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On this day, six years ago on the 1st of December, 2019, a man in Wuhan, China, developed symptoms and became the index case for COVID-19. There have been over 778 million confirmed cases and 7.1 million deaths since then.
The average ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ American household owes $10,000 in credit card debt, $58,957 in student loan debt, $241,840 in mortgage debt and $22,612 in auto loans according to a survey by PolicyGenius.
BREAKING: 655 large US companies have gone bankrupt this year, the highest rate in 15 years, according to S&P Global data.
RESEARCH: Bitcoin mining uses up more electricity annually than the entirety of Argentina, according to a study by Cambridge University.
BREAKING: Trump signs spending bill, ending longest government shutdown in the history of the United States.
BREAKING: China's President Xi Jinping says that his country and the United States should be 'partners and friends'
JUST IN: Trump says he is considering $1,000 to $2,000 stimulus checks for taxpayers using revenue from tariffs
BREAKING: Israel says several boats from the Sumud flotilla have been intercepted and are being transferred to an Israeli port
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