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<li><a href="#from-new-yorker">From New Yorker</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-vox">From Vox</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-the-hindu-sports">From The Hindu: Sports</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-the-hindu-national-news">From The Hindu: National News</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-bbc-europe">From BBC: Europe</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-ars-technica">From Ars Technica</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-jokes-subreddit">From Jokes Subreddit</a></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Can Wall Street’s Heaviest Hitter Step Up to the Plate on Climate Change?</strong> - More significant than BlackRock executives’s pledges is the firm’s continued inclusion of fossil-fuel companies in its index funds. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/can-wall-streets-heaviest-hitter-step-up-to-the-plate-on-climate-change">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Trump Directs His Wrecking Ball at the COVID-19 Relief Bill and Mitch McConnell</strong> - After a week spent largely out of the public eye, the President reappeared with a flurry of pardons and an attack on the House Speaker’s coronavirus relief bill. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/trump-directs-his-wrecking-ball-at-the-covid-19-relief-bill-and-mitch-mcconnell">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Georgia Trump Fans Say the Last Election Was a Sham. Will They Vote in This One?</strong> - Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are trying to placate the President and run for the Senate at the same time. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/us-journal/georgia-trump-fans-say-the-2020-election-was-a-sham-will-they-vote-in-this-one">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>As the Vaccine Arrives, Death and Denial Rage in a California Coronavirus Epicenter</strong> - In the San Joaquin Valley, medical professionals fear that many in the public still fail to grasp the dangers of COVID-19. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/science/medical-dispatch/as-the-vaccine-arrives-death-and-denial-rage-in-a-california-coronavirus-epicenter">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>The New COVID-19 Relief Package Is Flawed But Essential</strong> - If Congress had done nothing, the U.S. would soon face a humanitarian disaster as well as an economic one. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-new-covid-19-relief-package-is-flawed-but-essential">link</a></p></li>
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Alex Trebek hosting Jeopardy’s “Greatest of All Time” tournament, which aired in early 2020. | ABC
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Originally scheduled for Christmas Day, the legendary host’s final episode of the long-running game show has been moved to early 2021.
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Alex Trebek’s last episode of <em>Jeopardy</em> will air on January 8, bringing the beloved host’s tenure on the iconic game show to an end after more than three decades.
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Trebek was filming in the <em>Jeopardy</em> studio <a href="https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/alex-trebek-dead-dies-longtime-host-of-jeopardy-1234825564/">through late October</a>, not long before <a href="https://www.vox.com/2020/11/8/21112177/alex-trebek-jeopardy-dies">his death at age 80 on November 8</a>. Because the game show is produced with a relatively long lead time, new episodes featuring Trebek have continued to air posthumously. His final episode was originally slated to air on Christmas Day; however, the show is now closing out the year with <a href="https://www.jeopardy.com/jbuzz/news-events/jeopardy-returns-studio-nov-30-interim-host">“10 of his best episodes,”</a> which kicked off on December 21. The host’s last week of episodes has been rescheduled to run from Monday, January 4 through Friday, January 8, 2021.
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Trebek took over as <em>Jeopardy</em> host in 1984, when a revived version of the classic show premiered. (The original version of <em>Jeopardy</em>, hosted by the actor Art Fleming, ran from 1964 to 1979, airing every weekday afternoon on NBC.) Trebek went on to become one of the most familiar faces on American television, and was intent on continuing to stay that way for as long as possible, while keeping an eye on both his age and his health.
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In 2019, Trebek <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cInGyxCY9k&t=2s">revealed to the public that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer</a>. But he remained on the job as much as he could while pursuing aggressive treatment, adamant that he did not want to leave <em>Jeopardy</em> in light of his diagnosis.
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Speaking to reporters at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in January 2020, Trebek said he planned to only inform his producers that he was stepping away from the series <a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/1/9/21057552/alex-trebek-jeopardy-last-episode">on the day he taped his final program</a>.
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“I made this decision a long time ago. What I would do, it would be the same as when I shaved my mustache. I would do it on a whim,” Trebek said. “On that particular day, I will speak to Harry [Friedman, executive producer], and I will speak to Clay [Jacobsen], our director, and tell them, ‘Give me 30 seconds at the end of the program. That’s all I need to say goodbye, because it’s going to be the last show.’”
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The beloved TV personality received immense public support in his decision to continue hosting <em>Jeopardy</em>, including from contestants. One memorable episode that aired in the fall of 2019 ended with a contestant writing “<a href="https://deadline.com/2019/11/jeopardy-dhruv-gaur-ellen-degeneres-we-love-you-alex-trebek-why-he-wrote-we-love-you-alex-1202786148/">We love you, Alex!</a>” as their Final Jeopardy<em> </em>response. Trebek responded to the message with tearful gratitude.
