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US has to overcome Covid-19 denial and pull together, Fauci says

Dr. Anthony Fauci wants people who still believe Covid-19 is a hoax to know it's real and that the US needs everyone to get behind public health measures.

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Get to know Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Biden's CDC director pick

When Dr. Rochelle Walensky began her career at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in the mid-1990s, finding ways to take on the HIV/AIDS epidemic was an urgent medical priority. That challenge motivated Walensky to devote her career to the treatment of infectious diseases.

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Not everyone is sad to be missing the holidays with family this year

In pre-pandemic times, Sarah Sheehan always headed to North Carolina for a hectic holiday schedule that included hopping between the homes of several different relatives, a Christmas Eve midnight church service and caroling around the rural county where her extended family lives.

Human-made materials may now outweigh all living things on Earth, report finds

From roads and buildings to cars and plastic, human civilization is built on lots of stuff.

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Allergy warning for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine after UK health workers with allergy history suffer reaction

People with a "significant history of allergic reactions" should not be given the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, UK health authorities said Wednesday, after two health care workers experienced symptoms after receiving a shot the day before.

Twitch officially bans blackface, swastikas and the Confederate flag in new, targeted guidelines

In one of the most targeted and far-reaching social media guidelines issued by a major tech company, Twitch said it is beefing up its policy against hateful images on its platform and adding a ban on the Confederate flag. The new rules will take effect January 22.

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Kourtney Kardashian will make a cameo in 'She's All That' remake

Kourtney Kardashian is set to appear in the upcoming film "He's All That," the movie's official Instagram stories revealed Tuesday.

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Letters to Santa reveal kids' pandemic fears

Jonah wants nothing from Santa this year except for a cure for coronavirus.

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Officials aiming to have Covid-19 vaccine administered within 96 hours of authorization

Covid-19 vaccines will be distributed to vulnerable populations within days of any decision to authorize them, an official said, as coronavirus hospitalizations in the US are at an all-time high.

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Mother says Casey Goodson had dreams that were ripped away when he was fatally shot by a police officer

Casey Goodson was coming home from a dental appointment when he was fatally shot by a law enforcement officer, and in that moment his family lost a young man who "would not have harmed a fly," his mother said.

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Melania Trump 'just wants to go home'

In mid-November, as President Donald Trump railed against the election results, his wife, first lady Melania Trump publicly agreed with his sentiments. But privately, a handful of days after the final state tally, the first lady tasked an emissary with discreetly finding out what was available to her in terms of budget and staff allocation for post-White House life.

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States face tough questions about who should get Covid-19 vaccines after the initial groups

With the first shipments of a coronavirus vaccine poised to go out as early as this week, the plan to get the shots from the manufacturers into hospitals, assisted living homes, pharmacies and -- ultimately -- Americans' arms, is still riddled with unknowns.

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Terry McAuliffe launches bid for second term as Virginia governor

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced a bid for his old job on Wednesday, announcing a gubernatorial run that would make him one of only a handful of Virginia politicians to serve multiple terms as governor of the commonwealth.

Heather Graham just keeps getting better

Heather Graham has been acting since her teens but she's nowhere near done. With dramatic new roles, and a new approach to her work, she still wants to surprise us.

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YouTube waits until a month after the election to act on false claims of election fraud

YouTube is taking belated action on election misinformation: The company said it would now remove misleading videos that claim widespread fraud or other errors changed the outcome of the US presidential election.

Thieves burglarize Russia's nuclear war 'doomsday' plane

Russian police are investigating a break-in at a top-secret airborne nuclear command center, nicknamed the "doomsday plane."

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Azar has met with Biden's transition team and says 20 million Americans could be vaccinated in 'the next several weeks'

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Wednesday that he has met with President-elect Joe Biden's transition team and pledged a smooth transition, a rare recognition of the coming transfer of power from a top member of President Donald Trump's administration.

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US 'shouldn't have closed the door' to more Pfizer Covid vaccine doses this past summer, official says

It was a mistake for the Trump administration not to leave the door open to purchase more Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses earlier this summer, an administration official told CNN on Monday.

Woman remembered for selfless act that took her life

Monday brought an outpouring of adoration of for a Mid-state woman who lost her life on SR 386 Sunday night.

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Webex beefs up its features to stay competitive with Zoom

Most people have become all too familiar this year with the frustrations of working from home: that coworker on the conference calls who types loudly and can't figure out the mute button; the missed meeting because your home internet went on the fritz; and "hopping on a quick call" with colleagues when setting up the call takes longer than the conversation.