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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky talks Tuesday during a news conference Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington.

McConnell signals no GOP support for emerging COVID-19 deal

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is hitting the brakes on emerging COVID-19 aid package from a bipartisan group of lawmakers, saying Republican senators won't support $160 billion in state and local funds as part of a potential trade-off in the deal
A shopper exits a grocery store as a hiring sign is seen in Deerfield. U.S. employers added about 245,000 jobs in November, as companies scaled back their hiring as the viral pandemic accelerates across the country.

Across US and Europe, pandemic's grip on economies tightens

The worsening of the viral pandemic across the United States and Europe is threatening their economies and intensifying pressure on governments and central banks on both continents to intervene aggressively.
President-elect Joe Biden, right, embraces his son, Hunter Biden, left, in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden’s son Hunter says he has learned from federal prosecutors that his tax affairs are under investigation.

Hunter Biden tax probe examining Chinese business dealings

The Justice Department is investigating the finances of President-elect Joe Biden's son, including scrutinizing some of his Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
President Donald Trump listens as Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Birx was brought into President Donald Trump’s orbit to help fight the coronavirus, she had a sterling reputation as a globally recognized AIDS researcher and a rare Obama administration holdover. Less than 10 months later, her reputation is frayed and her future in President-elect Joe Biden’s administration uncertain.

Trump virus coordinator Birx seeks role in Biden government

Over the course of the pandemic, Dr. Deborah Birx drew criticism from public health experts and Democratic lawmakers for not speaking out forcefully against the Republican president when he contradicted advice from medical advisers and scientists about how to fight the virus.
Rubble and debris remain around towering grain silos gutted in the massive August explosion at the Beirut port that claimed the lives of more than 200 people, in Beirut, Lebanon. A heated debate is underway in Lebanon over the fate of the towering silos with some arguing the gutted silos could collapse at any moment, and must be demolished, while others call for the ruins to be preserved as a grim memorial.
Lebanese judge charges caretaker prime minister in port blast
The Lebanese prosecutor probing last summer's port explosion in Beirut filed charges on Thursday against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers, accusing them of negligence that led to the death of hundreds of people, Lebanon's official news agency said.
A grave digger prepares graves at the Motherwell Cemetery in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 that the country is now experiencing a Covid-19 pandemic second wave. (AP Photo/Theo Jeftha)
African health official blasts 'terrible' vaccine inequality
Africa's top public health official says 'it will be extremely terrible to see' rich countries receiving COVID-19 vaccines while African countries go without
Dallas police announce arrest in rapper Mo3's shooting death
Police in Dallas have announced an arrest in last month's shooting death of rapper Mo3
Ghana's main opposition party will contest election results
Ghana's main opposition, the National Democratic Congress party, whose candidate came in second in a tightly contested presidential election, has said it will contest the results, calling them flawed and discredited
Bill Pemstein and his wife, Eileen.
Sad Sunday as ALS takes life of beloved prep sports writer
Longtime Daily Herald high school sports correspondent Bill Pemstein has died of Lou Gehrig's disease.
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2020, file photo, people queue to get tested for COVID-19 as a thick quilt of smog lingers over New Delhi, India. India is grappling with two public health emergencies: critically polluted air and the pandemic. Nowhere is this dual threat more pronounced than in the Indian capital New Delhi, where the spike in winter pollution levels has coincided with a surge of COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
India's pandemic recovery plan could cost air quality goals
India is grappling with two public health emergencies: critically polluted air and the pandemic
FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 10, 2015 file photo, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister greets fans as he arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Straight Outta Compton" at the Microsoft Theater. Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, a former wrestler who was known for his Deebo character in the 'Friday' films, has died. He was 62. Lister manager, Cindy Cowan, said Lister was found unconscious in his home in Marina Del Rey, California, on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. He was pronounced dead at the scene. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, who played Deebo in 'Friday,' dies
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, a former wrestler who was known for his Deebo character in the 'Friday' films, has died
Protesters stand behind barricades at their encampment outside a home in Portland, Ore., on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Makeshift barricades erected by protesters are still up in Oregon's largest city a day after Portland police arrested about a dozen people in a clash over gentrification and the eviction of a family from a home. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
Large Oregon gentrification protest stretches into 3rd day
A gentrification protest in Oregon's largest city that has blockaded several city blocks in Portland has stretched into a third day
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 37,540, Dom Najolia photo: Legendary talk show host Phil Donahue, left, interviews equally legendary talk show host Dick Cavett during his show in Chicago in September of 1975.
Through the Film Magnifier: Phil Donahue, Terri Hemmert, Big Wheel car wash, Jerry Lewis and more
Cutting your own Christmas tree may be one of the few traditions remaining relatively the same. Kai MacNicol leads her children, Max, 6, Maya, 8, and Lilly, 9, (obscured by tree) to the car with their freshly cut tree at Abbey Farms in Aurora on Saturday, November 21, 2020. “We’re trying to build a new tradition,” said the single mother from Elmhurst.
Christmas lights, Christmas trees and Christmas events take center stage in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for November 21-27, 2020.
6-year-old Dylan Schroeder of Arlington Heights reacts when he realizes that he got a surprise truck parade outside his home Sunday on his last day of chemotherapy.
Hundreds participate in surprise parade on 6-year-old's last day of chemo
Customers socially distance as they wait to get into Bath & Body Works during Black Friday shopping outdoors at Deer Park Town Center Friday November 27, 2020 in Deer Park.
Black Friday shopping at Deer Park Town Center, across the country
More than 2000 cars will pass through this COVID-19 testing site at Arlington Park in a day as people are waiting in long lines to get tested.
Testing lines, Santa visits, great weather golfing and turkey giveaways are in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for November 7-20, 2020.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 64,337, Rosemary Kaul photo: Legendary musician Glen Campbell photographed on the room of the NBC building in Chicago in September of 1982.
Through the Film Magnifier: Glen Campbell, Steve Garvey, Globetrotters, Scrabble tournaments and more
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