1.  Trump Vetoes Annual Defense Bill in Pre-Xmas Tantrum

 WHAT’S HIS DEFENSE? 

The National Defense Authorization Act passed both houses of Congress earlier this month with veto-proof majorities.

2.  Billionaire Bill Gross Loses Petty Legal Spat With Neighbor

  THE MUSIC NEVER ENDS 

A judge shredded the wealthy fund manager on Thursday and ruled that he had harassed his neighbor by blasting loud music on repeat.

3.  Refresh Your Mask Supply With Some Holiday Worthy Designs

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These masks are so cute, you’ll want to wear them long after the holidays are done.

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4.  Trump Staff Told to Prepare to Leave W.H.—Then Told to Stay

 SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? 

Executive office staff got an email with instructions for move-out preparations; a day later a second email said to disregard those instructions.

5.  ‘Balloon Boy’ Parents Pardoned for Hoax That Captivated U.S.

 SAGA CONTINUES 

Mayumi and Richard Heene will be pardoned over a decade after they lied to authorities and said their 6-year-old son was stuck in a UFO-shaped balloon.

6.  These Are Allbirds' Most Comfortable Shoe Yet

 PIPE UP! 

The oversize grommets and speckled wool make these the sneakers I’ll literally wear with anything, from jeans to dresses.

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7.  Last-Minute Trump Rule ‘to Let Owners Pull Wait Staff Tips’

 HARD TO SWALLOW 

The new rule will reportedly allow restaurant owners to pay backroom staff using tips given to front-of-house staff.

8.  Kirk Cameron Holds Maskless Caroling Protest Outside CA Mall

 ‘GOD-GIVEN LIBERTIES’ 

The former child star was joined by at least 75 people who sang in close proximity to each other as coronavirus cases surge across the U.S.

9.  NJ Vets Homes Planned to Punish Staff for Wearing Masks

 CONTRABAND PPE 

Management at New Jersey’s veterans homes didn’t allow employees to wear masks at the start of the pandemic—and even sent one asthmatic staffer home for donning one.

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10.  Trump’s Most-Hated Dems Back His $2K Stimulus Check Demand

 ‘WHADDYA SAY, MITCH?’ 

In a surprise video address Tuesday night, Trump dismissed the proposed checks of $600 in the COVID-19 relief bill as “ridiculously low.”

11.  Fights Break Out as Truckers Demand to Leave Cut-Off Britain

  LEFT BEHIND 

The truckers in Dover are becoming increasingly angry as it becomes more likely that they won’t get home for Christmas.

12.  House Freshmen Keep Asking to Bring Guns Into Capitol

 FIRED UP 

The board that oversees safety in the capitol area is considering allowing the request despite current policy that bans firearms in the Capitol.

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13.  Nearly 3,000 Health-Care Workers Have Been Killed By COVID

 ‘LOST ON THE FRONTLINE’ 

The majority of the deaths were workers under 60 years old.

14.  Workers Cling to Side of Baltimore Building After Explosion

 RESCUE OP 

Crews were working to save two men left clinging precariously to the scaffolding after an explosion and partial roof collapse.

15.  Pfizer Doubles Its U.S. Vax Supply: 200M Doses by July 2021

 KEEP ’EM COMING 

All 200 million doses will delivered by the end of July 2021, which will allow for 100 million Americans to be immunized.

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