Larry Dixon
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By The Associated Press May. 27, 2021 05:37 PM EDT
May 28 1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a bad start to win the Preakness Stakes by two lengths over Sadie S. ...

Testers help each other with their personal protective equipment at the start of their shift at a mobile testing location for COVID-19, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Auburn, Maine. More than 14,000 Mainers have been diagnosed with the disease and 239 have died. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
VIRUS TODAY: Glowing vaccine review, 100 million shots vowed

By The Associated Press Dec. 08, 2020 03:10 PM EST

FILE - State Sen. Larry Dixon, R-Montgomery, discusses the legislative priorities of the state Senate's Republican Caucus at a news conference Thursday Dec. 11, 2008, at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala. Dixon, 78, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 from complications of COVID-19. Before his death Dixon spoke to his wife of 53 years from his hospital bed and asked her to relay a warning of how easily the virus can spread at casual gatherings. (Phillip Rawls/Montgomery Advertiser via AP, file)
'We messed up': Ex-state senator warns of virus before death

By Kim Chandler Dec. 08, 2020 01:42 PM EST

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, file photo, chairs are stacked on tables in the closed outdoor dining area of a restaurant in Rowland Heights, Calif. The vast region of Southern California went into a lockdown Monday in an effort to curb spiraling coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
US virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays ahead

By Lisa Marie Pane And Rachel La Corte Dec. 08, 2020 12:21 PM EST