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Court ruling strikes down governor’s ‘Cluster Initiative,’ which limited numbers of worshipers in high-infection areas; Amy Coney Barrett votes with majority of justices

Amy Coney Barrett Plays Decisive Role As Supreme Court Bars New York COVID Restrictions on Religious Services  Newsweek Supreme Court rules against Cuomo’s coronavirus limits — with Barrett playing key role  Fox News McConnell and Trump Plotted Barrett Nomination on the Night

TikTok’s rise in the West is unprecedented for any Chinese tech company, and so is the amount of attention it has attracted from politicians worldwide. Below is a timeline of how TikTok grew from what some considered another “copycat” short

Manufacturing glitch casts shadow on results of study after British drug group and Oxford university said lower dose of inoculation provides better protection from virus

Thai officials refrain from calling move a prisoner swap or from saying what involvement Australia may have had in deal

In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court sides with religious groups in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions in New York  CNN Supreme Court relieves religious organizations from some covid-related restrictions  The Washington Post Supreme Court blocks strict COVID-19 restrictions on some New York

Ending an ordeal that lasted more than two years and strained diplomatic ties, Iran released British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who had been sentenced to 10 years in prison on espionage charges.

Biden’s margin of victory widens as Trump’s subversion efforts grow more frantic  CNN Trump’s last-ditch efforts to overturn results fail to make dent in Biden victory  The Guardian Georgia Certifies: Donald Trump Lost – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal View Full Coverage on

Health Ministry records 1,068 diagnoses in 24 hours, highest rate since mid-October; ministers nevertheless push on with pilot to open malls and markets

Emirati budget airline set to launch direct flights to and from Israel twice daily, with El Al, Israir expected to launch their own flights next month