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VIRUS TODAY: Holiday party defiance, mask wearing in 2021

26 Nov 2020, 11:15 AM PST

A traveler adjusts her mask while waiting to check in for her flight at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. About 1 million Americans a day packed airports and planes over the weekend even as coronavirus deaths surged across the U.S. and public health …

China stepping up virus testing on imported food packaging

26 Nov 2020, 11:15 AM PST

A worker wearing a mask handles meat products including beef from New Zealand packaged with a QR-code linked to its COVID test results at a supermarket in Beijing, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. China has stirred controversy with claims it has detected the coronavirus on packages of imported frozen food. (AP …

12 Grammy facts: BTS and Dr. Luke in, The Weeknd out

26 Nov 2020, 11:15 AM PST

The Weeknd performs on day three at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Aug 4, 2018. The Weeknd, who was nominated for eight American Music Awards, was completely shut out of the Grammys, earning zero nominations despite having a No. 1 album. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)

The Weeknd criticizes Grammys over nominations snub

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

The Weeknd performs on day three at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Aug 4, 2018. The Weeknd, who was nominated for eight American Music Awards, was completely shut out of the Grammys, earning zero nominations despite having a No. 1 album. (Photo by Rob Grabowski/Invision/AP, File)

BTS band members, fans welcome its first Grammy nomination

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

Members of BTS perform at the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration in New York on Dec. 31, 2019. The K-pop band is nominated for a Grammy Award for best pop duo/group performance with “Dynamite," their first song to hit the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. …

Ga. Sen. Perdue boosts wealth with well-timed stock trades

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Sen. David Perdue speaks during a campaign rally on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Cumming, Ga. Perdue and Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff are in a runoff election for the Senate seat in Georgia. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Rationales shift as Nevada considers future of vote by-mail

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, a county election worker scans mail-in ballots at a tabulating area at the Clark County Election Department in Las Vegas. Nevada's decision to send all active voters mail-in ballots ahead of the November election sprung the western swing state into the center of …

The Latest: Tennessee won’t mandate vaccines in its schools

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

A man wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks on a pedestrian overpass in Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Global stocks edge lower after Dow crests 30,000

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

People stand by an electronic stock board of a securities firm showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Asian shares rose Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 30,000 points for the first time despite an ongoing pandemic, as progress in development of coronavirus …

UK cuts overseas aid after worst recession in over 300 years

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

Christmas lights are lit up on New Bond Street in Mayfair, London, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Haircuts, shopping trips and visits to the pub will be back on the agenda for millions of people when a four-week lockdown in England comes to an end next week, British Prime Minister Boris …

Penguin snaps up Simon & Schuster, creating mega publisher

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

- This March 13, 2003 file photo shows an exterior view of the German media giant Bertelsmann in Guetersloh, Germany. German media giant Bertelsmann said Wednesday that it is buying publisher Simon & Schuster from ViacomCBS for $2.17 billion in cash. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)

Germany set to extend partial shutdown well into December

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting of the German government at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (Michael Kappeler/Pool via AP)

Australian leader thrilled at Iran’s release of academic

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

In this frame grab from Iranian state television video aired Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert is seen in Tehran, Iran. Iran has freed Moore-Gilbert, who has been detained in Iran for more than two years, in exchange for three Iranians held abroad, state TV reported Wednesday. (Iranian …

Asia Today: SKorea cases jump over 500 amid reimposed rules

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

Underprivileged children wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus attend a class at the Sangharsh Vidya Kendra school at a slum area on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Wednesday, Nov.25, 2020. The school provides free education to underprivileged children two days a week. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

Ethiopian PM says troops ordered to move on Tigray capital

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

A Tigray girl who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, watches women cook in front of her shelter at Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Misery continues for the refugees in Sudan, with little food, little medicine, little shelter, little funding and little …

The Latest: France says masks still necessary after vaccine

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

People, wearing masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, walk in Istiklal street, the main shopping street in Istanbul, late Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. The number of daily COVID-19 infections in Turkey jumped to above 28,000 on Wednesday after, in a surprise development, the government resumed publishing all …

Greek civil servants on 24-hour strike

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

A seagull flies as other stand on the rope of a docked ferry at the port of Piraeus, near Athens during a 24-hour strike on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Ferries to the islands were halted and the Athens metro system and tram were shut for Thursday's strike, although buses continued …

Paris police suspended over beating of Black man

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

Music producer identified only by his first name, Michel, is pictured on his way to the Inspectorate General of the National Police, known by its French acronym IGPN, in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin ordered several Paris police officers suspended after the publication of videos …

AP Exclusive: Letter from Venezuelan jail: ‘Give me freedom’

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

In this Feb. 15, 2019 file photo, Dennysse Vadell sits between her daughters Veronica, right, and Cristina holding a digital photograph of father and husband Tomeu who is currently jailed in Venezuela, in Katy, Texas. Tomeu Vadell, who is one of six U.S. oil executive jailed for three years in …

Federal prisons to prioritize staff to receive virus vaccine

26 Nov 2020, 11:14 AM PST

This Aug. 28, 2020, file photo shows the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind. Orlando Hall, a federal inmate who killed a Texas teenage, is set to be executed at the prison on Thursday, Nov. 19. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

