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• PPP funds given to debarred companies

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  NBC News identified 60 businesses told not to do business with the federal government that received Paycheck Protection Program loans.

• Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than white Americans

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  About 3 percent of Americans have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine so far.

• Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers fostered false election allegations that fueled Capitol riot

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  Rioters who supported Trump cited false allegations about election issues in Pennsylvania — shared by some of the state’s own Republican lawmakers...

• Plagued with shortages, registration issues, NYC sees bumpy vaccine rollout

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  Hundreds of people flocked to the Brooklyn Army Terminal vaccination site this week, only to learn the shots weren't available.

• 'WandaVision' is Marvel's weird, twisted take on the suburban sitcom. Get excited.

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  "WandaVision" asks, "How weird can the MCU get?" The answer is pretty weird, but in a good way.

• 'Savage act': Searching for bodies of a lost family in rubble left by Afghan airstrike

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  U.S.-backed Afghan government and Taliban insurgents are engaged in historic talks to end the country's decadeslong conflict.

• Alex Azar resigns as Health and Human Services Secretary, citing Capitol mob

  2 hours ago World NBC News 9

  Azar said his resignation would become effective on Jan. 20th, which is the same date he would have been leaving office once President-elect Joe...

• Dustin Higgs, last convict scheduled to die under Trump, is executed

  4 hours ago World NBC News 10

  Higgs was the thirteenth federal convict put to death under Trump and the third this week to receive a lethal injection.

• California sees record highs as Midwest deals with blizzard conditions

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  As blizzard conditions impacted parts of the Midwest, two Southern California coastal locations registered a national high temperature of 94.

• 'A long wait': Mississippi faces delays in vaccinating nursing home residents

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  “The stakes are high when there’s a delay in getting the vaccine out,” a public health expert said. "The worst outcome is people dying that didn’t...

• NRA seeks bankruptcy protection, plans move from New York to Texas

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  "Obviously, an important part of this plan is 'dumping New York,'" NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre said.

• Gen Z has never known a world without online data sharing (and it shows)

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  Talking about the potential damage to credit scores might not hit the mark for a 17-year-old. But we have to find a way to educate our very online...