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We don’t know exactly what to expect from Trebek’s final episodes of <em>Jeopardy</em>, or whether he was able to follow through with his plan to end his reign with a surprise on-air goodbye. (According to TVLine, Trebek did deliver <a href="https://tvline.com/2020/12/21/alex-trebek-last-jeopardy-episode-air-date/">at least one heartfelt speech that has yet to air</a>.) No matter what those episodes hold, Trebek will always be an inextricable part of <em>Jeopardy</em>’s legacy, and a huge reason why <em>Jeopardy </em>is <a href="https://twitter.com/JonErlichman/status/1325496032692736002">an inextricable part of weeknight TV</a>.
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<strong>Update December 23: </strong>Trebek’s final episode of <em>Jeopardy</em> was originally scheduled to air on Christmas Day. It was later rescheduled for early January. We have updated this story to reflect that change.
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>RSVP now to talk Gideon the Ninth with Tamsyn Muir and the Vox Book Club</strong> -
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Left, Tamsyn Muir. Right, Constance Grady | Left, Vicki Bailey of VHBPhotography. Right, Kainaz Amaria/Vox.
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This January, we’re talking lesbian necromancers in space.
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<em>The Vox Book Club is linking to </em><a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516588&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbookshop.org%2Fshop%2Fvoxbookclub%3Fsscid%3Dc1k4_pzxuu%26utm_source%3DShareASale%26utm_medium%3DAffiliate%26utm_campaign%3D314743%26utm_term%3D1535322&referrer=vox.com&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vox.com%2Fculture%2F22197231%2Ftamsyn-muir-vox-book-club-gideon-the-ninth-harrow-the-ninth-locked-tomb-live-event-zoom" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Bookshop.org</em></a><em> to support local and independent booksellers.</em>
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To make it through this long, hard winter, the Vox Book Club is reading a pair of delightful novels about lesbian necromancers in space. Together, <em>Gideon the Ninth</em> (our December pick) and <em>Harrow the Ninth</em> (our January pick) make up one of the most fun and absorbing reading experiences I’ve had in a long, long time. They’ve got rich and velvety prose, a twisty and complicated mythology, and a deeply shippable love story at their center.
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So far, we’ve started talking through <a href="https://www.vox.com/22187746/gideon-the-ninth-tamsyn-muir-tropes-explained">some of the remixed genre tropes of <em>Gideon the Ninth</em></a>, and we’ll tackle <em>Harrow the Ninth</em> on January 15. After that, our discussion of both books will culminate in a conversation with author Tamsyn Muir herself, live on Zoom at the end of January. And you can join!
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We’ll be meeting Muir for a live discussion at <strong>12 pm Eastern on</strong> <strong>Thursday, January 28</strong>. (If you’ve attended one of our live events before, you might be used to them starting at 5 pm Eastern, so note that this one will be a lunchtime event.) We’ll chat for about 45 minutes, and audience questions are encouraged. You can <a href="https://voxbookclub-jan.splashthat.com/">RSVP right here</a>, and in the meantime, <a href="http://vox.com/book-club-newsletter">subscribe to our Vox Book Club newsletter</a> to make sure you don’t miss anything.
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Apple, led by CEO Tim Cook, might finally be ready to produce its own line of cars. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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The Apple car, if there is one, could be on the road by 2024.
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The long-rumored, long-dead Apple car may have been resurrected. Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-apple-autos-exclusive/exclusive-apple-targets-car-production-by-2024-and-eyes-next-level-battery-technology-sources-idUKKBN28V2PU">reports</a> that Apple is planning to start production of its own line of electric cars with pioneering battery technology in 2024. Apple has not confirmed the report, but investors took the news seriously enough to send Tesla’s already volatile stock <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/apple-shares-rise-on-report-that-icar-could-emerge-in-2024-11608584812">into a dip</a>.
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Apple has been trying to get a car project rolling for years with little public success so far — which makes the prospect of it actually producing its own car by 2024 no sure thing. That said, building a new car line is a daunting process that will always take time, especially if the company behind it is hoping to incorporate new technology into the project. Apple, being Apple, almost surely will want to do this. The company has always been interested in doing its own thing, from its operating system to, most recently, its <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/10/21558095/apple-silicon-m1-chip-arm-macs-soc-charge-power-efficiency-mobile-processor">M1 chips</a>.
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Also, it’s Apple, one of the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/08/19/903858871/apple-is-1st-2-trillion-american-company">richest</a> and most innovative companies in the world. Never count Apple out.
