When will you receive the second stimulus check?

More countries ban travel to the United Kingdom due to the rise of the new variant of coronavirus.

Also, a woman discovers a raccoon in her Christmas tree.

This is what you need to know to start the day.

First the truth.

1

Second stimulus package approved

The US Congress approved the second stimulus package for the coronavirus.

The $ 900 billion pandemic stimulus bill includes enhanced unemployment benefits and direct cash payments.

Further: 

• When will you receive the second stimulus check?

2

This is what we know about the new variant of covid-19

The UK has detected a new strain of COVID-19 which, according to England's chief medical officer, is more contagious than previous variants.

More than a dozen countries have banned travel from the UK in response to the new variant.

These are the certainties and questions about this new variant.

New variant of coronavirus would have a higher transmissibility 28:33

3

Trump mentions martial law and alarms White House employees

A meeting President Donald Trump held to discuss reversal of the election result, in which he mentioned martial law, alarmed some White House staff, people who are used to Trump's inflammatory and undemocratic rhetoric.

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4

Barr Says No Special Prosecutors Needed To Investigate Election Or Hunter Biden

US Attorney General William Barr rejected several of President Donald Trump's inflammatory and baseless remarks regarding the presidential election and told a news conference that he does not plan to appoint a special counsel to investigate the son. President-elect Joe Biden, Hunter, or the elections.

William Barr Openly Contradicts Trump Requests to Reverse 2:37 Election Results

5

Hundreds in Florida line up to buy free groceries

In South Florida, one in five people don't know where their next meal will come from, according to Feeding South Florida.

That means more than 1 million people, including nearly 300,000 children.

Hundreds of people have lined up to turn to the free food banks, which face growing demand and shrinking supply.

At coffee time

These are the countries of America and the world that have so far suspended trips from the United Kingdom due to a new variant of covid-19

Following the alert for the new variant of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom, there is a wave of travel bans that has isolated British travelers from much of Europe and other parts of the world.

Here's how the pandemic has changed work forever

The pandemic affected when, where and how we work.

While some companies can't wait to get back to normal, others are betting on remote work.

A woman found a raccoon in her Christmas tree and this is what she did to get it out of the house

Aubrey Iacobelli, a Florida resident, found a raccoon in her Christmas tree after waking up.

When he tried to get it out of there, his dog appeared and got into a fight with the animal before it returned to the forest.

Surprise!

A raccoon at the Christmas tree 1:21

Ariana Grande would be engaged, according to her Instagram account

The American singer Ariana Grande shared a series of images on her Instagram account in which she is seen with her boyfriend, Dalton Gómez, and posing with a pearl and diamond ring.

Did Ariana Grande get engaged?

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Oh no!

Santa Claus got tangled in some power lines

The mishap shows why civilians should perhaps leave the most magical elements of Christmas to the real Santa Claus.

The number of the day

57,000 years

A wolf cub found "perfectly preserved" in Canadian permafrost lived 57,000 years ago.

57,000-year-old wolf cub discovered 0:23

Quote of the day

"Monitor it carefully, but don't overreact."

Fauci says he would not advise imposing additional restrictions on travel to the UK now that that country is dealing with the new strain of the coronavirus.

Day selection

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With Echo Auto, you can stream music or ask Alexa anything without taking your eyes off the road.

And to finish…

2020 was a difficult year, but these moments made it a little more fun

From bacon-scented masks to a Beyoncé-mimicking parrot, our colleague Jeanne Moos sums up the weirdest and funniest moments of 2020 on social media.

The great moments of 2020 in social networks 3:38