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As the informal group steps up defence ties, analysts question whether it can counterbalance China in the Indo-Pacific.
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Already decorating for the holidays? Psychologists explain how it can relieve stress amid pandemic

8 minutes ago | ABC

HAVE YOU STARTED? People seem to be putting up their decorations early this year, which psychologists believe is a manifestation of the stress and social isolation the pandemic...
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Hong Kong leader: National security law has been 'effective'

12 minutes ago | ABC News

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says the city's new national security law has been “remarkably effective in restoring stability” after months of political unrest, and that bringing...
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Japan protests China's island incursions during FM visit

12 minutes ago | ABC News

Japan is using a visit by the Chinese foreign minister to protest Beijing's increased activity and what it calls infiltration around disputed East China Sea islands
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Glenn Close transforms into Appalachian grandma in new movie 'Hillbilly Elegy'

14 minutes ago | ABC

Glenn Close is almost unrecognizable playing an Appalachian grandmother in director Ron Howard's "Hillbilly Elegy."
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Viral Video: Squirrel Gets Drunk In Twin Cities Backyard

14 minutes ago | CBS

MINNEAPOLIS - The weirdness of 2020 continues. An Inver Grove Heights woman accidentally got her backyard squirrel drunk. The video posted by Katy Morlok has become a viral...
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YouTube suspends & demonetizes Trump-friendly OAN network on vague basis of ‘misleading Covid cure claims'

16 minutes ago | RT

YouTube has slapped the One America News Network with a week-long suspension, accusing the conservative channel of pushing “Covid-19 misinformation,” though no media reports...
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British pedophile David Wilson pleads guilty to 96 counts after sending sexual messages to 5,000 kids

34 minutes ago | NY Daily News

British pedophile David Wilson has pled guilty to 96 counts related to enticing young boys to send sexually explicit images of themselves to him.
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Faces Of COVID: Businessman Jeff Durant's Generosity Flowed Until The Very End

34 minutes ago | CBS

MINNEAPOLIS - A Twin Cities family is in grief after losing a beloved business owner to COVID last week. Jeff Durant of Blaine battled the virus for weeks in the hospital. He...
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Republican Devin Nunes Compares Democrats to 'Weird Star Wars Freaks'

36 minutes ago | Newsweek

"For the last four years it's been 'resistance,'" Rep. Devin Nunes said of Democrats on Tuesday. "It's like they're some kind of weird Star Wars freaks that had watched too...
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Biden win over Trump in Nevada made official by court

LAS VEGAS - The Nevada Supreme Court made Joe Biden's win in the state official on Tuesday, approving the state's final canvass of the Nov. 3 election. The unanimous action by... Read more ...

2021 Grammy nominations announced: Beyoncé leads among nominees

Nominations for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards were announced Tuesday, with Beyoncé leading among the nominees with nine. Read more ...

Clemson ranked No. 3 in initial College Football Playoff rankings

Alabama, Notre Dame and Ohio State round out the top four. Read more ...

Pennsylvania certifies Biden as winner of presidential vote

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Democrat Joe Biden has been certified as the winner of the presidential election in Pennsylvania, the governor said Tuesday. Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat... Read more ...

A new model projects COVID-19 cases in the US will nearly double over the...

The prediction comes as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations nationwide are exploding, with more than 3.1 million infections reported in the U.S. since the start of November... Read more ...

Biden to formally introduce national security team as official transition begins

WASHINGTON - In one of his first moves after the Trump administration approved the start of the presidential transition, Joe Biden is set to formally introduce some of the... Read more ...

Badger game vs. Minnesota canceled Saturday due to COVID-19

This weekend's Badger football game is canceled because of coronavirus. Read more ...

Parents of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich settle lawsuit against Fox News

The parents of a murdered Democratic National Committee staffer have settled a lawsuit against Fox News over a retracted report that suggested he was assassinated after leaking... Read more ...

Ravens-Steelers on for Thanksgiving despite positive coronavirus tests

A COVID-19 outbreak isn't going to take away the primetime game on Thanksgiving. The Baltimore Ravens had five players and four staffers test positive this week for the novel... Read more ...

Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to criminal charges in opioid case

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma formally admitted to its role in the nationwide opioid epidemic on Tuesday by pleading guilty to three criminal charges. Company chairman Steve... Read more ...