Thai scientists deployed a coronavirus test within hours. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took 46 days to roll out a working test as the virus spread.
Lawmakers had thought the treasury secretary was speaking for the president in negotiating the $908 billion pact, but President Trump called it a “disgrace.”
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The highly transmissible variant has been detected in several European countries, as well as Japan, Australia and Lebanon.
The Rosedale Freewill Baptist Church in Rosedale, Ohio. Pastor Jason Meade, who is a sheriff’s deputy, killed Casey Goodson Jr. while on assignment with U.S. marshals. (Ty Wright for The Post)
The deputy who shot Casey Goodson Jr. once preached that violence in the line of duty is a “righteous release.” Goodson’s pastor says Jesus advocated fighting — for the oppressed.
In the past five years, the D.C. government has spent millions of dollars settling dozens of police misconduct lawsuits that illustrate the types of altercations that sow distrust of law enforcement.
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Holidays 2020
Micheal Ward stars in an installment of Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe.” (Amazon Prime Video)
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After doctors, nurses, virologists, vaccine researchers, Anthony S. Fauci, food-bank volunteers, grocery store employees, delivery drivers and Dolly Parton, let’s not forget to honor another one of 2020’s true heroes: television.
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Great cookbooks do a lot of things. They inspire us. They make us think. In 2020, our favorites provided us with satisfying meals and food for thought about underrepresented voices and cuisines, how to make do with what you have, and more.
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And one recipe that keeps on appearing because it's just so darned good!
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These recipes might not take much time to make, but they leave a lasting impression.
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A day in a hospital as it receives its first coronavirus vaccinesDec. 16 was a day of relief at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. Health-care workers lined up and some even teared up when they received a vaccine.
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Jennifer Granholm, a CNN contributor and former two-term Michigan governor, is Joe Biden's pick for secretary of energy. (AP)
President-elect Joe Biden has promised to be “a president for all Americans” and build a Cabinet that reflects its diversity. Cabinet positions — with the exception of the vice president and White House chief of staff — will also require approval from a Republican Senate, unless Democrats can win two Senate race runoffs in early January.
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People wait in a line outside bakeries in Damascus. (Photo obtained by The Post)
The bread crisis is perhaps the most visible and painful manifestation of Syria’s economic meltdown. It has seen the amount of subsidized bread most families can buy reduced by half or even more.
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A person runs in front of officers near Baltimore’s Mondawmin Mall in 2015. (Jabin Botsford/The Post)
Five years after Freddie Gray’s death, a glimpse of security video capturing first moments of unrest
For years, officials blocked the release of footage, citing security concerns. This fall, they granted access to the surveillance video.
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Advocates say this pandemic year may focus more attention on the return on an investment in a college education.
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A new study reveals that for many surprising reasons students who have the motivation and intellect to do well are still receiving too little guidance on what courses they need to succeed because of a breakdown in communication between schools and businesses.
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President Trump declared victory this week in the phony war on Christmas. The real one occurred in 17th-century Massachusetts.
A small private college in Maryland was able to prevent a covid-19 outbreak using the data.
The holiday sign that usually sits in front of the house of Theresa Vargas’s mother. (Theresa Vargas/The Post)
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The alerts to “high-risk” drivers will lay out their history of infractions and their risk level of getting into a serious crash.
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When researchers found an 1850 document that listed four men enslaved by the university's founder, an effort was launched that changed his legacy.
Virtual film festivals, streaming concerts and socially distanced events offer escapes during the coronavirus pandemic.
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In their first games together, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have led the Brooklyn Nets to a 2-0 start with wins over the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics. (Omar Rawlings/Getty Images)
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The Brooklyn Nets blew out the Boston Celtics on Christmas thanks to Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, who have hit the ground running in their first season together.
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Director Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot working on “Wonder Woman 1984.” (Warner Bros./DC)
The producer’s serial releases on Bandcamp captured the endless feel of a strange year.
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