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TechNews for the week: January 29; January 27; January 25;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Pro-Navalny Protests Sweep Russia in Challenge to Putin; More than 1,600 arrested at widespread Russian protests in support of opposition leader Navalny;
National-security officials say Navalny has boxed Putin into a 'humiliating' Catch-22;
In Russia's messaging battle, the opposition lights up social media. Putin's allies plod along on state TV.;
In first call with Putin, Biden pressed Russian president on arms control, Navalny arrest; Biden and Putin Agree to Extend Nuclear Treaty;
U.S. carrier group enters South China Sea amid Taiwan tensions; Philippines protests new China law as 'verbal threat of war';
Chinese leader Xi Jinping warns against the consequences of a 'new cold war' in first speech since Biden's inauguration; China finance official executed in bribery case;
Britain could join 'Asian Nato' under proposal to expand its membership to counter China;
Biden Administration Reviewing Trump Arms Sales to U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia; Anti-Biden conspiracy claims US escalating role in Syria;
Israeli military chief warns of new plans to strike Iran; Iran Hawks Begin Effort To Undermine Joe Biden's Diplomacy;
Israeli settler population surged during Trump era; Lebanese herders, Israeli military row over cows grazing near border;
Israel's COVID crisis deepens even as the vaccination rate climbs;
Trump Campaign Paid $2.7 Million To People, Firms That Planned Rally Sparking Capitol Riot;
Trump entertained a plan to install an attorney general willing to help him overturn the election;
Pennsylvania Congressman Scott Perry Played Key Role in Trump's Plot to Oust Acting Attorney General;
Inspector general will investigate whether any Justice Dept. officials improperly sought to help Trump overturn the election;
Biden administration weighs turning over Trump tax returns to House Democrats; Judge says Treasury must give Trump 72 hours before releasing tax info to Democrats;
To fight impeachment, Trump turns to 'Butch' Bowers, a South Carolina lawyer at a small firm who has defended state Republicans;
Rand Paul Warns One-Third of Republicans Will Leave Party if GOP Senators Back Impeachment;
Trump jumps into a divisive battle over the Republican Party — with a threat to start a 'MAGA Party';
Move on or fight on: Americans remain split as Biden's quest to heal divisions begins;
Fight over the rules grinds the Senate to a halt, imperiling Biden's legislative agenda; Divisions Harden in Senate as It Prepares to Receive Impeachment Article;
Biden administration halts effort to install Trump loyalists on Pentagon advisory boards; Biden is firing some top Trump holdovers, but in some cases, his hands may be tied;
Biden lifts the ban on transgender people serving in the military;
House delivers article of impeachment to the Senate as Democrats prepare to showcase how rioters reacted to Trump's remarks;
Nearly all GOP senators vote against trial for Trump; Democrats consider impeachment alternatives after GOP signals likely acquittal of Trump;
Trump Impeachment Lawyer, Greg Harris, Removed A Black Juror He Said 'Shucked And Jived';
Senate confirms Janet Yellen as first female treasury secretary; confirms Antony Blinken as secretary of state in the Biden administration;
McConnell Relents in First Filibuster Skirmish, but the War Rages On;
Biden to direct ACA insurance marketplaces to reopen as millions have lost health coverage because of pandemic;
Biden to impose moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters, delivering on one of his boldest climate pledges;
Biden takes first step aimed at dismantling systemic racism with executive orders focused on equity;
Supreme Court wipes out lower court rulings in Texas abortion battle; Federal court temporarily blocks President Biden's 100-day deportation 'pause';
Supreme Court ends Trump emoluments lawsuits;
The GOP's Marjorie Taylor Greene problem is spinning out of control; Georgia Rep. Greene expressed support on social media for assassinating top Democrats ;
Republicans assign QAnon supporter Greene to House education committee. She also called school shootings 'false-flag' events;
A reporter trying to ask Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene about her false claims was threatened with arrest;
Palm Beach Conducting 'Legal Review' Of Trump's Use Of Mar-A-Lago As A Residence;
Members are quitting Mar-a-Lago because it has become a 'sad' and 'dispirited' place since Trump moved in;
Donald Trump sets up office to push his former administration's agenda;
Trump made 30,573 false or misleading claims as president. Nearly half came in his final year;
