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Don’t plan on whispering those wish lists in Santa’s ear in 2020

New safety precautions are put in place in malls due to COVID-19
Associated Press,

Image:(AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (AP) —Santa Claus is coming to the mall — just don’t try to sit on his lap. Despite the pandemic — and the fact that Santa’s age and weight put him at high risk for severe illness from the coronavirus — mall owners are going ahead with plans to bring him back this year. But they are…
National News, News, Politics

3 more federal executions scheduled during lame-duck period, including two days before Biden sworn in

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WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department has scheduled three more federal executions during the lame-duck period before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, including two just days before his inauguration. The announcement comes a day after the federal Bureau of Prisons carried out the eight federal execution this year after a 17-year hiatus, and it is likely to increase pressure on…

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National News, News, Politics

Biden turns 78, will be oldest U.S. president

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WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Joe Biden turned 78 Friday, and he’ll soon take the reins of a politically fractured nation facing the worst public health crisis in a century, high unemployment and a reckoning on racial injustice. As Biden wrestles with those issues, he will be attempting to accomplish another feat: demonstrating to Americans that age is but a number….
Local News, News, State

SC announces the first flu death during spike in COVID-19 cases

Health experts say the victim died as a result of complications from influenza
Associated Press,

(Associated Press) –The state’s first flu death of the season was announced Wednesday. The agency announced that an individual from the Pee Dee region has died from complications due to the flu. the person’s age and gender we not released. The Department of Health and Environmental Control (D-HEC) recommends everyone six months or older receive a flu vaccine. For more…

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