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New York has confirmed its first case of the fast-spreading coronavirus variant first reported in the U.K.https://cbsn.ws/38YrxeF 

Voters in Georgia will head to the polls on Tuesday after two months of hard-fought campaigning for the closely watched Senate runoff elections on January 6.https://cbsn.ws/3rNn0o9 

Hot buttered rum, Irish coffees, mulled wine and other hot libations seen as "a survival mechanism" as restaurants navigate outdoor dining in chilly weather.https://cbsn.ws/2X6frdY 

The economic recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic has been unprecedented in many respects, but all too familiar in one: The crisis has taken a particular toll on young workers.https://cbsn.ws/3b6vAZ3 

President Trump is expected to award GOP Congressmen Devin Nunes of California and Jim Jordan of Ohio, two of his staunchest allies on Capitol Hill, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News.https://cbsn.ws/3rOc8GF 

U.S. COVID death toll tops 350,000 as hospitals fill up and vaccine rollout struggles to keep up.https://cbsn.ws/3hFojkl 

Control of the Senate comes down to January 5, when Georgia will hold runoff elections for the state's two Senate seats.https://cbsn.ws/35ak2QJ 

Indonesia has announced plans to give the COVID-19 vaccine to working-age adults ahead of the elderly. While the U.S. is prioritizing vaccines for health care workers and the elderly, Indonesia has a reason for vaccinating younger people first.https://cbsn.ws/3odq2jn 

Two House Democrats are calling on the FBI to open a criminal investigation into President Trump's explosive call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for possible violations of federal and state election laws.https://cbsn.ws/2MBjwVL 

Slack, the online messaging platform which services over 10 million people, experienced an outage Monday as workers returned to the platform after the holidays. The company said "all hands" were on deck to investigate the issue.https://cbsn.ws/3hT7oel 

How small pharmacies are playing a big role in COVID vaccine distribution in rural towns: "It's like the Super Bowl"https://cbsn.ws/38Z8nFB 

Authorities in Belgium say a 27th elderly person has died in a coronavirus outbreak at a retirement home from a super-spreading St. Nick party last month but they hope the situation is now under control.https://cbsn.ws/3oeg0yq 

Curtis Flowers spent nearly half his life in prison for the murders of four people and may still be on death row if not for the investigative work of a podcast. (via @60Minutes)https://cbsn.ws/355TQXm 

How a law enacted in 1996 has shaped the internet — and why some say it needs to change.https://cbsn.ws/390478F 

A Minnesota bar owner is girding for a possible five-year suspension of the bar's liquor license for staying open despite COVID-19-related restrictions on indoor service, CBS Minnesota reports.https://cbsn.ws/3oeX5Do 

43 ER staffers in San Jose get coronavirus after employee wore inflatable costume on Christmashttps://cbsn.ws/388zGOt