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows considered working at the Trump Organization because of a lack of job prospects;
GOP Sen. Rob Portman will not run for re-election, citing "partisan gridlock";
Giuliani election witness who went viral after testimony says she's running for office;
Arizona G.O.P. Censures Three Top Members Criticized by Trump Loyalists; Arizona Republican introduced a bill to let state legislature overturn results in a presidential election;
Republican Ties to Extremist Groups Are Under Scrutiny; Why Pennsylvania Republican Leaders Are All-In for Trump More Than Ever;
Capital Riot and fallout
Mattis: Trump 'fomented' Jan. 6 Capitol assault;
New video shows Trump rally crowd cheering call to 'storm the Capitol'; Capitol rioter claims he was 'duped' by Trump, lawyer says;
QAnon merges with white extremists and spreads new conspiracy Trump will be president again on March 4;
Speaker at Jan. 5 pro-Trump rally charged with encouraging mob, impeding police during Capitol breach;
Self-styled militia members in 3 states began planning in November ahead of Capitol breach, U.S. alleges;
Calif. man made pipe bombs, plotted attacks on Democrats to keep Trump in power, prosecutors allege;
Pipe bombs found near Capitol on Jan. 6 are believed to have been placed the night before. Exclusive video shows a suspect;
Justice Department, FBI debate not charging some of the Capitol rioters;
U.S. prosecutors eye 400 potential suspects, expect sedition charges 'very soon' in Jan. 6 Capitol breach;
D.C. National Guard commander says Pentagon restricted his authority ahead of Capitol riot, which cost time as day turned deadly;
Trump may avoid conviction for inciting Capitol attack, as more than a third of Senate signals opposition to impeachment;
Republicans back away from confronting Trump and his loyalists after the Capitol insurrection;
The Senate Is Considering Censuring Donald Trump - Here's What That Means; Hawley files ethics counter-complaint against seven Dem senators;
Democrats consider one-week impeachment trial, censure resolution after GOP signals likely acquittal of Trump;
Scarborough: 'Pence is in fear for his life because of Donald J. Trump';
Voting machine firm Dominion files defamation lawsuit seeking $1.3 billion from Rudy Giuliani;
COVID-19
Biden health official says Vaccine supply hinders expanding beyond goal of 100 million shots; Pfizer ships fewer Covid vaccine vials to U.S. after Trump FDA label change;
New Pandemic Plight: Hospitals Are Running Out of Vaccines; Biden administration seeks to buy 200 million more doses of two vaccines authorized for use in the United States;
CDC says 2nd coronavirus vaccine shot may be scheduled up to 6 weeks later;
Trump administration sent 8,700 ventilators around world without tracking where many went;
Most nursing home workers don't want the vaccine. Here's what facilities are doing about it;
A Georgia medical center gave teachers vaccines. So the state took away its supply for six months;
Moderna says its vaccine protects against British and South African coronavirus variants;
European regulator recommends authorization of Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for all adults;
How Israel secured more vaccines than it can use; Governments Sign Secret Vaccine Deals: Here's What They Hide;
Merck is scraping its two COVID-19 vaccine candidates after disappointing Phase 1 clinical study results.;
Novavax vaccine protects against coronavirus in variant hot spots but proved less effective against strain in South Africa;
Single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine 66% effective against moderate to severe covid-19, but worked less well in variant hot spot;
First case of Brazil coronavirus variant identified in the United States; Coronavirus variant sweeps South Africa, exhibiting 'terrifying' dominance;
First U.S. cases of coronavirus variant that emerged in South Africa have been reported in South Carolina;
A tangle of conspiracy and politicking has complicated the investigation into the origins of the pandemic.;
U.S. handling of American evacuees from Wuhan increased coronavirus risks;
38 Capitol Police employees have tested positive for coronavirus since Jan. 6 riot;
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Business and Economics
The U.S. economy shrank by 3.5 percent in 2020, the worst year since the Second World War; US GDP Grew At 4% Annual Rate In Q4 Of Last Year;
Federal Reserve Chairman: Economy Is "Long Way From Full Recovery"; Kansas to shut down unemployment system to deal with fraud;
The economy is getting even worse for Americans with high school degrees or less education; 1 in 10 Americans Can't Keep Up With Their Bills;
