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In Dakar, the usual soundtrack of fireworks on every corner was muted.

New Year’s Eve in Europe

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Amazon, HBO Max, Hulu and More in January

Klara Kasparova, Mother of Chess Champion and His Guide, Dies at 83

Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats

MF Doom, Masked Rapper With Intricate Rhymes, Is Dead at 49

Chief Justice Praises the Courts’ Responses to the Pandemic

There will be a late-night delivery of a venerated sardine in Maine.

Trump news – live: President blamed Kushner for election loss over Covid testing, report says

Florida Supreme Court delivers the ‘Holy Grail of lawsuit reform’ in Thursday ruling

US says it won't allow Pearl murder suspect to evade justice

How stimulus checks could be withheld from the Americans who need them most

Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case

The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has 3 key advantages despite lower efficacy rate

Officers connected to Taylor's death could face dismissal

Trump returns to White House early, offers year-end message

Report: Trooper under investigation dies in apparent suicide during house search

Syrian army says Israeli strike near Damascus kills soldier

The Democrats are suddenly leading in Georgia and the GOP should be worried

Biden will issue memo on inauguration day to halt damaging ‘midnight regulations’ by Trump

Australia-China row: 'I'm Australian - why do I need to prove my loyalty?'

Religious leaders worldwide, across faiths who died in 2020

Most of England to greet 2021 under strictest virus measures

Trump put Senate Republicans in a real jam. But McConnell might have a way out.

Plymouth K-9 shot, killed after dog turns on its police handler

Third and final Georgia audit rejects Trump fraud claims and confirms Biden victory

Lebanese PM slams 'diabolical' move to charge him over blast

Israeli foreign minister joins exodus from centrist party

Syria attack: At least 28 killed in ambush on bus

Penn Station: New train hall returns beauty to New York station

2020 through the lens of a photojournalist

Yemen war: Video shows moment Aden airport attacked

Four protests that triggered change - and one that didn't

Norway mudslide: Aerial footage shows devastation

To get young students back in classrooms, California plans to offer a financial incentive to districts to reopen.

This New Year’s Eve, Times Square Will Be Filled With Hope. But Not People.

Don’t Let the Games Begin

Death Transformed a Year, and What May Lie Ahead

As the Pandemic Took Lives, It Also Stole Hopes

Rita Houston, WFUV D.J. Who Lifted Music Careers, Dies at 59

Stimulus, Virus Variant, Georgia: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing

On Jan. 6, one last chance for Trump to snatch away Biden's win

Joe Biden refers to Kamala Harris as ‘president-elect’

The Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has 3 key advantages despite lower efficacy rate

Georgia Senate runoff: What are the latest polls and odds?

What’s causing the delay in COVID vaccine distribution?

Georgia Senate runoff: What are the latest polls and odds?

As South Africa's virus spikes, president bans liquor sales

Space images: The best of 2020

History holds Biden may be the right man for the moment

Trump signs massive funding measure

Thousands demand ouster of Nepal leader as party feud grows

2020 and me: 'We need to learn life lessons from this'

Belarus protests: The demonstrators speaking out in new and creative ways

Quarantine meals: The 2020 food trend no-one predicted

Iraqi interpreters 'stalked by death squads' for helping the British

Fashion lookahead: Eight major 2021 looks from tie-dye to pastels

What my grandfather's life taught me about China and America

Notable African deaths of 2020: From jazz legends to football heroes

Moderna will give its Covid-19 vaccine to its workers, board members and some relatives.

Nursing Home Patients Are Dying of Loneliness

More Contagious Coronavirus Variant Found in Colorado

Treasury will begin sending the $600 stimulus checks.

China Has All It Needs to Vaccinate Millions, Except Proof Its Vaccines Work

Pompeo Weighs Plan to Place Cuba on U.S. Terrorism Sponsor List

When Nashville Bombing Hit a Telecom Hub, the Ripples Reached Far Beyond

Stimulus Checks, Virus Variant, Breonna Taylor: Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

Arrest of Cameraman in Ethiopia Signals Wider Crackdown

At Least One More Louisville Officer Tied to Breonna Taylor Raid Will Be Fired

Relief Package Grows as Campaign Issue in Georgia Senate Races

The Morning

California’s governor says it’s ‘self-evident’ that stay-at-home orders will be extended.

Remembering the Restaurants America Lost in 2020

Stimulus Checks, Vaccines, Pardons: Your Monday Evening Briefing

Trump’s Veto Threat Did Little to Alter Stimulus Package

Joseph Bachelder III, Engineer of the Golden Parachute, Dies at 88

Barr Leaves a Legacy Defined by Trump

An Intimate Send-Off to the Year of Being Together

House backs increasing coronavirus stimulus checks to $2,000

Nashville bomber claimed to have cancer and began giving away his possessions shortly before attack

Hong Kong democracy activists caught at sea go on trial in China

Democrats aim for higher relief checks after Trump reversal on stimulus bill

Secondary schools must stay closed in January to stop Covid spread, Sage warns Government

Militants attack checkpoint in Pakistan, killing at least 7

Trump to Hold Georgia Rally on Eve on Senate Runoff Elections

Ghislaine Maxwell denied $28.5m bail in sex crime case

Exclusive: Britain must use Brexit freedoms to become more competitive, Boris Johnson told

