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Published on December 22, 2020
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Sorry, but video meetings are here to stay
Some workers hope to continue the full-time telecommuting life indefinitely, pandemic or no pandemic. Brandon Penn isn't one of them.
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A 17 year-old is charged as an adult in connection with a stabbing and robbery that happened in October in Spring Garden Township.
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Here are parents' top 10 concerns during the pandemic
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France says it will reopen UK border -- with conditions
France and the UK moved closer to a deal on Tuesday that would allow some personal travel and thousands of stalled freight trucks to resume movement between both countries.
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Pfizer and Moderna are testing their vaccines against UK coronavirus variant
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More than 1.6 million votes cast so far in Georgia Senate runoff
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Prairie View A&M University Receives the Largest Donation in Its 144-Year History
Prairie View A&M University will be able to produce a lot more productive people thanks to a $50 million donation from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
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Former Houston police captain charged with pointing gun at repairman, believing he was a voter fraud 'mastermind'
A former Houston police captain was charged Tuesday with running a man off the road and pointing a gun to his head two weeks before the election as part of a baseless voter fraud conspiracy theory, the Harris County district attorney said in a statement.
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What arrest of ex-cop in Houston shows about danger of conspiracy theories
On October 19, two weeks before Election Day, a retired police captain in Texas allegedly ran his SUV into the back of an air conditioning repairman's vehicle, when the man stepped out, he pointed a gun at him, forced him to the ground and put his knee on the repairman's back, according to Houston police.
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2021 will bring National Museum of African American Music, Landmark Anniversaries, New Developments, and more to Nashville
Fisk Jubilee Singers celebrate 150 years, Frist Art Museum welcomes Picasso, Fifth + Broadway, Nashville Yards open.
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Europe threatens to break up Big Tech if it doesn't play by new rules
Officials across Europe on Tuesday unveiled legislation that would give regulators sweeping new powers to take on US tech giants, threatening huge fines and raising the prospect of breakups or bans for repeat offenders.
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Fauci, Kamala and other words you pronounced incorrectly in 2020
Anthony Fauci. Kamala Harris. Leonardo da Vinci. Yes, they're names you've seen a lot. And probably names you've mispronounced a lot too, according to a new list from language-learning app Babbel.
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California has appointed its first ever Muslim chaplain to the state legislature
A Muslim man has made history after becoming the first Muslim chaplain appointed to the California Legislature.
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Pfizer CEO says company on track to manufacture 1.3 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses globally next year
With about 50 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine coming this year and about 1.3 billion slated to be manufactured next year, Pfizer is working to meet US demands for more doses, company CEO Albert Bourla said Monday.
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Your home is a hotspot for Covid-19, studies say
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The coronavirus vaccine rollout will be messy. People will have to deal with that.
A vaccine kit sent to the wrong state. A hospital system in California expecting to get powdered vaccines instead of frozen vials. And tens of thousands of people expect to get vaccinated in the coming weeks, when in reality they are going to have to wait for months.
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When can I get a coronavirus vaccine?
The first coronavirus vaccines are out -- delivered by FedEx and UPS to hospitals across the country and into the arms of health care workers in hospitals in large cities such as New York and Washington, DC.
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Electoral College voting begins across the US
State electors began casting their ballots for president Monday morning, opening the formal Electoral College process of sealing Joe Biden's election as the 46th president of the United States.
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Jay Z At 50+: Overcome Your Fears And Take Action
With over 40 million albums sold and a business empire that includes clothing, fragrances, sports bars, liquor, and hotels, and more, Jay Z has transformed himself into one of the most powerful brands in the world.
