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Top secret: Biden gets access to President’s Daily Brief

Outgoing President Donald Trump approved the briefings for Biden last Tuesday, a day after his administration approved the formal transition process to his successor.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 9:01 PM

Americans face new COVID-19 restrictions after Thanksgiving

Health experts had pleaded with Americans to stay home over Thanksgiving and not gather with anyone who didn't live with them.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 7:37 PM

Judge: Detained immigrants must see a judge within 10 days

Civil rights groups praised the ruling by U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan as the first of its kind in the nation to set such a rule for the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 6:48 PM

It’s Major: Pets poised for a return to the White House

In a few weeks, Major, fellow German shepherd Champ and the TBD feline are expected to make the move to the White House.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 6:35 PM

Virginia health official updates lawmakers on vaccine latest

According to epidemiologist Dr. Lilian Peake, if federal regulators approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Virginia could begin receiving limited doses as early as mid-December.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Stocks slip, but S&P 500 still logs best month since April

Stocks pulled back slightly from their record levels Monday as Wall Street put a quiet coda on one of its most rocking months in decades.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 5:53 PM

Wisconsin confirms Joe Biden as winner following recount

Joe Biden’s victory in battleground Wisconsin is scheduled to be certified following a partial recount that only added to his 20,600-vote margin over President Donald Trump.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 4:59 PM

Sen. Grassley returns to Senate after coronavirus isolation

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and third in the line of presidential succession, is back in the Senate on Monday after testing positive for coronavirus two weeks ago.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 3:06 PM

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s census plan

The Supreme Court sounded skeptical Monday that President Donald Trump could categorically exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot seats among the states in the House of Representatives.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 2:17 PM

Arizona certifies Biden’s victory over Trump

Arizona officials have certified Joe Biden’s narrow victory over President Donald Trump in the state.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 2:04 PM

Disappearance of Utah monolith won’t prompt major probe

Police won’t be opening a major investigation into the disappearance of a mysterious silver-colored monolith that generated international attention and a mess when curious visitors made their way to the site of the discovery in the Utah desert.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 1:36 PM

Biden names liberal econ team as pandemic threatens workers

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced his senior economic team, including his plans to nominate the first woman to head the Treasury Department.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 10:59 AM

Study: Virginia lags on compensation for wrongly imprisoned

A recent study has found that Virginia falls behind some other states when it comes to compensating innocent people who were wrongfully sent to prison.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 10:27 AM

Dictionary.com picks ‘pandemic’ as its 2020 word of the year

Dictionary.com on Monday declared “pandemic” its 2020 word of the year.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 9:54 AM

Moderna asking US, European regulators to OK its virus shots

Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 9:18 AM

Richmond organizations raise $1M for new racial justice fund

Several organizations in Richmond have partnered to raise $1 million for a fund set to go toward wealth and educational opportunities for the Black community and to address structural racism.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 8:44 AM

Beware of COVID-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approval

The coronavirus vaccine inching toward approval in the U.S. is desperately anticipated by weary Americans longing for a path back to normal life. But criminals are waiting, too, ready to use that desperation to their advantage, federal investigators say.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 7:03 AM

Merriam-Webster’s top word of 2020 not a shocker: pandemic

Among the runners up for word of the year: kraken, mamba and defund.

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Published November 30, 2020 at 12:42 AM

Biden fractures foot while playing with dog, to wear a boot

The office of President-elect Joe Biden says Biden twisted his ankle while playing with one of his dogs and will be examined by a doctor “out of an abundance of caution."

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Published November 29, 2020 at 10:22 PM

Mysterious silver monolith disappears from Utah desert

A mysterious monolith found in a desert canyon in Utah has been removed by an unknown party.

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Published November 29, 2020 at 10:20 PM

Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team

President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female communications team at his White House, led by campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield.

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Published November 29, 2020 at 10:19 PM

Source: Pa. lawmaker gets a positive test at Trump meeting

A Pennsylvania state senator abruptly left a West Wing meeting with President Donald Trump after being informed he had tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Published November 29, 2020 at 5:33 PM

Fauci: US may see ‘surge upon a surge’ of virus in weeks ahead

The nation’s top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the U.S. may see a “surge upon a surge” of the coronavirus over the coming weeks.

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Published November 29, 2020 at 5:22 PM

With no action by Washington, states race to offer virus aid

Governors and state lawmakers are racing to get pandemic relief to small-business owners, the unemployed, renters and others whose livelihoods have been upended by the widening coronavirus outbreak.

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Published November 29, 2020 at 5:02 PM

Completed Wisconsin recount confirms Biden’s win over Trump

Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results on Sunday, confirming Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state.

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Published November 29, 2020 at 4:55 PM

George Clooney says he has cut his own hair ‘for 25 years’

George Clooney is just like us, maybe. The star said he does his own haircuts with a device touted in infomercials.

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Published November 29, 2020 at 4:03 PM

Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85

Prowse represented England in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games in the 1950s before breaking into movies with roles that emphasized his commanding size.

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Published November 29, 2020 at 3:30 PM

Fuller sticking with Vanderbilt football after historic kick

Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller isn’t walking away from football just yet after becoming the first woman to kick in a Power Five conference football game.

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Published November 29, 2020 at 2:26 PM

Investigators search doctor’s office, probing Maradona death

Argentine police searched the home and office of one of Diego Maradona’s doctors on Sunday, taking away medical records as part of investigations into the death of the 60-year-old soccer star that caused a wave of grief across the country.

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Published November 29, 2020 at 1:39 PM

AP source: NFL fines Saints $500,000, Patriots $350,000

The NFL has fined the New Orleans Saints $500,000 and stripped them of a 2021 seventh-round draft pick for violating league COVID-19 protocols, a person with direct knowledge of the discipline told The Associated Press on Sunday.

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Published November 29, 2020 at 11:10 AM

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