1. Trump Keeps Suggesting Absurd Ideas to Stay in Office: NYT

  DESPERATION 

He doesn’t appear to believe any of his schemes will actually work, but are more about killing time while he works out what he’s going to do next.

2. Over 150K Daily U.S. COVID Cases Recorded for First Time

 PREVIOUSLY UNTHINKABLE 

Worse still, at least 919 deaths were reported during the day, and 67,096 people are in hospitals with the virus.

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4. Alito Goes Scorched-Earth in Speech to Federalist Society

 ‘VAMPIRE DREAM’ 

The supposedly impartial SCOTUS justice called the COVID-19 crisis a “constitutional stress test” that is threatening religious liberty, and said freedom of speech is being eroded.

5. Yorkshire Ripper, Notorious U.K. Serial Killer, Dies at 74

 ‘RUINED SO MANY LIVES’ 

Sutcliffe, who caught COVID in prison, was serving a life term for murdering 13 women in the northwest of England in the late 1970s.

6. This Leather Boot/Sneaker Hybrid Will Save You From the Rain

 FOR(GOODNESS)SAKE 

They’re waterproof, breathable, and all-around comfortable.

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7. China Finally Acknowledges That Biden Beat Trump Last Week

 TOOK YOUR TIME 

Beijing’s congratulatory message to the president-elect means just a handful of countries have failed to acknowledge the result.

8. Lawyer Who Won Bush v. Gore Says 2020 Election ‘Is Over’

 NO HANGING CHADS HERE 

“I do believe the election is over, we do have a new president,” Ted Olson said.

9. Rand Paul to Ex-COVID Patients: Screw Masks, Go Party

 BAD ADVICE 

The Kentucky Republican mistakenly claims that everyone who has already had the virus is “immune,” and thus argues they should “celebrate” in public spaces.

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10. Four Dead as Tropical Storm Eta Floods North Carolina

 TRAGIC 

Two others remain missing, including a 1-year-old.

11. Homeland Security Hits Back at Trump’s Election Conspiracies

 BEST ELECTION EVER 

The president has repeatedly spread false claims of voter fraud, and the agency in charge of election security has had enough.

12. Zuckerberg Won’t Suspend Bannon for ‘Heads on Pikes’ Video

 EVERYTHING IN MODERATION 

The former presidential adviser called for the beheading of Dr. Anthony Fauci and Christopher Wray.

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13. 87-Year-Old GOP Congressman Tests Positive for COVID-19

 HIGH RISK 

Rep. Don Young recently won his latest bid for re-election for Alaska’s only House seat. He has held the role for 47 years.

14. S.C. School Goes Into ‘Lockout’ Mode Over Naked Man in Pond

 ‘SINNER’ 

“He described going into the water to be saved because he was a sinner and needed to be baptized,” the incident report read.

15. Pope Francis Congratulates Biden on Election Win

 PAPAL PRAISE 

Pope Francis called Biden on Thursday morning to congratulate him and discuss policy changes.

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