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Second cable breaks at Puerto Rico’s Arecibo telescope

Daniel CleryThe already battered Arecibo Observatory was hit with another blow on 7 November when one of its 12 main support cables snapped and tore through the radio telescope’s main dish. The incident comes just 3 months after the failure of another cable.

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US COVID-19 cases keep climbing, with no end in sight

US COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing as the coronavirus spreads to every corner of the country.

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COVID-19 in a Correctional Facility Employee Following Multiple Brief Exposures to Persons with COVID-19 — Vermont, July–August 2020

On October 21, 2020, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Julia C. Pringle, PhD1,2; Jillian Leikauskas, MPH2; Sue Ransom-Kelley3; Benjamin Webster3; Samuel Santos3; Heidi Fox, MSN3; Shannon Marcoux3; Patsy Kelso, PhD2; Natalie Kwit, DVM2 (View author affiliations)Views equals page views plus PDF downloadsOn August 11, 2020, a confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a male correctional facility employee (correctional officer) aged 20 years was reported to the Vermont Department of Health (VDH).

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Why the winners still might not be known long after Election Day is over

Here are three reasons why.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, more people will bypass voting in-person at their usual precincts and simply submit their ballots by mail as a way to minimize risk of contracting COVID-19 from a precinct that could have a lot of people on Election Day.California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, New Jersey, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Vermont and Washington will conduct primarily vote-by-mail elections, according to CNN.

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All middle and high schoolers in Vermont to get access to free condoms under new bill

(Photo by John van Hasselt/Corbis via Getty Images) MONTPELIER, Vt. - Every high school and middle school in Vermont will now provide free condoms to students under a new bill that was just signed into law. "In order to prevent or reduce unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, each school district shall make condoms available to all students in its secondary schools, free of charge," the bill reads. "At a minimum, condoms shall be placed in locations that are safe and readily accessible to students, including the school nurse’s office."The Vermont Agency of Education and Department of Health both expressed support for the legislation, which was signed by Republican Gov.

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Vermont police officer kills woman, himself while on duty: investigators

Vermont police officer shot and killed a woman before dying by suicide while on duty Monday, investigators have confirmed.Vermont State Police said in a statement that Jeffrey Strock, a member of the Berlin Police Department in Berlin, Vt., drove his police cruiser to a two-unit apartment building in Barre Town and shot Julie Fandino, 51, on the back porch.Strock, 58, then shot himself, police said.“We probably have as many questions as everybody else does,” Vermont State Police Maj. Dan Trudeau told a news conference outside the crime scene Monday night.Police were alerted to the incident after the building’s landlord drove by the property around 2:20 p.m.

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This Morning sperm donor brags about having 'Covid-friendly' sex to have more kids

This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield admitted they "didn't know what to say" when a sperm donor described his bedroom antics on Monday's show. Joe Donor, 49, who has fathered over 150 babies with his in-person sperm donations, revealed he has adopted some coronavirus-friendly methods in the bedroom.The US sperm donor is originally from Vermont, but spent the lockdown in Argentina, where he set to work fathering children.

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‘Move to Canada’ searches explode during chaotic Trump-Biden debate

Donald Trump and Joe Biden during Tuesday night’s debate, many were considering a third option: move to Canada.Google data shows a huge spike in “move to Canada” as a search term on Tuesday night, with traffic exploding shortly after the debate started at 9 p.m. Eastern Time.

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Missing Vermont man could be in Orlando area

ORLANDO, Fla. – A Vermont man who abandoned his vehicle and belongings before boarding a flight to Orlando could still be in the area and his family is asking for the public’s help in finding him.Orlando police said Alexander Allen, 20, left his home in Vermont on Sept. 21 and abandoned his vehicle at an airport before flying to Central Florida.Allen’s family has since discovered that he left notes indicating that he wanted to live as a homeless person in Orlando, records show.[TRENDING: Celebrating Thanksgiving amid COVID-19 | ULA set for Tuesday rocket launch | Local coronavirus mask mandates remain in effect]His last transaction was at a fast food restaurant at Orlando International Airport after his flight landed on Sept.

