Democracy Dies in Darkness
The company said its experimental coronavirus vaccine is safe and 95 percent effective.
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Review
Millions of Americans now have access to free, anonymous coronavirus exposure notifications. Too bad so few people use them.
Voices from the Pandemic
Amber Elliott, a county health director in Missouri, says she is worried for her safety.
As covid-19 threatened a group home for disabled women, their caregivers opened a stash of Clorox wipes, hoping to stop the infection from spreading.
The fast-growing pool of infected people — including large numbers who don’t know they’re contagious — pose daunting challenges to officials in hard-hit communities trying to arrest the surge in cases.
The flurry of new rules after President Trump’s loss underscores the pressure he put on red-state governors to spurn experts and downplay the virus.
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Congress is now hurtling toward a Dec. 11 deadline to reach a spending deal in the middle of a pandemic.
The Cybersecurity 202Analysis
But ousting Christopher Krebs won’t reverse the president’s loss.
President Trump visits his golf club in Virginia on Sunday afternoon. (Al Drago for The Post)
The CritiquePerspective
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Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) is pursuing a solo inquiry into election laws in states that President Trump narrowly lost, perplexing colleagues and irritating some state officials.
Analysis
If Trump’s main goal was to convince his base that Joe Biden didn’t win fairly, he succeeded.
The United States is not planning preemptive strikes on Iran, but any killing of Americans linked to Tehran will bring an “extraordinarily forceful” response, officials say.
Supporters of the National League for Democracy hold posters with the image of Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on Nov. 9. (AFP/Getty Images)
The former democracy icon’s landslide reelection entrenches a personality cult and is set to exacerbate bitter ethnic divisions.
After the global pandemic and economic crisis eclipsed climate on his agenda, the British prime minister pivoted back to a "green industrial revolution."
The prime minister halted the order after an estimated 2.85 million minks were killed amid fears of a coronavirus mutation.
Billy McCaffrey drives his tractor through a bog to loosen cranberries for harvesting Oct. 16 at the Spring Rain Farm in East Taunton, Mass. (Adam Glanzman for The Post)
Climate Solutions
Heat waves, drought, warmer winters and erratic rainfall — all signs of climate change — are creating challenges for cranberry growers who have farmed the red fruit for hundreds of years.
Peter Debbins, who had family ties to the country, told investigators he had a “messianic vision” of saving Russia from its own leadership.
The test comes as the United States steps up its missile defense capabilities in response to North Korea’s advancing arsenal. 
The fund targets restaurants, hotels, entertainment and retail, which will be allowed to start applying for grants in coming weeks.
The seven-day average of new cases across Virginia, Maryland and D.C. notched a high for a 15th consecutive day, jumping to 3,830.
Children sled down a small set of stairs in Lincoln Park in 2018. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Post)
Last winter was historically mild and snowless. Expect a colder and snowier winter this year, but still somewhat mild overall.
Apple announced Wednesday that it would cut its fee to 15 percent for businesses with less than $1 million in revenue. The company's biggest critics say the move will do nothing to encourage new innovation and business models.
The Finance 202Analysis
The loss is blow to Trump's effort to secure his legacy.
Deandre Ayton signed with Puma before becoming the No. 1 pick of the 2018 NBA draft. (AP)
Sneaker heavyweights Nike and Adidas have dominated the performance basketball marketplace for decades, but in 2018 Puma signed the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft, and two years later could do it again with LaMelo Ball.
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Though long expected, the news rattled the retail pharmacy industry, sending shares of giant drugstore chains plummeting over fears of new competition.
Daniel Snyder before a game in September. (Toni L. Sandys/The Post)
Perspective
The Washington Football Team owner no longer needed the Original Americans Foundation as cover. So it's done.
Washington wants defense and an NBA-ready player out of Wednesday’s draft. The team doesn’t necessarily have to keep the ninth pick to get there.
Analysis
If Wall can stay healthy, he is a better fit alongside Bradley Beal and he is far more likely to help Washington’s younger players reach their potential. In both Oklahoma City and Houston, Westbrook’s success has often come at the expense of his teammates. 
"Fulton and Nostrand" (1958) by Jacob Lawrence. (The Cleveland Museum of Art; Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund; The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation; Artists Rights Society)
Great Works, In FocusPerspective
Amid coronavirus, complaints by staff members and months of internal conflict, another chapter ends in Roth’s controversial theater career.
Jordan, the “Black Panther” and “Creed” star, was given People’s Sexiest Man Alive honor — but first wore a hazmat suit on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” so fans had to guess his identity.
Perspective
Laugh, cry and be inspired by tales from David Sedaris, Elizabeth Berg, Brit Bennett and more.
Book Review
New works by Anthony Grafton, Peter Burke and Richard Ovenden quench many a curiosity.
The Krewe of Endymion rolls down Canal Street in New Orleans on Feb. 22. (William Widmer for The Post)
This week, United Airlines announced a trial of flights between Newark Airport and London Heathrow where every passenger receives a rapid coronavirus test before boarding.
United Airlines and American Airlines have not blocked middle seats on flights since July.
A new quarantine-free corridor is opening — and New York wants one, too.
The company said in a statement that even though “multiple” negative tests were required before travel, seven guests and two staff members were found to have the virus.