Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is leading a group of Republican senators who have written to President Biden with a request to detail a COVID-19 rescue counterproposal. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
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Day traders on the Reddit community r/WallStreetBets, founded by Jaime Rogozinski, drove up the price of GameStop and other stocks, setting up a standoff with Wall Street. Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Reddit WallStreetBets Founder Calls GameStop Stock Frenzy A 'Symbolic Movement'
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Israelis receive a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from medical professionals at a vaccination center set up on a mall parking lot in Givataim, Israel, during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus, on Jan. 20. Oded Balilty/AP hide caption
Vaccines For Data: Israel's Pfizer Deal Drives Quick Rollout — And Privacy Worries
With social media platforms cracking down on the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, adherents are scrambling to find other ways to communicate. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption
WallStreetBets Founder Is 'Fascinated' Watching GameStop Frenzy From Sidelines
People bike along the beach in Miami on Dec. 20, 2020. "People are tired of being at home," one travel advisor says as an industry decimated by the pandemic begins to see small signs that a recovery might be on the way. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Masked travelers head through the main terminal of Denver International Airport on Dec. 31. Starting Feb. 1, travelers will be required to wear face masks on nearly all forms of public transportation. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
A restaurant closed for indoor dining on Dec. 15, 2020, New York City. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said restaurants could seat customers indoors for dining on Valentines Day if coronavirus cases continue to decline. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Itching To Travel Again, Some Americans Take Advantage Of Lower Airfare
Shares of GameStop have surged as amateur investors foil hedge funds' efforts to short sell the stock. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption