Joseph R. Biden Jr. was certified as the winner in Georgia, and Michigan Republicans said they had no information that would change the tally in a state Mr. Biden also won.

Georgia and Michigan Deliver Blows to Trump’s Efforts to Undo the Election

President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. is seizing the moment, not to aggressively confront the president he defeated, but to act presidential in his stead.

Business and World Leaders Move On as Trump Fights to Reverse Election

Virgin Atlantic doesn’t act alone to fly passengers. It relies on a constellation of companies employing people around the globe — all of whom are touched by the disappearance of travelers.

How One Airline’s Pandemic Hurt Becomes Everyone’s Pain

Journeys through two states found Americans leading starkly different lives in the pandemic. New Mexico feels at a standstill. In South Dakota, life is going right on.

1 America, 1 Pandemic, 2 Realities

Thanksgiving is here. Unfortunately, America is all over the place.

This American Mess

In pushing his false claims to the limits and cowing Republicans into acquiescence or silence, President Trump has revealed the fragility of the electoral system — and shaken it.

Duty or Party? For Republicans, a Test of Whether to Enable Trump

At a wide range of departments and agencies, Mr. Trump’s political appointees are going to extraordinary lengths to try to prevent Mr. Biden from rolling back the president’s legacy.

Trump Using Last Days to Lock In Policies and Make Biden’s Task More Difficult

The furious race to develop a coronavirus vaccine played out against a presidential election, between a pharmaceutical giant and a biotech upstart, with the stakes as high as they could get.

Politics, Science and the Remarkable Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine

How we use non-English tape to take you to new places. Plus, our recommendations for your upcoming holiday weekend.

Transporting You Far Away

The Bucks are trying to satisfy Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Warriors are scrambling and the Rockets are dealing with two unhappy stars.

2020 N.B.A. Free Agency Updates: Trades and Signings

The people in this story may look familiar, like ones you’ve seen on Facebook or Twitter or Tinder. But they don’t exist. They were born from the mind of a computer, and the technology behind them is improving at a startling pace.

Designed to Deceive: Do These People Look Real to You?

Tenants are on the hook when they break a lease — but only if the landlord makes a reasonable effort to re-rent the apartment. How do you know if they’re doing that?

I Broke My Lease. Do I Still Have to Pay the Rent?

As Election Day approached, print editors at The Times were ready for anything. Or so we thought.

A Headline (or Five) for History

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, November 21, 2020.

Quotation of the Day: Few Voices Breaking From G.O.P.’s Wall of Silence Over Trump’s Defeat

He lost. We’ll have to stop obsessing about him.

Who Will We Be Without Donald Trump?

Barack Obama’s new book, “A Promised Land,” arrived nearly four years after he left the White House. A look at how he and other presidents approached their memoirs offers some clues about the timing.

Presidential Memoirs Don’t Always Take This Long to Write

With help from computer algorithms, researchers designed proteins from scratch that can trounce the coronavirus in lab animals.

Antibodies Good. Machine-Made Molecules Better?

A negative test is helpful, scientists and doctors say. But it doesn’t mean you should skip other measures, like quarantining, masking and distancing.

No, a Negative Coronavirus Test Does Not Mean You Can Safely Socialize

Readers discuss coming to terms with body image, and doctors offer their perspectives.

Ending Obesity, and Its Stigma

It’s both a moral failure and a public health one.

America Is Letting the Coronavirus Rage Through Prisons

In an interview, John Ridley, the acclaimed screenwriter of “12 Years a Slave,” talks about his new comic book series, nonwhite superheroes and why representation matters.

Inside the ‘Other History’ of Comic Book Superheroes

Unfeeling royals offer no respite from unfeeling Republicans.

The Lady and the Trump

Educate a girl. Send a young person to college. Restore a person’s sight.

Choose a Gift That Changes Lives

He steered New York Waterway through financial straits. He also reveled in moments of glory, notably when his boats rode to the rescue on Sept. 11, 2001.

Arthur Imperatore, Founder of a Critical Ferry Service, Dies at 95

State and city leaders are trying to slow the spread of the coronavirus without full lockdowns. But whether curfews will help remains unclear.

November 21, 2020

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Georgia and Michigan Deliver Blows to Trump’s Efforts to Undo the Election

Business and World Leaders Move On as Trump Fights to Reverse Election

How One Airline’s Pandemic Hurt Becomes Everyone’s Pain

1 America, 1 Pandemic, 2 Realities

This American Mess

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