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  • White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn to submit his resignation if the agency does not clear the nation’s first coronavirus vaccine by today’s end.
  • The Pfizer vaccine will almost certainly be approved, and more are coming—but a portion of the American public is still skeptical of vaccines.
  • Musician FKA twigs has sued Shia LaBeouf, accusing the actor of sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress during their relationship. “I’d like to be able to raise awareness on the tactics that abusers use to control you and take away your agency,” she said in a harrowing piece about LaBeouf's alleged behavior.
  • Vox examines the "debate" over Joe Biden canceling student debt.
  • John Foley, the co-founder of Peloton, drinks his water every morning like a kitty cat, and he willingly told the NY Times that fact about himself.
  • More and more Americans are shoplifting food to survive during the pandemic.
  • Francis Ford Coppola spoke in depth about his recut of The Godfather: Part III with Vulture.
  • A snow leopard at a Kentucky zoo has tested positive for coronavirus.
  • The solution to what’s known as the 340 Cypher, one of the "most vexing mysteries" of the Zodiac Killer’s murderous saga, has been found by a code-breaking team.
  • Two whole cars were fished out of the Gowanus Canal this week.
  • And finally, this dog just loves the fishies: