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Russian President Vladimir Putin, here at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow in 2017, has seen U.S. relations reach their lowest point since the Cold War. By waiting over a month to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden, Putin tried to show strength and that "he's ready to take the fight all the way to Washington," Russian political commentator Konstantin Eggert says.

Putin And Biden Signal Chilly Relations To Come

As the president-elect vows to get tough on Moscow, analysts say Russia's leader wants to show he'll take the fight to Washington — and his congratulations delay was just the latest sign.

Kevin Mandia, chief executive officer of the cybersecurity firm FireEye, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2017. Mandia's company was the first to sound the alarm about the massive hack of government agencies and private companies on Dec. 8.

How A Cybersecurity Firm Uncovered The Massive Computer Hack

FireEye was the first to sound the alarm bell on Dec. 8 after it noticed an anomaly. "Right now there's absolutely an escalation in cyberspace," says Kevin Mandia, the company's CEO.

Medical staff members treat a patient with COVID-19 last week in the intensive care unit of United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. Once a COVID-19 vaccine is available, experts say immunizing health workers first is the best way to curb deaths and stop transmission.

First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses To Go To Health Workers, Say CDC Advisers

A team of independent advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a science-based outline for deploying a vaccine when it's ready. The goal is to stop deaths and viral spread fast.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, photographed at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow in 2017, has seen U.S. relations reach their lowest point since the Cold War. By waiting over a month to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden, Putin tried to show strength and that "he's ready to take the fight all the way to Washington," Russian political commentator Konstantin Eggert says.

Putin And Biden Signal Chilly Relations To Come

As the president-elect vows to get tough on Moscow, analysts say Russia's leader wants to show he'll take the fight to Washington — and his congratulations delay was just the latest sign.

Stimulus checks are prepared on May 8, 2008, in Philadelphia. In 2020, stimulus checks again went to many Americans, this time during the pandemic's economic fallout. But some of that money went to thousands of foreign workers not eligible to receive the funds.

Foreign Workers Living Overseas Mistakenly Received $1,200 U.S. Stimulus Checks

Thousands of foreign workers who entered the U.S. on temporary work visas received $1,200 pandemic stimulus checks in error, and many of them are spending the money in their home countries.

Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates arrived for a ceremony for FBI Director Christopher Wray in 2017. Yates is set to appear before a Senate panel looking into the Russia investigation.

Sally Yates, DoJ Boss At Close Of Obama Era, Due In Senate Hearing Wednesday

The former deputy attorney general was in charge in the final days of the Obama era and into the early days of the Trump era. Senate Republicans want to ask her about the Russia investigation.

On Monday, 43 alleged associates of the Ghost Face Gangsters were indicted on federal charges related to drug trafficking and firearms possessions throughout eastern Georgia and beyond.

Federal Officials Indict More Than 40 People Linked to White Supremacist Prison Gang

The Ghost Face Gangsters started in California but a Georgia offshoot has spread criminal activity far beyond prison walls. On Monday, 43 were charged with drug trafficking and firearms possession.

Student nurse Gail Powers outside the College Medical Center in Long Beach, Calif.

Despite High Demand For Nurses, Colleges Aren't Keeping Up

Even before COVID-19, the system wasn't turning out enough nurses to meet the national shortage.

Gilead Sciences, maker of the antiviral drug remdesivir, has come up with a price for the COVID-19 treatment that was less than some analysts expected.

Remdesivir Priced At More Than $3,100 For A Course Of Treatment

An experimental COVID-19 medicine that has been shown to shorten the time people with severe illness have to stay in the hospital finally has a price tag that's lower than some analysts expected.

Far-right extremist "Boogaloo boys" stand on the steps of the capitol in Lansing, Mich., during a rally on Oct. 17. Michigan is one of five states with the highest risk of increased militia activity around the elections, according to a new report.

Here's Where The Threat Of Militia Activity Around The Elections Is The Highest

Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Oregon have the highest risk of seeing increased militia activity around the elections, according to a new report obtained exclusively by NPR.

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