Stocks jump Thursday after jobless claims improve more than expected;
US stocks suffer worst week since October amid Reddit-fueled trading craze;
The World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda virtual meeting kicked off today; Europe's Bankruptcies Are Plummeting. That May Be a Problem;
Trump Administration Quietly Eased Sanctions on Israeli Billionaire;
Watchdog says Federal officials misused money in biomedical research fund in the years before the coronavirus pandemic;
Shift In Spending During Pandemic Disrupted Global Supply Chain;
Experts Say Electric Vehicles Nearing "Tipping Point" Of Mass Adoption; Biden EV Push Puts Further Strains On Federal Highway Trust Fund;
General Motors to stop making gas-powered passenger cars and SUVs by 2035;
Toyota Takes Top Place In Sales For 2020; Carmakers Could Lose $61 Billion In Revenue Due To Pandemic-Induced Chip Shortage;
Qualcomm To Supply GM With "Cockpit" Chips;
Nuclear Batteries Will Be Key To Efficient Large Power Systems; Mine OK'd in Trump's last days may boost Biden energy plan;
Boeing Commits To Using 100% Sustainable Fuels By 2030;
How Options Trading Could Be Fueling a Stock Market Bubble; The GameStop Reckoning Was a Long Time Coming;
Reddit's stock takeovers are the new Occupy Wall Street; GameStop, AMC surge after Reddit users lead chaotic revolt against big Wall Street funds;
Robinhood, in Need of Cash, Raises $1 Billion From Its Investors;
Finance
Tax season kicks off Feb. 12. Here's what to expect;
Sports
Baseball Hall of Fame voters again reject Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling, keeping them out of Cooperstown;
Other news
Yes, ex-presidents can be impeached;
Mary Trump: 'I want people to understand who Uncle Donald really is'; Fauci on What Working for Trump Was Really Like;
Was the attack on the U.S. Capitol an attempted coup? Three Weeks Inside a Pro-Trump QAnon Chat Room;
'The perfect target': Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy;
Education:
Colleges Begin To Reopen In-Person Amid Pandemic; College Faculty Are "Exhausted," Concerned That Pandemic Is Widening Equity Gaps;
As Colleges Adjust 2021-2022 Tuition, Students Advocate For Refunds; Over 1,000 Columbia University Students Go On Tuition Strike, Demand Pandemic Concessions;
California State University Freezes Tuition For Next Year; High School Grades Could Be Worth $100,000. Time to Tell Your Child?
UCLA Breaks Records For Freshman Applications, Sees Increase Among Black, Latino Students;
Federal Student Loan Relief May Take A While; Relief For Private Student Loan Borrowers Examined;
ED Officials Recommend Terminating Recognition Of ACICS;
Colorado Bill Would Make College Test-Optional Policies Permanent;
Higher Education Groups Request Flexibility For Applicants Of Foreign Worker Program;
More State Lawmakers Push For Legislation Requiring High School Seniors To Complete Financial-Aid Applications;
EdTech Company Chegg Profiting From Students Cheating Through COVID Highlighted;
VMI, under fire for expelling Black cadets, considers changes to prized honor system;
Universities face pressure to vet ex-Trump officials before hiring them;
1/22/21
TechNews for the week: January 22; January 20;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Russia to Exit Open Skies Treaty, Escalating Military Rivalry With U.S.;
Kremlin critic Navalny detained on arrival in Moscow five months after near-fatal poisoning;
Abbas decrees first Palestinian elections in 15 years;
Netanyahu courts Arab voters in election-year turnabout; Netanyahu attempts Hail Mary on settlements before Biden inauguration;
China to sanction U.S. officials for 'nasty behaviour' over Taiwan; China Slaps Sanctions On 28 Trump Administration Officials, Including Mike Pompeo;
Trump's Last-Minute Moves Against China Complicate Biden's Agenda;
Suicide Bombings in Crowded Baghdad Market Kill at Least 32;
A Step Toward a Post-Merkel World: Her Party Picks a New Leader;
Far-right extremism is a global problem;
Trump is planning an 'elaborate' send-off for himself before Biden's inauguration. He wants a red carpet, military band, and a 21-gun salute;
Acting defense secretary orders NSA director to immediately install former GOP operative as the agency’s top lawyer;
NSA will install a former GOP political operative as the surveillance agency's top lawyer three days before President Trump leaves office;
Prospect of Pardons in Final Days Fuels Market to Buy Access to Trump; Trump prepares to offer clemency to more than 100 people in his final hours in office;
Trump Grants Pardons and Commutations to Lil Wayne, Kodak Black, Steve Bannon, and Others but not himself or family;
Trump grants clemency to 143 people in late-night pardon blast; Trump Pardons Former Google Executive Sentenced for Stealing Trade Secrets;
