Final_Upi4.csv

U.S. News,Pence asks judge to reject lawsuit expanding his power to overturn 2020 election - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/Pence-asks-judge-to-reject-lawsuit-expanding-his-power-to-overturn-2020-election/4261609463632/,"""This court should dismiss the complaint and deny the extraordinary and unprecedented relief requested: a declaration that the Electoral Count Act is unconstitutional and an injunction that would interfere with the time-honored procedures of Congress for counting electoral votes. Plaintiffs lack standing; their claims are barred by laches; and their legal and constitutional claims -- which this court should not reach -- lack merit,"" said Letter.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/4261609463632/2020/1/635b8c1844766949b4426a1788a95f56/Pence-asks-judge-to-reject-lawsuit-expanding-his-power-to-overturn-2020-election.jpg
U.S. News,"Wisconsin hospital worker fired, arrested after allegedly destroying COVID-19 vaccine - UPI.com",By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/Wisconsin-hospital-worker-fired-arrested-after-allegedly-destroying-COVID-19-vaccine/2131609458272/,"He said the hospital was working with Moderna and the Food and Drug Administration to ""figure out a strategy"" to ensure those people are properly inoculated against the virus, adding there was ""no evidence that the vaccinations pose any harm to them other than being less effective or ineffective.""
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","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2131609458272/2020/1/cfbd534f09498a06cf956485f7e92627/Wisconsin-hospital-worker-fired-arrested-after-allegedly-destroying-COVID-19-vaccine.jpg
Defense News,Boeing nabs $189.3M for repair and support work on F-15 warning system - UPI.com,By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/31/Boeing-nabs-1893M-for-repair-and-support-work-on-F-15-warning-system/4911609460660/,"Once operational, the EPAWSS system is designed to replace the Tactical Electronic Warfare System currently used on the F-15, described in an April press release from the Air Force as using ""1970s analog technology designed for combat operations in environments defended by 1980s-era radar-based ground and air threats.""
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/4911609460660/2020/1/16094607138645/Boeing-nabs-1893M-for-repair-and-support-work-on-F-15-warning-system.jpg
U.S. News,"Dow, S&P 500 hit record highs on final day of trading in 2020 - UPI.com",By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/Dow-SP-500-hit-record-highs-on-final-day-of-trading-in-2020/8081609454170/,"Rounding out the three benchmarks was the Dow, which rose 7.3% in 2020.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/8081609454170/2020/1/8224c2e514227b0ba42c60f88ff59e8c/Dow-SP-500-hit-record-highs-on-final-day-of-trading-in-2020.jpg
U.S. News,County supervisor asks Gov. Newsom to bring USNS Mercy back to L.A. - UPI.com,By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/County-supervisor-asks-Gov-Newsom-to-bring-USNS-Mercy-back-to-LA/8011609456752/,"The vessel left in May after treating 77 patients, 36 of whom visited for surgeries.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/8011609456752/2020/1/21b578a222d4656ca4d860ed41586e53/County-supervisor-asks-Gov-Newsom-to-bring-USNS-Mercy-back-to-LA.jpg
U.S. News,"Former  Pa. governor, U.S. attorney general Richard Thornburgh dies at 88 - UPI.com",By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/Former-Pa-governor-US-attorney-general-Richard-Thornburgh-dies-at-88/5811609450198/,"
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Japanese lawmaker dies of COVID-19 complications 
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/5811609450198/2020/1/39d8ccd746bc2d4f9e176c67360bb777/Former-Pa-governor-US-attorney-general-Richard-Thornburgh-dies-at-88.jpg
U.S. News,Sen. David Perdue to quarantine following exposure to COVID-19 - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/Sen-David-Perdue-to-quarantine-following-exposure-to-COVID-19/4751609448152/,"The runoff is set to take place on Jan. 5 but early voting has already begun.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/4751609448152/2020/1/b326c19319818f734baeb7be77358f00/Sen-David-Perdue-to-quarantine-following-exposure-to-COVID-19.jpg
U.S. News,"In error, 42 in West Virginia received COVID-19 treatment, not vaccine - UPI.com",By Sommer Brokaw,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/In-error-42-in-West-Virginia-received-COVID-19-treatment-not-vaccine/4391609443587/,"The U.S. administration's vaccine rollout as a whole has fallen roughly 17 million short of its goal of inoculating 20 million people in 2020, federal data shows.
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","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/4391609443587/2020/1/f1e670ac9d5b02f8cd4581444e7c1750/In-error-42-in-West-Virginia-received-COVID-19-treatment-not-vaccine.jpg
Defense News,USS Nimitz leaves Somalia for home port after 10-month deployment - UPI.com,By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/31/USS-Nimitz-leaves-Somalia-for-home-port-after-10-month-deployment/4331609447342/,"U.S. Africa Command commander Gen. Stephen Townsend later clarified that the U.S. would maintain a presence in East Africa.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/4331609447342/2020/1/16094474709316/USS-Nimitz-leaves-Somalia-for-home-port-after-10-month-deployment.jpg
Defense News,Pentagon reinstates military travel restrictions amid vaccine rollout - UPI.com,By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/31/Pentagon-reinstates-military-travel-restrictions-amid-vaccine-rollout/1991609441923/,"Since Dec. 13, the DoD has received more than 160,000 vaccine doses from the U.S. allocation, officials said.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/1991609441923/2020/1/16094420992262/Pentagon-reinstates-military-travel-restrictions-amid-vaccine-rollout.jpg
U.S. News,"Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell again says 'no' to giving Americans $2,000 stimulus checks - UPI.com",By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/McConnell-again-says-no-to-giving-Americans-2000-stimulus-checks/7951609435867/,"

","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/7951609435867/2020/1/196aaa8ec0808b7c138b55b9b329f78e/McConnell-again-says-no-to-giving-Americans-2000-stimulus-checks.jpg
U.S. News,"Offenders hack smart home devices for 'swatting' incidents, FBI warns - UPI.com",By Sommer Brokaw,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/FBI-Offenders-hack-smart-home-devices-for-swatting-incidents/1281609435148/,"The FBI is working with device manufacturers to advise customers about the new scheme and how to avoid being victimized, along with working with law enforcement first responders. Device manufacturers recently notified law enforcement of offenders using stolen email passwords for the swatting attacks.
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","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1281609435148/2020/1/763042f44bfdcbfa5a9f95d734821b55/FBI-Offenders-hack-smart-home-devices-for-swatting-incidents.jpg
U.S. News,Ticketmaster to pay $10 million for hacking competitor - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/Ticketmaster-to-pay-10-million-for-hacking-competitor/2081609437579/,"Under the terms of the deferred prosecution agreement, Ticketmaster will pay a criminal fine, and maintain a compliance and ethics program for employees. Ticketmaster also must report to the office annually over the next three years on its compliance efforts.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/2081609437579/2020/1/16094382898525/Ticketmaster-to-pay-10-million-for-hacking-competitor.jpg
World News,South Korea software millionaire leads in Seoul mayoral poll - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/31/South-Korea-software-millionaire-leads-in-Seoul-mayoral-poll/4271609438581/,"""The investigations did not yield evidence to support any charges for the suspects,"" police said, according to the report.
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","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/4271609438581/2020/1/54f8d8df83d71fabba9bcd998255d7a1/South-Korea-software-millionaire-leads-in-Seoul-mayoral-poll.jpg
U.S. News,Trump administration well short of goal to give COVID-19 vaccine to 20M in December - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/Trump-admin-well-short-of-goal-to-give-COVID-19-vaccine-to-20M-this-month/5401609434436/,"
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Another day of record COVID-19 deaths in U.S.; 7,500 dead in last 2 days 
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/5401609434436/2020/1/92eab864ec0ea5d417a3586acbfec25c/Trump-admin-well-short-of-goal-to-give-COVID-19-vaccine-to-20M-this-month.jpg
U.S. News,GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says Republicans 'playing with fire' by denying President-elect Joe Biden's win - UPI.com,By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/GOP-Sen-Ben-Sasse-says-Republicans-playing-with-fire-by-denying-Biden-win/1721609431416/,"
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","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1721609431416/2020/1/c9a8cd4922f2cc2bcc406bb4cc305d32/GOP-Sen-Ben-Sasse-says-Republicans-playing-with-fire-by-denying-Biden-win.jpg
World News,U.N. agency condemns Iran's execution of child offender - UPI.com,By Sommer Brokaw,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/31/UN-agency-condemns-Irans-execution-of-child-offender/2021609430813/,"On Wednesday, United Nations experts urged members states to condemn a separate violation of international law in the United States. The U.N. experts said President Donald Trump's pardon last week of four former Blackwater Worldwide military contractors convicted of killing 14 Iraqis in 2007 violates U.S. obligations under international law. They urged member states to condemn the presidential action.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2021609430813/2020/1/04956e6918f1d17ea89b787168e99d6b/UN-agency-condemns-Irans-execution-of-child-offender.jpg
World News,Japan shatters daily coronavirus record on New Year’s Eve - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/31/Japan-shatters-daily-coronavirus-record-on-New-Years-Eve/1781609434800/,"Japan recently suspended a state-subsidized travel campaign from December to January, after promoting domestic tourism in an attempt to stimulate the economy.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1781609434800/2020/1/0145156091a63b0bdeba47946e5e6ac2/Japan-shatters-daily-coronavirus-record-on-New-Years-Eve.jpg
U.S. News,"U.S. says it will impose tariffs on European Union-made plane parts, liquors - UPI.com",By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/US-says-it-will-impose-tariffs-on-European-made-plane-parts-liquors/3151609426133/,"

","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/3151609426133/2020/1/1d920a81b5cc4bbfb8158f295394d051/US-says-it-will-impose-tariffs-on-European-made-plane-parts-liquors.jpg
World News,Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai ordered into custody after release on bail - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/31/Hong-Kong-mogul-Jimmy-Lai-ordered-into-custody-after-release-on-bail/6441609431845/,"""Jimmy Lai was initially denied bail, then he appealed and was granted bail by the high court -- at this juncture, the pro-Beijing media in Hong Kong ... severely attacked the judge's decision,"" Cheng said.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/6441609431845/2020/1/6c430ed8ef877b989a9b671bb5c7e346/Hong-Kong-mogul-Jimmy-Lai-ordered-into-custody-after-release-on-bail.jpg
U.S. News,"Close to 800,000 in U.S. file new unemployment claims - UPI.com",By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/Close-to-800000-in-US-file-new-unemployment-claims/1691609430086/,"
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Mnuchin says $600 payments on the way; McConnell blocks vote for $2,000 stimulus
Another 800,000 U.S. workers file new unemployment claims 
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1691609430086/2020/1/d265e6654b3686f10c90228f4ede2255/Close-to-800000-in-US-file-new-unemployment-claims.jpg
World News,Chinese regulators approve first COVID-19 vaccine for general use - UPI.com,By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/31/Chinese-regulators-approve-first-COVID-19-vaccine-for-general-use/5601609427591/,"""The safety and efficacy of the vaccines have been proven,"" Zeng said.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/5601609427591/2020/1/e7886062036d504d14ac55a5b50b9569/Chinese-regulators-approve-first-COVID-19-vaccine-for-general-use.jpg
U.S. News,"Another day of record COVID-19 deaths in U.S.; 7,500 dead in last 2 days - UPI.com",By Don Jacobson & Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/Another-day-of-record-COVID-19-deaths-in-US-7500-dead-in-last-2-days/3951609423800/,"Other COVID-19 developments Thursday:Authorities are investigating a fired Wisconsin health worker who officials say intentionally ruined hundreds of doses of Moderna's vaccine.The first New Year's Eve of the coronavirus era is underway and will still feature many traditional celebrations worldwide. The parties, however, are dramatically more muted.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/3951609423800/2020/1/a0378735e38108611dc7c53eab3b7607/Another-day-of-record-COVID-19-deaths-in-US-7500-dead-in-last-2-days.jpg
World News,"U.S., South Korea turning attention to joint exercises, reports say - UPI.com",By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/31/US-South-Korea-turning-attention-to-joint-exercises-reports-say/4651609426492/,"COVID-19 vaccines for U.S. troops in Korea began earlier this week. A second delivery of vaccines is expected soon, and U.S. and South Korean militaries are discussing the continued distribution of the vaccines to service members of both nationalities, according to reports.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/4651609426492/2020/1/26ea52fa6c259f6bf932bd48e72d636a/US-South-Korea-turning-attention-to-joint-exercises-reports-say.jpg
U.S. News,FBI investigating worker who ruined over 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine - UPI.com,By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/FBI-investigating-worker-who-ruined-over-500-doses-of-COVID-19-vaccine/5291609420550/,"
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Britain approves Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/5291609420550/2020/1/f1e670ac9d5b02f8cd4581444e7c1750/FBI-investigating-worker-who-ruined-over-500-doses-of-COVID-19-vaccine.jpg
World News,"Algeria, Bolivia opt to use Russia's 'Sputnik V' vaccine to fight COVID-19 - UPI.com",By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/31/Algeria-Bolivia-opt-for-Russias-Sputnik-V-vaccine-to-fight-COVID-19/8211609420403/,"
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Russian COVID-19 cases three times higher than reported, official says
EU nations' vaccinations begin as COVID-19 cases surpass 1% of world 
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/8211609420403/2020/1/a0168ecb2842761e6f6a22525641c7e4/Algeria-Bolivia-opt-for-Russias-Sputnik-V-vaccine-to-fight-COVID-19.jpg
World News,"North Korea 'ready' for Eighth Party Congress, state media says - UPI.com",By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/31/North-Korea-ready-for-Eighth-Party-Congress-state-media-says/1591609423253/,"
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1591609423253/2020/1/1eba508d0c9ad57f5e366b95dc9f6d2a/North-Korea-ready-for-Eighth-Party-Congress-state-media-says.jpg
U.S. News,"Samuel Little, one of most notorious U.S. serial killers, dead at 80 - UPI.com",By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/Samuel-Little-one-of-most-notorious-US-serial-killers-dead-at-80/9041609417136/,"

