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Trump administration plans 2nd execution in as many days
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - The Trump administration plans to continue its unprecedented series of post-election federal executions Friday by putting to death a Louisiana truck driver who severely abused...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2020

Pollstar: Live events industry lost $30B due to pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) - Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, concert trade publication Pollstar puts the total lost revenue for the live events industry in 2020 at more than $30 billion. Pollstar on Friday...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2020

Retailers urge shoppers to buy early amid shipping crunch
NEW YORK (AP) - A number of retailers, including J.C. Penney, Lowe's and Kohl's, are telling shoppers they need to place their online orders soon or else pay expedited shipping fees if they want to ge...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2020

US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign that could finally conquer the outbreak.The Food and D...
Syndicated Author Dec 10, 2020

US budget deficit up 25.1% in first 2 months of budget year
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government's deficit in the first two months of the budget year ran 25.1% higher than the same period a year ago as spending to deal with the COVID pandemic soared while tax...
Syndicated Author Dec 10, 2020

In Georgia, Pence calls Senate GOP’s ‘last line of defense’
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Back in Georgia to rally electoral support for the state's two Republican senators, Vice President Mike Pence told voters in Augusta on Thursday that returning the incumbents to Wa...
Syndicated Author Dec 10, 2020

Falwell drops defamation lawsuit against Liberty University
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - Jerry Falwell Jr. has dropped a defamation lawsuit against his former employer, Liberty University. A judge granted a motion this week to dismiss the case in a move that left ope...
Syndicated Author Dec 10, 2020

Minneapolis approves cuts to police budget, not staffing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a budget early Thursday that will shift about $8 million from the police department toward violence prevention and other programs -...
Syndicated Author Dec 10, 2020

US B-52H bombers fly to Middle East in mission to deter Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a new show of military might, two American bomber aircraft flew from the United States to the Middle East on Thursday, in a round-trip mission that U.S. officials said covered a w...
Syndicated Author Dec 10, 2020

US experts convene to decide whether to OK Pfizer vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. government advisory panel convened on Thursday to decide whether to endorse mass use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to help conquer the outbreak that has killed close to 300,000...
Syndicated Author Dec 10, 2020
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