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Remember This Garbage Year With a 2020 Dumpster Fire Ornament

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Remember This Garbage Year With a 2020 Dumpster Fire Ornament

When Can You Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? This Interactive Tool Will Tell You

Coronavirus vaccine shots are coming, but your place in line depends on a lot of different factors.

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When Should You Replace Your Face Mask?

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Shopping small can have a huge effect this holiday season.

Starbucks Is Giving Free Coffee to Frontline COVID-19 Workers All Month Long

Starbucks is saying thank you in typical Starbucks fashion.

How Zoom Santas Are Connecting With Kids Virtually in 2020

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The FDA Has Approved the First At-Home COVID-19 Test Kit—Here's What You Need to Know About It

A new at-home test for COVID-19 can provide results in 30 minutes.

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Thanksgiving Day menu from November 1917 at Fort D. A. Russell in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Scientists Come Closer to Understanding COVID-19 'Cytokine Storms'

Science is closer to understanding what prompts severe COVID-19 illness.

Sorry, Kids—Sitting on Santa’s Lap Will Be Forbidden in 2020

Plenty of room for a sheet of plexiglass.

See What the World’s Reading Habits Look Like in 2020

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Pfizer's Coronavirus Vaccine Appears 90 Percent Effective in Early Review

The race for an effective coronavirus vaccine is showing signs of real success.

Do You Hear What I Hear? Radio Stations Have Already Started Playing Christmas Music

Santa Claus is, of course, excited about this.

When Woodrow Wilson Caught the 1918 Flu During a Pandemic, But Hid It From the Public

President Woodrow Wilson photographed in good health.
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