Congress a microcosm of America's coronavirus struggle

The day after Christmas is known in the UK as Boxing Day. For millions of Americans, it could literally be the day they start packing, as enhanced unemployment benefits expire on Dec. 26 and a federal moratorium on evictions ends on Dec. 31.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentStrand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Agnieszka Holland’s critically acclaimed “Charlatan” from Berlin-based company Films Boutique.“Charlatan” competed at the Berlin Film Festival this year in the Special Gala section, and was most recently selected at Telluride.

The Rev. Raphael Warnock, whose Senate runoff race in Georgia will help decide which party controls Congress’ upper chamber next year, is again facing criticism over controversial past comments.

While the holiday season will look markedly different among the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are getting festive in creative ways to keep the spirit of the season alive.  We're hanging Christmas decorations early this year and buying plenty of lights and trees, as many families spend more time at home.

“highest-earning sex worker in the US,” is suing the state of Nevada to reopen its brothels mid-pandemic. The lawsuit comes after the state’s governor Steve Sisolak excluded prostitutes from the “close contact” businesses he permitted to open as part of the phase 2 reopening efforts in May, Insider reported.“The governor’s decision to keep brothels closed is just blatant discrimination against Nevada’s legal sex workers,” said Little, 30, in a press release.

When COVID-19 first emerged as a global threat, it was truly a "novel" coronavirus. It did not resemble the typical coronaviruses, like the common cold, that regularly circulate.

Almost two years ago, NRG, a global insights and strategy firm, set out to discover America’s favorite movie and TV franchises.

On Thanksgiving, Mike Rowe will be expressing his appreciation for the everyday Americans who kept 2020 running. "This year, I’m thankful for the UPS driver, the FedEx driver and the Amazon Prime driver,” the former “Dirty Jobs” host told Fox News.

As Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving in the midst of a viral pandemic, millions will be wondering where their Thanksgiving meals will be coming from.

NBA legend Michael Jordan is giving $2 million he made off of ESPN's “The Last Dance” documentary series to hunger relief during this coronavirus-tainted Thanksgiving season. Feeding America, a nationwide hunger-relief charity, made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday.

The White House is seeking to add another Virginia-class attack submarine to this fiscal year’s budget by asking Congress to approve the additional Navy vessel, according to a report by Bloomberg Wednesday. The administration is seeking to adjust the Pentagon’s 2021 budget through Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought.

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BTS performed their new single ‘Life Goes On’ in bathrobes on Good Morning America yesterday (November 22).The K-pop band performed the track following its live debut at the American Music Awards 2020.

A Florida teen has made it his mission to raise an American flag on every flagpole across Palm Beach County – flags he fixed up himself. Matthew Amatulli, 16, started fixing flags with a sewing machine when he was young, having learned how to sew from his grandmother.

In body and spirit, America and Americans need to heal. We have endured a long and divisive election campaign and a coronavirus pandemic that has turned normal life upside down.

Kino Lorber has picked up North American rights for Polish comedic drama Never Gonna Snow Again from Malgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert, for North America. The film stars Alec Utgoff of Stranger Things fame as a Russian-speaking immigrant from the East who becomes a masseur for the rich residents in a bland, gated community.