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A Bar’s Survival: An Update

We chart the trials of a tavern in Oakland, Calif., that was thriving until the pandemic.

The Neediest Cases

Thousands of books make a special delivery for these children.

Listen to ‘The Argument’

Could the outcome in Georgia change the G.O.P.’s relationship with Donald Trump?

House Set to Vote on Overriding Trump’s Military Bill Veto

The vote could set up the first veto override of President Trump’s term. The House will also vote on the $2,000 stimulus checks that Mr. Trump has demanded.
President-elect Joe Biden said his team was still facing “obstruction” from political leaders at the Defense Department. Here’s the latest in politics.

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President Trump in West Palm Beach, Fla. He vetoed the military spending bill last week, making good on a monthslong series of threats.

Outside Trump’s Inner Circle, Odds Are Long for Getting Clemency

President Trump has doled out pardons to friends and fellow Republicans. Thousands of others without connections have largely been left out.

Here’s a look at what’s in the stimulus package President Trump signed.

Spain Surpasses 50,000 Virus Deaths

It has become the third European nation to reach that toll, after Britain and Italy.
More people were screened at U.S. airports on Sunday than on any other day since mid-March. Here’s the latest on Covid-19.

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Piacenza, Italy

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Pyongyang, North Korea

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Los Angeles

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Marlin, Pa.

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Puurs-Sint-Amands, Belgium

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Jammu, India

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Mexico City

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Tokyo

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New Reported Cases in the U.S.

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How New Cases Are Changing by the Day

United States 19,265,716

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India 10,207,871 total cases Jan. 22 Dec. 27

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Small Number of Covid Patients Develop Severe Psychotic Symptoms

Most had no history of mental illness and became psychotic weeks after falling ill. Cases are expected to remain rare but are being reported worldwide.

Some Countries Are Too Rich, and Too Poor, to Receive the Vaccines

Although half of its citizens live in poverty, South Africa is considered too rich to qualify for cut-rate vaccines from aid organizations.

New York Will Ban Most Evictions as Tenants Struggle to Pay Rent

The Legislature, addressing the hardship caused by the pandemic, is convening an unusual special session between Christmas and New Year’s to pass the measure.

Kentucky Is Hurting as Its Senators Limit or Oppose Federal Aid

As hunger and poverty spread, Senator Mitch McConnell opposed broad-based aid to state and local governments.

Did you miss out on vacation days this year? You’re not alone.

Seeking Nashville Motive, Official Says There May Never Be a ‘Complete Answer’

Officials say Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, set off the bomb, which killed him and injured three. They are debating whether to call it an act of terrorism.

How the Police Killed Breonna Taylor

None of the police officers who raided her home wore body cameras. Our video reconstructs the critical sequence of events that led to a fatal outcome.

Here’s what we know so far about the botched raid that led to Breonna Taylor’s death.

Our 3-D model of the scene, with critical sequences of events pieced together, shows how poor planning and shoddy police work led to Ms. Taylor’s death.

The Great Read

Pop Music Fandom Has Become a Blood Sport. How Did We Get Here?

On social media this year, the stan was ascendant, fueling commercial competition, trolling and other arcane battles. How did we get here?

BEST OF 2020

They’re Among the World’s Oldest Living Things. The Climate Crisis Is Killing Them.

California’s redwoods, sequoias and Joshua trees define nature’s resilience through the ages. Wildfires this year were their deadliest test.

Johnny Carson’s Soothing Comfort for Stressful Times

As a teenager, this writer thought Carson’s “Tonight Show” was a bland, uncool relic. Now he appreciates his deadpan humor.

Opinion

Kristen Howerton

I Hate the Mom That Covid Has Made Me

I don’t want to be a mom who yells in public. And yet, here I am.

Carrie Thompson and Cheryle St. Onge

The 48 Mountains That Held My Grief

After my son Ben died by suicide, I turned to hiking. I found myself: broken, but braver.

Louise Erdrich

Not Just Another Pipeline

Margaret O’Mara

Is Silicon Valley Over? Not So Fast

This Astrologer Has Some Things to Tell Kara Swisher

Ruchir Sharma

Which Developing Economies Will Rise After the Pandemic?

Michael Benson

Watching Earth Burn

Brent Staples

The Haunting of Tulsa, Okla.

Nayeema Raza

‘I Want to Be at the Table When the Next Donald Trump Shows Up’

Frank Bruni

Biden’s Withering Olive Branch

Anne Helen Petersen

Are You Sure You Want to Go Back to the Office?

Editors’ Picks

Chloë Ellingson

Revisiting the Unseen Corners of the World

During a year with limited travel possibilities, our World Through a Lens series offered Times readers a weekly escape. Here are some of the highlights.

It’s Not That Hard to Buy Nothing

Some people re-evaluated their relationship to things in 2020. This is what they learned.

Rev. William Barber on Greed, Poverty and Evangelical Politics

A pastor in Goldsboro, N.C., believes America is reaping what it has sown. “Jesus never charged a leper a co-pay,” he told us.

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