","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/9041609417136/2020/1/6977276353238e4ea854654da4b51573/Samuel-Little-one-of-most-notorious-US-serial-killers-dead-at-80.jpg
World News,"British PM Boris Johnson, Queen Elizabeth II give final approval to Brexit deal - UPI.com",By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/31/British-PM-Boris-Johnson-queen-give-final-approval-to-Brexit-deal/1191609416052/,"

","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/1191609416052/2020/1/ea589696b34acb4dd06712b8070c3660/British-PM-Boris-Johnson-queen-give-final-approval-to-Brexit-deal.jpg
U.S. News,Watch live: New Year's Eve celebrations around the world - UPI.com,By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/Watch-live-New-Years-Eve-celebrations-around-the-world/8241609412498/,"Sydney's famous fireworks display will go ahead as normal, but it has been cut to seven minutes and Australians are being encouraged to watch it on television or online.

","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/8241609412498/2020/1/8b6ccaacc794049a89b7f348f984b739/Watch-live-New-Years-Eve-celebrations-around-the-world.jpg
World News,Google celebrates New Year's Eve with cuckoo clock Doodle - UPI.com,By Wade Sheridan,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/31/Google-celebrates-New-Years-Eve-with-cuckoo-clock-Doodle/5971609413628/,"Google, on Wednesday, celebrated the life of civil rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich with a new Doodle. Peratrovich helped pass the first anti-discrimination law in the United States.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/5971609413628/2020/1/16094138251336/Google-celebrates-New-Years-Eve-with-cuckoo-clock-Doodle.jpg
U.S. News,Trump to return to White House early from Mar-a-Lago vacation - UPI.com,By Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/Trump-to-return-to-White-House-early-from-Mar-a-Lago-vacation/8371609403277/,"Rick Hanson, a law profession at the University of California, Irvine, wrote on his blog, ""I don't expect this to make a difference in the outcome, but rather only extend the day as the chambers of Congress consider objections.""
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/8371609403277/2020/1/e1304a93d7459eda0823c4d9367093e1/Trump-to-return-to-White-House-early-from-Mar-a-Lago-vacation.jpg
Defense News,U.S. warships travel Taiwan Strait; China warns against show of force - UPI.com,By Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/31/US-warships-travel-Taiwan-Strait-China-warns-against-show-of-force/6821609398971/,"Naval and air forces were deployed to conduct tracking and monitoring of the two U.S. destroyers, Wu said, stressing that the People's Liberation Army is on high alert and is ""ready to respond to any threats and provocations"" to safeguard China's sovereignty.
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/6821609398971/2020/1/16094017523213/US-warships-travel-Taiwan-Strait-China-warns-against-show-of-force.jpg
Top News,"On This Day, Dec. 31: China reports pneumonia cluster in early days of COVID-19 pandemic - UPI.com",By UPI Staff,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/12/31/On-This-Day-China-reports-pneumonia-cluster-in-early-days-of-COVID-19-pandemic/7261609190350/," 





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","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/7261609190350/2020/1/c5ab31198392e5e236d7ca6b526b6244/On-This-Day-China-reports-pneumonia-cluster-in-early-days-of-COVID-19-pandemic.jpg
Top News,On This Day in History - December 31st - Almanac - UPI.com,By United Press International,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/12/31/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Dec-31-2020/9781609190348/,"A thought for the day: ""Hold fast to life and youth."" -- Canadian-American entrepreneur Elizabeth Arden
","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/9781609190348/2020/1/c5ab31198392e5e236d7ca6b526b6244/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Dec-31-2020.jpg
U.S. News,"U.S. blacklists Venezuelan judge, prosecutor over Citgo 6 trial - UPI.com",By Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/31/US-blacklists-Venezuelan-judge-prosecutor-over-Citgo-6-trial/4651609394422/,"Venezuela has repeatedly balked at the sanctions, and on Wednesday Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza via Twitter accused the blacklisting of its legal professionals of being the product of ""imperial barbarism.""
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","Dec. 31, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/4651609394422/2020/1/e2f02d2884a374df2c48baf578c6309d/US-blacklists-Venezuelan-judge-prosecutor-over-Citgo-6-trial.jpg
U.S. News,"U.N.: Trump's Blackwater pardons violate international law, an affront to justice - UPI.com",By Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/UN-Trumps-Blackwater-pardons-violate-intl-law-an-affront-to-justice/1481609385116/,"""It places our military and civilian personnel at increased risk and it betrays our most fundamental values,"" the pair said. ""American prestige, credibility and security have all been seriously undermined.""
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1481609385116/2020/1/8a540ca05ffc2a459691a5cc8c41c91c/UN-Trumps-Blackwater-pardons-violate-intl-law-an-affront-to-justice.jpg
U.S. News,Michigan establishes $641M fund for Flint water crisis settlement - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/Michigan-establishes-641M-fund-for-Flint-water-crisis-settlement/3461609380817/,"""What happened in Flint should never have happened,"" she said. ""From my first month in office, Attorney General Dana Nessel and I made it clear to our teams that even though we inherited this situation, it was our responsibility to achieve the best possible settlement for the children and families of Flint. While this settlement may never be enough to compensate for what happened, it is a major step toward helping the people of Flint heal.""
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","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/3461609380817/2020/1/42b8866f7d0109fc15cb1b163f9a1d3a/Michigan-establishes-641M-fund-for-Flint-water-crisis-settlement.jpg
U.S. News,Census Bureau to miss deadline for House apportionment data - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/Census-Bureau-to-miss-deadline-for-House-apportionment-data/4931609376279/,"The 6-3 majority said on Dec. 18 that deciding the case now isn't feasible because it remains uncertain just how fully the Commerce Department, the parent agency of the Census Bureau, will implement the presidential memorandum.
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/4931609376279/2020/1/2b54051958758b774fb1bc54b0c5374d/Census-Bureau-to-miss-deadline-for-House-apportionment-data.jpg
U.S. News,New Hampshire governor cancels inauguration ceremony citing anti-mask protests - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/NH-Gov-Sununu-cancels-inauguration-ceremony-citing-anti-mask-protests/2411609373689/,"""While I understand the very real concern, it is a truly sad situation when our elected officials need to even think about such a decision due to a small group of truly unhinged gun-toting citizens,"" he said. ""Reasonable people across the state need to rise up against these bullies and say 'enough.'""
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/2411609373689/2020/1/16093760383773/NH-Gov-Sununu-cancels-inauguration-ceremony-citing-anti-mask-protests.jpg
U.S. News,Trump extends pandemic-related halt on international visas - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/Trump-extends-pandemic-related-halt-on-international-visas/2451609370706/,"Biden has pledged to reverse many of Trump's immigration policies, including travel bans from majority-Muslim countries and policies separating children from parents at the border. He's also vowed to reform the visa system and restore refugee admissions to their levels prior to Trump's presidency.
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2451609370706/2020/1/6b8d362d9d2f64aa6e88500501c1535a/Trump-extends-pandemic-related-halt-on-international-visas.jpg
U.S. News,Joe Biden nominates Kathleen Hicks first female deputy secretary of defense - UPI.com,By Danielle Haynes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/Biden-nominates-Hicks-first-female-deputy-secretary-of-defense/1811609365270/,"""These remarkable public servants have the knowledge and expertise to hit the ground running on day one. And I look forward to working with them to get this virus under control, safely and responsibly reopen our economy and our schools, and build back our country in a way that lifts up all Americans.""
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/1811609365270/2020/1/16093694377558/Biden-nominates-Hicks-first-female-deputy-secretary-of-defense.jpg
World News,Indonesia outlaws Islamic Defenders Front religious group - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/30/Indonesia-outlaws-Islamic-Defenders-Front-religious-group/3141609365306/,"Rizieq surrendered to police earlier this month and faces up to six years in prison on charges related to violating the nation's coronavirus protocol by holding gatherings with thousands of people.
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/3141609365306/2020/1/1295648bfacf434e7e5fa316d0e3435e/Indonesia-outlaws-Islamic-Defenders-Front-religious-group.jpg
U.S. News,"Dow Jones hits record high, rising for fourth session out of five - UPI.com",By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/Dow-Jones-hits-record-high-rising-for-fourth-session-out-of-five/4151609363310/,"""We expect strong economic growth to reemerge in 2021 in the wake of headwinds from the pandemic in 2020 and the U.S.-China trade war in 2019,"" said Doug Rao, portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors. ""While leadership has thus far been narrow -- limited mostly to the digital economy -- we foresee a broadening recovery as vaccines are widely implemented and consumers are able to reengage with the physical economy.""
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/4151609363310/2020/1/5a3c426fe5238ab479f1bdef64d187dc/Dow-Jones-hits-record-high-rising-for-fourth-session-out-of-five.jpg
U.S. News,Ohio inmate who survived execution attempt dies of 'probable' COVID-19 - UPI.com,By Danielle Haynes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/Ohio-inmate-who-survived-execution-attempt-dies-of-probable-COVID-19/1861609358432/,"Two federal death row inmates scheduled for execution next month have tested positive for the virus, and their lawyers have asked for stays of execution.

