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FILE – In this Dec. 14, 2020 file photo, Zeida Hernandez, of Tampa, Fla., left, makes Factory Throwout cigars using an antique hand-operated cigar machine at the J.C. Newman Cigar Co., Tampa’s last cigar factory, in Fla. American factories grew in December
Deaths reported across the country on Wednesday set a new record. Five states have now reported their millionth case. — NYT: Top Stories
Global leaders watched live as a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, and many saw it as a warning to global democracies, placing the blame squarely on President Trump. — NYT: Top Stories
Pedaling across the Seine on a sunny day is a peak experience. How did the City of Light become a city of cycles? — NYT: Top Stories
Lawmakers will convene to formalize President-elect Joe Biden’s win as President Trump’s allies plot to hijack the process. — NYT: Top Stories
Leading up to the state’s U.S. Senate runoffs, the Gamel family shared their thoughts on voting and the current political climate. — NYT: Top Stories
Shia LaBeouf’s co-star Vanessa Kirby has issued a statement about abuse nearly a month after a lawsuit was filed against the actor claiming he previously abused women. — FOX News
Tanya Roberts, the one-time Bond girl, and “That ’70s Show” actress died on Monday following an incorrect statement from her representative that she had died one day prior. — FOX News
The small Arab nation of Qatar has been under a blockade by air, land, and sea since 2017, when neighboring nations accused it of supporting terrorism and aligning too closely with Iran. — NYT: Top Stories