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New York City schools to close again as city fights virus

New York City schools to close again as city fights virus

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press November 18, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is shuttering schools to try to stop the renewed spread of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday in a painful about-face for one of the first big U.S. school...

Key role for Black policy leaders on Biden's transition team

Key role for Black policy leaders on Biden’s transition team

By KAT STAFFORD Associated Press November 18, 2020

DETROIT (AP) — Black policy leaders will play a pivotal role in President-elect Joe Biden’s transition, marking one of the most diverse agency review teams in history.Of the 500-plus team members announced...

The plush Baby Yoda (top middle) can be seen in a live stream from inside SpaceX's Crew Dragon.

Astronauts really just took Baby Yoda with them up to space

Giulia Heyward and Saba Hamedy, CNN November 17, 2020

(CNN) -- Baby Yoda became an honorary astronaut over the weekend.A plush toy version of the creature -- which stole people's hearts in Disney+'s Star Wars series "The Mandalorian" -- can be seen in a live...

Candidates at the democratic debate in Iowa. 

Progressives turned out for Joe Biden. Now they want a big role in his administration.

Gregory Krieg and Annie Grayer, CNN November 17, 2020

(CNN) -- Joe Biden won't be sworn in for another 64 days, but the President-elect is already under pressure from activist groups to bring progressive leaders into his administration -- and close its...

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus particles give coronaviruses their name, crown-like. 

Covid-19 travel restrictions state by state

Megan Marples and Forrest Brown, CNN November 17, 2020

Editor's note: This story was current at the time of last publication on November 16. Readers are advised to check with the official state websites, especially as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, as...

A man gets swabbed by CNA Keila Kelley. At the state run free COVID-19 testing site setup on Front Street in Reading, PA outside FirstEnergy Stadium Tuesday morning October 13, 2020. The site will be there for 5 days and was setup in response to an increase in cases in Berks County.

Don’t rely on a negative test result to see your family for Thanksgiving

Holly Yan, CNN November 17, 2020

(CNN) -- If you think a negative test result means you don't have coronavirus, you could be wrong.It can take days before a new infection shows up on a Covid-19 test."We know that the incubation period...

The SpaceX Crew-1 crew members (from left) NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Soichi Noguchi are seen.

SpaceX launch: Four astronauts take off aboard Crew Dragon bound for ISS

Jackie Wattles, CNN Business November 15, 2020

(CNN) -- A SpaceX spacecraft carrying four astronauts soared into outer space Sunday — marking the kick off of what NASA hopes will be years of the company helping to keep the International Space Station...

The US Army has identified five Americans killed in a helicopter crash on Nov. 12 while serving as part of a peacekeeping force in Egypt.

Army identifies 5 Americans killed in helicopter crash involving peacekeeping force in Egypt

Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN November 14, 2020

 (CNN) -- The US Army has identified five Americans killed in a helicopter crash Thursday while serving as part of a peacekeeping force in Egypt.The Americans, who were among seven members of the force...

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks during the second day of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Senate confirmation hearing on October 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Senior Republican senators say Biden should have access to classified briefings

Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN November 12, 2020

(CNN) -- A growing number of GOP senators told CNN on Thursday that Joe Biden should have access to classified briefings, the latest indication that Republicans acknowledge the President-elect is likely...

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during election night in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, early on November 4, 2020.

Few legal wins so far as Trump team hunts for proof of fraud

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — During a Pennsylvania court hearing this week on one of the many election lawsuits brought by President Donald Trump, a judge asked a campaign lawyer whether he had found any signs...

Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Lankford said Wednesday that he will intervene if the Trump administration has not allowed President-elect Joe Biden access to presidential daily intelligence briefings by the end of the week.

Republican senator says he will step in if Biden doesn’t have access to intelligence briefings by Friday

Alison Main and Caroline Kelly, CNN November 12, 2020

(CNN) -- Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Lankford said Wednesday that he will intervene if the Trump administration has not allowed President-elect Joe Biden access to presidential daily intelligence...

Immigration rights activists take part in a rally in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on November 12, 2019. - The US Supreme Court hears arguments on November 12, 2019 on the fate of the "Dreamers," an estimated 700,000 people brought to the country illegally as children but allowed to stay and work under a program created by former president Barack Obama.Known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA, the program came under attack from President Donald Trump who wants it terminated, and expired last year after the Congress failed to come up with a replacement. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Some big, early shifts on immigration expected under Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration. Joe Biden will likely use executive orders to reverse some of President Donald Trump's...

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