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A Brief Reminder Of Charles Kushner's Creepy Crimes, Through Tweets
The Huffington Post - 24 Dec 2020 05:36
Trump pardoned son-in-law Jared Kushner's father, whose crimes included hiring a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, filming it and giving it to his sister.
More than 19,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 in one week period
CBSNews - 24 Dec 2020 04:34
Hospitals across the nation are reaching their breaking point as the coronavirus pandemic worsens. For the first time, the U.S. has now reported more than 19,000 deaths from the virus in a single week. CBS News correspon...
UK-EU nearing possible Brexit trade deal, with announcement expected Thursday
CNN - 24 Dec 2020 05:50
The United Kingdom and the European Union are closing in on a post-Brexit trade agreement after months of fraught negotiations, sources told CNN.
Tensions between Trump and GOP lawmakers increase amid attempt to overturn election, COVID relief efforts
USA Today - 24 Dec 2020 06:32
Trump has continued baseless election claims while slamming Congress' COVID relief deal, causing some contentious moments within the Republican Party.
Jacksonville mom and daughter, both teachers, die from COVID days apart
NY Daily News - 24 Dec 2020 06:10
Marilyn Foshee and Julie Foshee-Knowell were both teachers at a christian nursery school
Trump is back in Florida for Christmas, New Year's, but he vows to still fight 2020 vote
USA Today - 24 Dec 2020 05:19Former Florida health data manager sues Florida Department of Law Enforcement after officers raided her home
CBSNews - 24 Dec 2020 04:51
Rebekah Jones was one of the people who helped create Florida's coronavirus dashboard. She was fired from her position in May after she says she refused to manipulate COVID-19 data. On December 7, her home was raided by ...
Operation Warp Speed is living up to its name, but COVID-19 immunizations are going 'slower' than expected, officials say
USA Today - 24 Dec 2020 02:5724 Hours Inside a Brooklyn Hospital: An Update
The New York Times - 24 Dec 2020 13:00
In the spring, with permission from staff, patients and their families, we shadowed one doctor for a day to get a sense of what it is like on the front lines of the pandemic.
New variant in South Africa is even more transmissible, UK says
CNN - 24 Dec 2020 07:00
• Biden says 'our darkest days' in battling Covid-19 'are ahead of us' • Fauci says he's confident in the vaccine. Here's why • Is the vaccine right for you? Here's how to tell • Antarctica records its first Covi...
Three Spanish teens accused of brutally beating man on Instagram live
New York Post - 24 Dec 2020 06:51
Three teenagers were arrested in Spain after allegedly kidnapping and torturing a man during an hourslong attack that they broadcast live on Instagram, local reports said Wednesday. Investigators believe the teens — ag...
Japan's top court gives retrial hope for man who spent almost 50 years on death row
CNN - 24 Dec 2020 06:30
Japan's Supreme Court has overturned a ruling blocking the retrial of an 84-year-old man who spent almost half a century on death row awaiting the hangman's call over the murder of a family of four, his lawyer told CNN T...
Columbus officer who fatally shot unarmed Black man has history of excessive force, misconduct
USA Today - 24 Dec 2020 06:13Exclusive: As Trump leaves office, 50% of Americans say he'll be seen as 'failed' president
USA Today - 24 Dec 2020 18:40
Trump hasn't succeeded in overturning the election results but he has persuaded a third of Americans that Biden wasn't legitimately elected
Woman threatened Republican Michigan election official after certification delay, feds say
NY Daily News - 24 Dec 2020 05:25
Katelyn Jones is accused of threatening Monica Palmer.
Lunchtime Photo
Mother Jones - 24 Dec 2020 22:30
It’s Christmas Eve! I don’t really have anything Christmas related to put up, so instead I’ll make everyone on the East Coast jealous by posting another picture from my visit to San Clemente on Tuesday. Here it is:...
U.K. and European Union reach Brexit trade deal
CBSNews - 24 Dec 2020 18:50
Britain and the European Union have agreed on a trade deal that could help avoid economic chaos at the end of the year, when the U.K. is no longer bound by E.U. trade regulations. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Sa...
8 great Chinese restaurants open on Christmas Day -- with holiday specials -- in Chinatown and beyond
Chicago Tribune - 24 Dec 2020 18:07
Traditionally most restaurants in the historic Chinese neighborhood on the South Side of the city remain open on Christmas Day
Holiday singer uses voice rather than bell to get Salvation Army donations
CBSNews - 24 Dec 2020 16:35
Sammie Wade is bringing holiday cheer outside a North Texas Walmart. His journey from homelessness to hope is inspiring many to give to the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign. Mireya Villarreal reports.
GOP blocks Democrats from boosting COVID stimulus checks to $2K demanded by Trump
NY Daily News - 24 Dec 2020 16:32
Speaker Nancy Pelosi quickly trashed the move as a Grinch-like move by the GOP.
French president Emmanuel Macron to exit COVID quarantine
NY Daily News - 24 Dec 2020 16:23
French president Emmanuel Macron was no longer exhibiting coronavirus symptoms on Thursday.
At least 20 migrants killed in shipwreck off Tunisian coast
CNN - 24 Dec 2020 16:20
At least 20 African migrants died when their boat sank off Tunisia on Thursday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a Tunisian security official said.