nova Scotia would force the entire household to quarantine with them.Strang acknowledges staying outside the bubble might not be possible for all students, but he says there will be serious implications for the households they return to.

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News Scan for Nov 13, 2020

An antibiotic stewardship program (ASP) intervention led by ambulatory care pharmacists was associated with improvements in guideline-concordant antibiotic prescribing in a family medicine residency clinic, researchers reported today in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.The study, conducted at a single primary-care office in Grand Rap

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In a preliminary study conducted on 152 patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 infections, no patient in a group of 80 people who took a 15-day course of fluvoxamine, an antidepressant, reported clinical deterioration, as opposed to 6 (8.3%) of 72 who took a placebo.The study, published yesterday in JAMA, defined clinic

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'Friday the 13th...in 2020': Origins of why the day is considered unlucky

The number 13 is considered unlucky for some in Western culture. (Photo by Stephan Schulz/picture alliance via Getty Images) In the strangest of years, today marks the last Friday the 13th of 2020.

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Alberta has reported 0 cases of influenza so far this season

released by Alberta Health Services Thursday showed there have been zero lab-confirmed cases of influenza and no hospitalizations yet this season.Dr. Grace Salvo, a medical officer of health with Alberta Health Services, said the data doesn’t necessarily mean there is no influenza circulating in Alberta, it means that it hasn’t yet been detected.She stressed that every season, the flu comes at different times, “so it’s only a matter of time before we start seeing it in our population.”“Every year, the influenza changes a little bit and that’s why every year people need to get re-vaccinated.

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'The Matrix 4' Reportedly Faked a Party Scene to Avoid Covid-19 Rules and Threw an *Actual* Party

The Matrix 4 cast and crew reportedly *checks notes* staged an entire party scene for their film in order to avoid Covid-19 restrictions and hold an actual wrap party.I'll give you a moment to shout "WHY, KEANU, WHY?!" at your phone and/or computer.According to via , there were nearly 200 people at the wrap party at Studio Babelsberg in Potsdam, which featured a "packed dance floor," as well as tattoo stations, several bar and food stations, pyrotechnics, and a dance performance. Keanu Reeves and his girlfriend Alexandra Grant were at the event, as were Matrix creators Lana and Lilly Wachowski.

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'The Crown' Stars Go Bold on Their At-Home Season Premiere Carpet Amid the Pandemic

season 4 stars found a chic way to celebrate the Netflix royal drama's premiere amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, the cast had a virtual at-home premiere with red carpets, a backdrop, and of course, all the fierce fashion fans can handle.Netflix tweeted on Thursday, «If one cannot go to a premiere, the premiere must go to one (?).

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Schools start shutting down in the U.S. as coronavirus cases surge

coronavirus sends deaths, hospitalizations and new infections soaring.The crisis deepened at hospitals, with the situation so bad in North Dakota that the governor this week said nurses who test positive but have no symptoms can still work. Idaho clinics struggled to handle the deluge of phone calls from patients.

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Bikers urged to sit out traditional Friday the 13th motorcycle rally in Port Dover, Ont.

COVID-19 pandemic.Hordes of motorcyclists typically descend on the beach town every Friday the 13th, with provincial police regularly reporting upwards of 100,000 attendees.The mayor of Norfolk County, where Port Dover is located, says she knows that the motorcycle rally is important to the community, but that going ahead with it would put the area at risk.

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Schools across U.S. abandon classes as virus surges

School bus with sign, No mask, No entry, Queens, New York. (Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) NEW YORK - School systems in Detroit, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and suburban Minneapolis are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resurgence of the coronavirus sends deaths, hospitalizations and new infections soaring.The crisis deepened at hospitals, with the situation so bad in North Dakota that the governor this week said nurses who test positive but have no symptoms can still work.

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Station 19 Will Fully Embrace COVID-19 for 'Deepest' Season Yet

[Warning: The following contains spoilers for the the Season 4 premiere of Station 19. Read at your own risk!]Station 19 picked up Season 4 mere seconds from where Season 3 left off, with Andy (Jaina Lee Ortiz) shell-shocked at the sight of her not-dead mother in front of her.

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Iota strengthens into hurricane; 13th of Atlantic season

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