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Maya Angelou to appear on US quarter https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/10/politics/maya-angelou-quarter-issued/index.html Unvaccinated People Ordered to Stay Home or Face Jail in City of 14 Million https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3n3xe/philippines-lockdown-manila 62,000 Los Angeles students and staff test positive for Covid ahead of return to school Tuesday https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/10/us/california-schools-covid/index.html Ikea cuts sick pay for unvaccinated staff forced to self-isolate https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59930206 FBI: Cyber criminals are mailing out USB drives that install ransomware https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-cybercriminals-are-mailing-out-usb-drives-that-will-install-ransomware

Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found, returned to family https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/exclusive-baby-lost-chaos-afghanistan-airlift-found-returned-family-after-long-2022-01-08/ New York City Mayor Adams taps younger brother Bernard as a deputy New York Police Department commissioner https://nypost.com/2022/01/07/adams-taps-younger-brother-bernard-as-a-deputy-nypd-commissioner/ Police pepper-spray Novak Djokovic supporters in chaotic scenes https://www.newsweek.com/police-pepper-spray-novak-djokovic-supporters-chaotic-scenes-tennis-australian-open-1667389 Power of the Dog & West Side Story take top Golden Globes at off-screen ceremony https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/west-side-story-wins-golden-globe-best-musical-or-comedy-film-2022-01-10/ Singapore patrol (police) robots by Xavier group stoke fears of surveillance state. SG gov says they are addressing a labour crunch and 'they could help reduce the number of officers needed for foot patrols.' 'The workforce is actually shrinking (in Singapore),' said Ong Ka Hin https://www.phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle-creativity-innovation/singapore-patrol-robots-stoke-fears-surveillance-state Birds are real, a US government agency wants you to assure you https://www.cnet.com/news/birds-are-real-a-us-government-agency-wants-you-to-assure-you/

Polish official fired after calling Holocaust law 'stupid' https://apnews.com/article/europe-religion-poland-d3595bd7cfde3921ee9d6616ec6dd04c Japan’s Panasonic joins global trend toward four-day week https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/01/10/business/panasonic-four-day-work-week/ French politician attacked by anti-COVID vaccine pass demonstrators https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-politician-attacked-by-anti-covid-vaccine-pass-demonstrators-2022-01-10/ China's Tianjin testing all residents after omicron found | AP News https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-winter-olympics-sports-health-beijing-84d7be3e7dfb2da4cce5b6e87d321a46 Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-ac19c4a7449962fa84bff20b733bda32

Anti-vaccination doctor Jonie Girouard can no longer practise in New Zealand https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/459310/anti-vaccination-doctor-jonie-girouard-can-no-longer-practise-in-new-zealand The last 7 years have been the warmest on record as planet approaches critical threshold https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/10/world/2021-global-climate-5th-warmest-copernicus/index.html Singapore Breaks Down Covid Deaths by Vaccine, With Moderna Seeing Lowest Rate https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-10/singapore-lists-death-rate-divergence-on-covid-vaccine-type Uyghur woman sentenced for 14 years for teaching Islam, hiding Qurans https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/hasiyet-ehmet-01072022150935.html

New 'Deltacron' coronavirus variant discovered in Cyprus https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-691926 Global spread of autoimmune disease blamed on western diet https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/08/global-spread-of-autoimmune-disease-blamed-on-western-diet Pakistan snow: Hundreds rescued from vehicles in deadly blizzard https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-59927266 2022-01-08 Massachusetts schools are using dogs to detect Covid-19 https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/08/us/covid-detection-dogs-help-ma-schools/index.html Omicron explosion spurs nationwide breakdown of services https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-education-pandemics-76830eee3a8c2a5688df4fc77488195a Truck spends three days dangling over China cliff https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-59906706? Body of fifth victim may be linked to alleged 'shopping cart' serial killer https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/08/us/virginia-alleged-shopping-cart-serial-killer/index.html You can now legally bet on sports from your phone in New York. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/08/mobile-sports-betting-goes-live-in-new-york.html

