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House passes defense spending bill with veto-proof majority despite Trump opposition

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Dec 8, 2020 - Economy

DoorDash valued at $39 billion in IPO

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Biden prioritizing schools, teachers in coronavirus playbook

Anthony Fauci appears via video today with Vice President-elect Harris and President-elect Biden. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Biden to pick Vilsack for agriculture secretary, Fudge for HUD

Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and Rep. Marcia Fudge

Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to overturn Biden win in Pennsylvania

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Cybersecurity firm FireEye says it was attacked by nation-state hackers

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Dec 8, 2020 - Economy

American workers' stunning pivot

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Updated Dec 8, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Biden picks retired General Lloyd Austin for Pentagon chief

Army disciplines 14 officials over “multiple failures” at Fort Hood

Candles and flowers decorate a makeshift memorial for US Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen

Judge dismisses case against Michael Flynn after Trump pardon

Michael Flynn leaves a courthouse
Dec 8, 2020 - Science

The golden age of space-sample returns

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Dec 8, 2020 - Health

Study confirms AstraZeneca's vaccine is moderately effective

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Scoop: West Wing fears COVID spread after Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis attends WH party

Jenna Ellis
Dec 8, 2020 - Economy

Biden Cabinet picks put private equity firm Pine Island in the spotlight

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Dec 8, 2020 - Health

FDA review of Pfizer vaccine clears way for emergency authorization

A woman wearing a face mask gives a shot to another woman wearing a face mask, who sits at a desk behind a sign that says "COVID: Join the resistance get vaccinated"
Dec 8, 2020 - Economy

Exclusive: STAT News plans major expansion following banner year

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Breaking down John Kerry's climate role under Biden

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Gottlieb confirms U.S. government turned down Pfizer offer for more vaccine doses

Dec 8, 2020 - Economy

Why Congress is doubling down on the Paycheck Protection Program

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Congress' year-end parting shots at Big Tech

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Axios Investigates

Exclusive: Suspected Chinese spy targeted California politicians

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Dec 8, 2020 - Health

Most employers didn't pay furloughed workers' health premiums

Dec 8, 2020 - World

U.K. begins world's first Pfizer coronavirus vaccinations

Nurse May Parsons (R) administers the Pfizer/BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine to Margaret Keenan (L), 90, at University Hospital in Coventry, central England, on December 8

Christopher Krebs unloads on Trump disinformation "threat"

Biden faces battle to land Austin at Pentagon

Lloyd Austin

Scoop: Trump plots mass pardons, even to people not asking

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Dec 7, 2020 - Health

Florida police raid home of scientist who challenged state on COVID-19 data

Dec 7, 2020 - World

New Zealand PM apologizes for failings identified by inquiry into Christchurch attack

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks ahead of the release of the inquiry into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Mosques at Parliament on December 08, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand.
Dec 7, 2020 - World

Biden could face early tensions with Mexico's López Obrador

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