Evening Rundown: House to vote on bigger stimulus payments, the internet’s super fans shift from pop stars to politics and a gay chorus keeps American Sign Language alive

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Dec. 24, 2020 From pop stars to politics: How the pandemic and social unrest mobilized stans in 2020 By Kalhan Rosenblatt This year, as political and social issues dominated the discourse in the United States while the pandemic ravaged nations around the globe and forced more people into digital spaces, stan accounts — accounts devoted to a pop star or celebrity — used their platforms to support or influence issues like Black Lives Matter and the presidential election. Read more Pelosi says House to vote on bigger stimulus payments after GOP blocks increase By Adam Edelman | Read more Britain and European Union strike last-minute post-Brexit trade deal By Alexander Smith | Read more As Trump meets with QAnon influencers, the conspiracy's adherents beg for dictatorship By Ben Collins | Read more 'I don't see the money': Silicon Valley residents struggle as tech companies flourish By Cyrus Farivar | Read more Contact tracers connect those exposed to crucial social services By Dan Corey, Maura Barrett and Ludwig Hurtado | Read more Kamala Harris faces challenging dynamics in White House full of longtime Biden allies By Shannon Pettypiece | Read more OPINION The NORAD Santa tracker is evidence of our government's complicity in Santa's lies By Sam Thielman | Read more 'Chosen families' ruptured: How Covid-19 hit an LGBTQ lifeline By Julie Compton | Read more How a gay chorus is using American Sign Language to keep holiday spirit alive By Cynthia Silva | Read more Get the NBC News Mobile App Follow NBC News This email was sent by: NBC News 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112   This is an automated email. Do not reply directly to this email. Privacy | Unsubscribe | More NBC Newsletters | Contact View in browser