Times Square Empty on New Years Eve?

(And More CRAZY Recent News)

Bad news: The 70% more contagious UK Covid variant has arrived in the US, with several states finding cases. But unlike previous British invasions, this one has a much cooler hairdo. The plus side is nobody's contagious from 2-3pm while the virus is on tea break.

More news from the UK: Boris Johnson's father has announced he is applying for French citizenship. Finally, a Brexit that makes sense.

In California, an inflatable holiday costume is being blamed for infecting almost 50 hospital staff with coronavirus. We have obtained exclusive footage of that costume.

Did you guys catch this? A very strange sight on New Years Eve-- an empty Times Square as the ball dropped at midnight. Not because of Covid though-- at 11:55, DeBlasio showed up. It wasn't exactly empty-- there were trillions of coronaviruses toasting to an amazing 2020. I guess the silver lining is without the throngs of people, you can really see the natural charm of the 16 ESPN Zones and 12 Sbarro's.

Finally, In Japan, a city government office called "Shibushi-shi Shibushi-cho Shibushi no Shibushi Shiyakusho Shibushi Shisho'' has decided to change its name. It will now be called "The office formerly known as Shibushi-shi Shibushi-cho Shibushi... well you get the idea.