Evening Edition: First U.S. cases of South Africa virus variant reported in South Carolina

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (AP) First U.S. cases of South Africa virus variant reported in South Carolina Two people in South Carolina have been infected with the coronavirus variant, which has mutations that scientists say could allow the virus to elude some treatments and threaten vaccines' effectiveness. Neither person had a recent history of travel. By Joel Achenbach and Carolyn Y. Johnson ●  Read more »   Coronavirus variant sweeps South Africa, exhibiting 'terrifying' dominance By Lesley Wroughton and Max Bearak ●  Read more »   It's time to double or upgrade masks as virus variants emerge, experts say By Fenit Nirappil ●  Read more »   Senate Democrats and White House fast-track pandemic relief bill, frustrating Republicans By Erica Werner, Seung Min Kim and Jeff Stein ●  Read more »   GM to stop making gas-powered passenger cars and SUVs by 2035 By Steven Mufson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   After Trump officials ordered Bureau of Land Management's D.C. staff to move West, more than 87% of those affected quit By Juliet Eilperin ●  Read more »   Biden drops Trump's antiabortion 'global gag rule' — with effects on abortion access worldwide By Miriam Berger ●  Read more »   Trump wants a library. He must never have one. Critic's Notebook ●  By Philip Kennicott ●  Read more »   GameStop and other stocks targeted by Reddit users plummet By Tory Newmyer and Hannah Denham ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   What to know about GameStop's stock price chaos By Hamza Shaban and Hannah Denham ●  Read more »   U.S. economy shrank by 3.5 percent in 2020, worst year since World War II By Rachel Siegel, Andrew Van Dam and Erica Werner ●  Read more »   A scathing new documentary from HBO alleges a Chinese cover-up on the coronavirus By Steven Zeitchik ●  Read more »   Emmett Till's brutal murder changed America. Now his childhood home is a historic landmark. Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered ●  By DeNeen L. Brown ●  Read more »   Katherine Heigl is done apologizing By Ashley Spencer ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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