Troops told to fire without warning in Kazakhstan https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-59907235 Japan requests U.S. base curfews; Okinawa reports 981 virus cases https://japantoday.com/category/national/Japan-requests-U.S.-base-curfews-Okinawa-reports-981-virus-cases Proposal could redefine palm oil-driven deforestation as 'reforestation' in Indonesia https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/indonesian-proposal-could-redefine-palm-oil-driven-deforestation-as-reforestation/ DNA can now be pulled from the very air we breathe. It could help track endangered animals https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/06/europe/airborne-dna-animals-scn/index.html France fines Google, Facebook for not allowing users to deny cookies as simply as accepting them. https://p.dw.com/p/45Cef Infiltrator wanted to 'kneecap' a violent neo-Nazi group https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/neo-nazi-group-infiltrator-the-base-1.6302804 Pets' welfare will be considered in divorce battles in Spain https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/06/europe/pets-divorce-welfare-spain-scli-intl-wellness/index.html Crypto scammers took a record $14 billion in 2021 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/crypto-scammers-took-record-14-billion-2021-rcna11192 Sister of slain security officer sues Facebook over killing tied to Boogaloo movement https://www.npr.org/2022/01/06/1047326228/sister-of-slain-security-officer-sues-facebook-over-killing-tied-to-boogaloo-mov Kentucky Humane Society assists rescue of more than 100 huskies in Spencer County https://www.wave3.com/2022/01/06/kentucky-humane-society-assists-rescue-more-than-100-huskies-spencer-county/ DeSantis admits to finding 1 million stockpiled COVID-19 tests in warehouse https://nbc-2.com/news/state/2022/01/05/nikki-fried-claims-nearly-1-million-covid-19-tests-are-being-stockpiled-by-the-state/ ‘Ghost’ orchid that grows in the dark among new plant finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/06/ghost-orchid-that-grows-in-the-dark-among-new-plant-finds Postal Service requests temporary exemption from Biden's vaccine rule https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/postal-service-requests-temporary-exemption-biden-s-vaccine-rule-n1287051

Mayo Clinic fires 700 unvaccinated employees https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mayo-clinic-fires-700-unvaccinated-employees/ Dog leads New Hampshire police to owner and other man seriously injured in crash: "She's my little guardian angel" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dog-tinsley-new-hampshire-police-car-crash/ Kosovo bans cryptocurrency mining after blackouts https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59879760 13 killed, two others injured in fire at Philadelphia rowhouse, police say https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/13-killed-two-others-injured-fire-philadelphia-rowhouse-police-say-rcna11016 Tech Company Bolt Permanently Enacts 4 Day Workweek https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/01/05/the-4-day-workweek-becomes-permanent-for-tech-company-bolt.html Video shows police dog severely mauls Uber driver who missed car payments https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/04/uber-video-police-dog-maul-driver Chicago cancels classes after union backs remote learning https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-education-chicago-teaching-289f27d91f9c9ed36715577b0b0a6548 Hundreds of Amazon packages found dumped in Oklahoma on New Year's Eve https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hundreds-amazon-packages-found-dumped-oklahoma-new-years-eve-rcna10980 California adopts water restrictions as drought drags on https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/california-imposes-water-restrictions-drought-drags-82073534 Navy captain becomes 1st woman to command US nuclear carrier https://apnews.com/article/navy-san-diego-us-navy-23a270140b15ab20ea03d283bcce3d6d Walmart, Kroger raise at-home Covid test prices after White House agreement expires https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/walmart-kroger-raise-home-covid-test-price-white-house-agreement-expir-rcna10967 More police officers sue Trump over January 6 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/january-6-capitol-metropolitan-police-officers-trump-lawsuits/ Hong Kong Disneyland To Close Again Due To Omicron Fears https://deadline.com/2022/01/hong-kong-disneyland-close-again-omicron-fears-1234904670/ Rio cancels Carnival street parades due to rising COVID-19 cases, Omicron threat https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/rio-de-janeiro-cancels-carnival-parade-due-rising-covid-19-cases-omicron-threat-2022-01-05/ VegasSlotsOnline: US Concerned by Casino Staff Protest Arrests in Cambodia. https://www.vegasslotsonline.com/news/2022/01/04/us-following-closely-arrest-of-union-members-protesting-laid-off-casino-workers-in-cambodia/ BBC News - Covid: Travel firms call for removal of testing rules https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59876063

