'Bunch of baloney': Amanda Carpenter calls out Sen. Josh Hawley

CNN political commentator Amanda Carpenter says Sen. Josh Hawley's (R-MO) motivation to say he will object when Congress counts the Electoral College votes is purely political and not a principled stance like he claims.

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Post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal becomes law on eve of deadline

British lawmakers voted to back the United Kingdom's post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Wednesday, on the eve of the December 31 deadline marking the end of the transition period.

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U.K. Authorizes Covid-19 Vaccine From Oxford and AstraZeneca

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Some think Moderna VIPS may cut the line to get scarce Covid-19 vaccine

When biotech company Moderna announced Tuesday that it planned to offer its workforce a chance to get vaccinated with its recently authorized Covid-19 vaccine, their decision raised some eyebrows. In addition to employees, the company said it would offer shots to its board members and the "adult household members of our team." Moderna's decision calls into question whether there are loopholes that will allow some people to cut the proverbial line to get their shot.

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2020 was the year of scary insects, and 2021 will be even worse

In biblical terms of awfulness, 2020 ticked every box: There was war. There was famine. Above all, there was pestilence.

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A brief history of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop

On the last day of each year, it has become a ritual for large crowds to gather in the brightly lit chaos of New York's Times Square to ring in new beginnings. At 11:59 p.m. a dazzling ball descends down a pole, while attendees -- and millions of people tuning in from home -- count down from 60. At the stroke of midnight, the crowd erupts into a cacophony of sound, often pulling their loved one in for a ceremonial kiss.

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New Year's Eve fireworks are on in some places, but they'll look a lot different this year

New Year's Eve celebrations around the world will look very different this year as cities take precautions against the spread of Covid-19.

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Closing of Air Traffic Control Center for Virus Cleaning Halts Flights in Dallas

Covid cases at F.A.A. center in Fort Worth lead to ripples of delays and diverted flights across the country.

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‘No Realistic Path’ for Quick Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Checks, McConnell Says

The Senate leader all but ended any chance of increasing direct payments, despite some Republican support for the effort.

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Critics Say Nashville Police Could Have Done More With Tip About Bomber

Anthony Warner’s girlfriend told the police last year he was building bombs in his R.V. Police officials said they took their inquiry as far as they could at the time.

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Don’t Let the Games Begin

College athletics can teach the right lesson by insisting that public health is more important than sports.

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The Bomb That Struck the Heart of Nashville

I’m thinking of the weight we’ve all been carrying this year, in my city and everywhere else.

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The President is expected to return to Washington ahead of a Republican plan to disrupt certification of Biden's win

• GOP senator to force votes on Electoral College results • Analysis: What this senator's Electoral College objection really means for Republicans

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Analysis: What this senator's Electoral College objection really means for Republicans

Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley's announcement Wednesday that he will formally object to the Electoral College results will trigger an existential choice -- in the form of a vote on the House and Senate floors -- for Republicans: Do you stand with President Donald Trump's wild falsehoods about the 2020 election or do you take the side of facts?

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Fact-checking Trump's conspiracy theory connecting Georgia's secretary of state to China

In the waning days of his presidency, Donald Trump continues to spread nonsense conspiracies over the 2020 election and the officials who oversaw it, attacking Georgia's governor and secretary of state on Twitter Tuesday.

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