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Badly hit by the coronavirus, Israel has distributed the first of two vaccine doses to more than 10 percent of its population. Prime Minister Netanyahu is leading the charge, bolstering his own battered image along the way.

Trump Calls Georgia Senate Races ‘Illegal and Invalid’  The New York Times Trump attacks No. 2 Senate Republican as the President turns on allies in his final days in office  CNN In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill  Yahoo News

Judge dismisses Gohmert’s election suit against Pence | TheHill  The Hill Judge dismisses Gohmert lawsuit seeking to stymie Biden electoral college count  The Washington Post Opinion | What Will Pence Do When Congress Counts the Votes?  The New York Times Federal Judge Dismisses

Arizona GOP Chair’s Online Remarks Could Hasten Demise of Election Lawsuit Against Pence  Newsweek Federal judge throws out Gohmert lawsuit asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College count  CNN Judge tosses Texas congressman’s lawsuit to overturn presidential election  The Philadelphia Inquirer US judge

Trump, others linked to Soleimani killing ‘will not be safe on Earth,’ Iran official warns  Fox News In Abrupt Reversal of Iran Strategy, Pentagon Orders Aircraft Carrier Home  The New York Times Iraq team working to ‘neutralize’ mine found on oil tanker  ABC

Trump Calls Georgia Runoffs ‘Invalid’ As Polls Tighten, 3 Million Vote Early  NewsweekView Full Coverage on Google News

Tehran nuclear chief issues warning amid heightened tensions day ahead of one-year anniversary of Soleimani’s killing in US drone strike

Those behind the widespread intrusion into government and corporate networks exploited seams in U.S. defenses and gave away nothing to American monitoring of their systems.

A year of hardship in parts of Cleveland has left many with the sense that the fabric of their communities was fraying.

Some Republicans who once scolded about fiscal austerity are now embracing government spending, underlining that the public supports more generous relief.