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‘Republicans Remain Opposed to Any Policies That Would Reduce Fossil-Fuel Use’

That would rule out any policy to limit climate change.

By Jonathan Chait

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COVID Is Surging, But There’s No More Hazard Pay for Retail Workers

Employees say they’re practically being forced to risk their lives.

By Sarah Jones

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Trump Spent His Holiday Weekend Bolstering His Loser Routine

He made several flailing efforts to convince America of his purported win.

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Joe Biden Has Hairline Fractures in His Right Foot

Biden’s doctor says he may have to wear “a walking boot for several weeks” after hurting his foot while playing with his German shepard, Major.
Trump Did Worse in Counties Where He Held His Final Rallies: Report

Trump underperformed compared to 2016 in 25 out of 30 counties where he held his final pandemic get-togethers.
The U.S. Recorded Over 4 Million COVID Cases This Month Alone

Doubling October’s record for new infections, even as the national death toll climbs toward April’s peak.
New York City to Begin Phased Reopening of Schools

Pre-K and elementary school students will be able to return on December 7, and the city is overhauling how it manages its schools amid the pandemic.
Dave Prowse, Actor Who Played Darth Vader, Dead at 85

Prowse provided the physical performance for the iconic villain.
What We Know About the Assassination of Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist

Israel was likely behind the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, but it’s not clear how much it will affect Iran’s nuclear program, or if Trump signed off.
Here’s What Lame-Duck Trump Might Do

The president could start a war, spare his convicted cronies, and more on the way out.
Trump Pardons Michael Flynn in End-of-Term Attack on Russia Investigation

A little dose of payback from the departing president.
Ivanka Probably Isn’t Welcome Back in New York City

“Everyone with self-respect, a career, morals, respect for democracy … will steer clear.”
To the Salt Mines With Ye, Ben Domenech

You can’t threaten your employees with hard labor for unionizing, even if you’re the boss of the Federalist.
Meghan Markle Reveals She Suffered a Miscarriage Over the Summer

“Losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but talked about by few,” she wrote in an essay for the New York Times.
DoorDash Will Pay $2.5 Million in Tip-Skimming Settlement

The online delivery platform was sued for using tips for delivery workers’ base pay.
America’s Food Banks Are Totally Overwhelmed Right Now

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Jobless Claims Rise Again As Virus Surges

A sign that economic recovery may be stalling out as the pandemic grips America again.
U.S. Surpasses 2,000 COVID-19 Deaths in a Day for First Time Since May

Tuesday also marked three straight weeks of new daily cases above 100,000 and 15 straight days of new hospitalization highs.
Fox News Settles With Seth Rich’s Family After Promoting Conspiracy on His Death

The network settled with the slain DNC staffer’s parents over three years after suggesting his involvement in the 2016 hack of the Democratic Party.
New York Democrats Gain Veto-Proof Majority in State Senate

The supermajority gives lawmakers enhanced negotiating power over Governor Cuomo and could set pandemic-related eviction protections in motion.
CDC Director: COVID Vaccine May Be Ready for Nursing-Home Residents in December

Robert Redfield said a vaccine may be distributed to nursing-home residents, then health-care providers, as early as mid-December.
Beyoncé Leads the 2021 Grammy Nominations

