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- Listen, NYC loves its sad, saggy Christmas tree just the way it is.
- A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from expelling migrant children at the border before they could request asylum.
- Jordan Klepper hit up the Million MAGA March the other week and found a lot of people infected with brainworms.
- Yes, Trump is probably going to "write" a memoir after he leaves the White House, but I would not want to be the company that publishes it.
- Brunch might be delicious, but here's why the concept of "going back to brunch” has turned into a meme used to mock political complacency and centrist indifference.
- After months of resistance, a wave of Republican governors have started issuing new mask orders as their states face an unyielding coronavirus crisis.
- After losing his House seat, outgoing Rep. Max Rose is considering a mayoral run next year.
- New York Mets second baseman Robinson Cano has been suspended for the entire 2021 season after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.
- Flamethrower-wielding rapper Dupree G.O.D. called a Manhattan public-relations firm seeking an apparel deal prior to him surrendering to police.
- The brilliant Tierra Whack is back with two new singles: "Peppers and Onions" and "Feel Good."
- And finally, a monkey and a cat are best friends and I'm alright with that:
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