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Republican leaders seek restrictions to American voters despite smooth U.S. election

Joe Biden already are pushing for new restrictions, especially to absentee voting. It’s an option many states expanded amid the coronavirus outbreak that proved hugely popular and helped ensure one of the smoothest election days in recent years.U.S.

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India registers 18,732 new Covid-19 cases, lowest daily rise in nearly six months

How India's Covid task force is prepping to curb new UK virusThe country's national task force on Covid-19 held a meeting yesterday over the new coronavirus strain that was first discovered in the United Kingdom and discussed surveillance strategies to detect and curb the highly contagious infection.Over 50 samples of UK returnees are currently being sequenced at six labs across India to find out if they have the mutant variant and district surveillance officers are identifying passengers who have arrived from the country in the last one month, as per reports.India's task force also agreed on the need for routine genomic surveillance to track the mutant strain of Covid-19 and decided to ensure that apart from the UK returnees, samples of 5%

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New coronavirus strain: Canada detects two cases of virus variant first seen in UK

infectious Covid-19 variant that recently emerged in the United Kingdom have been confirmed in Canada, health authorities said on Saturday.In a statement, Barbara Yaffe, acting chief medical officer for Ontario, said, "The cases are a couple from Durham with no known travel history, exposure or high-risk contacts."The health officials said that the couple has been placed in isolation, the same day that Ontario reimposed a lockdown for several weeks due to a surge in cases of coronavirus in the province since early December."This further reinforces the need for Ontarians to stay home as much as possible and continue to follow all public health advice, including the provincewide shutdown measures beginning today," Dr Barbara Yaffe

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France says third lockdown possible if Covid cases keep rising

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Eagles, Cowboys meet in late season battle for lackluster NFC East

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 01: Philadelphia Eagles Defensive End Josh Sweat (94) celebrates a defensive stop in the second half during the game between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles on November 01, 2020 at Lincoln Financial Field in Phi PHILADELPHIA - The preseason favorites in the NFC East are set to meet in Week 16 without their franchise quarterbacks starting and with their playoff hopes in the hands of a team that didn’t figure to be in the running this late.Believe it or not, the pandemic has nothing to do with Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles visiting Andy Dalton and the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday with everybody from both teams probably wondering what’s happening in a game that kicks off 20 minutes earlier in

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Biden: Reversing Trump's immigration policies will take months

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks on November job numbers at the Queen theater December 4, 2020 Wilmington, Delaware.

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4 cases per day of COVID-19 at border in four days

There has been an average of around four cases per day in the past four days of COVID-19 at the border to report in New Zealand since our last media statement on Wednesday 23 December.

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Ty Jordan, PAC-12 offensive freshman of the year, dies at 19

SEATTLE, WA - NOVEMBER 28: Utah Utes running back Ty Jordan (22) runs the ball during a PAC12 football game between the Utah Utes and the Washington Huskies on November 28, 2020, at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA. (Photo by Jeff Halstead/Icon Sportswir The University of Utah is mourning the loss of one of its star student-athletes this weekend.Utah Utes star running back Ty Jordan has died on Christmas Day, the school announced.

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FBI agents search home of possible 'person of interest' in Nashville Christmas Day explosion

Law enforcement officers investigate the house belonging to Anthony Quinn Warner, a 63 year-old man who has been reported to be of interest in the Nashville bombing, on December 26, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Ontario confirms Canada’s 1st known cases of UK coronavirus variant

coronavirus variant.The province’s associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe made the announcement in a news release Saturday.Officials said the cases involve a couple from Durham Region with no known travel history, exposure, or high-risk contacts.

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Driver, 90, killed in head-on crash after trying to use opposite lane to pass car

MIDDLETOWN, Del. - A 90-year-old driver was killed in a head-on collision after police say he tried to use the opposite lane of traffic to pass another car Thursday afternoon in New Castle County. Delaware State Police report the collision happened on Marl Pit Road around 1:30 p.m. According to troopers, the elderly driver was heading eastbound in a 2020 Kia Soul behind a 21-year-old man in 2017 Nissan Rouge.The unidentified driver of the Kia reportedly tried to pass the Nissan by crossing the double lane line when he collided with a BMW X3 driven by an 80-year-old Middletown man.

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Colorado In-N-Out Burgers linked to 80 coronavirus cases, 25 infections ‘probable,’ health agency says

coronavirus, according to data published by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment on Wednesday.The outbreak has been linked to the chain’s two restaurants in Arapahoe County and El Paso County, both of which opened last month.Another 25 employees are potentially infected, but they have not been tested, according to the agency’s weekly report.The employees who have tested positive along with the employees who had close contact with them "have been excluded from the workplace," In-N-Out’s Vice President of Operations Denny Warnick said in a statement."Nothing is more important to us than the health and safety of our Customers and Associates.

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The number of Covid-19 cases in Bury is on the rise again with borough worst affected in Greater Manchester

Bury is on the rise again - with the borough now having the highest infection rate in Greater Manchester. The number of people testing positive went up by 14pc in the week up to December 22, according to data from Public Health England.The increase means Bury now has an infection rate of 225.1 cases per 100,000 people.Cases in the borough had fallen steadily in recent weeks but are now creeping up again.Along with the rest of Greater Manchester, Bury saw its infection rate fall significantly during the national lockdown in November.

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CORONAVIRUS: Florida reports 17,000 new cases after no new data on Christmas

ORLANDO, Fla. – One day after Christmas, testing sites reopened to long lines and wait times close to three hours.The Florida Department of Health did not release new data on Christmas Day. The following information includes data from Dec.

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Alberta reports 2,100 total COVID-19 cases on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

COVID-19 on Dec. 25 and 1,200 new cases on Dec.

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COVID in California: 2M Confirmed Cases and Counting

California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as nearly the entire state was under a strict stay-at-home order and hospitals were flooded with the largest crush of cases since the pandemic began. A tally by Johns Hopkins University showed the nation's most populous state has recorded 2,010,157 infections since January.

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Actor Tom Selleck leaves $2,020 tip at Upper East Side restaurant

Actor Tom Selleck attends the "Blue Bloods" screening during PaleyFest NY 2017 at The Paley Center for Media on October 16, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) NEW YORK - "Magnum, P.I." actor Tom Selleck left a $2,020 tip at a New York City restaurant ahead of 2021.Actor Donnie Wahlberg, who plays Selleck's son on the TV series "Blue Bloods," shared the news in a Tuesday tweet."I found out that my TV Dad [Tom Selleck] has generously accepted the #2020TipChallenge at Elios Upper East Side! Love ya dad," Wahlberg wrote.

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New Brunswick reports two new coronavirus cases, potential exposures on three flights

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COVID-19: West Bengal reports 1,253 new coronavirus cases, 33 fresh fatalities

Kolkata: West Bengal's COVID-19 tally mounted to 5,46,008 on Saturday as 1,253 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said.Thirty-three more people succumbed to the infection, pushing the state's coronavirus death toll to 9,569, it said.As many as 1,861 more people have been cured of the disease, taking the state's recovery count to 5,22,331, the bulletin said.The recovery rate among the coronavirus patients in the state has improved to 95.66 per cent, it said.North 24 Parganas district reported the highest number of new cases at 270, followed by Kolkata (262), the bulletin said.Kolkata reported the highest number of fresh fatalities at 12, followed by North 24 Parganas (eight), it said, adding 31 fatalities were

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Ontario reports 4,301 new coronavirus cases over past 2 days

coronavirus over the past two days, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infections in the province to 169,411.The province published two days’ worth of coronavirus data on Saturday morning. No numbers were released on Christmas Day on Friday.There were 2,159 new cases on Friday and 2,142 new cases on Saturday.Eighty-one additional deaths have been reported over the past two days — 43 on Friday and 38 on Saturday — raising the provincial death toll to 4,359.

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Covid-19: 1,296 more cases, six further deaths

The Department of Health was notified of 1,296 new cases of Covid-19 today.

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Delhi sees 655 new Covid cases, lowest since 16 Aug; positivity rate at 0.98%

Delhi recorded 655 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest in over four months, and 30 more fatalities due to the disease on Saturday, even as the positivity rate stood at 0.98%, authorities said.The case tally mounted to over 6.22 lakh in the city and the death toll due to the coronavirus rose to 10,437, they said, adding that over 67,000 COVID-19 tests were conducted on Friday.From December 21-23, the count of daily cases was below the 1,000-mark in the city. On Monday, 803 cases were reported, the lowest since August 17, 939 cases were recorded on Tuesday and 871 on Wednesday.However, 1,063 cases were reported on Thursday.

