Scott Neuman
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Health
Mexico Surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths
The milestone comes just two days after the country reported one million confirmed coronavirus infections. Mexico is only the fourth country to surpass 100,000 COVID-19 deaths.
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World
Thailand's Prime Minister Signals Tougher Measures Against Anti-Government Protests
Premier Prayuth Chan-ocha, who seized power in a coup six years ago, issued a statement addressing months of unrest, promising to use "all" the country's laws to quash the protests.
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Business
FAA Gives Boeing OK To Resume 737 Max Passenger Service
After 20 months on the tarmac that followed two fatal crashes, Boeing's troubled airliner has been given the green light by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Science
4 Astronauts Aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Successfully Dock With Space Station
Three NASA astronauts and one from Japan's space agency reached the ISS after a 27-hour flight following Sunday's liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center.
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National
Lucille Bridges, Mother Of Anti-Segregation Icon Ruby Bridges, Dies At 86
In 1960, she braved death threats and racial epithets to accompany her daughter to the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, desegregating the school.
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Vatican Report Says Pope John Paul II Knew About Allegations Against Former Cardinal
The report on former archbishop of Washington Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked last year, states that Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI were aware of the accusations of sexual misconduct.
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Politics
Key Trump Contacts Ben Carson And David Bossie Test Positive For Coronavirus
The news comes after White House chief of staff Mark Meadows also tested positive. Bossie had been coordinating events as part of the Trump campaign's legal fight to contest the election.
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Politics
Russia And China Among Countries Holding Off On Congratulating Biden
Leaders in the Kremlin and Beijing, as well as in Mexico and Brazil, have conspicuously not congratulated the president-elect, instead waiting for legal challenges to be resolved.
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National
Biden Names 13 Health Experts To COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board
The team, which includes former federal health officials, aims to create a blueprint for the incoming administration's COVID-19 response as the nation battles a new surge in infections.
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Politics
'Far From Over': Trump Refuses To Concede As Biden's Margin Of Victory Widens
The president was at his golf course in Virginia when a slew of networks announced Joe Biden had won the race for the presidency. Trump vowed he would go to court, but presented no evidence of fraud.