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Amen Coroner: 10 on Augusta's No. 12 kills Woods' Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. – This was a very imperfect 10 for Tiger Woods.The defending Masters champion recorded a septuple-bogey 10 on No. 12 in the final round on Sunday, plunking three balls into Rae’s Creek in front of the green on Augusta National’s signature par 3.It was the highest score on any hole in his professional career.

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I’m A Celeb viewers jealous as new campmates hug each other on-screen amid coronavirus pandemic

The new series of I’m A Celeb kicked off on Sunday night and viewers were thrilled to see the new campmates hug each other as they met for the first time. As the stars of the new series of the ITV show – which is set in Wales this year – met each other for the first time on the edge of a cliff, they greeted each other with warm hugs.

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Dustin Johnson buries some major memories, wins the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Nothing ever comes easily for Dustin Johnson in the majors, except for when he slipped his arms through that Masters green jacket Sunday.Johnson overcame a jittery start that conjured memories of past majors he failed to finish off. He turned that into a command performance, making sure this one-of-a-kind Masters with no fans also had no drama.Not even close.Johnson tapped in for par on the 18th for a 4-under 68 to finish at 20-under 268, breaking by two shots the record set by Tiger Woods in 1997 and matched by Jordan Spieth in 2015.His five-shot victory was the largest at the Masters since Woods won by 12 in 1997.

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Planning travel becomes more complicated during pandemic

Planning travel for college basketball teams can be complicated. Flights and hotels have to be booked, buses rented, meals planned.

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AP source: Lakers on verge of acquiring Dennis Schröder

Raptors President Masai Ujiri said in an open letter published Friday in The Toronto Star that the team has “to look at other options."“We are proud to represent our city and our country, and we hope to be able to do that while playing in Toronto," Ujiri wrote. “Cities in the United States have been very kind to us — they’ve offered us a home away from home.

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B.C. kids with autism and their caregivers lack support during pandemic: survey

COVID-19 pandemic has cut off supports for children with autism and their caregivers, leaving them feeling abandoned by the British Columbia government, advocates and researchers say.The neglect of neurodiverse kids with special needs has been “so overwhelming that something fairly radical has to be done by this new government if families are going to rebuild any trust,” said Deborah Pugh, the executive director of ACT – Autism Community Training.Pugh said she was “stonewalled” by provincial officials in the New Democrats’ last minority government and she’s calling on Premier John Horgan to help now that he has a newly elected majority.

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‘Game Day!’: SpaceX aims for night crew launch after delay

SpaceX aimed for a Sunday night launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station, although the prospects of good weather were just 50-50 and its leader was sidelined by COVID-19.Vice-President Mike Pence was expected at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for the long-awaited start of regular crew rotations aboard privately owned and operated capsules. It also marked only the second time in nearly a decade that astronauts were set to rocket into orbit from the U.S.“Game day!” tweeted NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, the crew commander.

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‘Slightly tone-deaf’: Passport Canada tweet draws criticism amid coronavirus pandemic

coronavirus pandemic.A tweet posted on Passport Canada’s verified account on Friday afternoon urged people to apply for a passport.“Are you planning a winter vacation but don’t have a valid passport?” the tweet reads.

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Brazilians vote in local elections, with eye on 2022 race

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilians voted for mayors and councilors nationwide on Sunday in an election that could be an early indicator of President Jair Bolsonaro’s prospects if he runs for re-election in 2022.About 148 million people were eligible to vote in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and thousands of municipalities across the country. Voting is compulsory for Brazilians between 18 and 70 years old.

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Thiem beats Tsitsipas in 3 sets in ATP Finals opener

LONDON – Dominic Thiem made sure this year's ATP Finals didn't begin the same way last year's ended. Thiem outlasted Stefanos Tsitsipas in a rematch of the 2019 final, beating the defending champion 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3 Sunday in the opening singles match of the tournament inside a largely empty O2 Arena.