","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/1861609358432/2020/1/16093613198690/Ohio-inmate-who-survived-execution-attempt-dies-of-probable-COVID-19.jpg
Defense News,U.S. Navy trains Croatian navy in underwater mine disposal - UPI.com,By Ed Adamczyk,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/30/US-Navy-trains-Croatian-navy-in-underwater-mine-disposal/8611609352452/,"Croatia, formerly a part of Yugoslavia, declared independence in 1991 and became a NATO partner nation in 2009.
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/8611609352452/2020/1/16093529147750/US-Navy-trains-Croatian-navy-in-underwater-mine-disposal.jpg
Defense News,"379th Expeditionary Air Wing gets its first female, first reservist chief - UPI.com",By Ed Adamczyk,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/30/379th-Expeditionary-Air-Wing-gets-its-first-female-first-reservist-chief/8961609358323/,"Capaldi joined the Air Force in 1990, and was deployed numerous times in support of Operations Desert Storm, Deny Flight -- a 1993 NATO mission enforcing a no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/8961609358323/2020/1/16093587886451/379th-Expeditionary-Air-Wing-gets-its-first-female-first-reservist-chief.jpg
Defense News,U.S. Marines begin rollout of small-arms suppressors - UPI.com,By Ed Adamczyk,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/30/US-Marines-begin-rollout-of-small-arms-suppressors/8911609355347/,"""In the big picture, the [Department of Veterans Affairs] pays out a lot in hearing loss claims,"" Brisker said. ""We'd like Marines to be able to continue to hear for many years even after they leave the service. These suppressors have that benefit as well.""
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/8911609355347/2020/1/16093557011100/US-Marines-begin-rollout-of-small-arms-suppressors.jpg
U.S. News,Records say Nashville PD alerted to Anthony Quinn Warner making bomb a year before attack - UPI.com,By Danielle Haynes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/Records-say-Nashville-PD-alerted-to-bomb-making-a-year-before-attack/8581609352765/,"Clark said she wanted to ""wrap my arms around Nashville"" and ""give you all a hug.""
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/8581609352765/2020/1/190b466b04a8eda023c55ccd1137aece/Records-say-Nashville-PD-alerted-to-bomb-making-a-year-before-attack.jpg
World News,Samsung's de facto chief says he's 'sorry' amid bribery retrial - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/30/Samsungs-de-facto-chief-says-hes-sorry-amid-bribery-retrial/1191609353672/,"The Samsung heir ranks ahead of Chung Mong-koo, chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, in terms of stock value, local news network YTN reported Wednesday. Lee's shares in his company are worth $8.9 billion.
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/1191609353672/2020/1/3573e6bcd112de166930dcc9c60b4f25/Samsungs-de-facto-chief-says-hes-sorry-amid-bribery-retrial.jpg
U.S. News,Georgia report: No fraudulent absentee ballots in Cobb County - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/Georgia-investigators-find-no-fraudulent-absentee-ballots-in-Cobb-County/5811609353094/,"Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, who are in tight runoff elections to keep their Senate seats, called for Raffensperger to resign last month.
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/5811609353094/2020/1/c1edd2d0fc98d801c6b75f48bf3f7663/Georgia-investigators-find-no-fraudulent-absentee-ballots-in-Cobb-County.jpg
Defense News,B-52s fly over Middle East in show of force - UPI.com,By Ed Adamczyk,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/30/B-52s-fly-over-Middle-East-in-show-of-force/1171609348721/,"@usairforce B-52H ""Stratofortress"" aircrews from the @AFGlobalStrike headquartered @TeamMinot made a deliberate appearance in the Middle East today to underscore the U.S. military's commitment to regional security @DeptDefence @USAFCENT— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) December 30, 2020 

","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/1171609348721/2020/1/16093492933583/B-52s-fly-over-Middle-East-in-show-of-force.jpg
World News,"At least 10 dead, several missing after landslide in Norway - UPI.com",By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/30/At-least-10-dead-several-missing-after-landslide-in-Norway/3891609348657/,"About 300 people who were evacuated from Ask took shelter at a hotel in nearby Skjetten, its manager said.

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","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/3891609348657/2020/1/16093496323450/At-least-10-dead-several-missing-after-landslide-in-Norway.jpg
Defense News,Turkey will lead NATO's high-readiness force in 2021 - UPI.com,By Ed Adamczyk,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/30/Turkey-will-lead-NATOs-high-readiness-force-in-2021/7961609346912/,"Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been criticized by NATO leaders for anti-democratic internal policies and the country's involvement in the Syrian civil war.
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/7961609346912/2020/1/16093473341669/Turkey-will-lead-NATOs-high-readiness-force-in-2021.jpg
U.S. News,Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley says he'll object to election during Congress' vote count - UPI.com,By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/Missouri-Sen-Hawley-says-hell-object-to-election-during-Congress-vote-count/7451609346576/,"Before Hawley's announcement on Wednesday, no member of the Senate had publicly committed to challenging any state's electoral votes, which were certified weeks ago. The Electoral College formally cast Biden's 306 votes, as well as 232 for Trump, on Dec. 14.

","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/7451609346576/2020/1/f2f3e07ad7b8698147d1076faec2058e/Missouri-Sen-Hawley-says-hell-object-to-election-during-Congress-vote-count.jpg
World News,"South Korea completes plans for light-aircraft carrier, vertical landing jets - UPI.com",By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/30/South-Korea-completes-plans-for-light-aircraft-carrier-vertical-landing-jets/3061609349637/,"""Whoever enjoys fire will be burned by fire,"" state media said in a warning to the administration of South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
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","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/3061609349637/2020/1/880bd854526f0710a760abb88f760fb8/South-Korea-completes-plans-for-light-aircraft-carrier-vertical-landing-jets.jpg
World News,Chinese drugmaker says its COVID-19 vaccine is almost 80% effective - UPI.com,By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/30/Chinese-drugmaker-says-its-COVID-19-vaccine-is-almost-80-effective/2721609342705/,"Unlike the ""messenger RNA"" vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, which have been approved in many nations, the Sinopharm vaccines use an inactivated virus as the platform to produce an antibody response.

","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2721609342705/2020/1/57590917ba2d141389df91651f2645ac/Chinese-drugmaker-says-its-COVID-19-vaccine-is-almost-80-effective.jpg
World News,North Korea claims all targets reached in ’80-day campaign’ - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/30/North-Korea-claims-all-targets-reached-in-80-day-campaign/2611609345611/,"Kim Jae Ryong also is relatively young and has earned the trust of the North Korean leader, said Yang Moo-jin, a South Korean analyst at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul.
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","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2611609345611/2020/1/c97614a254d898b586c74ef738399aa2/North-Korea-claims-all-targets-reached-in-80-day-campaign.jpg
World News,Rebels kill at least 26  in Yemen airport attack targeting new gov't cabinet ministers - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes & Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/30/Rebels-kill-at-least-26-in-Yemen-airport-attack-targeting-new-govt-cabinet-ministers/4621609337760/,"""The forces of good and sincere intentions will always triumph over the forces of evil and their various tools,"" he said.

","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/4621609337760/2020/1/16093386491018/Rebels-kill-at-least-26-in-Yemen-airport-attack-targeting-new-govt-cabinet-ministers.jpg
World News,"Britain, EU sign Brexit trade deal on eve of transition deadline - UPI.com",By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/30/Britain-EU-sign-Brexit-trade-deal-on-eve-of-transition-deadline/7431609342619/,"""It is a fair and balanced agreement that fully protects the fundamental interests of the European Union and creates stability and predictability for citizens and companies.""
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/7431609342619/2020/1/3ee14d331d5a58e78525350b42ea2013/Britain-EU-sign-Brexit-trade-deal-on-eve-of-transition-deadline.jpg
U.S. News,Louisville police move to fire 2 officers in Breonna Taylor shooting - UPI.com,By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/Louisville-police-move-to-fire-2-officers-in-Breonna-Taylor-shooting/6191609338648/,"Hankison was indicted in September for firing shots into a neighboring apartment during the raid, but not for Taylor's death. Cosgrove and another officer who was at the raid were not indicted.
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/6191609338648/2020/1/a82c37788578b469fa2a2f9dfd975d75/Louisville-police-move-to-fire-2-officers-in-Breonna-Taylor-shooting.jpg
World News,First case of fast-spreading COVID-19 mutation reported in Taiwan - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/30/First-case-of-fast-spreading-COVID-19-mutation-reported-in-Taiwan/7221609340269/,"China's National Health Commission said workers should avoid traveling across the country to see family during the holiday. The state agency also urged local governments to enforce the policy on its online site Tuesday.
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","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/7221609340269/2020/1/0e878c0706e165dc23b7b80af97a0962/First-case-of-fast-spreading-COVID-19-mutation-reported-in-Taiwan.jpg
U.S. News,"U.S. sets new record for most COVID-19 deaths in a single day -- 3,700 - UPI.com",By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/US-sets-new-record-for-most-COVID-19-deaths-in-single-day-3700/2161609334125/,"Other COVID-19 news for Wednesday:The government began mailing $600 stimulus payments to millions of Americans on Wednesday, while Democrats in Congress continue to try and raise the amount to $2,000. Those who will receive the aid via direct deposit began to receive the money on Tuesday night.Rep.-elect Luke Letlow of Louisiana, who was elected to the U.S. House last month, has died of COVID-19 at the age of 41.Organizers have canceled the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, Calif., for the second year in a row due to the pandemic. It was scheduled for March.
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","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2161609334125/2020/1/8224c2e514227b0ba42c60f88ff59e8c/US-sets-new-record-for-most-COVID-19-deaths-in-single-day-3700.jpg
World News,U.N. confirms North Korean defectors at risk of repatriation from China - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/30/UN-confirms-North-Korean-defectors-at-risk-of-repatriation-from-China/5231609336419/,"North Korea raised its alert level for the virus to the highest of three stages earlier this month, and all foreign aid workers left the country in December.
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/5231609336419/2020/1/e816f4452e685d6e36abdd861231e529/UN-confirms-North-Korean-defectors-at-risk-of-repatriation-from-China.jpg
U.S. News,Government begins sending $600 COVID-19 stimulus payments to millions in U.S. - UPI.com,By Don Jacobson & Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/Govt-begins-sending-600-COVID-19-stimulus-payments-to-millions-in-US/9231609329735/,"The issue of the raise has been a thorny one for the Republican Party, which is trying to hang onto control of the Senate. Two runoff elections in Georgia next week will determine which party has control of the upper chamber in the 117th Congress, which will be seated on Sunday.

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","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/9231609329735/2020/1/d51b3da763f73f1027f144bfa6d219f5/Govt-begins-sending-600-COVID-19-stimulus-payments-to-millions-in-US.jpg
World News,Argentina legalizes abortion; largest Latin American nation to do so - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/30/Argentina-legalizes-abortion-largest-Latin-American-nation-to-do-so/3101609329378/,"Nearly 40,000 women and girls were hospitalized in 2016 after seeking illegal abortions, according to Human Rights Watch. Argentina's health ministry said dozens of women died from medical complications related to abortion in 2018.

","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/3101609329378/2020/1/d8595e485865d2f2ce4c6589650f2c99/Argentina-legalizes-abortion-largest-Latin-American-nation-to-do-so.jpg
World News,"Jonathan Pollard, who sold top secret U.S. documents in 1980s, returns to Israel - UPI.com",By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/30/Jonathan-Pollard-who-sold-top-secret-US-documents-in-1980s-returns-to-Israel/4451609327027/,"The Pollards arrived in Israel aboard an aircraft registered to American billionaire Sheldon Adelson, a staunch supporter of both Trump and Netanyahu.

","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/4451609327027/2020/1/4a8c2a16767e35bbfed234050a2d47ca/Jonathan-Pollard-who-sold-top-secret-US-documents-in-1980s-returns-to-Israel.jpg
U.S. News,Google honors civil rights activist Elizabeth Peratrovich with new Doodle - UPI.com,By Wade Sheridan,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/30/Google-honors-civil-rights-activist-Elizabeth-Peratrovich-with-new-Doodle/5601609327620/,"""Thank you, Elizabeth Peratrovich, for helping to build the foundation for a more equitable future,"" Google said.
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/5601609327620/2020/1/16093279338886/Google-honors-civil-rights-activist-Elizabeth-Peratrovich-with-new-Doodle.jpg
World News,Britain approves Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine - UPI.com,By Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/30/Britain-approves-OxfordAstraZeneca-COVID-19-vaccine/7211609315046/,"We will now move to vaccinate as many people as quickly as possible. pic.twitter.com/cR4pRdZJlT— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) December 30, 2020 
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Top News,"On This Day, Dec. 30: Nixon halts bombing in North Vietnam - UPI.com",By UPI Staff,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/12/30/On-This-Day-Nixon-halts-bombing-in-North-Vietnam/2531609182026/," 





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","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2531609182026/2020/1/2faebcd2545da306d09da6446aa18a36/On-This-Day-Nixon-halts-bombing-in-North-Vietnam.jpg
Top News,On This Day in History - December 30th - Almanac - UPI.com,By United Press International,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/12/30/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-Dec-30-2020/1281609182020/,"A thought for the day: ""Advice is what we ask or when we already know the answer but wish we didn't."" -- American writer Erica Jong
","Dec. 30, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1281609182020/2020/1/2faebcd2545da306d09da6446aa18a36/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-Dec-30-2020.jpg
World News,China jails 10 Hong Kong activists who fled to Taiwan - UPI.com,By Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/30/China-jails-10-Hong-Kong-activists-who-fled-to-Taiwan/5251609307081/,"Earlier this month, prominent pro-democracy activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow an Ivan lam were sentenced to 13 and a half months, seven months and 10 months in prison, respectively, for their involvement in the demonstrations that began in 2019 in protest of a law that would allow for the extradition of some fugitives in Hong Kong to be sent to be tried on the mainland.
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U.S. News,Congressman-elect Luke Letlow of Louisiana dies from COVID-19 - UPI.com,By Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/Congressman-elect-Luke-Letlow-of-Louisiana-dies-from-COVID-19/4711609298796/,"

","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/4711609298796/2020/1/16093023395054/Congressman-elect-Luke-Letlow-of-Louisiana-dies-from-COVID-19.jpg
Defense News,State Dept. approves $300M bomb sale to Saudi Arabia - UPI.com,By Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/29/State-Dept-approves-300M-bomb-sale-to-Saudi-Arabia/2681609292945/,"The Trump administration on Tuesday also approved a possible arms deal with Egypt worth $104 million and two possible deals worth $4.2 billion with Kuwait.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2681609292945/2020/1/4668e87dcf3c7b18e9470571ee0ec7fe/State-Dept-approves-300M-bomb-sale-to-Saudi-Arabia.jpg
U.S. News,"Transportation Dept. to install train braking systems along 57,000 miles - UPI.com",By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/Transportation-Dept-to-install-train-braking-systems-along-57000-miles/9431609290929/,"Class I railroads invested $11.5 billion into the system and the Transportation Department provided $3.4 billion in grant and loan funding.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/9431609290929/2020/1/9a6d9a417add206fb9a06da1ec0f22bb/Transportation-Dept-to-install-train-braking-systems-along-57000-miles.jpg
U.S. News,Justice Department declines to charge Cleveland officers in Tamir Rice shooting - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/Justice-Department-declines-to-charge-officers-in-Tamir-Rice-shooting/4171609285181/,"In 2015, an Ohio grand jury did not pursue charges against Loehmann and Garmback. Loehmann was fired in 2017 due to inaccuracies in his application form and Garmback was suspended for 10 days for violating a tactical rule by driving too close to Rice on the day of the shooting.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/4171609285181/2020/1/16092890421392/Justice-Department-declines-to-charge-officers-in-Tamir-Rice-shooting.jpg
Defense News,State Department approves possible $4.2B in weapons sales to Kuwait - UPI.com,By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/29/State-Department-approves-possible-42B-in-weapons-sales-to-Kuwait/8561609284380/,"In May the State Department approved a possible $425 million deal for work on Kuwait's Patriot missile system, and in July it approved a possible $59.6 million deal to sell various M1A2K training ammunition and related equipment to Kuwait.
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","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/8561609284380/2020/1/16092860624080/State-Department-approves-possible-42B-in-weapons-sales-to-Kuwait.jpg
U.S. News,"Colorado confirms first U.S. case of new, more infectious COVID-19 strain - UPI.com",By Brian P. Dunleavy,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/Colorado-confirms-first-US-case-of-new-more-infectious-COVID-19-strain/8781609280295/,"The health and safety of Coloradans is our top priority and we will monitor this case, as well as all COVID-19 indicators, very closely. pic.twitter.com/fjyq7QhzBi— Governor Jared Polis (@GovofCO) December 29, 2020 
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/8781609280295/2020/1/ceebe2268cfcf176ad09a3ec618e8695/Colorado-confirms-first-US-case-of-new-more-infectious-COVID-19-strain.jpg
World News,"Russian COVID-19 cases three times higher than reported, official says - UPI.com",By Danielle Haynes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/29/Russian-COVID-19-cases-three-times-higher-than-reported-official-says/7141609273474/,"Though it's being publicly administered in Russia, Belarus and Argentina, the vaccine hasn't completed Phase 3 human trials. An international group of scientists raised concerns about the trials in September, saying they noticed several instances of apparently duplication in reports of human antibody response.
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","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/7141609273474/2020/1/4e2cb818dc045aa2fa3a875dd817f3d4/Russian-COVID-19-cases-three-times-higher-than-reported-official-says.jpg
U.S. News,"S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite snap three-day winning streaks - UPI.com",By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/SP-500-Nasdaq-Composite-snap-three-day-winning-streaks/1001609275675/,"""After a tumultuous year, stocks look almost certain to end 2020 on a high as there is no sign that the global flood of fiscal and monetary stimulus is about to be scaled back,"" Raffi Boyadjian, senior investment analyst at XM, said according to MarketWatch. ""And with vaccine rollouts gathering pace, it is easy for investors to look past the daily grim headlines of record COVID infections and deaths.""
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","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1001609275675/2020/1/1312c404646799da517d6239f62aaa9f/SP-500-Nasdaq-Composite-snap-three-day-winning-streaks.jpg
Defense News,Lockheed Martin nabs $1.4B in F-35 contracts - UPI.com,By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/29/Lockheed-Martin-nabs-14B-in-F-35-contracts/3701609274681/,"In May, the company predicted it would be 18 to 24 planes short of its target, due to supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/3701609274681/2020/1/5f7ade39351be1d19310bd9467ae7941/Lockheed-Martin-nabs-14B-in-F-35-contracts.jpg
Defense News,Air Force 53rd Wing formalizes 'Black Flag' training exercise - UPI.com,By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/29/Air-Force-53rd-Wing-formalizes-Black-Flag-training-exercise/4651609271559/,"The 53rd Wing is the only Air Force wing responsible for operational test and tactics development for the service's fighter, bomber and remotely piloted aircraft fleet, according to the Air Force.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/4651609271559/2020/1/16092717999394/Air-Force-53rd-Wing-formalizes-Black-Flag-training-exercise.jpg
U.S. News,"Gallup: Donald Trump, Michelle Obama most admired people in 2020 - UPI.com",By Danielle Haynes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/Poll-Michelle-Obama-Donald-Trump-most-admired-people-in-2020/1231609268223/,"Gallup conducted the survey of 1,018 adults between Dec. 1-17 with a 4% margin of error.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1231609268223/2020/1/43e812f7ca06e2346905b484e8c8507a/Poll-Michelle-Obama-Donald-Trump-most-admired-people-in-2020.jpg
World News,COVID-19 conspiracy theories top list of worst anti-Semitic incidents of 2020 - UPI.com,By Sommer Brokaw,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/29/COVID-19-conspiracy-theories-top-list-of-worst-anti-Semitic-incidents-of-2020/9811609262303/,"The Simon Wiesenthal Center, based in Los Angeles, is named in honor of Holocaust survivor Simon Wiesenthal, a writer, who also hunted down information on Nazi war crimes.
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","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/9811609262303/2020/1/af167f96409b44ddd85242202ff8641a/COVID-19-conspiracy-theories-top-list-of-worst-anti-Semitic-incidents-of-2020.jpg
World News,"Argentina, Belarus give out doses of Russian COVID-19 vaccine - UPI.com",By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/29/Argentina-Belarus-give-out-doses-of-Russian-COVID-19-vaccine/9601609264915/,"The initial match of 123,000 doses will be given in province while the capital of Buenos Aires will receive 23,100 doses, officials said.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/9601609264915/2020/1/1526e541b61177d6d00929f5e9a6661f/Argentina-Belarus-give-out-doses-of-Russian-COVID-19-vaccine.jpg
World News,"South Korea surpasses neighbors in migrant integration, data show - UPI.com",By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/29/South-Korea-surpasses-neighbors-in-migrant-integration-data-show/3731609264524/,"The report said a woman originally from Cambodia who worked at a local farm was found dead recently in a greenhouse. Her death has prompted calls for better enforcement of regulations, according to Yonhap.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/3731609264524/2020/1/c635de21a8763bb874025dd6863b9f3d/South-Korea-surpasses-neighbors-in-migrant-integration-data-show.jpg
World News,Britain and Turkey secure continued tariff-free trade deal worth $25B - UPI.com,By Sommer Brokaw,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/29/Britain-and-Turkey-secure-continued-tariff-free-trade-deal-worth-25B/7641609257474/,"Along with preferential trading terms for British businesses that export machinery, iron and steel, the agreement also supports preferential tariffs for British importers of textiles, and tariffs applied to British imports of washing machines and televisions will remain at 0% under the deal.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/7641609257474/2020/1/70b2e3b8a0596e0df3b7735d9bdb28a8/Britain-and-Turkey-secure-continued-tariff-free-trade-deal-worth-25B.jpg
U.S. News,Federal judge blocks GOP bid to throw out voter records in Georgia - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/Federal-judge-blocks-GOP-bid-to-throw-out-voter-records-in-Georgia/3751609260423/,"If Warnock and Ossoff win, by virtue of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' tie-breaking vote, Democrats will control the Senate for the first time since 2015.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/3751609260423/2020/1/19fba97f74a34fd40f295b62d6213b2d/Federal-judge-blocks-GOP-bid-to-throw-out-voter-records-in-Georgia.jpg
World News,"North Korea ICBM test likely next year, think tank says - UPI.com",By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/29/North-Korea-ICBM-test-likely-next-year-think-tank-says/5351609261723/,"The two sides agreed on the need for close communication and cooperation. Noh invited Mogulov to Seoul, according to the South Korean government.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/5351609261723/2020/1/3b80214d550b5cdbc30e0ae3c7fa209e/North-Korea-ICBM-test-likely-next-year-think-tank-says.jpg
U.S. News,Home prices across U.S. rising at quickest pace in years - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/Home-prices-across-US-rising-at-quickest-pace-in-years/6171609256675/,"The report said the economic climate of the COVID-19 era continues to encourage buyers to move from urban apartments to suburban homes.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/6171609256675/2020/1/b55b38267b8827ac255d61659c0334e1/Home-prices-across-US-rising-at-quickest-pace-in-years.jpg
World News,"China, EU to hold high-level talks on investment deal, reports say - UPI.com",By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/29/China-EU-to-hold-high-level-talks-on-investment-deal-reports-say/9521609256973/,"Jake Sullivan, Biden's nominee for national security adviser, tweeted Dec. 21 that the incoming U.S. administration would ""welcome early consultations with our European partners on our common concerns about China's economic practices,"" while referring to the investment deal on social media.
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","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/9521609256973/2020/1/2dd7c3c5892ef30571dfdffb8822474a/China-EU-to-hold-high-level-talks-on-investment-deal-reports-say.jpg
World News,Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rattles Croatia; at least 6 dead - UPI.com,By Don Jacobson & Danielle Haynes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/29/Strong-62-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-Croatia-at-least-6-dead/2841609252177/,"Tuesday's quake was the second in the area within 24 hours, after a magnitude-5.0 earthquake on Monday.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/2841609252177/2020/1/ae749845c99abad9166140163bf8c17f/Strong-62-magnitude-earthquake-rattles-Croatia-at-least-6-dead.jpg
U.S. News,"U.S. adds 169,000 COVID-19 cases; gov't still well behind vaccine goal - UPI.com",By Don Jacobson & Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/US-adds-169000-COVID-19-cases-govt-still-well-behind-vaccine-goal/2981609247201/,"The county is averaging 14,000 new COVID-19 cases a day and coronavirus patients require 60 liters to 80 liters of oxygen per minute, while non-COVID patients require 6 liters.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2981609247201/2020/1/28e736eaf36eb228d749c522c8725b57/US-adds-169000-COVID-19-cases-govt-still-well-behind-vaccine-goal.jpg
World News,Report: North Korea cracks down on foreign currency transactions - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/29/Report-North-Korea-cracks-down-on-foreign-currency-transactions/3691609253210/,"The North Korean students from Kim Il Sung University and other institutions won ""several rounds"" in the monthly programming competition, state media said.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/3691609253210/2020/1/fe693c05d817faa515798a7227eba2e7/Report-North-Korea-cracks-down-on-foreign-currency-transactions.jpg
World News,Activists in South Korea file petition against anti-leaflet law - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/29/Activists-in-South-Korea-file-petition-against-anti-leaflet-law/6161609249948/,"In November, Seoul decided for the second consecutive year to opt out of a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly condemning the human rights situation in North Korea.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/6161609249948/2020/1/3b0da23a1c404ace967b2954fb149569/Activists-in-South-Korea-file-petition-against-anti-leaflet-law.jpg
World News,Study says at least 50 journalists killed in 2020; hundreds detained or missing - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/29/Study-says-at-least-50-journalists-killed-in-2020-hundreds-detained-or-missing/8941609242331/,"The Committee to Protect Journalists reported earlier this month that at least 274 reporters worldwide were in prison on Dec. 1, the highest figure since the committee started tracking data in the early 1990s.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/8941609242331/2020/1/b973b5865c828174ec842692e51baa44/Study-says-at-least-50-journalists-killed-in-2020-hundreds-detained-or-missing.jpg
U.S. News,American Airlines returns Boeing 737 Max to skies over U.S. - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/American-Airlines-returns-Boeing-737-Max-to-skies-over-US/2051609246874/,"
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","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2051609246874/2020/1/603c5d74817ac7eef327b6d4c205f6ef/American-Airlines-returns-Boeing-737-Max-to-skies-over-US.jpg
U.S. News,"Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff receive COVID-19 vaccine - UPI.com",By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/Vice-President-elect-Kamala-Harris-husband-receive-COVID-19-vaccine/2881609243978/,"Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress have also received their vaccinations. President Donald Trump has not yet received the vaccine, most likely because health advice recommends that anyone who's been treated for COVID-19 should wait for 90 days before they are vaccinated.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2881609243978/2020/1/9ea9e7ae3bd6f888b482fd7a18aea13a/Vice-President-elect-Kamala-Harris-husband-receive-COVID-19-vaccine.jpg
U.S. News,"Mnuchin says $600 payments on the way; McConnell blocks vote for $2,000 stimulus - UPI.com",By Don Jacobson & Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/Mnuchin-says-600-payments-on-the-way-McConnell-blocks-vote-for-2000-stimulus/8001609240169/,"
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","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/8001609240169/2020/1/d0dc04e8820a75489382eb2132ac94d4/Mnuchin-says-600-payments-on-the-way-McConnell-blocks-vote-for-2000-stimulus.jpg
U.S. News,"Good riddance to 2020, maybe -- but many of same issues will define 2021 - UPI.com",By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/Good-riddance-to-2020-maybe-but-many-of-same-issues-will-define-2021/1751607624355/,"

