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Health care workers in Houston, Texas, perform a procedure on a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit on Thanksgiving. This past week has seen continued steep growth in cases, hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19. Go Nakamura/Getty Images hide caption

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'Extraordinary Acceleration': Takeaways From The Pandemic Last Week

Deaths from COVID-19 have jumped nearly 40% this week, and hospitals around the country are straining under their patient load. Here's what happened in the first week after Thanksgiving.

Health care workers in Houston, Texas, perform a procedure on a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit on Thanksgiving. This past week has seen continued steep growth in cases, hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19. Go Nakamura/Getty Images hide caption

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'Extraordinary Acceleration': Takeaways From The Pandemic Last Week

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Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan in 1965, when he was at the epicenter of the counterculture. Evening Standard/Getty Images hide caption

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Bob Dylan Sells Songwriting Catalog In 9-Figure Deal

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A nurse puts on personal protective equipment as she prepares to treat a COVID-19 patient last month at a rural Missouri hospital. Jeff Roberson/AP hide caption

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Think Health Care Workers Are Tested Often For The Coronavirus? Think Again

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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves explains his rationale for not ordering a statewide mask mandate on Nov. 24 in Jackson, Miss. Health officials are encouraging a statewide mandate. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption

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Health Officials Call On Mississippi Governor To Implement Statewide Mask Mandate

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Saemy Rosenberg and his wife, Lisellotte, are seen with an unnamed man. Saemy Rosenberg was forced to sell his priceless art collection to the Nazis. Now, his grandson wants the Supreme Court to intervene. Courtesy of Jed Leiber hide caption

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Looted Nazi Art Again Before Supreme Court

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Gen. Lloyd Austin addresses military recruits during an induction ceremony in Tampa, Fla., in 2015. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP hide caption

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Biden Expected To Nominate Gen. Lloyd Austin As Defense Secretary

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