California official: just say ‘no’ to family Thanksgiving

26 Nov 2020, 11:13 AM PST

Pedestrians walk past a COVID-19-themed mural outside a boarded up business Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

2 detained for speaking Spanish settle border patrol lawsuit

26 Nov 2020, 11:13 AM PST

This Jan. 23, 2019 photo released by ACLU of Montana, shows Martha "Mimi" Hernandez, left, and Ana Suda in Havre, Mont. Hernandez and Suda, both U.S. citizens, have settled their lawsuit with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. They were detained by an agent who said he was questioning them …

Some California counties winding down hotels for homeless

26 Nov 2020, 11:13 AM PST

A man stands near tents set up on a sidewalk in San Francisco, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Some counties in California are pushing ahead with plans to wind down a program that's housed homeless people in hotel rooms amid the pandemic, despite an emergency cash infusion from the state aimed …

The Latest: South Korea has most daily cases in 8 months

26 Nov 2020, 11:13 AM PST

Workers from Top Glove walk out from Top Glove factory in Shah Alam, Malaysia, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Malaysia's Top Glove Corp., the world's largest maker of rubber gloves, says it expects a two to four-week delay in deliveries after more than 2,000 workers at its factories were infected by …

BBQ Rebellion: Restaurant Owner Arrested After Days of Defying Toronto Lockdown

26 Nov 2020, 11:02 AM PST

Toronto

Woman Reunited with Dog After He Disappeared Seven Years Ago

26 Nov 2020, 10:54 AM PST

Dog reunited with master

Empty seats, delivered feasts as virus changes Thanksgiving

26 Nov 2020, 10:53 AM PST

Evelyn Maysonet looks at the food delivery from the Weber-Morgan Health Department Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Ogden, Utah. Maysonet has been isolating with her husband and son in their Ogden home since all three tested positive for COVID-19 over a week ago. None of them have been able to …

Matt Stafford and Deshaun Watson Kneel During Anthem Before Thanksgiving Game

26 Nov 2020, 10:51 AM PST

Matt Stafford

New York City’s first Black mayor, David Dinkins, dies at 93

26 Nov 2020, 10:44 AM PST

In this Monday, Jan. 2, 1990, file photo, David Dinkins delivers his first speech as mayor of New York, in New York. Dinkins, New York City’s first African-American mayor, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. He was 93. (AP Photo/Frankie Ziths, File)

Back the Blue North Carolina Donates $10,000 to Fallen Deputy’s Children

26 Nov 2020, 10:31 AM PST

Back the Blue NC

UK Govt: Lockdown Likely to Last 12+ Months, ‘Hard Winter’ Coming, Repeated Vaccinations May be Required

26 Nov 2020, 10:25 AM PST

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes his face mask off as he returns to10 Downing Street in London, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Johnson leaves self-quarantine today after having close contact with a lawmaker who contracted the coronavirus in mid November. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Brexiteer MP Slams Covid Tiers as ‘Authoritarian’, Farage Predicts Mass Rebellion

26 Nov 2020, 10:20 AM PST

A man on a scooter passes by a graffiti reading "Covid 1984" as a reference to the novel 1984 by George Orwell on a wall in a street of Lausanne on May 12, 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo …

Celtic and Aberdeen games off after quarantine breach: Sturgeon

26 Nov 2020, 10:06 AM PST

Scottish Premiership season under threat due to quarantine breach

Charles Koch: ‘Horrified’ When Donations Didn’t Buy Politicians’ Votes

26 Nov 2020, 10:06 AM PST

FILE - This June 29, 2019, file photo show Charles Koch, chief executive officer of Koch Industries, at The Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs, Colo. Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch's powerful network that's known for influencing state policy is now targeting education issues. He's also taking on school choice as the …

Schiff: Flynn Pardon Demonstrates Our System ‘Can Be Exploited by Hostile Foreign Powers’

26 Nov 2020, 10:06 AM PST

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 30: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill on June 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. House Democrats attended a briefing at the White House this morning following allegations that Russia paid bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. and allied troops. …

Report: Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald Tests Positive for Coronavirus

26 Nov 2020, 10:05 AM PST

Larry Fitzgerald

Only half of EPL clubs allowed fans when restrictions eased

26 Nov 2020, 10:05 AM PST

Players in action during the Champions League group D soccer match between Liverpool and Atalanta at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Super, Pool)

Holiday trends to watch: Adult Play-Doh; stores that ship

26 Nov 2020, 10:04 AM PST

A KidiZoom Creator Cam by VTech is displayed at the Toy Fair, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in New York. The digital camera comes with a green screen and animated backgrounds allowing kids to go to outer space, get chased by T-Rex, or make things disappear. The camera comes with a …

Lieu: Trump’s Pardon Is ‘Corrupt’ — ‘Congress Needs to Hold Michael Flynn Accountable’

26 Nov 2020, 9:58 AM PST

Lieu

Q&A: Will Twitter, Facebook crack down on Trump?

26 Nov 2020, 9:53 AM PST

In this Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to the White House in Washington as he returns from Bedminster, N.J. For the past four years, Trump has enjoyed special status not given to regular users on Twitter and Facebook even as he used …