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PARIS (AP) — During their daily morning round of the intensive care unit, hospital staffers and medical students pause outside room No. 10, abruptly emptied of the patient who lost his nearly …
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By JOHN LEICESTER
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12/11/20
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TOKYO (AP) — Domestic sponsors have already contributed a record of $3.3 billion to help pay for the Tokyo Olympics. That's at least twice as much as any previous Games.
But it's still not …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA and STEPHEN WADE
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12/11/20
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MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — In the Southern California oceanside city of Manhattan Beach, one arm of government is urging residents to stay home except for essential needs while another is …
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By AMY TAXIN, DAMIAN DOVARGANES and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ
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12/11/20
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Jewish Americans from a variety of branches of the faith are celebrating Hanukkah with smaller-than-usual gatherings this year, in hopes of keeping the year-end holiday safe but still joyful as …
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By ELANA SCHOR and LUIS ANDRES HENAO
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12/10/20
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s the season for holiday gatherings, both official and informal. But it’s also still very much pandemic season, and COVID-19 infection numbers are setting records in the …
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By ASHRAF KHALIL
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12/10/20
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's overnight curfew will be extended into the new year, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday as he urged residents to do everything possible to protect themselves and …
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By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JOHN SEEWER
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12/10/20
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Airbnb proved its resilience in a year that has upended global travel. Now it needs to prove to investors that it sees more growth ahead.
The San Francisco-based home sharing company made a …
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN
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12/10/20
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NEW YORK (AP) — One by one, the fears creep in as Aura Morales rides the bus to her job at CVS in Los Angeles. A passenger boards without a mask but she doesn't dare confront him. More riders board …
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ
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12/10/20
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And now, for our annual look at the year in pop culture…. Oh, wait. This was 2020. The year everything stopped cold.
Well, not really. Truth is, people turned to culture of all kinds in 2020 — …
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By JOCELYN NOVECK
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12/10/20
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NEW YORK (AP) — Corritta Lewis has a huge extended family. Her mom is one of 12 siblings. Usually, Christmas means that she, her wife and their 2-year-old son dig out their cold-weather gear for …
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By LEANNE ITALIE
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12/10/20
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BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A military parade was held Thursday in the Azerbaijani capital in celebration of the peace deal with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh that saw Azerbaijan reclaim much of the …
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12/10/20
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people applying for unemployment aid jumped last week to 853,000, the most since September, evidence that companies are cutting more jobs as new virus cases spiral …
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
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12/10/20
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BEIJING (AP) — China is imposing restrictions on travel to Hong Kong by some U.S. officials and others in retaliation for similar measures imposed on Chinese individuals by Washington, the Foreign …
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12/10/20
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Can I stop wearing a mask after getting a COVID-19 vaccine?
No. For a couple reasons, masks and social distancing will still be recommended for some time after people are vaccinated.
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By The Associated Press
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12/10/20
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BERLIN — Germany has reported its highest one-day total of new coronavirus cases, while the number of deaths linked to COVID-19 has climbed above 20,000.
The national disease control center, the …
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12/10/20
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When my niece was seven-years-old, like many kids with older siblings, she was an unwilling participant in a fray or two. Her older sister was taller, stronger and bossier. My niece knew she could …
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12/10/20
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This week I will introduce you to the most beautiful lady I spoke with on our trip to Ohio. Her name is Mary, she is 88 years old and a grandmother to my husband, Daniel. True beauty shines through …
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12/10/20
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When Val Stephen tries to return her makeup to Ulta Beauty during the pandemic, she’s in for a shock. The store won’t give her money back, even though she has a promise in writing. What …
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12/10/20
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NEW YORK (AP) — Al Michaels refers to his lack of baseball for much of his career “the one regret I might have.”
An absence from regular baseball broadcasts for the past quarter-century …
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By RONALD BLUM
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12/9/20
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Motorcycle clubs roar into Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, each May for separate week-long rallies, one mostly white, the other mostly Black. Each brings millions of dollars, …
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By MICHELLE LIU
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12/9/20
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