Turkey's inflation hits 36% amid financial turmoil https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59857420 Chinese property giant Evergrande shares placed in trading halt https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-03/china-evergrande-shares-halt-detb-crisis/100735938 Haiti PM flees under gunfire as Haiti rings in new year https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/haiti-pm-flees-gunfire-haiti-rings-year-82052052 Omicron teaches hard lessons as U.S. schools revamp return from holidays https://www.reuters.com/world/us/omicron-teaches-hard-lessons-us-schools-revamp-return-holidays-2022-01-03/ Covid-19: French MPs get death threats over support for vaccine pass that would bar the unvaccinated from much of public life https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59860058 Prince Andrew accuser’s 2009 deal with Jeffrey Epstein made public https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59861831 FDA expands Pfizer booster eligibility to kids ages 12 to 15 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/03/fda-expands-pfizer-booster-eligibility-to-kids-ages-12-to-15.html Clear backpacks required for some students after deadly Michigan school shooting https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/clear-backpacks-required-students-deadly-michigan-school-shooting-rcna10674 Puerto Rico’s COVID-19 positive rate jumps from 2% to over 30% in just two weeks https://abcnews.go.com/US/puerto-ricos-covid-19-positive-rate-jumps-30/story?id=81986677 How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-health-pandemics-591db0701abcb31c2459b7a98a46e2b7 Canada: Ontario shuts schools, indoor dining and gyms https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-canada-ontario-958c116479a85cdc0692dae556c582b6 Analysis: Olympics Fast-spreading Omicron to test Beijing Winter Games bubble https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/olympics-fast-spreading-omicron-test-beijing-winter-games-bubble-2022-01-03/ Israel's Jerusalem Post website hacked on Soleimani assassination anniversary https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-jerusalem-post-website-hacked-soleimani-assassination-anniversary-2022-01-03/ Taiwan university offers raises to encourage faculty to teach in native tongues: Instructors eligible for 50% hourly wage hike for conducting classes in Indigenous languages, Taiwanese, Hakka, Taiwan https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4396680 Biden tells Ukrainian president US 'will respond decisively if Russia further invades' https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/02/politics/biden-zelensky-call/index.html Croatia taking plastic bags 15-50 microns thick out of circulation from 1 Jan https://www.croatiaweek.com/croatia-taking-plastic-bags-15-50-microns-thick-out-of-circulation-from-1-jan/ Iran vows revenge for Soleimani killing if Trump not put on trial https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-vows-revenge-soleimani-killing-if-trump-not-put-trial-2022-01-03/ Japan bans facial recognition tech exports due to China's human rights abuses: Tokyo signals intention to work with US and other allies on future export restrictions. https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4396710 ‘No one can win a nuclear war’: Superpowers release rare joint statement https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/no-one-can-win-a-nuclear-war-superpowers-release-rare-joint-statement-20220104-p59lmf.html US catches Kremlin insider who may have secrets of 2016 hack https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2022/01/03/us-catches-kremlin-insider-who-may-have-secrets-of-2016-hack Taliban Pour 3,000 Litres Of Liquor Into Canal, Say 'Muslims Have To Seriously Abstain From Alcohol' https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/social-relevance/taliban-pour-3000-litres-of-liquor-into-canal-558322.html Police in Canada swarm international flight and escort Russian Junior World Hockey team off for “drinking, smoking, vaping, playing loud music, and refusing to wear masks” https://globalnews.ca/news/8483475/calgary-police-russian-hockey-team-flight/ President Bolsonaro admitted to São Paulo hospital https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-politics/president-bolsonaro-admitted-to-sao-paulo-hospital/ Judge says Prince Andrew cannot block lawsuit from accuser Virginia Giuffre on grounds she no longer lives in US https://news.sky.com/story/judge-says-prince-andrew-cannot-block-lawsuit-from-accuser-virginia-giuffre-on-grounds-she-no-longer-lives-in-us-12507446 Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna10615 AT&T, Verizon CEOs reject U.S. request for 5G deployment delay https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/att-verizon-ceos-reject-us-request-5g-deployment-delay-2022-01-02 Capitol rioters’ tears, remorse don’t spare them from jail https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-rioters-prison-95bdc863812cab48be3d98ada67bd582 Wastewater samples reveal record levels of Covid-19 across U.S. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wastewater-samples-reveal-record-levels-covid-19-us-rcna10451