For Prosecutors, Trump's Clemency Decisions Were a 'Kick in the Teeth';
Trump extended Secret Service protection for 14 members of his family as he left office;
Trump's 11th-hour assault on the civil service by stripping job protections runs out of time;
Trump's White House staff and alumni are reportedly using the same excuse to skip his big sendoff;
Pompeo clings to Trump's legacy with an eye toward inheriting the MAGA base;
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's departing message to the US is that multiculturalism is 'not who America is';
In his final speech as president, Trump tells modest crowd, 'We will be back in some form';
Trump Signs Executive Order Expanding Prosecutors' Access to Concealed Carry Permits;
Hours before leaving office, Trump undoes one of the only measures he took to 'drain the swamp';
Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president, as the Trump era ends amid a national rift; Kamala D. Harris sworn in as vice president, shattering gender and racial barriers;
46th president emphasizes unity, says 'democracy has prevailed' in inauguration speech; Biden's inaugural address;
Embattled Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham resigns;
Biden to ban special bonuses for appointees, expand lobbying prohibitions in new ethics rules;
Biden signs several directives on first day, including mask mandate on federal property and rejoining Paris climate accord;
Biden's 17 Executive Orders and Other Directives in Detail; Biden issuing pandemic plan that aims to expand access to testing and vaccines, reopen schools;
Biden is wrong to prioritize a message of healing over accountability;
Senate races to prepare Biden's national security team for confirmation, but some votes remain uncertain; Josh Hawley blocks Biden cabinet appointment;
McConnell, Schumer fail to cut power-sharing deal amid filibuster snag; McConnell threatens to block Senate's power-sharing agreement if it doesn't preserve the filibuster;
U.S. Senate approves Haines as Director of National Intelligence;
McConnell seeks to delay Trump impeachment trial until February to give lawyers for ex-president time to prepare;
House to send impeachment article against Trump to Senate on Monday, Senate majority leader says, triggering preparations for trial;
Trump impeachment trial will start week of Feb. 8;
McEnany departs White House as McConnell calls impeachment 'vote of conscience';
Biden administration to seek five-year extension on key nuclear arms treaty in first foray with Russia;
House approves waiver for Lloyd Austin to lead Defense Dept., paving the way for retired general's historic confirmation; Senate confirms Lloyd Austin to lead Pentagon;
Biden fires labor board's top lawyer, a Trump appointee who refused to resign;
NSA puts top lawyer Michael Ellis on administrative leave days after Pentagon ordered the ex-GOP operative installed in the job;
Consumer bureau director resigns after Biden's inauguration; Controversial head of Voice of America resigns hours after President Biden takes office;
A former president Trump won't 'need to know.' Cut off his intelligence.;
Federal court strikes down key Trump power plant rule;
House Oversight Committee chair requests FBI probe of Parler, including its role in Capitol siege;
Army secretary departs amid questions about the National Guard's Capitol riot response;
Lawmakers who objected to election results have been cut off from 20 of their 30 biggest corporate PAC donors;
Pentagon Accelerates Efforts to Root Out Far-Right Extremism in the Ranks; Investigators Eye Right-Wing Militias at Capitol Riot;
Giants, Diamondbacks owners donated to pro-QAnon Rep. Lauren Boebert;
Local newspapers turn on Lauren Boebert as 68 state politicians demand investigation into Capitol riot role;
GOP Sen. Ben Sasse warns "QAnon is destroying" the Republican Party "from within";
How Proud Boys and other fringe groups found refuge on a Christian fundraising website;
Tense Virginia gun rally draws everyone from Proud Boys to Black Panthers — many armed;
Report: Bill Barr told Trump that 'clownish' legal team was lying to him about 'bull***' voter fraud claims;
Actions by GOP attorneys general could damage credibility;
Rudy Giuliani used the very voting method he blasted to overturn election;
Fox Settled a Lawsuit Over Its Lies. But It Insisted the Deal Stay Secret;
Top Fox News managers depart amid Murdoch's concerns over controversial Arizona election night projection;
Trump fraud claims open Republican rift in Texas and other red states;
Justice Dept. will not pursue charges against Sen. Richard Burr, who came under scrutiny for stock sales at outset of pandemic;
