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Apple this morning offered an updated look at its App Store business with the release of its holiday sales figures. The company said App Store customers spent $1.8 billion in apps during the week of Christmas Eve and New Year’s

Reports: Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested  KATU Dozens of Hong Kong opposition figures arrested under national security law  CNN EU calls for ‘immediate release’ of Hong Kong activists  Washington Post Hong Kong Arrests Dozens Under National Security Law  Bloomberg Politics National security

Live Updates: Pence has ‘power’ to block certification, Trump says  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

$2,000 stimulus checks could become a reality as Democrats lead Georgia elections  The Washington Post Georgia Senate Election: Live Map and Results  The New York Times Live Georgia Election Updates And Results  FiveThirtyEight Liz Peek: Warnock’s Georgia win means politics of envy, grievance

Stimulus check taxes: Will stimulus payments impact your taxes?  WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland ‘Status Not Available:’ IRS says these taxpayers won’t receive second stimulus check automatically  CNBC Where’s my stimulus check? Some still waiting have something in common  WAVY TV 10 Some

Trump is expected to address his supporters Dec. 6 as Congress prepares to count Electoral College votes for Biden’s win.

Climate specialist explains phenomenon is caused by higher temperatures at North Pole disrupting world’s weather

US media outlets still report race as too close to call, though Jewish Democrat seen as clear favorite; he thanks state’s voters for ‘electing me to serve you’

Omar Sheikh will turn to Pakistan Supreme Court to seek release from jail after conviction was overturned in 2002 killing of American Jewish journalist