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- 'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells, who played Mary Ann, dies of COVID-19 complications USA Today (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - Dawn Wells, the actress best known for her role as Mary Ann in the '60s sitcom "Gilligan's Island," died at 82, her representative confirmed.      ...
- 2021 has to be better for Hollywood, because it can't get any worse USA Today (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - 2020 has been a singular year for deaths in the entertainment world from causes other than COVID-19. Chadwick Boseman, Sean Connery and more died.      ...
- Coronavirus updates: Stimulus money on the way; Colorado may have another case of new strain; UK authorizes Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine USA Today (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - Alaska's largest city, Anchorage, is relaxing restrictions. Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies. 338K U.S. deaths. Latest virus news.      ...
- These 20 states will raise their minimum wage by January 1 CNN National (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - Come Friday, many low-wage workers across the US are getting a pay bump....
- Second possible case of COVID-19 variant linked to Colorado National Guard who worked at nursing home USA Today (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - Colorado officials said contact tracing was underway to determine who else may have been exposed to a COVID-19 variant first identified in the U.K.      ...
- Are you willing to pay for email? How about podcasts? Here are our tech predictions for 2021 USA Today (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - Google is eliminating free photo storage in June and moving users to a payment plan, which includes storage on Gmail, which gets bigger every day.      ...
- One COVID-19 variant confirmed, another possible in Colorado linked to National Guard staff at nursing home USA Today (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - Colorado officials said contact tracing was underway to determine who else may have been exposed to a COVID-19 variant first identified in the U.K.      ...
- 'It saved my kid's life:' Why aren't all college athletes with COVID-19 getting MRI exams? USA Today (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - The collapse of Florida basketball player Keyontae Johnson has spurred conversation about how to detect myocarditis in athletes who have had COVID-19.      ...
- West Point cheating scandal involved mostly athletes, including 24 football players on Liberty Bowl team USA Today (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - West Point football players are involved in the academy's worst cheating scandal in more than 40 years. The team plays in the Liberty Bowl Thursday.      ...
- A 95-year-old quilter who beat COVID-19 makes about 3,000 masks for Ohio community, family USA Today (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - Miriam Looker's masks have helped schools, her church, hospice centers and her senior community — and above all, her stepson, a family physician.      ...
- Send off 2020 with New Year's Eve TV specials: 'We want to create fun,' says Ryan Seacrest USA Today (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - Celebrations ringing in 2021 might look different, but there are still plenty of star-studded specials and TV programming to bring in the New Year.      ...
- Sen. Hawley will object to Electoral College results, ensuring a doomed fight to overturn Biden's win USA Today (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - Republican Sen. Josh Hawley is the first senator to say he will object to certify Joe Biden's win. The move is unlikely to change the election results      ...
- Stimulus check Q&A: What happens if payments go from $600 to $2,000? USA Today (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - If the government does sign a boost into law the Treasury said the payments "that have been issued will be topped up as quickly as possible."Â Â Â Â Â Â ...
- Which hospitals in your community are getting hit hardest during COVID-19 surge? USA Today (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - Search the most recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data for occupancy rates in hospitals and their intensive care units.      ...
- As LeBron James turns 36 today, is this his last best chance to win regular-season MVP? USA Today (Wednesday, 30 December, 2020) - LeBron James could become the oldest to win NBA MVP. It's something he clearly cares about as he was unhappy with the voting in 2020.      ...