Attorney Roberta Kaplan has three lawsuits pending against Trump. It's a sign of what awaits him when his presidency is over;
Trump Jr wanted for questioning by DC attorney general over alleged inaugural funds abuse;
Trump's businesses were already in a 'billion-dollar hole' before the Capitol riot fallout; The Financial Minefield Awaiting an Ex-President Trump;
Trump's tax lawyers cut ties as he leaves office and reports say federal prosecutors already have his records;
Ex-GOP pollster Frank Luntz says 'I don't want to do this anymore' after 'unity' themed focus group goes off the rails;
White Army vet charged in shooting Black girl at Trump rally;
Capital Riot and fallout
Prosecutors say 'Strong evidence' shows rioters intended to 'capture and assassinate elected officials'; We're Just Finding Out How Bad the Riot Really Was;
Off-duty police officers and members of the military are being investigated over the attack on the US Capitol; Now police are turning in their own;
Capitol Police intelligence warned three days before attack that 'Congress itself' could be targeted;
What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol; Top Lawmakers Not Told of Police Request for Backup Before Riot, Aide and Others Say;
41 minutes of fear: An examination of videos and photos reveals what happened inside the U.S. Capitol at the height of the siege;
Members of Trump team linked to rally that led to riot; Before the Capitol Riot, Calls for Cash and Talk of Revolution;
'Trump said to do so': Accounts of rioters who say the president spurred them to rush the Capitol could be pivotal testimony;
68 officials push for probe of congresswoman who tweeted lawmaker locations during riot;
Virginia man arrested at inauguration security checkpoint in possession of gun, 500 rounds ammo and non-government issued credential;
Woman arrested at DC checkpoint after telling police she is an officer and cabinet member; Cowboys for Trump leader arrested over US Capitol riot;
How Republicans Are Warping Reality Around the Capitol Attack; Kevin McCarthy warned members to not call out colleagues by name, citing potential political violence;
FBI moves on alleged members of extremist groups Oath Keepers, Three Percenters; FBI screens U.S. troops for possible insider threats ahead of inauguration;
Woman who 'took laptop' from Pelosi's office in Capitol riot 'planned to sell it to Russian spies'; House arrest plan for invader of Pelosi's office halted;
Rep. Cohen admits he saw Boebert giving tour before Capitol riot; Aide to Lauren Boebert resigns following Capitol riots;
FBI intelligence briefing says QAnon adherents discussed posing as Guardsmen to try to infiltrate inauguration;
McConnell says Trump, others in power 'provoked' the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol;
The man accused of breaking the window Ashli Babbitt tried to climb through when she was shot during the Capitol insurrection has been arrested;
1st Capitol rioter charged with conspiracy, allegedly planned to storm state Capitols too;
Self-styled militia members planned on storming the U.S. Capitol days in advance of Jan. 6 attack;
Trio of far-right 'Oath Keepers' militia members arrested for leading group that stormed US Capitol;
Illinois mayor who attended Trump's DC rally apologizes after claiming the media lied about Capitol riot;
USPS says it's removing mailboxes and suspending mail collection in several major cities ahead of Biden's inauguration;
COVID-19
U.S. coronavirus death toll approaches 400,000 nearly a year after the first case;
Biden says death toll from pandemic probably will top 500,000 next month, says it will take months 'for us to turn things around';
More Than Half of States Widen Access to Vaccine, Raising Hopes as Well as Chaos;
Most Americans say coronavirus pandemic is out of control, despite Trump's assertions to the contrary;
In Minnesota, a GOP Lawmaker's Death Brings Home the Reality of COVID;
All 4 nurses in a Kansas county's health department refused to give out COVID-19 vaccines;
FEMA would operate up to 100 federally run mass vaccination sites under Biden plan;
China turbocharges bid to discredit Western vaccines, spread virus conspiracy theories;
Boris Johnson says U.K. coronavirus variant may be more deadly;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Conservative SC district jolted by Rep. Tom Rice's vote to impeach Trump; Trump's South Carolina enablers need to own what they helped break;
What David Savage said to Charleston County Republican Party members; He asks what the GOP stands for, and fears the answer;
Lindsey Graham, Ignoring Trump's Role In Riot, Bashes Pelosi For Weak Capitol Security;
Graham Hopes Trump Stays 'Leader' of GOP, Says Enemies Will 'Get Erased' If They Try to Oust Him;
