Wednesday's Headlines: First U.S. case of highly infectious coronavirus variant detected in Colorado

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Shoppers wear face masks while in search of after-Christmas bargains in shops in downtown Denver on Tuesday. (AP) First U.S. case of highly infectious coronavirus variant detected in Colorado The variant recently identified in the United Kingdom has been found in a man with no travel history, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said. By Joel Achenbach, Ben Guarino, Lena H. Sun and Isaac Stanley-Becker ●  Read more »   Florida, Ohio and Texas put elderly over essential workers for vaccine, bucking federal advice By Isaac Stanley-Becker ●  Read more »   As U.K. coronavirus cases hit record high, health-care workers are overwhelmed By Adam Taylor ●  Read more »   Britain grants emergency approval to coronavirus vaccine by Oxford and AstraZeneca By William Booth and Karla Adam ●  Read more »   Coronavirus vaccine from China's Sinopharm is 79% effective, company says By Lily Kuo ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Luke Letlow, GOP congressman-elect from Louisiana, dies of covid-19 By Tim Elfrink ●  Read more »   Trump allies mount final push to overturn results ahead of congressional vote to confirm Biden win By Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger ●  Read more »   Louisville moves to fire 2 officers in Breonna Taylor raid By Marisa Iati ●  Read more »   Controversial Lincoln statue is removed in Boston, but remains in D.C. By Gillian Brockell ●  Read more »   Federal officials formally close investigation of Tamir Rice killing By Devlin Barrett ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Opinions Coronavirus vaccinations are off to a very slow start. That should set off alarms. Opinion by Leana S. Wen ●  Read more »   Why increasing the stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 is a bad idea Opinion by the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   We should embrace the Cassandras when the next disaster comes Opinion by Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   Sorry, President Trump. January 6 is not an election do-over. Opinion by Edward B. Foley ●  Read more »   Trump's worst pardon is one you haven't heard about Opinion by Alex Busansky ●  Read more »   Our son was killed in South Sudan. We urge Biden to protect journalists like him. Opinion by Joyce Krajian and John Allen ●  Read more »     More News Argentina to become largest country in Latin America to legalize elective abortion By Ruby Mellen and Ana Vanessa Herrero ●  Read more »   Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard arrives in Israel in latest Trump parting gift By Shira Rubin ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Optimist for a selection of inspiring stories to help you disconnect, hit refresh and start the week off right, delivered every Wednesday and Sunday. Sign up »

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