1. Armed Trumpists Surround Michigan Secretary of State’s Home

  SORE LOSERS 

Jocelyn Benson said the protesters gathered at her home this weekend to scream obscenities at her and her 4-year-old through bullhorns.

2. Mystery Sickness Lands 300+ in Hospitals in South India

 NOT NOW 

Patients’ blood samples didn’t show any sign of viral infection, and victims have tested negative for COVID-19.

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3. Planning Your Holidays? Don’t Forget a Fresh, Festive Mask.

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4. Arizona Shuts Down Legislature Due to Maskless Rudy Meetings

 COVER YOUR MOUTH 

The Arizona Capitol Times reports that Giuliani talked with a bunch of lawmakers, without a mask, for around 11 hours last Monday.

5. Bob Dylan Sells Songwriting Catalog for a Reported $300M

 TANGLED UP IN GREEN 

The Universal Music Publishing Group has snapped up Dylan’s entire canon from his 1960s classics right up to his latest album this year.

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7. Georgia Secretary of State Likens Trump to Stacey Abrams

 STATE OF CONFUSION 

Raffensperger, under fire from the president for acknowledging that he lost Georgia, drew the false equivalence in a Wall Street Journal column Sunday.

8. Pope Francis to Visit Iraq in March 2021

 ON THE ROAD AGAIN 

The Vatican said final plans would take into consideration the COVID-19 pandemic, but that the 83-year-old pontiff was keen to make his first apostolic voyage in 15 months.

9. California Locks Down Again: 33 Million Told to Stay Home

 HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 

The state reported a record high of 30,000+ new coronavirus cases on Sunday while, across the nation, the United States reported 175,663 positive tests.

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10. Barr Could Step Down Before End of Trump’s Term: NYT

 BARR, NONE 

On Tuesday, Barr told the AP that the Justice Department had not uncovered widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.

11. Biden to Tap California AG Xavier Becerra as HHS Secretary

 SURPRISE PICK 

Becerra will be Biden’s second Cabinet nominee of Hispanic descent, according to multiple reports.

12. Ex-Zappos CEO Hsieh Obsessed With Fire In Final Months: WSJ

 TRAGIC 

Tony Hsieh, former CEO of Zappos, died Nov. 27 from injuries suffered in a Connecticut house fire nine days earlier.

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13. Netflix Has ‘No Plans’ to Add a Disclaimer to ‘The Crown’

 PALACE INTRIGUE 

“We have always presented The Crown as a drama—and we have every confidence our members understand it’s a work of fiction that’s broadly based on historical events,” Netflix says.

14. Trump Adviser: Nursing Home Residents May Get Vaccine Soon

 END IN SIGHT? 

“I think we may start to see some impact on the most susceptible people probably in the month of January and February.”

15. President Donald Trump Loves Disastrous Ballot Witness

 BIGGEST FAN 

The president tweeted support of Melissa Carone, whose unusual testimony in Michigan has gone viral for all the wrong reasons.

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