Business and Economics
US Retail Sales Fell During December; US Producer Prices Saw Moderate Increase During December;
Officials Less Concerned About Inflation, Debt In Pursuit Of Full Employment;
900,000 filed for jobless claims last week, a historically high level as Biden inherits worst job market of any modern president;
Trump's massive farmer bailout failed to make up for the 'self-inflicted' trade damage;
Biden Treasury pick Janet Yellen says additional stimulus and expanded unemployment insurance will provide the 'biggest bang for the buck';
U.S. House aims for early February COVID-19 relief bill vote;
Trump administration bailed out anti-vaccine groups with more than $850,000 from coronavirus relief program;
Yellen: US Can Afford Higher Corporate Tax Rates By Coordinating With Other Countries; Vows To Combat China's "Abusive" Trade Practices;
Most Major Economies Are Shrinking. Not China's; Chinese purchases of US exports fall far behind trade deal pledge;
Biden Revokes Keystone XL Permit;
Companies are halting PAC contributions after U.S. Capitol riots. Here's where their money went;
Stores Drop MyPillow After CEO Pushes Baseless Election Conspiracies;
Virgin Orbit rocket reaches Earth orbit, adding an entrant to the commercial space race;
Fox News Lays Off Nearly 20 Staffers – Including a Politics Editor; U.S. Government Asks Australia to Drop Law Forcing Payment for News Content;
Chip Demand Surge In Manufacturing Expected To Last Years;
VW Will Compete With Tesla In China With New Electric SUV; Tesla Faces Bumpier Ride Breaking Into India After China Success;
Electric-Car Mania Propels Record Legacy Automaker Gains in 2021; Microsoft Investing In GM's Cruise Unit;
Finance
The 8 Rules Of Dividend Investing;
Sports
Tennessee fires Pruitt, 9 others for 'serious' NCAA issues;
Hank Aaron, baseball great who became voice for civil rights, dies at 86;
Other news
As Trump's presidency recedes into history, scholars seek to understand his reign — and what it says about American democracy;
The History of Inauguration Day, From George Washington to Joe Biden;
George Will: Biden charged the people of this republic with fixing it. So the people need to grow up;
Historians attack Trump commission's '1776 Report' account of nation's past as 'outright lies';
QAnon believers grapple with doubt, spin new theories as Trump era ends: 'We all got played';
Education:
College Board scraps the SAT's optional essay and subject tests, saying the coronavirus had 'accelerated' its plans;
Higher Ed Institutions Work To Bring Students Back To Campus As Vaccines Roll Out;
UC San Diego Reports Surge In COVID-19 Infections Among Students Returning From Holidays;
Private Colleges Ask For Clarification If They Are Included In Biden's Relief Plan;
COVID-19, Recession Is Leading To Enrollment Decline; Pandemic Speeds Up Mass Disappearance Of Men From College;
Education Department Suspends Federal Student Loan Payments Through Sept 30;
More Aggressive Oversight Of Student-Loan Industry Expected By Biden Administration; Private Companies Resume Legal Efforts To Collect Student Loan Debt;
Biden Takes Action With Immigration Legislation That Could Help Dreamers, Undocumented Students;
Iowa Lawmakers Attempt To Eliminate Tenure Systems In Iowa's Public Universities;
1/15/21
TechNews for the week: January 15; January 13; January 11;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
Daily low flying Israeli jets over Lebanon spreading jitters; Israel launches unusually intense strikes on Iranian positions in Syria;
Saar, longtime Netanyahu ally, emerges as his top challenger; Wary of Biden tack on Iran, Israel revisits military options; Jerusalem approves location for new US Embassy;
Leading human rights group calls Israel an 'apartheid' state;
Peace talks are faltering, violence has surged, and U.S. troops are pulling out. Can the Afghan government withstand the pressure?;
A Year After Wuhan, China Tells a Tale of Triumph (and No Mistakes);
What China is saying about the pro-Trump insurrection at the US Capitol;
Trump went 'ballistic' after being tossed off Twitter; Rush Limbaugh deactivates his Twitter account after President Trump permanently banned;
Trump scrambles to find new social network after Twitter ban; White House prepares to blast big tech;
Trump withdraws Wolf's nomination for Homeland Security chief as he criticises president over riots;
Trump pressured a Georgia elections investigator in a separate call legal experts say could amount to obstruction;
Trump reportedly told Kelly Loeffler he'd 'do a number on her' if she didn't back Electoral College challenge;
Georgia Officials Reveal Third Trump Call Seeking to Influence Election Results;