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Ex-Sanders staffers promote Biden to Latinos in Iowa, Nevada

WILMINGTON, Del. – Former staffers from Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign want to harness strong support for the Vermont senator among Hispanics to bolster Joe Biden in two battleground states that could prove critical in November's election.Nuestro PAC is launching a 30-second spot that will begin airing Thursday for two weeks in heavily Hispanic Nevada and in Iowa, another state where the growing Latino population is largely overlooked.

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Vermont grocery store employee fired after stopping robbery, recovering elderly woman's purse

ESSEX, Vt. - A Vermont grocery store clerk claims that he was fired after he tried to stop a purse thief, according to a WCAX report.Amir Shedyak had worked at the Hannaford supermarket in Essex for four years before the incident in August. Shortly after Shedyak started his shift, a customer told him that a theft had just happened.“And he was like - an old lady’s purse just got stolen,” Shedyak told WCAX news.

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Pilot, passenger hurt when small plane crash lands on street in Moosic, Pennsylvania

MOOSIC, Pa. - A small plane traveling from Vermont crash landed on a residential street in Pennsylvania, injuring the pilot and a passenger.The single-engine aircraft was trying to land at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport on Sunday night when the pilot apparently had engine trouble and brought the plane down on Stone Street, officials said. The plane took down power lines and left more than 500 customers without electricity.Witnesses described hearing a loud noise and then the lights went out.The plane came to a rest with damage to its nose, wings, and landing gear.The pilot and the passenger sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.

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Election officials look to movie theaters, drive-thrus, for safe in-person voting centers

FILE - A poll worker sits outside a poling centre during Florida Primary Election amid the coronavirus pandemic, in Miami Beach, Florida on August 18, 2020. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Voting will look a little different this November.

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Costa Rica will begin allowing American tourists from 6 states to visit

FILE - Shoppers buy at Mercado Central wearing face masks on July 16, 2020 in San Jose, Costa Rica. (Photo by Arnoldo Robert/Getty Images)SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - The Costa Rica Tourism Board has announced that it will begin allowing some U.S.

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AOC speaks at Democratic convention — but in support of Sanders

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominated Sen. Bernie Sanders for U.S.

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'The future of our democracy is at stake': At virtual DNC, Sanders calls for supporters to rally behind Biden

NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Biden introduced the breadth of his political coalition to a nation in crisis Monday night at the Democratic National Convention, giving voice to victims of the coronavirus pandemic, the related economic downturn and police violence and featuring both progressive Democrats and Republicans united against President Donald Trump’s reelection.In taped excerpts released before the convention opening, former first lady Michelle Obama, wife of the nation’s first Black president, vouched for Biden’s empathy and experience. And the ideological range of Biden’s many messengers was demonstrated by former presidential contenders from opposing parties: Vermont Sen.

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Virtual DNC: Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders featured speakers at 1st night of Democratic National Convention

NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Biden introduced the breadth of his coalition to a divided America on Monday night, progressive Democrats joining conservative Republicans and a billionaire CEO to deliver an urgent appeal for voters to unite against President Donald Trump regardless of political ideology or party.Former first lady Michelle Obama vouched for Biden's empathy and experience, while the extraordinary ideological range of Biden's many messengers on the opening night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention was perhaps best demonstrated by former presidential contenders from opposing parties: Vermont Sen.

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Democrats claim 'big tent' for first convention in pandemic

NEW YORK (AP) - Ohio’s former Gov. John Kasich, a Republican presidential contender four years ago, joined Vermont Sen.

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Considering a last-minute homeschool decision? Interest has ‘exploded’ amid pandemic

AP journalist Lisa Rathke in Montpelier, Vermont, contributed to this report.

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US reaches 5 million COVID-19 cases, experts press for bold steps ahead of fall

Yesterday the United States reached another grim milestone in its battle with the COVID-19 pandemic: more than 5 million cases, with 1 million of those cases being confirmed in just the past 17 days.

