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Albert Bourla, chief executive officer of Pfizer, prepares to testify Feb. 26, 2019, before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Bourla shed 60% of his holdings in the company on Nov. 9, 2020, the same day his firm announced the results of trials that showed its vaccine was highly effective in preventing COVID-19.

Good COVID-19 vaccine news and a flurry of stock sales by executives. A study detects a pattern.

December 15, 2020 at 1:43 p.m.

As they raced to develop vaccines against COVID-19, executives at some pharmaceutical companies collected huge windfalls by selling stock around the time their companies announced positive news about the vaccines....

OHIO | <p> Voting-eligible population: 8,879,469 | Breakdown by sex: 48.3% male, 51.7% female | Breakdown by age: 20.1% 18-29 years old, 23.1% 30-44 years old, 33.9% 45-64 years old, 22.8% 65+ years old | Breakdown by race: 83.9% White, 11.9% Black or African American, 1.5% Asian, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.0% Native American or Alaska Native, 0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1.9% two or more races | Breakdown by education: 2.3% less than high school education, 7.0% some high school (no diploma), 33.2% high school graduate or equivalency, 22.4% some college (no degree), 8.3% associate's degree, 17.1% bachelor's degree, 9.6% graduate or professional degree</p>

<p>Ohio's overall voting populace is <a href="https://en.as.com/en/2020/10/27/latest_news/1603820117_197853.html">one of the seven highest</a> in the U.S., with 18 electoral votes. Considered a notable battleground state due to its <a href="https://www.history.com/news/swing-states-presidential-elections">increased number of electoral votes</a>, based on population changes, moderate politics and ideological polarization, the Buckeye State's collective voting population consistently swings from one political party to the other.</p>

Mail-in ballots flagged for rejection hit 21,000; Black, Latino voters rejected at higher rate

November 3, 2020 at 4:20 p.m.

In Nevada, about 4,000 votes cast by mail so far won't be counted unless voters can explain discrepancies between their ballot signatures and registration forms. In Florida, the same is true for...

CHRISTMAS STAMPS WERE INTRODUCED IN 1962 | After years of requests, the Post Office Department released its first Christmas stamp in November 1962. By the end of the year, 1 billion such stamps were sold. The Christmas tradition has continued and a new holiday stamp has been sold each year since.

Judge orders sweep of postal facilities for leftover ballots

November 3, 2020 at 1:12 p.m.

A federal judge has ordered U.S. Postal Service inspectors to sweep postal facilities on Tuesday in several locations — including in six battleground states — to ensure that any mail-in...

Voters line up before polls open on Election Day at a precinct in Warren, Michigan, on Nov. 3, 2020.

Federal judge orders sweep of postal facilities for leftover ballots to deliver immediately

November 3, 2020 at 1:11 p.m.

A federal judge has ordered U.S. Postal Service inspectors to sweep postal facilities on Tuesday in several locations — including in six battleground states — to ensure that any mail-in...

Mil, opened in 2018 by the acclaimed Peruvian chef Virgilio Martínez, aims to celebrate the centuries-old cuisine of the Andes with an avant-garde twist.

In Peru, singular culinary experiences at the opposite ends of the spectrum

January 6, 2020 at 3:03 a.m.

The road up the mountain was empty and rough. It seemed impossible that one of Peru's most exclusive restaurants, perched next to an eerie, lesser-known Inca ruin, would appear at...

A Los Angeles County lifeguard vessel brings in the Valiant, the dinghy that is part of the puzzle behind the death of Natalie Wood, on Nov. 29, 1981.

Natalie Wood’s suspicious death: ‘We’re closer to understanding exactly what happened,’ L.A. County sheriff’s investigator says

December 17, 2018 at 4:29 p.m.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s investigators say they’re closer to understanding exactly how actress Natalie Wood died while boating off Catalina Island nearly four decades ago, but say they would still...

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Good COVID-19 vaccine news and a flurry of stock sales by executives. A study detects a pattern.

Mail-in ballots flagged for rejection hit 21,000; Black, Latino voters rejected at higher rate

Judge orders sweep of postal facilities for leftover ballots

Federal judge orders sweep of postal facilities for leftover ballots to deliver immediately

In Peru, singular culinary experiences at the opposite ends of the spectrum

Natalie Wood’s suspicious death: ‘We’re closer to understanding exactly what happened,’ L.A. County sheriff’s investigator says

L.A. County sheriff’s deputy charged with selling drugs and offering to protect dealers

Teen killed by deflected bullet fired by California cops at charging pit bull

Murder-suicide in San Bernardino classroom: ‘He just shot everywhere’