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In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has overridden President Donald Trump's veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. In an extraordinary New Year's Day se...
Syndicated Author Jan 01, 2021

Pence seeks dismissal of suit aiming to overturn election
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit led by a House Republican that seeks to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to overturn the results of the ...
Syndicated Author Jan 01, 2021

Last of singing McGuire Sisters dies in Vegas; Phyllis, 89
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The last surviving member of the three singing McGuire Sisters who topped the charts with several hits in the 1950s has died. Phyllis McGuire was 89. The lead singer and ...
Syndicated Author Dec 31, 2020

Some businesses thrived, many lagged during pandemic in 2020
By March 23, Apple had lost $435 billion in market value in about five weeks and many of its retail outlets were shut as the virus pandemic walloped the global economy and stock markets. Meanwhile, a ...
Syndicated Author Dec 31, 2020

Wisconsin hospital worker arrested for spoiled vaccine doses
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Authorities arrested a suburban Milwaukee pharmacist Thursday suspected of deliberately ruining hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine by removing it from refrigeration for two ...
Syndicated Author Dec 31, 2020

Trump returns to White House early, offers year-end message
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump delivered a year-end video message Thursday after returning early from vacation, highlighting his administration's work to rapidly develop a vaccine against CO...
Syndicated Author Dec 31, 2020

Sen. Perdue quarantines for virus exposure ahead of GA runoff
ATLANTA (AP) - Republican Sen. David Perdue was forced into quarantine Thursday in the home stretch of Georgia's high-stakes Senate runoffs, disclosing just five days before the election that he had b...
Syndicated Author Dec 31, 2020

US to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon has decided to send home the only Navy aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East, a move that will reduce American firepower in the region amid heightened tensions w...
Syndicated Author Dec 31, 2020

Dick Thornburgh, ex-governor and US attorney general, dies
Dick Thornburgh, who as Pennsylvania governor won plaudits for his cool handling of the 1979 Three Mile Island crisis and as U.S. attorney general restored credibility to a Justice Department hurt by ...
Syndicated Author Dec 31, 2020

Back pain causes pope to skip Vatican New Year’s ceremonies
VATICAN CITY (AP) - A back condition has forced Pope Francis to skip New Year's ceremonies at St. Peter's Basilica, a Vatican spokesman said Thursday.Francis was suffering from "painful sciatica" and ...
Syndicated Author Dec 31, 2020
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