China 'threatens war' with Philippines as US pledges support to Manila

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/china-threatens-war-with-philippines-as-us-pledges-support-to-manila/3Y5CG364WQOCTY773AV42FWHIE/

Vaccine distribution has been ‘seamless' under Biden: Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vaccine-distribution-seamless-biden-gov-asa-hutchinson/story?id=75583106

Ship congestion has hit a record high at Southern California's main ports

https://www.businessinsider.com/southern-california-ports-hit-record-level-of-ship-congestion-2021-1?amp

UK applying to join Asia-Pacific free trade pact CPTPP

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/business-55871373?xtor=AL-%5B72%5D-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bsmart.news%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D

Michigan State tells students to primarily stay in residences

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/01/30/michigan-state-tells-students-primarily-stay-residences/4328100001/

Automakers idle more plants as chip shortage worsens; Samsung warns of spread to cellphone production

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/automakers-idle-more-plants-chip-shortage-worsens-samsung-warns-spread-n1256178

Los Angeles vaccination site temporarily shut down after protestors block entrance

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/536640-los-angeles-vaccination-site-temporarily-shut-down-after-protestors

FEMA asks Pentagon to ready as many as 10,000 troops to support nationwide vaccine push

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fema-pentagon-ready-10000-troops-covid-vaccination-sites/

Johnson & Johnson announce details of single shot coronavirus vaccine

https://www.9news.com.au/world/johnson--johnson-announce-details-of-single-shot-coronavirus-vaccine/fe1c0fd9-8a28-43e7-ba39-2530e298d11c

COVID-19: Life won't return to normal for at least two years, expert warns, saying pandemic 'isn't over until it's over globally'

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-life-wont-return-to-normal-for-at-least-two-years-expert-warns-saying-pandemic-isnt-over-until-its-over-globally-12203057

The Economic Recovery Has a Child-Care Problem

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-29/the-economic-recovery-has-a-child-care-problem

Putin signs extension of last Russia-US nuclear arms treaty

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-vladimir-putin-dmitry-medvedev-united-states-russia-b5ed84ea01c994be71a1bc7c6d5e624c

Air Force researchers working on tech to heal wounds 5x faster

https://www.radio.com/connectingvets/news/air-force-researchers-working-on-tech-to-heal-wounds-faster

Top ISIS leader in Iraq killed in US airstrike

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/536580-top-isis-leader-in-iraq-killed-in-us-airstrike

‘Immunological unicorn’: the Australian lab growing coronavirus – and its startling discovery

https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jan/30/immunological-unicorn-the-australian-lab-growing-coronavirus-and-its-startling-discovery

L.A. Latino COVID-19 deaths up 1,000% since November

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-29/la-latino-covid-19-deaths-up-1000-percent-since-november?_amp=true

U.S. CDC issues federal transportation mask mandate effective February 1

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cdc-transit/u-s-cdc-issues-federal-transportation-mask-mandate-effective-february-1-idUSKBN29Z07X

COVID-19: France to close borders to all countries outside the European Union

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-france-to-close-borders-to-all-countries-outside-the-european-union-12202746

U.S. likely to start COVID-19 vaccination in children by late spring or early summer

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29Y2FX

Vegas Mall That Lost 95% of Value Might Be Just the Beginning

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-28/vegas-mall-that-lost-95-of-value-might-be-just-the-beginning

Book value is a financial measure of a company, and a tool that helps investors tell if its stock is a bargain

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-book-value?amp

Omar proposes tax on trades in response to GameStop stock

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/536392-omar-proposes-tax-on-trades-in-response-to-gamestop

Bureau of Land Management exodus: Agency lost 87 percent of staff in Trump HQ relocation

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/536384-blm-exodus-agency-lost-87-percent-of-staff-in-trump-relocation

J&J Covid Vaccine Supply to Start at 2 Million Doses, GAO Says

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-28/j-j-covid-vaccine-supply-to-start-at-2-million-doses-gao-says

The first 22M Americans have been vaccinated for COVID-19, and initial safety data shows everything is going well, CDC says

https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/4281434001

CDC reports 16 states have used less than half of their distributed vaccine doses

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/536370-cdc-reports-16-states-have-used-less-than-half-of-their-distributed-vaccine

New Covid variants are going to ‘hit us pretty hard,’ says Dr. Peter Hotez

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/28/new-covid-variants-are-going-to-hit-us-pretty-hard-says-dr-peter-hotez.html

Portugal extends lockdown, restricts travel amid record Covid-19 surge

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210129-portugal-extends-lockdown-restricts-travel-amid-record-covid-19-surge

Red Rash Called ‘COVID Arm’ Developing On Some Patients Who Received Moderna Vaccine

https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/27/red-rash-covid-arm-moderna-vaccine-harmless-reaction/

Pentagon declares climate change a 'national security issue'

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/536188-pentagon-declares-climate-changes-a-national-security-issue

GameStop (GME), AMC Mania Goes Global as Reddit Traders Gang Up on Hedge Funds

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-28/gamestop-mania-prompts-surge-in-australia-s-most-shorted-stocks

UM students asked to avoid groups to slow spread of new COVID strain

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/01/27/um-students-asked-stay-place-slow-spread-new-covid-strain/4282557001/

CNBC Guest SCORCHES Anchor for Siding With Wall Street Over the Little Guy in Epic Clash Over GameStop’s Meteoric Rise

https://www.mediaite.com/news/cnbc-guest-scorches-anchor-for-siding-with-wall-street-over-the-little-guy-in-epic-clash-over-gamestops-meteoric-rise/?utm_source=mediaite_smartnews_redirect

The Redditors Have Revealed A Myth About The Stock Market - Plus, A Simple Solution

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_6011bd16c5b61cb9535099d6/amp

China toughens language, warns Taiwan that independence 'means war'

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29X0V3

Powell: Inflation fears should not impede more coronavirus aid

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/536161-powell-inflation-fears-should-not-impede-more-fiscal-aid

Why The Coronavirus Variant From Brazil Is Especially Worrisome To Scientists

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/01/27/961108577/why-scientists-are-very-worried-about-the-variant-from-brazil

CA health care worker dies days after receiving COVID-19 vaccine

https://nypost.com/2021/01/28/ca-health-care-worker-dies-days-after-receiving-covid-19-vaccine/amp/

Surge in shipping costs adds to inflation worries — ‘no one in the industry was prepared for this spike’

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/surge-in-shipping-costs-adds-to-inflation-worries-no-one-in-the-industry-was-prepared-for-this-spike-11611758725

Infectious Disease Expert Warns Next 6 To 14 Weeks May Be ‘Darkest’ Of COVID-19 Pandemic

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_60112bc5c5b6b8719d888159

Walmart plans to turn more stores into warehouses to take on Amazon

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/27/business/walmart-online-grocery-warehouses/index.html

Biden stimulus plan could boost U.S. output by 5% over three years

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29V1L0

World Health Organization Official Said It Is ‘Too Early’ To Conclude That Coronavirus Originated From China

https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/26/world-health-organization-china-origins-michael-ryan/

Experts say a pandemic-driven 'baby-bust' is coming and that could have a long-lasting impact on the economy and social security

https://www.insider.com/pandemic-driven-baby-bust-could-have-long-lasting-impacts-2021-1?amp

U.S. state regulator says GameStop trading could be 'systemically wrong'

