Congress racing to close stimulus deal
Votes on final legislation surrounding a $900 billion relief bill are expected to unfold as early as Sunday afternoon. — NYT: Top Stories
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A conservative Justice in Wisconsin says he followed the law, not the politics
Like officials in Arizona and Georgia, Justice Brian Hagedorn is a longtime Republican who is now under fire for ruling against President Trump’s challenges to the election. — NYT: Top Stories
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Some European countries begin barring U.K. travelers
Widespread vaccinations at ravaged U.S. nursing homes are expected to begin this week. Apple is shuttering its California stores as the virus surges in the state. — NYT: Top Stories
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President in the pews: DC churches offer Biden options
FILE – In this Dec. 18, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden walk from St. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del. Biden says Americans should be allowed to attend church during the
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‘Hurting for hope,’ South Dakota rural churches mark Advent
White crosses on the lawn of Good Samaritan Society nursing home Dec. 8, 2020, in Canton, S.D., commemorate residents who have died in recent weeks of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Stephen Groves) CANTON, S.D. (AP) — The Nativity stable at Canton Lutheran
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A second vaccine comes at a stark moment in the U.S.
Over 251,000 new virus cases were reported in the country, a once-unthinkable daily record. — NYT: Top Stories
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Epstein associate is charged with rape of minors in France
Jean-Luc Brunel, 74, is also being investigated on suspicion of human trafficking of minors for sexual exploitation, the Paris prosecutor said. — NYT: Top Stories
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3 dead in Queens house fire, officials say
One firefighter fell through a floor while responding on Saturday morning to a fire in the Elmhurst section of Queens. — NYT: Top Stories
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AM Best affirms credit ratings of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and most subsidiaries; upgrades credit ratings of certain subsidiaries
OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AM Best has affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) of “a-” and the Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings (Long-Term IR) of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UnitedHealth Group) (Minnetonka, MN) [NYSE: UNH]. AM Best also has affirmed the Short-Term Issue Credit