Negotiators near deal on 900 billion COVID relief package
Congressional negotiators narrowed gaps on a roughly 900 billion COVID relief bill providing 600 direct payments to most Americans and a 300 weekly unemployment supplement, plus business aid, renter relief, food aid, and vaccine distribution funding. The plan drops a state and local aid package and faces hurdles before a year-end vote.
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MLB Elevates Negro Leagues to Major League Status
MLB announced it will reclassify the Negro Leagues as a major league correcting a long history oversight. Records from seven leagues spanning 1920 to 1948 will be added, boosting careers of Willie Mays Monte Irvin Satchel Paige Josh Gibson and about 3400 players. The change comes on the centennial of the leagues' founding after their 1947 dissolution following Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color line.
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Congress hearing echoes false fraud claims amid protests
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee session amid Democratic protests echoed baseless election fraud claims. Rudy Giuliani led GOP lawmakers in airing grievances with no proof after repeated court losses. Separately, China’s Chang'e 5 mission landed two of four modules on the Moon December 1, collecting about 4.4 pounds of samples and drilling into the crust.
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Senate hearing elevates false claims of election fraud
Republican senators pressed baseless claims of widespread voter fraud during a Senate committee hearing in Washington as Democrats refuted the allegations. A former federal cybersecurity official who oversaw election security testified that the claims were unfounded and not supported by evidence, two days after Joe Biden's Electoral College victory was sealed.
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Chinese lunar capsule returns with moon rock samples
EluING AP reports the Chang'e 5 mission delivered fresh moon rock and debris to Earth after its return. The capsule landed in Siziwang district Inner Mongolia just before 2 a.m. local time following a separation earlier in the mission.
Indonesian police move Bali terror suspect to Jakarta for investigation
Indonesian authorities transferred 23 suspected militants to the capital, including Aris Sumarsono known as Zulkarnaen, accused of involvement in Bali bombing bombs and the 2003 Marriott Hotel attack that killed 12. The Bali attack killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists.
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Rep Joe Wilson tests positive for COVID-19 in SC
U S Rep Joe Wilson of South Carolina announced he tested positive for COVID-19 hours after addressing the House floor. He said he feels fine with no symptoms and will quarantine through the Christmas holiday.
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Belarus opposition leader accepts Sakharov Prize in Brussels
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urged EU support for Belarus democracy protesters as she collected the Sakharov Prize in Brussels on behalf of opposition leaders. She said a free Belarus means a freer Europe, dedicating the award to Belarusians who have faced detention and beatings, and urged braver EU action.
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Dutch court rules against Kandinsky heirs in restitution case
The Hague Amsterdam District Court rejected the heirs of a Jewish family seeking return of Kandinsky painting Painting With Houses. The ruling upholds a 2018 decision by the Netherlands restitution committee that the artwork at the Stedelijk Museum does not have to be returned. Heirs' lawyer James Palmer called the decision unacceptable and said an appeal will be filed.
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Six missing after scallop vessel sinks off Nova Scotia
DicBy Nova Scotia AP Six crew are missing after the scallop dragger Chief William Saulis sank in two meter seas and strong winds off Delaps Cove. Lt Cmdr Brian Owens said an emergency signal arrived at 5:50 a.m. Tuesday and a large search effort is underway with no survivors found.
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