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LA County Hospitals Begin To Ration Care Amid Coronavirus Surge

8:42am January 06, 2021

by Leila Fadel

The spike in COVID-19 cases is battering hospitals, and Los Angeles County is in crisis. The number will likely go up after a weekend of New Year's celebrations despite lockdown rules.

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Prosecutor: No Charges Will Be Filed Against Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake

7:19am January 06, 2021

by David Schaper

Protesters were out in Kenosha, Wis., after the district attorney announced Tuesday that he will not file charges against the white police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, in August.

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Trump Supporters Gather For 3rd Rally In D.C. Since November's Election

6:41am January 06, 2021

by Hannah Allam

As thousands of supporters of President Trump converge again on Washington, D.C., to reject election results based on debunked claims of fraud, Congress is expected to certify the results.

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News Brief: Election Roundup, Jacob Blake Shooting, Overwhelmed Hospitals

5:35am January 06, 2021

As votes are counted in Ga. Senate runoffs, Congress will certify presidential results. Charges won't be file against white officer who killed Jacob Blake. Pandemic reaches tipping point in LA county.

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Execution Date Nears For Only Woman On Federal Death Row

5:35am January 06, 2021

by Cheryl Corley

Lisa Montgomery is to be put to death next week. The woman she killed was eight months pregnant. Montgomery's lawyers filed for clemency, saying she was tortured as a child and is mentally ill.

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In New York City, homicides were up nearly 40% over the previous year by Dec. 20, 2020. Mayor Bill de Blasio said the numbers should worry New Yorkers.

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Massive 1-Year Rise In Homicide Rates Collided With The Pandemic In 2020

5:00am January 06, 2021

by Cheryl Corley

Experts say crime across the U.S. in 2020 was like no other year as COVID-19 ravaged the country and protests flared. It was a seesaw of dips for some crimes and spikes for others, such as homicide.

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Latest Updates From Georgia Senate Runoffs

9:35pm January 05, 2021

by Emma Hurt

NPR shares the latest news from a polling station in two runoff elections in Georgia that will determine control of the U.S. Senate.

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By the end of the day, more people received an injection on Monday than have been vaccinated since the start of the vaccine program on Dec. 18, Judson Howe, president of Adventist Health said.

Hospital Scrambles To Find Patients Before Freezer Failure Ruins 830 Vaccines

9:12pm January 05, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The crisis starts around 2 a.m. at a hospital in Mendocino County, Calif. A compressor gives out, giving the staff two hours to use the coronavirus vaccines before they are declared unusable.

Los Angeles County paramedics examine a potential COVID-19 patient sitting on a curb before transporting him to a hospital in Hawthorne, Calif., on Dec. 29.

'Things Are Worse Than People Think': LA County Official On New Directives For EMS

8:32pm January 05, 2021

by Ailsa Chang

Dr. Nichole Bosson of the LA County Emergency Medical Services Agency explains Monday's orders not to transport some patients and to limit oxygen use amid Los Angeles' massive COVID-19 surge.

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Doses Of Antibody Drugs Remain Unused As They Present Various Challenges

8:19pm January 05, 2021

by Richard Harris

Monoclonal antibody drugs for COVID-19 with mild to moderate symptoms are not widely used, in part because doctors aren't sure they work. New data could provide more confidence in these drugs.

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