[Fox News, AP] Biden’s ramped-up security will still be less than if he were the president-elect Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will receive a beefed-up Secret Service detail starting Friday as the candidates wait for the presidential race to be called, according to a report. As of early Friday, several crucial battleground states, including Georgia, Pennsylvania […]
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[CBS NEWS] Two men who were found outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center are being held after Philadelphia police were notified of the threat of an attack, CBS Philly reports. Votes are being counted inside the center. Police say they were alerted to the threat around 10 p.m. Thursday. According to police, […]
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[CNBC, Getty Images] The Postal Service on Election Day failed to deliver a significant percentage of mail-in ballots to several states that could determine who wins the presidential contest between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden, data filed with a federal court suggested Wednesday. The states seeing relatively poor levels […]
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[BBC NEWS] Traffic around Paris hit record levels just hours before a new national lockdown came into force across France. Jams stretched to a cumulative 430 miles (700 km) in the Ile-de-France region early on Thursday evening, local media reported. Lockdown measures came into force at midnight on Friday (23:00 […]
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[ESPN] Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner tested positive for COVID-19 and was pulled from the team’s World Series-clinching 3-1 win in Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed the positive test after the game, telling Fox: “It’s a bittersweet night for us.” Turner was 0-for-3 with […]
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[Forbes, Getty Images] If you’re one of the billion-plus people using Facebook Messenger, then you’d be well-advised to switch to an alternative. Unlike its Facebook stablemate WhatsApp, Messenger is missing the critical security required to protect your content from prying eyes. Everything you send on Messenger passes through Facebook servers […]
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(CNN) Moderna, the first company to start US clinical trials of a Covid-19 vaccine, on Thursday finished enrolling all 30,000 of its participants. All 30,000 have received their first shot, and most of them have also received the required second shot. The company’s president says it’s now on track to […]
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[CNN] Studies have been conducted on the risks of COVID-19 exposure among airline passengers. One airline claims a study shows the risk on board an aircraft is “virtually non-existent” when masks are worn.DALLAS, Texas — A Dallas-area woman died due to COVID-19 while on a flight home from Las Vegas […]
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[BBC NEWS, REUTERS] South Korean authorities have sought to reassure people as the number who have died after being vaccinated against seasonal influenza rose to 13. The doctor leading an inquiry into the deaths has said he does not believe the vaccine and fatalities are connected. But trust in the […]
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[New York Post, Getty Images] A Brazilian volunteer in the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial has died, health officials announced Wednesday. The Brazil National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) said it was notified Monday of the participant’s death and received data from the investigation into the matter. The Federal University of Sao […]
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