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Ashley Fetters / Politico:
Washington's Secret to the Perfect Zoom Bookshelf? Buy It Wholesale. — In a place like Washington—small, interconnected, erudite, gossipy—being well-read can create certain advantages. So, too, can seeming well-read. The “Washington bookshelf” is almost a phenomenon in itself …
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Associated Press:
AP sources: Human remains found near Nashville explosion — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two law enforcement officials tell The Associated Press that authorities have found human remains in the vicinity of the explosion that rocked downtown Nashville early Christmas morning.
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Human remains found at site of Nashville RV explosion described as apparent ‘intentional act’: Sources
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Vehicle in Downtown Nashville Blared a Warning—Then Exploded
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Associated Press:
Downtown Nashville explosion knocks communications offline
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Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
A ‘Great Cultural Depression’ Looms for Legions of Unemployed Performers — With theaters and concert halls shuttered, unemployment in the arts has cut deeper than in restaurants and other hard-hit industries. — In the top echelons of classical music, the violinist Jennifer Koh is by any measure a star.
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Trump again calls for $2,000 checks as Covid aid bill remains in flux — President Donald Trump on Friday continued to push raising the amount of direct payments the massive Covid stimulus package should provide to Americans, but gave no indication on whether he would sign or veto the existing bill.
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Unemployment Aid Set to Lapse Saturday as Trump's Plans for Relief Bill Remain Unclear — At least a temporary lapse in expanded unemployment benefits for millions of Americans is now inevitable because of President Trump's delay in signing a $900 billion pandemic relief bill.
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Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times:
Families are turning obituaries into final pleas to avoid COVID-19 — When Pamela Caddell died of COVID-19 last month, there was no funeral — her family knew that, as a former nurse, she wouldn't want anyone else to be exposed to the disease. — But there was still something her husband …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
A Stinging Setback in California Is a Warning for Democrats in 2022 — Democrats lost four swing House districts in the state, suggesting that their hold on a number of formerly Republican seats is tenuous at best. — LOS ANGELES — Two years ago, Democrats celebrated a sweep …
Igor Derysh / Salon:
Did we defund the police? No, but “big changes are happening” even after protests die down — Despite intense criticism coming from across the political spectrum, new city budgets show the protests worked — After weeks of nationwide protests over the police killings of unarmed Black people this summer …
Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
New House Will Start With Narrow Margins and Big To-Do List — Chamber will dive Jan. 3 into votes for the speakership and a rules package, before certifying the presidential election Jan. 6 — WASHINGTON—The House will begin the new session of Congress with an important to-do list …
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Steven Overly / Politico:
Anti-Facebook agitators see their moment under Biden — Joe Biden has said he's no fan of Facebook. Now he has an opportunity to show it as he assumes landmark policy and legal battles against the company. — Facebook endured a deluge of political scrutiny in Donald Trump's Washington.
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Sune Engel Rasmussen / Wall Street Journal:
U.S.-Trained Afghan Fighter Pilot Is in Hiding After Being Denied Safe Passage — The case of a top Afghanistan pilot facing death threats from the Taliban has drawn ire from inside U.S. military ranks — Maj. Naiem Asadi, an Afghan pilot trained by the U.S. military …
Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County hospitals running dangerously low on oxygen, supplies as ER units are overwhelmed — Christmas arrived in Los Angeles County with hospitals in a full-blown coronavirus crisis. — There are now so many patients that some hospitals are running dangerously low on oxygen …
Sheri Fink / New York Times:
As Virus Resurges in Africa, Doctors Fear the Worst Is Yet to Come — The coronavirus killed far fewer people in Africa than in Europe and the Americas, leading to a widespread perception that it was a disease of the West. Now, a tide of new cases on the continent is raising alarms.
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Pirate's Cove
Anthony Powell / The New Criterion:
The “Dr.” will see you now — On Joseph Epstein and the “big gun” of identity politics. — Trelawney was always changing his style—even his name, too, I believe, which is, of course, no more Trelawney than my own is. Nor does anyone know why he should be addressed as Doctor.
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