Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin, the lone athlete on Gov. Whitmer’s COVID-19 vaccine taskforce, said he wants to promote responsible habits.

      

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Widespread extinctions of land-dwelling animals – which include amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds – follow a cycle of about 27 million years.

      

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Nashville police announced Devaunte Lewis Hill, 21, had been arrested Friday in connection with the Dec. 3 fatal shooting of nurse Caitlyn Kaufman.

      

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Carbon dioxide emissions, which are the leading cause of global warming, fell by 7% in 2020, according to the report from the Global Carbon Project.

      

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones didn’t hold back on Friday, reflecting on some of his poor decisions and saying he needs to change his direction.

      

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Gov. Ron DeSantis lashed out at the ex-Florida data chief turned whistleblower. What Jones is accused of doing is “clearly a felony offense,” he said.

      

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The justices’ action clears the way for electors to convene Monday and confirm that President-elect Joe Biden will be nation’s 46th president.

      

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Throw a hot cocoa party outside for a festive and safe Christmas.

      

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Mississippi officials have failed to enforce contractual penalties for short-staffed facilities resulting in payments to “ghost workers.”

      

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The FDA is trying to issue an emergency use authorization for the Pfizer vaccine Friday evening. Latest COVID-19 news.

      

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