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12:27 A.M. Trump Spent His Holiday Weekend Bolstering His Loser Routine A roundup of Trump’s latest preposterous election claims and flailing attempts to convince America that he’s definitely not a loser.
12:03 A.M. Joe Biden’s Cabinet Begins to Take Shape A running list of Biden’s announcements and reported picks as the incoming administration begins to name its top personnel.
Nov. 29, 2020 Joe Biden Has Hairline Fractures in His Right Foot Biden’s doctor says he may have to wear “a walking boot for several weeks” after hurting his foot while playing with his German shepherd, Major.
Nov. 29, 2020 Trump Did Worse in Places Where He Held Late Rallies: Report Trump underperformed compared to 2016 in 25 out of 30 counties where he held his final pandemic get-togethers.
Nov. 29, 2020 New York City to Begin Phased Reopening of Schools Pre-K and elementary-school students will be able to return on December 7, and the city is overhauling how it manages its schools amid the pandemic.
Nov. 28, 2020 Republicans Oppose Anything to ‘Reduce Fossil-Fuel Use’ That would rule out any policy to limit climate change.
Nov. 27, 2020 Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist Assassinated: What We Know Israel was likely behind the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, but it’s not clear how much it will affect Iran’s nuclear program, or if Trump signed off.
Nov. 27, 2020 Covid Is Surging, But There’s No More Hazard Pay for Workers Employees say they’re practically being forced to risk their lives by working during a busy and dangerous holiday season.
Nov. 25, 2020 Why Does It Take Six Hours to Get a COVID Test? The hottest item in town may be a cotton swab that goes up the nose.
Nov. 25, 2020 Here’s What Lame-Duck Trump Might Do The president could start a war, spare his convicted cronies, and more on the way out.
Nov. 25, 2020 Trump Pardons Flynn, Who Pleaded Guilty to Russia Lies A little dose of payback from the departing president.
Nov. 25, 2020 To the Salt Mines With Ye, Ben Domenech You can’t threaten your employees with hard labor for unionizing, even if you’re the boss of the Federalist.
Nov. 25, 2020 Losing Hasn’t Changed Trump’s Stance on White Supremacy His continued resistance to renaming military bases that honor Confederates — though it has no obvious political benefit — confirms his true beliefs.
Nov. 25, 2020 Jobless Claims Rise Again As Virus Surges A sign that economic recovery may be stalling out as the pandemic grips America again.
Nov. 25, 2020 ‘We Saw it Coming. We Should Have Been Better at This.’ A Montana doctor treated coronavirus patients in New York, but she never thought the horrors would follow her 2,000 miles home.
Nov. 25, 2020 Fox News Reaches Settlement With Seth Rich’s Family The network settled with the slain DNC staffer’s parents over three years after suggesting his involvement in the 2016 hack of the Democratic Party.
Nov. 24, 2020 U.S. Exceeds 2,000 Deaths in a Day for First Time Since May Tuesday also marked three straight weeks of new daily cases above 100,000 and 15 straight days of new hospitalization highs.
Nov. 24, 2020 David Dinkins Deserved Better His mayoralty was not the overt failure it once seemed.
Nov. 24, 2020 New York Democrats Gain Veto-Proof Majority in State Senate The supermajority gives lawmakers enhanced negotiating power over Governor Cuomo and could set pandemic-related eviction protections in motion.
Nov. 24, 2020 CDC Director: Vaccine Could Be Ready for Elderly Next Month Robert Redfield said a vaccine may be distributed to nursing-home residents, then health-care providers, as early as mid-December.

Nov. 29, 2020 Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of November 30 There’s an intense eclipse in Gemini this week. Here’s what to expect.
Nov. 29, 2020 The Mom Having Second Thoughts About Her Married Lover This week’s sex diary.
Nov. 29, 2020 The U.S. Recorded Over 4 Million COVID Cases This Month Doubling October’s record for new infections, even as the national death toll climbs toward April’s peak.
Nov. 29, 2020 Alien Art (?) Object Disappeared From Utah Desert A tall metal monolith has vanished as suddenly as it appeared.
Nov. 29, 2020 Actually, NYC’s Public Elementary Schools Can Reopen Albeit with a few caveats.
Nov. 27, 2020 Shop the Best Black Friday 2020 Deals at Nordstrom Indulgent skincare, cozy sweats, and plenty of designer finds.
Nov. 27, 2020 Everything Worth Buying at Sephora’s Holiday Sale Including lots of Strategist favorites.
Nov. 27, 2020 All the Best Deals at Everlane’s Black Friday Sale Lots of Strategist-approved clothes and accessories up to 40 percent off.
Nov. 27, 2020 This is the Perfect Time to Learn How to Dance This app taught me how to do a routine in heels.
Nov. 27, 2020 Turns Out It’s Pretty Good: The Sopranos I had my reasons for not watching it!
Nov. 27, 2020 Shop the Best Black Friday 2020 Deals on Amazon Markdowns on everything from skincare to jeans to kitchen appliances.
Nov. 27, 2020 All the Best Black Friday Sales A massive, comprehensive list.
Nov. 27, 2020 Everything at Glossier Is On Sale Right Now Happy Black Friday.
Nov. 26, 2020 ‘Many of These Women Don’t Even Know They’re Being Abused’ Economic abuse was insidious before the pandemic, but COVID has made it worse.
Nov. 26, 2020 The Artist Exploring the Layers of the Black Body Meet Devin B. Johnson.
Nov. 26, 2020 Turns Out It’s Pretty Good: Aging I’m talking about joy, about having more life to live.
Nov. 25, 2020 Denmark’s Slaughtered Mink Reportedly Rising From Graves Weeks after the country began culling the animals over coronavirus concerns, their decomposing bodies are resurfacing.
Nov. 25, 2020 Haggard Tree Undergoes Stunning Glow-Up The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree got extensions.
Nov. 25, 2020 The 24 Best Gifts for the Foodie in Your Life Whether they’re into wine, coffee, or Sichaun spices.
Nov. 25, 2020 Well, at Least There’s No SantaCon This Year Or, no official SantaCon, that is.

