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NBA fines Edwards $35K for lingering after ejection, tossing ball into stands; season total at $320K
Read full article: NBA fines Edwards $35K for lingering after ejection, tossing ball into stands; season total at $320KMinnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was fined $35,000 by the NBA for failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from a recent game and throwing the ball into the stands.
Harmful gas billowing from Texas and New Mexico comes mostly from smaller leaks, researchers say
Read full article: Harmful gas billowing from Texas and New Mexico comes mostly from smaller leaks, researchers sayHuge quantities of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, are being emitting by oil and gas operators in the 75,000-square-mile Permian Basin straddling Texas and New Mexico.
Refs admit they missed foul on what Pistons coach Monty Williams says was 'worst call of the season'
Read full article: Refs admit they missed foul on what Pistons coach Monty Williams says was 'worst call of the season'Detroit Pistons coach Monty Williams criticized officials for what he said was the “absolute worst call of the season” in the final seconds of a loss to New York.
Oklahoma death row inmates offer firing squad as alternative
Read full article: Oklahoma death row inmates offer firing squad as alternativeAn attorney for two men on Oklahoma's death row says after a judge's prodding that his clients agreed to choose execution by firing squad as a way to delay their upcoming lethal injections.
Video shows cop shoot without warning at man firing into air
Read full article: Video shows cop shoot without warning at man firing into airPolice in Ohio have released body camera footage showing an officer firing multiple rounds through a wooden privacy fence without warning at someone shooting gunfire into the air on the other side.
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Vaccine comes too late for the 300,000 US dead
Read full article: Vaccine comes too late for the 300,000 US deadThe pandemic, though, is a nightmare -- one that has now claimed 300,000 lives in the U.S. and counting. It just represents a moral failing.”The U.S. accounts for nearly 1 out of 5 confirmed virus deaths worldwide, far more than any other country despite its wealth and medical resources. While the pandemic’s toll continues to soar, much has changed since the U.S. surpassed 200,000 deaths in late September. If a second vaccine is authorized soon, as expected, 20 million people could be vaccinated by month’s end. “I’m sorry, it still gets me,” a distraught Williams said Friday, hours before the first vaccine won approval.