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Tight-lipped Team Biden reignites health fears after foot fracture

A motorcade with President-elect Joe Biden aboard arrives at Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists to see a doctor, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, in Newark, Del. Biden slipped while playing with his dog Major, and twisted his ankle. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

The orthopedic boot that is likely to hobble presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden for a few weeks prompted additional speculation about the health of the 78-year-old man who would become the oldest-ever president on Inauguration Day.

Democrats Raphael Warnock (left) and Jon Ossoff are getting a lot of help from Hollywood heavyweights as they campaign in two closely watched Georgia runoffs that will determine the balance of the Senate. (Associated Press photograph)

‘We can do this!’ Liberal celebrities turn Georgia into Hollywood East in bid to flip Senate

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this June 27, 2019, photo, demonstrators gather at the Supreme Court as the justices finish the term with key decisions on gerrymandering and a census case involving an attempt by the Trump administration to ask everyone about their citizenship status in the 2020 census, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Justices take dim view of Trump effort to cut illegal immigrants from census count

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry, military personnel stand near the flag-draped coffin of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a scientist who was killed on Friday, during a funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Fakhrizadeh founded Iran's military nuclear program two decades ago, and the Islamic Republic's defense minister vowed to continue the man's work "with more speed and more power." (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)

Biden’s path toward relations with Iran altered by killing of Iranian nuclear scientist

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Democrats Raphael Warnock (left) and Jon Ossoff are getting a lot of help from Hollywood heavyweights as they campaign in two closely watched Georgia runoffs that will determine the balance of the Senate. (Associated Press photograph)

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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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This undated photo provided by the Christy Smith For Congress campaign shows candidate Christy Smith. Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia claimed victory Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in his back-and-forth contest with Democrat Christy Smith in the 25th District north of Los Angeles, a Southern California battleground that Democrats had captured just two years ago. The Associated Press has not declared a winner in the race.(Christy Smith For Congress via AP)

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Mac's Public House in Staten Island, New York, has declared itself an "autonomous zone" after owners say their liquor license was revoked for refusing to close their doors due to coronavirus restrictions. (Screengrab via YouTube/@MattoosEntertainment)

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Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference on legal challenges to vote counting in Pennsylvania, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Philadelphia. At left is Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of President Trump. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after participating in a video teleconference call with members of the military on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey organizes his signed election documents as part of the certification of the election results for federal, statewide, and legislative offices and statewide ballot measures at the official canvass at the Arizona Capitol, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)

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White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Scott Atlas speaks during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Trump visited Warsaw, Poland, during his first year in office and spoke with Polish President Andrzej Duda about a U.S. military base in September 2018. (Associated Press)

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A motorcade with President-elect Joe Biden aboard arrives at Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists to see a doctor, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, in Newark, Del. Biden slipped while playing with his dog Major, and twisted his ankle. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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President-elect Joe Biden's national security adviser nominee Jake Sullivan speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives an update on COVID-19 at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File) **FILE**

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives to talk to reporters after a Republican Conference luncheon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

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President Trump visited Warsaw, Poland, during his first year in office and spoke with Polish President Andrzej Duda about a U.S. military base in September 2018. (Associated Press)

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In this June 27, 2019, photo, demonstrators gather at the Supreme Court as the justices finish the term with key decisions on gerrymandering and a census case involving an attempt by the Trump administration to ask everyone about their citizenship status in the 2020 census, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

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Alice Newhouse, 8, sleds down the snow covered hill next to Will Rogers High School in Tulsa on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020 after school was cancelled Wednesday due to a winter storm. . (Tom Gilbert/Tulsa World/Tulsa World via AP) **FILE**

Schools mull holding snow days amid online learning

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In this July 27, 2020, file photo, nurse Kathe Olmstead prepares a shot that is part of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., in Binghamton, N.Y. Moderna Inc. says it will ask U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

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Georgetown guard Jahvon Blair (0) dribbles the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Seton Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in Washington. Seton Hall won 78-71. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

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