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Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt (27) rushes for a five-yard touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, in Cleveland.
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In this screen shot provided by ABC on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, Taylor Swift accepts the award for artist of the year at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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In this Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, file photo, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Syria.
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In 1887, actor Boris Karloff was born William Henry Pratt in London.
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In 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed Nov. 25 a day of national mourning following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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In 1971, the People’s Republic of China was seated in the U.N. Security Council.
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In 1980, some 2,600 people were killed by a series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy.
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In 2000, in a setback for Al Gore, the Florida Supreme Court refused to order Miami-Dade County officials to resume hand-counting its election-day ballots. Meanwhile, Gore’s lawyers argued in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court that the high court should stay out of the Florida election controversy.
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In 2001, the U.N. war crimes tribunal said it would try former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic (sloh-BOH’-dahn mee-LOH’-shuh-vich) for genocide in Bosnia, linking him for the first time in court to the murders of thousands of non-Serbs and the displacement of a quarter million people. (Milosevic died in March 2006 while his trial was in progress.)
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In 2003, five U.S. soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
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In 2006, former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko (leet-vee-NYEN’-koh) died in London from radiation poisoning after making a deathbed statement blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Ten years ago: Ingrid Pitt, who’d survived a Nazi concentration camp and dodged Communist police to become one of Britain’s best known horror stars, died in London at 73.
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Ten years ago: North Korea bombarded South Korea’s Yeonpyeong (yuhn-pyuhng) Island with artillery fire, killing four people and raising tensions between the two countries.
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In 2012, supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi clashed in the streets of Cairo and other major cities in the worst violence since Morsi took office nearly five months earlier.
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In 2012, actor Larry Hagman, best known for playing the scheming oil baron J.R. Ewing on TV’s “Dallas,” died in Dallas at the age of 81.
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Five years ago: The White House urged its allies to step up their contributions to the campaign against the Islamic State, as President Barack Obama faced pressure to show the U.S.-led coalition would intensify efforts even without a major shift in strategy.
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In 2016, President-elect Donald Trump selected two Republican women who’d had unflattering things to say about him during the campaign: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and charter school advocate Betsy DeVos to lead the Department of Education.
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One year ago: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph was fined $50,000 by the NFL for his involvement in a melee that began when Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett pulled off his helmet and hit him over the head with it. (In all, the league assessed more than $700,000 for discipline stemming from the brawl; Garrett was indefinitely suspended.)
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One year ago: Beginning a three-day visit to Japan, Pope Francis denounced the “evil” of nuclear weapons.
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Singer Bruce Hornsby is 66.
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Actor-comedy writer Bruce Vilanch is 73.
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is 70.
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Actor Franco Nero is 79.
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Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas is 76.
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Actor Kelly Brook is 41.
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Rock singer-musician Ken Block (Sister Hazel) is 54.
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Rapper-actor Kurupt (Tha Dogg Pound) is 48.
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Former Sen. Mary Landrieu (LAN’-droo), D-La., is 65.
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Actor-singer Miley Cyrus is 28.
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TV personality Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is 33.
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TV personality Robin Roberts (“Good Morning America”) is 60.
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Actor Salli Richardson-Whitfield is 53.
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1958 — Bobby Mitchell of the Cleveland Browns returns a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns in a 28-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
Fullback Jim Brown (left) and halfback Bobby Mitchell (right) of the Cleveland Browns are shown in this 1958 file photo. (AP Photo)
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1984 — Doug Flutie passes for 472 yards and leads Boston College to a 47-45 upset victory over Miami with a last-second touchdown throw to Gerard Phelan.
In this Nov. 23, 1984, file photo, quarterback Doug Flutie (22) of Boston College evades defensive tackle Kevin Fagan of the University of Miami as he looks to pass at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla. Flutie completed the long pass. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)
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1991 — Desmond Howard returns a punt against rival No. 18 Ohio State for a touchdown, celebrating with his “Heisman Pose” en route to No. 3 Michigan’s biggest win over the Buckeyes in almost 50 years. The Wolverines win 31-3.
