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⚡️ Breaking: The NRA is filing for bankruptcy and moving its headquarters from New York to Texas. (AP)
Good afternoon: Today's PM — edited by Justin Green — is 397 words, a 1.5-minute read.
⚡️ Breaking: The NRA is filing for bankruptcy and moving its headquarters from New York to Texas. (AP)
Members of the public receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine at Lichfield Cathedral, in Staffordshire, England. Photo: Jacob King/PA via AP
🚨New CDC warning: The highly contagious variant B.1.1.7 originally detected in the U.K. could become the dominant strain in the U.S. by March.
Why it matters: The variant is estimated to be 30% to 50% more transmissible than other forms of the virus, threatening efforts to push the U.S. past its record high case count.
The big picture: Americans are exhausted and burned out, and COVID wariness is slipping.
The bottom line: There's no evidence that this variant is transmitted differently, so keep up the masks and social distancing.
Go deeper ... The coronavirus variants: What you need to know.
D.C. should expect a "new normal" for security — even after President-elect Biden's inauguration, Mayor Muriel Bowser warned today.
House Speaker Pelosi said today: "We've really lost our innocence in this."
Memorabilia from Elvis' early years, on display at Graceland. Photo: Mike Blake/Reuters
These days you can even take an online tour of Elvis Presley's Graceland mansion in Memphis, with the chance to ask the guide questions and go behind the ropes.
Included in the $100 ticket:
The big picture: Graceland's visitor count has dropped because of the pandemic, closing for several weeks last year. It's now open for limited-capacity, in-person tours, AP reports.