Initial supplies of the over-the-counter test, made by Australian manufacturer Ellume, will be limited.
Carol Semple
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden picks Buttigieg as transportation chief, ex-Michigan governor as energy secretary
The president-elect has pledged to spend billions making major infrastructure improvements and on retrofitting initiatives that can help the U.S. battle climate change.
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Fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested, months after sex trafficking, assault allegations
Ten women filed a lawsuit accusing Nygard of enticing young and impoverished women to his estate in the Bahamas with cash and promises of modeling opportunities.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Attorney General William Barr to step down before Christmas, Trump says
The president has been unhappy since his attorney general announced that the Justice Department found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump, Congress avert shutdown, buy time for COVID-19 talks
Negotiations are stalled, but there is universal agreement that Congress won’t adjourn for the year without passing a long-delayed round of pandemic relief.
Posted inNation & World
Senate sends Trump defense bill he has vowed to veto
The final vote was 84-13, mirroring a similarly overwhelming margin in the House that, if maintained in both chambers, would be enough to override a presidential veto.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Biden, Harris named Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’
The magazine also named the Korean boy band BTS its Entertainer of the Year and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James its Athlete of the Year.
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Northern lights viewing will be a ‘big miss,’ U.S. space forecaster says
The silver lining for sky watchers is that conditions in the coming months and years look more favorable.
Posted inElection 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics
Hundreds of Republicans in Congress sign on to Texas-led election lawsuit
The Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the will of voters in 4 other states has quickly become a conservative litmus test.
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Man who fled to Maine sentenced for 1996 Massachusetts rape
Ivan Keith fled Massachusetts in 2003 and was arrested in Seal Cove, Maine, in August 2019, in a house that belonged to his ex-wife, authorities said.