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Florida launches investigation into hacking of its servers

- Associated Press

Florida officials acknowledged Friday that state servers appear to have been compromised by overseas hackers who gained entry by imbedding malicious code into networking software from a Texas-based software company, SolarWinds.

'Obamacare' enrollment rising as COVID-19 pandemic deepens

- Associated Press

Sign-ups for “Obamacare” health insurance plans are trending more than 6% higher amid surging coronavirus cases and deepening economic misery, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the government.

Board certifies $8.46B for Oklahoma Legislature to spend

- Associated Press

A state panel led by Gov. Kevin Stitt certified on Friday that Oklahoma lawmakers will have $8.46 billion to spend on next year's budget, an increase of more than 8% from the current year's spending plan.

FILE - The U.S. Treasury Department building viewed from the Washington Monument, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Washington. Hackers got into computers at the U.S. Treasury Department and possibly other federal agencies, touching off a government response involving the National Security Council. Security Council spokesperson John Ullyot said Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 that the government is aware of reports about the hacks. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file)

Hacked networks will need to be burned 'down to the ground'

- Associated Press

It’s going to take months to kick elite hackers widely believed to be Russian out of the U.S. government networks they have been quietly rifling through since as far back as March in Washington’s worst cyberespionage failure on record.

Kentucky reports more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases

- Associated Press

Facing a continued surge of new cases of COVID-19, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday that the state's residents should remain vigilant in following social distancing through the Christmas holiday.

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, file photo, the Buffalo Bills and the Arizona Cardinals compete during the first half of an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz. The San Francisco 49ers are set to embark on an unusual three-week road trip after being kicked out of their stadium and practice facility because of strict new COVID-19 protocols in their home county in Northern California. The Niners will fly to Arizona, where they will practice, live and play their next two games after Santa Clara County imposed a three-week ban on games and practices for contact sports. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

49ers to finish season playing home games in Arizona

- Associated Press

The San Francisco 49ers will finish out the regular season practicing and playing home games in Arizona after a ban on contact sorts in their home county was extended into January.