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Guardsman in Colorado has 1st reported US case of virus variant

The variant is probably still rare in the U.S., but the lack of travel history in the first case means it is spreading, perhaps seeded by visitors from Britain.

 
Nashville bombing suspect died in blast, officials say

The man believed to be responsible for the Christmas Day bombing that tore through downtown Nashville blew himself up in the explosion, and appears to have acted alone, federal officials said Sunday.

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Canada sees first cases of new coronavirus variant

Officials in Canada’s most populous province have confirmed the first two known Canadian cases of of a more contagious variant of COVID-19 that was first identified in the United Kingdom.

 
FBI at home of possible person of interest in Nashville bomb

Gov. Bill Lee asked the White House on Saturday for federal assistance due to the “severity and magnitude” of the explosion’s impact.

 
Suspicious Nashville explosion knocks communications offline

Buildings shook streets over from the explosion near a building owned by ATT, which is one block away from the company’s office tower.

 
Biden addresses COVID bill, holiday precautions

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed empathy with struggling families and applauded Congress for a passing the coronavirus relief as the nation deals with a COVID-19 surge that’s casting a shadow over the Christmas holiday.

 
Travel from UK hampered due to new virus strain; California struggles

Several European countries said Sunday they would halt flights from the U.K., hours after Britain’s government imposed tough new coronavirus restrictions on large areas of southern England to curb what officials described as a fast-moving new strain of the virus.

 
California’s hospitals overwhelmed, may ration care amid pandemic

California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus infection rate will exhaust resources and health care workers.