Today's Headlines: Trump Officials Push Ambitious Vaccine Timeline as California Locks Down

Barr Is Said to Be Weighing Whether to Leave Before Trump's Term Ends

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Top News Trump Officials Push Ambitious Vaccine Timeline as California Locks Down By Michael D. Shear, Apoorva Mandavilli and Jill Cowan As cases surge and hospital beds fill up, federal officials said a vaccine could be distributed to as many as 24 million people by mid-January. Barr Is Said to Be Weighing Whether to Leave Before Trump's Term Ends By Katie Benner, Michael S. Schmidt and Peter Baker The attorney general's future came into doubt after he acknowledged that the Justice Department had not found evidence of widespread voter fraud in the president's election loss. Biden Picks Xavier Becerra to Lead Health and Human Services By Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Michael D. Shear The selection of Mr. Becerra, the California attorney general, is a surprise. If confirmed, he will face a daunting challenge in leading the department at a critical moment in the pandemic. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks World As Pandemic Threatens Britain's Mental Health, These 'Fishermen' Fight Back By Megan Specia A charity called the Bearded Fishermen has begun a nightly suicide-prevention patrol around a town in England, looking for people in crisis. Opinion How Black People Learned Not to Trust By Charles M. Blow Concerns about vaccination are unfortunate, but they have historical roots.

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