","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/collection/ph/upi/12574/a71cc2e6a2f50eaaf5c0a2f8a5476abb/Pictures-of-the-Year-top-US-news-images-for-2020_1_1.jpg
U.S. News,"New York imposes 6-month moratorium on evictions, foreclosures - UPI.com",By Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/New-York-imposes-6-month-moratorium-on-evictions-foreclosures/2371609230229/,"Cuomo on Monday announced the state had received an 259,000 additional vaccine doses, 139,400 from Pfizer and 119,600 from Moderna.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2371609230229/2020/1/37345c9852c7e97924bc4c9ba4970503/New-York-imposes-6-month-moratorium-on-evictions-foreclosures.jpg
U.S. News,WHO: COVID-19 is a 'wake-up call' as larger threats loom - UPI.com,By Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/WHO-COVID-19-is-a-wake-up-call-as-larger-threats-loom/8321609224150/,"""We are leaning. We will continue to learn and I am hopeful that we will be better prepared for the next one,"" she said. ""But we cannot go from this pattern of urgency to neglect.""
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/8321609224150/2020/1/4a938f4731f266b6c9e37921393b199c/WHO-COVID-19-is-a-wake-up-call-as-larger-threats-loom.jpg
Top News,On This Day in History - December 29th - Almanac - UPI.com,By United Press International,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/12/29/UPI-Almanac-for-Tuesday-Dec-29-2020/4671609178800/,"A thought for the day: Spanish musician Pablo Casals said, ""I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.""
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/4671609178800/2020/1/91dc7d5b39fad50fb8f975bef9881ab4/UPI-Almanac-for-Tuesday-Dec-29-2020.jpg
Top News,"On This Day, Dec. 29: Germans firebomb London during WWII - UPI.com",By UPI Staff,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/12/29/On-This-Day-Germans-firebomb-London-during-WWII/1231609178803/,"In 2018, Egyptian forces killed 40 militants in raids on three hideouts in the country's Giza and North Sinai governorate.
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/1231609178803/2020/1/91dc7d5b39fad50fb8f975bef9881ab4/On-This-Day-Germans-firebomb-London-during-WWII.jpg
U.S. News,State's attorney identifies 3 victims killed in Rockford bowling alley shooting - UPI.com,By Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/29/States-attorney-identifies-3-victims-killed-in-bowling-alley-shooting/8871609214377/,"Don Carter Lanes said on Facebook it was to hold a candle light vigil on Tuesday night ""to honor and pray for the victims and their families.""
","Dec. 29, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/8871609214377/2020/1/2851562b2368f5fdcfc352489523cd5b/States-attorney-identifies-3-victims-killed-in-bowling-alley-shooting.jpg
U.S. News,U.S. strengthens investor ban on companies accused of being controlled by China's military - UPI.com,By Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/US-strengthens-investor-ban-on-companies-accused-of-being-controlled-by-Chinas-military/4181609209748/,"President @realDonaldTrump is protecting U.S. investors and pension funds. His Executive Order prohibits ETF and index fund investments in Communist Chinese military companies and subsidiaries. Great teamwork on today's announcement. https://t.co/k6IgaE2g3H— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) December 29, 2020 
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/4181609209748/2020/1/325bb872bf53892e3882f9ca75e4bf56/US-strengthens-investor-ban-on-companies-accused-of-being-controlled-by-Chinas-military.jpg
U.S. News,House votes to overturn Trump's veto of $740B defense spending bill - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/House-votes-to-overturn-Trumps-veto-of-740B-defense-spending-bill/2041609203689/,"""I very much am opposed to the Afghan war and I've told them I'll come back to try to prevent them from easily overriding the president's veto,"" he said last week.
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2041609203689/2020/1/a1bad3b3b4158de491009b19a04f9fd1/House-votes-to-overturn-Trumps-veto-of-740B-defense-spending-bill.jpg
U.S. News,Columbus officer who shot Andre Hill fired - UPI.com,By Jean Lotus,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/Columbus-officer-who-shot-Andre-Hill-fired/6081609187129/,"On Dec. 4, Franklin County Sheriff's officers shot and killed 23-year-old Casey Goodson, a Black man who was entering his grandmother's home. Officers said Goodson, a furloughed truck driver, displayed a handgun.
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/6081609187129/2020/1/6cd436781aed5bbdaf421377383e77d5/Columbus-officer-who-shot-Andre-Hill-fired.jpg
U.S. News,Federal judge denies accused Epstein ally Ghislaine Maxwell's request for bail - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/Federal-judge-denies-accused-Epstein-ally-Ghislaine-Maxwells-request-for-bail/9071609195310/,"She is set to stand trial in July.
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/9071609195310/2020/1/23aa448bea5a1e5959ddc2379d943312/Federal-judge-denies-accused-Epstein-ally-Ghislaine-Maxwells-request-for-bail.jpg
U.S. News,Home Depot recalls large ceiling fans for faulty blades - UPI.com,By Jean Lotus,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/Home-Depot-recalls-large-ceiling-fans-for-faulty-blades/3421609199172/,"#ProductRecall Alert: Hampton Bay 54-inch Mara Indoor/Outdoor Ceiling Fans https://t.co/2tHopo6Jb0— The Home Depot (@HomeDepot) December 28, 2020 
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/3421609199172/2020/1/16091994416709/Home-Depot-recalls-large-ceiling-fans-for-faulty-blades.jpg
U.S. News,Biden says U.S. military must strengthen cyberdefense after massive hack - UPI.com,By Jean Lotus,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/Biden-says-US-military-must-strengthen-cyberdefense-after-massive-hack/1301609196644/,"""The American people expect nothing less and that is what I remain committed to,"" he said.

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","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1301609196644/2020/1/4ab660c5c81dfba3c4ff40c92454f373/Biden-says-US-military-must-strengthen-cyberdefense-after-massive-hack.jpg
U.S. News,Walter Reed doctor who criticized Trump motorcade greeting works final shift - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/Walter-Reed-doctor-who-criticized-Trump-motorcade-greeting-works-final-shift/7141609192617/,"Phillips will continue his work at George Washington University, where he serves as chief of disaster medicine.
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U.S. News,Blaze at Mass. Black church investigated as possible hate crime - UPI.com,By Jean Lotus,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/Blaze-at-Mass-Black-church-investigated-as-possible-hate-crime/8181609192337/,"14 Concord Ter. Second alarm was struck. Fire has been extinguished Springfield Arson And Bomb Squad is investigating with assistance from the State Police Arson And Bomb Squad and the A.T.F. Division. pic.twitter.com/JsCL8nJf9E— SPRINGFIELD FIRE (@SFD_HQ) December 28, 2020 
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/8181609192337/2020/1/16091926911916/Blaze-at-Mass-Black-church-investigated-as-possible-hate-crime.jpg
U.S. News,U.S. markets hit records after Trump signs COVID-19 relief bill - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/US-markets-hit-records-after-Trump-signs-COVID-19-relief-bill/8131609190160/,"Entering the final week of trading for 2020 the Nasdaq has soared 43.7% for the year as investors have favored tech throughout the pandemic, while the S&P 500 has risen 15.6% and the Dow has gained 6.6%.
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/8131609190160/2020/1/8ff6ab10b28e1f66b43d0ebb6923bc08/US-markets-hit-records-after-Trump-signs-COVID-19-relief-bill.jpg
Defense News,Tyndall AFB in Florida conducts Weapon System Evaluation Program - UPI.com,By Ed Adamczyk,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/28/Tyndall-AFB-in-Florida-conducts-Weapon-System-Evaluation-Program/8001609184619/,"The small, turboprop planes of the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron -- which flies the only two E-9As in the entire U.S. military -- are used as surveillance platforms ahead of missile firings. They ensure the waters are clear of civilian boaters and aircraft during live missile launches and other hazardous military activities.
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","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/8001609184619/2020/1/16091849759658/Tyndall-AFB-in-Florida-conducts-Weapon-System-Evaluation-Program.jpg
World News,Japan suspends international air travel in response to new virus variant - UPI.com,By Jean Lotus,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/28/Japan-suspends-international-air-travel-in-response-to-new-virus-variant/9261609185703/,"In the United States, federal officials announced Friday that because of the new virus strain, air travelers  from Britain would require a negative COVID test at least 72 hours before their flight.
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","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/9261609185703/2020/1/fc5e5c2bd51b81ba775488ed55ee9d44/Japan-suspends-international-air-travel-in-response-to-new-virus-variant.jpg
Defense News,"Submarine USS Georgia, in Arabian Gulf, visits Bahrain - UPI.com",By Ed Adamczyk,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/28/Submarine-USS-Georgia-in-Arabian-Gulf-visits-Bahrain/9151609181471/,"Jan. 3 also will mark the first anniversary of the assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U. S. drone strike in Iraq.
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/9151609181471/2020/1/16091818463769/Submarine-USS-Georgia-in-Arabian-Gulf-visits-Bahrain.jpg
Defense News,USS Nimitz arrives off Somalia coast to support U.S. troop relocation - UPI.com,By Ed Adamczyk,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/28/USS-Nimitz-arrives-off-Somalia-coast-to-support-US-troop-relocation/1271609179044/,"""The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group brings incredible capability and allows us to maintain pressure against regional threats throughout Operation Octave Quartz,"" USAF Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, JTF-Q commander, said in the Navy statement on Monday.
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/1271609179044/2020/1/16091795248846/USS-Nimitz-arrives-off-Somalia-coast-to-support-US-troop-relocation.jpg
World News,Food aid arrives at Ethiopian refugee camps in Tigray: UN - UPI.com,By Jean Lotus,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/28/Food-aid-arrives-at-Ethiopian-refugee-camps-in-Tigray-UN/1861609181363/,"Abiy Ahmed said in a statement published Thursday that the operations were finished and that the government's next steps were to rehabilitate residents of the region ""back to normal life at the earliest opportunity."" He also said the Ethiopian government would be planning for ""fair, free and inclusive"" elections scheduled for June, 2021.
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","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/1861609181363/2020/1/16091817089976/Food-aid-arrives-at-Ethiopian-refugee-camps-in-Tigray-UN.jpg
World News,Russian fishing boat with 19 aboard sinks in icy water; 2 rescued - UPI.com,By Sommer Brokaw,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/28/17-feared-dead-in-Russian-fishing-boat-sinking/9721609176189/,"The Onega, which files the Russian flag, was constructed in 1979.
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","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/9721609176189/2020/1/16091810508773/17-feared-dead-in-Russian-fishing-boat-sinking.jpg
World News,Japanese lawmaker dies of COVID-19 complications - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/28/Japanese-lawmaker-dies-of-COVID-19-complications/3281609179558/,"Japan has also barred entry of all foreign nationals. The ban, which is in effect until end of January, is part of Tokyo's response to the mutated form of the coronavirus in Britain.
RELATED India rejects report of ban on Chinese airline passengers
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/3281609179558/2020/1/59913bf12e5bfd3c0c0c3c0f34bbeb52/Japanese-lawmaker-dies-of-COVID-19-complications.jpg
Defense News,Australia's F-35A fighter planes are ready for deployment - UPI.com,By Ed Adamczyk,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/28/Australias-F-35A-fighter-planes-are-ready-for-deployment/5661609175911/,"Over 50 Australian companies have been involved in $2 billion in contracts to develop, produce and sustain the F-35, according to Lockheed.
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","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/5661609175911/2020/1/16091765162689/Australias-F-35A-fighter-planes-are-ready-for-deployment.jpg
U.S. News,Novavax begins 3rd-stage clinical trial in U.S. for COVID-19 vaccine - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/Novavax-begins-3rd-stage-clinical-trial-in-US-for-COVID-19-vaccine/1781609175970/,"
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Getting COVID-19 vaccines to rural Americans is harder than it looks
New COVID-19 cases, deaths in U.S. fall to lowest levels in weeks 
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/1781609175970/2020/1/59b9b29858eaed3389ac9f796535e4ba/Novavax-begins-3rd-stage-clinical-trial-in-US-for-COVID-19-vaccine.jpg
World News,U.N. says Bosnia-Herzegovina refugees at risk of freezing to death - UPI.com,By Sommer Brokaw,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/28/UN-says-Bosnia-Herzegovina-refugees-at-risk-of-freezing-to-death/3581609171263/,"Also voicing concern and calling for urgent refugee help are the aid groups Danish Refugee Council, Doctors of the World and Save the Children.
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/3581609171263/2020/1/16091756605987/UN-says-Bosnia-Herzegovina-refugees-at-risk-of-freezing-to-death.jpg
World News,South Korea reports first COVID-19 mutation among travelers from Britain - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/28/South-Korea-reports-first-COVID-19-mutation-among-travelers-from-Britain/7071609175444/,"South Korean officials said Monday that rumors the passengers traveling from Britain violated quarantine guidelines and went out in public are false, after comments on social media suggested potential patients were engaging in risky behavior.
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","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/7071609175444/2020/1/fb1a73a3275c3aae4457cf5483c77005/South-Korea-reports-first-COVID-19-mutation-among-travelers-from-Britain.jpg
Defense News,"NATO intercepted hundreds of Russian planes over Europe in 2020, alliance says - UPI.com",By Ed Adamczyk,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/28/NATO-intercepted-hundreds-of-Russian-planes-over-Europe-in-2020-alliance-says/7821609173513/,"ELN called for ""re-establishing practical dialogue between Russia and NATO, including direct contacts between the military commanders and experts of Russia and NATO member states,"" and ""developing common rules that will reduce the risk of unintended incidents on land, air and sea.""
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","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/7821609173513/2020/1/16091760504530/NATO-intercepted-hundreds-of-Russian-planes-over-Europe-in-2020-alliance-says.jpg
U.S. News,Actress Lori Loughlin freed after 2 months in prison over college admissions scam - UPI.com,By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/Actress-Lori-Loughlin-freed-after-serving-prison-time-for-college-admissions-scam/7391609171842/,"

