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6:15 p.m. Georgias state legislature voted on Thursday to pass a new Republican-sponsored bill that restricts voting by mail and reforms elections in several ways in response to the 2020 elections, reports President Biden had sharp criticism for bills like these earlier on Thursday during his first press conference. Asked about a Democratic voting rights bill that would overhaul federal election laws and make it easier for more people to vote, Biden expressed worry that state-level voting rest...

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Neighbor says Nashville bomber told him he was going to be so famous The FBI is still trying to determine a motive behind the Christmas Day explosion in downtown Nashville that injured at least eight people and damaged 40 buildings. Police have identified Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, as the bomber, and say he died Friday morning when the RV he was in exploded. FBI agent Doug Korneski told CNN on Monday investigators are interviewing people who knew Warner in an attempt to find a motive, and so far...

Republican David Perdue becomes 4th Georgia Senate candidate to endorse $2,000 stimulus checks December 29, 2020 Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) on Tuesday became the fourth and final candidate in Georgias looming Senate runoffs to endorse increasing individual COVID-19 stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000, a measure supported by President Trump. President @realdonaldtrump is right — I support this push for $2,000 in direct relief for the American people. https://t.co/Al3USM7zPr Perdues fellow in...

McConnell blocks vote on $2,000 stimulus checks December 29, 2020 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday blocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumers (D-N.Y.) motion to increase, by unanimous consent, stimulus checks for qualifying Americans to $2,000 from the $600 included in Congress $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill. McConnell also blocked a request to vote on the issue immediately from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) who then followed through on his threat to delay a Wednesd...

Houston Rockets COVID-19 contact tracing highlights new challenges in post-bubble NBA December 23, 2020 The NBAs plan to restart the 2019-20 season, which went on hiatus for several months because of the coronavirus pandemic, in a bubble environment in Orlando went as well as anyone could have hoped. For nearly two months, there wasnt a single COVID-19 case, and only one player was sent home for breaking protocol. But the league decided not to run the strategy back for the 2020-21 season, which...

Barr bids farewell to Justice Department staff on final day as attorney general December 23, 2020 Attorney General William Barr announced his resignation earlier this month, but Wednesday officially marks his final day on the job. In a farewell message, Barr thanked the Justice Department staff and said "it has been a great honor" to serve in the role for a second time (he was previously President George H.W. Bushs attorney general). Today marks Bill Barr’s last day as Attorney General. Th...

Brexit deal could be wrapped up within hours Negotiations between Brussels and London appeared to be in the final phase Wednesday, FT a trade agreement could be "wrapped up within hours." The two sides have primarily been stuck on issues revolving around fishing rights, but theyve seemingly made progress as Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen took control of the negotiations. Neither side is celebrating just yet, however. "We will need to get those final issues resol...

Animal activist poses as Smithfield foods CEO on Fox Business, trashes company to oblivious Maria Bartiromo December 23, 2020 Fox Business Maria Bartiromo likely thought she got an unusually transparent guest in Smithfield Foods new CEO Dennis Organ on Wednesday morning. But what neither she nor anyone at Fox Business seemed to know was that Organ was actually animal activist Matt Johnson, disguising criticism of Smithfield under a layer of self-described "transparency" and a relentlessly posit...