In this Dec. 14, 1991, file photo, University of Michigan wide receiver Desmond Howard poses with the Heisman Trophy at New York's Downtown Athletic Club. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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2001 — Middleweight boxer James Butler punches his opponent Richard Grant long after the final bell at Madison Square Garden in New York. Grant, winner of a 10-round decision, is dropped by Butler, who connects with a short hook with gloves off. Butler, facing second-degree assault charges, is suspended indefinitely by the New York State Athletic Commission.
Boxer James Butler is shown in this Sept. 1, 2001, file photo. (AP Photo/Eckehard Schulz)
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2016 — Kevin Love scores 40 points, including an NBA-record 34 in the first quarter, LeBron James records his 44th career triple-double, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 137-125.
In this Nov. 23, 2016, file photo, the Cleveland Cavaliers' Kevin Love drives on the Portland Trail Blazers' Mason Plumlee during the first half of an NBA game in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
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2017 — Philip Rivers throws for 434 yards and three touchdowns in his first Thanksgiving game in the NFL, and the Los Angeles Chargers beat the fading Dallas Cowboys 28-6.
In this Nov. 23, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers prepares to throws a pass during the Chargers' win over the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)
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Shoppers crowd the Ason market during first day of Tihar festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Tihar festival which is also known as Yama panchak is celebrated for five days. Hindus decorate their houses, worship Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, and various animals like crow, dog, cow and ox during this festival of lights.(AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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A Chatham County election official posts a sign in the public viewing area before the start of a ballot audit, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Savannah, Ga. Election officials in Georgia’s 159 counties are undertaking a hand tally of the presidential race that stems from an audit required by state law. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
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People light lamps on the banks of river Saryu in Ayodhya, India, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. The northern Indian city of Ayodhya kept its Guinness World Record for a second straight year by lighting more than 584,572 oil lamps and keeping them burning for at least 45 minutes on the banks of the river Saryu as part of the celebration of Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of lights. (AP Photo/Rajeev Bhatt)
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Patrick Cantlay waits to putt on the 17th green during the first round of the Masters golf tournament Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Two women embrace each other as people gather to honor 31-year-old Raman Bandarenka, who died Thursday at a Minsk hospital after several hours of surgery due to serious injuries, in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. Thousands of people have rallied in Belarus on Friday following the death of a 31-year-old opposition supporter who died in a hospital after he was reportedly beaten by security forces, and the European Union condemned the continued violent crackdown that Belarusian authorities have waged on peaceful protesters. (AP Photo)
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Francois Mori
Relatives pay their respects outside the Bataclan concert hall marking the 5th anniversary of the Nov. 13, 2015 attacks, in Paris, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. In silence and mourning, France is marking five years since 130 people were killed by Islamic State extremists who targeted the Bataclan concert hall, Paris cafes and the national stadium. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Ryan Remiorz
Police tactical team members assemble near an armoured vehicle at the scene of a police operation at the Ubisoft building, in Montreal, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)
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John Minchillo
Workers put the finishing installation touches on artist General Idea's "Magic Bullet" at the Museum of Modern Art in the new fall review spaces, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Ashley Landis
Samuel Telanoff competes in the men's 400-meter individual medley at the U.S. Open swimming championships Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Irvine, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
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Nariman El-Mofty
People look at ancient sarcophagi on display, discovered in a vast necropolis in Saqqara, Giza, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. Egyptian antiquities officials on Saturday announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues south of Cairo. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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Rick Rycroft
Argentina players wave to their supporters as they celebrate after the Tri-Nations rugby test between Argentina and New Zealand at Bankwest Stadium, Sydney, Australia, Saturday, Nov.14, 2020. Argentina defeated the All Blacks 25-15. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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Alex Brandon
President-elect Joe Biden rides a bike at Cape Henlopen State Park on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Lewes, Del. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Craig Ruttle
The 2020 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, a 75-foot tall Norway spruce that was acquired in Oneonta, N.Y., is secured on a platform at Rockefeller Center Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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Julio Cortez
Supporters of President Donald Trump rally at Freedom Plaza on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Fareed Khan
