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Georgia counties prepare for hand tally of presidential race

Georgia counties prepare for hand tally of presidential race

ATLANTA — As Georgia counties prepare for a hand tally of the presidential race, the state's top elections official planned to quarantine after his wife tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Thursday.
Justice Dept.: 'Poor judgment' used in Epstein plea deal

Justice Dept.: 'Poor judgment' used in Epstein plea deal

WASHINGTON — A Justice Department report has found that former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta exercised “poor judgment” in handling an investigation into wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein when he was a top federal prosecutor in Florida.
Virus surge: Schools abandon classes, states retreat

Virus surge: Schools abandon classes, states retreat

School systems in Detroit, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and suburban Minneapolis are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on bars and restaurants or getting more serious about masks, as the coast-to-coast resur
White separatist who spewed racial hatred dead at 82

White separatist who spewed racial hatred dead at 82

LOS ANGELES — Tom Metzger, the notorious former Ku Klux Klan leader who rose to prominence in the 1980s while promoting white separatism and stoking racial violence, has died at age 82.
US piles up record October budget deficit of $284.1 billion

US piles up record October budget deficit of $284.1 billion

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is starting the 2021 budget year the way the old year ended, with soaring deficits. The Treasury Department reported Thursday that the federal government ran up a record October deficit of $284.
Appeals court clears Harvard of racial bias in admissions

Appeals court clears Harvard of racial bias in admissions

BOSTON — Harvard does not discriminate against Asian American applicants, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a decision that offers relief to other colleges that consider race in admissions, but also sets the stage for a potential review by an
Canadian singer The Weeknd to headline the Pepsi Super Bowl halftime show

Canadian singer The Weeknd to headline the Pepsi Super Bowl halftime show

LOS ANGELES — Canadian singer The Weeknd will bring his popular falsetto vocals to the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the three-time Grammy Award winner will be the headline performer on Feb.
UN migration agency: 74 drown after boat capsizes near Libya

UN migration agency: 74 drown after boat capsizes near Libya

CAIRO — At least 74 migrants drowned after their Europe-bound ship capsized off the coast of Libya on Thursday, the U.N.'s migration agency said, in the latest in a series of at least eight shipwrecks in the Central Mediterranean since last month.
Police stumped by theft of rare tree in Wisconsin capital

Police stumped by theft of rare tree in Wisconsin capital

MADISON, Wis. — Police are stumped by the theft of a rare pine tree from the University of Wisconsin Arboretum. The 25-foot Algonquin Pillar Swiss Mountain pine was sawed down sometime between Nov. 5 and Nov.
Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings dies at 73

Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings dies at 73

ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana’s former president Jerry Rawlings, who staged two coups and later led the West African country's transition to a stable democracy, has died, according to the state’s Radio Ghana and the president. Rawlings was 73.
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