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Stimulus deal negotiations on Saturday face government shutdown deadline

“It’s not a detail; it’s a very significant difference,” she said. Immense pressure is bearing down on top congressional leaders to complete an agreement eight months after they last acted to aid a country ravaged by covid-19. Virus deaths are at all-time highs; unemployment claims are rising; and rank-and-file lawmakers are clamoring for action after …

Craven County Sheriff’s Office seek suspect in business break-in

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – In the spirit of giving this season, Greenville’s 106.9 Awesome Radio held their ‘Third Annual Community Christmas Dinner Giveaway’ on December 19th. The event featured distribution of personal protective equipment this year, or PPE, because of the pandemic. Beginning at 10 am, food boxes were handed out to people in their …

New strain of Covid-19: Boris Johnson backtracks on relaxing Christmas rules

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a series of stricter coronavirus restrictions, tightening rules around household mixing that were due to be relaxed over Christmas in London and southeast England. The PM broke the news Saturday that London and the southeast of England, where cases are surging, will go into Tier 4 restrictions, …

Windfarms in Great Britain break record for clear power generation | Wind power

Blustery winter weather has helped Great Britain’s windfarms set a record for clean power generation on Friday, which made up more than 40% of its electricity. Wind turbines generated a record 17.3GW on Friday afternoon, according to figures from the electricity system operator, narrowly beating the previous record set in early January this year. Strong …

Bret Bielema named head coach of Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois is hiring former Wisconsin and Arkansas coach Bret Bielema to lead its football program, the school announced Saturday. Bielema, 50, has spent the past three seasons as an NFL assistant, working this year for the New York Giants after two years with the New England Patriots. He had expressed interest in returning to the …

Officials break ground on new school – Mississippi’s Best Community Newspaper

By HUNTER CLOUD The Natchez Democrat NATCHEZ — Local elected officials and community leaders along with members of the Natchez-Adams School Board and builders broke ground Friday afternoon to make way for construction of a new Natchez High School. The ceremony was held on the site of the proposed 103,000-square-foot, $20.7 million one-story Natchez High School …

Ripon implores students to follow protocols during break

Winter break officially kicked off after Friday’s instruction at Ripon Unified. And to make sure Ripon Unified students can return to in-person learning next month when the holidays are over, district officials are imploring students and their families to follow recommended COVID-19 protocols including social distancing, wearing face masks and minimal interactions with people outside …

King of Prussia Mall Theft: Parking lot thieves steal $18K in merchandise from high-end holiday shoppers

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A couple of bandits made off with more than $18,000 in merchandise from the King of Prussia Mall parking lot last month, according to police. Although parking lot thieves are nothing new, ones of this magnitude are, and the high-end heist is raising questions if there was adequate security. …

India’s batsmen suffer record-breaking brain fade in first Test, as Australia’s quicks show they are world-beaters

Christmas came early for Australia’s cricketers on a barely believable third and decisive day of the Adelaide Test. Greeted by perfect batting conditions and cushioned by a handy first innings lead, India’s batsmen suffered a record-breaking brain fade to be rolled for 36 — the tourists’ lowest score in Tests. Set 90 to win, Australian …

Secretary of State Pompeo says hack was ‘pretty clearly’ Russian