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29W0A2

Pharmaceutical giants not ready for next pandemic, report warns

https://amp.theguardian.com/science/2021/jan/26/pharmaceutical-giants-not-ready-for-next-pandemic-report-warns

Most poor nations 'will take until 2024 to achieve mass Covid-19 immunisation'

https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2021/jan/27/most-poor-nations-will-take-until-2024-to-achieve-mass-covid-19-immunisation

Biden orders Justice Dept. to end use of private prisons

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-race-and-ethnicity-prisons-coronavirus-pandemic-c8c246f00695f37ef2afb1dd3a5f115e

US says Eritrean forces should leave Tigray immediately

https://apnews.com/article/eritrea-coronavirus-pandemic-africa-ethiopia-kenya-83b90a145d271eb39d664726bd5acbe5

U.S. Suffers Sharpest Rise in Poverty Rate in More Than 50 Years

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-25/u-s-suffers-sharpest-rise-in-poverty-rate-in-more-than-50-years

New Zealand's borders may stay shut for most of the year, PM Ardern says

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29V0B0

The World Is Dangerously Dependent on Taiwan for Semiconductors

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-01-25/the-world-is-dangerously-dependent-on-taiwan-for-semiconductors

NJ closes two COVID-19 vax sites because of supply shortage

https://nypost.com/2021/01/25/nj-closes-two-covid-19-vax-sites-because-of-supply-shortage/amp/

Moderna CEO: US needs to prepare for fall, COVID-19 resurgence

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/moderna-ceo-us-needs-to-prepare-for-fall-covid-19-resurgence-202434869.html

A Physicist Has Worked Out The Math That Makes 'Paradox-Free' Time Travel Plausible

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-physicist-has-worked-out-the-math-that-makes-paradox-free-time-travel-plausible

Supermarkets Identified as Most Frequent Place People Had Visited Before Positive COVID-19 Test: Study

https://www.insideedition.com/supermarkets-identified-as-most-frequent-place-people-had-visited-before-positive-covid-19-test

China to conduct military drills in South China Sea amid tensions with U.S.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-china-drills-idUSKBN29V0E0

Janet Yellen wins Senate confirmation as Treasury secretary

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/janet-yellen-wins-senate-confirmation-as-treasury-secretary-11611617899

First U.S. Case of More Contagious COVID-19 Strain From Brazil Identified in Minnesota

https://www.complex.com/life/minnesota-department-of-health-confirms-first-known-us-case-of-brazil-variant-covid-19

LAUSD superintendent says teachers should be vaccinated before schools reopen

https://abc7.com/amp/lausd-reopening-schools-reopen-when-will/10012355/

Greece and Turkey in talks to try to avert military escalation

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/25/greece-and-turkey-in-talks-to-try-to-avert-military-escalation

Taiwan reports large incursion by Chinese warplanes for second day

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-55788359?xtor=AL-%5B72%5D-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bsmart.news%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D

Chicago teachers vote to teach from home, defying district

https://apnews.com/article/us-news-teaching-coronavirus-pandemic-chicago-d51f2ebe1504cfe36eb5ea8467567389

Google: We’ll shut down Australian search before we pay news sites for links

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/01/google-threatens-to-shut-down-australian-search-over-link-tax-proposal/

An ‘aggressive’ fight over containers is causing shipping costs to rocket by 300%

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/shipping-container-shortage-is-causing-shipping-costs-to-rise.html

Bridgewater's Ray Dalio: US on 'brink' of civil war due to political, wealth gaps

https://www.businessinsider.com/bridgewater-ray-dalio-us-civil-war-political-wealth-gaps-2021-1?amp

World’s Economic Recovery Delayed by Slow Vaccine Rollouts

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-24/world-s-economic-recovery-gets-delayed-by-slow-vaccine-rollouts

Biden's pause on oil cause for big concern in New Mexico

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-new-mexico-us-news-coronavirus-pandemic-a07cb29630f79112eced658f18db0e51

France probably needs new lockdown as early as February: top adviser

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29T0NE

Israel decides to ban passenger flights to curb COVID-19 spread

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29T0I1

Mexico's president says he's tested positive for COVID-19

https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-marcelo-ebrard-mexico-coronavirus-pandemic-vladimir-putin-7cf4feae9e363d519d5c336202be0ae6

US Coronavirus: 'Healthy, young' Americans will likely get Covid-19 vaccine in mid- to late summer, expert says

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/25/health/us-coronavirus-monday/index.html

Move to EU to avoid Brexit costs, firms told

https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jan/23/brexit-hit-firms-advised-government-officials-set-up-shop-in-eu

EU-U.S. Carbon Tax Proposed by German Greens to Restore Alliance

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-23/joint-eu-u-s-carbon-tax-proposed-as-part-of-alliance-relaunch

Biden's Keystone XL death sentence requires Canada's oil sector to innovate

https://theconversation.com/amp/bidens-keystone-xl-death-sentence-requires-canadas-oil-sector-to-innovate-153615

Merkel Tells Biden She’s Open to Talks on Russia Energy Ties

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-21/merkel-tells-biden-she-s-open-to-talks-on-russia-energy-ties

Trillions of Brood X Cicadas to Emerge in 15 States This Spring

https://www.ecowatch.com/amp/brood-x-cicadas-emerging-2650069126

U.S. carrier group enters South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29T05J

Biden's rescue plan will give U.S. economy significant boost

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29R1F5

CDC reviewing new data that suggests coronavirus variant identified in UK could be more deadly

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/23/health/uk-variant-cdc-review/index.html

Australian authorities concerned mutant coronavirus strain could be more deadly

https://www.smh.com.au/national/australian-authorities-concerned-mutant-coronavirus-strain-could-be-more-deadly-20210123-p56waw.html

Corn Prices Fall Most in 17 Months to Pace ‘Brutal’ Crop Selloff

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-22/soy-set-for-worst-week-since-march-on-likely-record-brazil-crop

Unilever to insist all suppliers pay living wage by 2030

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/living-wage-unilever-covid-inequality-b1790686.html?amp

Beware: inflation is starting to stir in the US

https://moneyweek.com/economy/inflation/602643/beware-inflation-is-starting-to-stir-in-the-us

Microsoft Channels ‘Black Mirror’: Turn Deceased People Into Chatbots

https://www.indiewire.com/2021/01/microsoft-black-mirror-deceased-people-chatbots-1234610894/

New Ways to Buy and Sell a Home at the Same Time

https://money.com/how-to-buy-sell-home-at-same-time/?xid=smartnews

CDC says COVID-19 vaccine doses can be given 6 weeks apart, warns jabs are not interchangeable

https://www.foxnews.com/health/cdc-covid-19-vaccine-doses-can-be-given-6-weeks-apart-jabs-not-interchangable

Biden: Americans who fear COVID-19 at work are entitled to jobless benefits

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-fear-unemployment-benefits/

More than 150 National Guard in Washington for inauguration test positive for coronavirus

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29R2N2

California virus variant driving surge around LA; smell training advised for lingering problem

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29R2K9

German scientists make paralyzed mice walk again

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29Q2GC

Google Threatens to Remove Search as Australian Row Deepens

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-22/google-threatens-to-remove-search-in-australia-as-spat-escalates

A review of 100 studies crushes assumptions about conflict between profit and sustainability

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2021/01/going-green-is-good-for-business-actually/

