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U.S. Reports Another Record-Breaking Day of New COVID-19 Cases

More than 170,000 new cases were reported Friday, setting a new national record for the fourth straight day, as did current hospitalizations.
Trump Almost Acknowledges Losing the Election for the First Time

He didn’t concede in his first public remarks in eight days, but he came ever so close to admitting another administration would soon replace his.
Chait: Trump’s Election Challenges Keep Getting Laughed Out of Court

Rudy’s landscaping press conference was the high point.
The End Is Here: Last Two States Called In the Presidential Election

Team Trump may rage perpetually, but with Georgia falling to Biden and North Carolina to the president, the real-life election is over.
Are We Headed Back Into COVID Lockdown?

In what could be the first of many, Chicago has issued a stay-at-home advisory to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Everyone Else Finally Calls Arizona for Joe Biden

Fox News and the AP are no longer on an island.
U.S. Government Says TikTok Can Stay … for Now

The Commerce Department has delayed the TikTok ban “pending further legal developments.”
Incoming GOP Senator Apparently Doesn’t Know What World War II Was About

Tommy Tuberville said his father deployed to France to liberate Paris “from socialism and communism,” forgetting perhaps that Nazis were fascist.
Biden Blocked From Warp Speed Briefings on Vaccine Distribution: Report

As Trump advisers refuse to brief Biden’s transition team about vaccine distribution, the president-elect fears he may be playing catch-up on day one.
Which House Races Still Aren’t Called?

A narrowed Democratic margin in the House could swell or shrink as the last seven races are eventually called.
DOJ Probe Into Epstein Prosecutors Ends With Mere Slap on the Wrist

The inquiry found that prosecutors engaged in “poor judgment” but not “professional misconduct” when they penned Epstein’s sweetheart deal in 2007.
States Expand COVID Restrictions As Pandemic Spreads Uncontrollably

Several Republican governors issued new orders, including mask mandates, while five major cities shut down in-person classes.
Who Will Hold Power in the Next Congress?

Depending on what happens in Georgia’s Senate runoffs, Democrats will have either a narrow path for governing or a tough row to hoe.
COVID Is Pushing Black Mothers Out of the Workforce at a Staggering Rate

A new report found that the group has seen a greater drop in workforce participation than any other.
The Weeknd Will Headline the 2021 Super Bowl Halftime Show

A list of things that are still happening: 2021, the Super Bowl, and the Weeknd.
There’s a New COVID Outbreak in the Trump White House

Corey Lewandowski tested positive on Thursday.
Only 15,000 People Met New York’s Criteria for Rent Relief

More than 1.3 million New Yorkers statewide are at risk of eviction.
Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Lawmakers Resign En Masse Over Chinese Takeover

The resignation of an entire pro-democracy bloc occurred hours after Beijing passed a law allowing the ouster of any legislator who expressed dissent.
Could Trump Upend U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan on His Way Out?

The new Acting Defense Secretary’s senior adviser is a critic of the war in Afghanistan who could give Trump the Christmas gift he’s said he’s wanted.
How Long Can Trump Keep Contesting the Election?

Republicans could bring the president’s madness to an end, but there are a series of deadlines that may force the issue.

