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We’re Lucky the Trump Presidency Wasn’t Worse

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U.S. Surpasses 400,000 COVID-19 Deaths

More than 100,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus in the past five weeks.
Biden Picks Trans Doctor Rachel Levine as Assistant Health Secretary

If confirmed, Levine will become the highest-ranking transgender official in the U.S. government.
Biden Heads to D.C. for Inauguration: Live Updates

The president-elect got emotional as he left Delaware for Washington. Meanwhile, Trump is preparing to move out of the White House.
Could Trump’s Going Away Ceremony Be a Ghost Town?

Reported invites from the final event of Trump’s presidency suggest there are concerns it may be poorly attended.
Non-Cannibal Actor Josh Duhamel May Replace Armie Hammer in Shotgun Wedding

North Dakota’s finest will star opposite Jennifer Lopez, considering, you know, *waves hand in Armie Hammer’s general direction.*
Harry Brant, Troubled Society Fixture, Dies at 24

The New York socialite passed away after an accidental drug overdose.
Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial Will Be a Democratic Production

The question of whether a former president can be tried and then banned from future office will hang over Trump’s second trial from the get-go.
New COVID Strain Spreading Across U.S.: What We Know

As public-health officials warn that the U.K. COVID strain could soon become common in the U.S., an unrelated variant has been found in California.
Armie Hammer Says He’s ‘Genuinely Sorry’ For Calling Woman ‘Miss Cayman’ in Vid

The Miss Cayman Universe Committee released a statement saying that the Committee was “very disturbed by the video.”
Trump Plans to Issue at Least 100 Pardons and Commutations on Tuesday

He is also reportedly still considering whether or not to try to preemptively pardon himself and his family members and aides.
Multiple Extremist Group Members Arrested: Live Updates

The FBI is continuing to round up rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, Sunday’s state capitol protests were a non-event.
Beware the Hot Pockets

The USDA has received reports of “pieces of glass and hard plastic” buried inside some pepperoni pockets.
Music Producer Phil Spector Is Dead at 81

The “Wall of Sound” pioneer was serving a 19-year sentence for the 2003 murder of Lana Clarkson.
Trump Job Approval Plunging He Leaves Office

Trump’s support is in free fall, but is high enough among Republicans to keep them from dumping him. Biden enters office with a bit of a honeymoon.
Even the Guy MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Wants for a Coup Is Confused

The mattress mogul might have handed Trump a plan for holding onto power. One of the people he named has no idea what’s going on.
Will We Get a Third Round of Stimulus Checks?

With Democrats controlling Congress and the White House, odds are high for more stimulus and a third check. But timing will be tricky.
The Vaccine Stockpile the White House Released This Week Doesn’t Exist: Report

The Trump administration had already depleted it, sowing more confusion for state and local authorities.
Andrew Yang, Who Is Absolutely a New Yorker, Went to His New York Deli

“I love bodegas.”
4 Public Radio Stations Have Dropped The Daily

The move stems from the fallout at the New York Times surrounding the Caliphate controversy.
The Last Man Set to Be Executed by the Trump Administration

What to know about Dustin Higgs, the final person scheduled to be killed in Trump’s cruel and unprecedented execution spree.

