Missouri governor slams coronavirus rules on gatherings: 'Not going to mandate who goes in the front door'
Mike Parson urged state residents to follow coronavirus guidelines over Thanksgiving but said the government has “no business” mandating gathering sizes. “The holidays are coming, and as the Governor of the State of Missouri, I am not going to mandate who goes in the front door of your home,” Parson wrote on Twitter this week. A number of governors from California to New York have enacted 10-person limits on gatherings amid the holiday week. New York Gov. '”California rules cap gatherings at 10 and ban any nonessential gatherings after 10 p.m., and Gov.
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November 26, 2020 19:18 UTC
Tens of thousands bid farewell to Diego Maradona in Argentina
Fans blew kisses as they passed Maradona’s wooden casket in the main lobby of the presidential Casa Rosada. Police block access to people waiting to pay final respects to Diego Maradona at the executive mansion in Buenos Aires. The lines started forming outside Casa Rosada only hours after Maradona’s death was confirmed and grew to several blocks. A man holds a poster of Diego Maradona as he waits outside the presidential mansion. (Maria Paula Avila / Associated Press)AdvertisementA man holds up a Diego Maradona scarf outside the executive mansion on Thursday.
Source:Los Angeles Times
November 26, 2020 19:18 UTC
Reuvers leads No. 7 Wisconsin past Eastern Illinois, 77-67
Wisconsin big man Nate Reuvers posed all sorts of problems for Eastern Illinois, which had no way to replicate him in practice. Reuvers did all three Wednesday night as the seventh-ranked Badgers began their season with a 77-67 victory over Eastern Illinois. After falling behind 43-20 at halftime, a 16-4 run early in the second half pulled the Panthers to 56-42. Eastern Illinois only trimmed the margin to 10 in the final minute with Wisconsin’s starters on the bench. “They were getting too many offensive rebounds,” Reuvers said after Eastern Illinois turned 13 offensive rebounds into 16 points.
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November 26, 2020 19:18 UTC
Mitchell, Schakel lead SDSU to 73-58 win over No. 22 UCLA
Matt Mitchell and Jordan Schakel scored 15 points apiece and SDSU used a suffocating defense and 3-point shots to humble 22nd-ranked UCLA 73-58 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams. Jaime Jacquez Jr. had 17 points for UCLA, and Cody Riley added 14 points and 12 rebounds. Mitchell hit a jumper to start an 8-0 run midway through the first half that gave the Aztecs a 23-19 lead. The problem was San Diego State, their toughness, their execution.”BIG PICTUREUCLA: Hill, a 6-10 swingman, has right knee tendinitis and is day-to-day. San Diego State: The Aztecs used their trademark tough defense during the first half to force UCLA into 10 turnovers and a scoring drought that allowed SDSU to take the lead.
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November 26, 2020 19:18 UTC
Column: Dejected L.A. restaurants serve their last meals, fear for the future
They tapped into the mood that night at the Long Beach bistro and at thousands of restaurants across Los Angeles County. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)And now another gut punch? (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)“It sucks,” said Kaylee Anchulis, a 25-year-old software developer. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)AdvertisementFrom All Day Baby, I swung by El Ruso only to find it closed for Thanksgiving. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)Even though outdoor dining was going to be prohibited, Lopez refused to break down the patio.
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November 26, 2020 18:56 UTC
Thousands bid farewell to Maradona in Argentina amid clashes
Argentina President Alberto Fernández had appeared at midday and placed on the casket a shirt of Argentinos Juniors, Maradona's first club as a professional. The lines started forming outside the Casa Rosada only hours after Maradona’s death was confirmed and grew to several blocks. “He made Argentina be recognized all over the world, who speaks of Maradona also speaks of Argentina," de Lima told The Associated Press. Those waiting for enter the Casa Rosada were mostly wearing masks because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they struggled to keep social distancing. A huge mural of Maradona'a face was painted on the tiles that cover the Plaza de Mayo, near the Casa Rosada, which was decorated with a giant black ribbon at the entrance.
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November 26, 2020 18:33 UTC
'Jeopardy!' shares inspiring Thanksgiving message from Alex Trebek taped before his death: 'Keep the faith'
Alex Trebek is spreading kindness and positivity to all — even after his death. released on Thursday a Thanksgiving message from the late game show host that was recorded prior to his death just a few weeks ago. Trebek says: "Happy Thanksgiving ladies and gentleman. released the touching video message on its official Twitter account, writing, "High on our list of things to be thankful for this year: Alex's Thanksgiving message from today's show. ALEX TREBEK CREMATED, ASHES TO BE KEPT AT HOME, DEATH CERTIFICATE REVEALSTrebek hosted “Jeopardy!” since 1984, presiding over more than 8,000 episodes.
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November 26, 2020 18:22 UTC
'Final warning' for Pakistan cricketers in New Zealand
The chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board has warned players on tour in New Zealand to obey COVID-19 protocols or the whole team risks being sent home. In a WhatsApp voice note sent to Pakistan players on Thursday, Wasim Khan said he was given a “final warning” by both New Zealand Cricket and its government after six Pakistan players tested positive for the coronavirus on arriving in the country. “They also said there were three to four breaches of protocols,” Khan said. New Zealand Cricket said while the positive cases were disappointing, their early discovery showed government protocols around touring teams are working. Pakistan is scheduled to play three Twenty20 internationals against New Zealand, starting on Dec. 18, followed by two test matches.
