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Wednesday, December 30, 2020

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McConnell Blocks Vote on $2,000 Checks Despite G.O.P. Pressure

By Catie Edmondson

Senator Mitch McConnell instead provided vague assurances that the Senate would "begin the process" of discussing the checks and two other issues that the president demanded lawmakers address.

He Was Hospitalized for Covid-19. Then Hospitalized Again. And Again.

By Pam Belluck

Significant numbers of coronavirus patients experience long-term symptoms that send them back to the hospital, taxing an already overburdened health system.

China Has All It Needs to Vaccinate Millions, Except Any Approved Vaccines

By Sui-Lee Wee

Across the country, local governments plan to inoculate 50 million people against the coronavirus by early next year. But the vaccines have not officially been approved.

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Style

Pierre Cardin, Designer to the Famous and Merchant to the Masses, Dies at 98

By Ruth La Ferla

In a career spanning more than three-quarters of a century, he remained a futurist, reproducing fashions for ready-to-wear consumption and affixing his brand to an outpouring of products.

Opinion

Will Pence Do the Right Thing?

By Neal K. Katyal and John Monsky

On Jan. 6, the vice president will preside as Congress counts the Electoral College's votes. Let's hope that he doesn't do the unthinkable — and unconstitutional.

Today's Videos

Video: 'That Was Easy': Harris Receives Covid-19 Vaccine

By Reuters

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the Moderna Covid-19 vaccination on Tuesday at United Medical Center in southeast Washington, and urged the public to get vaccinated as well.

Video: Biden Criticizes Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution

By Reuters

President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration's speed in distributing the coronavirus vaccine, and promised that once in office, he would increase the pace of distribution.

Video: McConnell Blocks Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Checks

By The Associated Press

After Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, tried to force an immediate vote on increasing the size of the stimulus checks, Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, blocked the measure, leaving its fate unclear.