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The children, who were between 6 and 15 years old, were members of two related families traveling in a 2007 Ford that collided around 8 p.m. Friday with a Dodge vehicle on State Route 33 between Avenal and Coalinga, the Fresno County Coroner’s office and the California Highway Patrol said. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/350RIQD

Russia’s sovereign RDIF announced in December trials to test a combination of the AstraZeneca vaccine with the Sputnik V shot to see if this can boost the efficacy of the British drugmaker’s vaccine. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/350s2nm

Citing a “source close to the family,” CNN reported that King, one of the network’s biggest stars, has been hospitalized for more than a week at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2MwAO6p

The Republicans’ statement, signed by veteran lawmaker Ted Cruz and six other current senators along with four senators-elect, asserts that “allegations of fraud and irregularities in the 2020 election exceed any in our lifetimes.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2LcNDlF

THE Queen has a huge year ahead of her as she prepares to celebrate her 95th birthday, but will 2021 see her majesty delegate more royal duties to Prince William and his Queen in waiting Kate Middleton? from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/38aAN0h

POLICE in Essex have launched a search to find the "reckless" organiser of a New Year's Eve party after hundreds of partygoers destroyed a Grade II-listed church. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/3oalfiC

US officials have passed a defence bill which includes a passage expressing concern about "military aggression" amid China-India tensions as Beijing continues to try and gain military territory. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/3naCtec

“New intelligence from Iraq indicates that Israeli agent-provocateurs are plotting attacks against Americans-putting an outgoing Trump in a bind with a fake casus belli,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote on social media, as quoted by official news agency IRNA. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2X82G2o

New South Wales on Sunday said it detected eight locally transmitted cases in the past 24 hours, compared with seven the day before. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/350IqEf

“This is a gentleman who cared about nothing but others,” said former Republican US Rep. Ralph Abraham, who hired Letlow as chief of staff during his tenure in Washington and later backed Letlow’s bid for Congress. “He was a true servant’s servant. We never want to forget what he’s done for our state, what he’s done for me and my family.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2X6GXYI

Kenosha City Council is planning to vote on an emergency declaration in the event the district attorney makes a decision in the Jacob Blake shooting.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/354AX7l

In early December, Reese announced that he would be quarantining after testing positive for COVID-19, but he reported mild symptoms.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3pJVJRu

CHINA has dismissed Taiwan's offer of peace talks as "cheap tricks" after the latter appeared to offer an olive branch in a new year's message. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/2KNhTDT

POPE Francis has finally reappeared after health fears over his sciatica caused him to miss New Year's mass. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/2X6Ew8w

The Sputnik V was the first Covid-19 vaccine registered in Russia and the world. Russia’s Sputnik V is 92 percent effective, based on data from the first 16,000 trial participants who have received both shots of the two-dose vaccine. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3pJwHSu

The opposition alliance chief said that rifts within the PDM are a campaign run by the media and added that the PDM is more determined to rid the country of Imran Khan and his illegitimate government. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3b32DgH

In a fiery speech against McConnell's blocking of a $2,000 direct payment, Sanders argued people in Kentucky's poorest counties could use the checks.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3hyPpcQ

A US pilot is believed to be trapped in the wreckage of a home in Detroit after his plane crashed into the property. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/3ncPnse

BORIS Johnson's Government has been urged to make the most of new post-Brexit freedom and pursue "the big one" - a deal which would unlock trade with some of the Pacific's most important economies. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/3oa8VyS

A BEREAVED mother says suicide awareness has "never been more relevant" after her teenage daughter took her own life while struggling to cope with pandemic restrictions. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/38VYHeR

CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak has been urged to resist rising pressure to increase wealth taxes in a bid to restore the country's post-pandemic finances. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/2X4cZ7R

NEW opportunities for low-cost stripped-down weddings could help close the growing marriage gap between rich and poor, campaigners say. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/2LaF4aS

NICOLA STURGEON has been dealt a massive blow after Express.co.uk readers urged Boris Johnson not to bow to her demands for a second referendum on Scottish independence. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/3pJfrgl