Winter Storm, Trump vs. Congress & Christmas Movie Releases- Thursday, December 24th, 2020

The news to know for Thursday, December 24th, 2020!

We’re talking about:

• who’s now in the path of a dangerous winter storm
• the latest batch of controversial pardons from the president
• why lawmakers might be coming back to the nation’s Capitol just after leaving for the holidays
• the first delays in the new NBA season
• a bunch of Christmas Day movie debuts and where you can watch them
• how you can see Santa’s trip around the world or celebrate Kwanzaa

All that and more in around 10 minutes…

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Sources:

U.S. Winter Storm: NY Times, NBC News, Weather Channel

Another Batch of Controversial Pardons: NY Times, ABC News, WaPo, White House

Trump Vetoes Defense Spending Bill: WaPo, WSJ, AP, CNBC, Pelosi Statement

U.S. Deadliest Week in Pandemic: Reuters, ABC News, COVID Tracker, Johns Hopkins

1M+ Americans Receive Shots: Miami Herald, Axios, CNBC, CDC

NY First Bans Facial Recognition in Schools: Engadget, Forbes, AP

NBA Postponed Game: ESPN, CBS Sports, Houston Chronicle, NBA

Xmas Movies Releases: USA Today, Variety, Deadline, Cinema Blend

NORAD Begins Tracking Santa: NORAD, Forbes, USA Today

Kwanza is Saturday: NatGeo, NY Times, Boston Globe

Thing to Know Thursday: Top American Holiday Travel Destinations: AP, ABC News, CNBC, Amadeus