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FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin speaks as he arrives at the European Council building in Brussels. The Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin seems poised to make a formal apology on behalf of the Irish state, for the deaths of thousands of infants and other abuses in church-run homes for unmarried women and their babies, following inquiry findings due to be published on Tuesday Jan. 12, 2021. (John Thys/ Pool FILE via AP)

Irish PM says ‘perverse’ morality drove unwed mothers’ homes

LONDON — Ireland’s prime minister said Tuesday that the country must “face…

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin speaks as he arrives at the European Council building in Brussels. The Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin seems poised to make a formal apology on behalf of the Irish state, for the deaths of thousands of infants and other abuses in church-run homes for unmarried women and their babies, following inquiry findings due to be published on Tuesday Jan. 12, 2021. (John Thys/ Pool FILE via AP)
Schalke team members with from left: Amine Harit, Schalke's Sead Kolasinac, goal scorer Matthew Hoppe, coaching staff Naldo, and Mark Uth celebrate their second goal goal against Hoffenheim, during their German Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 - 1899 Hoffenheim soccer match at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Saturday Jan. 9, 2021. (Guido Kirchner/dpa via AP)

US Soccer players hope to set positive example after riot

US Soccer players hope to set positive example after riot

Schalke team members with from left: Amine Harit, Schalke's Sead Kolasinac, goal scorer Matthew Hoppe, coaching staff Naldo, and Mark Uth celebrate their second goal goal against Hoffenheim, during their German Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 - 1899 Hoffenheim soccer match at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Saturday Jan. 9, 2021. (Guido Kirchner/dpa via AP)

No. 1 Alabama wins national title 52-24 over No. 3 Ohio St

No. 1 Alabama wins national title 52-24 over No. 3 Ohio St

An American flag flies above the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

House speeding to impeach Trump for Capitol ‘insurrection’

House speeding to impeach Trump for Capitol ‘insurrection’

An American flag flies above the White House in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
FILE - In this Thursday, June 18, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America's small businesses, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Though stripped of his Twitter account for inciting rebellion, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Right-wing app Parler booted off internet over ties to siege

Right-wing app Parler booted off internet over ties to siege

FILE - In this Thursday, June 18, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump looks at his phone during a roundtable with governors on the reopening of America's small businesses, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Though stripped of his Twitter account for inciting rebellion, President Donald Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, June 22, 2020, a sign requesting people stay two metres apart to try to reduce the spread of COVID-19 is displayed in front of “Out of Order” a 1989 red phone box sculpture by British artist David Mach, in London. The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, that there will be no chance of herd immunity this year. At a press briefing on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said it was critical countries and their populations maintain strict social distancing and other outbreak control measures for the foreseeable future. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

UN: COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccines

GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned that even as…

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, June 22, 2020, a sign requesting people stay two metres apart to try to reduce the spread of COVID-19 is displayed in front of “Out of Order” a 1989 red phone box sculpture by British artist David Mach, in London. The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, that there will be no chance of herd immunity this year. At a press briefing on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said it was critical countries and their populations maintain strict social distancing and other outbreak control measures for the foreseeable future. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)
The Edmonton Oilers huddle before the start of their practice at Prospera Place in Kelowna on Monday. (Photo - Daniel Taylor)

Canada’s NHL franchises ready to get familiar with each other during 56-game sprint

Paul Maurice was getting asked the usual training camp questions — line…

The Edmonton Oilers huddle before the start of their practice at Prospera Place in Kelowna on Monday. (Photo - Daniel Taylor)
President-elect Joe Biden receives his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine at ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del., Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. The vaccine is being administered by Chief Nurse Executive Ric Cuming. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden gets 2nd dose of vaccine as team readies COVID-19 plan

NEWARK, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden received his second dose of the…

President-elect Joe Biden receives his second dose of the coronavirus vaccine at ChristianaCare Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del., Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. The vaccine is being administered by Chief Nurse Executive Ric Cuming. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, POOL)

Trump hits Cuba with new terrorism sanctions in waning days

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday re-designated Cuba as a “state…

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, POOL)
FILE - In this June 10, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with African-American supporters in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. Seated alongside Trump are Pastor Darrell Scott and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. On Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, the first day of Christian worship services since the Capitol riot, religious leaders who have supported the president in the past delivered messages ranging from no mention of the events of that day to incendiary recitations of debunked conspiracy theories. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Trump-supporting Christian leaders and their Sunday messages

Support for President Donald Trump has been consistently strong among evangelicals, with…