9:00 A.M. A Nightmare Winter Could Force a GOP Awakening on Stimulus Blocking relief when the economy was rebounding was one thing. Doing it through a long winter of packed hospitals and closed stores may be another.
Nov. 13, 2020 U.S. Reports Another Daily Record in New COVID-19 Cases More than 170,000 new cases were reported Friday, setting a new national record for the fourth straight day, as did current hospitalizations.
Nov. 13, 2020 Trump Almost Acknowledges Losing the Election to Biden The president offered some updates on COVID-19 vaccines, and came ever so close to admitting another administration would soon replace his.
Nov. 13, 2020 America’s ‘Daughters’ Grow Up To Be Women It Can’t Handle Defiant young girls have become a political symbol in a country that fears grown women.
Nov. 13, 2020 Trump’s Election Lawsuits Keep Getting Laughed Out of Court Rudy’s landscaping press conference was the high point.
Nov. 13, 2020 There’s a New COVID Outbreak in the Trump White House More than 130 Secret Service officers have tested positive or are quarantining.
Nov. 13, 2020 The End Is Here: Last States Called in Presidential Election Team Trump may rage perpetually, but with Georgia falling to Biden and North Carolina to the president, the real-life election is over.
Nov. 13, 2020 The Squad Is Bigger Than Ever House progressives grew their ranks, but you wouldn’t know it from how the rest of Democrats talk about them.
Nov. 13, 2020 How Biden’s Election Affects Prospects for Stimulus Deal It’s unlikely anything will happen before the two Georgia runoffs determine Senate control, unless everything goes haywire.
Nov. 13, 2020 COVID Winter Is Coming. It’s Going to Be Unimaginably Hard. During the last surge, New Yorkers could at least spend a lot of time outdoors.
Nov. 13, 2020 Everyone Else Finally Calls Arizona for Joe Biden Fox News and the AP are no longer on an island.
Nov. 13, 2020 David Shor’s Postmortem of the 2020 Election Democrats must accept that Biden won through persuasion, not mobilization — and if the party can’t change the Senate, it will need to change itself.
Nov. 13, 2020 U.S. Government Says TikTok Can Stay … for Now The Commerce Department has delayed the TikTok ban “pending further legal developments.”
Nov. 13, 2020 Brexit and Biden Rekindle Hopes for a United Ireland With Britain leaving Europe and an Irish American president-elect, nationalists say their dream of Irish reunification may finally be within reach.
Nov. 12, 2020 Incoming GOP Senator Doesn’t Know Basics of World War II Tommy Tuberville said his father deployed to France to liberate Paris “from socialism and communism,” forgetting perhaps that Nazis were fascist.
Nov. 12, 2020 Biden Blocked From Operation Warp Speed for Vaccine: Report As Trump advisers refuse to brief the Biden transition about vaccine distribution, the president-elect’s team fears playing catch-up on day one.
Nov. 12, 2020 Which House Races Still Aren’t Called? A narrowed Democratic margin in the House could swell or shrink as the last seven races are eventually called.
Nov. 12, 2020 DOJ Probe Into Epstein Plea Deal Ends With Slap on the Wrist The inquiry found that prosecutors engaged in “poor judgment” but not “professional misconduct” when they penned Epstein’s sweetheart deal in 2007.
Nov. 12, 2020 States Expand COVID Restrictions to Slow Fall Surge Several Republican governors issued new orders, including mask mandates, while five major cities shut down in-person classes.
Nov. 12, 2020 Was Joe Biden the Most Electable Democrat After All? We’ll never know if one of Biden’s rivals might have done better in 2020. But his narrow win suggests Democrats need to build a stronger coalition.