Ethereum Price High Collapses as Crypto Markets Crash

https://decrypt.co/54993/ethereum-price-high-collapses-as-crypto-markets-crash

Biden asking Russia for five-year extension on nuclear arms treaty while also hoping to hold Moscow ‘accountable’ for aggression

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-biden-russia-nuclear-arms-b1790896.html?amp

China failed to buy agreed amounts of U.S. goods in 'phase one' trade deal

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/22/china-failed-to-buy-agreed-amounts-of-us-goods-in-phase-one-trade-deal-data.html

COVID-19 Has Killed More Americans Than World War II

https://www.thedailybeast.com/covid-19-has-killed-more-americans-than-world-war-ii

France tells its citizens: Fabric masks not enough to protect from COVID

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29Q2R7

Biden requires international travelers to quarantine upon arrival to US

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/535344-biden-requires-international-traveler-to-quarantine-upon-arrival-to

U.S. Marks a New Single-Day Record on Covid Deaths

https://www.mediaite.com/news/u-s-marks-a-new-single-day-record-on-covid-deaths/?utm_source=mediaite_smartnews_redirect

Janet Yellen suggests 'curtailing' cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, saying they are mainly used for illegal financing

https://markets.businessinsider.com/amp/news/bitcoin-price-cryptocurrency-should-be-curtailed-terrorism-concerns-yellen-2021-1-1029985692

Anthony Fauci Says U.S. to Join Covax in Return to World Health Organization

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-21/fauci-says-u-s-to-join-covax-in-re-engagement-with-who

France to Shut Almost 40% of Cash-Handling Centers

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-21/the-bank-of-france-is-shutting-cash-centers-as-usage-slumps

Trump Leaving Office With 3M Less Jobs Than When He Entered, Worst Record Since Depression

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-leaving-office-3m-less-jobs-when-he-entered-worst-record-since-depression-1562737

Keystone XL pipeline halted as Biden revokes permit

https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-alberta-2fbcce48372f5c29c3ae6f6f93907a6d

Anger builds among manufacturers as EU customers cancel orders due to Brexit red tape

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/brexit-uk-manufacturers-import-export-orders-b1790270.html?amp

Inflation Rippling Through Markets Is Just What Fed Wants to See

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-21/inflation-rippling-through-markets-is-just-what-fed-wants-to-see

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments In Case That Could Determine The Future Of Suits Against Energy Companies

https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/20/supreme-court-climate-change-lawsuit-baltimore-energy-manufacturers/

Doubling up on masks adds to "obstacle course" for COVID particles, research shows

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-double-masks-adds-to-obstacle-course-particles-research-shows/

Billionaire investor Howard Marks compares gold's value to a 'superstition' and criticizes taxes on unrealized gains

https://markets.businessinsider.com/amp/news/billionaire-investor-howard-marks-oaktree-gold-superstition-taxing-unrealized-gains-2021-1-1029986372

A 6-point agenda for a New America under President Biden

https://fortune.com/2021/01/20/biden-agenda-us-president-inauguration-frontline-workers-infrastructure-health-care-racial-justice-immigration-climate-manufacturing/amp/

What is the money market? A financial exchange where companies trade loans, and investors can earn interest on their savings

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-the-money-market

Yellen Gets Wall Street Buzzing About 50-Year U.S. Treasuries

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-19/yellen-gets-wall-street-buzzing-about-50-year-u-s-treasuries

Japan to Start $96 Billion University Fund by March 2022

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-19/japan-to-start-96-billion-university-fund-by-march-2022

Monarch butterfly population moves closer to extinction

https://apnews.com/article/insects-immigration-butterflies-california-d74874fe777b57edce510b0e716b6f34

‘The world is watching’: Biden’s militarised inauguration the ultimate test of America’s claim as ‘leader of the free world’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/biden-inauguration-day-2021-security-b1789696.html

The doctor’s office is the perfect place to ensure all 300 million of us get vaccinated for COVID-19

https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article248613900.html

Expensify CEO slams corporate America's response to the Capitol riots: 'Defending the free market does not mean standing by as people destroy it'

https://www.businessinsider.com/expensify-ceo-david-barrett-slams-corporate-america-response-capitol-insurrection-2021-1?amp

Biden will join WHO-backed vaccine initiative

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/534928-biden-will-join-who-backed-vaccine-initiative

AG Shapiro leads Coalition of 9 Attorneys General in Federal Lawsuit to Protect Tipped Workers

https://beavercountyradio.com/news/ag-shapiro-leads-coalition-of-9-attorneys-general-in-federal-lawsuit-to-protect-tipped-workers/

In High-Stakes Climate Change Lawsuit, Kavanaugh Warns That ‘It’s Never Good to Be on the Wrong Side of a Justice Ginsburg Opinion’

https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/in-high-stakes-climate-change-lawsuit-kavanaugh-warns-that-its-never-good-to-be-on-the-wrong-side-of-a-justice-ginsburg-opinion/?utm_source=lac_smartnews_redirect

Uganda accuses U.S. of subversion after envoy tries to visit Wine's house

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-uganda-election-idUSKBN29O0K5

Keystone XL May Be Sold for Scrap If Biden Moves to Kill It

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-18/keystone-xl-may-be-sold-for-scrap-if-biden-moves-to-kill-project

U.S. Mask Mandate Could Add $1 Trillion To GDP, Says UCLA Analysis

https://deadline.com/2021/01/us-mask-mandate-add-1-trillion-dollars-gdp-1234675811/

Yellen says U.S. must 'act big' on next coronavirus relief package

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-treasury-idUSKBN29N1YJ

Previous coronavirus infection may offer less protection from new variant

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-safrica-variant-idUSKBN29O0LX

China's COVID outbreak worst since March 2020

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-idUSKBN29O032

The economic crisis is worse now than in 2008 – there is only one way out: Perpetual Bonds

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/perpetual-bonds-coronavirus-response-interest-rates-b1787183.html

Long Covid fears as one in eight 'recovered' patients die within 140 days, study finds

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/one-eight-covid-patients-dying-23336940.amp

Dollar Shorts Mount Before Yellen Outlines Market-Based Policy

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-18/dollar-shorts-mount-before-yellen-outlines-market-based-policy

Blankfein Called It, Now the Whole World Is Watching Commodities

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-16/blankfein-called-it-now-the-whole-world-is-watching-commodities

Australia unlikely to fully reopen border in 2021, says top official

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-australia-55699581?xtor=AL-%5B72%5D-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bsmart.news%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D

California calls for pause in use of huge batch of Moderna vaccines after allergic reactions

https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/California-calls-for-pause-in-use-of-huge-batch-15878735.php

Fauci says new vaccines could be ready for possible approval within weeks, not months

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/fauci-weeks-not-months-new-vaccines-are-submitted-approval-n1254543

'We need answers’: why are people living near Dutch goat farms getting sick?