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Prince Charles and Camilla Make Historic Visit to Germany In First Overseas Visit Since Pandemic

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall made a historic visit on Sunday. The pair attended Berlin’s Central Remembrance Ceremony on the invitation of the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Sunday was the first time that members of the royal family have attended the event, which this year marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II.

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'Light at the end of the tunnel:’ Titusville businesses grateful for launch crowds

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The smell of coffee lingered in the air inside the Casa Coquina Del Mar Bed and Breakfast in Titusville Sunday morning ahead of SpaceX’s Crew 1 mission launch after its owner Ginny Fitzpatrick served breakfast to guests, fully booked this weekend.“We have been fully booked since Thursday,” she laughed behind her mask.

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Eagles get Jeffery, Sanders back for game against Giants

The NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles have gotten healthier on offense in time for another division game.Wide receiver Alshon Jeffery is back in Philadelphia’s lineup against the New York Giants, his first action since foot surgery last year. Jeffery last played on Dec.

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Kent Ingle: College, coronavirus and Thanksgiving break – here's what we can do to keep everyone safe

As college students across the nation head home for the holidays, they should be commended for their resilience and diligence while navigating college during a pandemic. Most of us have never encountered the challenges of trying to juggle academics while facing a global health crisis. Students were met with new expectations and policies to keep one another safe.

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Coronavirus pandemic aggravates opioid crisis amid rise in overdoses, decline in services

COVID-19 crisis has overshadowed an equally dark pandemic of opioid overdoses, which have risen sharply since March as the border closure and limited access to services raise fatal risks for drug users.Jurisdictions across the country have reported an increase in overdose deaths tied to opioids, a stark reversal of the 13 per cent decline in fatal opioid overdoses between 2018 and 2019.British Columbia saw more than 100 “illicit toxicity deaths” each month between March and August, with the death toll breaching 175 in May, June and July, according to numbers compiled by the Public Health Agency of Canada last month. Lawyers in Canadian opioid class action hope U.S.

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Trump says for first time that Biden 'won,' adds that he is not conceding

OPA LOCKA, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 01: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during his campaign event at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport on November 1, 2020 in Opa Locka, Florida.

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Bosnians vote in local elections overshadowed by pandemic

SARAJEVO – SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Bosnians voted Sunday in nationwide municipal elections amid concerns that the turnout will be hurt by a major surge in coronavirus infections and deaths. Some 3 million people were eligible to vote in the small Balkan nation, which has been uneasily split between its three main ethnic groups — Serbs, Croats and Bosnian Muslims — since the end of the 1992-95 war.

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Whole pandemic's coronavirus would 'almost fit on a teaspoon', statistician claims

The total amount of coronavirus infecting people around the world would fit in just one teaspoon, it has been claimed.

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‘He was dead on that jail floor:’ Gregory Edwards’ brother reacts to release of arrest video

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The two hours of Brevard County jail security footage made public Friday revealed to Peter Douglas for the first time the moment that his little brother Gregory Edwards lost consciousness, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.It was the first time that Douglas, 47, a former manager at Home Depot, understood the full story of what happened to his brother in the jail on Dec. 9, 2018, before he was put in an ambulance and taken to a local hospital where he died the next day.

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Covid-19: Nearly 160 tonnes of biomedical waste generated during Bihar polls

New Delhi: Nearly 160 tonne of biomedical waste in the form of gloves, face masks and empty sanitiser bottles used by polling personnel and voters was generated during the Bihar assembly polls held amid the COVID-19 pandemic, poll authorities in the state have said.The poll authorities also relied on an inexpensive but effective technology used to track EVMs to ensure that the waste reached public health centres for its onward journey to the incinerator.To ensure safety of voters, polling staff and security personnel in the first-ever polls held amid the pandemic, the Election Commission had procured 18 lakh face shields, 70 lakh face masks, 5.4 lakh single use rubber gloves for polling and security personnel and 7.21 crore 'one hand'