Nov. 13, 2020 The Duo Who Turned Their Lockdown Into an Animated Series Meet Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki.
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Nov. 13, 2020 The Best Christmas Gifts to Buy This Year Thoughtful ideas for everyone on your list that they’ll love.
Nov. 13, 2020 Harry Styles Is the First Solo Male on a Vogue Cover But what does that mean?
Nov. 13, 2020 All You Need Are Wheels and a Mask During the pandemic, a Brooklyn basketball court has become a makeshift roller rink.
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Nov. 13, 2020 21 Things On Sale You’ll Want: From Everlane to LEGO Including some minimalist — and maximalist — bedding from Parachute and Martha Stewart, respectively.
Nov. 13, 2020 Cat Marnell Is the Lifestyle Guru We Deserve Talking with the notorious author and “It” girl about her new “alternative lifestyle” column.
Nov. 13, 2020 What Are the Best Sustainable Clothing Brands for Women? Experts share the environmentally and socially responsible brands they love.
Nov. 13, 2020 What Happened to Quawan Charles? A Black teen was found dead in a field. His family says he looked “like he’d been tortured.” Law enforcement still hasn’t ruled his death a homicide.
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Nov. 13, 2020 America’s ‘Daughters’ Grow Up To Be Women It Can’t Handle Defiant young girls have become a political symbol in a country that fears grown women.
Nov. 13, 2020 Glossier Made Two New Shades of Cloud Paint Two more ways to wear a sunset on your face.
Nov. 13, 2020 Are We Headed Back Into COVID Lockdown? In what could be the first of many, Chicago has issued a stay-at-home advisory to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Nov. 13, 2020 Have You Considered a Mini-Trampoline? Give your indoor workouts a boost this winter.
Nov. 12, 2020 Yet Another Cruise Ship Has Confirmed COVID Onboard The first vessel to resume Caribbean sailing is reporting its first coronavirus cases.
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Nov. 12, 2020 Pharrell Finally Drops His Skin-Care Routine In the form of Humanrace, his new line of skin products.
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8:00 A.M. The Climb Duo on Their Real Friendship Inspiring a Toxic One The Climb’s Kyle Marvin and Michael Angelo Covino made Cannes fall for a tiny American comedy. Eighteen months later, it’s finally coming out.
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Nov. 13, 2020 Ariana and Thundercat Undergo ‘Them Changes’ at Adult Swim “It feels like Ariana and I are forever connected through Mac, and this is part of the healing process.”
Nov. 13, 2020 Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis Reportedly Call It Quits The pair, who first started dating in 2011, share son Otis and daughter Daisy.
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Nov. 13, 2020 Dash & Lily Recap: Headaches and Heartaches It’s finally Christmas Day, and wow do things go downhill fast for Dash and Lily. Maybe it is the most detestable time of the year.
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Nov. 13, 2020 The Best Gifts for Cannabis Fans, According to Cannabis Fans Including well-designed pipes, an edible-making machine, and plenty of CBD.
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Nov. 13, 2020 The Best Mattresses, As Tested by Strategist Editors Our editors and writers slept on each of these for at least one week.
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Nov. 13, 2020 17 Things On Sale You’ll Want: From Everlane to LEGO Including some minimalist — and maximalist — bedding from Parachute and Martha Stewart, respectively.
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Nov. 13, 2020 What Tara Subkoff Can’t Live Without “When I’m feeling tense, like if I’m watching the news or having a pandemic-anxiety acid-reflux moment, I spray it in my mouth.”
Nov. 13, 2020 The SodaStream Fizzi Is Nearly 30 Percent Off Today Only Get the original SodaStream machine plus two gas canisters, two bottles, plus citrusy flavor drops for just $110.
Nov. 13, 2020 What Are the Best Faux-Leather Leggings? Including one pair a cool person said they’re “utterly in love with.”
Nov. 13, 2020 The Best Tech Gifts to Buy This Holiday Season Including smartwatches, televisions, video-game consoles, smartphones, and laptops.
Nov. 12, 2020 The Best Drinking Glasses, According to Experts Nineteen interior designers and service-industry professionals weigh in on their favorite glasses for water, juice, iced tea, or something stronger.
Nov. 12, 2020 Regular Visitors Co-Founder Daniel Sorg’s Holiday Gift Guide The shop owner who shuttered his beloved corner spot this fall shares the products from small businesses he would carry this season.
Nov. 12, 2020 19 Gifts for Pregnant Women, According to Pregnant Women Including all-natural body and cleaning products and a bunch of soft, stretchy, and actually nice-looking maternity-appropriate clothing.

Nov. 13, 2020 A Crane Lifted Another Crane and Put It On Top of Tiffany’s A real-life Tonka moment.
Nov. 13, 2020 Flowers Win Over Towers (for Now) in Shade Lawsuit A judge has paused plans for two 39-story buildings that would starve the Brooklyn Botanic Garden of sunlight.
Nov. 13, 2020 Regular Visitors Co-Founder Daniel Sorg’s Holiday Gift Guide The shop owner who shuttered his beloved corner spot this fall shares the products from small businesses he would carry this season.
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Nov. 13, 2020 What America’s First Ad Hoc COVID Memorials Look Like From white flags in D.C. to red felt roses in Los Angeles.
Nov. 12, 2020 We Unearthed the 65 Best Rent Deals in NYC Right Now Two real bedrooms in the East Village for $2,500, several Park Slope apartments with space for a home office, and more.
Nov. 12, 2020 Only 15,000 People Met New York’s Criteria for Rent Relief More than 1.3 million New Yorkers statewide are at risk of eviction.
Nov. 11, 2020 Curbed Staff Chat: Can Cuomo’s New COVID Regulations Work? “A lot of restaurants and bars were already closing early, even on weekends, so I don’t know how much impact this will have.”
Nov. 11, 2020 A $595K Chelsea One-Bedroom and a Park Slope Garden Duplex Plus, a massive one-bedroom right by the Brooklyn Heights Promenade entrance, a Lincoln Square prewar apartment with a farmhouse sink, and more.
Nov. 11, 2020 Artists Get Their Hands on the City’s Streeteries From mirror mosaics to sprawling murals
Nov. 11, 2020 The Downtown Co-op of All Downtown Co-ops The Art Deco building One Fifth Avenue has long been an expression of a certain type of New York–ness.
Nov. 10, 2020 The Wollstonecraft Statue in London Is Bad Kitsch Feminism The shambolic mess looks a Rolls-Royce hood ornament by way of a sketchy Disney Fantasia figure.
Nov. 10, 2020 First Look: Inside Coming Soon’s New Retail Store It is bigger and more Brutalist.
Nov. 10, 2020 Will Queens Activists Flush Yet Another Luxury Development? There’s a new fight over a swath of undeveloped waterfront land in Flushing.
Nov. 10, 2020 Meet NYC’s First Professional Streetery Builders Outdoor dining isn’t going anywhere, so construction firms are getting in on the action.
Nov. 10, 2020 Frank Lloyd Wright Home on Market for First Time Since 1965 Located about 40 minutes north of Chicago, the Carr house has only ever had two owners.
Nov. 9, 2020 California’s Ban on Gas Cars Doesn’t Go Far Enough It’ll take more leverage than even one huge state can apply, and it has to happen much faster than 2035.
Nov. 9, 2020 South Brooklyn Is on the Verge of Electing a QAnon Supporter A follower of the feverish conspiracy theory QAnon is currently leading an Assembly race for a historically blue seat in South Brooklyn.