6:20 P.M. Trump Farewell Hypocritically Touts Patriotism, Free Speech No president has done more damage to American ideals.
5:19 P.M. U.S. Surpasses 400,000 COVID-19 Deaths More than 100,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus in the past five weeks.
5:00 P.M. We’re Lucky the Trump Presidency Wasn’t Worse Electing an authoritarian reality star brought us mass death and insurrection. But it’s also left us with a fighting chance to fortify our democracy.
4:33 P.M. Biden Heads to D.C. for Inauguration: Live Updates The president-elect got emotional as he left Delaware for Washington. Meanwhile, Trump is preparing to move out of the White House.
3:44 P.M. Could Trump’s Going Away Ceremony Be a Ghost Town? Invites for the final event of Trump’s presidency suggest there are concerns it may be poorly attended.
3:31 P.M. How to Sign Up for a COVID Vaccine in New York After a sluggish start, New York is ramping up vaccination efforts, making more people eligible for the shot and opening new mass vaccination sites.
3:17 P.M. Democrats Push Voting-Rights Expansion With Fresh Urgency Republicans will block the reforms, but at the price of underlining an authoritarian strain in their thinking that will outlive Trump’s presidency.
1:21 P.M. If Trump Doesn’t Keep You Up All Night, MyPillow Will A review.
1:16 P.M. Policing Facebook Under a Biden Administration Talking to FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter about keeping big tech honest.
1:00 P.M. Democrats Will Control Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial The question of whether a former president can be tried and then banned from future office will hang over Trump’s second trial from the get-go.
11:02 A.M. All of President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet Nominees A running list of Biden’s announcements and reported picks as the incoming administration begins to take shape.
6:00 A.M. After Climate Alarmism The war on denial has been won. And that’s not the only good news.
Jan. 18, 2021 Trump Set to Issue 100 Pardons and Commutations on Tuesday He is also reportedly still considering whether or not to try to preemptively pardon himself and his family members and aides.
Jan. 18, 2021 New COVID Strain Spreading Across U.S.: What We Know As public-health officials warn that the U.K. COVID strain could soon become common in the U.S., an unrelated variant has been found in California.
Jan. 18, 2021 How Close Did We Get to an Election Coup? At several moments, Trump’s efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory were scarily close to success. Fortunately, he was too incompetent to pull it off.
Jan. 18, 2021 Trump Wanted to Erase Obama’s Legacy. He Failed. Almost every Obama achievement Trump tried to negate has remained.
Jan. 17, 2021 Multiple Extremist Group Members Arrested: Live Updates The FBI is continuing to round up rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, Sunday’s state capitol protests were a non-event.
Jan. 17, 2021 What Explains Bitcoin’s Resurgence? Written off for dead by many after falling 90 percent, the cryptocurrency is back at all-time highs. Believe it or not, a lot has changed.
Jan. 17, 2021 What Has the Pandemic Done to Our Eyes? Humans weren’t meant to stare at screens.
Jan. 16, 2021 Trump’s Job Approval Plunging as He Leaves Office Trump’s support is in free fall, but is high enough among Republicans to keep them from dumping him. Biden enters office with a bit of a honeymoon.

6:20 P.M. Looks Like Clare and Dale Are Already Breaking Up Bachelorette couple Clare Crawley and Dale Moss are going their “separate ways.”
5:18 P.M. The Joys and Perils of Quitting to Do What You Love An honest conversation with stylist Reva Bhatt. video
5:01 P.M. Biden Picks Trans Doctor Rachel Levine for Key HHS Role If confirmed, Levine will become the highest-ranking transgender official in the U.S. government.
4:39 P.M. Not Now, Tiffany!! Trump’s second-favorite daughter decided today was the day to drop her White House engagement photo shoot.
2:26 P.M. Beware the Vagina Candle One reportedly exploded in London.
2:18 P.M. Harry Brant, Troubled Society Fixture, Dies at 24 The New York socialite passed away after an accidental drug overdose.
12:00 P.M. ‘My Co-worker Hijacks Our Meetings With Endless Questions’ It’s hard to tell someone to talk less, especially in a spur-of-the-moment conversation that you aren’t prepared for.
11:48 A.M. Wardrobe Essentials Picked Out for You MatchesFashion has helpfully assembled an edit.
11:46 A.M. A Makeup Artist on Her 11 Favorite Beauty Products Including the one that gives you a “J.Lo glow.”
11:37 A.M. How This Director Gets Her Skin So Good Isabel Sandoval has been using the same sunscreen for six years.
11:30 A.M. Those Guillotines Are Awfully Close to Your Neck A punk niche for this violent moment.
11:15 A.M. Armie Hammer Issues Apology for Vid With Scantily Clad Woman The Miss Cayman Universe Committee released a statement saying that it was “very disturbed by the video.”
10:56 A.M. Ben Affleck & Ana de Armas’s Breakup Photos Are Perfect The relationship seems to have ended as it started — with an incredibly staged paparazzi photo.
9:30 A.M. I Think About These 2008 Gossip Girl Ads a Lot I felt guilty for watching innocent kisses on TV, but it was okay to display soft porn on public transit?
Jan. 18, 2021 A Polite Reminder From Meena Harris That She’s ‘Not Kamala’ She is a CEO, entrepreneur, children’s book author, lawyer, and mother. Here’s how she gets it done.
Jan. 17, 2021 Madame Clairevoyant: Horoscopes for the Week of January 18 Aquarius season begins this week!
Jan. 17, 2021 The Happily Partnered Woman Who Dreams of Having a Threesome This week’s sex diary.
Jan. 17, 2021 Beware the Hot Pockets The USDA has received reports of “pieces of glass and hard plastic” buried inside some pepperoni pockets.
Jan. 17, 2021 Men in Tights Miucca Prada and Raf Simons introduce the idea of a onesie.
Jan. 17, 2021 Just How Many Cats Might Elon Musk ‘Owe’ Jamie Lynn Spears? “The Tesla is a secret cat-killer, and it’s a problem that we really gotta fix,” Spears said in a now-retracted Instagram video.