","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/7391609171842/2020/1/b509572da9fdbd6671fc377b5b549508/Actress-Lori-Loughlin-freed-after-serving-prison-time-for-college-admissions-scam.jpg
World News,"Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul sentenced to prison, but could soon be free - UPI.com",By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/28/Saudi-womens-rights-activist-sentenced-to-prison-but-could-soon-be-free/5161609170315/,"Women's rights groups, including the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, have called for al-Hathloul's release.
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/5161609170315/2020/1/8498acb9caaaccf5d2ccd8e3a535dd9e/Saudi-womens-rights-activist-sentenced-to-prison-but-could-soon-be-free.jpg
World News,"Kim Jong Un likely to skip New Year's speech, report says - UPI.com",By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/28/Kim-Jong-Un-likely-to-skip-New-Years-speech-report-says/3011609172237/,"Kim's military-related activities were down this year, but still higher than in 2018, when he met with U.S. President Donald Trump at a historic summit in Singapore.
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","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/3011609172237/2020/1/4ea6b9f13963fac1fe27f860c2ae96da/Kim-Jong-Un-likely-to-skip-New-Years-speech-report-says.jpg
World News,India rejects report of ban on Chinese airline passengers - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/28/India-rejects-report-of-ban-on-Chinese-airline-passengers/7181609167508/,"In June, Chinese and Indian troops engaged in a deadly clash in the Galwan Valley, a disputed area of the border. India subsequently banned TikTok and dozens of other Chinese apps, citing ""national security and defense of India.""
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/7181609167508/2020/1/e8cf620f30c9328bf135a37946ec2c8b/India-rejects-report-of-ban-on-Chinese-airline-passengers.jpg
World News,"Amid outcry, Bangladesh readies to move 1,800 more Rohingya to island - UPI.com",By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/28/Amid-outcry-Bangladesh-readies-to-move-1800-more-Rohingya-to-island/4981609166541/,"Bangladeshi foreign minister Abdul Momen said Bhashan Char is ""100 times better"" than the overpopulated camps, where health experts fear a dangerous spread of COVID-19.
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/4981609166541/2020/1/59b5b13c6f852622ead39e30fbe180b5/Amid-outcry-Bangladesh-readies-to-move-1800-more-Rohingya-to-island.jpg
U.S. News,CCTV footage shows RV explosion in downtown Nashville - UPI.com,By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/CCTV-footage-shows-RV-explosion-in-downtown-Nashville/5091609162641/,"This is video of Friday morning's explosion recorded by an MNPD camera at 2nd Ave N & Commerce St. pic.twitter.com/3vaXhoUOAR— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) December 28, 2020 
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/5091609162641/2020/1/f73357762cd1bc06533399eab605d68d/CCTV-footage-shows-RV-explosion-in-downtown-Nashville.jpg
World News,EU officials give key approval for Brexit trade deal as changes loom - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/28/EU-officials-give-key-approval-for-Brexit-trade-deal-as-changes-loom/6841609160685/,"

","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/6841609160685/2020/1/5b657e479e317cbe3d630ffdb33a15cb/EU-officials-give-key-approval-for-Brexit-trade-deal-as-changes-loom.jpg
World News,"North Korea’s economy dwarfed by neighboring South, data show - UPI.com",By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/28/North-Koreas-economy-dwarfed-by-neighboring-South-data-show/7111609163993/,"North Korea's mandatory military service for men and women's participation in informal markets could be the reason for lower birth rates, the report said.
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/7111609163993/2020/1/c2cccf0d292df1db9321d882df7d036b/North-Koreas-economy-dwarfed-by-neighboring-South-data-show.jpg
U.S. News,"House approves increasing stimulus payments to $2,000 - UPI.com",By Don Jacobson & Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/House-approves-increasing-stimulus-payments-to-2000/5061609158681/,"

","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/5061609158681/2020/1/f4edde7b302327d6fb43e647b99e07bb/House-approves-increasing-stimulus-payments-to-2000.jpg
U.S. News,"New COVID-19 cases, deaths in U.S. fall to lowest levels in weeks - UPI.com",By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/New-COVID-19-cases-deaths-in-US-fall-to-lowest-levels-in-weeks/2981609153411/,"Other COVID-19 news Monday:Scientists say the pandemic has both helped and hindered medical research in 2020 -- delaying some trials while facilitating the process for others. The lessons could help streamline medical studies going forward, experts say.House Democrats will again attempt to increase the amount of direct stimulus payments for Americans from $600 to $2,000. President Donald Trump signed the relief bill late Sunday, but lawmakers can still increase the payment amount. House Republicans blocked an attempt last week to raise the amount.
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2981609153411/2020/1/e1b70b19d6d4f77e192bb7753bc2a1a6/New-COVID-19-cases-deaths-in-US-fall-to-lowest-levels-in-weeks.jpg
World News,"Rare New Zealand white kiwi, Manukura, dies after surgery to remove lodged egg - UPI.com",By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/28/Rare-New-Zealand-white-kiwi-dies-after-surgery-to-remove-lodged-egg/2941609156485/,"
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New research reveals origin of Australia's extinct, flightless mihirung birds 
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/2941609156485/2020/1/16091573061230/Rare-New-Zealand-white-kiwi-dies-after-surgery-to-remove-lodged-egg.jpg
World News,Report: Extreme weather cost billions in damages in 2020 - UPI.com,By Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/28/Report-Extreme-weather-cost-billions-in-damages-in-2020/3401609142727/,"""There is a major opportunity for countries to put us on a path to a safe future,"" Kramer said.
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/3401609142727/2020/1/1faac90008f1a3f8e719da16cb702005/Report-Extreme-weather-cost-billions-in-damages-in-2020.jpg
Top News,On This Day in History - December 28th - Almanac - UPI.com,By United Press International,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/12/28/UPI-Almanac-for-Monday-Dec-28-2020/1431609028828/,"A thought for the day: ""The Constitution was not made to fit us like a straitjacket. In its elasticity lies its chief greatness."" -- U.S. President Woodrow Wilson
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","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1431609028828/2020/1/04e70df1959379f885f72a0b52398061/UPI-Almanac-for-Monday-Dec-28-2020.jpg
Top News,"On This Day, Dec. 28: Westminster Abbey consecrated - UPI.com",By UPI Staff,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/12/28/On-This-Day-Westminster-Abbey-consecrated/5051609028817/," 





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","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/5051609028817/2020/1/20baf010364403983803c2d63f41b7b7/On-This-Day-Westminster-Abbey-consecrated.jpg
U.S. News,Trump to speak at Georgia Republican rally ahead of state runoff - UPI.com,By Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/28/Trump-to-speak-at-Georgia-GOP-rally-ahead-of-state-runoff/2621609127911/,"""I need two senators from this state who want to get something done, not two senators who are just going to get in the way,"" Biden said.
","Dec. 28, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2621609127911/2020/1/518d905e595433639b2b579d5fc3cbb5/Trump-to-speak-at-Georgia-GOP-rally-ahead-of-state-runoff.jpg
U.S. News,"Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, identified as Nashville Christmas Day bomber - UPI.com",By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/27/Anthony-Quinn-Warner-63-identified-as-Nashville-bomber/5901609096243/,"Authorities on Sunday did not comment on any potential links between the two incidents.
","Dec. 27, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/5901609096243/2020/1/16091078658625/Anthony-Quinn-Warner-63-identified-as-Nashville-bomber.jpg
U.S. News,"Trump signs coronavirus relief, government funding bill into law - UPI.com",By Daniel Uria & Darryl Coote,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/27/Trump-signs-coronavirus-relief-government-funding-bill-into-law/9011609088069/,"The bills had been sent to his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., where the president arrived on Wednesday.
","Dec. 27, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/9011609088069/2020/1/b58d16b5b2a1adf5540ee73f55859777/Trump-signs-coronavirus-relief-government-funding-bill-into-law.jpg
World News,EU nations begin vaccinations as COVID-19 cases surppass 1% of world population - UPI.com,By Allen Cone,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/27/EU-nations-vaccinations-begin-as-COVID-19-cases-surpass-1-of-world/6401609077539/,"On Thursday, Africa and Nigerian Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that a new strain that is different than the ones found in South Africa and Britain, has been found in Nigeria, the continent's most populous country but only 1,247 deaths.
","Dec. 27, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/6401609077539/2020/1/67bd7ea9dfa8c3f8b34d9a1e737ed6ce/EU-nations-vaccinations-begin-as-COVID-19-cases-surpass-1-of-world.jpg
U.S. News,Fauci warns of 'post-seasonal surge' as U.S. COVID-19 cases pass 19M - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/27/Fauci-warns-of-post-seasonal-surge-as-US-cases-pass-19M/5911609085346/,"New York ranks fifth in cases as Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state reported 7,623 new confirmed cases for a total of 922,145 while holding the nation's highest death toll at 29,511 including 115 new deaths.
","Dec. 27, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/5911609085346/2020/1/f838265d525342fd1f15e50bc86c3c69/Fauci-warns-of-post-seasonal-surge-as-US-cases-pass-19M.jpg
U.S. News,"Suspect in custody after 3 dead, 3 wounded at Illinois bowling alley - UPI.com",By Allen Cone,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/27/Army-sergeant-charged-after-3-dead-3-wounded-at-Illinois-bowling-alley/8851609075003/,"A candlelight vigil is scheduled for Tuesday night in its parking lot.
","Dec. 27, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/8851609075003/2020/1/2851562b2368f5fdcfc352489523cd5b/Army-sergeant-charged-after-3-dead-3-wounded-at-Illinois-bowling-alley.jpg
U.S. News,"Fast-moving storm to usher in unsettled weather for Midwest, Northeast - UPI.com","By Mary Gilbert, Accuweather.com",https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/27/Fast-moving-storm-on-way-to-Midwest-Northeast/1571609074225/,"
","Dec. 27, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1571609074225/2020/1/8134dc7b9eae787f9ffbae57bbcd2b47/Fast-moving-storm-on-way-to-Midwest-Northeast.jpg
Top News,On This Day in History - December 27th - Almanac - UPI.com,By United Press International,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/12/27/UPI-Almanac-for-Sunday-Dec-27-2020/5141609026459/,"A thought for the day: ""No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."" first lady Eleanor Roosevelt
","Dec. 27, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/5141609026459/2020/1/2bc9ed40f3f1d57f0bf393a313966557/UPI-Almanac-for-Sunday-Dec-27-2020.jpg
Top News,"On This Day, Dec. 27: Radio City Music Hall opens - UPI.com",By UPI Staff,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/12/27/On-This-Day-Radio-City-Music-Hall-opens/7791609026462/," 





