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"It's clear: Dan Crenshaw is not morally fit to be a member of the House of Representatives," the progressive veterans group Common Defense said in a statement.

Sam Hughes and coach Eddie Grant are confident they made the right call in stopping the fight – and the UFC doctor agrees.

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1. Twitter to expand COVID-19 vaccines policy to combat 'harmful,' 'misleading' tweets  Fox News
2. It's been seven days since the UK started its vaccine program. Here's how it's going so far.  CNN
3. Alaskan health worker stable after allergic reaction to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine  Reuters
4. How much will the COVID-19 vaccine cost you?  ABC7 News Bay Area
5. Covid-19 vaccine stickers could encourage people to get vaccinated  CNN
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LDF wins 18 seats, UDF 17 in the 44-member municipal council

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Exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) out of the United States hit an all-time high in November due to recovering global gas demand and prices and unplanned outages at LNG export facilities outside the U.S., the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday.  According to EIA estimates, the U.S. exported a total of 9.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of LNG in November 2020, beating the previous record set in January 2020, when exports totaled 8.1 Bcf/d. The U.S. LNG exports last... Читать дальше...

The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA), Ottawa, has appointed Lionel Railton as the new chairman of its board of directors. “We are incredibly fortunate to secure the leadership of someone with more than 40 years of on-the-ground experience in the skilled trades. Having served his union in...

The economic fallout from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has prompted a number of carriers to consolidate.

Every year my family follows a strict holiday watch list, including a rule that The Muppet Christmas Carol must only be viewed on Christmas day—no earlier. The Muppet Christmas Carol is Jim Henson’s take on the classic transformation story of Ebenezer Scrooge. With characters like Ganzo and Rizzo The Rat adding…

In a year where everything changed, the release of new, seasonal collections billed as fashion shows remained a constant. But how we see shows—and what a show even is—continues to evolve.

1. Ardern Announces New Zealand's Largest-Ever Immunization Program  Bloomberg
2. Health Care Worker Had Serious Allergic Reaction After Pfizer's Covid Vaccine  The New York Times
3. Dr. Hotez: It Was A 'Bittersweet Moment' To Get My Covid Vaccine | Deadline | MSNBC  MSNBC
4. Alaskan has allergic reaction after getting Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine  Yahoo News
5. Healthcare workers in Native American communities among first to receive COVID-19 vaccine  ABC15 Arizona
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YOU can buy the two new Tom the Dancing Bug books, Tom the Dancing Bug: Into the Trumpverse, and The Super-Fun-Pak Comix Reader! Information here.

Although the digital divide didn’t start with COVID-19, the pandemic has put into stark relief the need to bridge this divide once and for all. The solution—providing tens of millions of Americans with high-speed, reliable broadband—might seem like a daunting task. But our research has found that Colorado and other states are leading the way in connecting communities to high-speed, reliable internet.

It could be a crucial step toward an informed public health response to diseases like COVID-19.

[A selection from What Has Government Done to Our Money?]

Now we may ask: what is the supply of money in society and how is that supply used? In particular, we may raise the perennial question, how much money "do we need"? Must the money supply be regulated by some sort of "criterion," or can it be left alone to the free market?

First, the total stock, or supply, of money in society at any one time, is the total weight of the existing money-stuff. Let us assume, for the time being... Читать дальше...

I’m looking at a listing for an “alternative” Elf On the Shelf outfit, based on the popular horror movie It, which is helpfully titled “Scary Clown Elf Costume - Doll Outfit - Christmas Elf Outfit.” The seller boldly asks: “Has your child been a bit naughty this Christmas season? Maybe this scary clown doll outfit…

As a share of GDP, the cost of servicing US debt has fallen since 2000, even though federal debt has increased. In 2000, the US federal debt was 34 percent of GDP, relatively close to its post-war low. By the end of 2020, the debt-to-GDP ratio will have nearly tripled to over 100 percent of GDP. At...

The end of the Trump administration will mean the end of the equilibrium between MSNBC and Fox News. The furious pro-Trump Godzilla of the right, vs. the condescending Mothra of the West Wing left—that movie is over. What will take its place?  “Scylla is the cost of actually covering the news and Charybdis is the […]

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A quarterback as great as Deshaun Watson has never played for a losing team. But in Houston, that’s what’s unfolding.

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Save for a couple of jittery first quarters, the Raptors look to have already found their rhythm as they prepare for the 2020-21 season.