SEOUL – Armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops stormed a South Korean tanker and forced the ship to change course and travel to Iran, the vessel's owner said Tuesday, the latest maritime seizure by Tehran amid heightened tensions with the West over its nuclear program.The military raid on Monday on the MT Hankuk Chemi was at odds with Iranian explanations that they stopped the vessel for polluting the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

Instead, it appeared the Islamic Republic sought to increase its leverage over Seoul ahead of negotiations over billions of dollars in Iranian assets frozen in South Korean banks amid a U.S.

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Pfizer says its coronavirus vaccine appears to work against U.K., South Africa variants

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine appeared to work against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new variants of the coronavirus discovered in the UK and South Africa, according to a laboratory study conducted by the U.S. drugmaker.The not-yet peer reviewed study by Pfizer and scientists from the University of Texas Medical Branch indicated the vaccine was effective in neutralizing virus with the so-called N501Y mutation of the spike protein.

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'What else could I do?' NJ Rep. Kim helps clean up Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) - Water bottles, clothing, Trump flags, even a U.S. flag littered the ground inside the U.S.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee introduces Articles of Impeachment against President Trump

FILE: Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, votes to approve the second article of impeachment as the House Judiciary Committee holds a public hearing to vote on the two articles of impeachment against U.S.

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Pfizer vaccine appears effective against new Covid-19 strain in UK: Report

Covid-19 vaccine appears to work against a key mutation in the highly transmissible new strain of coronavirus detected in Britain and South Africa.The not-yet peer-reviewed laboratory study conducted by Pfizer and scientists from the University of Texas Medical Branch indicated the Covid-19 vaccine was effective in neutralising the killer virus with the so-called N501Y mutation of the spike protein.Also Read | Virus spread slows but two states still a worryThe mutation could be responsible for greater transmissibility and there had been concern it could also make the virus escape antibody neutralisation elicited by the vaccine, news agency Reuters quoted Phil Dormitzer, one of Pfizer's top viral vaccine scientists, as saying.The study was

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Mum's desperate Covid plea from ICU after two people died in beds either side of her

A mum has issued a harrowing plea while recovering from coronavirus in intensive care after the virus "floored" her on Christmas Day.

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Asia Today: Australian city on lockdown over UK variant case

BRISBANE – Australia’s third-largest city, Brisbane, will lock down for three days from Friday after a cleaner at a quarantine hotel was diagnosed with the highly contagious British variant of COVID-19.Masks will also become compulsory for the first time in Brisbane and some surrounding municipalities, the Queensland state government said.“We know that that strain is 70% more infectious and we know the extreme difficulty that the U.K. has had in controlling their outbreak due to that strain,” Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young said.“So we need to act really, really fast.

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Nets, without Irving and Durant, beat NBA-leading 76ers

NEW YORK – Joe Harris scored a season-high 28 points and the Brooklyn Nets, playing without Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, beat the NBA-leading Philadelphia 76ers 122-109 on Thursday night.Without their two superstars in uniform — blue uniforms, a throwback to 30 years ago in New Jersey — the Nets jumped out quickly and had a double-digit lead for much of the second half while winning their second straight, both without Durant.Caris LeVert had 22 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, and Jarrett Allen added 15 points and 11 boards for the Nets.Irving was ruled out Thursday afternoon for personal reasons, though coach Steve Nash said before the game he hadn't spoken to his point guard and didn't know the reason for his absence, calling it a

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‘I swear I heard her’: Man says wife’s voice helped bring him back from brink of COVID-19 death

Don and Lacy Gillmer. GREENVILLE, S.C. - A South Carolina man who spent 63 days in the hospital after contracting COVID-19 credits his wife’s voice for pulling him out of a potentially fatal coma.Don Gillmer, 43, is a musician at heart and had been playing drums since he was 10 years old.

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News Releases from Department of Health | Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest January 7, 2021

Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases Since August Reported TodayDOH reports 322 new cases of coronavirus today, the highest number since August 29, 2020, which had 310 COVID-19 cases reported. 30 of today’s cases are backdated from between 12-20-20 and 1-5-21, due to a reporting lag from a laboratory.

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Publisher drops book by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley

NEW YORK – A planned book by Sen. Josh Hawley, who objected to President-elect Joe Biden’s win and backed baseless claims that the election was stolen, has been canceled by its publisher in the wake of the insurrection at the U.S.

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Stimulus check mix-up: Intuit says payments sent to wrong accounts should be deposited correctly ‘within days’

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - FEBRUARY 22: Turbo Tax is displayed on devices on February 22, 2018 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for TurboTax) LOS ANGELES - The tax software company Intuit is working with the U.S.

