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2020 Belongs in the History Books Last Updated Jan. 1, 2021, 10:32 a.m. ETJan. 1, 2021, 10:32 a.m. ET Cities from Sydney to Stockholm to Chicago eagerly welcomed the arrival of a new year after one filled with sickness and separation. Here’s what you need to know: -0:00 The World Says Goodbye to 2020 After a year punctuated by a pandemic and unemployment, cities around the world are celebrating 2020’s end. “3, 2, 1” [cheering] [cheering] [cheering] “Happy New Year to everybody.” “Happy New Year!” After a year punctuated by a pandemic and unemployment, cities around the world a...

POLITICO Get the Massachusetts Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) GOOD MORNING, MASSACHUSETTS. Happy Monday! DELEO’S DOMINO EFFECT — House Speaker Robert DeLeo hasn't left office, but the gears are already turning on Beacon Hill to choose ...

Big read: Is there such thing as a humane eviction? 13 minutes to read The tenants in the third-floor apartment had 30 minutes to leave. Deputies from the Hampden County Sheriff's Department — in black uniforms, with bulletproof vests and gold star badges — had climbed the back stairs with an eviction notice. The tenants — 22 and 23, in matching Tommy Hilfiger sweatshirts and Crocs — were exhausted and dazed. They had stuffed some of their possessions into trash bags and suitcases, but much of what they owned would be left behind, in mounds on the floor. "I'm sorry i...

Cookie Monster Mural Puzzles Artist and Enrages Property Owner A man claiming to be a property owner in Peoria, Ill., wanted a Soviet-style mural of Cookie Monster. The artist who did the job now says he was tricked (and paid) by an impostor. The artist Joshua Hawkins said it took 10 people to complete the mural in Peoria, Ill., over Thanksgiving weekend.Credit...Joshua Hawkins Dec. 16, 2020 Joshua Hawkins said the request seemed “pretty weird,” but the dark-haired man who made it was offering cash, and a lot of it. The man said his name was Nate and he wanted Mr. Hawkins, a local artist,...