Russia vows retaliation after saying it downed eight US-made long-range missiles

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/04/europe/russia-retaliation-eight-atacms-missiles-intl/index.html

China’s ‘metal storm’ weapon can fire millions of rounds per minute: project scientists

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3293109/chinas-metal-storm-weapon-can-fire-millions-rounds-minute-project-scientists

What is HMPV? China steps up emergency measures amid new virus outbreak

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/hmpv-china-human-metapneumovirus-outbreak-symptoms-b2673687.html

Social Security Fairness Act set to get Biden's signature

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-fairness-act-biden/

China downplays mystery virus and claims safe to travel despite fears

https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/159406/china-mystery-virus-safe-travel

Mysterious half tonne metal ring crash lands on Earth as experts sound the alarm over growing 'space junk'

https://www.the-sun.com/tech/13211705/metal-ring-kenya-village-space-debris/

In blow to open internet, Federal Appeals strikes down Biden FCC's net neutrality rules

https://www.rawstory.com/in-blow-to-open-internet-federal-appeals-strikes-down-biden-fcc-s-net-neutrality-rules/

Biden rejects U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel deal

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-us-steel-nippon-deal/

How America ended up creating the adversarial Brics of today

https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3293041/how-america-ended-creating-adversarial-brics-today

Ukraine halts transit of Russian gas to Europe: NPR

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/01/nx-s1-5244936/ukraine-russia-natural-gas-pipeline

Justice Department asks Supreme Court to reinstate anti-money laundering law

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5061807-justice-department-asks-supreme-court-to-reinstate-anti-money-laundering-law/