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Month: December 2020

Nativity scenes from around the world on display

Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH, PA (WNEP) — Five-year-old Rory Prichard loves her new puppy Pippa. “I never had a puppy before,” said Rory. “I knew we would need something at home to keep her busy, motivated and her spirits up,” said Rory’s mom, Megan Prichard. That’s because Rory has pediatric lymphoblastic

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Connecticut will become the first state to require high schools to offer Black and Latino studies in fall 2022

Beginning in fall of 2022, Connecticut will require high schools to offer African-American, Black, Puerto Rican and Latino studies, becoming the first state in the nation to do so. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont made the announcement Wednesday, after signing the law, Public Act 19-12, last year. The law requires high schools to “include an elective

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Senate confirms new members and restores power to long-hobbled Federal Election Commission

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed three new members to the Federal Election Commission, ending months of paralysis for the election watchdog and cementing outgoing President Donald Trump’s influence on an agency charged with policing federal campaign finance laws. The GOP-controlled Senate voted largely along party lines to confirm Republicans Sean Cooksey and Allen Dickerson to

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Giuliani leaves hospital after being treated for coronavirus

Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, left the hospital Wednesday after spending four days there battling the deadly coronavirus. The 76-year-old former New York mayor, who is leading Trump’s longshot legal challenges to overturn the presidential election results, was admitted to Georgetown University Hospital on Sunday. Giuliani said in a radio interview Wednesday morning

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Top Department of Veterans Affairs official raises concerns about coronavirus vaccine distribution

The top Veterans Health Administration official said Wednesday that he is concerned about the department’s plan for distributing coronavirus vaccines, telling lawmakers the nation’s largest health care system does not currently have an adequate amount for its patients and staff. The Veterans Health Administration executive in charge, Dr. Richard Stone, said during a hearing on

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DoorDash soars 85% in Wall Street debut

DoorDash’s stock soared 85% above its IPO price in its Wall Street debut Wednesday, marking the culmination of a year that has seen delivery companies benefit greatly from skyrocketing demand for their services during the pandemic. DoorDash opened at $182 per share, valuing the company at around $70 billion, or almost as much as FedEx.

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