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Nevada to mail all voters ballots; Trump promises lawsuit

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Road trip? Quarantines mess with Americans' travel plans

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'Masks for All' bill would provide three free masks for everyone in the United States

WASHINGTON - A bill called "Masks for All" was introduced Tuesday by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Bay Area Congressman Ro Khanna, which calls for providing free masks for everyone in the United States as a measure to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.The bill would ramp up domestic production of masks and send three high-quality, reusable masks to every person in the United States through the U.S. postal service, free of charge.People without mailing addresses in prisons, homeless shelters and assisted living facilities would also be provided with masks.

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AP WAS THERE: 1920 Olympics

EDITORS — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of the Summer Games. This story was published in the St.

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First COVID-19, now mosquitoes: Bracing for bug-borne illnesses

overwhelmed state public health offices, said Candice Hoffmann, an agency spokeswoman.Officials in eight states and the District of Columbia have so far taken up the offer: Maryland, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vermont, Maine, Florida and Arizona.During last year’s EEE outbreak, the CDC provided about $700,000 in emergency funding and technical assistance to Rhode Island, Indiana, Michigan and Massachusetts, on top of roughly $18 million it provided to states for annual vector-borne disease surveillance, Hoffmann said.In Michigan, where six of the state’s 10 cases of EEE last year proved fatal, officials this summer have launched a pilot program to improve the state’s response to mosquito-borne illnesses.Ned Walker, a medical

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After three tries, Biden finally wins home state presidential primary

DOVER, Del. - In his third run for the White House, Joe Biden has finally won a presidential primary in his home state.Biden, the last man standing from a Democratic field that once numbered more than 24 candidates, won Delaware’s Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday, beating Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen.

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The Latest: Biden wins New Jersey's Democratic primary

WASHINGTON – The Latest on Tuesday's primary elections in New Jersey and Delaware (all times local):8:30 p.m.Former Vice President Joe Biden has won New Jersey’s mostly mail-in Democratic presidential primary. Biden faced Vermont Sen.

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Kristen Stewart and Maggie Gyllenhaal directing Netflix Covid-19 shorts

Kristen Stewart and Maggie Gyllenhaal have both directed short films made during lockdown for Netflix.Shot during the Covid-19 crisis, the two stars’ works are part of the streaming service’s new compendium of shorts, Homemade, which features five to seven-minute shorts by 17 filmmakers that capture the experience of quarantine.According to Variety, the project, which has been overseen by filmmaker Pablo Larrain, who will direct Stewart in a new Princess Diana biopic, can also be watched as one continuous feature.Twilight star Stewart’s follow-up to her 2017 short Come Swim was filmed in Los Angeles.Meanwhile, Gyllenhaal contributes a film shot in Vermont with her partner, actor Peter Sarsgaard.Speaking to the outlet, Larrain says Gyllenhaa

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Kristen Stewart & Maggie Gyllenhaal Have Directed Short Films for Neflix

Kristen Stewart and Maggie Gyllenhaal have been staying busy during the pandemic.

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Kristen Stewart and Maggie Gyllenhaal directing Netflix COVID-19 shorts

Kristen Stewart and Maggie Gyllenhaal have both directed short films made during lockdown for Netflix.

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Let’s Start Pregaming Fall With These Iconic Movies, Shall We?

Witches be crazy. Hot take: SJP’s cleavage in Hocus Pocus may rival any outfit she’s worn on Calling all members of the Tim Riggins Fan Club! Guilty of binging the show but not watching the movie? You MUST watch one of the best football—nay!—sports movies evs.

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Jennifer Connelly says lockdown has been 'really difficult' due to the 'lack of human connection'

The past few months of lockdown laws, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, have been challenging for many.AndJennifer Connelly has opened up about the struggles she's faced, particularly the toll of a lack of human interaction, as she isolates with her family in rural Vermont.The 49-year-old actress spoke to Emmy magazine as their June cover star and confessed 'it's been really difficult.' Not easy:Jennifer Connelly confessed on Sunday that she and her family have found lockdown 'really difficult' due to the 'lack of human connection''I can’t remember if it’s three weeks or four weeks now that we’ve been here,' she began. 'We don’t go anywhere.