A Hindu family hold clay-lamps during a ceremony to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, at Swami Narayan temple in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. The Hindu festival of lights, Diwali celebrates the spiritual victory of light over darkness.(AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
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Manuel Balce Ceneta
President Donald Trump sits in a golf cart as he plays golf at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., as seen from the other side of the Potomac River in Darnestown, Md., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Dmitry Lovetsky
Smoke rises from a burning house as cars and trucks stuck in a huge traffic jam climbing along the road from Kalbajar leaving the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia, on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. The territory is to be turned over to Azerbaijan on Sunday as part of territorial concessions in an agreement to end six weeks of intense fighting with Armenian forces. Hundreds of thousands of Azeris were displaced by the war that ended in 1994. It is unclear when any civilians might try to settle in Karvachar — which will now be known by its Azeri name Kalbajar — or elsewhere. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
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Jay Janner
Hooter, of New Braunfels, Texas participates in a rally for President Trump at the Governor's Mansion Saturday Nov. 14, 2020 in Austin, Texas. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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Sergei Grits
Relatives of Mkhitar Beglarian, an ethnic Armenian soldier of Nagorno-Karabakh army who was killed during a military conflict, mourn during his funeral at a cemetery in Stepanakert, the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Ethnic Armenian forces had controlled Nagorno-Karabakh and sizeable adjacent territories since the 1994 end of a separatist war. Fighting resumed in late September and have now ended with an agreement that calls for Azerbaijan to regain control of the outlying territories as well as allowing it to hold on to parts of Nagorno-Karabakh that it seized during the fighting. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Markus Schreiber
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, right, welcomes Britain's Prince Charles, center, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, left, at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Prince Charles attends Germany's national memorial day and will held a speech at the parliament building. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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Ariel Schalit
Issa Kassissieh, dressed as Santa Claus, waves next to a Christmas tree erected on a salt formation during filming for a Christmas greeting video from the Holy Land in the Dead Sea near Ein Bokeq, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. The Israeli Ministry of Tourism said incoming tourism to Israel has been dealt a severe blow due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it remains optimistic that tourism will begin to rebound next year and continues to promote the country's unique characteristics to potential tourists. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Clive Mason
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after winning the Turkish Formula One Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit racetrack in Istanbul, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. (Clive Mason/Pool via AP)
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Chris Carlson
Tiger Woods reacts after a near chip in on the second hole during the final round of the Masters golf tournament Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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Roveliu Buga
Election officials wearing biohazard suits, for protection against the COVID-19 infection, carry a mobile ballot box while visiting voters with mobility issues during the presidential elections in Hrusova, Moldova, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Moldovans returned to the polls Sunday for the second round of voting in the country's presidential election, facing a choice between the staunchly pro-Russian incumbent and his popular pro-Western challenger after former prime minister, Maia Sandu, who beat the odds to win the first round on November 1 with over 36 percent of to vote, leaving the incumbent, President Igor Dodon, trailing her by over 3.5 points. (AP Photo/Roveliu Buga)
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Alberto Saiz
World championship leader, Spain's rider Joan Mir of the Team SUZUKI ECSTAR competes during the MotoGP Valencia Grand Prix in Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
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John Amis
Observers watch during a Cobb County hand recount of Presidential votes on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Marietta, Ga. (John Amis/Atlanta Journal & Constitution via AP)
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Francisco Seco
England's Jack Grealish, left, heads the ball away from Belgium's Toby Alderweireld during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Belgium and England at the King Power stadium in Leuven, Belgium, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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David Becker
Las Vegas Raiders strong safety Jeff Heath (38) makes an interception on a pass intended for Denver Broncos wide receiver K.J. Hamler, right, during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)
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Charlie Riedel
Tiger Woods helps Masters' champion Dustin Johnson with his green jacket after his victory at the Masters golf tournament Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Brett Duke
in the second half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Brett Duke)
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Rick Scuteri
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) pulls in a touchdown pass as Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson (21) defends during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
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Wilfredo Lee
Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Justin Jones (93) attempts to tackle Miami Dolphins running back Malcolm Perry (10) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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Rodrigo Abd
A man puts a Peruvian flag on top of the coffin of Inti Sotelo Camargo, 24, a student who was killed by the police during anti-government protests a day earlier, during his burial in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Interim President Manuel Merino announced his resignation following massive protests unleashed when lawmakers ousted President Martin Vizcarra. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Malcolm Denemark
Crowds on the beach in Cape Canaveral, Fla., watch the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon on its Crew-1 mission carrying four astronauts, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in this 3 1/2-minute time exposure. The rocket was launched from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 7:27 p.m. Sunday evening. (Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today via AP)
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Koji Sasahara
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left, talks with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, right, during their meeting in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. IOC President Bach is beginning a visit to Tokyo to convince politicians and the Japanese public that the postponed Olympics will open in just over eight months.(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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Rafiq Maqbool
A man offers prayers at the shrine of Makhdoom Ali Mahimi, an ancient Muslim scholar and saint in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Religious places across the Maharashtra state reopened for devotees on Monday after remaining closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A country of nearly 1.4 billion people, India is the world's second most coronavirus affected country after the United States.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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Du Xiaoyi
Thomas Bach, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, puts on his mask before speaking during the joint press conference between IOC and Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 16, 2020. Olympic participants and fans arriving for next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics are likely to face requirements to be vaccinated to protect the Japanese public, Bach said Monday after meeting with new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. (Du Xiaoyi/Pool Photo via AP)
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Maya Alleruzzo
Workers take a break before European Union officials visit the construction site for Givat Hamatos settlement in Jerusalem, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. The Israel Land Authority announced on its website Sunday that it had opened up tenders for more than 1,200 new homes in the settlement of Givat Hamatos, according to the Israeli anti-settlement group Peace Now. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Jon Chol Jin
The Pyongyang Circus Theater perform during Mother's Day Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
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Aaron Favila
Residents climb over piles of debris washed in floodwaters from Typhoon Vamco in Marikina, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Typhoon Vamco left dozens of people dead as it swelled rivers and flooded low-lying areas while it passed over the capital and storm-battered northeast Philippines, where rescuers were deployed last week to help people flee the rising waters. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Sergei Grits
Ethnic Armenians carry a coffin with the body of their relative Sergei Gabrilyan, moved from a grave, to repatriate his remains to Armenia, in Kalbajar in separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. It is unclear when any civilians might try to settle in Karvachar, which will now be known by its Azeri name Kalbajar, or elsewhere. Armenians who are going to leave separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh dig up the remains of their ancestors to bring them from the territory, which is to be handed over to Azerbaijanis. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Frank Augstein
Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a return to Diego Schwartzman of Argentina during their singles tennis match at the ATP World Finals tennis tournament at the O2 arena in London, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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Andrew Harnik
President-elect Joe Biden listens as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, speaks about economic recovery at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Rodrigo Abd
Peru's new interim President Francisco Sagasti poses for the press after he was designated by Congress to lead the nation, in Lima, Peru, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Lawmakers chose Sagasti to become the nation's third president in the span of a week after they ousted Martin Vizcarra and the following protests forced his successor Manuel Merino to resign. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Nam Y. Huh
Chicago Bears wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson (84) runs with the ball during the first half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Eugene Hoshiko
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga bump elbows to greet prior to the official welcome ceremony at Suga's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Morrison is in Japan to hold talks with Suga to bolster defense ties between the two U.S. allies to counter China’s growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)
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Behrouz Mehri
IOC President Thomas Bach wearing a face mask waves as he speaks to the media at the National Stadium, the main venue for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games postponed until July 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Bach said during this week's trip to Tokyo that he is “encouraging” all Olympic “participants” and fans to be vaccinated - if one becomes available - if they are going to attend next year's Tokyo Olympics. (Behrouz Mehri/Pool Photo via AP)
