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During a speech on the Senate floor on Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated that Congress should “conclude our talks, draft legislation,” and pass another round of coronavirus relief and warned that every day of delay can cost

On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Rep.-Elect Burgess Owens (R-UT) reacted to debates over whether essential workers should receive the coronavirus vaccine ahead of the elderly because elderly populations are disproportionately white by stating that racism is

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Friday evening granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the coronavirus vaccine developed by American company Moderna, making it the second one available in the United States.

Lord Sumption, who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom until 2018, has branded lockdowns “useless” and a “profoundly immoral” imposition on the young.

MILAN (AP) — Italian premier Giuseppe Conte on Friday announced there will be a partial lockdown nationwide for most of the Christmas holiday season, citing concerns that gatherings of families and friends could re-ignite the virus’s spread.

Home Secretary Priti Patel has said that Britons should inform on their neighbours if they see them breaking coronavirus rules by having “raves” or “house parties”.

Several states may receive less Pfizer vaccines next week than initially promised, prompting Pfizer to blame the delay on the federal government.

“I’m not sure we’ll play in the playoffs,” Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said. “Why would we play if you can’t have families at the game?”

Just because the sports world somehow navigated the 2019-2020 season, doesn’t mean they’ve got the 2020-2021 season figured out.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Thursday evening that he had turned down an offer to join President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet, despite speculation that he would be rewarded for his early endorsement of the former vice president with a post.

PARIS (AP) — As French President Emmanuel Macron rides out the coronavirus in a presidential retreat at Versailles, French doctors are warning families who are heading for the holidays to remain cautious because of an uptick in infections — especially at the dinner table.

There were at least 4.4 million fewer scans between April and September, many of which could have been life-saving, after the National Health Service (NHS) was told in March to cancel all non-essential appointments because of the Chinese coronavirus.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has told Europeans they should wear masks when meeting friends and family over the Christmas period, after previously recommending having a picnic in the park on December 25th to stop the spread of the Chinese coronavirus.

During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of CBS’ “Late Show,” President-Elect Joe Biden stated that we are “going to get to the place we can open schools.” And by this time next year, “we’ll be awfully close to” back

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel on Thursday voted to recommend the emergency use approval of the Moderna vaccine.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Thursday that he will take the coronavirus vaccine in “coming days” and urged others to do the same.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) broke her own virus recommendations by dining at paint and wine bar after urging residents to stay home.

Germany’s fourth-term Chancellor, Angela Merkel, banged her podium in the German parliament and spoke of families’ “last Christmas with the grandparents” as she moves to shut down the country. 66-year-old Merkel, widely regarded as the most powerful and influential leader

The Giants will be missing a significant piece of their offense when they take on the Browns this weekend. Though they won’t be missing a player, they’ll be missing their offensive coach.

Veteran actor Sir Ian McKellen claims he is feeling “euphoric” after becoming one of the first people in the world to receive the new Pfizer vaccine for the Chinese coronavirus. 

Two strip clubs successfully sued San Diego County on Wednesday, as Superior Court Judge Joel Wohlfeil ruled that they can stay open during the coronavirus, and extended his ruling to restaurants across the county that had been forced to close.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark is shutting down nationwide, with shopping malls and department stores ordered to close as of Wednesday and small shops – except for food stores and pharmacies – told to shut as of Dec. 25.

French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus, the Elysée Palace has confirmed.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf says he believes his country has failed to protect the elderly in care homes from the effects of the pandemic.

Estimations of how long it could take to vaccinate the entire United Kingdom against the Chinese coronavirus keep getting longer, after the National Audit Office said that even by the end of 2021, only half of the population would be covered.

During an interview with Fox News Radio on Wednesday, Senate Republican Conference Chair Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) stated that there is increasing optimism that a deal on the next round of coronavirus relief will be one “that leaves out the areas where

Denying urgent access to first batch of virus vaccine to “essential” illegals before general public racist, advocate says.

The NFL announced their plan to invite a large number of vaccinated health care workers to the Super Bowl this year, in a letter to the head of the Tampa Super Bowl Host Committee.

Dec. 16 (UPI) — The NFL has said teams will not be allowed to have mandatory local “bubbles” or require players and staffers to stay at hotels during the playoffs, except for the nights before games.

An effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has reportedly reached the halfway mark, as organizers claim they have collected half of the 1.5 million signatures needed by mid-March to put the issue to voters statewide.

A COVID-19 relief package, reportedly negotiated between a handful of Senate Republicans and Democrats, includes a bailout for Defense Department contractors while excluding a second round of stimulus checks for Americans.

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assisted a Texas sheriff’s deputy in disrupting a human smuggling attempt near the U.S.-Mexico Border. A traffic stop led to the arrest of a U.S. citizen juvenile for suspicion of human smuggling.

Leaders of the U.S. Bishops’ Conference (USCCB) declared Monday that Catholics have a “moral responsibility” to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Democrats and political analysts are blaming “defund the police” and high Republican turnout — driven by enthusiasm for President Donald Trump — for their party’s losses in Orange County, California, in 2020, after riding a “blue wave” in 2018.

London mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the government to force the public to wear masks in public and shut down secondary schools. 

The pandemic is “most likely indirectly” the culprit behind tens of thousands of excess deaths this year, federal data shows.