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Vacation: Roll Over Or Cash Out?
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Vacation: Roll Over Or Cash Out?

Many Americans have lots of vacation time saved up due to the pandemic, and could lose out if they don't take action now. NBC's Chris Pollone reports.
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(NBC News) — It’s been a tough year for American workers. Between COVID related job losses, working from home while taking care of children and endless Zoom meetings, it’s hard to think of a tougher time to do business…and it might get worse in just a few weeks. Because of the pandemic, American businesses are realizing many of their employees…

Caught On Camera: Deputy Runs Over Fleeing Man
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Caught On Camera: Deputy Runs Over Fleeing Man

Dashcam video at the center of a lawsuit alleging excessive force shows a Kansas deputy running over a man as he fled a traffic stop on foot. KSHB's Jessica McMaster reports.
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(KSHB/NBC News) — A former police detective is suing a Kansas sheriff’s deputy for running him over with his truck in order to arrest him. 35-year-old Lionel Womack says he was returning to Kansas from a business trip in California on August 15th when he was pulled over by a deputy. Womack says he complied, but when three additional vehicles…

Boys And Girls Club Drive Thru Christmas
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“A Light At The End Of The Tunnel” – ER Doc Overjoyed To Receive Vaccine

Dr. Ben Usatch has treated hundreds of COVID-19 patients...and says he's overjoyed that the end of the pandemic is now on the way. KUSA's Marc Sallinger reports.
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(NBC News) — Dr. Ben Usatch has treated hundreds of COVID-19 patients as an emergency room doctor at Colorado’s Highlands Ranch hospital since the pandemic and today he rolled up his sleeve for the vaccine that gives him protection against a virus that’s killed so many. As a doctor working in a year full of so much darkness, light is…

Tech Talker: Last Minute Gifts
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Tech Talker: Last Minute Gifts

Still searching for last minute holiday gifts? NBC's Liz McLaughlin has suggestions.
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(NBC News) — We’re in the final stretch for holiday shopping, but there’s still time to pick up gadgets for budget-friendly stocking stuffers. Prices have been dropping on voice-enabled products. “A lot of these smart devices and even smart plugs are coming down well under the $10.00 price point even,” notes Suzanne Kantra of Techlicious. Stocking-sized speakers are also popular…

Massive College Drug Ring Busted
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Massive College Drug Ring Busted

Federal prosecutors say more than $1.5 million in drug sales were made from 2017 to 2020 by the defendants on the campuses of Duke, UNC Chapel Hill and Appalachian State University. WRAL's Sarah Krueger reports.
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(NBC News) — Federal prosecutors and local law enforcement announced a bust Thursday of a drug trafficking ring that funneled more than a thousand pounds of marijuana, hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and other drugs throughout the campuses of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University and Appalachian State University. More than $1.5 million in drug sales…

Pence Receives Covid 19 Vaccine
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Pence Receives COVID-19 Vaccine

Vice President Mike Pence receives the COVID-19 vaccine in a televised event designed to boost confidence in its safety and effectiveness; Congress nears deal on new relief package. NBC's Tracie Potts reports.
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(NBC News) — Vice President Mike Pence received the COVID-19 vaccine Friday in a televised event designed to promote the vaccine and boost confidence in its effectiveness. Pence’s wife, Karen, and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams also received the vaccine. On Thursday an independent Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended the authorization of a second vaccine, this one from…

Coronavirus Claims Eight Nuns At Wisconsin Retirement Home
Coronavirus

Coronavirus Claims Eight Nuns At Wisconsin Retirement Home

Eight Sisters at Notre Dame of Elm Grove died from COVID-19 in a week despite the retirement homes best efforts. WTMJ's Shaun Gallagher reports.
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(NBC News) — Eight Sisters at Wisconsin’s Notre Dame of Elm Grove died from COVID-19 in a week despite the retirement home’s best efforts. “The Sisters, we’re being extra careful in terms of getting their meals in rooms and they can’t congregate together,” Sister Debra Sciano, Provincial Leader of the School Sisters of Notre Dame Central Pacific Province said. “More…

Fda Panel Considers Moderna Vaccine
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FDA Panel Considers Moderna Vaccine

The vaccine, which is as effective as the Pfizer vaccine already being used, does not require sub-zero storage. NBC's Sarah Dallof reports.
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(NBC News) — A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel met Thursday to decide whether to recommend emergency use authorization of a second Covid-19 vaccine. It comes after the worst day yet in the pandemic, with new records set for both case numbers and deaths. If approved, six million doses of the vaccine from Moderna could begin shipping next week….

Winter Arrives In Full Force
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Winter Arrives In Full Force

A powerful nor'easter has dropped snow and ice throughout the northeast, leaving 70 million dealing with extreme cold and slippery conditions. NBC's Jay Gray reports.
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(NBC News) — Thursday’s sunrise revealed a beautiful mess along much of the Mid-Atlantic region and Northeast. A powerful winter storm, the first of the season, left more than than 70 million dealing with extreme conditions. In some areas the snow was measured in feet, not inches. Others were faced with a thick coat of ice, which along with strong…

Congress Moves Closer To Covid 19 Relief Package
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Congress Moves Closer To COVID-19 Relief Package

The new bipartisan plan will likely include more stimulus checks and extended unemployment benefits. NBC's Alice Barr reports.
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WASHINGTON (NBC News) — Congress is racing to prevent a government shutdown and pass a COVID-19 relief bill before the holiday break. Bipartisan negotiations have found new urgency as the pandemic intensifies, forcing more businesses to close. New unemployment numbers show a higher than expected 885,000 Americans filing for the first time. Millions of others are set to lose unemployment…

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