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The Associated Press
New laws take effect across US on abortion, policing, taxes
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021
He wore a wire, risked his life to expose who was in the KKK
USA Today
US surpasses 2M cases in one week for first time during pandemic; South Africa study finds omicron less severe: Latest COVID-19 updates
California man allegedly planned to drive to White House, kill Joe Biden and Anthony Fauci
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis cuts truck driver's sentence from 110 to 10 years for fatal 2019 crash
The New York Times
Teaching ‘The 1619 Project’: A Virtual Event for Educators and Librarians
The U.S. breaks its single-day virus case record for the second day in a row
Opinion: I Grew Up Celebrating New Year’s Eve Like Frederick Douglass
NJ.com
N.J. school may sit on top of 1800s African-American burial ground
N.J. minimum wage rises again on Saturday
N.J. school districts should look ‘honestly’ at COVID numbers before deciding to reopen, NJEA says
The Baltimore Sun
A raging COVID wave is crashing into Maryland hospitals’ emergency departments
His college career began at Jessup prison and finished onstage with a degree from the University of Baltimore
New COVID testing sites to open in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Harford counties
The Atlanta Journal Constitiution
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms: ‘We are leaving this city intact’
Georgia redistricting signed into law and lawsuits quickly follow
States diverge on police reforms after George Floyd killing
The Chicago Sun-Times
As Chicago ends deadliest year in quarter of a century, top cop promises more detectives and more ‘positive interactions’ in neighborhoods
CPS to remain in-person after holiday break
Graffiti art crew hopes Avengers superhero mural inspires kids on the West Side
The Washington Post
Omicron surge could reach its U.S. peak in mid-January, experts say
Biden administration tells Supreme Court it has the authority to impose vaccine-or-testing mandate
Opinion: Most evangelical objections to vaccines have nothing to do with Christianity
The Los Angeles Times
Gun violence hits 15-year high in L.A.
Schools urged to tighten testing, upgrade masks when they reopen Monday
Editorial: Go narrow and deep. The three things the U.S. must accomplish in 2022
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