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An extra 5,000 people have died from heart problems since the start of the coronavirus pandemic

Around 5,000 extra people have died as result of heart problems than would be expected in the last seven months, a charity has warned.The British Heart Foundation (BHF) told the PA news agency that there were 4,622 excess deaths from heart and circulatory diseases from the start of the pandemic to mid-October.As a second national lockdown gets underway to halt the spread of coronavirus, the charity is urging people not to delay seeking care.Hundreds of relatively young adults have been dying in higher numbers than expected due to heart problems, they warned.The BHF calculated that in the under 65s alone, there has been more than 800 additional deaths in that seven-month time period.They said this could be due to a number of factors,

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Neighborhood noise may increase dementia risk

sedentary behavior to exposure to airborne pollutants to loneliness — to determine whether they raise a person’s risk of dementia. However, only a handful of epidemiological studies have examined the effect of community noise, which refers to the noise coming from cars, trains, planes, construction sites, and similar sources, on cognitive impairment in older adults.

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Wedding shopping helps retailers tide over covid blues

BENGALURU/NEW DELHI : Niche and intimate wedding ceremonies with limited guests have replaced the big fat Indian affair, which retailers said has helped channel some of these cost savings into jewellery, saree and other personal buys.While consumer spending largely remains muted due to the ongoing pandemic and its economic repercussions, wedding shopping has seen a rise in the average billing on trousseau and jewellery buying by as much as 25%, helping unlock a significant portion of the country’s $50 billion wedding market.Pent-up demand, rescheduled weddings among other reasons has nudged gold sales in recent weeks but higher cost of the yellow metal may help match last year’s value though there will be a 15-20% decline in sales

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Charts show how Covid-19 infection rates were falling in Greater Manchester before national lockdown began

with another 63 fatalities in Greater Manchester hospitals announced yesterday.However, it does appear that most areas in the region passed a peak in infections about two weeks ago - a few days before the second national lockdown began on November 5.Here, the MEN has looked at how the virus spread in each of ten boroughs of Greater Manchester area since the start of August, which was just after the region was first placed under local restrictions by the government.Positive tests in Stockport reached a peak on November 1 when there were 1312 cases in the previous seven days - giving an infection rate of 447.1 per 100,000.Since then the rate has fallen steadily and in the seven days ending on November 10 there were 960 positive tests, which

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Pandemic holds few lessons for European chefs, mostly misery

ANTWERP – Necessity is supposed to be the mother of invention. If that were the case for the high-end restaurant industry, the coronavirus pandemic should have offered ample opportunities for creativity and renewal.Instead, it is turning into a bitter struggle for survival.

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Researchers identify new compounds to potentially treat novel coronavirus

novel coronavirus and other viruses with pandemic potential to replicate in human cells, an advance that may lead to new therapeutics for COVID-19.According to the researchers, including those from the the University of Maryland in the US, these compounds disrupt the functioning of a protein complex inside human cells that are critical for the replication and survival of coronaviruses, including the one that causes COVID-19.The scientists believe the findings, published in the journal PNAS, could lead to the development of new broad-spectrum antiviral drugs that target viruses such as influenza, Ebola and coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2.They said the compounds can disrupt the SKI protein complex in the human body which regulates various

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Bailiffs are chasing me despite the coronavirus ban - what are my rights?

The financial strain of Covid-19 and Britain’s two lockdowns have left some readers facing the threat of bailiffs.

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No. 13 Wisconsin routs Michigan 49-11 in 1st game in 3 weeks

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Nakia Watson and Mason Stokke each scored two touchdowns in the first half, helping No.

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Pennsylvania group delivers thousands of cookies to frontline workers during pandemic

What started as a competition has turned into a movement of kindness. Scott McKenzie and Jeremy Uhrich, both from Huntingdon, Pa., held a bake-off back in April at the height of the pandemic. McKenzie, 58, told People that he just was furloughed and decided he wanted to teach himself something new every week.