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","Dec. 27, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/7791609026462/2020/1/2bc9ed40f3f1d57f0bf393a313966557/On-This-Day-Radio-City-Music-Hall-opens.jpg
U.S. News,Native American civil rights activist Hank Adams dead at 77 - UPI.com,By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/26/Native-American-civil-rights-activist-Hank-Adams-dead-at-77/3581609030607/,"
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","Dec. 26, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/3581609030607/2020/1/ff09849d8cc0700b3e757455477fd97c/Native-American-civil-rights-activist-Hank-Adams-dead-at-77.jpg
U.S. News,COVID-19 overwhelms Los Angeles County hospitals - UPI.com,By Sommer Brokaw,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/26/COVID-19-overwhelms-Los-Angeles-County-hospitals/2511609015176/,"""We have Thanksgiving, we had Labor Day, we had Halloween, and each one of these events brought lots of people together and just gave the virus more fuel to move through the population,"" Bromage added. ""Christmas is going to do a similar thing.""
","Dec. 26, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2511609015176/2020/1/74600b875d31696b0885cbbcbbe4b503/COVID-19-overwhelms-Los-Angeles-County-hospitals.jpg
World News,Female jockey makes history as British steeplechase longshot winner - UPI.com,By Jean Lotus,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/26/Female-jockey-makes-history-as-British-steeplechase-longshot-winner/5431609019489/,"Yes Byrony, yes you have! pic.twitter.com/rN6QtKxHuY— Kempton Park Racecourse (@kemptonparkrace) December 26, 2020 

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","Dec. 26, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/5431609019489/2020/1/16090210262875/Female-jockey-makes-history-as-British-steeplechase-longshot-winner.jpg
World News,Pompeii 'hot snack shop' unearthed by archaeologists - UPI.com,By Jean Lotus,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/26/Pompeii-hot-snack-shop-unearthed-by-archaeologists/5981609014063/,"Romans in the ancient city of 13,000 near Naples would snack on meals (prandia) outside the home from more than 80 walkup snack shops in Pompeii alone, scientists said.
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","Dec. 26, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/5981609014063/2020/1/16090146543256/Pompeii-hot-snack-shop-unearthed-by-archaeologists.jpg
U.S. News,Biden urges Trump to sign COVID-19 relief bill to save unemployment benefits - UPI.com,By Sommer Brokaw,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/26/Biden-urges-Trump-to-sign-COVID-19-relief-bill-to-save-unemployment-benefits/9161609001819/,"""This bill is critical. It needs to be signed into law now,"" he added. ""But it is also a first step and down payment on more action that we'll need to take early in the new year to revive the economy and contain the pandemic -- including meeting the dire need for funding to distribute and administer the vaccine and to increase our testing capacity.""
","Dec. 26, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/9161609001819/2020/1/f70f9626f469867854932e429d90c8b9/Biden-urges-Trump-to-sign-COVID-19-relief-bill-to-save-unemployment-benefits.jpg
U.S. News,Authorities ID person of interest in Nashville bombing blast - UPI.com,By Sommer Brokaw,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/26/Authorities-ID-person-of-interest-in-Nashville-bombing-blast/5781608998738/,"""We continue to be grateful for the work of first responders as they respond to this event and help protect our team working to restore service for our customers,"" AT&T's statement continued, adding that it would provide updates as the work progresses.
","Dec. 26, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/5781608998738/2020/1/f000834d221f29f7b02d92df681205a0/Authorities-ID-person-of-interest-in-Nashville-bombing-blast.jpg
World News,China's economy predicted to overtake U.S. by 2028: British think tank - UPI.com,By Jean Lotus,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/26/Chinas-economy-to-overtake-US-by-2028-British-think-tank/3101609003624/,"Meanwhile, India is expected to become the world's third-largest economy by 2030, overtaking Britain in 2024, Germany by 2027 and Japan by 2030, the report said.
","Dec. 26, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/3101609003624/2020/1/339e81b879e8a444f592ecf48d5b97e2/Chinas-economy-to-overtake-US-by-2028-British-think-tank.jpg
World News,"George Blake, British double-agent, dies in Moscow at age 98 - UPI.com",By Jean Lotus,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/26/George-Blake-British-double-agent-dies-in-Moscow-at-age-98/3261608991677/,"He married a Russian woman and went by the Russian name Georgy Ivanovich, sometimes socializing with British double agent Kim Filby in Moscow. Blake authored two memoirs, No Other Choice and Transparent Walls.
","Dec. 26, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/3261608991677/2020/1/16089961293851/George-Blake-British-double-agent-dies-in-Moscow-at-age-98.jpg
World News,"New COVID-19 variant spreads in France, Spain and Sweden - UPI.com",By Sommer Brokaw & Jean Lotus,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/26/New-COVID-19-variant-spreads-in-France-Spain-and-Sweden/5341608987851/,"The United States has the highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths worldwide at over 18.7 million cases and over 330,000 deaths, according to the global tracker. India has the second highest number of cases at over 10.1 million and third highest number of deaths at over 147,000. Brazil has the third highest number of cases and second highest number of deaths at over 7.4 million cases and over 190,000 deaths. Worldwide, COVID-19 has infected over 79.9 million people and killed over 1.7 million.
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","Dec. 26, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/5341608987851/2020/1/43948b65d2c91897b4c7058767dbe497/New-COVID-19-variant-spreads-in-France-Spain-and-Sweden.jpg
Top News,"On This Day, Dec. 26: Jack Johnson is first Black man to win heavyweight title - UPI.com",By UPI Staff,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/12/26/On-This-Day-Jack-Johnson-is-first-Black-man-to-win-heavyweight-title/7421608944898/," 





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","Dec. 26, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/7421608944898/2020/1/237882fa1796078fb768124fe5d29e34/On-This-Day-Jack-Johnson-is-first-Black-man-to-win-heavyweight-title.jpg
Top News,On This Day in History - December 26th - Almanac - UPI.com,By United Press International,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/12/26/UPI-Almanac-for-Saturday-Dec-26-2020/7501608944904/,"A thought for the day: ""We are bound together by the most powerful of all ties, our fervent love for freedom and independence, which knows no homeland but the human heart."" -- U.S. President Gerald R. Ford
","Dec. 26, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/7501608944904/2020/1/237882fa1796078fb768124fe5d29e34/UPI-Almanac-for-Saturday-Dec-26-2020.jpg
World News,"Boko Haram kills 7, abducts 7, burns church in Christmas Eve attack - UPI.com",By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/25/Boko-Haram-kills-7-abducts-7-burns-church-in-Christmas-Eve-attack/9941608947387/,"One eyewitness said a Christian youth organization had been holding a Christmas parade in Pemi when the attack began.
","Dec. 25, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/9941608947387/2020/1/16089479278442/Boko-Haram-kills-7-abducts-7-burns-church-in-Christmas-Eve-attack.jpg
U.S. News,"Christmas storm knocks out power for 300,000 in Northeast - UPI.com",By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/25/Christmas-storm-knocks-out-power-for-300000-in-Northeast/3911608941562/,"But others in the region woke up to a white Christmas, with heavy snow falling from Buffalo, N.Y., to Cleveland to some parts of North Carolina, with Cleveland receiving the most snow -- 9.4 inches.
","Dec. 25, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/3911608941562/2020/1/16089419099812/Christmas-storm-knocks-out-power-for-300000-in-Northeast.jpg
U.S. News,NPYD officer shot in back but survives due to bulletproof vest - UPI.com,By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/25/NPYD-officer-shot-in-back-but-survives-due-to-bulletproof-vest/2701608931210/,"Officers fired several rounds at the suspect and chased him on foot for a couple blocks before he surrendered to police, Shea said, adding that police have records of at least one other domestic incident involving the man and his girlfriend.
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","Dec. 25, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2701608931210/2020/1/b1dbf481afdd7a0b152fbd13970b9326/NPYD-officer-shot-in-back-but-survives-due-to-bulletproof-vest.jpg
U.S. News,"Judge says Trump admin can't set execution for Lisa Montgomery, only woman on federal death row - UPI.com",By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/25/Judge-says-Trump-admin-cant-set-execution-for-only-woman-on-federal-death-row/8141608926337/,"Trump's administration has executed 10 death row inmates since the punishment resumed in the summer, the most in any single year in the United States for decades.

","Dec. 25, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/8141608926337/2020/1/47a2e556aef205c5f5684b09e340cbbb/Judge-says-Trump-admin-cant-set-execution-for-only-woman-on-federal-death-row.jpg
World News,Fears of COVID-19 danger in Israeli Knesset after more staffers test positive - UPI.com,By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/25/Fears-of-COVID-19-danger-in-Israeli-Knesset-after-more-staffers-test-positive/1091608923269/,"Israeli lawmakers voted this week to dissolve the Knesset and hold another national election in March due to ongoing differences among legislators and members of the ruling parties. The vote will be Israel's fourth in two years.

","Dec. 25, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1091608923269/2020/1/49c17dd6771b28756ced01d9179d77e0/Fears-of-COVID-19-danger-in-Israeli-Knesset-after-more-staffers-test-positive.jpg
World News,EU ambassadors gather to line up next steps for historic Brexit trade deal - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/25/EU-ambassadors-gather-to-line-up-next-steps-for-historic-Brexit-deal/2681608922473/,"Britain's Parliament has been recalled for Dec. 30, but London still faces a high-level lockdown brought on by a new COVID-19 variant.

","Dec. 25, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/2681608922473/2020/1/6f4bd4ccab17f3e8fea5fe56e0f18433/EU-ambassadors-gather-to-line-up-next-steps-for-historic-Brexit-deal.jpg
U.S. News,Varying Christmas messages: President Donald Trump talks faith; President-elect Joe Biden's focus on Americans in crisis - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/25/Varying-Christmas-messages-Trump-talks-faith-Bidens-focus-on-Americans-in-crisis/4841608917659/,"Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States on Jan. 20.


","Dec. 25, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/collection/ph/upi/12555/5dcf0feac6370fe9c8fb862f53ed40b9/Scenes-from-the-holiday-season_1_1.jpg
U.S. News,Police say RV emitted warning message before 'intentional' bomb blast in Nashville - UPI.com,By UPI Staff,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/25/Police-say-RV-emitted-warning-message-before-bomb-blast-in-Nashville/8581608913241/,"The White House said President Donald Trump, who is spending Christmas at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, has been briefed on the explosion and is receiving updates.

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","Dec. 25, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/8581608913241/2020/1/16089264884488/Police-say-RV-emitted-warning-message-before-bomb-blast-in-Nashville.jpg
World News,Pope Francis urges COVID-19 vaccine for all in Christmas message - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/25/Pope-Francis-urges-COVID-19-vaccine-for-all-in-Christmas-message/1851608908500/,"The midnight mass this year, due to coronavirus advice and restrictions, was held in the back of St. Peter's Basilica with only a small group in attendance. The event is typically held in the main section of the basilica and attracts thousands.

