How conspiracy theories put election workers in danger

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<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Av2_NrIp0SduQLP7QxD4L3Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at the threats being directed at election officials across the country. And <a href="https://apple.news/ASRgjCQRyS2W0yS-VnFLEgw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> covers a recent speech by top Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling calling on the president and his allies to stop repeating false claims that undermine the electoral process.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/APpWBWP6vTaep3Cv26OD4ow?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> explains President-elect Biden&rsquo;s plans to combat the resurgent drug epidemic.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Anne McCloy, a news anchor at CBS-6 Albany in New York, has helped thousands of people get unemployment benefits. The <a href="https://apple.news/AkRAQ5MUGQGiPwJkZMHHOLA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> has the story.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A9vo11AxARtOnEI5pxXAo5g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">BuzzFeed News</a> reports that the South Korean legislature passed an amendment exempting K-pop star Jin from military service, just in time for his 28th birthday.</p>