Denver gunman who killed five in shooting rampage knew victims https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/29/denver-gunman-lyndon-james-mcleod-who-killed-five-in-shooting-rampage-knew-victims US home prices surge 18.4% in October https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-tampa-prices-1f5b41ef225202137477d96be81eafc5 San Diego plane crash victims were medical crew working for air ambulance https://www.nbcnews.com/news/san-diego-plane-crash-victims-medical-crew-working-air-ambulance-rcna10294 Child Severely Burned Attempting TikTok Challenge https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/east-haven-child-severely-burned-attempting-tiktok-challenge/2680804/ Elon Musk owes a massive $11 billion in taxes after wrapping up his Tesla stock sales https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/29/investing/elon-musk-tesla-stock-sales/index.html Protesters call for firing of officer in fatal Florida dirt bike traffic stop https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boynton-beach-protesters-officer-firing-stanley-davis-jr-fatal-attempted-dirt-bike-traffic-stop/ China: Public shaming returns amid Covid fears https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-59818971 Mexico approves use of Cuba’s Abdala vaccine https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-business-health-travel-5dce55ab9279f3c3d9c8d7525cab3a17 CDC director explains new Covid-19 guidance as the US heads into a harrowing phase of the pandemic https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/29/health/us-coronanavirus-wednesday/index.html How democracy was dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021 https://apnews.com/article/china-hong-kong-beijing-democracy-national-security-9e3c405923c24b6889c1bcf171f6def4 Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine Is Backfiring https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/12/russia-putin-ukraine-invasion/621140/ UK DJ Dimension becomes New Zealand's first Omicron community case after breaking quarantine rules https://www.1news.co.nz/2021/12/29/uk-dj-dimension-is-omicron-community-case-report/ Chinese officials admitted Wednesday they have faced challenges getting enough supplies to residents in locked-down Xi'an, after the city's inhabitants took to social media to complain they didn't have enough food and call for help https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211229-chinese-officials-admit-struggle-providing-food-in-locked-down-xi-an Kazakhstan abolishes death penalty https://www.dw.com/en/kazakhstan-abolishes-death-penalty/a-56117176 NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard tells the unvaccinated to ‘switch off your social media and switch on reality’ https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/coronavirus/nsw-health-minister-brad-hazzard-tells-the-unvaccinated-to-switch-off-your-social-media-and-switch-on-reality/news-story/8f0f19aa332e925f166bd267b4059d38 Finland introduces mandatory Covid vaccinations for healthcare workers https://yle.fi/news/3-12249108 Lawyers for Prince Andrew try to have Virginia Giuffre's civil lawsuit dismissed because she lives in Australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-29/lawyers-for-prince-andrew-try-to-disqualify-virginia-giuffre/100730698?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web Hong Kong: Police arrest 6 journalists. https://www.dw.com/en/hong-kong-police-arrest-6-journalists/a-60282506 Germany's long anti-nuclear protest ends: Activists have been protesting in front of the nuclear power plant in Brokdorf, northern Germany for 35 years and their vigil is finally over https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-long-anti-nuclear-protest-ends/a-60278006 Apple puts India iPhone plant 'on probation' after mass food poisoning https://www.dawn.com/news/1666476 Russian court shuts down another human rights group https://thehill.com/policy/international/human-rights/587570-russian-court-shuts-down-another-human-rights-group Portugal daily COVID-19 cases hit new record but deaths drop https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portugals-daily-covid-19-cases-hit-new-record-deaths-drop-2021-12-29/ COVID-19: Boris Johnson says 'up to 90%' in intensive care have not had a booster and urges people to get jabbed http://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-boris-johnson-says-up-to-90-in-intensive-care-have-not-had-a-booster-and-urges-people-to-get-jabbed-12505590 China warns of "drastic measures" if Taiwan provokes on independence https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-warns-drastic-measures-if-taiwan-provokes-independence-2021-12-29/?taid=61cc0e8092a8110001a65188&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter UPS driver kidnapped, packages stolen in brazen Atlanta heist https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ups-driver-kidnapped-packages-stolen-brazen-atlanta-heist-rcna10307

