1. Trump Says He’ll ‘Never’ Concede, Transition Begins Anyway

  CHANGE THE RECORD 

Despite the president’s late-night Twitter fury, the work to replace him in the White House is already underway.

2. NSA O’Brien Mulling Incredibly Long-Shot Run in 2024: Report

 HE’S RUNNING? 

Confused Republican strategists reportedly said Trump’s national security adviser has no public profile and, even if people knew more about his personality, they wouldn’t like it.

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3. It’s Time to Change (Up) Your Sheets

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4. New York City’s First Black Mayor David Dinkins Dies at 93

 ‘GORGEOUS MOSAIC’ 

His one term, though hopeful at its start, was marked by high crime, unemployment, and racial tensions

5. Russia Says It Threatened to Ram U.S. Warship in Standoff

 DEEP END 

The Russian defense ministry claims it caught the U.S. Navy’s USS John S. McCain sailing illegally in its territorial waters on Tuesday morning.

6. The New Amazon Fire Sticks Are on Sale for Black Friday

 BLACK FRIDAY 2020 

Stream literally anything you want.

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7. Sheep-Counting Pilots Find Bizarre Monolith in Utah Desert

 ‘WHAT THE HECK?’ 

The helicopter pilot said: “That’s been about the strangest thing that I’ve come across out there in all my years of flying.”

8. COVID Kills Nurse Who Came Out of Retirement for Pandemic

 ULTIMATE SACRIFICE 

She fell ill after being exposed to an infected student a month after she came out of retirement to teach the next generation of health-care providers.

9. Study: Mask Mandates Boost the Economy

 ATTENTION, GOVERNORS 

Bottom line: They make people feel better about shopping.

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10. Heir to Getty Fortune Dies in Hotel Room at Age 52

 ‘LIFE IS CRUEL’ 

John Gilbert Getty was the grandson of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty.

11. Apple’s Head of Global Security Hit With Bribery Charges

 LOW-TECH 

Thomas Moyer allegedly agreed to give $70,000 worth of iPads to a California sheriff’s office in exchange for weapons licenses.

12. NYC to Fine Synagogue $15,000 for Massive Maskless Wedding

 DON’T DO IT AGAIN 

“There could be additional consequences quite soon, as well. That’s just not acceptable,” the mayor said.

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13. ‘White Fragility’ Author Paid More Than Black Speaker

 UNEQUAL 

DiAngelo, who is white, was paid $12,750 for a keynote speech last month at a Wisconsin diversity forum, 70 percent more than fellow speaker Austin Channing Brown.

14. Her Skull Was Found on Mt. Hood in 1986. Do You Know Her?

 UNSOLVED MYSTERY 

Police used a photo of Wanda Herr at age 12 to create an age-progression sketch of what she looked like when she died.

15. Ghislaine Maxwell Quarantined After Potential COVID Exposure

 ALL ALONE 

A staffer in Maxwell’s unit tested positive for the coronavirus last week.

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