FILE - In this June 10, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with African-American supporters in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. Seated alongside Trump are Pastor Darrell Scott and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. On Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, the first day of Christian worship services since the Capitol riot, religious leaders who have supported the president in the past delivered messages ranging from no mention of the events of that day to incendiary recitations of debunked conspiracy theories. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Chicago and Evanston police investigate the scene of a shooting outside an IHOP restaurant in Evanston, Ill., Saturday night, Jan. 9, 2020. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Cops: Chicago shooter who killed 3 posted social media rants

CHICAGO — A man who police say killed three people and wounded…

Chicago and Evanston police investigate the scene of a shooting outside an IHOP restaurant in Evanston, Ill., Saturday night, Jan. 9, 2020. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Workers install a flag on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol as preparations take place for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Possible virus exposure for lawmakers sheltering during riot

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers may have been exposed to someone testing positive…

Workers install a flag on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol as preparations take place for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet and Cabinet-level picks. (AP Graphic)

What Biden’s Cabinet picks say about how he plans to govern

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden promised that his presidency would mean a return…

President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet and Cabinet-level picks. (AP Graphic)
President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally in support of U.S. Senate candidates Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and David Perdue in Dalton, Ga., Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

2nd GOP senators now urge Trump to resign over Capitol riot

WASHINGTON — Two Republican senators now say President Donald Trump should resign…

President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally in support of U.S. Senate candidates Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and David Perdue in Dalton, Ga., Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 file photo, a Catholic pastor receives the first of the two Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations at a hospital in Chicago. In a growing consensus, religious leaders at the forefront of the anti-abortion movement in the United States are telling their followers that the leading vaccines available to combat COVID-19 are acceptable to take, given their remote and indirect connection to lines of cells derived from aborted fetuses. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Anti-abortion faith leaders support use of COVID-19 vaccines

In a growing consensus, religious leaders at the forefront of the anti-abortion…

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 file photo, a Catholic pastor receives the first of the two Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations at a hospital in Chicago. In a growing consensus, religious leaders at the forefront of the anti-abortion movement in the United States are telling their followers that the leading vaccines available to combat COVID-19 are acceptable to take, given their remote and indirect connection to lines of cells derived from aborted fetuses. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
This radar image shows the flight path of Indonesian Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 before it dropped off radar, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. (Flightradar24.com via AP)

Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A Sriwijaya Air jet carrying 62 people lost contact…

This radar image shows the flight path of Indonesian Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 before it dropped off radar, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. (Flightradar24.com via AP)
Comedian Brad Pierce poses for a photo at a friend's house in front of a portable backdrop he uses for gigs in Warwick, R.I., Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Pierce was finally doing well with his comedy when the pandemic hit. Now he wonders if he can possibly build up his career again. He has a friend who drives for Amazon and fears having to get a job like that while talking about the good old days when he was an entertainer. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Once again, job losses fall unequally across the US economy

WASHINGTON — Ten months into America’s viral outbreak, low-income workers are still…

Comedian Brad Pierce poses for a photo at a friend's house in front of a portable backdrop he uses for gigs in Warwick, R.I., Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Pierce was finally doing well with his comedy when the pandemic hit. Now he wonders if he can possibly build up his career again. He has a friend who drives for Amazon and fears having to get a job like that while talking about the good old days when he was an entertainer. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
FILE - This image released by Jeopardy! shows Alex Trebek, host of the game show "Jeopardy!" Trebek’s final week of episodes will air Monday, Jan. 4 through Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. All five episodes were taped in late October. (Jeopardy! via AP)

Sentimental video tribute closes Trebek’s final “Jeopardy!”

More than two months after Alex Trebek’s death, fans of “Jeopardy!” finally…

FILE - This image released by Jeopardy! shows Alex Trebek, host of the game show "Jeopardy!" Trebek’s final week of episodes will air Monday, Jan. 4 through Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. All five episodes were taped in late October. (Jeopardy! via AP)
Toronto Raptors' Alex Len, right, goes up for a dunk against Philadelphia 76ers' Tobias Harris during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Because of rising cases in western Florida, Raptors won’t have fans at Amalie Arena

TAMPA, Fla. — The Toronto Raptors won’t have fans at home games…

Toronto Raptors' Alex Len, right, goes up for a dunk against Philadelphia 76ers' Tobias Harris during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
An American flag flies at half-staff in remembrance of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick above the Capitol Building in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Sicknick died from injuries sustained as President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

‘Brian did his job’: Family remembers fallen Capitol officer

SOUTH RIVER, N.J. — From his early days growing up in a…

An American flag flies at half-staff in remembrance of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick above the Capitol Building in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. Sicknick died from injuries sustained as President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)