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Today’s Top Stories from NBC News FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2021 Good morning, NBC News readers.
This morning we take a closer look inside the fight to regulate one of the deadliest consumer products. We also have a look at the year in pictures and the unexpected rise of professional cornhole.
Here's what we're watching this Friday morning. 
Portable generators can save lives after major storms by powering medical equipment, heaters and refrigerators when the grid collapses. But desperate residents who rely on the machines to keep their families safe sometimes end up poisoning them, instead.
The devices can emit as much carbon monoxide as 450 cars, according to federal figures. They kill an average of 70 people in the U.S. every year and injure thousands more, making them one of the most dangerous consumer products on the market.
As climate change and the country’s aging infrastructure combine to cause worsening storms and longer power outages, experts warn that more people are turning to portable generators every year — a trend that benefits manufacturers’ bottom lines while putting more people at risk.
Read our in-depth story on this dangerous trend here. Friday's Top Stories
New York City, once the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S., is experiencing some unwelcome echoes of 2020. Newly reported Covid-19 infections are spiking, with the percentage of people testing positive doubling in just three days over the past week. 
Recent outages at Amazon, Comcast and other internet services have caused widespread disruptions with global consequences, highlighting internet availability and reliability issues. 
Doctors say they’re seeing the human impact of extreme weather coming through the doors of emergency rooms in the U.S. and Canada. 
Seven years after fans saw him explode and disappear on the big screen, Foxx's Electro is back among the other villains who have faced off against Spider-Man over the years. Also in the News
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In a year of change, deep division and an unrelenting pandemic, tenuous signs of hope emerged. See the images, curated by our photo editors, that best capture the pain, fear, sadness and joy that 2021 brought us. Select
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Did you know cornhole — the game you might have played at a tailgate, bar or in a backyard — has turned pro?
There's multiple professional circuits with elite players, and top tournaments pay $20,000 or more for first prize.
To get a peek inside the professional game, NBC News went to rural Virginia to spend a day with two of the best in the world.
Check out the video here. 
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