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November 26, 2020 17:26 UTC
2 NYPD officers shot in Queens released from hospital
The two NYPD officers who were shot while responding to a domestic dispute in Queens were released from the hospital Thursday — just in time to spend the holiday with their loved ones. Joseph Murphy and Christopher Wells were greeted by dozens of their brothers in blue as they were rolled out of Jamaica Hospital in wheelchairs. 2 NYC POLICE OFFICERS WOUNDED IN DAYTIME SHOOTINGBoth men were flanked by their wives — with Wells’ carrying their bundled-up 2-week-old baby in her arms. “I’m extra thankful.”The pair of cops were shot by Rondell Goppy at the 41-year-old suspect’s Springfield Gardens home Tuesday afternoon. “We’re just so grateful that these officers are going to be able to get home today, sit on the couch, watch some football with their beautiful families.
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November 26, 2020 17:15 UTC
AstraZeneca hopes the world can focus on its positive vaccine news. But experts fear a lack of transparency has clouded that
Photos: The novel coronavirus outbreak Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks during a news conference on Thursday, November 19. Hide Caption 10 of 427Photos: The novel coronavirus outbreak People shop at an outside market in Berlin on October 27. Hide Caption 62 of 427Photos: The novel coronavirus outbreak A worker disinfects a public school in Brasilia, Brazil, on August 5. Hide Caption 65 of 427Photos: The novel coronavirus outbreak Elementary school students walk to class in Godley, Texas, on August 5. The shelter, which hosts 470 asylum seekers, was placed in isolation after a pregnant resident tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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November 26, 2020 17:04 UTC
Fact-checking Trump’s cellphone rant of election falsehoods
It was a fraudulent election.”Trump lost decisively, with Biden earning 306 electoral votes to Trump’s 232. For instance, Biden won Michigan by more than 150,000 votes, compared with Trump’s margin of about 11,000 in 2016. It’s illegal to vote more than once in an election, and in some states, it’s a felony. … Why wouldn’t they overturn an election?”ADJudges in numerous states have repeatedly made decisions, dismissing Trump’s claims as unproven or fiction. The Pinocchio TestThe president continues to embarrass himself — and the nation — by embracing false and half-baked claims about voter fraud in the 2020 election.
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November 26, 2020 16:53 UTC
'Zombie minks' in Denmark that were killed to stop spread of coronavirus appear to rise from their graves
Minks infected with a mutated strain of the novel coronavirus appeared to rise from the grave this week after thousands were culled in Denmark earlier in the month. The "zombie" mink are being reburied elsewhere and environment officials have promised to fix the situation. Some mayors have suggested cremating the mink corpses, according to USA Today. Parliament ordered around 15 million mink to be killed and all mink farming is banned until the end of next year. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APPDenmark has reported more than 74,700 cases and over 800 deaths, according to data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.
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November 26, 2020 16:52 UTC
How Biden won: He built on Clinton's successes
Biden did considerably worse with Hispanics than Hillary Clinton in municipalities throughout the countryAnd Biden won the presidency even as President Donald Trump's base largely stuck with him. According to the national exit poll , Trump won 92% of the voters who cast a ballot for him in 2016. Where Biden won this election, though, was in the middle. He mostly built on Clinton's success, rather than win back a lot of 2012 Barack Obama voters. Without maximizing Clinton's overperformance of Obama, Biden would have lost his birth state.
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November 26, 2020 16:52 UTC
Health officials’ warnings put to test as Thanksgiving arrives, threatening a deeper COVID crisis
Weeks of warnings and pleas will be put to the test on Thursday as Thanksgiving arrives amid the worst pandemic in America in more than a century. Officials fear large traditional gatherings indoors may become superspreader events, increasing cases as California is already seeing unprecedented levels of coronavirus spread. Officials have warned that if infections spread further due to Thanksgiving gatherings, more restrictions will likely follow. It’s possible that the virus is actually there and the test just didn’t find it, health officials say. AdvertisementThat’s why a negative test does not give you a pass to end the 14-day quarantine early, Ferrer said.
Source:Los Angeles Times
November 26, 2020 16:18 UTC
Trump administration removes experts from Defense Policy Board
(CNN) Several high profile members of the Defense Policy Board were removed on Wednesday by the Trump administration, in yet another purge of longstanding foreign policy experts and national security establishment figures in the final days of the Trump era, according to three defense officials. The Defense Policy Board is an outside advisory group of former high profile national security officials who "provide the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, independent, informed advice and opinions concerning matters of defense policy in response to specific tasks from the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense," according to their website. "As part of long-considered changes, we can confirm that several members of the Department's Defense Policy Board have been removed. We are extremely grateful for their dedicated service, commitment, and contributions to our national security. Future announcements for new members of the board will be made soon," the third official said.
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November 26, 2020 16:07 UTC