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Biden aides hope Electoral College gives signal to Trump

Joe Biden’s aides have a message for President Donald Trump and his supporters: It’s long past time to move on.

Trump remains determined to veto defense bill

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted that he intends to veto a wide-ranging defense policy bill, raising new but unspecified concerns about China as a reason to reject a traditionally bipartisan measure with a nearly 60-year track record of being signed into law.

 
COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin in historic US effort

Shipments of the Pfizer vaccine will set in motion the biggest vaccination effort in American history at a critical juncture of the pandemic that has killed 1.6 million worldwide.

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CCSD to buy $761K program to monitor mental health of students, staff

The Clark County School District will spend $761,000 on a platform to monitor the mental health of students and staff amid growing concerns about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on emotional well-being.

Showers, snow fall in Northern, Central California

The first meaningful rainstorm in nearly a month dropped light rain and snow in Northern and Central California starting Friday afternoon, bringing a little bit of relief as the state grapples with drought-like conditions.

Zion National Park struggles with overcrowding on scenic road

Officials at Zion National Park have started to regularly close the road into the park’s main canyon due to overcrowding from private vehicles since the shuttle service closed for the season last month.

Rocket motor fails to ignite on Virgin Galactic test flight

The next phase of final testing for the Virgin Galactic team will involve company mission specialists and engineers being loaded into the spaceship’s passenger cabin for powered flights.

Nevada’s higher ed system holds first budget reduction meeting

The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents’ budget reduction response committee met Friday to hear presentations about system funding sources and shared services.

FDA approves emergency use of 1st COVID-19 vaccine in US

The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans.

FDA chief denies White House threatened to fire him

U.S. Food and Drug Administration chief Steve Hahn denied widespread media reports that White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows threatened to fire him if the agency didn’t swiftly approve Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine.

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