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.
Nov. 13, 2020 The Great British Baking Show Is Best When It’s Very British “Take me to a British lemon bog! Make me a preindustrial mutton-fat pudding with an entire rindy lemon in the middle of it!”
Nov. 13, 2020 Rafael Espinal’s Grub Street Diet “It was sweet and spicy and had the right amount of kick for the occasion.”
Nov. 12, 2020 How Taco Bell Turned Its Back on Indian Americans “I think it’s a huge mistake.”
Nov. 11, 2020 New York Will Imposes 10 p.m. Curfew on Bars and Restaurants Curbside takeout, without alcohol, can continue later.
Nov. 11, 2020 Alton Brown Apologizes for ‘Flippant’ Holocaust Tweets Twitter users quickly pointed out how insensitive the Food Network star’s comments were.
Nov. 11, 2020 Good-bye to the Lox Sherpa of New York City “It always felt like Sherpa really saw you.”
Nov. 10, 2020 Amor y Amargo Expands Into a Full-blown Cocktail Store Manhattans and 8 Amaro Sazeracs will be sold in sizes up to a liter.
Nov. 10, 2020 Yellow Rose Is a Love Letter to Texas A popular pop-up goes brick-and-mortar with vegan queso, cookie plates, and breakfast tacos.
Nov. 10, 2020 Black Food Folks Announces a Grant Program The recipients include Yemi Amu of Oko Farms, the chef Omar Tate’s Honeysuckle Project, and eight more.
Nov. 10, 2020 The Best Turkeys You Can Order Online, According to Experts Including a fried turkey with a cult following and a certified organic turkey exclusively raised on veggies.
Nov. 10, 2020 Comfort Me With Bagels How our critic found solace at his neighborhood bakery.
Nov. 9, 2020 The Great 2020 Bakery Boom House-milled sourdough, Vietnamese butter cookies, baguettes on demand: There’s a hunger for comfort and a flood of scrappy start-ups to satisfy it.
Nov. 6, 2020 Has The Great British Baking Show Gotten Too Weird? What does “’80s Week” even mean in the context of pastry?
Nov. 6, 2020 Activist Ceyenne Doroshow’s Grub Street Diet “Chicken wings were mouth-watering goodness. Sliders were juicy little bites of sunshine.”
Nov. 5, 2020 Well, at Least It’s National Doughnut Day? Normally, we wouldn’t mention this. But today is no normal day.
Nov. 5, 2020 A New Chinese Café Finds Some Fans in the Platt Family Milu offers a different spin on the traditional carryout model.
Nov. 4, 2020 Joe Bastianich’s Otto Has Closed for Good A “For Rent” sign now hangs in the window of the Greenwich Village space.
Nov. 4, 2020 Florida Becomes Latest State to Pass a $15 Minimum Wage It will be raised annually through 2026 and then adjusted for inflation every year after.
Nov. 4, 2020 Two Chinatown Closings Are Signs of a Bigger Problem Many businesses need to hike prices to survive. What happens in a neighborhood where the expectations are for cheap food?

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