November 2020
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U.S. officials have pleaded with the public to avoid unnecessary travel and exercise caution as the winter holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas approach. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a “strong recommendation” on Thursday that Americans refrain from traveling for the holiday. With cases and deaths increasing steadily in most states, the…
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U.S. health authorities braced for further increases in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths on Friday, capping a week in which the spread of the novel coronavirus accelerated ahead of next week’s Thanksgiving holiday. The seven-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases reached more than 165,000 on Thursday, while the seven-day average for deaths climbed to…
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Managers have some tasks that they need to do, but their primary job is to make sure that others are doing what they have been assigned to accomplish the mission and goals of the organization. Effective managers know what responsibilities to delegate to allow themselves time to plan, to collaborate with others in the organization,…
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Ten years after her divorce from 9ice, Toni Payne has revealed that she’s only been heartbroken once. In a series of tweets, Payne opened up that she and 9ice are not destined to be together even though they have a child together. “I’ve only had my heart broken only once… nothing to tell really because…
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The Kingdom of Belgium has conferred the honorary distinction of Officer in the Order of Leopold, on Africa’s leading investor and philanthropist, Tony O. Elumelu. The honour, which is the country’s oldest and most important National Honour, is in recognition of Elumelu’s commitment to poverty eradication and the economic empowerment of young Africans. The Ambassador…
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There are four globally recognized horse gaits—the walk, trot, gallop and canter. Gaits in dressage are sometimes differentiated according to the rhythmic movements such as the 4-beat walk, the 2-beat trot, and the 3-beat canter. However, each type of horse gaits may be further distinguished. For example, there are collected, medium, free and extended walk…
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Peru’s interim president, Manuel Merino, has resigned less than a week into his new administration, after a night of protests calling for his removal and a subsequent police crackdown left at least two dead and dozens wounded. The latest political shake-up comes as Peru battles the coronavirus pandemic and what is expected to be its…
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The comments on Sunday come after thousands of Trump supporters took to the streets of the capital on Saturday to protest against the election results. After night fell, the relatively peaceful demonstrations in Washington turned from tense to violent. Videos posted on social media showed fistfights, projectiles thrown and club-swinging as Trump supporters clashed with…
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US news organisations projected Biden as the winner of the presidential contest on November 7. Biden is currently projected to win 290 electoral votes and is leading in Georgia, where state officials have triggered an election audit and recount, by over 14,000 votes. A victory in Georgia would give Biden 306 electoral votes. Legal experts…
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President Donald Trump has appeared to publicly acknowledge for the first time that his Democratic rival Joe Biden won the November 3 United States presidential election, but reiterated his false claims that the vote was rigged. “He won because the election was rigged,” Trump tweeted. “No vote watchers or observers allowed, vote tabulated by a…
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With banners reading “Let us Pray” and “We Want Mass,” Catholic protesters held scattered demonstrations around France on Sunday to demand that authorities relax virus lockdown measures to allow religious services. In the western city of Nantes, hundreds gathered in front of a statue of the Virgin Mary, some kneeling on the rain-soaked pavement, according…
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Ask Virginia voter Mary Hayes why Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump, and she does not hesitate. “Women won this election!” says Hayes, 56, a mother of three and Biden supporter from Leesburg, Virginia. In particular, she credits two categories of voters that she herself is part of: Black women and suburban women. Trump had begged…
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has received a vote of confidence from Manchester United chief Ed Woodward. The Norwegian recently celebrated 100 games in charge of the Red Devils. However, he has come under heavy pressure after a miserable run of results both domestically and in Europe. Bruno Fernandes and Edinson Cavani helped relieve some of that…
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The Commerce Department said it will delay enforcement of its order that would have effectively made the Chinese-created video-sharing mobile app inoperable, citing an order by a federal judge in Philadelphia. The implementation of the regulation, that would have barred companies like Apple from offering the app and others such as Amazon from hosting the…
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Officials in the election battleground state of Pennsylvania on Thursday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign seeking to prevent the state from certifying its results in the vote for president. In court filings in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, lawyers for…
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He might not even be the hottest young English prospect at Borussia Dortmund any more. But Jadon Sancho – with the £100 million price tag and a host of Bundesliga records to his name – chose an opportune moment to re-introduce himself on the international stage. Before his 17-year-old team-mate Jude Bellingham arrived as a second-half sub…
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