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'Great damage': Republicans recoil from Missouri Sen. Hawley

O'FALLON, Mo. – O'A Republican colleague rebuked him on the Senate floor. A home-state newspaper editorial board declared he has "blood on his hands.” But for Josh Hawley, the Missouri senator who staged an Electoral College challenge that became the focus of a violent siege of the Capitol, the words of his political mentor were the most personal.

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Will & Grace actor Leslie Jordan, 65, has become a breakout Instagram star during COVID-19 lockdown

He's best known for his recurring role on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace.But Leslie Jordan is also racking up a huge fan following on Instagram, too.It began when he started posting to the social media platform with gusto as he hunkered down in his native Chattanooga, Tennessee, in March during the COVID-19 pandemic. Leslie Jordan, 65, best known for his recurring role in the sitcom Will & Grace, has become a breakout Instagram star with 56 million followers after he started posting during lockdown'I posted a video on Instagram twice a day, for 80 days,' the actor, 65, told People.'People knew me from my characters, but I'm amazed that, people discovered me as me.

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All travellers entering England must have negative Covid test or face £500 fine

coronavirus before they can enter the country or face a £500 fine, the Government has announced.Under plans set out by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, from next week passengers arriving by boat, train or plane will have to take a test up to 72 hours before leaving the country of departure.He said the move was designed to prevent new variants of the disease which have emerged in countries such as South Africa and Denmark.Failure to comply with the new regulations will lead to an immediate £500 fine.There will be a limited number of exemptions, including hauliers, children under 11, crews and for those travelling from countries without the infrastructure available to deliver tests.Arrivals from the Common Travel Area with Ireland will also

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Scientists identify when, where and how they think mutant Covid strain began in the UK

Experts have been able to trace the origins of the new mutant coronavirus strain that originated in England's south east.

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Ellen DeGeneres Heading Back Into The Studio After Production Pause Due To COVID-19 Spike

“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” was to have returned from its holiday hiatus this week, but postponed that plan as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Los Angeles, pushing the city’s hospitals to the breaking point.

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Mob at U.S. Capitol encouraged by online conspiracy theories

CHICAGO – Every video the Louisiana man posts on Twitter and Facebook starts with a big smile and a wish for his thousands of followers to have a blessed day.But as he drove to the nation’s capital Tuesday morning, he grew loud and angry talking about the presidential election.“You aren’t going to wake up and see?” Christian Suprean, 42, said in one of a dozen videos that together have drawn more than 30,000 views on Twitter in recent days. “I think we won everything.

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International travellers to England will require negative Covid-19 test

direct to your inboxAll international travellers entering England will need a negative Covid-19 test before they can enter the country.Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has set out plans that will begin next week for passengers arriving by boat, train or plane.They will all need to take a test up to 72 hours before leaving the country of departure.Mr Shapps said the move was designed to prevent new variants of the disease which have emerged in countries such as South Africa and Denmark.Failure to comply with the new regulations will lead to an immediate £500 fine.There will be a limited number of exemptions, including hauliers, children under 11, crews and for those travelling from countries without the infrastructure available to deliver

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‘Obviously there was a failure yesterday’: Orlando police chief responds to violence at Capitol

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – News 6 traffic safety expert Steven Montiero, who has worked for the Florida Highway Patrol for more than 10 years called the initial police response at the nation’s Capitol Wednesday a failure.“I think if you would have had more of a mutual aid, more officers on the ground, a tact team visibly present, they would have never made it to the Capitol,” Montiero said. Tactical teams should have been there the entire morning, according to Montiero.This coming after an angry mob of violent Trump supporters forced their way inside the Capitol.

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Bus monitor, 15-year-old student arrested after fight on school bus, deputies say

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Polk County School District employee and a 15-year-old student were arrested Wednesday after an argument led to a brief tussle aboard a school bus, according to the sheriff’s office.Polk County deputies responded to Freedlander Road and Sally Street in Lake Wales where the school bus attendant told authorities she had been assaulted by the Frostproof Middle Senior High School student.News 6 is not naming the 15-year-old.[TRENDING: 4 die in Capitol revolt | What you need to know about stimulus check | How to get the vaccine in Fla.]Algarene Richards, 68, told deputies the student was putting his feet up on the bus seats and when he was asked to stop they got into a verbal altercation.

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At least 3 from Florida charged in US Capitol breach

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – At least three men from Florida have been charged with unlawful entry in the chaotic breach of the U.S.

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Hospital 'overwhelmed' by Covid and may be forced to refuse critical care

A hospital in a UK coronavirus hotspot today said it may be forced to withdraw critical care as it has been 'overwhelmed' by Covid-19 patients.