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/18/we-need-answers-why-are-people-living-near-dutch-goat-farms-getting-sick

“Lives are at stake”: Three Texas regions battered by coronavirus are out of intensive care beds

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/17/coronavirus-texas-hospital-icu-no-capacity/amp/

The Best Reason to Take Social Security Long Before Age 70

https://www.fool.com/amp/retirement/2021/01/17/the-best-reason-to-take-social-security-long-befor/

Another new coronavirus variant linked to several outbreaks in San Jose

https://www.businessinsider.com/new-coronavirus-variant-linked-several-outbreaks-in-san-jose-2021-1?amp

Goldman Sachs lifts US GDP forecast to 6.6% in 2021 on Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package

https://markets.businessinsider.com/amp/news/us-gdp-rise-forecast-biden-stimulus-plan-goldman-2021-1-1029976866

FBI investigating whether woman stole laptop from Pelosi's office to sell it to Russia

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/17/pelosi-laptop-office-capitol-460147

Another new coronavirus variant found across California

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-17/covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-update-pandemic?_amp=true

Lecturers warn they will strike if forced to resume 'unsafe' teaching

https://amp.theguardian.com/education/2021/jan/17/lecturers-warn-they-will-strike-if-forced-to-resume-unsafe-teaching

The US screwed up its vaccine roll out in part because it was too choosy about who should get shots first

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-vaccinations-hampered-priority-tiers-no-federal-aid-2021-1?amp

Housing, Freddie and Fannie, may again be behind the 2008-ball

https://nypost.com/2021/01/16/housing-may-again-be-behind-the-2008-ball/amp/

COVID-19: Medics call for emergency law to protect them from 'unlawful killing' cases when rationing care

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-medics-call-for-emergency-law-to-protect-them-from-unlawful-killing-cases-12189848

Trump's acting secretary of defense is working to install a Trump loyalist as the top lawyer for the NSA just days before the president leaves office

https://www.businessinsider.com/christopher-miller-wants-to-install-trump-loyalist-in-the-nsa-2021-1?amp

FBI probing if foreign governments, groups funded extremists who helped execute Capitol attack

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/fbi-probing-if-foreign-governments-groups-funded-extremists-who-helped-n1254525

$500K deep-clean of White House before Biden inauguration

https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-inauguration-day-white-house-deep-clean-covid-trump-2021-1?amp

NRA declares bankruptcy, plans to incorporate in Texas

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-gun-politics-coronavirus-pandemic-texas-cbe5845c17e18eed8679d6daec75ff75

'Spend as much as you can,' IMF head urges governments worldwide

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-imf-idUSKBN29K1XJ

Covid-19 Vaccine Side Effects: Norway Warns of Risks for Sick Patients Over 80

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-15/norway-warns-of-vaccination-risks-for-sick-patients-over-80

23 die in Norway after receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

https://nypost.com/2021/01/15/23-die-in-norway-after-receiving-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine/amp/

Hackers alter and post stolen regulatory data to sow mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/01/hackers-alter-stolen-regulatory-data-to-sow-mistrust-in-covid-19-vaccine/

UC Irvine researchers developing vaccine designed to prevent future unknown coronavirus outbreaks

https://abc7.com/amp/uci-vaccine-coronavirus-uc-irvine/9667896/

Biden to deploy FEMA, National Guard to set up Covid vaccine clinics across U.S.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/15/biden-to-deploy-fema-national-guard-to-set-up-covid-vaccine-clinics-across-the-us.html

Oregon's governor blasts Operation Warp Speed, accusing the Trump administration of 'deception on a national scale' over lack of coronavirus vaccine reserve

https://www.businessinsider.com/oregon-gov-criticizes-operation-warp-speed-vaccine-rollout-2021-1?amp

The White House said it was unlocking a vaccine reserve — but it was reportedly already empty

https://theweek.com/speedreads/961206/white-house-said-unlocking-vaccine-reserve--but-reportedly-already-empty

Federal vaccine reserve has already been emptied, dashing hopes of a surge in supply

https://www.radio.com/kcbsradio/news/national/federal-vaccine-reserve-empty-dashing-hopes-of-supply-surge

Vaccine reserve was already exhausted when Trump administration vowed to release it, dashing hopes of expanded access

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/15/trump-vaccine-reserve-used-up/

Covid-19 Vaccine Side Effects: Norway Warns of Risks for Sick Patients Over 80

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-15/norway-warns-of-vaccination-risks-for-sick-patients-over-80

Still going to the grocery store? With new virus variants spreading, it’s probably time to stop.

https://www.vox.com/22220301/covid-spread-new-strain-variants-safe-grocery-store-n95-masks-vaccine

Stimulus package: Here's what's in Biden's $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/14/politics/biden-economic-rescue-package-coronavirus-stimulus/index.html

What It’s Like To Live in a Cashless Society

https://www.vice.com/en/article/93wz3p/cashless-country-experience-china-sweden-korea-wechat-alipay-swish-samsungpay

Beyond Meat stock leaps 16% after Taco Bell announces partnership with the faux-meat producer

https://markets.businessinsider.com/amp/news/beyond-meat-stock-price-taco-bell-partnership-faux-plant-based-2021-1-1029970667

Covid-19: Brazil hospitals 'run out of oxygen' for virus patients

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-latin-america-55670318?xtor=AL-%5B72%5D-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bsmart.news%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D

A "forever" drought takes shape in the US West

https://www.axios.com/a-forever-drought-takes-shape-in-the-west-d80155a7-2fc3-40c6-a5d6-0aa085e95f9f.html

‘The world’s most powerful weapon’: N Korea parades new missile

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/15/the-worlds-most-powerful-weapon-n-korea-parades-new-missile

How to Save Lebanon From Financial Ruin and Starvation

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/middle-east-watch/how-save-lebanon-financial-ruin-and-starvation-176365

Government must act to avert ‘major crisis’ in food supply, says Northern Ireland minister

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/northern-ireland-food-major-crisis-dup-b1787323.html?amp

U.S. potentially facing ‘perpetual infection’ of Covid, says Gottlieb

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/14/us-potentially-facing-perpetual-infection-of-covid-says-gottlieb.html

Economists See Much to Like in Biden Stimulus, Even If Imperfect

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-15/economists-see-much-to-like-in-biden-stimulus-even-if-imperfect

Post-COVID lungs worse than the worst smokers' lungs, surgeon says

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/post-covid-lungs-worse-than-the-worst-smokers-lungs-surgeon-says/

Clothes washing linked to ‘pervasive’ plastic pollution in the Arctic

https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/12/clothes-washing-linked-to-pervasive-plastic-pollution-in-the-arctic

US Coronavirus: More than 90,000 Americans could die of Covid-19 in next three weeks, CDC forecast shows

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/14/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

The tools that rescued America's economy are helping wealthy Americans

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-quantitative-easing-americas-k-shaped-recovery-federal-reserve-2021-1?amp

Coal Company Officials Plead Guilty After Hiding Black Lung Dangers

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5fff3704c5b6c77d85ec5d4e/amp

The unemployment rate is above 20% for the lowest-paid workers, Fed's Brainard says

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/13/the-unemployment-rate-is-above-20percent-for-the-lowest-paid-workers-feds-brainard-says.html

State COVID data puts Indianapolis' Marion County in the red

https://fox59.com/news/state-covid-data-puts-marion-county-in-the-red/

COVID test to be required for international passengers flying into US

https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/6640424002

J&J’s one-shot Covid vaccine is safe and generates promising immune response in early trial

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/13/covid-vaccine-johnson-johnson-one-shot-safe-generates-immune-response.html

Norwegian Air to end transatlantic flights, seeks state help

https://www.reuters.com/article/norweg-air-shut-restructuring-idUSL1N2JP0IU

COVID-19 cluster developing at Chicago Public School, forcing 8 into quarantine in 1st week back, officials say - Chicago Sun-Times

https://chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/education/2021/1/13/22230069/covid-19-cluster-developing-cps-school-forcing-8-into-quarantine-1st-week-back-officials-say

