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Month: November 2020

Philadelphia officials announce new, stricter COVID-19 restrictions through 2021

Philadelphia officials announce new, stricter COVID-19 restrictions through 2021

Divepic/iStockBY: JULIA JACOBO, ABC NEWS (PHILADELPHIA) — City officials in Philadelphia will implement a series of new, stricter measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as the number of cases continues to rise. Indoor dining has been prohibited, but takeout and delivery service may continue, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and […]

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Coronavirus updates: Nearly 70,000 Americans hospitalized, ICUs almost out of space

Coronavirus updates: Nearly 70,000 Americans hospitalized, ICUs almost out of space

narvikk/iStockBy JON HAWORTH and ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.3 million people worldwide. Over 54.4 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled […]

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Family of celebrated coach pays tribute after COVID-19 death

Family of celebrated coach pays tribute after COVID-19 death

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — One can’t walk into the Ogden High School gymnasium or walk the nearby hallway without seeing how much of an impact Phil Russell had at the school. The Ogden Standard-Examiner reports the basketball court bears his name, the trophy cabinet in the aforementioned hallway is filled […]

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Utah picketing ordinance passed after governor home protest

Utah picketing ordinance passed after governor home protest

OREM, Utah (AP) — A Utah city council has passed an ordinance outlawing demonstrations targeting homes following a protest outside the governor’s private residence. KSTU-TV reports the Orem City Council passed the ordinance after a protest targeted the private home of Republican Gov. Gary Herbert. The demonstration followed the announcement […]

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Former Harvard fencing coach arrested over college admissions

Former Harvard fencing coach arrested over college admissions

marvinh/iStockBy AARON KATERSKY, ABC News (BOSTON) — Peter Brand, the former fencing coach at Harvard, and Jie Zhao, a Maryland businessman, were arrested Monday morning and charged with conspiracy. This case is separate from the so-called “Varsity Blues” investigation but part of what federal prosecutors in Boston called their “long-standing […]

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Hurricane Iota becomes Category 5 storm, strongest Atlantic hurricane of 2020

Hurricane Iota becomes Category 5 storm, strongest Atlantic hurricane of 2020

ABC NewsBy EMILY SHAPIRO and MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Iota has strengthened into a Category 5 storm that’s now forecast to deliver “catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge and torrential rainfall” to Central America, the National Hurricane Center said. Iota is forecast to make landfall Monday night […]

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Coronavirus updates: Olympic optimism as IOC’s Bach meets with Japan PM Suga

Coronavirus updates: Olympic optimism as IOC’s Bach meets with Japan PM Suga

narvikk/iStockBy JON HAWORTH, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.3 million people worldwide. Over 54.4 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center […]

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Catastrophic hurricane Iota in the Caribbean could become Category 5 storm

Catastrophic hurricane Iota in the Caribbean could become Category 5 storm

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A powerful cold front fueled by the jet stream moved through the Midwest and the Northeast Sunday and overnight producing winds gusts up to 80 mph and taking power out for at least 750,000 people. The highest wind gust was in […]

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Key takeaways from the Justice Department review of Jeffrey Epstein sweetheart deal

Key takeaways from the Justice Department review of Jeffrey Epstein sweetheart deal

Florida Dept. of Law EnforcementBy JAMES HILL, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Victims’ rights lawyers who have been battling the U.S. Department of Justice for a dozen years over the controversial “sweetheart deal” reached by federal prosecutors in Florida with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are blasting the department’s long-awaited review of […]

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US coronavirus cases surpass 11 million as surge continues

US coronavirus cases surpass 11 million as surge continues

South_agency/iStockBy IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The United States surpassed 11 million coronavirus cases Sunday, less than a week after it reached 10 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. The U.S. leads the world in both cases and in deaths, with 246,006 fatalities, according […]

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