Trump Plans Defiant Final Week in Office; Trump to depart Washington morning of Jan. 20 - before Biden is sworn in as president;
Biden, who ran on unity, now leads a party furious at GOP; Biden still planning to be sworn in on the steps of U.S. Capitol two weeks after mob attack;
Trump supporters now planning the next Capitol siege; Up to 15,000 National Guard members could be deployed in D.C. during inauguration;
Biden taps William J. Burns, longtime diplomat, as next CIA director;
Schwarzenegger invokes Nazi Germany in powerful video denouncing Capitol Hill riot;
Political actors like Trump who manufacture hate on social media for political benefit are unlikely to disappear;
Republicans largely silent on consequences of deadly attack and Trump's role in inciting it;
Capitol attack stoked by false claims of vote fraud, promises of violent restoration; Talk-radio owner orders conservative hosts to temper election fraud rhetoric;
Trump's Legacy: Voters Who Reject Democracy and Any Politics but Their Own; A foreseeable fire: A steady diet of red meat turned the Tea Party into Trumpism;
For millions of charismatic Christians, the Capitol riot doesn't change the truth: Trump's win has been prophesied;
Trump attempted a coup: he must be removed while those who aided him pay; Incitement to Riot? What Trump Told Supporters Before Mob Stormed Capitol;
Trump's recognition of white nationalists will loom as Biden confronts surge in hate crime;
President Trump's job approval rating plummets after mob attack at the Capitol;
Post-ABC poll finds overwhelming opposition to Capitol attacks, majority support for preventing Trump from serving again;
Trump's GOP has an ugly authoritarian core. A new poll exposes it;
Trump's actions that led to the violence at the Capitol began months ago;
How the rioters who stormed the Capitol came dangerously close to Pence;
House Democrats introduce article of impeachment charging Trump with 'incitement of insurrection';
Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 Republican in the House, says she will vote to impeach President Trump;
House passes 25th Amendment resolution asking Pence to remove Trump from office, but the vice president isn't interested;
Majority of House members vote for 2nd impeachment of Trump; What happens next in the impeachment of President Trump?
Why Remove Trump Now? A Guide to the Second Impeachment of a President;
McConnell won't reconvene the Senate for an impeachment trial before Trump leaves office;
As His Predecessor Is Impeached, Biden Tries to Stay Above the Fray; Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will introduce impeachment articles against Biden;
Pelosi announces lawmakers will be fined $5,000 if they bypass metal detectors to House floor;
Georgia state senators who backed attempts to overturn presidential election stripped of committee assignments;
Trump tells aides not to pay Giuliani's legal fees; Trump's inner circle in turmoil: Rift with Giuliani, Hicks out and Kushner struggling;
The $3,000-a-month toilet for the Secret Service agents protecting Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner;
Treasury Department announces sanctions tied to Giuliani's Biden attacks;
Trump's nonprofit inaugural committee improperly paid a $49,000 bill incurred by his company, D.C. attorney general alleges;
Trump dropped by biggest lender Deutsche Bank for future business;
PGA of America pulls PGA Championship from Trump's N.J. golf course;
New York City ends contracts with Trump, the latest business partner to abandon him in wake of Capitol attack;
Google joins Microsoft and Facebook in freezing all political contributions following the Capitol siege;
U.S. campaign finance system rocked as Facebook, Dow and other major firms pause or halt donations after election results challenged;
Supreme Court restores requirements for medication abortions, siding with Trump administration;
Trump appointee at U.S. foreign aid agency out after minimizing Capitol riot;
Acting deputy chief of the USAID plans to block a last-minute push by Trump appointees; Pompeo cancels final trip abroad amid transition;
'We need you more than ever': Senator Graham urges Trump officials to 'stay on' during Biden transition;
Air Force Demotes Former General as IG Report Reveals Details of Illicit Affair;
Trump administration plans to add Cuba to list of state sponsors of terrorism, hampering Biden's ability to quickly broker rapprochement;
Justice Dept. pushed for border policy that separated children from parents despite warnings government was ill-prepared;
Ex-Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd's death will be tried separately;
Sheldon Adelson is dead at 87. The casino magnate and conservative political donor influenced policy from Washington to Jerusalem;
