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These were CNN's top 100 digital stories of 2020

You know it’s been a remarkable year when a devastating global pandemic isn’t the only major story capturing people’s attention.

In a look at CNN’s most-read digital stories of 2020, November’s historic US presidential election looms large. But the intensity of the year is reflected in the wide range of stories that captured the world’s interest.
From the very start of 2020, users flocked to CNN for news on the airstrikes in Iraq, the impeachment and Kobe Bryant’s tragic death.
March and April saw record global interest in the coronavirus, with people all over the planet turning to CNN for information. Throughout the year, readers wanted to know the basics: How many people were infected, when their stimulus checks were going to arrive, and what they could do to stay safe.
    During the tense days following the election, people were glued to vote counts and projections. They experimented with electoral maps. They refreshed and reloaded as the latest results crept in.
    Joining these overarching narratives are stories of the racial unrest that swept across the world over the summer, and the fallout from the explosion that rocked Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut.
    In between it all, we said goodbye to beloved stars and mourned each new and terrible coronavirus milestone.
    Looking back, the story coming in at #100 on this list, published in March, is a glimpse into an almost alien past: “Here’s what we know about the 100 people who’ve died in the US from coronavirus.”
    Months later, as this dark year draws to a close, more than 100 people now die of Covid-19 in the US in a single hour. Across the globe, more than 1.7 million people have lost their lives; 317,000 and counting in the US alone.
    The world we knew at the beginning of 2020 is gone.
    Hopefully, in 2021, the stories we tell will be of a better one.
    President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris greet each other on stage in Wilmington, Delaware, where they delivered their victory speeches on November 7.

    President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris greet each other on stage in Wilmington, Delaware, where they delivered their victory speeches on November 7.
    1. Live story: Election 2020 presidential results
    2. Live story: 2020 presidential election eve
    3. Live story: The morning after the presidential elections 2020
    4. Live story: Where the race to 270 electoral votes stand
    5. Live story: Joe Biden is elected president
    6. Interactive: The road to 270
    7. Interactive: Tracking Covid-19 cases in the US
    8. US monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader is in grave danger after surgery
    9. The 2020 presidential election polls
    10. Live story: Kobe Bryant dies at 41
    A giant mural of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, is seen on a basketball court in Taguig, Philippines, on January 28. It was painted two days earlier, just hours after the Bryants and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash in California.

    A giant mural of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, is seen on a basketball court in Taguig, Philippines, on January 28. It was painted two days earlier, just hours after the Bryants and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash in California.
    11. Live story: Beirut explosion rocks Lebanon’s capital city
    12. Pentagon officially releases UFO videos
    13. Live story: George Floyd protests spread nationwide
    14. Jared Kushner, Melania Trump advise Trump to accept election loss
    15. Live story: Iran attacks bases housing US troops
    16. Robert Trump, the younger brother of President Trump, dies at 71
    17. President Donald Trump and the First Lady test positive for Covid-19
    18. ‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera’s body is found
    19. White woman who called police on a Black man bird-watching has been fired
    20. When will you get your stimulus payment? Here’s how to check
    Emergency medical workers intubate a coronavirus patient at a home in Yonkers, New York, on April 6. The 92-year-old man was later put on a ventilator at the hospital, and he died two weeks later, his family said.

    Emergency medical workers intubate a coronavirus patient at a home in Yonkers, New York, on April 6. The 92-year-old man was later put on a ventilator at the hospital, and he died two weeks later, his family said.
    21. Senate stimulus deal includes individual checks — but don’t expect the money right away
    22. Infected people without symptoms might be driving the spread of coronavirus more than we realized
    23. Stories from Anderson Cooper’s Full Circle
    24. Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith confirm her involvement with August Alsina
    25. Trump’s photo op raises new questions about how seriously he takes the virus
    26. Podcast: Coronavirus – Fact vs. Fiction
    27. Live story: Trump’s Covid diagnosis
    28. When will you get your stimulus cash, and how?
    29. Trump continues to break the polling
    30. A reporter’s reaction when a bison herd approaches has the internet in stitches
    31. Lebanon explosion: Thousands injured across capital Beirut
    This aerial photo shows the aftermath of the deadly explosion in Beirut, Lebanon.

    This aerial photo shows the aftermath of the deadly explosion in Beirut, Lebanon.
    32. Why does Russia, population 146 million, have fewer coronavirus cases than Luxembourg?
    33. Is it allergies, the flu or the coronavirus? How to tell the difference
    34. Interactive: This is where all 50 states stand on reopening
    35. Live story: March 22 coronavirus news
    36. What this coronavirus survivor learned when she was sick
    37. CNN crew released from police custody after they were arrested live on air in Minneapolis
    38. Senate approves historic $ 2 trillion stimulus deal amid growing coronavirus fears
    39. Live story: The 2020 Iowa caucuses
    40. Live story: May 30 George Floyd protests
    A protester carries an American flag upside down next to a burning building in Minneapolis on May 28. Protesters started rallying across the United States after the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis.