Officials: Attacks across Afghanistan kill at least 5

South Africa on verge of new virus rules as it hits 1M cases

Here’s how Republicans plan to challenge Biden’s Electoral College win

As South Africa's virus spikes, president bans liquor sales

Donald Trump at risk of ruining legacy by refusing to sign stimulus bill, warns Republican senator

4 arrested in Mexico crash that killed current, ex-governor

737 Max: Air Canada flight in unscheduled landing after engine issue

French investigators to question Carlos Ghosn in Lebanon

Government shutdown looms as Donald Trump continues to refuse to sign new stimulus bill

Warnock and Loeffler work to consolidate voters for runoff

Mallard to go? Dig of Pompeii fast-food place reveals tastes

Covid-19: China's painful year fighting the coronavirus

Tigray crisis: Eritrea's role in Ethiopian conflict

'She is beautiful but she is Indian': The student who became a Welsh bard at 19

2020 and me: 'I know the value of family more'

What We Learned From Week 16 of the N.F.L. Season

Ravens Snatch Back Giants’ Playoff Hopes

Israel begins its third lockdown.

Stimulus in Limbo, but Not the Rent or Utility Bills

Who Wants Candy?

Did a network of New York clinics ignore rules on who gets vaccinated first?

Jets Start a Winning Streak and Diminish Browns’ Playoff Hopes

Managing Movie Superheroes Is About to Get a Lot More Complicated

Did These New York Clinics Ignore Rules on Who Gets Vaccinated First?

Exclusive Boris Johnson interview: 'From Bruges to Brexit, this is the end of the UK's 30-year struggle'

GOP blocks $2,000 checks as Trump leaves virus aid in chaos

COVID-19 Patient Is Bludgeoned to Death in California Hospital

Hezbollah doubled its precision-guided missiles in a year

Report: Chicago cops in botched raid had prior complaints

Sculpture honors 1st Black president of an American college

Spain: King Felipe appears to criticise exiled father in Christmas speech

Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?

Experts say experience convinced Midwest of virus dangers

Virus, other problems threaten to throw off homeless census

For a Defeated President, Pardons as an Expression of Grievance

Covid in the classroom: How the pandemic changed these three teachers' lives

Coronavirus: What has Covid done for climate crisis?

2020 and me: 'EndSARS was our Black Lives Matter'

Jobless Benefits Are Set to Expire as Trump Resists Signing Relief Bill

Central and Southern California have 0 percent I.C.U. capacity, in a state already low on hospital beds.

Partnerships

VIRUS TODAY: Make-or-break in California, Midwest reprieve

Quarter of a million dollar reward offered over mysterious Christmas Day Nashville bombing

China's pace to overtake U.S. as world's largest economy accelarates by 5 years, report predicts

Black Voters Want President Biden to Take a Cue From Candidate Biden

Top associate of Russian opposition leader Navalny detained

Nashville: officers raid a home as a person of interest reportedly linked to Christmas Day blast

Donald Trump announces he made Christmas speech to deployed troops but ‘fake news’ wasn’t invited

‘Joe and I know that sorrow’: Joe Biden and wife Jill reflect on Covid deaths in Christmas message

Astronaut Scott Kelly: How to survive a year in space

After early success, S. Korea sleepwalks into virus crisis

Warning played at scene before Nashville explosion

Court orders release of man charged in Daniel Pearl killing

Nashville police release image of vehicle that exploded on Christmas Day

How real is the threat of prosecution for Donald Trump post-presidency?

New presidency could complicate Hunter Biden investigation, lawmaker says

Report on Philadelphia police protest response finds flaws

Trump’s complaints about foreign spending directed at budget he requested and GOP supported

James Clyburn interview: Joe Biden’s most crucial champion on beating Trump, securing a diverse cabinet and why he won’t stand aside

The family with no fingerprints

What a pandemic Christmas looked like around the world

The relief bill’s fate is uncertain as the clock runs down on unemployment aid.

Duke Women’s Basketball Ends Season Early Because of Virus Concerns

Unemployment Aid Set to Lapse Saturday as Trump’s Plans for Relief Bill Remain Unclear

U.S. and China failed to help the world during COVID. As president, Biden should make things right | Opinion

AP PHOTOS: A day with an Indian farmer who opposes new laws

Boko Haram kill villagers in Christmas Eve attack

Queen Elizabeth pays tribute to 'kindness of strangers'

Trump again calls for $2,000 checks as Covid aid bill remains in flux

Sculpture honors 1st Black president of an American college

Trump campaign, supporters sued for defamation by Dominion Voting Systems employee after election accusations

Hospital Workers Start to 'Turn Against Each Other' to Get Vaccine

In other white Christmas news, 74 pounds of cocaine found floating off the Florida Keys

Trump issues warning to Iran over attack on US Embassy in Baghdad

The refugees feeding a nation

In pictures: Christmas celebrations around the world

A scene in The Pianist changed Arson Fahim's life

Astronaut Scott Kelly: How to survive a year in space

How delivery drivers became vital in the pandemic

Georgia climbers who risk their lives for Christmas trees

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today