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Saturday, December 5, 2020

Top News

Further Slowdown in Job Creation Sets Off Economic Alarms

By Patricia Cohen

November's hiring of 245,000, the fifth straight monthly easing in new employment, reinforces calls for action on a fresh relief package.

A Trump Immigration Policy Is Leaving Families Hungry

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs

The "public charge" rule was supposed to ensure that green cards go only to self-sufficient immigrants, but in the pandemic, it is driving up hunger and leaving Joe Biden with a quandary.

House Passes Landmark Bill Decriminalizing Marijuana

By Catie Edmondson

The House passed sweeping legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and expunge nonviolent marijuana-related convictions. The measure is all but doomed in the Republican-led Senate.

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Editors' Picks

World | Azerbaijan Dispatch

'What Can I Feel? The Most Important Is That We Are Alive'

By Carlotta Gall

A village on the frontline of the war between Azerbaijan and Armenia welcomes peace — after more than two decades.

Today's Videos

Video: 'There Is Momentum,' Pelosi Says of Coronavirus Relief Deal

By Reuters

Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed optimism a bipartisan stimulus deal could soon be reached after she and Senator Mitch McConnell agreed to find a compromise that could merge with a year-end spending package.

Video: Manitoba Premier Slams Virus Skeptics, Urges Safety for Holidays

By The New York Times

Brian Pallister, the premier of the Canadian province of Manitoba, pleaded with residents not to ignore science and avoid gathering over the holidays as coronavirus cases rise.