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Prosecutor asks for police probe of statue-removal contract
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia special prosecutor has requested that state police investigate Richmond's $1.8 million contract for the removal of the city's Confederate statues.The statues were taken...
Syndicated Author Nov 12, 2020

Trump adviser Lewandowski tests positive for virus
Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski has tested positive for the coronavirus.Lewandowski recently traveled to Pennsylvania to assist Trump's efforts to contest the state's election results. He said Thursda...
Syndicated Author Nov 12, 2020

Appeals court clears Harvard of racial bias in admissions
BOSTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling clearing Harvard University of discrimination against Asian American applicants. Two judges on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals i...
Syndicated Author Nov 12, 2020

New device puts music in your head — no headphones required
LONDON (AP) - Imagine a world where you move around in your own personal sound bubble. You listen to your favorite tunes, play loud computer games, watch a movie or get navigation directions in your c...
Syndicated Author Nov 12, 2020

New Yorker fires writer Jeffrey Toobin after Zoom incident
NEW YORK (AP) - The New Yorker has fired longtime staff writer Jeffrey Toobin after he reportedly exposed himself during a Zoom conference last month. He had already been on suspension and is also on ...
Syndicated Author Nov 11, 2020

North Carolina Sen. Tillis reelected, keeps seat for GOP
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis has won reelection to his U.S. Senate seat, confirming that Democrats must now win both runoff races in Georgia in January if they are to sei...
Syndicated Author Nov 11, 2020

Virus postponements hit SEC, Big Ten; 8 games across FBS
The pandemic wrecked more plans across college football on Wednesday, with No. 12 Georgia at Missouri becoming the fourth game postponed in the Southeastern Conference alone and No. 3 Ohio State's vis...
Syndicated Author Nov 11, 2020

Central Florida lands hub for Jetsons-like ‘flying cars’
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The nation's first regional hub for "flying cars" is being built in central Florida and once completed in five years, the vehicles will be able to take passengers from Orlando to ...
Syndicated Author Nov 11, 2020

More than two-thirds of Wisconsin counties finish canvass
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - More than two-thirds of Wisconsin counties had completed certifying the results of last week's presidential election as of Wednesday, but the last one is still not expected to be ...
Syndicated Author Nov 11, 2020

Veterans Day in 2020: quiet parades, somber virtual events
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Celebrations marking Veterans Day gave way to somber virtual gatherings Wednesday, with many of the nation's veterans homes barring visitors to protect their residents from the su...
Syndicated Author Nov 11, 2020
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