","Dec. 25, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1851608908500/2020/1/a8789cdc3438431385f8bbf9adfb2cb1/Pope-Francis-urges-COVID-19-vaccine-for-all-in-Christmas-message.jpg
U.S. News,U.S. now requires negative COVID-19 test for all air travelers from Britain - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/25/US-now-requires-negative-COVID-19-test-for-all-air-travelers-from-Britain/8811608903848/,"Some health experts, like former FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Gottlieb and BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin, have expressed confidence that the coronavirus vaccines approved for use in the United States will also be effective in blocking the new variant.
","Dec. 25, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/8811608903848/2020/1/2a1ae141faa042ff9aab366ffa53b522/US-now-requires-negative-COVID-19-test-for-all-air-travelers-from-Britain.jpg
U.S. News,Some U.S. cities have banned a favorite winter pastime -- snow sledding - UPI.com,"By Lauren Fox, Accuweather.com",https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/25/Some-US-cities-have-banned-a-favorite-winter-pastime-snow-sledding/3041608838714/,"""They're not terribly expensive, and they're very much worth the investment,"" Vogel explained.
","Dec. 25, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/3041608838714/2020/1/c8e7004490b39f415aa0df799a9fb80a/Some-US-cities-have-banned-a-favorite-winter-pastime-snow-sledding.jpg
Top News,On This Day in History - December 25th - Almanac - UPI.com,By United Press International,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/12/25/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Dec-25-2020/5431608874871/,"A thought for the day: ""To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas."" -- U.S. President Calvin Coolidge
","Dec. 25, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/5431608874871/2020/1/362bc1efd4ed6d29eab89d18bc62d6e8/UPI-Almanac-for-Friday-Dec-25-2020.jpg
Top News,"On This Day, Dec. 25: Pope Benedict XVI reveals new-style nativity - UPI.com",By UPI Staff,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/12/25/On-This-Day-Pope-Benedict-XVI-reveals-new-style-nativity/1231608874865/," 





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","Dec. 25, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1231608874865/2020/1/362bc1efd4ed6d29eab89d18bc62d6e8/On-This-Day-Pope-Benedict-XVI-reveals-new-style-nativity.jpg
U.S. News,Federal court rejects Trump's Wisconsin election challenge - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/24/Federal-court-rejects-Trumps-Wisconsin-election-challenge/6831608860657/,"Earlier this month, the Wisconsin Supreme Court voted 4-3 to dismiss the suit, with the decision split between three liberal-backed and three conservative-backed justices with conservative Justice Brian Hagedorn delivering the majority opinion.
","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/6831608860657/2020/1/a46568f6d2308b85d77cb6338c8a3440/Federal-court-rejects-Trumps-Wisconsin-election-challenge.jpg
World News,"Mexico, Chile, Costa Rica begin administering COVID-19 vaccine - UPI.com",By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/24/Mexico-Chile-Costa-Rica-begin-administering-COVID-19-vaccine/3671608856295/,"However, the federal government's response has faced criticism as it held data that indicated the capital should have locked down in early December and Lopez Obrador has refused to wear a mask and continued public rallies throughout the country.
","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/3671608856295/2020/1/81deb77fd58042530c7a9a651b8f8fdc/Mexico-Chile-Costa-Rica-begin-administering-COVID-19-vaccine.jpg
Defense News,Future USS Inouye completes builder's trials after 4 days at sea - UPI.com,By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/24/Future-USS-Inouye-completes-builders-trials-after-4-days-at-sea/6471608853907/,"Named for the late Daniel Inouye, a long-time senator from Hawaii and a World War II veteran, the vessel was christened in June 2019.
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","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/6471608853907/2020/1/16088544123653/Future-USS-Inouye-completes-builders-trials-after-4-days-at-sea.jpg
Defense News,USS John McCain navigates through South China Sea - UPI.com,By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/24/USS-John-McCain-navigates-through-South-China-Sea/2261608851559/,"Specifically, the Navy said Thursday's operation was protected under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, the international framework for maritime law.
","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/2261608851559/2020/1/16088520256338/USS-John-McCain-navigates-through-South-China-Sea.jpg
U.S. News,"U.S. plans to open consulate in Western Sahara, Pompeo says - UPI.com",By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/24/US-plans-to-open-consulate-in-Western-Sahara-Pompeo-says/1651608847183/,"The Moroccan government has mostly controlled the area, but a small portion has been managed by the partially recognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, a self-proclaimed sovereign state established by the Polisario Front in the 1970s.
","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1651608847183/2020/1/35492cfa11188acfd1a914fe47a1c037/US-plans-to-open-consulate-in-Western-Sahara-Pompeo-says.jpg
World News,Delivery drivers working to death amid online shopping boom in S. Korea - UPI.com,By Thomas Maresca,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/24/Delivery-drivers-working-to-death-amid-online-shopping-boom-in-S-Korea/1141608844270/,"Seo Jieun contributed to this report.
","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/1141608844270/2020/1/16088468298025/Delivery-drivers-working-to-death-amid-online-shopping-boom-in-S-Korea.jpg
World News,Emmanuel Macron free of COVID-19 symptoms after weeklong quarantine - UPI.com,By Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/24/Emmanuel-Macron-free-of-COVID-19-symptoms-after-weeklong-quarantine/2611608844749/,"Several key French leaders also quarantined.
","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/2611608844749/2020/1/cada35bcb76038f5fb5edc63f3f7849c/Emmanuel-Macron-free-of-COVID-19-symptoms-after-weeklong-quarantine.jpg
Defense News,USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group leaves for deployment - UPI.com,By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/24/USS-Theodore-Roosevelt-strike-group-leaves-for-deployment/1081608837698/,"Before its departure for the sustainment exercise, the strike group had been in quarantine since mid-November, and in October the Navy confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 on board the Roosevelt.
","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/1081608837698/2020/1/16088382764731/USS-Theodore-Roosevelt-strike-group-leaves-for-deployment.jpg
Defense News,First female commanding officer of an aircraft carrier will helm USS Abraham Lincoln - UPI.com,By Christen McCurdy,https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2020/12/24/First-female-commanding-officer-of-an-aircraft-carrier-will-helm-USS-Lincoln/5921608832600/,"She was also the first woman to serve as the executive officer on an aircraft carrier, which she did from September 2016 to January 2019 -- also on the Lincoln.
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","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/i/5921608832600/2020/1/16088332352001/First-female-commanding-officer-of-an-aircraft-carrier-will-helm-USS-Lincoln.jpg
World News,"No Christmas tourists this year in Bethlehem, but there's hope for 2021 - UPI.com",By Sommer Brokaw,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/24/No-Christmas-tourists-this-year-in-Bethlehem-but-theres-hope-for-2021/9551608825320/,"""My hope is for pilgrims to return to Bethlehem, to see the joy and wonder of the birth of our savior. To experience the hospitality of the people of Bethlehem, who in some way are all related to those original shepherds who saw the angels and climbed the hill to worship the Christ child.""


","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/9551608825320/2020/1/df940ec7ec91b96c3eead39e51c95400/No-Christmas-tourists-this-year-in-Bethlehem-but-theres-hope-for-2021.jpg
U.S. News,U.S. mortgage rate for 30-year loans sinks to new record low - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/24/US-mortgage-rate-for-30-year-loans-sinks-to-new-record-low/8021608830836/,"Freddie Mac, created by Congress in 1970, provides mortgage capital to lenders in the secondary mortgage markets.


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","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/8021608830836/2020/1/d049ceac4d69a81d0d28973a61aff9c2/US-mortgage-rate-for-30-year-loans-sinks-to-new-record-low.jpg
World News,South Korea says it's on track to vaccinate 46 million people - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/24/South-Korea-says-its-on-track-to-vaccinate-46-million-people/2671608830282/,"South Korea has witnessed a spike in COVID-19. The country reported an additional 985 cases of the coronavirus Thursday, with the total at 53,333 since the start of the pandemic.
","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/2671608830282/2020/1/538dfa3b831e1f62e170703759ede733/South-Korea-says-its-on-track-to-vaccinate-46-million-people.jpg
U.S. News,U.S. rule change labels goods from West Bank area as 'Made in Israel' - UPI.com,By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/24/US-rule-change-labels-goods-from-West-Bank-area-as-Made-in-Israel/4301608823858/,"The Palestinian Authority has urged the international community to boycott products made in the West Bank settlements, and on Thursday called the U.S. decision on labeling a ""war crime.
","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/4301608823858/2020/1/edca48a2ad869129a6f4e0ce88c3300b/US-rule-change-labels-goods-from-West-Bank-area-as-Made-in-Israel.jpg
World News,Canada endorses free speech amid South Korea leaflet ban - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/24/Canada-endorses-free-speech-amid-South-Korea-leaflet-ban/4551608827225/,"Seoul also said it is in communication with the U.S. government, Congress and related civic groups, according to reports.
","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/4551608827225/2020/1/5786b2e3d4a9f3d3928debd75c1c2aca/Canada-endorses-free-speech-amid-South-Korea-leaflet-ban.jpg
World News,Pakistan court frees man acquitted in death of U.S. reporter Daniel Pearl - UPI.com,By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/24/Pakistan-court-frees-man-acquitted-in-death-of-reporter-Daniel-Pearl/8281608821967/,"Authorities say he was later radicalized, moved to Pakistan and then trained at militant camps in Afghanistan.
","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/8281608821967/2020/1/d82a505bfcad88df610b5af86d74c7e3/Pakistan-court-frees-man-acquitted-in-death-of-reporter-Daniel-Pearl.jpg
World News,China’s new COVID-19 cases restrict movement in major cities - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/24/Chinas-new-COVID-19-cases-restrict-movement-in-major-cities/1061608824697/,"According to CNN earlier this month, a 117-page internal documents shows cases and deaths greater than numbers provided by official sources at the earliest stages.
","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1061608824697/2020/1/b5c58a1e9b205b0679ce94797f6cafa5/Chinas-new-COVID-19-cases-restrict-movement-in-major-cities.jpg
U.S. News,"U.S. COVID-19 cases top 200,000 for first time in 5 days; California passes 2M cases - UPI.com",By Don Jacobson & Daniel Uria,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/24/US-COVID-19-cases-top-200000-for-first-time-in-5-days-California-passes-2M-cases/8471608815542/,"In other COVID-19 developments Thursday: House Republicans blocked an attempt by Democratic lawmakers to gain unanimous consent and increase the next stimulus payment to Americans to $2,000, as President Donald Trump floated this week. The government is far away from its goal to vaccinate 20 million Americans before the end of 2020. So far, a little more than 1 million people in the United States have been vaccinated.

","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/8471608815542/2020/1/1f4a3153ffb1e44fed2837bba3cc1357/US-COVID-19-cases-top-200000-for-first-time-in-5-days-California-passes-2M-cases.jpg
World News,U.S. spy plane flies near North Korea ahead of Party Congress - UPI.com,By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/24/US-spy-plane-flies-near-North-Korea-ahead-of-Party-Congress/5371608820364/,"China said earlier this week its military ""expelled"" the McCain from the South China Sea, but the United States has rejected the claim.
","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi_com/5371608820364/2020/1/6e6d421e58882332290a5eaf9b6b530a/US-spy-plane-flies-near-North-Korea-ahead-of-Party-Congress.jpg
U.S. News,"Donald Trump's pardons for Blackwater guards met with outrage, disgust - UPI.com",By Clyde Hughes,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/24/Trumps-pardons-for-Blackwater-guards-met-with-outrage-disgust/1821608817318/,"""This is rotten to the core,"" he said.


","Dec. 24, 2020 ",https://cdnph.upi.com/svc/sv/upi/1821608817318/2020/1/7a85e3cadc8e74dddbe4cb68ebd2551c/Trumps-pardons-for-Blackwater-guards-met-with-outrage-disgust.jpg
U.S. News,"Republicans block Democrats' attempt to raise COVID-19 stimulus payments to $2,000 - UPI.com",By Don Jacobson,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/12/24/GOP-blocks-Democrats-attempt-to-raise-COVID-19-stimulus-payments-to-2000/2451608811262/,"McCarthy was one of more than 100 House Republicans who signed on to a baseless lawsuit in the Supreme Court earlier this month to try and overturn Trump's election loss to President-elect Joe Biden.

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World News,"North Korea construction stalled in pandemic year, analysts say - UPI.com",By Elizabeth Shim,https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/12/24/North-Korea-construction-stalled-in-pandemic-year-analysts-say/5161608816733/,"""The project sat half-complete for several years, but construction resumed earlier this year,"" analysts said.
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