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Arizona man recorded himself savagely beating wife, deputies say
New York Post - 18 Dec 2020 17:56
An Arizona man recorded videos of himself brutally beating his wife in front of their special-needs son who pleaded for him to stop, authorities said. Richard Ellsworth, 51, of Cordes Lakes, is facing charges of kidnappi...
Mom dumped toddler daughter's corpse, dressed life-sized doll to look like her
New York Post - 18 Dec 2020 03:50
A Texas woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison after dumping her 2-year-old daughter’s corpse — and then trying to pass off a life-sized doll as the girl. Tiaundra Christon, 23, was found guilty of tampering with ...
Closing In on Stimulus Deal, Lawmakers Clash Over Fed's Role
The New York Times - 18 Dec 2020 04:04
Democrats worked to include more emergency aid to states while Republicans moved to prevent the Federal Reserve from restarting loan programs.
Nurse faints while talking to press about getting COVID-19 vaccine
New York Post - 18 Dec 2020 14:42
Nurse manager Tiffany Dover received the Pfizer-BioNTech jab at CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga and was giving a press briefing when she began to trail off.
Hundreds of kidnapped schoolboys have been freed in Nigeria, officials say
CBSNews - 18 Dec 2020 03:43
More than 300 schoolboys who were abducted last week by armed men in northwestern Nigeria have been released and will be reunited with their families. CBSN's Lana Zak has more.
Biden adviser Cedric Richmond tests positive for COVID-19
CBSNews - 18 Dec 2020 05:15
Richmond attended a Georgia campaign rally with the president-elect, and his his interactions with Mr. Biden "happened in open air, were masked and totaled less than 15 consecutive minutes," the transition team said.
Texas' hardest-hit border counties begin vaccinating, bringing hope to a heavily Hispanic community
CBSNews - 18 Dec 2020 14:59
Hospitals in some of Texas' hardest-hit counties have begun vaccinating. Mireya Villarreal reports.
Sen. Dick Durbin says alleged Russian hack 'virtually a declaration of war'
New York Post - 18 Dec 2020 14:31
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois called the alleged Russian-backed hack of government agencies and corporations "virtually a declaration of war."
Nigerian official says over 300 abducted schoolboys freed
NY Daily News - 18 Dec 2020 04:32
Some 300 schoolboys in Nigeria have been freed.
The W.T.O. Is Having a Midlife Crisis
The New York Times - 18 Dec 2020 03:09
Fixing the global trading system means first coming to grips with why it is broken.
Extra doses in Pfizer vaccine vials expand nation's supply
CBSNews - 18 Dec 2020 01:58
Vials of Pfizer's COVID vaccine were found to contain an extra dose as a second vaccine is on its way to approval. Errol Barnett has more.
Trump reportedly nearly blew up delicate COVID-19 relief talks with demand for $2,000 direct checks
The Week - 18 Dec 2020 15:09
"Congressional leaders are preparing the second-largest federal rescue package in our nation's history, and no one has seen it just days before it will get a vote," Politico reports. The emerging $900 million legislation...
Virus-stricken Macron at presidential retreat with fever
ABC News - 18 Dec 2020 14:59
French President Emmanuel Macron is riding out the coronavirus in a presidential retreat at Versailles
Agency overseeing nuclear weapons hacked as part of massive cyberattack
CBSNews - 18 Dec 2020 14:46
The country's top cybersecurity agency says the hack compromised critical federal infrastructure, and according to reports the breach struck at least eight government agencies.
Former White House official on Biden's cabinet picks
CBSNews - 18 Dec 2020 05:15
President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to unify a divided nation after the electoral college confirmed his election victory. Meantime, Biden's future cabinet is starting to take shape. So far he's announced more than a do...
Ex-police chief says mayor asked him to lie about Daniel Prude
CBSNews - 18 Dec 2020 05:10
La'Ron Singletary said he was fired after he refused to lie to the City Council to support Mayor Lovely Warren's narrative that she had been misinformed about Prude's death.
How to wash face masks in your laundry without losing them
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USA Today - 18 Dec 2020 21:22
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Here's why McDonald's restaurants are putting cameras in their dumpsters
CNN - 18 Dec 2020 18:01
Jason Gates spends a lot of his time thinking about trash, and how we can generate less of it.
With no shows in nearly 10 months, performing musicians have been searching and waiting for income and answers -- here's how some are getting on
Chicago Tribune - 18 Dec 2020 18:00
With live performances on hiatus, this year has forced performing musicians to mine their creativity for both inspiration *and* income streams.
Politics live updates: Congress rushes to reach deal on $900B in COVID relief and avoid government shutdown
USA Today - 18 Dec 2020 15:14
Lawmakers will likely have to remain on Capitol Hill through the weekend to approve a $900 billion coronavirus relief package and avert a shutdown.
U.S. teen, boyfriend sentenced to 4 months in Cayman Islands jail in COVID case
NY Daily News - 18 Dec 2020 04:53
An 18-year-old American and her Caymanian boyfriend from were reportedly sentenced Tuesday to four months in prison over a quarantine breach in the Cayman Islands.