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Scotland records 1,149 new coronavirus cases as country plunged into Boxing Day lockdown

Scottish Government has announced. The latest figures show that 8.2 per cent of the total number of tests came back positive overnight.

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Despite smooth election, GOP leaders seek vote restrictions

ATLANTA – Changes to the way millions of Americans voted this year contributed to record turnout, but that's no guarantee the measures making it easier to cast ballots will stick around for future elections.Republicans in key states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden already are pushing for new restrictions, especially to absentee voting. It's an option many states expanded amid the coronavirus outbreak that proved hugely popular and helped ensure one of the smoothest election days in recent years.President Donald Trump has been unrelenting in his attacks on mail voting as he continues to challenge the legitimacy of an election he lost.

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COVID-19 had massive impact on Indian aviation sector in 2020

COVID-19 pandemic had a massive impact on the Indian aviation sector in 2020 and major airlines facing losses and challenging times laid off employees, sent them on leave without pay, or cut their salaries.The government also had to extend the deadline for submitting bids for Air India five times during the year.When the pandemic started spreading across the country, all scheduled international flights and domestic passenger flights were suspended from March 23 and March 25, respectively. Scheduled domestic flights were restarted in a limited manner from May 25.The effect of this disruption can be gauged by the loss figures of India's two largest airlines.

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Covid challenge to NRP: Railways says 2020 was a 'year of grit and victories'

Indian Railways on Saturday came up with an account of how the year panned out for the national transporter.Indian Railways has used the Coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity for future development and to provide a better travel experience for passengers, the Ministry of Railways said in a press release.This year has been an "Year of Grit and Victories" for Indian Railways, the ministry said.

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Business 2020: Empty skies as Covid-19 grounds aviation's growth ambitions

As 2020 draws to a close, RTÉ News takes a look at seven ways in which the Irish and global economy was changed fundamentally this year.

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South Korea logs second-highest daily Covid cases amid prison, church outbreaks

South Korea posted its second-highest daily number of coronavirus cases on Saturday as outbreaks at a prison, nursing homes and churches continued to grow, prompting authorities to plead for a halt to all year-end gatherings.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said there were 1,132 new coronavirus cases on Friday, not too far off the record of 1,241 logged a day earlier."The virus is spreading whenever and wherever it wants," Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol told an intra-agency meeting, adding that people were also being infected at small gatherings with friends and acquaintances."As we stand at the crossroads of the third wave, how we stop the spread hinges on how we spend this year-end and New Year period."The

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Tokyo Covid cases jump to record with city on highest alert

Japan’s capital found a record 949 new coronavirus cases Saturday as Tokyo authorities urged residents to stay home.That compared with 884 new cases on Friday and the previous high of 888 on Thursday, according to data provided by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Authorities have imposed the highest alert in the metropolis of nearly 14 million people, and warned that the medical situation there is strained.Governor Yuriko Koike has called on residents to refrain from unnecessary outings, and has asked bars and restaurants in central districts to close at 10 p.m.

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Covid-19 update: India reports less than 30,000 cases for 13 days in row

India's Covid-19 graph seems to be stabilising with less than 30,000 infections reported continuously for the last 13 days. The country saw 22,273 new cases in the last 24 hours.

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Northern Ireland enters extended lockdown as cases remain high

All non essential retail has closed as part of a new six-week coronavirus lockdown in Northern Ireland.

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Biden pledges tuition-free community college for all

President-Elect Joe Biden delivers remarks before the holiday at The Queen in Wilmington, Delaware on Dec. 22, 2020.

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Trump made lasting impact on federal courts

WASHINGTON – On this, even President Donald Trump's most fevered critics agree: he has left a deep imprint on the federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come.He used the promise of conservative judicial appointments to win over Republican skeptics as a candidate. Then as president, he relied on outside conservative legal organizations and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to employ an assembly line-like precision to install more than 230 judges on the federal bench, including the three newest justices of the Supreme Court.