6:08 P.M. No One Was Safe from Phil Spector The producer made countless contributions to music, but his ego overshadowed them all.
6:05 P.M. James Charles Covers ‘Drivers License,’ Reminds You He Sings The MUA took on Olivia Rodrigo’s hit song.
5:56 P.M. The Bachelorette’s Clare Crawley and Dale Moss Split Months after they blew up the show.
5:50 P.M. Chromatica’s Pope Lady Gaga Sends ‘Love, From the Capitol’ “Chromatica II” into “911” in the peaceful transfer of power.
4:10 P.M. Bali Influencer Influences Bali to Deport Her Eat, pray, love, get sent back on the next available flight.
3:57 P.M. Josh Duhamel May Replace Armie Hammer in Shotgun Wedding North Dakota’s finest will star opposite Jennifer Lopez, considering, you know, *waves hand in Armie Hammer’s general direction.*
3:44 P.M. Euphoria Special Trailer: Jules’s 2020 Was Worse Than Yours But her eye makeup? Still fantastic.
3:15 P.M. And Now, TikTok’s #JunebugChallenge Comes to Break Arms Meet the newest viral TikTok dance … but don’t hurt yourself.
2:51 P.M. The Bachelor Recap: Ladies in Waiting It will truly be remarkable if Matt somehow manages to explode another season of this show.
1:49 P.M. Jazmine Sullivan, Eric Church to Sing Anthem at Super Bowl H.E.R. will perform “America the Beautiful.”
1:27 P.M. RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. Recap: Balls in Your Court The across-the-pond offshoot returns with some familiar challenges, a promising new set of queens, and an array of regional accents.
12:13 P.M. Eddie Huang Debuts Pop Smoke, the Actor, in Boogie Trailer A coming-of-age story starring Taylor Takahashi and the late rapper.
12:13 P.M. After All This, Donald Trump Could Lose His SAG Card, Too How will he get health care?
12:02 P.M. Fall Out Boy Performs at Biden Pre-Inauguration Concert Pete Wentz’s parents met while working for Biden in the Senate in the 1970s.
11:58 A.M. Governor Zach Morris Legalizes Saved by the Bell Season 2 We’re getting 10 more episodes.
11:30 A.M. So, Is Apple Building a Netflix for Podcasts? The rumors are flowing.
11:23 A.M. All of The Muppet Show Is Heading to Disney+ The curtains rise on February 19.
11:14 A.M. Jane Levy Gently Informs Jack Quaid That He’s a Hottie How does he not know?
11:09 A.M. So, Was Trump Good for Comedy? Six different comedians, six different answers. podcast
11:08 A.M. What I Learned in the Late-Night Joke Mines Current and former writers reflect on trying to wring humor from the Trump administration.

