Record U S COVID deaths and cases hit new highs
U S COVID deaths exceed 2 200 daily on average and cases surpass 200 000 daily as Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year fallout worsens the surge. Governors extend restrictions in Washington and North Carolina while California cites rising hospitalizations and mass alerts in Southern California. Officials warn vaccines arrive soon but campaigns will take months and cases surge nationwide.
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Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to overturn Pennsylvania win
The Supreme Court refused to review Pennsylvania's certification of Joe Biden's victory, leaving Biden at 306 electoral votes. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf certified the win and Pennsylvania electors will meet Dec. 14. In Texas, Fort Hood faced mass disciplinary action after leadership failures linked to violence, with 14 personnel fired or suspended and a broad probe ordered.
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Defense bill passes as Trump threatens veto over tech, bases
The House approved the $731 billion defense policy bill 335 to 78. Trump vows to veto the NDAA unless Section 230 protections are repealed and Confederate-named bases are renamed, while McCarthy criticizes Fort Hood leadership after the Vanessa Guillén case.
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White House offer proposes 600 checks in relief package
The Trump administration circulated a 916 billion COVID relief proposal to Nancy Pelosi, including a $600 direct payment to individuals and a $1,200 couple allowance, while dropping a $300-per-week unemployment benefit favored by Senate negotiators. Mnuchin announced the offer with few details as McCarthy described the payment structure after the meeting. In Paris, Sarkozy faces a potential two year prison term and a two year suspended sentence on corruption and influence peddling charges, with trials for his co defendants expected to continue. In Bosnia, seven former Serb police and army members were arrested on allegations of crimes against humanity for abuses against Bosniak and Croat civilians in 1992 Donji Vakuf.
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Protests over pay delays flare in Kurdish region of Iraq
In Iraq’s northern Kurdish area protests over delayed public salaries turn deadly after Adham Suli man is shot during a Chamchamal rally. Mayor Ramak Ramadhan confirms the death as authorities report injuries to three protesters and one security member. Demonstrators set fire to the mayor’s home amid ongoing demonstrations against Kurdish political blocs.
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FDA weighs Pfizer vaccine as UK starts shots in race to vaccines
U S regulators released a scientific evaluation of Pfizer and BioNTechs COVID 19 vaccine confirming strong protection as advisers prepare to meet on Thursday to decide if it should be given to millions. Britain began vaccinations with the same shot while Moderna and AstraZeneca potential vaccines also show promise, marking a rapid global rollout in under a year.
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