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Wason Wanichakorn
Pro-democracy protesters take cover with inflatable ducks as police fire a water cannon during an anti-government rally near the Parliament in Bangkok, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Thailand's political battleground shifted to the country's Parliament Tuesday, where lawmakers are considering proposals to amend the country's constitution, one of the core demands of the student-led pro-democracy movement. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
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Laurence Kesterson
Philadelphia City Commissioner Lisa Deeley, left, confers with Deputy Commissioner Nick Custodio before formally announcing the results of the computation of the ballots for the 2020 general election, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
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Jorge Saenz
Paraguay's Fabian Balbuena, right, and Bolivia's Marcelo Martins, center, go for a header during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, at the Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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Michael Sohn
People attend a protest rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 against the coronavirus restrictions in Germany. Police in Berlin have requested thousands of reinforcements from other parts of Germany to cope with planned protests by people opposed to coronavirus restrictions. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
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Sakchai Lalit
Large inflatable ducks are passed around the crowd at a pro-democracy rally in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Police in Thailand's capital braced for possible trouble Wednesday, a day after a protest outside Parliament by pro-democracy demonstrators was marred by violence that left dozens of people injured. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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Patrick Semansky
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and his wife Susan tour the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
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Thanassis Stavrakis
Riot police walk next a water cannon vehicle kin central Omonoia square central Athens, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Police have detained several people and fired tear gas during scuffles in Athens as hundreds of protesters defied a ban on gatherings of more than three people to mark the anniversary of the crushing of a 1973 student uprising against the military junta then ruling Greece. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Wason Wanichakorn
Pro-democracy protesters help to move a protester with gun-shot injuries during an anti-government rally outside the Parliament in Bangkok, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Thailand's political battleground shifted to the country's Parliament Tuesday, where lawmakers are considering proposals to amend the country's constitution, one of the core demands of the student-led pro-democracy movement. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
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Sergei Grits
Ethnic Armenians refugee stand at their bags as they return to Stepanakert, the capital of the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Russian peacekeepers have started to move into the region, a total of 1,960 of them are to be sent in under a five-year mandate. Russia's Defense Ministry reported that the peacekeepers accompanied about 1,200 people returning to Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia since Saturday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Petr David Josek
People light candles during the celebrations of the 31st anniversary of the pro-democratic Velvet Revolution that ended communist rule in 1989, in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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Andrew Harnik
President-elect Joe Biden attends a national security briefing at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Frank Augstein
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece plays a return to Andrey Rublev of Russia during their singles tennis match at the ATP World Finals tennis tournament at the O2 arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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Carlos Herrera
A woman walks into her house, flooded during the passage of Hurricane Iota in Siuna, Nicaragua, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Hurricane Iota tore across Nicaragua on Tuesday, hours after roaring ashore as a Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of the Caribbean coast that was recently devastated by an equally powerful hurricane. (AP Photo/Carlos Herrera)
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J. Scott Applewhite
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, arrives to talk to reporters after a Republican Conference luncheon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Marcio Jose Sanchez
Firefighters watch a Chinook CH-47 helitanker take flight during a demonstration Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in the Santa Monica Mountains west of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Orange County Fire Authority conducted a joint training exercise with the helitanker, which will be used to fight wildfires in the state following one of the worst fire seasons on record. The CH-47 is able to drop 3,000 gallons of water or retardant in a single pass. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Delmer Martinez
A man rides his bicycle under the rain brought by Hurricane Iota, in La Lima, Honduras, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Hurricane Iota tore across Nicaragua on Tuesday, hours after roaring ashore as a Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of the Caribbean coast that was recently devastated by an equally powerful hurricane. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)
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Ahn Young-joon
South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook, third from right, views weapons on display during a defense expo, DX Korea 2020, in Goyang, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Keith Birmingham
