As if a coronavirus pandemic were not enough, they are now investigating the case of a 'Disease X' and potentially dangerous.
Biden criticizes Trump for the cyber attack.
There will be new Smithsonian museums.
Plus: watch Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupt.
This is what you need to know to start the day
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First the truth
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Biden says the "darkest days" are coming
US President-elect Joe Biden declared that the "darkest days" in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic "are ahead, not behind us," and urged Americans to prepare for the fight.
In the same end-of-year message, Biden claimed Trump for the cyberattack: "The Trump administration did not prioritize cybersecurity."
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In search of 'Disease X'
What if this woman does not have Ebola?
What if, instead, she is patient zero of "Disease X," the first known infection of a new pathogen that could sweep the world as fast as COVID-19, but has a death rate of 50 % to 90% of Ebola?
Learn more about this story.
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Trump threatens destruction before leaving office
Joe Biden will be president in less than a month.
Until then, the question is how much damage a vindictive and delusional next ex-president who devours conspiracy theories can do, whose wild undemocratic instincts are being encouraged by fringe political opportunists.
Read this review by Stephen Collinson.
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Not even Hollywood would have written the saga of Putin, Navalny and Trump
In this opinion column, Frida Ghitis writes that Donald Trump's devotion to Vladimir Putin of Russia is an enduring mystery of the Trump presidency.
As US experts blame Moscow for the cyberattacks on government systems and more details emerge about the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, why has Trump "been impossible to criticize Putin at least once during his time at the White House"?
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Navalny's cinematic deception of the Russian agent 4:50
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There will be Smithsonian museums on Latinos and women
The massive legislative package passed by the US Congress this week also gives the green light to the creation of two long-awaited Smithsonian museums in Washington: one focused on Latino Americans and the other dedicated to the history of American women.
Budget agreed by the US Congress includes proposal for Museo Latino 2:22
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The Vatican will receive vaccines against covid-19
Being vaccinated against COVID-19 is morally acceptable, the Vatican said, after some anti-abortion groups raised concerns about how vaccines are made.
Vatican: It is moral to receive a vaccine against covid-19 6:18
Lionel Messi says he had a 'very bad time in the summer', will he leave Barcelona?
With a difficult summer behind him, Lionel Messi says he is determined to "fight for everything" with Barcelona this season.
2 passengers open the Delta flight deck door and exit the moving plane with a dog
Two passengers aboard a Delta flight to Atlanta opened the cabin door and activated the slide to exit the plane.
They are arrested.
McDonald's China offers a strange burger, with crushed Oreo cookies
A limited-time offer from McDonald's China showed that we may still be surprised by some proposals.
The fast food chain invited its Chinese customers to eat hamburgers with Spam and Oreo.
McDonald's launches hamburger with Oreo 0:51
The number of the day
5 kilometers
It was the distance a security guard cycled to deliver the lost wallet to a woman in Hawaii.
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Quote of the day
"With all his talent and ability to raise money and draw large crowds, the president still lives in an alternate reality"
It was said by telepreacher Pat Robertson, a prominent conservative supporter of Donald Trump.
Selection of the day
A powerful USB-C charger for $ 8
This little charger has 18W of power but is very compact.
And to finish…
See Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupting
The eruption began in the Halemaumau crater on December 20 after a series of tremors that still continue.
This is how the Kilauea volcano erupted 0:59
