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By JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of yellow-clad supporters greeted Thailand's king on Saturday as he led a birthday commemoration for his revered late father, the latest in a series of public appearances at a time of unprecedented challenge to the monarchy from student-led
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Trump loves to win but keeps losing election lawsuits - Black News Channel
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press For a man obsessed with winning, President Donald Trump is losing a lot. He's managed to lose not just once to Democrat Joe Biden at the ballot box but over and over again in courts across the country in a futile attempt to stay in power. The Republican
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US intelligence director says China is top threat to America - Black News Channel
By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China poses the greatest threat to America and the rest of the free world since World War II, outgoing National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe said Thursday as the Trump administration ramps up anti-Chinese rhetoric to pressure
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President-Elect Joe Biden Announces Diverse Picks For Economic Team
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European regulator to decide Dec. 29 on 1st virus vaccine - Black News Channel
By FRANK JORDANS, MARIA CHENG and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The European Medicines Agency will convene a meeting on Dec. 29 to decide if there is enough data about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for it to be approved, the
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Without patients or staff, Madrid opens new $119M hospital - Black News Channel
By IAIN SULLIVAN and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Authorities in Spain's capital on Tuesday held a ceremony to open part of a 1,000-bed emergency hospital for COVID-19 patients that critics say is no more than a vanity project, a building with beds not ready to receive patients and
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Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin, shoppers shift online - Black News Channel
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, JOSEPH PISANI and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Retail Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a beacon of hope for struggling retailers after months of
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Thai leader faces court ruling that could cost him his job - Black News Channel
By GRANT PECK and CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's highest court is set to rule Wednesday on whether Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has breached ethics clauses in the country's constitution and should be ousted from his position. The Constitutional Court will
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Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care - Black News Channel
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Soldiers triaging patients in parking lots in a capital city is normally the stuff of science fiction. Yet that's the reality in Boise, where troops direct people outside an urgent-care clinic revamped into a facility for coronavirus patients as
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Biden names liberal econ team as pandemic threatens workers - Black News Channel
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — With unemployment still high and the pandemic threatening yet another economic slump, President-elect Joe Biden is assembling a team of liberal advisers who have long focused on the nation's workers and government
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Virus, fan eagerness may spur sports bet, casino expansion - Black News Channel
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Huge holes in state budgets due to the coronavirus pandemic and the demonstrated eagerness of fans to bet on sports are likely to spur a further expansion of sports betting and online casino gambling, experts said Tuesday. Speaking at the
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Biden breaks foot while playing with dog, to wear a boot - Black News Channel
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will likely wear a walking boot for the next several weeks as he recovers from breaking his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, his doctor said. Biden suffered the injury on Saturday and visited an
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California winds ease but fire danger remains high - Black News Channel
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful winds that pushed wildfires through Southern California, burning several homes and injuring two firefighters, began easing but forecasters warned that the fire danger remained Friday. Santa Ana winds hit 50 mph (80.5 kph) to 85 mph
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Kia recalling 295,000 vehicles due to risk of engine fires - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined DETROIT (AP) — Kia is recalling nearly 295,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the engines can stall or catch fire. The recall comes just a week after Kia and affiliated Korean automaker Hyundai were fined by the U.S. government for allegedly delaying recalls. The recall
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Turkey toughens curfew measures amid coronavirus surge - Black News Channel
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US panel: 1st vaccines to health care workers, nursing homes - Black News Channel
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available, an influential government advisory panel said Tuesday. The panel voted 13-1 to recommend those groups get
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Pope elevates 13 new cardinals then puts them in their place - Black News Channel
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Years-old murder shook town; new arrest causes aftershocks - Black News Channel
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Many turn to real Christmas trees as bright spot amid virus - Black News Channel
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Predawn fire guts old church housing New York's Liberty Bell - Black News Channel
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Appeals court rejects Trump challenge of Pennsylvania race - Black News Channel
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Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, dies at 46 - Black News Channel
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Black Friday sees record online as US shoppers stay home - Black News Channel
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African American economist, Cecilia Rouse, Biden's pick for CEA chair - Black News Channel
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Faith takes the forefront as Georgia Senate runoffs heat up - Black News Channel
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People magazine reveals its '2020 People of the Year' - Black News Channel
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