The news to know for Thursday, December 17th, 2020! We're talking about: a historic rise in American poverty a deal in Congress that could help turn things around a new lawsuit accusing Google and Facebook of an illegal deal long overdue recognition for the Negro Leagues  Bitcoin breaking an all-time record why people all over the world are celebrating a music legend from 250 years ago All that and more in around 10 minutes... Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes to read more about any of the stories mentioned. This episode is brought to you by www.Rothys.com/newsworthy and ButcherBox.com/newsworthy Support the show and get ad-free episodes here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider         Sources: Vials Have Extra Doses: NY Times, Reuters, FOX News, Politico Health Experts Urge More Caution: CNBC, CBS News, CNN More COVID Hospitalization Records: WaPo, LA Times, COVID Tracking U.S. Poverty Rate Jumps: WaPo, Forbes, Full Report Congress Finalizing Relief Deal: Politico, CNBC, AP Election Fraud Senate Hearing: WSJ, AP, USA Today, ABC News, CBS News MLB Adding Negro Leagues to Official Records: WaPo, Reuters, AP, MLB 10 States Sue Google: WSJ, WaPo, Reuters, Wired Bitcoin Breaks Above 20,000: CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg, Bitcoin Explained HBO Max Coming to Roku: Axios, The Verge, Engadget, Roku Celebrating Beethoven’s 250th Birthday: NY Times, NPR, WaPo, Engadget, Carnegie Hall Thing to Know Thursday: What’s a Nor’Easter: NY Times, NWS, HowStuffWorks, Weather Channel