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Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm speaks onstage during a TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco in 2019.

Biden Plans To Nominate Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm As Energy Secretary

The former Michigan governor brings experience in promoting clean-energy manufacturing. She worked with the Obama administration on an automaker bailout that pushed investment in green technology.

A student participating in a distance learning virtual class during the COVID-19 pandemic in this file photo taken Sept. 2, 2020.

English Learners Are Falling Further Behind In The Virtual Classroom

Students who are not fluent in English have received D’s and F’s at significantly higher rates than their peers during distance learning.

People watch the Blue Cut wildfire in Lytle Creek, Calif., in 2016.

U.N. Report: In The Age Of Humans, 'The Dominant Risk To Our Survival Is Ourselves'

On the United Nations' new Planetary Pressures-Adjusted Human Development Index, the United States drops 45 places from its overall ranking, a reflection of the country's outsize environmental impact.

The UC San Diego Health Pharmacy team unpacks the first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 2020.

UC San Diego Health Receives Nearly 3,000 COVID-19 Vaccines

Another 2,925 of Pfizer's long-awaited COVID-19 vaccines arrived at UC San Diego Health for frontline health care workers Tuesday morning.

Pete Buttigieg, seen in 2019, is expected to be named Joe Biden's transportation secretary. He's former mayor of South Bend, Ind., and Democratic presidential candidate.

Biden To Nominate Former Rival Buttigieg As Transportation Secretary

Onetime presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg will be the first openly LGBTQ person nominated to a permanent Cabinet post.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., here at the Capitol on Friday, acknowledged Joe Biden as president-elect in a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday for the first time since the election.

'Electoral College Has Spoken': McConnell Belatedly Congratulates Biden On Win

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as president- and vice president-elect on Tuesday for the first time. McConnell spoke with Biden later in the day.

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students gather in front of the Supreme Court on Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Washington.

Obama-Era Program For Immigrants Faces New Court Challenge

The challenge scheduled to be heard Dec. 22 in Houston concerns President Barack Obama’s original memorandum creating Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which currently covers about 650,000 people.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., pictured at the Capitol on Friday, acknowledged Joe Biden as president-elect in a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday for the first time since the election.

'Electoral College Has Spoken': McConnell Belatedly Congratulates Biden On Win

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as president- and vice president-elect on Tuesday for the first time. McConnell spoke with Biden later in the day.

Supporters of Scottish independence gather at the site of the battle of Bannockburn in August in Bannockburn, Scotland. The site is where the army of the King of Scots Robert the Bruce defeated the army of England's King Edward II in 1314, during the first war of Scottish Independence.

Support For Scottish Independence Is Growing, Partly Due To U.K.'s COVID-19 Response

Recent polls show consistent support among Scots for leaving Great Britain. Many in Scotland think Prime Minister Boris Johnson is poorly suited to handle the pandemic and trust Scottish leaders more.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, "For my part, I am ready for interaction and contacts with you," according to the Kremlin.

Putin Congratulates Biden On His Victory Over Trump

The Russian leader contacted U.S. President-elect Joe Biden after the Electoral College affirmed his victory. Putin is one of the last major world leaders to do so.

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