1.  Ex-CDC Bosses Complain Ivanka Gave Them Unwanted Advice

 NOT HELPING 

Kyle McGowan, a former chief of staff at the CDC, and his deputy, Amanda Campbell, both quit their roles in August and have now broken their silence.

2.  Mar-a-Lago Neighbors Tell Trump: Please Don’t Live Here

  NOT WELCOME 

Neighbors of the Palm Beach complex have formally communicated to the president that they don’t want him to live there when he’s forced from the White House.

3.  For Forgetful Fam: This Gift Makes Finding Keys a Breeze

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Tile tracks missing keys and wallets, and now is available in even more stylish patterns.

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4.  Trump HHS Appointee Pushed for Herd Immunity, Emails Show

 SICKO MODE 

“We want them infected,” former science adviser Paul Alexander wrote in emails published by Politico on Wednesday.

5.  Health Worker Has Allergic Reaction After Vaccine: NYT

 UNDER OBSERVATION 

The reaction was reportedly similar to that of two health workers in Britain last week.

6.  Scouted Gift Pick: A Soft, Affordable Cashmere Sweater

 GIFT PICK 

Quince makes dressing fashionably, and sustainably, easy.

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7.  Pompeo Quarantining After Exposure to COVID-19

 SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKING 

Pompeo didn’t show up to his own holiday party on Tuesday. Neither did most of the people he invited, according to The Washington Post.

8.  MLB Reclassifies Negro Leagues as a Major League

 ABOUT TIME 

The seven segregated “Negro Leagues” played baseball from 1920 to 1948.

9.  AOC: Pelosi’s Time Is Up, but There’s No One to Replace Her

 NO WAY OUT 

Asked if it was time to replace Pelosi and Schumer, the congresswoman responded bluntly: “I do think that we need new leadership in the Democratic Party.”

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10.  Landmark Coroner Report Blames Air Pollution for Kid’s Death

 ‘DEADLY SCOURGE’ 

Southeast London resident Ella Kissi-Debrah died in 2013 after a severe asthma attack.

11.  14 Defendants Guilty in Much-Awaited Charlie Hebdo Trial

  JUSTICE SERVED 

Eleven of the defendants were tried in person but three who allegedly went on the run were tried in absentia.

12.  Gloria Gaynor to End This Cursed Year With ‘I Will Survive’

 WHAT ELSE? 

The New Year’s Eve celebration in New York’s Times Square this year will, fittingly, see Gaynor performing her anthem of perseverance.

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13.  SolarWinds Investors Sold Stock Before Hack Exposure: WaPo

 GOOD TIMING 

The tech company’s top two investors offloaded $280 million in stock six days before SolarWinds disclosed its role in the unprecedented breach by suspected Russian hackers.

14.  SF Supervisors Condemn Renaming of Hospital After Zuckerberg

 DO NOT LIKE 

The city’s governing board voted 10-1 to pass a resolution condemning the renaming of San Francisco General Hospital after the Facebook founder.

15.  Calif. Orders 5,000 Body Bags as Deaths Quadruple in a Month

 ‘INTENSE AND URGENT’ 

Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that precautions are being made in case the state’s hospitals become overwhelmed.

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