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Activists in Kenosha move carefully after US Capitol chaos

KENOSHA, Wis. – Chaotic protests haven't returned to Kenosha after a prosecutor declined charges against the police officer who shot Jacob Blake, and some who backed demonstrations following the August shooting say they're concerned about safety in a week extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol.There was widespread unrest in Kenosha when Officer Rusten Sheskey, who is white, shot Blake — a Black man — in the back on Aug.

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Healthcare workers begin to get 2nd dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

ORLANDO, Fla. – Thursday marked day 21 since Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. Rajiv Bahl received his first Pfizer vaccine, meaning it was time to get his second dose, a booster shot that will now make him and hundreds of other healthcare workers in Central Florida 95% immune to COVID-19.

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Biden to pick Rhode Island Gov. Raimondo as commerce secretary

Gov. Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden has picked Rhode Island Gov.

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DA: Neighbor facing charges in Norristown murder

Khalif Sinclair ( Montgomery County District Attorney's Office) NORRISTOWN, Pa. - A Norristown man has been arrested and charged in connection with a murder in November, prosecutors announced Thursday.According to investigators, Khalif Sinclair, 23, is charged in the murder of Abdur Small, 21, in his Norristown home on Nov. 20.

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Marketing firm fires worker after he was photographed wearing company badge at pro-Trump US Capitol riot

WASHINGTON - A man who wore his company badge while he stormed the U.S. Capitol was fired Thursday by his Maryland employer.Navistar Direct Marketing of Frederick said in a statement that it was made aware that a man wearing a Navistar badge was seen inside the Capitol on Wednesday during the security breach.

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Coronavirus vaccine site coming to Orlando International Airport for 65 and older

ORLANDO, Fla. – AdventHealth announced Thursday the healthcare system will be rolling out a community vaccination program starting at the Orlando International Airport.Officials with AdventHealth said the program will begin Tuesday. The first pop-up site will be located at Orlando International Airport.Beginning Tuesday, officials said the site will be for AdventHealth employee’s families who are 65 and older, and AdventHealth medical group patients that are 65 and older.[TRENDING: 4 die in Capitol revolt | What you need to know about stimulus check | How to get the vaccine in Fla.]Emails were sent out Thursday in waves to those who qualify to be vaccinated, according to AdventHealth officials.

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UCF students must test negative for COVID-19 before moving into campus housing

ORLANDO, Fla. – Classes at the University of Central Florida resume Monday after the holiday break and students returning to school must test negative for COVID-19 before checking into on-campus housing for the spring semester, according to a news release from UCF.According to the release, 7,000 students will be rapid tested for coronavirus during a five-day period and must receive negative results before they can check into their housing.“Rapid testing is an effective and efficient method,” said Michael Deichen, UCF’s associate vice president of student health services.

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Man shot at 2 boys who took marijuana, authorities say

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Malachi Smead, 18, is accused of shooting at two boys who took marijuana from the car he was driving, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.Smead is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, discharge of a gun in public, and possession of a gun by a convicted felon.The Groveland Police Department said officers responded to shots fired call on Sandhill Street around 3:16 p.m. on Nov.

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How to talk to your children about Capitol riots and other violent events

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Wednesday’s violent events in the nation’s Capitol building are now serving as a teachable moment for educators across Seminole County Public Schools.“It’s one of those things that you have two sides that are so polarized. We look at it as a unique opportunity to unify through those polarized messages,” Lake Brantly High School Principal Brian Blasewitz said “One of the things that we try to focus on is we try to focus on tolerance, and we try to focus on kindness, empathy and compassion.

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In-person classes, Greek life tied to college COVID outbreaks

Two Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studies published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report track COVID-19 spread on US college campuses, one showing that 101 counties with large universities offering in-person instruction saw a 56% jump in coronavirus cases after classes began, the other finding that 91% of gatherings at an Arkansas university were tied to fraternity and sorority activities.

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Several state lawmakers joined, observed US Capitol turmoil

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A West Virginia lawmaker who filmed himself and supporters of President Donald Trump storming into the U.S. Capitol is being widely condemned as federal prosecutors step up their pursuit of violent perpetrators.State Del.

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Car hits 16-year-old Polk County student who was walking to school bus, deputies say

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A man said his foggy windshield prevented him from seeing a 16-year-old girl before he hit her with his car as she was trying to board her school bus Thursday morning, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies said the school bus was stopped with its lights activated on Avenue G NW at about 6:20 a.m.

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Polk County opens COVID-19 vaccine appointment hotline for seniors

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The Polk County Department of Health will open a phoneline Friday to begin making vaccine appointments for people 65 and older.In early January, Florida was vaccinating only three priority groups: Health care workers, long-term care facility staff and residents and people 65 or older. The health care group includes EMTs and paramedics as well as Department of Health staff.[TRENDING: 4 die in Capitol revolt | What you need to know about stimulus check | How to get the vaccine in Fla.]With Polk County’s vaccination site, all 10 counties in the Central Florida region will now be offering the shots to residents 65 and older.

