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Covid-19: US reports first known case of highly-infectious variant
The first reported US case of the highly-infectious Covid-19 variant that emerged in the UK has been confirmed in the state of Colorado.
Keyon Harrold: Jazz trumpeter says son assaulted after false theft accusation
An investigation has been launched after a 14-year-old black teenager was allegedly assaulted by a white woman who falsely accused him of stealing her phone in a hotel lobby in New York.
Vandalism leaves 3,500 customers without heat or hot water amid freezing temperatures in Colorado
Crews were working Monday night to restore natural gas service to thousands of Colorado residents after a string of vandalism damaged lines and prompted a police investigation.
Game of Thrones games maker dies ‘after poisoning’
A Chinese tycoon who died on Christmas Day was poisoned, Shanghai police say. Lin Qi, 39, was the chairman and chief executive of games developer Yoozoo, best known for the Game of Thrones: Winter Is Coming strategy game.
Apple iPhone again best tech seller of the year, thanks to the working-from-home trend
Once again, the best-selling tech product of 2020 was Apple’s iPhone – topping the phone’s sales in 2019 – despite being a pandemic year when so many people were thrown out of work and money was harder to come by.
Why Taylor Swift was replaced by Brad Paisley on a famed Nashville mural celebrating country legends
Swift’s fans are in a social media uproar about the mural change at Legends Corner, a bar next to the famed Ryman Auditorium in Music City, which is undergoing an overhaul by artist Tim Davis.
Zoom video meetings come to an Amazon Echo Show device, just one for now
The Zoom video meeting service is finally coming to Amazon’s Echo Show video device, five months after first being announced.
The 3 best ways to score tech support on your holiday gifts
Chances are you’ll be receiving something tech-related over the holidays, so what are you going to do if you have no idea how to set it up and use it?
How will you be told when it’s your turn for a COVID-19 vaccine? It’s complicated.
Will you get a text from your doctor? Will you read about it online? Or will you have to check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website to know when it’s your turn in line?
Republican senator to dispute certification of Biden victory
December 31, 2020
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Della Hill
A Republican says he will be the first senator to object when Congress certifies US President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory next week.
https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-55494005