1:34 A.M. The Flash Halts Production After Positive COVID-19 Test The case was reportedly detected via the Vancouver production’s testing protocols.
Nov. 29, 2020 The Undoing Finale Recap: Lose Yourself In the end, none of this was really ever about Elena Alves — it was about a much more everyday kind of evil.
Nov. 29, 2020 UK Culture Secretary: The Crown Needs to Be Labeled Fiction “Netflix should be very clear at the beginning it is just that.”
Nov. 29, 2020 Fargo Season Finale Recap: Peace in Our Time If there’s a moral to this season it’s not that crime doesn’t pay — it’s that crime only pays for some.
Nov. 29, 2020 The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Shake and Go Home Karen’s web of white lies catches up with her at her wig launch party, where Candiace and Monique (almost) come face to face.
Nov. 29, 2020 Drake Gets ‘Stamp of Approval’ to Play Obama In Any Biopics Per the former president and his household.
Nov. 29, 2020 Does George Clooney Really Cut His Hair With a Vacuum? We need Richard Kind’s help cracking the Case of The Inexplicable Flowbee.
Nov. 29, 2020 Halsey Calls Out Recording Academy Following Grammys Snub “I’m sure this post will blacklist me anyway.”
Nov. 29, 2020 Carrie Brownstein Is Writing and Directing a Heart Biopic This will be the best use of “Barracuda” in a movie since Fergie covered it for Shrek the Third.
Nov. 29, 2020 Marvel Honors Chadwick Boseman With New Black Panther Intro Today would have been his 44th birthday.
Nov. 29, 2020 Dave Prowse, Actor Who Played Darth Vader, Dead at 85 Prowse provided the physical performance for the iconic villain.
Nov. 29, 2020 Saved by the Bell Apologizes for Selena Gomez Kidney Jokes Gomez received a kidney transplant in 2017.
Nov. 28, 2020 All the Celebrities Who Have Tested Positive for Coronavirus The list keeps growing.
Nov. 28, 2020 Cher Rescued the ‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ As one does.
Nov. 28, 2020 Floribama Shore Pauses Production Due to COVID-19 on Set … and it’s not even filming in Floribama!
Nov. 28, 2020 Every The Office Christmas Episode, Ranked From Belsnickel to Benihana.
Nov. 28, 2020 Watch Nathan Fielder Start a Frankly Terrifying Hype House It’s like if The Vow was worth watching.
Nov. 28, 2020 How John Wilson Made the Perfect COVID-Era TV Finale The documentarian discusses the unexpectedly moving episode of his HBO series.
Nov. 28, 2020 Eric Clapton, Van Morrison Announce New ‘Anti-Lockdown’ Song Which reminded people of some other terrible ideas Eric Clapton has thrown his weight behind.
Nov. 27, 2020 Idris Elba Interviews Paul McCartney for BBC Holiday Special No tap-dancing and zero Judi Dench, but Idris is still committed to delivering a gift to you this Christmas.

