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2020

2020

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Capsule with asteroid samples arrives in Japan for research

· December 8, 2020
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Noem's travel builds profile as virus surges in South Dakota

· December 8, 2020
Wolf warns hospitals at risk, mulls new virus restrictions
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Wolf warns hospitals at risk, mulls new virus restrictions

The coronavirus is running rampant throughout Pennsylvania and could soon force overwhelmed hospitals to begin turning away patients, Gov. Tom Wolf warned Monday, calling it a dangerous, disturbing s

Trump campaign appeals another Pa. ballot case
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Trump campaign appeals another Pa. ballot case

· December 7, 2020

HARRISBURG President Donald Trump s campaign continues to press lawsuits over Pennsylvania s election, appealing another case it lost to the state Supreme Court, this time over fewer than 2,000 ball

Pearl Harbor dead remembered in ceremony shrunk by pandemic
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Pearl Harbor dead remembered in ceremony shrunk by pandemic

· December 7, 2020

HONOLULU U.S. servicemen and women and National Park Service officials gathered at Pearl Harbor on Monday to remember those killed in the attack but elderly survivors stayed home to pay their resp

Virus talks drag on liability as Congress preps stopgap aid
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Virus talks drag on liability as Congress preps stopgap aid

· December 7, 2020

WASHINGTON Lawmakers are giving themselves more time to sort through their end-of-session business on government spending and COVID-19 relief, preparing a one-week stopgap spending bill that would p

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Fred Akers, Texas coach who flirted with glory, dies at 82

· December 7, 2020
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'B.A.P.S.' star Natalie Desselle Reid dies at 53

· December 7, 2020
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Georgia again certifies election results showing Biden won

· December 7, 2020
Virginia Military Institute removes Confederate statue
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Virginia Military Institute removes Confederate statue

· December 7, 2020

LEXINGTON, Va. The Virginia Military Institute removed a prominent statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas Stonewall Jackson on Monday, a project initiated this fall after allegations of systemic racism

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Rashida Jones replaces Phil Griffin as MSNBC president

· December 7, 2020
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Wolf warns hospitals at risk, mulls new virus restrictions

· December 7, 2020
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Feds passed up chance to lock in more Pfizer vaccine doses

· December 7, 2020
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Trump campaign appeals another ballot case in Pennsylvania

· December 7, 2020
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LeBron considers load management, maps future with Lakers

· December 7, 2020
Dick Allen, fearsome hitter and 7-time All-Star, dies at 78
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Dick Allen, fearsome hitter and 7-time All-Star, dies at 78

· December 7, 2020

Dick Allen, a fearsome hitter who was a seven-time All-Star, the 1964 NL Rookie of the Year and the 1972 AL MVP, has died. He was 78.

Urschel makes pitch about math
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Urschel makes pitch about math

John Urschel has found that a master s degree in mathematics, his stature as an accomplished author and his pending doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology isn t necessarily enough to

Eagles’ Pederson isn’t ready to commit to QB
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Eagles’ Pederson isn’t ready to commit to QB

Doug Pederson isn t ready to commit to starting Carson Wentz or Jalen Hurts at quarterback.

Italy has hard qualifying path after missing last World Cup
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Italy has hard qualifying path after missing last World Cup

After missing out on the 2018 World Cup, Italy has been handed a challenging path to the 2022 tournament in Qatar.

Breakdancing gets Olympic status to debut at Paris in 2024
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Breakdancing gets Olympic status to debut at Paris in 2024

· December 7, 2020

GENEVA Breakdancing became an official Olympic sport on Monday.