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Bach comes to Tokyo as cheerleader for next year's Olympics

TOKYO – The IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers have been shouting the message for months now, that despite the continuing pandemic, the Games will open on July 23, 2021.The volume will be turned up louder on Monday and Tuesday. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach will be in Tokyo making the rounds, shaking hands and posing for photos in his first visit since the Olympics were postponed 7 1/2 months ago.Bach will make his point to supportive politicians, and to a skeptical public distracted by the pandemic and ambivalent about the Games.

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Port Coquitlam worker in 30s may be province’s youngest COVID-19 death

Staff at Nutri-Nation Functional Foods in Port Coquitlam, which is following strict pandemic production protocols, are in shock after an employee in his 30s died suddenly at home after testing positive for COVID-19. Kristen Robinson reports.

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Mexico reaches 1 million virus cases, nears 100,000 deaths

MEXICO CITY – Mexico on Saturday topped 1 million registered coronavirus cases and nearly 100,000 test-confirmed deaths, though officials agree the number is probably much higher. How did Mexico get here? By marching resolutely, even defiantly, against many internationally accepted practices in pandemic management, from face mask wearing, to lockdowns, testing and contact tracing.

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2020 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree goes up

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrives at Rockefeller Plaza and is craned into place on November 14, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) NEW YORK - A 75-foot Norway spruce arrived Saturday at New York City's Rockefeller Center to serve as one of the world's most famous Christmas trees.The tree was trucked in early Saturday morning and later lifted into its spot by a crane.The tree will be decorated over the coming weeks, and its more than 5 miles of lights will be illuminated at a ceremony at 7 p.m.

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Pre-Brexit stockpiling and Covid pandemic could cause Christmas present chaos

Shoppers have been warned that pre-Brexit stockpiling and the coronavirus pandemic could cause shortages in festive stock.

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Pfizer vaccine’s trial success may boost acceptance: Top US health expert Fauci

Pfizer’s vaccine, developed in collaboration with Germany’s BioNTech SE, has “an extraordinarily high degree of efficacy -- more than 90%, close to 95%," Fauci said in an interview. That could be a key factor in overcoming reluctance to take pandemic vaccines that have been developed at top speed.“What I would hope is that even though there’s a degree of skepticism about vaccines in general, that when the general public sees how effective this vaccine is," said Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, “we might see a turnaround of the attitude toward vaccination."The U.S.

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Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner Remove Children From School Over COVID Complaints

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have removed their three kids from their private Washington, D.C. school after the school’s administrator expressed concern regarding the couple’s disregard for COVID-19 safety precautions.

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Live Updates: Governors impose new restrictions as coronavirus cases surge

Governors across the country are implementing new coronavirus restrictions as cases rise from coast to coast. Among them, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announced a mask mandate for the state Friday evening, New York Gov.

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Strictly’s Craig Revel-Horwood compares the show to a prison after it brought in strict coronavirus rules

STRICTLY Come Dancing's Craig Revel-Horwood has compared the show to a prison after the introduction of its super strict coronavirus rules. The 55-year-old also said that his isolated dressing room is his "cell" as he opened up about the chaos backstage amid the ongoing pandemic.

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Dustin Johnson's pursuers at Masters hardly a Murderers' Row

AUGUSTA, Ga. – An eclectic mix of challengers will take aim at Dustin Johnson in the final round of the Masters.They hail from Mexico and South Korea, Australia and South Africa. Two of them are Masters rookies.

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Johnson plays like No. 1 and seizes control at the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Even without spectators in November, the Masters promised to deliver more drama with 10 players separated by a single shot going into a weekend filled with possibilities.And then Dustin Johnson turned it into a one-man show.The No. 1 player in the world looked every bit the part Saturday, racing away from a five-way share of the lead with an explosive start — 4 under through four holes — and never letting his foot off the gas until he had a 7-under 65 and matched the 54-hole Masters record.More importantly, Johnson had a four-shot lead.

