A series of random, brutal assaults on men in Waltham, Mass., has angered city leaders, frustrated police and frightened residents.
Tim Allen
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Fed and Treasury urge Congress to approve more virus relief
Without more assistance, people will lose their homes and small businesses will fail, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell tells a House committee.
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Gloria Estefan reveals she caught COVID-19, is now recovered
The Cuban-born singer says she’s emerging from isolation days after dining outdoors at a Miami-area restaurant.
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People magazine reveals its ‘2020 People of the Year’
People honors George Clooney, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Selena Gomez and Regina King.
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Biden wants Congress to pass virus aid in lame-duck session
The president-elect holds his first in-person meeting since the election with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer.
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Daily COVID-19 deaths in U.S. reach highest level since May
Meanwhile, the number of people in the hospital with the coronavirus hits another all-time high at more than 80,000.
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Wall Street slips amid worries about worsening pandemic
Stocks ended an up-and-down week on a down note, taking 0.7% off the S&P 500.
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France postpones ‘Black Friday’ to help locked-down shops
The government persuades e-commerce businesses like Amazon and supermarket chains to delay the discount shopping promotion by a week to Dec. 4.
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Rachel Maddow returns to air, describes partner’s virus bout
The MSNBC host says her partner’s COVID-19 case was so serious they thought it might kill her.
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Dylan papers, including unpublished lyrics, sell for $495,000
The collection includes transcripts of 1971 interviews with the singer-songwriter that reveal he was worried about anti-Semitism when he changed his name from Robert Zimmerman.