    A protester carries an American flag upside down next to a burning building in Minneapolis on May 28. Protesters started rallying across the United States after the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis.
    41. ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies at 43
    42. Black light experiment shows how quickly a virus like Covid-19 can spread at a restaurant
    43. From pandering to Putin to abusing allies and ignoring his own advisers, Trump’s phone calls alarm US officials
    44. Live story: March 25 coronavirus news
    45. Researchers created a test to determine which masks are the least effective
    46. Melania Trump’s messaging frustrating the West Wing, source says
    47. Live story: March 21 coronavirus news
    48. Live story: October 4 Trump Covid-19 news
    49. These states have implemented stay-at-home orders. Here’s what that means for you
    50. Cady Groves, pop and country singer, dead at 30
    51. Trump taken to Walter Reed medical center and will be hospitalized ‘for the next few days’
    President Donald Trump takes off his face mask for a photo op on October 5 upon returning to the White House after three nights in the hospital.

    President Donald Trump takes off his face mask for a photo op on October 5 upon returning to the White House after three nights in the hospital.
    52. Biden uses ‘inshallah’ in response to Trump during debate, lighting up Twitter
    53. Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, among 9 killed in a helicopter crash in California
    54. CNN anchor Chris Cuomo diagnosed with coronavirus; he will continue working from home
    55. Worried about coronavirus? If your loved one is over 60, read this
    56. Live story: March 20 coronavirus news
    57. White House sows confusion about Trump’s condition as source tells reporters next 48 hours will be critical
    58. Wuhan shows the world that the end of lockdown is just the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis
    59. Live story: October 3 Trump Covid-19 news
    60. The number of US coronavirus cases has topped 13,000 as testing becomes more available
    Dr. Joseph Varon comforts a patient on Thanksgiving in the Covid-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. Texas was the first state to pass 1 million coronavirus cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

    Dr. Joseph Varon comforts a patient on Thanksgiving in the Covid-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. Texas was the first state to pass 1 million coronavirus cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
    61. NTSB details the final moments of the helicopter before it crashed, killing Kobe Bryant and 8 others
    62. Here’s a list of disinfectants you can use against coronavirus
    63. Jared and Ivanka are poised to return to a Manhattan social scene that no longer welcomes them
    64. Attorney who was found dead named as primary suspect in fatal shooting at federal judge’s home
    65. ‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera is presumed dead after disappearing at a lake in California
    66. Live story: May 31 George Floyd protests
    67. Live story: Super Tuesday 2020
    68. Experts say it may be time for grocery stores to ban customers from coming inside because of Covid-19
    69. Chinese authorities confirm case of bubonic plague in Inner Mongolia
    70. The psychology behind why toilet paper, of all things, is the latest coronavirus panic buy
    71. All four former officers involved in George Floyd’s killing now face charges
    People gather on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 28 to demand social and political change. The event was meant to recall the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

    People gather on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on August 28 to demand social and political change. The event was meant to recall the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
    72. Sioux tribe rejects South Dakota governor request to remove Covid-19 checkpoints
    73. 12-year-old girl with coronavirus is on a ventilator and fighting for her life
    74. 750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for release in Florida Keys
    75. Live story: March 26 coronavirus news
    76. Biden widens lead over Trump in critical Pennsylvania
    77. Trump says ‘Iran appears to be standing down’ following its retaliatory attacks against Iraqi bases housing US troops
    78. A Florida man dies days after hundreds of people exposed to coronavirus walked around the world’s busiest airport
    79. Live story: April 5 coronavirus news
    80. The world’s new Covid-19 epicenter could be the worst yet
    This aerial photo shows an alleged coronavirus victim being buried at the Vila Formosa Cemetery on the outskirts of Sao Paulo on May 22.

    This aerial photo shows an alleged coronavirus victim being buried at the Vila Formosa Cemetery on the outskirts of Sao Paulo on May 22.
    81. Her husband died. Then his family shaved her head and made her strip beside his grave
    82. Corona beer stops production
    83. She’s been falsely accused of starting the pandemic. Her life has been turned upside down
    84. Siya Kakkar, teenage TikTok star, has died, her manager confirms
    85. Live story: March 12 coronavirus news
    86. This city disbanded its police department 7 years ago. Here’s what happened next
    87. Trump abruptly ends ’60 Minutes’ interview before planned taping of joint appearance with Pence
    88. Trump walks out of news conference after reporter asks him about Veterans Choice lie he’s told more than 150 times
    89. Live story: Crowds swarm Tehran to mourn slain Iran military leader Soleimani
    90. Trump has told people he has no plans to concede even if his path to victory is blocked
    Protesters in Philadelphia show their support for vote counting on November 5.

    Protesters in Philadelphia show their support for vote counting on November 5.
    91. Kelly Preston, actress and wife of John Travolta, has died following a two-year battle with breast cancer
    92. 5 reasons you may not have gotten your stimulus money yet
    93. Live story: March 8 coronavirus news
    94. Only two US states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases
    95. Hiker missing for two weeks found in Zion National Park, family says
    96. Here’s who’s still waiting for stimulus money
    97. Trump signs executive order targeting social media companies
    98. Secretly recorded tapes show Melania Trump’s frustration at criticism for family separation policy and her bashing of Christmas decorations
      99. Live story: March 27 coronavirus news
      100. Here’s what we know about the 100 people who’ve died in the US from coronavirus

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