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WATCH: Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb gives coronavirus update

By Candice Norwood

The state has seen more than 312,000 positive coronavirus cases since March.

Money promised to combat U.S. overdose crisis sits unused

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

A $200 million account set aside as part of Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy case is going unused because attorneys involved in lawsuits against the OxyContin maker can't agree how to spend it.

Hopeful about COVID vaccine, Britain begins plan for how to distribute millions of doses

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

With major COVID-19 vaccines showing high levels of protection, British officials are cautiously — and they stress cautiously — optimistic that life may start returning to normal by early April.

27 coronavirus deaths at Illinois veterans nursing home prompts probe

By Associated Press

State officials have launched investigations into a coronavirus outbreak at a veterans nursing home in Illinois that has infected nearly 200 residents and staff members, and killed 27 veterans.

Wisconsin hospitals face critical staffing shortages during COVID-19 surge

Wisconsin is in the midst of a month-long surge of cases that is hitting rural areas of the state particularly hard. And about 70 percent of Wisconsin's hospitals will face a dearth of medical professionals by the end of this…

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Azar says HHS now working on Biden transition

By Associated Press

Azar said his department will provide briefings with Biden’s team to ensure they’re getting information that they feel they need that is consistent with the law and past practice.

How the Cherokee Nation has curtailed the pandemic

By Usha Lee McFarling, STAT

While the United States flounders in its response to the coronavirus, another nation — one within our own borders — is faring much better.

WATCH: Pentagon officials give COVID-19 update

By Associated Press

The nation is averaging 172,000 new virus cases per day, nearly double since the end of October, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

For holiday travel, England uses tests to reduce quarantines

By Pan Pylas, Associated Press

Just in time for holiday travelers, England is cutting the two-week quarantine facing people arriving from regions not on the British government's coronavirus safe list, reducing it to as little as five days if they test negative for COVID-19.

Thanksgiving could be make-or-break in U.S. virus response

By Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press

As governors and mayors grapple with an out-of-control pandemic, they are ratcheting up mask mandates and imposing restrictions on small indoor gatherings, which have been blamed for accelerating the spread of the coronavirus.