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Man Asks "Did I Miss Anything?" After Emerging From 75-Day Silent Retreat

Daniel Thorson returned from a 75-day silent retreat to find that many changes had taken place around the world. On March 13, the Emerge podcast host headed into a solo retreat at Vermont's Monastic Academy, which, according to its website, is a "training center" that is "dedicated to creating wise, powerful, and loving leaders who are an unstoppable force for social and environmental peace on Earth." In his final tweet before signing off, Thorson wrote, "Off into silent retreat (aka voluntary physical and memetic self-quarantine) for the next 75 days or so.

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Lives Lost: Twins were gentle giants in small Vermont town

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2020 Watch: Will Tuesday clinch the nomination for Biden?

WASHINGTON – Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:

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Canada to spend $30M to promote holidays at home amid COVID-19 border closure

Canada will invest $30 million to enable its provinces and territories to promote holidays in their “own back yard” because of the closure of the country’s borders due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Some U.S. states accused of misreporting coronavirus testing data to speed reopening

Public health officials in some states are accused of bungling coronavirus infection statistics or even using a little sleight of hand to deliberately make things look better than they are.

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Bernie Sanders has Red Hot Chili Peppers and Prince merchandise hanging in his office

The Senator's choice of office decoration caught many an eye during yesterday's televised Senate committee meeting

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How We Work Now: Primary Wave Founder/CEO Larry Mestel

In a new series amid the coronavirus pandemic, Billboard is asking individuals from all sectors of the music business to share stories of how they work now, with much of the world quarantined at home and unable to take in-person meetings, attend conferences or even go into the office. Submissions for the series can be sent to [email protected].

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Beer glut pushes distilleries to make coronavirus whiskey, hand sanitisers too

A stainless-steel tanker winds down a gravel road, its 18 wheels coming to rest in front of a bright, red barn. A stubbled Vermonter in coveralls emerges from the structure and fits the rear of the truck with a thick hose. What flows out isn’t fuel or feed, as you might suspect, but thousands of gallons of warm beer. The scene has become something of a morning ritual over the past month at WhistlePig, where the farmhouse distillery is receiving roughly 6,500 gallons of stale suds per day.

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Sanders advisers form Super PAC to back Biden, push him left

WASHINGTON – Top advisers to Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign are forming an outside political group to support the candidate who beat him in the Democratic primary, Joe Biden, hoping to push the former vice president to the left on key issues and boost his appeal with young voters, Latinos and others who often shunned him in favor of Sanders.

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John Cusack calls on Bernie Sanders to 'un endorse' Joe Biden, reopen his campaign for president

John Cusack called on Bernie Sanders to reopen his campaign for president after the state of New York canceled its primary election due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The New York State Board of Elections announced it was canceling the June 23 election completely, prompting an immediate backlash from Cusack and other Sanders supporters.

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High court declines to revisit immigrant issue during virus

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Friday declined a request by states who cited the coronavirus pandemic in asking the justices to reverse course and temporarily halt a Trump administration policy that makes it harder for legal immigrants to become permanent residents if they use public benefits.

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Biden's ties to Obama could hamper appeal to Latino voters

WASHINGTON – Joe Biden's tenure as Barack Obama's vice president is complicating his efforts to deepen ties with Latinos who could be critical to winning the White House.

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Book on Chernobyl nuclear accident wins $5,000 prize

NEW YORK – Adam Higginbotham's “Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster” has won a $5,000 prize.

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Some American states will lift coronavirus restrictions in coming week, says Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Texas and Vermont will allow certain businesses to reopen on Monday while still observing coronavirus-related precautions and Montana will begin lifting restrictions on Friday.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Some U.S. states to start reopening as soon as Monday, Trump says

At a daily briefing alongside the coronavirus task force on Saturday, U.S. President Trump said Texas and Vermont would begin opening certain businesses as early as Monday while the state of Montana would begin easing lockdown restrictions starting Friday.

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Foreign ski workers stranded by virus get helping hand

MARSHFIELD, Vt. – They were far away from home -- young adults from Latin America, working seasonally at U.S. ski resorts. Then the coronavirus arrived, even before the snows departed.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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