Democracy Dies in Darkness
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In naming Susan E. Rice and Denis McDonough to his administration, President-elect Joe Biden cemented his strategy of turning to trusted associates and longtime operatives. But where does that leave the next generation of Democrats?
More than 100 Republican House members signed on to a legal brief supporting a Texas-led motion that experts called a political exercise bound to fail in the high court.
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The plans to carry out the death sentences for Bernard and four others have drawn criticism for being scheduled during the presidential transition.
The episode shows how quickly the allegations made by President Trump and his supporters have fallen apart under scrutiny.
The Disney+ logo on a smartphone in New York on Nov. 18. (Bloomberg News)
The conservative radio titan has been a fierce advocate of President Trump’s baseless election claims. This week, he took the talk a step further.
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President Trump's lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, on Nov. 19. (Sarah Silbiger for The Post)
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The inspector general’s office, which is charged with investigating alleged corruption and wrongdoing, has had strained relations with the State Department’s leadership.
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Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, was the subject of a critical inspector general’s report. But Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) spins the facts beyond recognition.
The pair was chosen over a list of finalists that included President Trump, racial justice protesters, front-line health-care workers and Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease specialist.
The justices ruled that the judge challenging the practice lacked legal standing.
The aircraft flew nonstop to the Middle East from Louisiana, as tensions with Iran raise the risk of a miscalculation or attack against U.S. interests during President Trump’s final days in office.
The democracy campaigner could face life in prison for “colluding with a foreign country,” as Beijing moves to crush freedom of speech in the financial center.
Bua Noi, seen at Pata Zoo in Bangkok in 2014. (EPA)
Bua Noi has been living above a department store in Bangkok for 30 years.
No other Western democracy has backed Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed region, and President Trump’s turnabout ends more than 40 years of official neutrality.
The Turkish purchase of an S-400 missile-defense system alarmed other NATO members. 
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New pandemic-related restrictions were announced in the Washington region, with Prince George’s County toughening protocols and Virginia urging people to stay home late at night.
Rampant community spread and Thanksgiving travel has given way to a return of the virus to the region’s nursing homes and a steady uptick in fatalities not seen since the spring.
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser is pleading with Trump administration to send doses for workers who live in the suburbs.
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The Halo Band asks you to strip down and strap on a microphone so that it can make 3-D scans of your body fat and monitor your tone of voice. After all that, it still isn’t very helpful.
The Labor Department data marks an increase of 137,000 from a week earlier, showing how the crush of coronavirus cases is creating more damage to the economy.
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Stock trades early in the pandemic brought Justice Department scrutiny of potential insider trading by at least five senators, including Georgia Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue.
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The company said it severed ties with Pornhub after confirming news reports that the adult website carried illegal content depicting child abuse and sexual violence.
New England’s chances of reaching the AFC playoffs in the season after quarterback Tom Brady’s departure were all but extinguished Thursday night. Los Angeles amassed six sacks as the Rams prevailed, 24-3.
San Francisco’s left tackle says he bears no ill will against the organization he fought with last year.
It's been one thing after another for Coach Ed Orgeron and LSU in 2020. (Gerald Herbert/AP)
NFL star and former LSU standout Odell Beckham Jr.’s cash handout to players moments after the Tigers claimed the national title in January was the first in a series of events that sent the traditionally strong SEC program into a tailspin.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee also called on international Olympic leaders to change a controversial rule barring peaceful demonstrations.
Paolo Rossi1956-2020
He remained a national hero in Italy his entire life after scoring six goals and leading Italy to victory in the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
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From left, the Bee Gees’ Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb record in the studio in 1970. (Getty Images/HBO)
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Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister1958–2020
Lister also had roles in “Beverly Hills Cop II” and “No Holds Barred,” a 1989 film where his character challenged Hulk Hogan in a wrestling match.
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While images of trauma went viral, filmmakers provided indelible portrayals of beauty, resilience and joy.
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Glass’s protagonist, like the author, is a nurse, veering between the emotional highs and enervating lows of emergency medicine.
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