Nation & World
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
S&P 500 adds to record high, while Dow makes up pandemic losses, on vaccine hopes
Leading the way again for markets were stocks of companies whose profits would benefit the most from the economy climbing out of its deep recession, such as travel companies and banks.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
About 90,000 sex abuse claims filed in Boy Scouts bankruptcy
The number far exceeds the initial projections of lawyers across the United States who have been signing up clients since the Boy Scouts filed for bankruptcy protection in February in the face of hundreds of lawsuits.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
Perdue refuses debates against Ossoff in Georgia runoff
Republican Sen. David Perdue is declining to participate in debates against Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff ahead of their Jan. 5 runoff in Georgia
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
Hate crimes in U.S. reach highest level in more than a decade
The FBI’s annual report defines hate crimes as those motivated by bias based on a person’s race, religion or sexual orientation, among other categories.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
Third Breonna Taylor grand juror says police ‘got slap on the wrist’
Two others said the 12-member panel was not given the option to consider charges against the officers who fatally shot Taylor in March.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
‘More people may die if we don’t coordinate’: Biden urges Trump to aid transition
Maine's Republican Sen. Susan Collins joins in the call for Trump to work with the transition team, saying it's ‘absolutely crucial that the apparent president-elect and his team have full access to the planning that has gone on’ for vaccine distribution.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
Long-running study of tiny, yet vital, plankton to resume in Gulf of Maine
The study is described as critical to understanding how climate change is affecting marine ecosystems.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
Trump officials rush to auction drilling rights to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before Biden can block it
The administration called for oil companies to pick spots where they'd like to drill.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
Bezos makes first donations from $10 billion Earth Fund for fighting climate change
Bezos, the founder and chief executive of Amazon, gave the money to established environmental groups, as well as groups concerned with environmental justice.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
The Latest: Cruise lines seeking volunteers for CDC-ordered ‘test’ voyages
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world.
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