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Another former FIT football player charged in kidnapping, beating

MELBOURNE, Fla. – A second former Florida Institute of Technology football player has been charged in the kidnapping and beating of a man they claimed drugged a friend of theirs.John Mays is facing charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault with a gun, and battery.This past November, former FIT football player Evan Kulyk was also charged in the same event.[TRENDING: 4 die in Capitol revolt | What you need to know about stimulus check | How to get the vaccine in Fla.]Kulyk is facing charges of kidnapping and battery.Court records show on Nov. 1, 2020, the victim told investigators he exited his dorm at FIT and a black sports utility vehicle pulled in front of him.

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CDC: Variant COVID-19 strain likely circulating in many states

Today Texas, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut became the latest states to confirm cases of B117, a variant strain of the novel coronavirus that began widely circulating in the United Kingdom at the end of last year.

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California child dies of coronavirus: health official

A child in California with "severe underlying medical conditions" has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, a health official in the state said this week. Dr.

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Skirmish breaks out on House floor during debate over objections to Pa. electoral votes

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A small group of House lawmakers came close to physically fighting early Thursday morning as the congressional count of electoral votes stretched into the wee hours and a Pennsylvania Democrat charged that Republicans had been telling "lies" about his state's votes.Rep. Morgan Griffiths, R-Va., objected after Rep.

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Pence, Pelosi share 'elbow bump' following Biden certification vote

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, greets Vice President Mike Pence while wearing protective masks during a joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden as the next US president in the US capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2 WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi concluded a trying and at times scary joint session of Congress with an elbow bump in the predawn hours of Thursday.The friendly gesture, apparently instigated by Pelosi, came after the House and Senate certified President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win, bringing to end a long, difficult day.

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US registers highest deaths in a single day from COVID-19

Patients lie on stretchers in a hallway in the overloaded Emergency Room at Providence St. Mary Medical Center amid a surge in COVID-19 patients in Southern California.

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CDC map: UK COVID-19 variant continues to grow in Florida, around US

ORLANDO, Fla. – A week after the Florida Department of Health identified the first case of the U.K. COVID-19 variant in the state, there are now at least 22 cases of the variant, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The new variant, known as 501.V2, had most widely been detected in the UK, which is seeing a surge in hospitalizations as the variant is putting a strain on the nation’s hospitals.

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Unmasked: ‘Plague raving’ DJs, promoters throwing parties amid COVID-19

COVID-19 restrictions regarding social events remain clear: “Indoor and outdoor gatherings statewide at private residences will be limited to no more than 10 people,” according to New York state health officials.But party monsters are rarely apt to play by the rules, let alone be dissuaded by law enforcement — despite the highly contagious coronavirus having sickened over 21 million Americans since January 2020 and killing 371,000 people so far.

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NJ police department didn’t fire single shot in 2020 thanks to de-esclation program

A view outside Prudential Center on December 18, 2016 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) NEWARK, N.J. - Not a single shot was fired by officers in Newark, New Jersey in 2020, and city officials credit the department’s ongoing de-escalation training for the statistic in a year filled with challenges."This is proof-positive that our de-escalation training is highly effective.

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Pennsylvania: Send elementary students back to school

PENNSYLVANIA - Pennsylvania schools should consider a return to in-person instruction for elementary-age students, state health and education officials said Thursday, a change from previous state guidance that recommended online-only education in areas where the coronavirus is raging.Since the beginning of the academic year, state officials have urged virtual instruction in counties with a "substantial" level of community transmission — a number that rose rapidly as the virus surged this fall and winter.

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VIRUS TODAY: Record US deaths come on day of Capitol attack

registered its highest deaths yet from the coronavirus on the very day the mob attack on the Capitol laid bare some of the same, deep political divisions that have hampered the battle against the pandemic. The virus is surging in virtually every state.

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’Within 5 minutes there were no doses left’: All COVID-19 vaccinations claimed at select Publix stores

OCALA, Fla. – People trying to get a COVID-19 vaccine at select Publix stores in Florida said all the appointments quickly filled Thursday morning.Dave Barach considers himself one of the lucky ones. He said he got a COVID-19 vaccine appointment for 9:45 a.m.

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Siege of US Capitol by pro-Trump mob forces hard questions

WASHINGTON – One day later, the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters forced painful new questions across government — about his fitness to remain in office for two more weeks, the ability of the police to secure the complex and the future of the Republican Party in a post-Trump era.

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