Friday's Headlines: Wall Street soared in 2020 as millions were hungry or out of work

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Trader Daniel Krieger signals a thumbs-up as he arrives at the New York Stock Exchange on May 26. (Mark Lennihan/AP) Wall Street soared in 2020 as millions were hungry or out of work Despite the ongoing public health and economic crises, the markets' comeback has further enriched the wealthy, all while a deadly pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 340,000 Americans and left millions jobless and without enough to eat. By Hamza Shaban and Heather Long ●  Read more »   Out with the old, in with the few: The pandemic has changed New Year's Eve By Ben Guarino, Marisa Iati, Samantha Schmidt and Kim Bellware ●  Read more »   Pence seeks dismissal of lawsuit that aimed to expand his power to overturn election By Rosalind S. Helderman and John Wagner ●  Read more »   Medical centers balk at covid-19 treatment that aims to keep people out of hospitals By Laurie McGinley ●  Read more »   Pharmacist who 'intentionally' spoiled more than 500 vaccine doses is arrested, police say By Isaac Stanley-Becker and Andrea Salcedo ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How California's largest nursing home chain amassed millions as scrutiny mounted By Debbie Cenziper, Joel Jacobs, Alice Crites and Will Englund ●  Read more »   Brexit, a drama four years in the making, comes to an end with stay-at-home orders and a recorded light show By William Booth, Michael Birnbaum and Karla Adam ●  Read more »     Opinions A New Year's goal for progressives: Stop advocating bailouts for rich people Opinion by Catherine Rampell ●  Read more »   Meet the Trump saboteur in charge of undermining Biden — and America Opinion by Dana Milbank ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Josh Hawley's heedless ambition is a threat to the republic Opinion by Michael Gerson ●  Read more »   Don't 'better explain' the Emancipation Memorial. Put up monuments to Black people instead. Opinion by Karen Attiah ●  Read more »   Goodbye, 2020. You were awful, but some lights shine through. Opinion by Hugh Hewitt ●  Read more »   The death penalty lost more ground in 2020 — except in the Trump administration Opinion by the Editorial Board ●  Read more »     More News A year of pain — and resilience: An oral history of the pandemic By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   White House moves to freeze some foreign aid, defying Congress in Trump's final days By Yeganeh Torbati and John Hudson ●  Read more »   Russian hack of Microsoft was deeper than previously known, company says By Ellen Nakashima ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 5-Minute Fix for a weekday afternoon cheat sheet on the biggest story in politics — that can be read in 5 minutes or less. Sign up »

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