Nov. 29, 2020 A Gift for Every Type of Mom From the gorpcore mom to the Goop mom.
Nov. 29, 2020 The Strategist’s Guide to Black Friday Your one-stop shop.
Nov. 27, 2020 All of the Best Beauty Black Friday Deals From $10 buys to significant discounts on La Mer.
Nov. 27, 2020 Everything Worth Buying at Sephora’s Holiday Sale Including lots of Strategist favorites.
Nov. 27, 2020 All the Best Black Friday Deals at Amazon From beauty to tech.
Nov. 27, 2020 All the Best Walmart Black Friday Deals Walmart’s Black Friday sale is live, and we’ve pulled the best deals.
Nov. 27, 2020 All the Best Black Friday Furniture and Home Deals Now’s the time to give your home a much-needed refresh.
Nov. 27, 2020 All the Best Black Friday Kitchen Deals Get serious discounts on Le Creuset, KitchenAid, Breville, and more.
Nov. 27, 2020 All the Best Black Friday Deals at Nordstrom Actually good deals for women, men, children, and the home.
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Nov. 27, 2020 Strategist-Approved Things That Are On Sale for Black Friday We’re sticking to the tried-and-true things we’ve already written about that just happen to be on sale for Black Friday.
Nov. 27, 2020 The Best Gifts to Buy on Black Friday From L.O.L. Surprise dolls for kids to comfy robes for stressed-out adults.
Nov. 27, 2020 All the Best Black Friday Mattress Deals Don’t snooze on the gift of great sleep.
Nov. 27, 2020 The Best Beauty From Dermstore’s Black Friday Sale For all your hair-care, makeup, and skin-care needs.
Nov. 27, 2020 All the Best Deals at Lululemon’s Black Friday Sale Including lots of women’s leggings, men’s hoodies, and accessories.
Nov. 27, 2020 If You Buy Anything Today, Get These ‘Eternally Cool’ Boots Not often will retailers mark down the brand’s neutral, goes-with-practically-everything styles like this pair in brown leather.
Nov. 27, 2020 All the Best Deals at Everlane’s Black Friday Sale Lots of Strategist-approved clothes and accessories up to 40 percent off.
Nov. 27, 2020 Everything Worth Buying at Glossier’s Black Friday Sale From Boy Brow to Balm Dotcom.
Nov. 25, 2020 68 Gifts for Every Type of Husband We’ve got ideas for gamer husbands, bald husbands, Starbucks-loving husbands, and more.
Nov. 25, 2020 We Tested 42 Fabric Face Masks We checked for fit, comfort, breathability, and how well they block droplets.

Nov. 26, 2020 We Unearthed the 55 Best Rent Deals in NYC Right Now A rare Chelsea townhouse two-bedroom, a Red Hook loft with concrete floors, and more.
Nov. 25, 2020 People in COVID Testing Lines Are Turning on Each Other Line-cutters, it turns out, aren’t treated kindly by those waiting six hours for a nose swab.
Nov. 25, 2020 A $695K Soho Spot and an Apartment With Gramercy Park Access Plus, a $349K studio in Beekman, a spacious two-bedroom in Prospect Park South, and more.
Nov. 25, 2020 Upper West Side Homeless Shelters: What You Need to Know The latest: A judge ruled that the city is allowed to transfer the over 200 Lucerne Hotel residents to the Radisson in the Financial District.
Nov. 25, 2020 The Approval System for New Building Encourages Mediocrity In Gowanus, we’re dredging for an idea everyone can live with.
Nov. 25, 2020 The Remaining Rockettes on Their Spectacular-less Christmas “Our kick lines look the same, but we are doing them socially distanced.”
Nov. 25, 2020 From Community Organizer to the Ultimate Insider Kathy Wylde, the longtime head of the Partnership for New York City, has a message for today’s young socialists.
Nov. 24, 2020 The Time I Walked Princess Diana Through the Lower East Side “I didn’t get a chance to be nervous.”
Nov. 24, 2020 A 1930 McKim, Mead & White Castle in Tuxedo Park The 24,000-square-foot mansion overlooking Tuxedo Lake has 14 bedrooms and 11.5 baths.
Nov. 24, 2020 Chess Forum’s Imad Khachan Talks With @NewYorkNico “It’s something that time forgot, I feel like — the place — and me in it.”
Nov. 24, 2020 Howard Wolfson Among the Investors Keeping Astor Hair Open The 75-year-old barbershop will no longer be family run.
Nov. 24, 2020 The Look Book Goes to The Chelsea Flea After a nearly nine-month closure, the 44-year-old market is back.
Nov. 23, 2020 An Upper West Side Penthouse Spread Over 4 Floors The lower half of the 1,700-square-foot apartment used to be the operating room of a former hospital.
Nov. 23, 2020 Trump’s Lame-Duck Period Could Trigger an Eviction Crisis Just one more thing to worry about before January 20th.
Nov. 23, 2020 A Lounge in the Sky in the West Village How architect Alexander Gorlin turned a badly renovated studio into a sunny and starlit day-to-night home — with enough space for 30 Dutch soldiers.
Nov. 20, 2020 Dorothy Parker Honored With Building She’d Be Evicted From Builders seldom make passes at writers’ broke asses.
Nov. 20, 2020 Artist Shaun Leonardo Is the New Co-Director of Recess “For change to happen, folks have to move aside and actually allocate power to the people.”
Nov. 20, 2020 Should Parking Snitches Get Riches? A new bill would give New Yorkers a 25 percent cut of fines for tattling on illegally parked cars.
Nov. 20, 2020 Nobody Wants to Buy Trump’s D.C. Hotel No one wants to buy a hotel right now, and especially not this one.
Nov. 20, 2020 Norman Teague Invites You to Find Your Groove in His Tables The designer makes his mark by letting you make yours.