A woman, accompanied by a child, looks over as an airline crew wearing full personal protective equipment against COVID-19 walks through the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Tatan Syuflana
Students adjust their face masks during a class where teaching about the health protocols for curbing the spread of coronavirus outbreak at Daarul Rahman Islamic Boarding School in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Writing on the mask reads "Don't let your guard down, discipline yourself to always wear mask." (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
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Matt Dunham
A Christmas tree stands on display in the middle of Leadenhall Market where all the non-essential shops are temporarily closed, during England's second coronavirus lockdown in the City of London financial district of London, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Britain yesterday posted 598 COVID-19 deaths of people testing posting for the virus in the last 28 days, the highest daily death toll since May. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Sergei Grits
Nikolai Karapetyan reacts and presses the cross to his chest, with his car packed as he prepares to abandon his home in the village of Maraga, in the Martakert area, in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. A Russia-brokered cease-fire to halt six weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh stipulated that Armenia turn over control of some areas it holds outside the separatist territory’s borders to Azerbaijan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Frank Augstein
Alexander Zverev of Germany plays a return to Diego Schwartzman of Argentina during their tennis match at the ATP World Finals tennis tournament at the O2 arena in London, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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Michael Probst
The crescent moon passes behind office windows of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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Protesters supporting opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine, seen on placard, gather around the dead body of a man who they claimed had been shot by police but which could not be immediately verified, during clashes with security forces in Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Police in Uganda said three people died and 38 were injured in protests that broke out on Wednesday in Uganda's capital after police arrested Bobi Wine, a musician and opposition politician who is seeking the presidency in next year's election. (AP Photo)
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Ted S. Warren
A worker uses a flashlight to inspect an engine on a Boeing 737 Max 8 built for Southwest Airlines at Renton Municipal Airport, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Renton, Wash. After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that the 737 Max has been cleared for flight after regulators around the world grounded the Max in March 2019, after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Marwan Ali
Ethiopian refugees gather in Qadarif region, easter Sudan, Wednesday, Nov 18, 2020. The U.N. refugee agency says Ethiopia's growing conflict has resulted in thousands fleeing from the Tigray region into Sudan as fighting spilled beyond Ethiopia's borders and threatened to inflame the Horn of Africa region. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
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Francisco Seco
Belgium's Romelu Lukaku , left, duels for the ball with Denmark's Simon Kjær during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Belgium and Denmark at the King Power stadium in Leuven, Belgium, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Czarek Sokolowski
Poland's goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski saves as he jumps with Poland's Kamil Glik, center, and Netherlands' Donyell Malen during the Nations League soccer match between Poland and The Netherlands at Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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Dieu Nalio Chery
Demonstrators ride their motorcycles past a burning police vehicle during a protest to demand the resignation of Haiti's president Jovenel Moise, on the 217th anniversary of the Battle of Vertieres in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. At least four people were shot and wounded during a small protest in Haiti's capital after a speech by embattled President Moise. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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Delmer Martinez
Men wade through a street flooded after the passing of Hurricane Iota in La Lima, Honduras, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Iota flooded stretches of Honduras still underwater from Hurricane Eta, after it hit Nicaragua Monday evening as a Category 4 hurricane and weakened as it moved across Central America, dissipating over El Salvador early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)
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Victor R. Caivano
Pro-choice activists demonstrate in favor of decriminalizing abortion with a banner that reads in Spanish "Legal Abortion 2020, it's Urgent," a day after President Alberto Fernández sent a bill to legalize abortion, outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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Esteban Felix
A demonstrator is detained by police during a protest against President Sebastian Piñera demanding his resignation, in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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Noah Berger
In this photo taken by a drone, homes destroyed by the Mountain View Fire are seen in the Walker community in Mono County, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Marco Ugarte
Workers ride their horses in the Valle de Chalco municipal cemetery, usually reserved to bury COVID-19 victims, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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Rodrigo Abd
