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Trump signs stimulus and government spending bill into law, averting shutdown Dec 28, 2020

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Plus, authorities identify Anthony Warner as Nashville bomber, say his remains were found in the wreckage. And, in Russia, tough new laws and stepped-up defiance abroad mark Putin’s shift toward unfettered control

President Trump says coronavirus relief package is 'a disgrace' Dec 23, 2020

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Plus, the Trump administration and Pfizer near a deal to purchase tens of millions of additional vaccine doses through the spring and summer. And Justice Department sues Walmart, alleging it helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Biden and McConnell split on future of coronavirus relief packages Dec 22, 2020

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Plus a new coronavirus believed to have originated in London prompts more travel bans and disruptions. And Attorney General William Barr said he saw no basis for the federal government seizing voting machines.

Lawmakers reach deal on nearly $900 billion virus relief package Dec 21, 2020

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Plus, a CDC advisory group says front-line essential workers and adults 75 and over should be next to get the coronavirus vaccine, and countries across Europe halt flights from Britain over concerns about coronavirus mutation.

Biden putting a Native American in charge of Interior is a milestone moment in U.S. history Dec 18, 2020

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Plus, states report confusion as the federal government reduces their vaccine shipments, and investigators discover evidence of previously unknown Russian tactics used to penetrate US networks.

FDA says Pfizer vaccine contains extra doses, but they can’t come soon enough Dec 17, 2020

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Plus, Congressional leaders add stimulus checks to a draft relief bill as they near a deal, and after a blast in Beirut destroyed a church, volunteers race to rebuild it by Christmas Eve.

Trump lashes out at McConnell, as neighbors challenge his right to settle at Mar-a-Lago Dec 16, 2020

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Plus, California’s governor orders 5,000 more body bags in the face of soaring covid deaths, and President Trump further eviscerates the Endangered Species Act on his way out the door.

With a jab to a nurse’s left arm, America enters a new phase in its fight against the coronavirus Dec 15, 2020

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Plus, the Electoral college makes Joe Biden’s victory official, and Bill Barr is stepping down as attorney general.

Ahead of high-security electoral college votes, a weekend of chilling violence across America Dec 14, 2020

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Plus, Russian government hackers are behind a broad espionage campaign that has severely compromised U.S. agencies, and the first vials of the coronavirus vaccine are arriving across America.

Two women explain why they turned to shoplifting amid the pandemic Dec 11, 2020

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Plus, FDA authorization is all but certain after federal advisers endorse the Pfizer vaccine, and stimulus talks fall into disarray as deadlines loom.

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