China Ends 2020 With Record Trade Surplus as Pandemic Goods Soar

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-14/china-s-trade-surplus-hits-record-as-pandemic-fuels-exports

The UAE Warns U.S. Shale Companies Against Pumping More Oil

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-12/the-uae-warns-u-s-shale-companies-against-pumping-more-oil

Over 4,300 Americans Lose Lives to COVID in Just One Day

https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-pandemic-claims-over-4300-american-lives-in-just-one-day?ref=home

Geothermal Energy Is on the Verge of a Big Breakthrough

https://www.freethink.com/articles/geothermal-energy.amp

Mobile Phone Phone Gadget Means You May Not Have to See Optometrist Again

https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/visioncheck-2-ces2021/?amp

At the 11th hour, Trump hands Biden a whole new set of foreign policy headaches

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/world/trump-biden-taiwan-cuba-yemen-intl/index.html

Conservative notes hypocrisy of Republicans for claiming to love free markets — until free markets turn against them

https://www.rawstory.com/amp/gop-leaving-free-market-principles-2649918217

Ken Burns on Donald Trump's Insurrection at the Capitol: American Democracy's Fourth Great Crisis

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a35191353/ken-burns-donald-trump-insurrection-capitol-riot/

Scientists fear the 'escape mutant' in coronavirus variant from South Africa

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/12/health/coronavirus-mutation-south-africa-variant/index.html

Goldman Sachs: A pullback for stocks could be coming soon

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/13/goldman-sachs-a-pullback-for-stocks-could-be-coming-soon.html

Cuomo vows New York 'will legalize adult-use recreational cannabis'

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/533749-cuomo-vows-new-york-will-legalize-adult-use-recreational-cannabis

Wall Street analysts are cautiously optimistic on J&J’s ‘one-dose’ Covid vaccine

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/11/johnson-johnson-covid-vaccine-analysts-are-cautiously-optimistic.html

Several gorillas at San Diego Zoo in US test positive for COVID

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/12/two-gorillas-at-san-diego-zoo-test-positive-for-covid-19

New, more contagious coronavirus strain identified in Indiana

https://www.wdrb.com/news/new-more-contagious-coronavirus-strain-identified-in-indiana/article_e2aa0eb4-542d-11eb-b189-c77091d2e07f.html

All of December’s job losses were held by women, says Labor Department data

https://www.wtkr.com/news/national/all-of-decembers-job-losses-were-held-by-women-says-labor-department-data

Economists, scientists say the government should pay you to stay home to end the pandemic | Salon.com

https://www.salon.com/2021/01/11/economists-scientists-say-the-government-should-pay-you-to-stay-home-to-end-the-pandemic/

Dems to ISPs: You're not gonna hike broadband prices, slap restrictions on folks in a pandemic, are you?

https://www.theregister.com/2021/01/12/us_broadband_pandemic/

The fantasy-industrial complex gave us the Capitol Hill insurrection: This is America's brain on disinformation

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/policy-and-politics/22217822/us-capitol-attack-trump-right-wing-media-misinformation

Florida’s water brawl with Georgia nears historic SCOTUS hearing

https://www.upi.com/amp/Science_News/2021/01/11/Floridas-water-brawl-with-Georgia-nears-historic-SCOTUS-hearing/5531610045563/

QAnon congresswoman faces calls for arrest after live-tweeting Nancy Pelosi's location to rioters

https://www.rawstory.com/lauren-boebert-twitter/

Is 'hysterical' market speculation pushing us towards another crash?

https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/09/is-hysterical-market-speculation-pushing-us-towards-another-crash

Bird flu spreads across India, culls under way in several states

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/11/bird-flu-spreads-across-india-culls-under-way-in-several-states

Ocado warns of stock shortages and 'more substitutions' due to latest Covid-19 outbreak

https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/ocado-warns-stock-shortages-more-23296973.amp

Capitol riot: JPMorgan and Citigroup join US corporations pausing political donations after attempted coup

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/10/capitol-riot-jpmorgan-and-citigroup-join-us-corporations-pausing-political-donations.html

Worst Bitcoin Plunge Since March Shakes Faith in Crypto Boom

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-11/bitcoin-drops-most-over-two-days-since-may-as-volatility-resumes

A top Georgia election official says Rudy Giuliani 'lied' about election fraud by presenting a deceptively edited video as evidence

https://www.businessinsider.com/election-official-says-giuliani-lied-about-election-fraud-2021-1?amp

In blow to Trump, golf’s PGA strips major championship from Trump-owned course

https://abcnews.go.com/US/blow-trump-golfs-pga-strip-major-championship-trump/story?id=75168540

Hedge Funds Head for Cover as Dollar Rebound Gathers Pace

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-11/hedge-funds-head-for-cover-as-dollar-rebound-gathers-pace

NYC candidates say it's unsafe to collect voter signatures during pandemic

https://nypost.com/2021/01/10/nyc-candidates-say-its-unsafe-to-collect-voter-signatures/amp/

Why the Post-Pandemic Future Could Be Bright: Productivity Gains Could Be Here to Stay

https://www.barrons.com/articles/why-the-post-pandemic-future-could-be-bright-productivity-gains-51610143201?st=lr237jayacheyht

Gold’s Slump on Yields, Dollar Fires Warning at Everything Rally

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-11/gold-s-slump-on-yields-dollar-fires-warning-at-everything-rally

New coronavirus strain first seen in Britain confirmed in Mexico

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-mexico-strain-idUKKBN29G054

China says WHO team to probe COVID-19 origins will arrive Thursday

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-who-idUSKBN29G0BT

25 US troops under investigation for terrorism related to riot at Capitol

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/10/25-troops-under-investigation-terrorism-related-riot-capitol/6618295002/

Members of Congress and staff informed that 'many' were exposed to coronavirus during Capitol evacuation

https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/capitol-hill-riots-evacuation-coronavirus-170503488.html

New Zealand central bank says its data system was breached

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-economy-rbnz-idUSKBN29F010

Arizona county's Republican committee votes to censure Cindy McCain

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/533509-arizona-countys-republican-committee-votes-to-censure-cindy-mccain

Amazon Pushes Parler Offline After Capitol Attack

https://www.ibtimes.com/amazon-pushes-parler-offline-after-capitol-attack-3118256?ft=436wj

'Trump was raging because the poor white trash mob made him look bad. Melania was arranging porcelain for a photoshoot': White House insider gives a vivid account

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9130375/amp/Trump-raging-white-trash-mob-look-bad-says-White-House-insider.html?ito=smartnews

11 million locked down in China's Hebei province to prevent spread of new coronavirus outbreak

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/11-million-locked-down-china-s-hebei-province-prevent-spread-n1253482

‘A mass fatality event’: California struggles with backlog of bodies of COVID-19 victims

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-09/with-hospital-morgues-overwhelmed-by-bodies-coroner-begins-storing-bodies-as-covid-deaths-surge?_amp=true

UN warns 2.3 million people need aid in Ethiopia's Tigray region amid fears of 'massive' coronavirus spread

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-10/un-says-tigray-hospitals-hit-by-artillery-in-ethiopian-conflict/13045858