Demonstrators are silhouetted on a Peruvian flag before a march to demand significant social changes and a new constitution from the government of new interim president Francisco Sagasti, in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. The march comes a day after the Peruvian Congress swore-in Sagasti, its third president in just over a week. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Jacquelyn Martin
Former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Sergei Grits
A rose is seen in a burnt barn in Karmiravan village, as ethnic Armenians leave the area prior to the Azerbaijani forces being handed control in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. A Russia-brokered cease-fire to halt six weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh stipulated that Armenia turn over control of some areas it holds outside the separatist territory's borders to Azerbaijan. Armenians are forced to leave their homes before the region is handed over to control by Azerbaijani forces. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Andrew Harnik
President-elect Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, speaks at The Queen theater, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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Daniel Cole
Residents enjoy the sun and a seafront view in Monaco during Monaco's national day, Thursday Nov. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
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Frank Augstein
Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece during their tennis match at the ATP World Finals tennis tournament at the O2 arena in London, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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Susan Walsh
Vice President Mike Pence adjusts his face mask during a news conference with the coronavirus task force at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Jae C. Hong
Chaplain Kevin Deegan prays for COVID-19 patient Pedro Basulto while on a video call with the patient's daughter, Grace, at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. "These video calls have been a lifeline for families," said Deegan. "It can be emotionally exhausting and very draining, but it also an honor to be a bridge for the family." (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Elaine Thompson
Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals tight end Maxx Williams (87) is upended by Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks safety Ugo Amadi (28) during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Aaron Favila
A resident carries belongings he retrieved from their house that was damaged by floods after Typhoon Vamco hit their village about a week ago at Nangka, Marikina city, Philippines on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Some areas are still covered with mud as the local government steps up cleaning efforts from damages brought by Typhoon Vamco which left dozens of people dead as it hit the country last week. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Majdi Mohammed
Israeli police officers detain a Palestinian medic during a protest against the move to expand Israeli Jewish settlements near the village of Kafr Malik near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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Mahesh Kumar A
A Hindu devotee wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus prays to the Sun God standing in knee deep waters in the Hussain Sagar Lake during Chhath Puja festival in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Health officials have warned about the potential for the coronavirus to spread during the upcoming religious festival season, which is marked by huge gatherings in temples and shopping districts. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Today is Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Let’s get caught up.
These non-virus headlines are in the news this morning: President-elect Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken to serve as the nation’s top diplomat; President Trump is appealing a judge’s rejection of his attempt to block Pennsylvania vote; and Taylor Swift took home the biggest prize at this year’s AMAs.
Read on for these stories, other top headlines, celebrity birthdays and more.
Top stories
Biden expected to nominate Blinken as secretary of state
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, according to multiple people familiar with the Biden team’s planning.
Blinken, 58, served as deputy secretary of state and deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration and has close ties with Biden. If nominated and confirmed, he would be a leading force in the incoming administration’s bid to reframe the U.S. relationship with the rest of the world after four years in which President Donald Trump questioned longtime alliances. Read more:
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Swift wins top prize at AMAs, says she’s re-recording music
Taylor Swift won her third consecutive artist of the year prize at the American Music Awards, but she missed the show for a good reason: She said she’s busy re-recording her early music after her catalog was sold.
In a video that aired during Sunday’s awards show, the pop star said “the reason I’m not there tonight is I’m actually re-recording all of my old music in the studio where we originally recorded it. So it’s been amazing. And I can’t wait for you to hear it.” Read more:
In other news today …
- Israeli media reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials.
- China on Monday lashed out at Washington over its withdrawal from the “Open Skies Treaty” with Russia, saying the move undermined military trust and transparency and imperiled future attempts at arms control.
- Two people died and multiple others were injured in a stabbing Sunday night at a church in California where homeless people had been brought to shelter from the cold weather, police said.
- A co-founder of the social media ALS ice bucket challenge, which has raised more than $200 million worldwide for Lou Gehrig’s disease research, died Sunday at the age of 37, according to the ALS Association.
- Cincinnati Bengals franchise quarterback Joe Burrow was hit high and low by Washington linemen Montez Sweat and Jonathan Allen after throwing a pass, and the QB’s left leg bent the wrong way. “See ya next year,” he tweeted after the game.
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