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L.A. stay-at-home rules take shape as COVID-19 spike worsens  Los Angeles Times L.A. County motion to keep outdoor dining open fails by 3-2 vote  KTLA 5 Los Angeles County to Suspend Indoor and Outdoor Dining As COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise  msnNOW Judge

President-elect Joe Biden arrives at the Queen Theatre to meet virtually with the United States Conference of Mayors on November 23, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware. | Mark Makela/Getty Images Biden’s foreign policy team is predictable. That’s not a bad thing.

Pressure is mounting on Chinese drugmakers to show clinical evidence that their leading Covid-19 vaccines work, after early data on three Western-developed shots showed promising effectiveness against the disease.

Unacademy, an online learning platform in India, has added two more marquee investors to its cap table. The Bangalore-based startup, which focuses on K-12 online education, said on Wednesday it has raised new funds from Tiger Global Management and Dragoneer

The country’s congressional lawmakers, more than half of whom are under criminal investigation, impeached a president and sparked protests that forced another to resign, throwing the country into its worst political crisis in two decades.

Biden’s pick for foreign policy head affirms a push to get allies on board with U.S. policy on China  CNBC Key lines from the unveiling of Biden’s top national security and foreign policy team  CNN Rubio signals opposition to Biden Cabinet picks

Homeowners are rebuilding after wildfires, but many won’t be required by governments to use fire-resistant materials. Without such improvements, communities face harm again with the next fire. (Image credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

Rouhani calls on US president-elect to find a way to compensate for four years of ‘wrong policies’

Former justice minister says current coalition is ‘sick,’ run by ‘failing parties’; asserts Naftali Bennett should be next prime minister

The election may be behind us but its turbulence is not. Even before the loss of the candidate it openly admired, frustration and resentment were the fuel of the white supremacist movement, judged by both the FBI and Homeland Security