Seattle police investigating officers who were in DC amid Capitol riot

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/533468-seattle-police-investigating-two-officers-who-were-in-dc-amid-capitol

More Than A Dozen GOP State Lawmakers Attended Rally That Gave Way To Riots

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/09/955128569/more-than-a-dozen-gop-state-lawmakers-attended-rally-that-gave-way-to-riots

Study Finds Millennials Discriminate Against Potential Roommates Based On Non-White Names

https://blavity.com/study-finds-millennials-discriminate-against-potential-roommates-based-on-non-white-names?category1=news

Germany reports record COVID-19 deaths, concerns about new variant grow

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-germany-idUKKBN29D28J

I felt totally fine after my first COVID-19 shot, but the second dose was rough. Here's what I did to manage the side effects and why I still think you should get the shot.

https://www.businessinsider.com/pfizer-second-covid-vaccine-shot-side-effects-doctor-2021-1?amp

A Reuters photographer says he overheard pro-Trump insurrectionists saying they wanted to hang Mike Pence at the Capitol

https://www.businessinsider.com/reuters-photographer-says-pro-trump-rioters-wanted-to-hang-pence-2021-1?amp

Google Pulls Parler, Apple May Follow, After Use in Capitol Riot

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-08/apple-threatens-to-remove-parler-after-app-used-in-capital-riot

Fed's Evans says probably 2024 before rates start to rise

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-evans-idUSKBN29C2OL

Error puts millions of U.S. stimulus payments in wrong accounts -TurboTax

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-stimulus-payments-idUSKBN29C36O

The Capitol Riot Is Over. But the Search for Booby Traps Could Take Weeks.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-capitol-riot-is-over-but-the-search-for-booby-traps-could-take-weeks

Swiss franc shrugs off being put on the naughty step by US

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/swiss-franc-shrugs-off-being-put-on-the-naughty-step-by-us/46264288

Highly pathogenic bird flu strain spreads across European continent

https://www.trtworld.com/europe/highly-pathogenic-bird-flu-strain-spreads-across-european-continent-43085

Wall Street wary of 'frothy' stocks, bubbly bitcoin

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-markets-flows-idUSKBN29D183

There will be no quick COVID-19 fix

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/01/09/commentary/world-commentary/no-quick-covid-fix/

President-elect Biden says he would set up federal COVID-19 vaccine centers

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-elect-biden-set-federal-covid-19-vaccine/story?id=75086591

Biden to quickly release nearly all vaccine doses in shift from Trump

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/533343-biden-to-quickly-release-nearly-all-vaccine-doses-in-shift-from-trump

FBI Investigating 'Inside Job' Involving Capitol Police, Other Staffers During Insurrection

https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/08/capitol-insurrection-fbi-inside-job-capitol-police-staffers-rioters/

‘Inside job’: Did Capitol rioters have hidden help?

https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2021/01/08/congress-democrats-capitol-riot-inside-job-456725

Trump's new officials at Pentagon blocked National Guard from 'interacting with' insurrectionists

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2021/1/8/2007116/-Pentagon-officials-installed-in-Trump-s-purge-limited-use-of-National-Guard-to-fight-insurrection

In counties where university classes were in person, Covid-19 cases rose 56%

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/health/covid-19-cases-counties-universities-cdc-study-wellness/index.html

Jobs report December 2020: First monthly job loss in 8 months

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/08/jobs-report-december-2020.html

U.S. judiciary probes 'apparent compromise' of case management system

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-cyber-idUSKBN29C2PH

Indiana Democrats call for resignation of GOP lawmakers who protested election

https://www.perutribune.com/news/indiana-democrats-call-for-resignation-of-gop-lawmakers/article_9d523fd9-9699-5772-a956-20cf0b6611de.html

Students Use Trump's Capitol Riot To Make An Important Point About School Shootings

https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephenlaconte/tiktok-use-trump-capitol-riots-gun-control

Six state Republican lawmakers among rioters as police release photos of wanted

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/republican-lawmakers-rioters-capitol-photos-b1784170.html

Maryland governor said he was repeatedly denied authorization to send National Guard to D.C.

https://theweek.com/speedreads-amp/959671/maryland-governor-said-repeatedly-denied-authorization-send-national-guard-dc

After Capitol Riot, Trump Officials Rush to Keep Him From Sparking Another Conflict—at Home or Abroad

https://www.thedailybeast.com/after-capitol-riot-trump-officials-rush-to-keep-him-from-sparking-another-conflictat-home-or-abroad

The Pentagon blocked the DC National Guard from receiving riot gear or interacting with protesters without explicit approval from Trump's defense secretary

https://www.businessinsider.com/pentagon-hindered-dc-national-guard-response-to-insurrection-attempt-report-2021-1?amp

Democrats' impeachment probe of Trump for Capitol riots could take just two days

https://www.rawstory.com/amp/donald-trump-impeachment-2649785808

Boeing to pay more than $2.5 billion to settle criminal conspiracy charges over 737 Max

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/07/doj-fines-boeing-over-2point5-billion-charges-it-with-fraud-conspiracy-over-737-max-crashes.html

'Anarchy in the USA': what the papers say about the storming of the US Capitol

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/07/anarchy-in-the-usa-what-the-papers-say-about-the-storming-of-the-us-capitol

Former Army Ranger Rep. Jason Crow was the last lawmaker to leave the chamber when Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-army-ranger-capitol-siege-by-pro-trump-mob-2021-1?amp

Best Mortgage Rate Offers: 0% Fixed Loans for 20 Years Appear in Denmark

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-05/danes-get-20-year-0-mortgages-as-interest-rates-keep-sinking

Amazon will spend $2 billion to try to fix affordable housing crises in three major employment hubs

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/1/6/22216769/amazon-affordable-housing-pledge-cities

Quebec locks down further, fearing a collapse of its hospitals

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/americas/quebec-coronavirus/index.html

Giuliani Tries to Urge Tommy Tuberville to Delay Reconvened Electoral Count But Leaves Voicemail With Wrong Senator, Who Leaks It

https://www.mediaite.com/trump/giuliani-tries-to-urge-tommy-tuberville-to-delay-electoral-count-but-leaves-voicemail-with-wrong-senator-who-leaks-it/?utm_source=mediaite_smartnews_redirect

House Judiciary Democrats ask Pence to invoke 25th Amendment to remove Trump

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/533053-17-reps-send-letter-to-pence-asking-him-to-invoke-25th-amendment

Intelligence officials warn of what comes next after pro-Trump Capitol riots

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/capitol-riots-trump-dc-shooting-cia-b1783607.html?amp

“They’re Being Told to Stay Away From Trump”: After a Day of Violence and 25th Amendment Chatter, Trump’s Allies Are Jumping Ship

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/01/after-a-day-of-violence-and-25th-amendment-chatter-trumps-allies-jumping-ship

4 dead, 52 arrested after chaos on Capitol Hill

https://thehill.com/homenews/533057-dc-police-arrest-dozens-during-rioting-at-capitol-building

Citi Cuts ‘Expensive’ U.S. Stocks to Neutral, Favors EM, U.K.

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-07/citi-cuts-expensive-u-s-stocks-to-neutral-favors-em-u-k

Mexican president offers to vaccinate unlawful migrants in U.S.

