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  Shots for health workers and nursing home residents are expected to begin in the coming days after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency …
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Five key genes linked to severe COVID-19 found
Five key genes are linked with the most severe form of COVID-19, scientists said on Friday, in research that also pointed to several existing drugs that could be repurposed to …
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Five key genes linked to severe COVID-19 found
Five key genes are linked with the most severe form of COVID-19, scientists said on Friday, in research that also pointed to several existing drugs that could be repurposed to …
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Cuomo orders NYC restaurants to suspend indoor dining
The governor acknowledged indoor dining is not at the top of a list of settings driving the rise in new cases led by household gatherings, but said rising hospitalizations and …
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Georgia Republicans fired up for Senate runoff despite 'rigged' election fears
Convinced that the presidential election had been stolen from Donald Trump, the young couple from Blairsville, Georgia at first resolved to skip the state’s Jan. 5 runoffs for …
politics
Trump administration plans 2nd execution
The Trump administration plans to continue its unprecedented series of post-election federal executions Friday by putting to death a Louisiana truck driver who severely abused …
politics
Hundreds of GOP members sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit
The Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden’s victory has quickly become a conservative litmus test, as 106 members of Congress and …
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Houston doctor succumbs to Covid after months of saving patients
Araujo-Preza was a handsome man, and King wanted him to look his best at his funeral. I was born for this' As the critical care medical director at HCA Tomball, a 350-bed hospi…
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5 bicyclists dead, 3 hurt in crash on Nevada highway
A box truck allegedly hit a safety escort vehicle that was following the group of about 20 bicyclists on U.S. Highway 95 south of Boulder City.
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Joe Biden fills Cabinet with former WH leaders
The incoming administration has a distinctly Obama feel as the president-elect appears to be getting the old gang back together.
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Are you near a vaccine desert? 11 crucial questions answered
Dr. William Moss has seen up close the challenges of vaccinating people in the most difficult conditions, but even he hasn’t observed anything on the scale of the rollout in pr…
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Kim Kardashian shares some of Brandon Bernard's last words
The reality TV star and criminal justice reform advocate had been lobbying the Trump administration to commute Bernard’s sentence
politics
White House Asks Staff To Transition With ‘Professionalism' Despite Trump's Lies: Report
Staffers were asked to "prioritize preparations for a smooth transition.”
politics
Biden, Harris are Time's 2020 'Person of the Year'
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who defeated President Donald Trump in one of the most bitter presidential elections in U.S. history, are Time…
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Tulsi Gabbard introduces anti-transgender bill
The Hawaii Democrat has drafted a bill to bar schools from receiving federal funds if they allow transgender girls and women to compete in women's sports.
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Brandon Bernard executed despite appeals
The Trump administration carried out its ninth federal execution of the year and the first during a presidential lame-duck period in 130 years.
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U.S. executes Brandon Bernard despite appeals
The Trump administration on Thursday carried out its ninth federal execution of the year and the first during a presidential lame-duck period in 130 years, putting to death a T…
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National Latino museum vote blocked by GOP senator
Saying "the last thing we need is to further divide an already divided nation," Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee blocked proposals to establish the National Museum of the American…
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Federal panel endorses use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just one step away from launching an epic vaccination cam…
politics
Biden taps longtime China critic for top trade post
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday named Katherine Tai, a trade lawyer with a history of taking on China, as his incoming administration’s pick for the United States’ top tr…

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