Officials from all wings of the Republican Party are bending to the president’s will as he undermines the peaceful transfer of power with baseless election challenges.
Ebullient investors have shrugged off the pandemic’s painful toll.
Key details about the shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine began to emerge as hospitals grappled with the ethical and logistical challenges of distributing it.
The group's recommendations are the gold standard for health-care providers and pave the way for shots to begin as the first vaccine shipments arrive Monday at hospitals and state health agencies.
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A California sea lion comes across a discarded face mask in Monterey, Calif. Many types of masks contain plastics that taint ocean ecosystems and disrupt marine food chains. (Ralph Pace)
The masks, gloves, disinfectant wipes and other meant to protect people from infections are also polluting the environment.
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Officials at the Food and Drug Administration said health-care sites administering the shots would be equipped with safety equipment to treat potential severe allergic reactions.
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Despite widespread fears, cities with robust public transportation systems don’t experience more deaths from flu or pneumonia, researchers found. The team launched its study before the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, but it says because the coronavirus spreads in ways similar to the seasonal flu, their findings could apply to the current health emergency.
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The TakeAnalysis
More than 100 House members wanted the Supreme Court to overturn the election results. Did they really believe the election was corrupted, or was it simply fear and blind loyalty?
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President Trump and allies are hailing dissents from Justices Thomas and Alito and noting the court didn't decide on the merits. That entirely misses the point.
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Even as he successfully commands loyalty from Republicans on his election loss, they’re more willing than ever to rebuke him when it comes to actual policy.
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A new vaccination center is seen in Wiesbaden, Germany, on Dec. 7. (Getty Images)
They are big and designed to get people in and out as fast as possible.
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Facing an international outcry over its testing of a “Uighur alarm” system, Huawei said it is committed to human rights. But the tech giant has worked with dozens of surveillance contractors over the years to build systems that could aid the Chinese government and police.
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For Joseph Varon, there can be no vacation when a pandemic is tearing through the country, his covid-19 unit is filled with more than 45 patients and his staff is exhausted.
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Disturbed by the amount of trash their family of four was generating, Justin and Anna Marino adopted a "zero waste" lifestyle. Then they took it a step further, opening the first zero-waste store in the Washington area.
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The mental health consequences of so much sudden death in so short a time could be dire. (Jessica Durant for The Post)
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Army blanked Navy, 15-0, for its first shutout in the rivalry in 51 years.
Utah State football players forced the cancellation of their season finale as a protest of what they alleged was religious discrimination by the school president.
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Michael Pack, a Trump appointee who has made sweeping and controversial changes at VOA and its sister broadcasting networks, pushed out Elez Biberaj, a VOA veteran whom Pack had appointed as the head of the service on an interim basis in June.
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