Fate of $2,000 checks in limbo as Senate eyes military bill
President Trump continued his push for larger stimulus checks, but Sen. Mitch McConnell blocked a vote on Tuesday. — NYT: Top Stories
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Hilaria Baldwin talks Spain, Boston, Alec and Instagram
Accused of a “decade long grift where she impersonates a Spanish person,” the entrepreneur (and spouse of Alec Baldwin) talks about being the main character in this last week of 2020. — NYT: Top Stories
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Jonathan Pollard, American who spied for Israel, welcomed by Netanyahu
Mr. Pollard, who gave a range of classified documents to Israel starting in 1984, recently completed his parole. His case was a longstanding irritant to American-Israeli ties. — NYT: Top Stories
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Explosion reported at Yemen Airport as new government arrives
The blast, which killed at least 16 people and wounded 60 more, took place just before a plane carrying cabinet officials landed at the Aden airport. — NYT: Top Stories
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China and E.U. leaders strike investment deal, but political hurdles await
The agreement, which would roll back restrictions on investment, faces some opposition in Europe and objections from the Biden camp. — NYT: Top Stories
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Wiser resolutions? Lessons from COVID’s unfulfilled ones
This image provided by Lucy O’Donoghue shows a children playing by a lake. Although this year’s quarantine limited Lucy O’Donoghue’s opportunities for travel, she found ways to focus on her two sons by taking them for ‘micro-holidays’ at a beach near their
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Iranian women’s group empowers amid pandemic by making masks
Maliheh Rahimi crochets at a workshop of Bavar charity in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. As the coronavirus pandemic ravages Iran, a women’s group hopes to empower its members by helping them make and sell face masks. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Famed French designer Pierre Cardin dies at 98
FILE – In this Nov. 30, 2016, file photo, French fashion designer Pierre Cardin acknowledges applause after a show to mark 70 years of his creations, in Paris. France’s Academy of Fine Arts says famed fashion designer Pierre Cardin has died at
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Pierre Cardin, visionary fashion designer, dies at 98
In a career spanning more than three-quarters of a century, he remained a futurist, reproducing fashions for ready-to-wear consumption and affixing his brand to an outpouring of products. — NYT: Top Stories