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2:13 P.M. What Jason Derulo Can’t Live Without “I’ve listened to it at least 1,000 times.”
1:45 P.M. The Best Women’s Underwear, According to Amazon Reviews “These underpants are great, if you’re ready to embrace your inner granny and experience the magic of full coverage.”
1:25 P.M. 12 Things On Sale You’ll Want: From Fenty Beauty to Coach Including a cozy cotton quilt and a Strategist-approved contour stick.
1:05 P.M. The Best Hidden Cameras, According to Surveillance Experts You’ll feel a bit like 007 with these tiny cameras hidden in pens, sunglasses, and more.
11:29 A.M. This Dentist-Recommended Electric Toothbrush Is On Sale This top-of-the-line model is almost never this cheap.
Jan. 15, 2021 What Camila Alves McConaughey Can’t Live Without “I got Matthew to wear them, too, because he has long hair now.”
Jan. 15, 2021 The Speaker 3 of Our Writers Take Everywhere Okay, Wonderboom-er.
Jan. 15, 2021 22 Things on Sale You’ll Want: From the North Face to Ganni Including lots of on-sale cashmere.
Jan. 15, 2021 Our Favorite Do-It-All (Diminutive) Oven Is On Sale It only takes minutes to prepare a meal.
Jan. 15, 2021 34 Artificial Plants and Trees That Don’t Look Fake They’re faux, and they’re spectacular.
Jan. 14, 2021 This $5 Concealer Is a Spot-on Dupe for YSL’s Touche Éclat In a blind test, I’m not sure I’d be able to tell the difference.
Jan. 14, 2021 The Best Bitters, According to Bartenders An option for every cocktail (including ones without alcohol).
Jan. 14, 2021 A Gift for Every Type of Wife Including a sophisticated stuffed ostrich, fuzzy slippers, and a status workout sneaker.
Jan. 14, 2021 These Fast-to-Sell-Out Spin Bikes Are Worthy Peloton Dupes And are just as good as the real thing.
Jan. 14, 2021 58 Valentine’s Day Gifts for Every Type of Boyfriend Whether he’s a coffee snob, a plant guy, or in need of a loungewear upgrade.
Jan. 14, 2021 This Lip Balm Is Just $1 Thanks to UO’s Very Good Sale Hundreds of already-discounted products are an extra 40 percent off.
Jan. 14, 2021 Some Truly Excellent (Under $25) Skin-Care Products Skincare doesn’t have to be expensive to be good.

5:58 P.M. Looks Like the Rich Aren’t Abandoning New York After All High-end Manhattan apartments are finally moving again.
5:48 P.M. Does Flint Finally Have Clean Water? Nearly seven years later, the crisis still isn’t over.
1:40 P.M. A Look Inside the New Uber Eats–Funded Streeteries in Harlem Local designers and artists teamed up to create custom structures for six Black-owned businesses.
8:00 A.M. An Elegantly DIY Brooklyn Apartment With a Vreeland-Red Wall Taylor Angino and Kiko Sih’s place is always evolving.
8:00 A.M. The Look Book Goes to Grand Central Terminal On a much quieter than usual morning, we spoke to commuters, and even a few tourists, who were passing through.
Jan. 15, 2021 I Knew the Vessel Was Going to Have a Suicide Problem How a private design process created a public space that is dangerous, even deadly.
Jan. 15, 2021 Andrew Yang, Who Is Absolutely a New Yorker, Went to a Deli “I love bodegas.”
Jan. 15, 2021 The Listings Catfish Host Kamie Crawford Likes to Stare At “You gotta manifest positivity in your home-buying process.”
Jan. 14, 2021 Being a Trump Is a Liability Now, Even If You’ve Sued Donald Fred Trump III was asked to leave his position at Cushman & Wakefield.
Jan. 14, 2021 Joe Biden’s Amtrak Trip to D.C. Has Been Derailed The inauguration itinerary has changed to protect the president-elect from Trump’s legacy.
Jan. 14, 2021 We Unearthed the 46 Best Rent Deals in NYC Right Now Several especially cool apartments in Greenwich Village, a quirky Red Hook apartment, and more.
Jan. 13, 2021 Jerry Nadler Brought a Zabar’s Bag to the Impeachment He’s on the Upper West Side of the aisle.
Jan. 13, 2021 Can an Armored Capitol Still Be the People’s House? The protesters shouted “This is our house!” as they sacked it.
Jan. 13, 2021 This Streetery is Going to Clobber Bicyclists Its many doors open directly into a bike lane.
Jan. 13, 2021 A $310K Clinton Hill Studio and a Huge Lenox Hill Apartment Plus, a $560K West Village studio that feels kind of like a full-size apartment.
Jan. 13, 2021 A Florida Family Bought the Viral Shag-Carpet House It’ll soon be a vacation rental, but without all of the wall-to-wall carpeting.
Jan. 13, 2021 NYC Ends the Skating-Rink Contract That Built Trump’s Myth The rink was a minor success that Trump blew out of proportion.
Jan. 13, 2021 5 Things to Buy from Crosby Studios’ New Home-Goods Line Designer Harry Nuriev wants to make it easier for people to reinvent their homes in his image.
Jan. 12, 2021 The Vessel Closes Indefinitely After a Third Suicide Calls to raise the structure’s railings have previously been ignored.
Jan. 12, 2021 No One Is Selling New York Harder Than This TikTok Couple And, against all odds, we find it … slightly charming?

