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The president-elect’s allies have begun an ambitious fund-raising campaign for the celebration of his swearing-in. Big donors will get “virtual signed photos” — and a chance to generate good will.
City and state officials are trying to recover millions from quick deals made during the worst weeks of the pandemic this spring.
At least two million workers have turned to their workplace retirement plans for cash under temporary rules created during the pandemic. But so far, most people have left their accounts alone.
These are not necessarily the best games or the newest games. But these are the games that people across The New York Times played for hundreds of hours this year.
Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman star in a potent adaptation of August Wilson’s play.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 16, 2020, covering December 17, 2020.
Shawn Mendes
Bad Bunny
Ariana Grande
Michael Buble
Carrie Underwood
2020Jeremy Bulloch, English actor (born 1945)[†]
Jeremy Andrew Bulloch was an English actor. In a career that spanned six decades, he gained recognition for originating the physical portrayal of Boba Fett in the Star Wars franchise, appearing as the character in the films The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). Bulloch returned to the franchise for a cameo as Captain Colton in 2005's Revenge of the Sith.
2020Allen Dines, American politician (born 1921)[†]
Allen Dines was an American politician in the state of Colorado. He was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1957 to 1966, and the Colorado Senate from 1966 to 1974. From 1965 to 1966, Dines served as Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives after previously serving as House Majority Leader from 1961 to 1962, and Minority Leader from 1963 to 1964.
In 2020, the world population was approximately 7,887,001,292 people[†]