1. Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again, Sending Ash Into Hawaii Sky

  2020 IS NOT FINISHED WITH US 

First eruption in two years sent a huge cloud of ash into the air and triggered a 4.4-magnitude earthquake.

2. U.S. Scientists Checking if Mutant COVID Can Resist Vax: CNN

 DUE DILIGENCE 

British PM Boris Johnson has said there was no evidence to suggest the English mutation will be resistant to the developed COVID-19 vaccines.

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3. With Cases on the Rise, Make Sure You Stock Up on N95 Masks

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N95 masks remain one of the most effective face coverings for minimizing COVID exposure.

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4. Cuomo Demands Feds Test Visitors From U.K. for COVID Variant

 ‘ALL IT TAKES IS ONE PERSON’ 

“Right now, this variant in the U.K. is getting on a plane and flying to JFK,” he said.

5. Journalist Quits Job, Leaves Husband for Martin Shkreli

 YOUR LOVE IS MY DRUG 

Christie Smythe has quite the fraught relationship with the jailed former Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO.

6. Holiday Stress? This Massager Can Get Those Knots Out

 KNOT TOO BAD 

With built-in heat and three speed settings, you can get the perfect massage you’re looking for without leaving the couch.

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7. Congress Agrees on $900 Billion Second Stimulus Deal

 DEAL ME IN 

The bill is expected to include $600 stimulus checks, as well as $300 in weekly unemployment insurance.

8. Newsom Sent Into Quarantine as COVID Rips Through His State

 BAD TIMING 

The governor’s exposure comes during an astonishingly steep surge in COVID-19 cases in California—it averaged more than 40,000 new cases a day last week.

9. Guv Has Nation’s Worst COVID Outbreak, Refuses Mask Mandate

 YOU’RE DOING AMAZING, SWEETIE 

Bill Lee’s own wife has now tested positive for the virus, but on Sunday he said he still wouldn’t institute a mask mandate.

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10. Italy Detects Case of Mutant British Coronavirus Strain

 MAMMA MIA 

The patient traveled from the United Kingdom to Italy sometime in the past week, authorities said.

11. CDC Panel: Frontline Workers & 75+ Should Get Vaccine Next

 SHOTS ALL AROUND 

The group of workers recommended to get vaccinated next include teachers, first responders, and those working in manufacturing and agriculture.

12. Ft. Drum Soldier Found Dead, Fellow Soldier in Custody

 ‘CARING PERSON’ 

Hayden Harris, 20, was meeting with fellow soldier Jamaal Mellish, 23, for “some type of vehicle exchange” when the situation escalated, a prosecutor said.

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13. Denmark Will Dig Up 4 Million of Its Slaughtered Minks

 GRAVE SITUATION 

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen made the controversial call to kill the mink in November after reports of a COVID mutation.

14. It’s Insta Official! Ariana Grande Is Engaged

 ‘FOREVER N THEN SOME’ 

Her fiancé, Dalton Gomez, is an L.A.-based real estate agent.

15. Dr. Birx Took Family Trip to Delaware Despite Her Own Advice

 DO AS I SAY 

Birx was there “for the winterization of the property before a potential sale,” the AP wrote.

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