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"Jeopardy!" pays tribute to Alex Trebek in first episode since his death
honored its longtime host Alex Trebek on Monday as the show returned to the air for the first time since the beloved host died of pancreatic cancer."Over the weekend, we lost our beloved host, Alex Trebek," Richards said.Today we honor Alex Trebek.(@Jeopardy) November 10, 2020Earlier in the day, Richards told the "Today" show that Trebek spent a "nice final day" with his wife on their backyard swing."He wasn't in pain, and the fact that he had a nice final day, I think makes all of us in the 'Jeopardy!' read more...
"Jeopardy!" champions Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer pay tribute to Alex Trebek: "You will never be replaced in our hearts"
champions Ken Jennings and James Holzhauer paid tribute to the show's host Alex Trebek on Sunday, shortly after the program announced the beloved figure had died following a battle with pancreatic cancer.pic.twitter.com/CdHCcbqmp2 Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) November 8, 2020Holzhauer also offered kind words in the wake of the iconic television host's death.Holzhauer made a donation to pancreatic cancer research in honor of Trebek in June of 2019.https://t.co/LLoUASRMa9 James Holzhauer (@James_Holzhauer) November 8, 2020Trebek announced he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer in March 2019, but despite the diagnosis, never missed a single day of work.This past March he celebrated beating the one-year survival rate for stage 4 pancreatic cancer patients just 18%. read more...
"It is not cheating, it is democracy": A first-hand look at ballot counting in Pennsylvania
Bill Whitaker: President Trump has said, "Bad things happen in Philadelphia."Al Schmidt: In the birthplace of our Republic, counting votes is not a bad thing.On Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of votes still to count, President Trump tweeted that he had won the state.With a similar edge over President Trump, news organizations on Saturday projected former Vice President Joe Biden had won Pennsylvania and the presidency.In neighboring Luzerne County, we saw orderly vote counting under the watchful gaze of party poll watchers certified by the state. read more...
"Incredibly reckless": Michigan governor slams Trump COVID adviser's "rise up" comments
She also called a comment by an adviser to President Donald Trump urging people to "rise up" against Michigan's latest restrictions "incredibly reckless."APWhitmer responded to a tweet sent Sunday night by Scott Atlas, a science adviser to Trump, who urged people to "rise up" after the governor's announcement.Atlas later tweeted that he "never" would endorse or incite violence.NEVER would I endorse or incite violence.NEVER would I endorse or incite violence. read more...
"Extremely rare" 350-pound loggerhead among 150 cold-stunned turtles rescued from Cape Cod beach
More than 150 endangered sea turtles, stunned from the cold weather, washed ashore on Cape Cod over the weekend.According to the Massachusetts Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, strong winds last week brought in about 150 turtles to beaches from Dennis to Truro.On Friday, the Truro Department of Public Works rescued the 350-pound adult male loggerhead and brought him to the sanctuary.He is now being cared for at the New England Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital in Quincy."We are grateful to have been able to give these cold-stunned sea turtles a second chance," NMLC wrote on Facebook. read more...
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President Trump just drove by the #MillionMAGAMarch in DC and the crowd went crazy.I ran along side the motorcade.Notice him waving right after you see security walking beside the car.https://t.co/EQMFogOVN4 read more...
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View this post on InstagramFollowing a directive from His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, BIC announces that this years F1 Gulf Air Bahrain GP and F1 Rolex Sakhir GP will take place predominantly without spectators.More details on bahraingp.com --- . . .--- #Formula1 #BahrainGP #SakhirGP read more...
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Something extremely bogus is going on.Was tested for covid four times today.Two tests came back negative, two came back positive.Same machine, same test, same nurse.Rapid antigen test from BD. read more...
The work we began with the Paris Agreement is far from done.I'm returning to government to get America back on track to address the biggest challenge of this generation and those that will follow.The climate crisis demands nothing less than all hands on deck.https://t.co/xxfakodQ6d read more...