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2nd virus vaccine shows overwhelming success in U.S. tests
Moderna said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be highly effective in a major trial, a second dash of hope in the global race for a shot to tame a resurgent virus that is now killing more than...
Syndicated Author Nov 16, 2020

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree goes up; lighting Dec. 2
NEW YORK (AP) - A 75-foot Norway spruce arrived Saturday at New York City's Rockefeller Center to serve as one of the world's most famous Christmas trees.The tree was trucked in early Saturday morning...
Syndicated Author Nov 14, 2020

Surging virus cases get a shrug in many Midwestern towns
ELMWOOD, Neb. (AP) - Danny Rice has a good sense of how dangerous the coronavirus can be.What puzzles him are the people who have curtailed so much of their lives to avoid being infected by the virus....
Syndicated Author Nov 14, 2020

Rudolph, Santa figures soar to sale of $368,000 at auction
LOS ANGELES (AP) - And how the bidders loved him!A buyer shouted out with glee that they would pay $368,000 for the Rudolph and Santa Claus figures used in the perennially beloved Christmas special "R...
Syndicated Author Nov 14, 2020

Trump thrills protesting supporters with motorcade drive-by
WASHINGTON (AP/WMAL) - President Donald Trump delighted supporters gathered near the White House on Saturday with a slow motorcade drive-by through downtown Washington on the way to his Virginia golf ...
Syndicated Author Nov 14, 2020

Oregon and New Mexico order lockdowns, other states resist
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The governors of Oregon and New Mexico ordered near-lockdowns Friday in the most aggressive response yet to the latest wave of coronavirus infections shattering records across ...
Syndicated Author Nov 13, 2020

Bond denied for father, son charged in Ahmaud Arbery slaying
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia judge denied bond Friday for the father and son charged with murder in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, saying he's concerned the men took the law into their own hands and ...
Syndicated Author Nov 13, 2020

SpaceX crew flight delayed due to high winds
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX delayed its second astronaut flight by a day because of high wind and weather conditions that could jeopardize the recovery and recycling of the rocket booster, push...
Syndicated Author Nov 13, 2020

Donald Trump wins battleground state of North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - President Donald Trump has won the presidential battleground state of North Carolina over Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Trump campaigned aggressively in North Carolina with in-per...
Syndicated Author Nov 13, 2020

2 workers dead, 1 person missing in veterans hospital blast
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - An apparent steam pipe explosion Friday in a maintenance building at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut killed a VA employee and a contractor and left a third person m...
Syndicated Author Nov 13, 2020
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