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Party Hearty
A man was hospitalized with the virus after attending a controversial ‘Covid conga line’ party in Queens.
The U.S. reaches 20 million cases.
Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Toss Election Lawsuit Against Pence
New best story on Hacker News: Happy New Year HN
Resolving to live a lot better than in 2020.
New Year’s Eve in Dakar, Senegal
Grapes, yellow underwear and a scarecrow: Colombia preserves its traditions.
Macron promises to speed up France’s vaccine rollout after frustration over sluggish start.
In Montreal, at least there is still (takeout) poutine, a hangover antidote of choice.
Minneapolis Police Release Body Camera Video of Its First Killing Since George Floyd
New best story on Hacker News: Bitcoin is a disaster
Israel could become the first country to vaccinate all of its citizens.
Things Will Get Better. Seriously.
For a grieving family, 2020 cannot end soon enough.
The Morning
Citing pandemic, prosecutors in case against officers in George Floyd’s death want trial delay.
In Dakar, the usual soundtrack of fireworks on every corner was muted.
New Year’s Eve in Europe
The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Amazon, HBO Max, Hulu and More in January
Klara Kasparova, Mother of Chess Champion and His Guide, Dies at 83
Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats
There will be a late-night delivery of a venerated sardine in Maine.
Quotation of the Day: Missouri Senator Says He’ll Join Election Challenge, Dividing the G.O.P.
Squirming, Maybe
2020: The Year in Visual Stories and Graphics
Over half of Ohio’s nursing home workers are refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine, the governor says.
Forever Is Never
New York will allow in-person fans at Buffalo Bills home playoff game.
New best story on Hacker News: Amazon still hasn’t fixed its problem with bait-and-switch reviews
After Breonna Taylor Case, Louisville Police Face Precarious Next Chapter
PM-covid-update
Critics Say Nashville Police Could Have Done More With Tip About Bomber
The Small Colorado Town Shrugged Off the Pandemic. Then Came the Coronavirus Variant.
A Dallas-Fort Worth air traffic control center was closed for disinfection, and big flight delays soon followed.
Closing of Air Traffic Control Center for Virus Cleaning Halts Flights in Dallas
The Morning
The Bomb That Struck the Heart of Nashville
Life went on as it always had in Simla, Colo., until the virus came to town. And then the variant.
‘No Realistic Path’ for Quick Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Checks, McConnell Says
To get young students back in classrooms, California plans to offer a financial incentive to districts to reopen.
This New Year’s Eve, Times Square Will Be Filled With Hope. But Not People.
Don’t Let the Games Begin
Death Transformed a Year, and What May Lie Ahead
As the Pandemic Took Lives, It Also Stole Hopes
Rita Houston, WFUV D.J. Who Lifted Music Careers, Dies at 59
Corrections: Dec. 30, 2020
Quotation of the Day: Pandemic Worsens Poverty’s Ills for Families
Hong Kong Protesters Who Fled by Boat Are Sentenced to Prison in China
Your Wednesday Briefing
A congressman-elect from Louisiana died from Covid-19 complications.
Contract Killers
Chicago Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews Is Out Indefinitely Because of Illness