The Texas lawsuit and the Age of Dreampolitik
The separation of political reality from political fantasy still exists — for now. — NYT: Top Stories
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U.S. begins shipping vaccine as virus rages on
The first vaccines left a Pfizer facility in Michigan early Sunday, with UPS and FedEx teaming up to ship it to all 50 states in the most ambitious inoculation campaign in U.S. history. — NYT: Top Stories
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Leaders fete 5 years of Paris climate pact, without U.S.
FILE – In this Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 file photo, the sun rises amid smog during the dry season in Mexico City. Five years after a historic climate deal in Paris, world leaders are again meeting to increase their efforts to fight
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‘An indelible stain’: How the G.O.P. tried to topple a pillar of democracy
The Supreme Court repudiation of President Trump was also a blunt rebuke to Republican leaders who had put their interests ahead of the country’s. — NYT: Top Stories
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Flamethrower drone incinerates wasp nests in China
In this Dec. 10, 2020, photo released by Blue Sky Rescue of Zhong County, a drone equipped with a flamethrower burns a wasp nest at a village in Zhong county near Chongqing municipality in southwestern China. A drone has been converted into
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AM Best places credit ratings of members of Farmers Insurance Group under review with developing implications
OLDWICK, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AM Best has placed under review with developing implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a” of the members of Farmers Insurance Group (Farmers). Concurrently, AM Best has placed
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Election 2020 today: Biden’s Obama redux; GOP bands together
FILE – In this April 29, 2016, file photo, then-national security adviser Susan Rice is seen on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council.
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Cash-strapped Indonesians turn to online Sunday market
A traditional Sunday market featuring Jakarta’s traditional arts and crafts moved online to help people who lost income and jobs during pandemic. (Dec. 11) JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rani Nurwitawati never thought she would lose her job at an Indonesian market
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In Arizona, Trump’s false claims have torn open a GOP rift
FILE – In this Oct. 19, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump, left, pauses with Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey during a campaign rally in Tucson, Ariz. Ducey spent much of Trump’s presidency trying not to provoke confrontation with the president or his