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We first learned of a possible Apple car in early 2015 when the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/apples-titan-car-project-to-challenge-tesla-1423868072">Wall Street Journal reported</a> that the company was trying to build a Tesla competitor. The project, dubbed “Titan,” was approved by CEO Tim Cook about a year earlier, the paper said. But Apple car plans may date back much earlier: Founder Steve Jobs <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-04/steve-jobs-considered-building-an-apple-car-in-2008">reportedly</a> considered building a car in 2008. The plan then was to build an electric car as opposed to creating a self-driving one, which is what Google and Uber were trying to do at the time. While it would take a considerable amount of time and money to actually get a car on the road, Apple had plenty of both, according to the report. About 1,000 people were said to be working on the project. Apple declined to comment on the story.
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By the end of 2016, however, it seemed that Apple <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-17/how-apple-scaled-back-its-titanic-plan-to-take-on-detroit">had shifted</a> from making its own cars to making self-driving technology that would be used in other manufacturers’ cars, and hundreds of people left the project. Even so, it had apparently already yielded some results: The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/10/technology/apple-is-said-to-be-rethinking-strategy-on-self-driving-cars.html">reported</a> that Apple had a “number of fully autonomous vehicles in the middle of testing, using limited operating routes in a closed environment.”
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There was also some hard evidence that something automotive was in the works at Apple. In 2017, the company <a href="https://gizmodo.com/maybe-apple-s-car-project-isn-t-so-screwed-after-all-1794333479">got a permit</a> from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test self-driving on public roads in the state. Cook <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-13/cook-says-apple-is-focusing-on-making-an-autonomous-car-system">also said</a> that the company was working on autonomous driving software around this time. And in 2018, an Apple test car (made by Lexus) was <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/31/17807536/apple-self-driving-car-autonomous-vehicle-first-crash-nissan-leaf-rear-ended">rear-ended</a> by another car (driven by a human), offering further proof that Apple was still doing something in the space. But an actual car produced by Apple seemed increasingly unlikely though <a href="https://mashable.com/article/apple-car-launch-2025-rumor/">not completely out of the question</a>. Meanwhile, Apple had yet to confirm it was working on an actual car.
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At the beginning of 2019, it looked like Project Titan, whatever it was, was on the brink of death. Apple <a href="https://gizmodo.com/apple-lays-off-200-employees-working-on-secretive-self-1832009073">laid off 200 people</a> on the Titan team in January, but in June, it <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/25/18758820/drive-ai-self-driving-startup-shutting-down-apple">acquired</a> a struggling autonomous-driving startup, renewing hopes that Titan was still going. Other than that, it seemed as though the company’s interest in self-driving technology was waning; its test cars <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/27/apple-greatly-reduced-self-driving-car-testing-in-2019-fleet-of-23-vehicles-drove-only-7500-miles">logged far fewer miles</a> in 2019 than in 2018.
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While there have been reports throughout 2020 that indicate that Apple has revived plans to produce its own cars — the rumor blog Apple Insider has dutifully cataloged patents filed by the company for everything from <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/04/21/apple-car-research-focusing-on-use-of-tesla-style-induction-motor">motors</a> to <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/04/21/apple-car-could-have-automatically-tinting-moon-roof-and-windows">self-tinting windows</a> — the latest Reuters report is perhaps the most definitive yet. It also says that Apple will use its own self-driving technology and build its own cars, marrying the two phases of Project Titan into one product that could be on the road within five years.
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And, according to Reuters, Apple is hoping to bring something new to the table with a battery design that will make electric car batteries cheaper and last longer. One person involved in the project described the battery technology as “next level.” Apple’s focus on battery design makes a lot of sense given Apple’s work on improving batteries in its existing products. We may be seeing some of the technology Apple hopes to incorporate into Project Titan now; the iPhone 12 Pros and iPad Pros come with lidar sensors, which self-driving cars use to map out their surroundings and detect nearby objects.
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The report, though unconfirmed, had an impact, even as <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/22/building-a-car-would-be-a-low-margi.html">some analysts</a> seemed unconvinced that a car will actually happen. Lidar stocks <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/21/lidar-stocks-soar-after-report-that-apple-is-working-on-a-car-for-2024.html">soared</a>, and Apple got a bump as well. Tesla, which would likely be the Apple car’s biggest competition, <a href="https://fortune.com/2020/12/22/apples-car-plan-is-a-bear-case-for-teslas-stock-morgan-stanley-says/">had a bad few days</a>. Founder Elon Musk, on the other hand, didn’t seem too thrown by the report. He also admitted that he tried to sell Tesla to Apple, but Cook wasn’t interested.
