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Tulum’s Burning Man Became a COVID Superspreader Event

By Marlow Stern

Art With Me, an art and music festival that ran Nov. 11-15 in Tulum, Mexico, promised to “nurture personal growth.” Many attendees got COVID instead—and brought it back to the U.S.

Michael Flynn Goes Full QAnon in His Post-Pardon Media Tour

By Will Sommer

Trump’s former national-security adviser is speaking out more and more. And it’s predictably weird.

The Big Thing Trump Got Right and Biden Can’t Screw Up Again

By Joel Kotkin

Trump promised a boom that wouldn’t just help the rich and, until the pandemic, delivered on that promise.

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It’s Fun, and Important, to Rub Trump’s Face in His Loss

By Michael Tomasky

Trumpism isn’t over but Trump himself is moving from being someone we had to take seriously to someone who’s just a joke. You love to see it.

Colombia Considers Ultimate Hit on Cartels: Legalize Cocaine

By Jeremy Kryt

A ground-breaking and controversial new Senate bill would allow the government to regulate and process the drug. But what would be the long-range consequences of such a move?

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The Preacher Who Tried to Murder His Wife via Snake Bite

By Nick Schager

Move aside, “Hillbilly Elegy”—the new HBO documentary “Alabama Snake” is the riveting (and terrifying) depiction of Appalachia that people need to see.

Here’s How Trump Could Lose His Twitter Account

By Adam Rawnsley

The soon-to-be-former president will be subject to the same rules as the rest of us—but for how long?

Ringing in 20 Years of Kronk With Patrick Warburton

By Laura Bradley

From getting locked up at the House of Mouse to shooting a pair of “horrible” films with Eartha Kitt in South Africa, the man behind Kronk has a lot of backstory to share.

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1. Armed Trumpists Surround Michigan Secretary of State’s Home

SORE LOSERS

Jocelyn Benson said the protesters gathered at her home this weekend to scream obscenities at her and her 4-year-old through bullhorns.

2. Mystery Sickness Lands 300+ in Hospitals in South India

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Patients’ blood samples didn’t show any sign of viral infection, and victims have tested negative for COVID-19.

3. Planning Your Holidays? Don’t Forget a Fresh, Festive Mask.

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4. Woodward Writing Next Book on Dying Days of Trump Presidency

EVEN MORE RAGE

There’s no title or publication date yet, but the book will reportedly cover the messy transition to President-elect Joe Biden.

5. Family Says Ohio Cops ‘Lying’ About Shooting of Black Man

TELL THE TRUTH

Relatives say Casey Christopher Goodson Jr. was carrying a Subway sandwich and was shot in the back three times when entering his own home.

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