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Friday, December 11, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Dusk settles Monday over the White House in Washington.

What's in store when the Electoral College meets

Voters cast their ballots for president more than a month ago, but the votes that officially matter will be cast Monday. That's when the Electoral College meets.
The Pentagon in Washington.

Sen. Rand Paul delays defense bill vote over troop drawdowns

A Senate vote on a wide-ranging defense policy bill was delayed after Kentucky Republican Rand Paul objected to the measure, casting the next steps in doubt and raising the slim prospect of a government shutdown if a short-term spending bill caught up in the dispute is not approved by Friday.
Paramedic Bertrand Brissaud cares for a patient in room a few hours before the patient died after his nearly monthlong battle against COVID-19 at Bichat Hospital in Paris. The patient was one of 775 virus deaths in France that day, adding to a national death toll now topping 56,000 and the worldwide count of more than 1.5 million dead. As one of the man’s caregivers, Brissaud had been more physically intimate with him than many people are with their friends.

'Such is life': In virus wards, death is a foe but a fact

Even for ICU workers for whom death is a constant -- and never more so than this year -- witnessing the loss of a fellow human being to the virus can be a churn of emotions
Drugmakers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline say their potential COVID-19 vaccine won’t be ready until late next year as they seek to improve the shot’s effectiveness in older people. The companies said Friday that early-stage trials showed the vaccine produced an “insufficient” immune response in older adults, demonstrating the need to refine the product so it protects people of all ages.

GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi say COVID-19 shot won't be ready until late 2021

Drugmakers GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi said Friday that their potential COVID-19 vaccine won't be ready until late next year because they need to improve the shot's effectiveness in older people.
A driver with FedEx carries a package away from a van Tuesday in Seattle. Store are warning online shoppers that if holiday purchases aren’t made soon, they may not be delivered in time for Christmas.
Retailers urge shoppers to buy early amid shipping crunch
A number of retailers, including J.C. Penney, Lowe's and Kohl's, are telling shoppers they need to place their online orders soon or else pay expedited shipping fees if they want to get their packages delivered in time for the holidays.
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2013 file photo, an assortment of firearms are seen for sale at Capitol City Arms Supply in Springfield, Ill. How well the state deals with the demand for firearms under the new concealed-carry law depends on a complicated process approved by lawmakers and now being put into place. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
Gun purchases spike in Illinois amid pandemic, civil unrest
Illinois residents shopped for more guns and applied for firearm permits more than any other time in the state's history as the COVID-19 pandemic raged and Chicago dealt with civil unrest, according to state police data.
Then White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough returns to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, after a trip with President Barack Obama. President-elect Joe Biden is nominating former President Barack Obama’s White House chief of staff Denis McDonough as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The sprawling agency has presented organizational challenges for both parties over the years. Biden is continuing to stockpile his administration with prominent alumni of the Obama administration.
Obama reunion? Biden fills Cabinet with former White House leaders
Increasingly deep into the process of selecting Cabinet members and other senior staff, the incoming Biden administration has a distinctly Obama feel.
FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2020, file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at court for the start of jury selection in his sexual assault trial in New York. The convicted former movie producer is expected to appear briefly via video from a New York prison Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, as part of legal efforts to send him to California to face sexual assault charges. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Another delay granted for Harvey Weinstein extradition
Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein will remain in a New York prison for now after his lawyers and prosecutors agreed  to postpone efforts to send him to California to face sexual assault charges
FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2020 file photo, a general view of the Pfizer Manufacturing plant in Puurs, Belgium. The island kingdom of Bahrain says it has become the second nation in the world to grant emergency-use authorization for the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. The state-run Bahrain News Agency made the announcement on Friday. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
Bahrain plans free shots, Saudi Arabia approves Pfizer jab
Bahrain has announced plans to give the public free coronavirus vaccines
FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2020, file photo, President-elect Joe Biden, right, embraces his son Hunter Biden, left, in Wilmington, Del. Biden's son Hunter says he has learned from federal prosecutors that his tax affairs are under investigation. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Biden's transition contends with probe into son's finances
The revelation that federal prosecutors have launched a tax investigation into President-elect Joe Biden's son Hunter is now looming over the incoming administration's transition efforts
Patrons pick up their food to go orders at Simmzy's restaurant counter before sitting to consume their meals at a "Public Parklet" outdoors area in Manhattan Beach, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. In the Southern California oceanside city of Manhattan Beach, one arm of government is urging residents to stay home except for essential needs while another is encouraging them to get out and shop and even providing places where they can sit down to relax, eat takeout and watch the sun set on the Pacific. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
California's health order falling on many deaf ears
California health officials are urging the state's residents to stay home as much as possible because of a coronavirus surge taxing the state's hospitals
Lights burn in houses in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, as the German government discusses further restrictions to avoid the outspread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Calls grow for wider lockdown as German virus cases rise
Calls are growing for tougher lockdown measures in Germany as the country's disease control center reported record daily increases in both coronavirus cases and deaths
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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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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