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Tyson Foods says it has suspended operations at its pork plant in Columbus Junction, Iowa, pictured in February 2013, after more than two dozen workers got sick with COVID-19.

Meat Processing Plants Suspend Operations After Workers Fall Ill

Several processing plants in the U.S. are sitting idle this week because workers are sick with the coronavirus. Other facilities are still operating, but fewer workers are showing up.

Stephanie Grisham played a more behind-the-scenes role for President Trump than his two previous press secretaries. She will move to work solely for first lady Melania Trump.

White House Shakes Up Communications Team With New Meadows Aides

Ben Williamson and Alyssa Farah — both close to new chief of staff Mark Meadows — will play senior roles. Kayleigh McEnany, a campaign spokeswoman, will become the new press secretary.

In this file photo from Jan. 3, 2019, the House of Representatives chamber is seen on the first day of the 116th Congress. The coronavirus pandemic is raising the issue of whether there should be remote voting to enable lawmakers to cast votes without all lawmakers needing to return to Washington.

House Democrats Consider Proxy Voting During Coronavirus Pandemic

House lawmakers have been wrangling over an alternative to in-person voting during the pandemic. One House Democratic leader is says the answer is allowing some to be able to vote by proxy.

FEMA's request for cadaver pouches follows warnings at the White House of coronavirus death tolls surpassing 100,000.

Pentagon Says FEMA Wants It To Find 100,000 Body Bags For Pandemic Fatalities

The request from FEMA to the Pentagon's Defense Logistics Agency for cadaver pouches follows warnings at the White House of coronavirus death tolls surpassing 100,000.

Matt Pottinger, left, President Trump's deputy national security adviser, at a White House event last year. Pottinger delivered a speech on Monday in Mandarin aimed at a Chinese audience.

White House Official Delivers Speech In Mandarin To Send Coronavirus Message

Matt Pottinger, President Trump's deputy national security adviser, criticized the Chinese government's treatment of doctors who went public with concerns about the coronavirus.

Juice WRLD, seen here performing in Oakland, Calif., in September, reportedly died on Sunday in Chicago at age 21.

Rapper Juice WRLD Has Died At Age 21

The fast-rising rapper collapsed at Chicago's Midway Airport in the early hours of Sunday. The Cook County medical examiner confirmed his death to NPR.

President Trump told reporters he would handle whatever "present" North Korea's Kim Jong Un plans to send.

Trump Downplays Threat Of 'Gift' From North Korea: Maybe It's A 'Beautiful Vase'

North Korea has threatened to send a "Christmas present" for the United States if sanctions aren't eased by the end of the year. Trump says he isn't worried about it.

Hurricane Iota is expected to intensify to a Category 4 storm as it approaches Central America. The storm has the potential to bring catastrophic damage to the region that is still recovering from Hurricane Eta earlier this month.

Hurricane Iota Continues To Intensify As It Approaches Central America

The storm is expected to make landfall Monday as a Category 4 hurricane. Its arrival comes as the region is still recovering from Hurricane Eta, which killed at least 150 people earlier this month.

A U.S. soldier stands at a spot struck by Iranian missiles in January at Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq's Anbar province. The attack was in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. The U.S. is drawing down 2,500 troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

White House Orders Thousands Of U.S. Troops Withdrawn From Afghanistan And Iraq

The American troop presence will decline in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500, and in Iraq from 3,000 to 2,500. Senior military leaders reportedly oppose the move.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk visits the construction site of a future Tesla plant near Berlin on Sept. 3. Musk is now the world's second-richest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Elon Musk Passes Bill Gates To Become World's 2nd-Richest Person

The soaring value of Tesla stock has sent Musk's net worth skyrocketing, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The automaker's CEO has added more than $100 billion to his net worth in 2020.

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