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India's coronavirus tally at 1,01,69,118 with 22,272 new cases, 251 deaths in a day

Take a look at India's Covid vaccine statusCurrently six coronavirus vaccines are undergoing clinical trials in India and are in different stages of development. These vaccines are -- Covaxin being developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with ICMR, second one developed by Zydus Cadila, third one by Gennova, Oxford vaccine, trial of which is conducted by Serum Institute of India, Sputnik V vaccine which is being manufactured by Dr Reddy's Lab, Hyderabad, in collaboration with Russia's Gamaleya National Centre and the sixth one manufactured by Biological E Ltd, Hyderabad, in collaboration with MIT.Meanwhile, three vaccines have sought emergency use authorisation (EUA) in India.

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Asia Today: S Korea's cases remain high as restrictions loom

SEOUL – South Korea has reported another new 1,132 coronavirus cases as the resurgence worsened over Christmas week, putting pressure on the government to enforce stricter social distancing controls.The figures released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on Saturday brought the country’s caseload to 55,902. South Korea added 1,241 cases on Christmas Day, its largest daily increase.

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Trudeau looks back on 2020: ‘Lots of things we learned that we could have done differently

In a sit down interview with ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reflects on the government’s pandemic response and what he would do differently. He also opens about what he thinks his father would have said if he was alive to see his son leading the country through this pandemic.

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Woman kills live-in boyfriend after tomahawk incident, says it was self-defense

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A Daytona Beach woman told police she was in bed late Christmas Eve when her live-in boyfriend raised a tomahawk over her -- so she shot the man to death, she told detectives.Authorities with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office are now investigating. Deputies were called to the home, on San Jose Boulevard, about 11:45 p.m.

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State with one of the strictest lockdowns in the country has the most COVID cases

There is a surge in COVID-19 cases in California despite unprecedented lockdowns and restrictions aimed at curbing the spreading of the coronavirus. Earlier this week, the state surpassed 2 million confirmed cases and beds at many intensive care units are running dangerously low.

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Queen Elizabeth discusses 2020 hardships in Christmas message

As families in Britain celebrate Christmas apart due to strict pandemic measures, Queen Elizabeth delivered her annual Christmas speech, acknowledging the sacrifices made during this tumultuous year. Crystal Goomansingh reports.

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NFC West title up for grabs as Rams, Seahawks meet

LEFT: Running back Malcolm Brown #34 of the Los Angeles Rams rushes the football against the Arizona Cardinals during the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on December 06, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona. The Rams defeated the Cardinals 38-28.

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'Unprecedented' mail volume, low staffing delays Christmas gifts, US Postal Services says

SAN RAMON, Calif. - Some who mailed holiday presents weeks early this year found they didn't act early enough as Christmas arrived with their gifts stuck in transit.The U.S. Postal Service said on its website that it was "experiencing unprecedented volume increases and limited employee availability due to the impacts of COVID-19."Austin Race of Grand Rapids, Michigan, placed an online order Nov.

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2020 in photos: The biggest, most iconic pop culture moments

What was your favorite pop culture moment from 2020? Let us know in the comments below.

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Hospital develops 'hugging curtain' for sick children to touch loved ones

A girl in a wheelchair at the San Raffaele hospital in Rome, interacts with her visiting mother through a plastic protection to avoid catching the COVID-19 on December 22, 2020. (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images) NEW YORK - A hospital in Rome has come up with a unique solution to allow families to have personal contact with children who are patients while also minimizing the risk of them catching the coronavirus. (SEE MORE PHOTOS BELOW)It's called a hugging curtain.

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Amid anguish of pandemic, sports offered memorable moments

Sarah Fuller was a goalie on the Vanderbilt women's soccer team when a chance at history tapped her on the shoulder.The Commodores football team was down a kicker because of COVID-19 issues, so coach Derek Mason reached out to soccer coach Darren Ambrose to see if Fuller might be a good option.Turns out she was.Fuller, a senior, became the first woman to play in a Power 5 football game with a kickoff against Missouri on Nov. 28.

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Grieving woman gets 'rotten Christmas turkey' the day after brother dies of Covid

Christmas Eve was forced to eat beans on toast after discovering her turkey was rotten. Sara Revell had been looking forward to a glimmer of happiness after heartbreaking news.But she is one of many who have complained today of being met by a "horrendous" smell when they opened up their Christmas turkeys.

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Broussard, Jefferson headline AP All-Pac-12 football team

Colorado's Jarek Broussard ran for 301 yards in one game and averaged more than six yards per carry.

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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

Stands were empty, but trophy cases weren’t: Can you ace this 2020 sports quiz?

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