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Robinhood restricts trading in GameStop, other names involved in frenzy  CNBC GameStop Stock Trading: 4 Things to Know  The New York Times GameStop stock retreats as Reddit rally runs into trading restrictions  Reuters The frenzied rise of GameStop  The Economist Redditors took on hedge

Lookouts hired, cash set aside for fines, a bride with COVID, another large wedding: newspaper investigates extent of potentially deadly lockdown breaches in London’s Stamford Hill

The prime minister is seeking to emphasize the benefits of the union as Scotland’s future emerges as the U.K.’s defining question after Brexit, which most Scots opposed.

As Biden vows monumental action on climate change, a fight with the fossil fuel industry has only begun  The Washington Post Biden unveils climate change plan, halts new oil and gas leases on federal land  CNN In Colorado, President Biden’s energy leasing

Over 30,000 Republican Voters Change Party Affiliation After Pro-Trump Capitol Riot  Newsweek In the Republican Party, the post-Trump era lasted a week  CNN Republican Senators rally to reject Trump impeachment trial  CBS News GOP senators fear Trump more than they protect democracy  Los Angeles

Pakistan’s Supreme Court ordered the release Thursday of a Pakistani-British man convicted and later acquitted in the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002.

The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy grew just 1% in the last three months of the year, as a surge in coronavirus infections weighed on in-person businesses like restaurants. (Image credit: Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images)

A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 2 million globally. (Image credit: NPR)

A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 2 million globally. (Image credit: NPR)

Trump halted support for UNRWA in 2018, leaving the agency with expected annual deficit of $200 million; Biden’s UN envoy has said US will restore economic and humanitarian funding