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Pence Backs Away From the Trump Election ‘Fraud’ Train Wreck

By Asawin Suebsaeng, Lachlan Markay, Sam Stein

“The vice president doesn’t want to go down with this ship…and believes much of the legal work has been unhelpful.”

This Couple Went on Vacation—and Wound Up in ICU With COVID

By Emily Shugerman

And their son contracted it, too.

The UFO Cult That Preached Castration and Mass Suicide

By Nick Schager

The new HBO Max docuseries “Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults” examines the bizarre “Star Trek”-inspired death cult through interviews with former members and archival footage.

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Bill Barr Just Set a Time Bomb for President Biden

By Dean Obeidallah

Anything that Barr does should be viewed through the prism of politics rather than the law, and especially this.

Orgy Host: Lawmakers From 9 Countries Came to Sex Parties

By Barbie Latza Nadeau

The party organizer claims the Hungarian anti-LGBTQ politician Jozsef Szajer had planned his own orgy for Dec. 12, but canceled after he was fined for breaking lockdown rules.

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Georgia Board Wanted a ‘Boring’ Vote. Now They Get Death Threats.

By Sam Brodey

“People think that they are just raging against ‘the system,’ and they forget that there’s a real human being on the other side of the tweet,” said one Georgia election official.

This British Anti-Trans Court Ruling Stinks of Cruelty

By Katherine O'Donnell

An English court ruling on accessibility to puberty blockers will cause considerable upset to trans teenagers—and was announced as anti-trans hate in the British media continues.

Trump ‘Fraud’ Witness Believes Ghosts Haunted His Family

By Will Sommer

Jesse Morgan became a mini-hero on the right after testifying about ballot fraud. His past claims are similarly dubious.

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1. Mystery Hackers Keep Hitting Vaccine Rollout Operation: NYT

IN THE SHADOWS

Researchers say the attacks are so sophisticated that they’re likely government-sponsored, with the lead suspects being Russia and North Korea.

2. Advisers Begging ‘Livid’ Trump Not to Fire Bill Barr: WaPo

DEEP BREATHS

Trump’s rage follows the attorney general’s comment on Tuesday that “we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.”

3. Spoil Yourself With These High-Ticket Holiday Gifts

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The only downside to buying your presents is the lack of surprises. But after 2020, that may be a good thing.

4. Obama, Bush and Clinton: We’ll Take COVID Vaccines on Camera

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The three former presidents have all said they’ll do whatever they can to help inspire public confidence that the shots are safe.

5. Wednesday’s U.S. COVID Death Numbers Surpass 9/11’s Toll

DARKEST DAY

The figure tops America’s official number of people killed by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001: 2,977.

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