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The Australian national anthem has been changed to reflect the nation’s “spirit of unity” and its indigenous population, the country’s prime minister has said.

LOS ANGELES — MF Doom, a masked rapper who awed hip-hop fans and fellow musicians with intricate wordplay, has died. He was 49. The British-born rapper rarely appeared in public in recent years without his signature mask, modeled after the

With a new variant of the virus emerging elsewhere in the country, it’s crucial to vaccinate New Yorkers quickly. But so far, only about 88,000 have received the shots.

At least 140 House Republicans to vote against counting electoral votes, two GOP lawmakers say  CNN 140 House Republicans expected to oppose Biden’s win  CNN Ex-GOP senator slams Republicans: May be time for new party  CNN Don’t be fooled, nothing Republicans do on

How to watch the ball drop on New Year’s Eve in Times Square without cable  PennLive Times Square a ghost town on New Year’s Eve  New York Post WATCH: US celebrates 2021 beginning with an empty Times Square  WKBN.com Live New Year’s Eve

Sen. David Perdue quarantines after contact with someone infected with Covid, days before Georgia runoff  CNBC GOP looks for big Georgia runoff-election turnout to top Dems’ early-voting advantage  Fox News Senator David Perdue to quarantine after COVID-19 exposure as Georgia runoff election

U.K. Takes a Leap Into the Unknown as Split From EU Is Completed  Bloomberg Boris Johnson’s father says he’ll seek French citizenship, hours before Brexit  CNN Brexit Is a New World Businesses Still Need to Figure Out  Bloomberg The Guardian view of Brexit:

Dick Thornburgh, ex-governor and U.S. attorney general, dies  POLITICO Former Pennsylvania Gov. Dick Thornburgh dies  wgaltv ‘Calm, grounded leadership’: Pa. politicians react to Dick Thornburgh’s death  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Richard L. Thornburgh, former Pennsylvania governor and U.S. attorney general, dies at 88  The Washington Post

In April 2019, Zionist parties that did not self-identify as ‘right’ won a combined 49 Knesset seats. They now poll at 26. Where did 47% of the center-left disappear to?

Adam Edelman, who competed in skeleton in 2018 games, plans to make comeback in bobsled, New York Time reports