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29B2IN

China reports most COVID cases in five months as Hebei infections rise

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29C019

Death of Florida doctor following COVID-19 vaccine under investigation

https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/6574414002

U.S. Imports No Saudi Crude Oil for First Time in 35 Years

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-06/saudi-oil-exports-to-u-s-at-zero-for-first-time-in-35-years

NYSE will delist three big China telecoms, reversing decision once again

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/06/nyse-will-delist-three-big-china-telecoms-reversing-decision-once-again.html

Nebraska Governor: Undocumented workers in meatpacking plants will not get vaccine

https://www.wowt.com/2021/01/06/gov-ricketts-only-documented-workers-will-get-vaccine/

COVID vaccine Indiana: 'Chaos and confusion' as Hoosiers wait

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2021/01/06/covid-vaccine-indiana-chaos-and-confusion-hoosiers-wait/4140394001/

White American Wealth Hits Record High on Pandemic Stocks Surge

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-05/white-american-wealth-hits-record-high-on-pandemic-stocks-surge

Trump bars U.S. transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29A2PA

EXPLAINER: Hong Kong mass arrests chill democracy movement

https://apnews.com/article/beijing-democracy-hong-kong-coronavirus-pandemic-arrests-fae418f3ad1b0f8fd2642ea454ace4ee

‘Purgatory of the Orient’: World reacts to Hong Kong mass arrests

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/6/purgatory-of-the-orient-world-reacts-to-hong-kong-mass-arrests

America Sets a Horrifying New Pandemic Record: 3,775 Dead in One Day

https://www.thedailybeast.com/america-sets-a-horrifying-new-pandemic-record-3775-dead-in-one-day

A global recovery’s leading variables

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/01/06/commentary/world-commentary/covid-global-recovery/

Column: Goldman proclaims the dawn of a new commodity supercycle

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUKKBN29A1PZ

Expert warns that risk of transmitting COVID-19 outdoors during the winter is higher

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/mobile/expert-warns-that-risk-of-transmitting-covid-19-outdoors-during-the-winter-is-higher-1.5254353

Treasury Yields Return to 1% for First Time Since March Tumult

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-06/treasury-10-year-yield-hits-1-for-first-time-since-march-tumult

COVID-19: China blocks WHO team from entering country to study coronavirus origin

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-china-blocks-who-team-from-entering-country-to-study-coronavirus-origin-12180308

Covid pandemic could bring 'a lost decade' of economic growth: World Bank

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/06/covid-pandemic-could-bring-a-lost-decade-of-economic-growth-world-bank.html

South African Covid variant appears to ‘obviate’ antibody drugs, Dr. Scott Gottlieb says

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/05/south-africa-covid-variant-appears-to-obviate-antibody-drugs-dr-scott-gottlieb-says.html

Banks Blast U.S. Rule That Would Force Lending to Oil, Gun Firms

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-05/banks-blast-u-s-rule-that-would-force-lending-to-oil-gun-firms

South Korean Destroyer Is Now Patrolling Near The Strait Of Hormuz After Iran Seizes Tanker

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/38557/south-korean-destroyer-is-now-patrolling-near-the-strait-of-hormuz-after-iran-seizes-tanker

Massie Warns GOP Challenge Could End Party’s Ability to Win the Presidency: ‘Delegitimizing’ the ‘Only Path to Victory’

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/massie-warns-gop-challenge-could-end-partys-ability-to-win-the-presidency-delegitimizing-the-only-path-to-victory/

In sudden u-turn, NYSE scraps plan to delist three Chinese telecom firms

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29A0CA

A $13 Trillion Crisis-Era Debt Bill Comes Due for Big Economies

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-05/a-13-trillion-crisis-era-debt-bill-comes-due-for-big-economies

On his way out, Trump opens more Arctic land for US oil drilling

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/5/on-his-way-out-trump-opens-more-arctic-land-for-oil-drilling

Bird Flu in India 2021: What Is Avian Virus? Can It Infect Humans?

https://www.thequint.com/coronavirus/faq/bird-flu-avian-influenza-in-india-are-humans-at-risk

No evidence coronavirus vaccine will work if second shot comes too late: Pfizer-BioNTech

https://globalnews.ca/news/7553771/pfizer-biontech-coronavirus-vaccine-booster/

Bird flu detected in hundreds of dead crows; Centre issues alert

https://m.businesstoday.in/story/bird-flu-detected-in-hundreds-of-dead-crows-centre-issues-alert/1/426922.html

NYSE no longer plans to delist Chinese companies despite executive order

https://www.axios.com/nyse-wont-delist-chinese-companies-a79cd841-dc4d-4aa7-b864-0d2ba7bbcbf7.html

UK says aircraft carrier strike group is ready to deploy. China's already watching

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/05/europe/uk-aircraft-carrier-strike-group-intl-hnk-mil/index.html

U.K. Freight Shipping Costs Quadruple After Brexit and Covid-19

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-04/u-k-freight-shipping-costs-quadruple-after-brexit-and-covid-19

New Covid strain: Boris Johnson imposes national lockdown on England

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/04/british-prime-boris-johnson-imposes-national-lockdown-for-england-to-combat-new-covid-variant.html

Cuomo says more contagious coronavirus variant found in upstate New York

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/532582-cuomo-says-more-contagious-coronavirus-variant-found-in-upstate-new-york

Premature to change authorized COVID-19 vaccines dosing, schedules, FDA says

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29A05M

Tuna Sells for Just 10% of 2020 Price at Tokyo New Year Auction

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-05/tuna-sells-for-just-10-of-2020-price-at-tokyo-new-year-auction

Arizona has the highest rate of new COVID-19 cases in the US, CDC says

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2021/01/04/arizona-has-highest-rate-new-covid-19-cases-us-cdc-says/4135108001/

U.S. can break free of its dependence on China by rebuilding Puerto Rico’s pharmaceutical industry

https://amp.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article248266310.html

England to enter toughest Covid lockdown since March

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/04/england-to-enter-toughest-covid-lockdown-since-march

The US still has $780 billion worth of physical stock certificates. It's time to digitize them.

https://www.businessinsider.com/dtcc-ceo-digitizing-remaining-stock-certificates-2020-12?amp

South African Covid Strain Raises Growing Alarm in the U.K.

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-04/south-african-covid-strain-raises-growing-alarm-in-the-u-k

South African COVID variant greater risk than UK strain: health sec

https://nypost.com/2021/01/04/south-african-covid-variant-greater-risk-than-uk-strain-health-sec/amp/

Scotland to enter another effective national lockdown

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29904F

Legal Experts: Trump Can't Self-Pardon Alleged Georgia Crimes

https://lawandcrime.com/politics/experts-arguing-that-trump-might-have-broken-georgia-law-which-he-cannot-self-pardon-for/?utm_source=lac_smartnews_redirect

Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs

https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-politics-constitutions-elections-c5cdb7b47af3fc91c381f4e59e4ed1d0

Wall Street sees how to profit from water scarcity

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-01-03/wall-street-california-water-futures?_amp=true

China Makes Rating Firm Pay for Debt Defaults for First Time

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-04/china-makes-rating-firm-pay-for-corporate-fraud-for-first-time

UK scientists worried S. African COVID-19 variant may resist vaccine

https://m.jpost.com/international/uk-scientists-worried-s-african-covid-19-variant-may-resist-vaccine-itv-654208

Trump's phone call to Brad Raffensperger: six key points

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/04/trumps-phone-call-to-brad-raffensperger-five-key-points

