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New York Times

With John Kerry Pick, Biden Selects a ‘Climate Envoy’ With Stature

G.M. Drops Its Support for Trump Climate Rollbacks and Aligns With Biden

Small Social Gatherings Aren’t Driving the Virus Surge (So Far)

Premature Birth Tied to Increased Depression Risk

Give Thanks for This Simple Pleasure

Vegetarian or Vegan? Watch Your Bone Health

CBC Canada

Human rights complaint filed against BMO, VPD by Indigenous man and granddaughter handcuffed at bank (Angela Sterritt,Bridgette Watson)

His bank raided his account to cover a payment made to scammers (Dianne Buckner)

Workplace compensation claims reflect toll COVID-19 has taken on Canada's workers (Inayat Singh,Dave Seglins,Andreas Wesley)

Senator aims to curb 'violent' porn, pitches mandatory age verification for online sites (John Paul Tasker)

Ex-diplomats, aid workers plead with the world community to stand by Afghanistan (Murray Brewster)

B.C. woman's death has been solved after 27 years, but for some, the wounds are still fresh (Joel Ballard)

arstechnica.com

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shows success: Here’s how it stacks up to others

Comcast’s data cap finally goes nationwide in expansion to 12 more states

Ford’s electric Mustang Mach-E gets its official EPA range

Archaeologists find two more bodies among the ruins of Pompeii

That time on Thanksgiving when “debris” threatened the space shuttle

Review: Synchronic is a time-bending slow burn of a sci-fi thriller

CBC Ottawa

Flu clinics testing record-keeping app to ease rollout of COVID-19 vaccine (CBC News)

Protester no longer interested in meeting police board after 'traumatic' arrest (Hillary Johnstone)

40 new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa, 48 in less populous Outaouais (CBC News)

Ontario reports record-high 1,589 new COVID-19 cases as Toronto, Peel lock down (CBC News)

National grief strategy needed to help Canadians cope with loss due to COVID-19, group says (Talia Ricci)

'I felt like an object': The women behind the shocking Chiarelli report tell their stories (Joanne Chianello)

CBC Top Stories

Trump's hopes of overturning election fade as Michigan, Pennsylvania look to certify results (Reuters)

His bank raided his account to cover a payment made to scammers (Dianne Buckner)

Cruel to be kind: New citizen patrols will scare Edmonton coyotes with sticks and tennis balls (Wallis Snowdon)

As cases rise, Atlantic bubble is burst for at least two weeks (CBC News)

COVID-19 lockdowns have little impact on rising greenhouse gas trend, UN agency warns (Reuters)

102-year-old Vancouver woman sets Guinness World Record for oldest curler (Christina Jung)

Slashdot.org

Walmart-exclusive Router and Others Sold on Amazon and eBay Contain Hidden Backdoors To Control Devi (slashdot)

Biden's Top Tech Adviser Makes Regulation More Likely (slashdot)

Indian Coding Startup WhiteHat Jr Sues Critics (slashdot)

Google Gets Web Allies by Letting Outsiders Help Build Chrome's Foundation (slashdot)

The Oxford Vaccine Is 70% Effective, Cheaper and Easier To Store and Distribute (slashdot)

Oxford's 2020 Word of the Year? It's Too Hard to Isolate (slashdot)

Engadget.com

Roku adds AMC+ to its streaming channel

The EPA confirms the 2021 Mustang Mach-E can run up to 300 miles

Decorate your home with affordable, museum-quality wall art

Facebook is making it easier to donate essentials to those in need

'Ready Player Two' author is going on a virtual book tour in 'Roblox'

Amazon Music and Lil Nas X will host a series of holiday concerts