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• House approves $2,000 coronavirus stimulus paycheck.
• House overrides President Donald Trump’s veto of $740 billion defense policy bill.
• California likely to extend stay at home orders, to curb anticipated post holiday COVID-19 surge.
• WHO marks 1 year of coronavirus infections; urges testing for mutated strains of virus.
• Mexico faces coronavirus crisis, has 4th largest global death toll from pandemic.
• President-elect Joe Biden says Trump administration obstructing national security transition.
• Palestinian leaders respond to Joe Biden’s presidential election victory.

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