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Extra Extra: Millions Of COVID Vaccine Doses Could Expire
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Published Dec 31, 2020
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- Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses could soon expire in the United States before they're used, due in part to mismanagement and a failure to keep them refrigerated.
- Likely NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang clarified his March 2019 position on circumcision.
- New Jersey's minimum wage will go up to $12 an hour tomorrow. The $1 increase was mandated by a state law signed last year.
- San Antonio Spurs assistant coach—and former New York Liberty member—Becky Hammon filled in for head coach Gregg Popovich after his ejection in the middle of last night's game, thus becoming the first woman to ever serve as a major U.S. sports team's head coach.
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle launched a website for their Archewell activities. They are promoting "compassion in action."
- After some confusion yesterday as to which tweets Ken Jennings was preemptively apologizing for ahead of his Jeopardy guest-hosting gig, it seems he may have been thinking of this.
- Remember clubbin'? Party photos from the permanently-closed China Chalet, taken by photographer Tyrell Hampton, have been republished on GQ.com.
- It's now Sir Craig David to you.
- Been a big year for domes (and stocks and charts).
- One more good dog to close out 2020:
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