Underground Parthenon Tokyo's Secret Weapon Against Flooding

https://www.accuweather.com/en/business/underground-parthenon-tokyos-secret-weapon-against-flooding/831094

US Considers Ramping Up COVID-19 Vaccine Supply By Halving Moderna Doses For Some People

https://amp.benzinga.com/amp/content/18993587

COVID Vaccine Concerns: Eligible To Be Inoculated Monday, Some Medical Workers Perplexed By Lack Of Guidance From NYS

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/01/03/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-modera-pfizer-new-york-state-health-care-worker-vaccinations/

USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Ordered Back To Middle East Due To Iran Threat

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/38524/uss-nimitz-carrier-strike-group-ordered-back-to-middle-east-due-to-iran-threat

Dr. Anthony Fauci Rejects Trump's Claims About COVID Death Toll: 'No Running Away From the Numbers - The deaths are real deaths'

https://people.com/health/fauci-rejects-trump-claims-covid-deaths/?amp=true

As end to pandemic mask-wearing nears, South Koreans scramble to arrange cosmetic surgery

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN2980RL

21 years of airline passenger traffic growth erased in 2020

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/04/21-years-of-airline-passenger-traffic-growth-erased-in-2020-travel-report.html

'The trash keeps coming': Bali's iconic beaches are buried in rubbish

https://amp.sbs.com.au/eds/news/article/the-trash-keeps-coming-bali-s-iconic-beaches-are-buried-in-rubbish/e610fb66-99a8-4437-ba05-a24a084c2d92?amp=1

In Defense of COVID Billionaires

https://reason.com/2021/01/03/in-defense-of-covid-billionaires/?fbclid=IwAR3Ch1onNmvbxNLJkMKcZwvGV2byPKWGurYNcftRegkzaWKom35fxx8LvSM&amp

The 'black swan' Covid catastrophe shows us just how fragile our world is

https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/03/the-black-swan-covid-catastrophe-shows-us-just-how-fragile-our-world-is

How Does Bitcoin Mining Work?

https://www.thebalance.com/how-does-bitcoin-mining-work-5088328

Why aren’t we all eating insects?

https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/edible-insects-eat-environment-uk-b1781024.html?amp

Mexico farm lobby blasts ban on GMO corn; organic growers welcome it

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN2970MF

Trump's Flagship Golf Resort Has Now Lost $61 million in Six Years

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-golf-resort-turnberry-now-lost-61-million-six-years-1558490

Weed and Seven Benadryl and Other Wild Lengths COVID Docs Are Taking to Get Sleep

https://www.thedailybeast.com/weed-and-seven-benadryl-and-other-wild-lengths-covid-docs-are-taking-to-get-sleep

Hey Joe: Welcome to the New World Order

https://www.ozy.com/news-and-politics/hey-joe-welcome-to-the-new-world-order/414087/

Jaw-Dropping New CDC Figures Suggest True U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Approaching Half a Million

https://www.mediaite.com/news/jaw-dropping-new-cdc-figures-suggest-true-u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-approaching-half-a-million/?utm_source=mediaite_smartnews_redirect

China warns of retaliation for NYSE's delisting of companies

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-business-beijing-hong-kong-china-59283b861c4ab488da1933673dbf86dd

Hey, Northwestern students, choose your own grade point average

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/12/30/22203509/hey-northwestern-students-choose-your-own-grade-point-average

China senior diplomat says U.S. relations at 'new crossroads'

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29702U

Distilleries that made hand sanitizer won't face hefty fee for helping out during pandemic

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/31/politics/distilleries-hand-sanitizer-fine/index.html

US to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension

https://apnews.com/article/iran-persian-gulf-tensions-middle-east-navy-united-states-7e42566a1982a61754fecd73d7d1c8dc

After months of COVID delays, African free trade bloc launches

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/1/after-months-of-covid-delays-african-free-trade-bloc-launches

US passes ‘historic’ anti-corruption law that effectively bans anonymous shell companies

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-passes-historic-anti-corruption-legislation-that-effectively-bans-anonymous-shell-companies-b1781380.html?amp

Judge throws out Gohmert suit aimed at empowering Pence to overturn 2020 election results

https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2021/01/01/louie-gohmert-lawsuit-pence-453387

A little-noticed part of the military spending bill deals a giant blow to shady shell companies

https://www.alternet.org/amp/shell-company-2649715328

Suddenly overwhelmed, Ireland says thousands of COVID-19 cases yet to be added to tally

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN2962LV

LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn requests hospital ship USNS Mercy to return

https://abc7.com/amp/usns-mercy-la-county-coronavirus-supervisor-janice-hahn/9218482/

HHS announces action to protect distilleries making hand sanitizer rom surprise $14K fee

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532271-fda-hits-distilleries-that-made-hand-sanitizer-with-surprise-14k-fee

US surpasses landmark of 20 million coronavirus cases on New Year's Day

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/01/us-surpasses-20m-coronavirus-cases-on-new-years-day

SolarWinds hackers accessed Microsoft source code, the company says

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN2951M9

60% nursing home staff in Ohio refusing COVID-19 vaccine: Gov DeWine

https://www.businessinsider.com/nursing-home-staff-ohio-refusing-covid-vaccine-dewine-2020-12

Sluggish Vaccine Campaign Raises Specter of U.S. Dysfunction

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-30/u-s-states-rewrite-vaccine-rules-to-get-covid-shots-moving

Pence Asks Judge to Reject GOP Congressman’s Elector Lawsuit

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-12-31/pence-can-t-reverse-trump-s-loss-on-jan-6-elector-tells-judge

More weakness seen as dollar posts worst year since 2017

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN29501O

Unemployment benefits: Another 787,000 Americans filed first-time claims for jobless benefits last week

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/31/economy/unemployment-benefits-coronavirus/index.html

Trump imposes 25 percent tariff on cognac, wine, airplane parts from EU

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/trade/532216-trump-imposes-25-percent-tariff-on-cognac-wine-airplane-parts

240 Israelis diagnosed post-vaccination underscore need for continued vigilance

https://www.timesofisrael.com/240-israelis-diagnosed-after-vaccination-underscore-need-for-continued-vigilance/

Trump demand to ax Section 230 could alter Americans' online lives

https://amp.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/31/trump-demand-to-ax-section-230-could-alter-america/

2021: The year the debt chickens might come home to roost

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/532182-2021-the-year-the-debt-chickens-might-come-home-to-roost

Chief medical officers urge colleagues to back delay of second Covid vaccination

https://share.smartnews.com/grZx

South China Sea: why did the PLA land its massive Y-20 warplane on Fiery Cross Reef?

https://amp.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3116028/south-china-sea-why-did-pla-land-its-massive-y-20-warplane

NYSE to Delist Chinese Telco Giants on U.S. Executive Order

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2021-01-01/nyse-to-delist-chinese-telco-giants-on-u-s-executive-order

West Virginia mistakenly gives 42 people Regeneron IV Covid treatment instead of vaccine shot

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/31/west-virginia-mistakenly-gives-42-peoplegiven-regeneron-iv-covid-treatment-instead-of-vaccine-shot-west-virginia-national-guard-says-.html

Florida confirms its first case of new coronavirus strain

https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-strain-covid-florida

California hospitals stressed to the 'brink of catastrophe' by coronavirus surge

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/31/health/california-covid-hospitals-catastrophe/index.html