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Hong Kong Activists Sentenced For Their Role In Anti-Government Protest

File photos shows Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong (from left), activist Ivan Lam and then-student activist Agnes Chow. The three were sentenced in Hong Kong on Wednesday for their roles in leading last year's anti-government protests. Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Asia

Hong Kong Activists Sentenced For Their Role In Anti-Government Protest

Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam, all in their 20s, have been held since pleading guilty in November for organizing a protest last year that surrounded police headquarters.

Health

News Brief: Pfizer Vaccine, Election Probe, Calif. COVID-19 Cases

by Steve Inskeep , Lulu Garcia-Navarro

News Brief: Pfizer Vaccine, Election Probe, Calif. COVID-19 Cases

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Economy

Capitol Hill Lawmakers Consider Additional Pandemic Aid

by Scott Horsley

Capitol Hill Lawmakers Consider Additional Pandemic Aid

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Animals

World's Loneliest Elephant Is Moved To Be With More Pachyderms

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Barr: DOJ Has No Evidence Of Fraud Affecting 2020 Election Outcome

Attorney General William Barr said that U.S. attorneys and the FBI have looked into specific allegations but that they have found nothing that would affect the outcome of the election. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Biden Transition Updates

Barr: DOJ Has No Evidence Of Fraud Affecting 2020 Election Outcome

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Barr: DOJ Has No Evidence Of Fraud Affecting 2020 Election Outcome

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'Someone's Going To Get Killed': Ga. Official Blasts GOP Silence On Election Threats

Gabriel Sterling, a top Georgia election official, called on President Trump on Tuesday to condemn supporters who have threatened violence against election officials. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption

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Biden Transition Updates

'Someone's Going To Get Killed': Ga. Official Blasts GOP Silence On Election Threats

by Stephen Fowler

'Someone's Going To Get Killed': Ga. Official Blasts GOP Silence On Election Threats

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Europe

British Family Decorates Same Christmas Tree For 100 Years

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Exxon Writes Off Record Amount From Value of Assets Amid Energy Market Downturn

An Exxon station in Hicksville, N.Y., in March. Exxon Mobil Corp. announced up to $20 billion in write-downs of natural gas assets, the biggest such action ever by the company. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images hide caption

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Business

Exxon Writes Off Record Amount From Value of Assets Amid Energy Market Downturn

by Camila Domonoske

Exxon Writes Off Record Amount From Value of Assets Amid Energy Market Downturn

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Research News

Adding Red Seaweed To Cow Feed Could Cut Bovine Flatulence

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Author Interviews

Cheryl Strayed, Author Of 'Wild,' Brings Back 'Dear Sugar' Column

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Europe

U.K. Authorizes Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine For Emergency Use

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U.K. Authorizes Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine For Emergency Use

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Health Care Workers, Nursing Home Residents To Be Prioritized For COVID-19 Vaccine

Several COVID-19 vaccines are being studied in trials around the country. Once the Food and Drug Administration authorizes a vaccine for use, health leaders must decide which groups of people get to receive the vaccine first. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Health Care Workers, Nursing Home Residents To Be Prioritized For COVID-19 Vaccine

by Pien Huang

Health Care Workers, Nursing Home Residents To Be Prioritized For COVID-19 Vaccine

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Health

Surge Advice From 1 Of The Early Hospitals To Battle COVID-19

by Will Stone

Surge Advice From 1 Of The Early Hospitals To Battle COVID-19

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Politics

Unprecedented Election Drama Is Driven By Trump's False Claims

by Miles Parks

Unprecedented Election Drama Is Driven By Trump's False Claims

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Africa

Meet The 2 Men Driving The War In Ethiopia

by Eyder Peralta

Meet The 2 Men Driving The War In Ethiopia

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Second Sun Nils Hoffman, Ben Bohmer

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Apres un reve, Op. 7, No. 1 Gabriel Faure, Yo-Yo Ma

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The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII, The Swan (Arr. for Cello and Piano) Camille Saint-Saens

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Asia

Hong Kong Activists Sentenced For Their Role In Anti-Government Protest

by Emily Feng

Hong Kong Activists Sentenced For Their Role In Anti-Government Protest

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National

National Guard Troops Face 2020's Unprecedented Challenges

by Frank Morris

National Guard Troops Face 2020's Unprecedented Challenges

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Music News

Fellow Tennessean Justin Timberlake Buys Family A Needed Van

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Sports

U.S. Female Soccer Team Settles Part Of Gender Discrimination Suit

by Tom Goldman

U.S. Female Soccer Team Settles Part Of Gender Discrimination Suit

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Crypteque Danny Baranowsky

Europe

U.K. Regulators Approve COVID-19 Vaccine For Widespread Use

by Frank Langfitt , Lulu Garcia-Navarro

U.K. Regulators Approve COVID-19 Vaccine For Widespread Use

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National

U.S. Heads Into Winter Months With Coronavirus Cases Surging

by Sally Herships , Nathan Rott

U.S. Heads Into Winter Months With Coronavirus Cases Surging

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Health

U.K. Health Workers Could Get A COVID-19 Vaccine As Soon As Next Week

by Steve Inskeep , Richard Harris

U.K. Health Workers Could Get A COVID-19 Vaccine As Soon As Next Week

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