3:49 P.M. What’s Happening at the Hunts Point Produce Market? Workers are on strike, and some experts warn it could affect the city’s produce supplies.
10:00 A.M. Nasrin Rejali Shares Family Recipes One To-Go Box at a Time The Iranian refugee is building a brand with delivery dinners and mail-order cookies.
8:00 A.M. Pecking House’s Chinese Fried Chicken A poultry pop-up with secret passwords.
Jan. 15, 2021 Andrew Yang Walks Into a Bodega — or Does He? Where, exactly, did the mayoral candidate buy his green tea this morning?
Jan. 15, 2021 Sign Up for a Meal Subscription and Save a Restaurant Summerlong Supper Club and Table22 aim to turn brand loyalty into reliable revenue streams.
Jan. 15, 2021 Comedian Steven Phillips-Horst’s Grub Street Diet “My boyfriend is a brilliant chef, but left to my own devices I’m a ’90s sitcom widower cliché.”
Jan. 14, 2021 The Instagram Account Holding Restaurants Accountable He broke Sqirl’s mold scandal wide open and revealed racism at a popular pizza shop. But who is Joe Rosenthal, really?
Jan. 14, 2021 Potatoes Will Make a Triumphant Return to Taco Bell’s Menu Now do Mexican Pizza.
Jan. 13, 2021 Hope Is Rising for Real Restaurant Relief “We feel pretty good that we can get the bill passed.”
Jan. 12, 2021 Inside the Food Feud at Rockaway Beach The boardwalk could look quite different this summer.
Jan. 11, 2021 Edy Massih Wants to Be ‘the Middle Eastern Martha Stewart’ At Edy’s Grocer, the chef is ready to go big.
Jan. 8, 2021 City Councilmember Carlina Rivera’s Grub Street Diet “I made a wish.”
Jan. 7, 2021 La Newyorkina, Fany Gerson’s Passion Project, Is Closing “We were doing numbers that we do in the dead of winter some days during the summer, which is crazy.”
Jan. 6, 2021 Dani Luv’s Next Act? Maybe Mayor. Sammy’s Roumanian’s house musician talks about the restaurant’s closing.
Jan. 6, 2021 The Random Restaurant Conversations We Can’t Have Right Now “It’s kind of an invisible thread in the fabric of a New Yorker’s daily existence.”
Jan. 5, 2021 Washington, D.C., Sets Date to Vaccinate Restaurant Workers Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, food-industry workers have been among those who have borne the brunt of the pandemic.
Jan. 5, 2021 Good-bye to Sammy’s Roumanian and Its Glorious Schmaltz New York’s favorite “Jewish disco” has closed its doors for good.
Jan. 4, 2021 When Can New York’s Grocery Store Workers Get Vaccinated? According to current projections, the state’s grocery workers will be eligible by the end of the month.
Jan. 4, 2021 The Case for Double Dinner We could all use some soup dumplings with a side of cheese fries right now.
Dec. 30, 2020 The Extraordinary Power of Soup Joumou It’s time for bowls filled to the brim with strength and courage.

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