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UN World Food Program warns 2021 could 'have famines of biblical proportions'

FILE - The new head of the World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley attends a press conference about an updated aid appeal for South Sudan on May 15, 2017 at the United Nations Office in Geneva. (ABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)The head of the World Food Program says the Nobel Peace Prize has given the U.N.

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Costco selling $17.5K private jet membership that lasts 1 year

flying commercial because of the pandemic, Costco might be able to help you out -- you’ll just need $17,500.The wholesale retailer sells a one-year membership to a private jet charter company called Wheels Up, which allows members to book a private jet “as easily as a ride share or short-term vacation rental,” the product description says.Although the $17,499.99 membership is quite a hefty fee, it also comes with a $3,500 Costco Shop Card and $4,000 worth of flight credit.Other benefits include “dedicated account management,” a one-year membership with Inspirato, a luxury vacation rental subscription service and “guaranteed nationwide aircraft availability up to 365 days a year,” according to the description.RELATED: Costco mask policy:

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Heisman Trophy to be awarded Jan. 5; Finalists on Dec. 24

The Heisman Trophy will be presented Jan. 5, but without the usual ceremony held in New York City, and the finalists will be revealed on Christmas Eve.The reworked Heisman schedule was revealed Saturday on ESPN.

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Nobel UN agency warns 2021 is going to be worse than 2020

TANZANIA – The head of the World Food Program says the Nobel Peace Prize has given the U.N. agency a spotlight and megaphone to warn world leaders that next year is going to be worse than this year, and without billions of dollars “we are going to have famines of biblical proportions in 2021.”David Beasley said in an interview with The Associated Press that the Norwegian Nobel Committee was looking at the work the agency does every day in conflicts, disasters and refugee camps, often putting staffers’ lives at risk to feed millions of hungry people -- but also to send “a message to the world that it’s getting worse out there ...

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Erykah Badu tests positive for COVID-19 in left nostril and negative on her right side

Erykah Badu is looking for clarity after getting back very bizarre COVID-19 test results.On Friday the veteran songstress shared that she had tested positive for Coronavirus in her left nostril but negative in her right.Taking her bewilderment to social media, she explained the situation to her fans - to the best of her knowledge, that is - before firing off a series of tweets as rapid as the test results. Bizarre: Erykah Badu, 49, tests positive for COVID-19 in her left nostril and negative in her right as she shares her confusion about the rapid test results on Twitter'No symptoms.

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Garbage, duck feces and continued water woes for flooded South Florida

MIRAMAR, Fla. – Nearly a week after Tropical Storm Eta soaked South Florida, many communities are still dealing with flooding issues, News 6 partner Local 10 reported.And with coastal cities spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to mitigate sea-level rise and flooding, many in western neighborhoods are wondering what upgrades will help them.In the Country Club Ranches community in Miramar, neighbors desperately pump water out of their flooded yards, into already overflowing canals.[TRENDING: Gregory Edwards video released | SpaceX Crew-1 launch delayed until Sunday | Fatal Orange County crash]“We’ve been stuck back there since, what, Sunday, Monday morning? Today was the first day I was able to get out,” resident Rafael Peralta

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Mesmerizing video shows 1st sighting of rare 'bigfin' squid in Australian waters

CSIRO during a deep-sea research voyage in 2015 and 2017, shows the elusive creature slowly swimming with its long, dainty tentacles trailing behind.CSIRO, Australia’s national science research agency, found the squid swimming at depths of up to 3,258 meters below the water’s surface.The bigfin squid belongs to the family Magnapinnidae, a group of deep-sea squid which have large fins and extremely long, slender arm and tentacle filaments, according to CSIRO.One of the squid captured on video had tentacles that were as long as 1.8 meters."Sightings of bigfin squid are very rare.

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