Nov. 27, 2020 The Great British Baking Show Made Me Cry After All It’s time for the finale of the weirdest season in Great British history.
Nov. 25, 2020 DoorDash Will Pay $2.5 Million in Tip-Skimming Settlement The online delivery platform was sued for using tips for delivery workers’ base pay.
Nov. 25, 2020 I Miss My Restaurant Family, Unfortunately We were something of an un-chosen family — until the coronavirus forced us apart.
Nov. 24, 2020 6 Local Chile Oils That Could Make Anything Taste Great A look at the homegrown crop, all perfectly suited for rice-drizzling and stocking-stuffing.
Nov. 24, 2020 8 Highly Giftable Cookbooks by New York Chefs Restaurants may be in flux, but cookbooks are a constant.
Nov. 24, 2020 What Happens If Outdoor Dining Pauses in New York? People need spaces to gather. Do we want to see what happens when those go away?
Nov. 23, 2020 Good-bye to MeMe’s Diner, a Restaurant That Felt Like Home “When you experience hospitality from your chosen family, it can be revelatory.”
Nov. 23, 2020 Don’t Call Yellow Rose Tex-Mex At the new East Village canteen, the vegan queso rivals the beef chili.
Nov. 20, 2020 Did It Have to Be This Way, Great British Baking Show? It’s Pâtisserie Week and it’s all just too much.
Nov. 20, 2020 Jason Stewart’s Grub Street Diet “I’m not particularly proud of it.”
Nov. 19, 2020 The Enormous Joy of the Tiny Thanksgiving It is not a celebration of abundance. It is a celebration of just enough.
Nov. 19, 2020 Winter Comes for New York’s Streeteries Our restaurant critic bundles up for the season ahead.
Nov. 18, 2020 The Grub Street Guide to Thanksgiving Takeout in NYC This year, take your turkey to-go.
Nov. 18, 2020 Can Pickle Rick Seltzer Cure Our Collective Malaise? Pickle-flavored seltzer is finally here. Is it any good?
Nov. 17, 2020 How Many New Ways Will Restaurant Owners Get Squeezed? Both restaurant workers and owners alike have had to deal with a steady drip of small, incremental changes.
Nov. 17, 2020 A New Mexican Deli Lands in Bushwick With Real-Deal Birria Andrés Tonatiuh Galindo Maria has opened Nene’s in the neighborhood where he grew up.
Nov. 17, 2020 The Case for Spending Thanksgiving Alone This year, and every year.
Nov. 16, 2020 Here’s Another Reminder to Stop Using Delivery Apps They prey on restaurants, but still can’t make money.
Nov. 16, 2020 Can Meal Kits Connect Us to Restaurants, and Each Other? Once-shunned, meal kits have taken on new importance in the age of coronavirus.
Nov. 13, 2020 Say Good-bye to Two More Vital New York Restaurants The Beatrice Inn and MeMe’s Diner will both close their doors soon.

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