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Jesse Robinson shows the spot on his arm where he received his COVID-19 vaccination, in Nashville, Tennessee. With millions of Americans waiting for their chance to get the coronavirus vaccine, a fortunate few are getting bumped to the front of the line as clinics scramble to get rid of extra, perishable doses at the end of the day.

Lucky few hit COVID-19 vaccine jackpot for rare extra doses

Fortune struck one man in the bakery aisle at the supermarket. Two others were working the night shift at a Subway sandwich shop. Yet another was plucked from a list of 15,000 hopefuls.
On the first full day of Democratic control, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, walks to the chamber Thursday after meeting with new senators from his caucus at the Capitol in Washington.

Trump impeachment trial will begin Feb. 8, Schumer now says

Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump on the charge of incitement of insurrection for the Capitol riot will begin the week of Feb. 8.
Secretary of Defense nominee Lloyd Austin, a recently retired Army general, speaks Tuesday during his conformation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief

Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army's elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation Friday to become the nation's first Black secretary of defense.
Doug Emhoff, left, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, and first lady Jill Biden, bow their heads in prayer Thursday during a virtual Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service in the State Dinning Room of the White House in Washington.

Coronavirus guidelines now the rule at White House

The clearest sign that there's a new boss at the White House is the deference being paid to coronavirus public health guidelines.
National Guard troops continue to be deployed Thursday around the Capitol one day after the inauguration of President Joe Biden in Washington.
Guard troops head home after helping secure Biden inaugural
After President Joe Biden's inauguration went off with only a handful of minor arrests and incidents, more than 15,000 National Guard members are preparing to leave Washington, D.C., and head home.
Even Thanksgiving didn’t restore the bustle at O’Hare International Airport as shown by lots of space in the baggage claim area on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020.
O'Hare now No. 2 busiest airport as COVID-19 takes toll on aviation
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has pushed O'Hare International Airport into second place for nation's busiest airport.
People and security forces gather at the site of a deadly bomb attack in a market selling used clothes in Baghdad. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a rare suicide attack that rocked central Baghdad, killing 32 people and wounding dozens. In a statement late Thursday, the group said the bombing “targeted apostate Shiites.”
Islamic State claims deadly and rare twin blasts in Baghdad
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a rare suicide attack that rocked central Baghdad, killing 32 people and wounding dozens.
A lone moviegoer attends the first screening of the film “Days and Nights in Wuhan” Friday in a cineplex in Wuhan in central China’s Hubei province. China is rolling out the state-backed film praising Wuhan ahead of the anniversary of the 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected.
2 films offer 2 tales ahead of Wuhan lockdown anniversary
Two new films about Wuhan were released Friday, the eve of the anniversary of the start of a 76-day lockdown in the central Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected. How they were released and who their audiences are stand in stark contrast.
A rocket launches from missile system as part of the drills, a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia. Russia’s top diplomat says that Moscow is ready for a quick deal with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to extend the last remaining arms control pact, which expires in just over two weeks.
Russia welcomes U.S. proposal to extend nuclear treaty
The Kremlin on Friday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden's proposal to extend the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries, which is set to expire in less than two weeks.
Police officers and workers in protective suits close off a neighborhood Thursday as it is placed under lockdown in Shanghai, China. Shanghai has imposed lockdowns on two of China’s best-known hospitals and some surrounding residential communities after they were linked to new coronavirus cases.
Shanghai outbreak prompts 2 hospital lockdowns
Shanghai has imposed lockdowns on two of China's best-known hospitals after they were linked to new coronavirus cases.
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2018, file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, centre, attends a rally in Moscow, Russia. Navalny is an anti-corruption campaigner and the Kremlin's fiercest critic. He has outlasted many opposition figures and is undeterred by incessant attempts to stop his work. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman, File)
In Russia, effort underway to curb upcoming Navalny protests
Authorities in Russia have taken elaborate measures to curb protests against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, planned by his supporters for Saturday
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a coronavirus press conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Friday Jan. 22, 2021. Johnson announced that the new variant of COVID-19, which was first discovered in the south of England, may be linked with an increase in the mortality rate. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)
UK chief scientist says new virus variant may be more deadly
The British government's chief scientific adviser says there is some evidence that a new variant of the coronavirus first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death than the original strain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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In this April 8, 1974 file photo, Atlanta Braves’ Hank Aaron eyes the flight of the ball after hitting his 715th career homer in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Atlanta. The 40th anniversary of Hank Aaron’s 715th home run finds the Hall of Famer, now 80, coping with his recovery from hip surgery. The anniversary of his famous homer on April 8, 1974 will be celebrated before the Braves’ home opener against the Mets on Tuesday night.
Remembering baseball legend Hank Aaron
Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as their children Ashley and Hunter watch.
The inauguration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala Harris
President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. Trump is en route to his Mar-a-Lago Florida Resort.
President Trump leaves the White House
Therese Adams and her daughter Charlotte, 4, of Volo suit up to go skating at Mundelein Park & Recreation District’s ice rink during their first ice skating event, Elsa on Ice!
Eagle watching, skating and golf in the snow were a part of what Daily Herald photographers found in the Chicago suburbs and present to you here in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for January 8-15, 2021.
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 52,005, Dave Tonge photo: Tapes are recorded every half-hour by Sportsphone announcers unless there is a breaking story, when they are changed immediately. Pat Benkowski is recording the voice of a quiz winner, the only prize, at the services cramped quarters in the John Hancock building in Chicago in September of 1979.
Through the Film Magnifier: Sportsphone, Steve and Garry, circus tryouts, police dogs and more.
Skaters play a game of two-on-two hockey on the outdoor rink at Flick Park in Glenview.
The cold weather helped us make beautiful photos for The Week in Pictures photo gallery for January 2-8, 2021.
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