The news to know for Thursday, December 24th, 2020! We're talking about: who's now in the path of a dangerous winter storm the latest batch of controversial pardons from the president why lawmakers might be coming back to the nation's Capitol just after leaving for the holidays the first delays in the new NBA season a bunch of Christmas Day movie debuts and where you can watch them how you can see Santa's trip around the world or celebrate Kwanzaa 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 Ritual.com/newsworthy and BlueNile.com Support the show and get ad-free episodes here: www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider         Sources: U.S. Winter Storm: NY Times, NBC News, Weather Channel Another Batch of Controversial Pardons: NY Times, ABC News, WaPo, White House Trump Vetoes Defense Spending Bill: WaPo, WSJ, AP, CNBC, Pelosi Statement U.S. Deadliest Week in Pandemic: Reuters, ABC News, COVID Tracker, Johns Hopkins 1M+ Americans Receive Shots: Miami Herald, Axios, CNBC, CDC NY First Bans Facial Recognition in Schools: Engadget, Forbes, AP NBA Postponed Game: ESPN, CBS Sports, Houston Chronicle, NBA Xmas Movies Releases: USA Today, Variety, Deadline, Cinema Blend NORAD Begins Tracking Santa: NORAD, Forbes, USA Today Kwanza is Saturday: NatGeo, NY Times, Boston Globe Thing to Know Thursday: Top American Holiday Travel Destinations: AP, ABC News, CNBC, Amadeus