Review stories https://doubleplus.media/2021-12-17 Anti-5G necklaces found to be radioactive https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59703523 Special Report: Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm https://www.reuters.com/world/china/amazon-partnered-with-china-propaganda-arm-win-beijings-favor-document-shows-2021-12-17/ Money manager disappears with $313m from Chinese builder https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59693121 Pegasus spyware ‘found on phone of jailed critic of Narendra Modi ’ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/dec/17/pegasus-spyware-found-on-phone-of-jailed-critic-of-narendra-modi-?mc_cid=bbe08f9a1c&mc_eid=96a69fdb26 California pot companies warn of impending industry collapse https://apnews.com/article/business-california-tax-reform-gavin-newsom-b5852a77c8b751e49286dbcdbf1536ad Facebook whistleblower fears Meta's plan for the metaverse https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-metaverse-even-worse/ NCAA to pay basketball officials for women’s tournament same amount as officials for men’s tournament https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/32889830/ncaa-pay-officials-same-basketball-tournaments Capitol rioter gets 5 years in jail after throwing fire extinguisher at police https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/17/politics/robert-scott-palmer-capitol/index.html Illinois governor repeals parental notification of abortion https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-reproductive-rights-illinois-04bcefa21d7781b64147c4867c6b0432 Tesla faces investor lawsuit over Musk tweets on 10% stock sales https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/tesla-faces-investor-lawsuit-over-musk-tweets-10-stock-sales-2021-12-17/ Southwest CEO tests positive for Covid-19 after testifying unmasked at Senate hearing https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/17/business/southwest-ceo-covid/index.html New York state reports highest number of daily Covid cases of entire pandemic at more than 21,000 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/17/new-york-state-reports-highest-number-of-daily-covid-cases-of-entire-pandemic-at-more-than-21000.html JPMorgan hit with $200 million in fines for letting employees use WhatsApp to evade regulators' reach. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/17/jpmorgan-agrees-to-125-million-fine-for-letting-employees-use-whatsapp-to-evade-regulators.html Parents demand rule changes after transgender swimmer smashes records https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/parents-demand-rule-changes-after-transgender-swimmer-smashes-records/news-story/59dc81ea68bdb55fa44f2e8b286fcf38 McDonald's to pay Black store owner $33.5M to end bias suit https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/mcdonalds-pay-black-store-owner-335m-end-bias-81817118 AP photographer beaten by Israeli police in east Jerusalem https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ap-photographer-beaten-israeli-police-east-jerusalem-81817882 Roger Stone appears before Jan. 6 panel and pleads the Fifth https://www.npr.org/2021/12/17/1065134885/roger-stone-appears-before-jan-6-panel-and-pleads-the-fifth Delaware judge rejects Fox News motion to dismiss lawsuit https://apnews.com/article/business-elections-media-lawsuits-voting-a8968f707a9733de20141b9ebce819b3