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During the darkest days of the Model 3 program, I reached out to Tim Cook to discuss the possibility of Apple acquiring Tesla (for 1/10 of our current value). He refused to take the meeting.
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— Elon Musk (<span class="citation">@elonmusk</span>) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1341485211209637889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2020</a>
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Of course, any report about Apple’s future comes with plenty of caveats and little certainty, as demonstrated by the car’s path up to this point. But there does appear to at least be a path now. Now we’ll see if anything drives down it.
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>BCCI governing body approves 10 teams for 2022 IPL</strong> - The Board, in principle, decided to back the ICC's bid for inclusion of cricket, in the T20 format, in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>India’s largest hockey stadium planned in Rourkela, will host 2023 world cup games</strong> - “The stadium will have all the modern amenities and will offer a unique experience.”</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Year ender: The top sporting moments of 2020</strong> - 1) Bangladesh won the ICC Under-19 World Cup in February, defeating India in the final at Potchefstroom, South Africa. It was the nation’s first World</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>WADA says Swiss court overturns swimmer Sun Yang’s doping ban</strong> - “WADA will take steps to present its case robustly again when the matter returns to the CAS Panel.”</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Karnataka withdraws order on night curfew</strong> - In a sudden U-turn, the Karnataka government on Thursday evening announced withdrawal of its earlier order imposing night curfew between December 24 a</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Dalit organisations gherao Women’s panel chief, MLA</strong> - Snehalatha’s mother alleges police inaction.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>BJP aims to reshape India as ‘homogenous’, warns CPI chief</strong> - Calls for efforts to end hate and divisiveness of right wing ideology</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>SC refuses to entertain plea for seat in govt. medical college in Kerala</strong> - A Vacation Bench allows the student to withdraw her appeal</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>EU to allow post-Brexit UK farm produce exports</strong> - While this is a "critical step forward", seed potatoes are not included because of EU regulatory fears.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Five families, five Christmases: A festive season like no other around Europe</strong> - Families in five countries explain how their plans have changed and how they're staying upbeat.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Thomas Tuchel: Paris St-Germain sack manager after two-and-a-half years in charge</strong> - Paris St-Germain sack manager Thomas Tuchel, hours after he led them to a 4-0 win against Strasbourg.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Bosnia migrant camp closure leaves 1,400 in cold</strong> - Residents of the camp close to the border with Croatia set fire to tents as they are forced to leave.</p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>2020’s 20 most-read stories on Ars Technica</strong> - It's our annual rundown of the most-read stories. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1731253">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Trump vetoes $740B defense bill, citing “failure to terminate” Section 230</strong> - Congress already scheduled veto override votes for after Christmas. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1731780">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Microsoft Flight Simulator in VR: A turbulent start for wide-open skies</strong> - Basic impressions of what to expect—and hopes for patches to come. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1731540">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Trump admin. agrees to pay Pfizer $1.95B for 100M more vaccine doses</strong> - Agreement means Pfizer will provide a total of 200M doses, with option for 400M more. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1731664">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Musk says Apple passed on Tesla acquisition three years ago</strong> - Tesla got near bankruptcy as it ramped up Model 3 production in 2017 and 2018. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1731681">link</a></p></li>
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<li><strong>You meet a man on the Oregon Trail. He tells you his name is Terry. “Terry?!” you say laughing, “Terry’s a girls name!” Without any hesitation, Terry pulls out a gun and shoots you dead.</strong> - <!-- SC_OFF -->
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We roam the house all day looking for food. We are told "no" if we get too close to strangers. And we get really excited about car rides.
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<p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/jhutto2"> /u/jhutto2 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/kirgjn/quarantine_has_turned_us_into_dogs/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/kirgjn/quarantine_has_turned_us_into_dogs/">[comments]</a></span></p></li>
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"Oh, I really liked it," she replied, "especially the tight pants and all the big muscles, but I just couldn't understand why they were killing each other over 25 cents." Dumbfounded, her date asked, "What do you mean?" "Well, they flipped a coin, one team got it, and then for the rest of the game, all they kept screaming was, 'Get the quarterback! Get the quarterback!' I'm like, hello? It's only 25 cents!"
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<p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/YZXFILE"> /u/YZXFILE </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/kiy2k0/a_guy_took_his_blonde_girlfriend_to_her_first/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/kiy2k0/a_guy_took_his_blonde_girlfriend_to_her_first/">[comments]</a></span></p></li>
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<p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ilandedhereyesterday"> /u/ilandedhereyesterday </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/kiqncm/why_did_the_mermaid_wear_seashells/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/kiqncm/why_did_the_mermaid_wear_seashells/">[comments]</a></span></p></li>
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