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Wednesday, November 25, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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With major COVID-19 vaccines showing high levels of protection, British officials are cautiously — and they stress cautiously — optimistic that life may start returning to normal by early April. Even before regulators have approved a single vaccine, the U.K. and countries across Europe are moving quickly to organize the distribution and delivery systems needed to inoculate millions of citizens.

With hope high for vaccine, Britain prepares to roll it out

With major COVID-19 vaccines showing high levels of protection, British officials are cautiously -- and they stress cautiously -- optimistic that life may start returning to normal by early April.
President-elect Joe Biden removes his face mask Tuesday as he arrives to introduce his nominees and appointees to key national security and foreign policy posts at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware. President-elect Joe Biden’s first wave of Cabinet picks and choices for his White House staff have prized staying power over star power, with a premium placed on government experience and proficiency as he looks to rebuild a depleted and demoralized federal bureaucracy.

Analysis: Biden prioritizes experience with Cabinet picks

President-elect Joe Biden has prized staying power over star power when making his first wave of Cabinet picks and choices for White House staff, with a premium placed on government experience and proficiency as he looks to rebuild a depleted and demoralized federal bureaucracy.
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrive at the annual Endeavour Fund Awards in London. The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July. Meghan described the experience in an opinion piece in The New York Times on Wednesday. She wrote: “I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second.” The former Meghan Markle and husband, Prince Harry, have a son, Archie, born in 2019.

Duchess of Sussex reveals she had miscarriage in the summer

The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July, giving a personal account of the traumatic experience in hope of helping others.
For the past four years, President Donald Trump has enjoyed special status not given to regular users on Twitter and Facebook even as he used his perch atop the social media pyramid to peddle misinformation and hurl abuse at his critics. Could his loose leash on the platforms come to an end on Jan. 20, 2021, when his successor is inaugurated?

Q&A: Will Twitter, Facebook crack down on Trump?

For the past four years, President Donald Trump has enjoyed the special status of a world leader on Twitter and Facebook, even as he used his perch atop the social media pyramid to peddle misinformation and hurl abuse at his critics.
A man walks past the Cafe Du Monde restaurant, which was closed but has since reopened, in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
U.S. jobless claims rise to 778,000 as pandemic worsens
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 778,000, evidence that the U.S. economy and job market remain under strain as coronavirus cases surge and colder weather heighten the risks.
27 COVID deaths at Illinois vets nursing home prompts probe
State officials have launched investigations into a coronavirus outbreak at a veterans nursing home in Illinois that has infected nearly 200 residents and staff members, and killed 27 veterans.
Mbaye Babacar Diouf, poses for a photo wearing his nurse's uniform, at Basurto hospital, in Bilbao, northern Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Mbaye Babacar Diouf's life as a migrant in Europe took a turn for the better when he was adopted in Spain at the age of 28. That enabled him to pay his debts to human traffickers, study nursing and find a job at a Spanish hospital. Now he's giving back to the community. In a Bilbao hospital he cares for COVID-19 patients. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
A migrant's odyssey from boat to COVID nursing job in Spain
Mbaye Babacar Diouf's life as a migrant in Europe took a turn for the better when he was adopted in Spain at the age of 28
Manager Yllka Murati waits for a delivery driver to pick up takeout orders behind a partition displaying a sign to remind customers to wear a mask, at the Penrose Diner, in south Philadelphia. Despite the expected arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in just a few weeks, it could take several months — probably well into 2021 — before things get back to something close to normal in the U.S. and Americans can once again go to the movies, cheer at an NBA game or give Grandma a hug.
Keep the mask: A vaccine won't end the U.S. crisis right away
Despite the expected arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in just a few weeks, it could take several months -- probably well into 2021 -- before things get back to something close to normal in the U.S. and Americans can once again go to the movies, cheer at an NBA game or give Grandma a hug.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference after delivering her policy address in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. Lam lauded the city's new national security law on Wednesday as "remarkably effective in restoring stability," despite criticism that it is severely narrowing the space for free speech and political opposition in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Hong Kong leader lauds new security law despite criticism
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is lauding the city's new national security law as 'remarkably effective in restoring stability,' despite criticism that it is severely narrowing the space for free speech and political opposition in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory
A Tigray refugee girl who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, sits on aid she received from the UNHCR and WFP at Umm Rakouba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Ethiopian leader rejects international 'interference' in war
Ethiopia's prime minister is rejecting growing international consensus for dialogue and a halt to deadly fighting in the country's Tigray region as 'unwelcome,' saying his country will handle the conflict on its own as a 72-hour surrender ultimatum runs out
China's Xi congratulates Biden, hopes for 'win-win' ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and expressed hope for 'win-win cooperation' amid conflicts over trade, technology and security
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Arlington Heights Police Chief Nick Pecora, from left, Army veteran and Arlington Heights mayor Tom Hayes and Army veteran Greg Padovani of American Legion Post 208 wave to veterans as they drive past a reviewing stand during Wednesday’s Veterans Day car parade on the grounds of Lutheran Home.
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People gathered in Black Lives Matter Plaza react to the presidential race being called by CNN in Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s favor over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots.
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