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For the past five years, the European Union has been strengthening its defenses against asylum-seekers who have flooded into the region fleeing war and poverty. But in some parts of Germany, there is a push against the growing influence of

Officials need to understand communication styles and preferences in order to convince people to follow health guidelines. Gaurav Suri says psychology should inform how officials set public policy. (Image credit: Mark Makela/Getty Images)

California COVID-19 cases break daily record again  Los Angeles Times Newsom says stay-at-home order likely if COVID-19 surge continues  SF Gate Gov. Gavin Newsom threatens ‘drastic’ new lockdown order  Fox News Editorial: California’s raging pandemic hasn’t tamed the misguided outrage against coronavirus precautions  San

Salesforce announces its acquisition of Slack, Amazon brings the Mac mini to the cloud and Google Maps gets a newsfeed. This is your Daily Crunch for December 1, 2020. The big story: Salesforce buys Slack for $27.7B The acquisition, which

William Barr says complaints Justice Department has received ‘are very particularized’ and not on a scale that could flip the election outcome

CDC vaccine advisers vote to recommend that health care staff and long term care facility residents get Covid-19 vaccine first  CNN Trump Covid vaccine czar says side effects ‘significantly noticeable’ in 10% to 15% of recipients  CNBC Who Will Get the Coronavirus

William Barr says there is no evidence of widespread fraud in presidential election  CNN Disputing Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud  The Associated Press Local 4 News at 4 –Dec. 1, 2020  WDIV ClickOnDetroit Barr: DOJ yet to find widespread voter fraud

Other opposition MKs bash Blue and White chief for joining Netanyahu-led government in the first place; Likud whip accuses defense minister of hitting ‘new low’

Business software pioneer Salesforce.com is buying work-chatting service Slack for $27.7 billion in a deal aimed at giving the two companies a better shot at competing against longtime industry powerhouse Microsoft.

Barr names Russia prosecutor Durham as special counsel, ensures probe continues under Biden  USA TODAY William Barr says there is no evidence of widespread fraud in presidential election  CNN Disputing Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud  The Associated Press Andrew McCarthy: Durham