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Justice Dept. Asks Judge to Toss Election Lawsuit Against Pence
New top story on Hacker News: The Design of the Roland Juno Syntheziser's Oscillators
New top story on Hacker News: When Nintendo fought a device that gave Mario 'new superpowers'
New top story on Hacker News: Shigeru Miyamoto Wants to Create a Kinder World
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 top story on Hacker News: Tesla Short Sellers Lost $38B in 2020 as Stock Surged
New top story on Hacker News: UK formally leaves European Union after 48 years
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.
New top story on Hacker News: Distilleries that made hand sanitizer charged $14k surprise fee by FDA
Forever Is Never
New York will allow in-person fans at Buffalo Bills home playoff game.
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
New top story on Hacker News: HTML5 still doesn't replicate what mattered about Flash
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Diffgram – Human Supervision of AI Data
New top story on Hacker News: Uber will charge 25% starting Jan. 1 in Seattle as per minimum wage law
New top story on Hacker News: Talk Less, Listen More
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
Contract Killers
Chicago Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews Is Out Indefinitely Because of Illness
New Year’s Resolutions for the Planet
New top story on Hacker News: Lying to Bill Gates to get the Xbox project approved
2 Cleveland Police Officers Avoid Federal Charges in Killing of Tamir Rice
Cutest Couple, Class Clown and a Competitive Year for D.C. Superlatives
China is set to vaccinate millions, but without any proof that its vaccines work.
McConnell Blocks Vote on $2,000 Checks Despite G.O.P. Pressure
Biden Criticizes Trump on Vaccine Distribution and Pledges to Pick Up Pace
Alaska Airlines Clamps Down on Emotional Support Animals on Flights
Howard J. Rubenstein, Public Relations Impresario, Dies at 88
New top story on Hacker News: Messengers of hope: two mRNA Covid-19 vaccines herald a new era for vaccinology
New top story on Hacker News: Apple loses copyright claims in lawsuit against U.S. security bug startup
New top story on Hacker News: Learn 3D Computer Graphics Programming from Scratch
New top story on Hacker News: Visa Advertising Solutions (VAS) Opt Out
Moderna will give its Covid-19 vaccine to its workers, board members and some relatives.
Nursing Home Patients Are Dying of Loneliness
More Contagious Coronavirus Variant Found in Colorado
Treasury will begin sending the $600 stimulus checks.