The Washington Post looks at the threats being directed at election officials across the country. And NPR covers a recent speech by top Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling calling on the president and his allies to stop repeating false claims that undermine the electoral process. Politico explains President-elect Biden’s plans to combat the resurgent drug epidemic. Anne McCloy, a news anchor at CBS-6 Albany in New York, has helped thousands of people get unemployment benefits. The Atlantic has the story. BuzzFeed News reports that the South Korean legislature passed an amendment exempting K-pop star Jin from military service, just in time for his 28th birthday.

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