White man who drove into Iowa protesters avoids prison;
Capital Riot and fallout
Sen. Tammy Duckworth demands the resignation of GOP congresswoman who told Trump supporters 'Hitler was right';
List of Trump officials who have resigned since the Capitol riot;
2 Seattle police officers being investigated for involvement in Capitol attack;
Trump-supporting Chicago CEO arrested for allegedly entering Capitol during riots;
Capitol riots: Mob say 'police on our side', as Republican lawmaker charged for storming Congress;
In Capital, a G.O.P. Crisis. At the R.N.C. Meeting, a Trump Celebration;
A conservative radio host flew into DC on a private jet to participate in the siege on the Capitol;
Poll claims 45% of Republicans approve of the Capitol riots;
Trump allies helped plan, promote rally that led to Capitol attack;
'Our President Wants Us Here': The Mob That Stormed the Capitol;
Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter supporters clash at Utah rally;
Journalists were attacked, threatened and detained during the Capitol siege;
Rifle-Toting Militia Men Rail Against Mitch McConnell In Kentucky, Hail D.C. Rioters;
Clarence Thomas' wife supported rioters before siege: 'Love MAGA'; Ms. Thomas is part of a network of conservative activists called Groundswell;
No Marriott money for Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and all Republicans who voted against certifying Joe Biden;
Horned Capitol rioter is 'failed actor and QAnon conspiracy theorist who lives with his mother';
Off-duty police, firefighters under investigation in connection with U.S. Capitol riot;
North Carolina Democrats look to oust Madison Cawthorn;
Former aide says Melania Trump has 'blood on her hands' over Capitol riots;
Outgoing Capitol Police chief says House and Senate security officials hamstrung his efforts to call in National Guard;
House Democrats move to censure Trump ally Rep. Mo Brooks;
'QAnon Congresswoman' Lauren Boebert faces calls to resign after tweeting information about Nancy Pelosi during Capitol riot;
Army Investigates Fort Bragg Soldier for Attending Rally That Ended in US Capitol Breach;
Trump warned about potential civil liability, as some aides clear out desks;
Capitol riot elevates GOP power struggle between pro-Trump conspiracy theorists and party establishment;
At least two Capitol Police officers suspended, more than a dozen others under investigation in wake of siege;
Acting homeland security secretary Chad Wolf to step down, nine days ahead of Biden's inauguration and amid widespread security concerns;
What is the 14th Amendment? Congress mulls legislation to remove those who 'engaged in insurrection';
A better way to keep Trump from running again;
Houston paper calls on Cruz to resign;
Hallmark Asks Sens. Hawley and Marshall to Return Donations Over Post-Riot Election Challenges;
GOP Congressman Told Crowd To 'Lightly Threaten' Lawmakers: 'I'm Coming After You';
Companies and institutions are shunning Trump;
FBI report warned of 'war' at the U.S. Capitol, undercutting claims there was no intelligence to suggest there would be violence;
Giuliani hit with disbarment complaint, faces possible expulsion from New York lawyers association;
State Capitols 'on High Alert,' Fearing More Violence;
Before Capitol Riot, Republican Lawmakers Fanned the Flames;
After US Capitol assault, a different cybersecurity threat emerges;
Rep. Jim Jordan admits Biden won, but won't say it was 'fair and square';
Report: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is 'pleased' at the prospect of Trump being impeached;
Some among America's military allies believe Trump deliberately attempted a coup and may have had help from federal law-enforcement officials;
Americans across the political spectrum fear what the Capitol attack portends;
After Helping Incite Capitol Mob, Josh Hawley Says He's The Victim;
'Lauren Boebert is a fool': Lawmakers point fingers at 'QAnon Congresswoman' after she tweeted Pelosi's location during Capitol riots;
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert 'was in stand-off on Capitol Hill after refusing bag search';
A 'Stop the Steal' organizer, now banned by Twitter, said three GOP lawmakers helped plan his D.C. rally;
Lawmakers gave groups 'reconnaissance' tours of the Capitol one day before riots, Democratic representative says;
Pence Reached His Limit With Trump. It Wasn't Pretty;
Trump supporter dead in suspected suicide days after being arrested at Capitol riot;
Florida firefighter seen at the Capitol just got arrested. His lawyer blames Trump;
Threats of 'armed protests' in multiple cities challenge National Guard support for inauguration;
FBI agents raid home of pelt-wearing Orthodox man in Capitol mob;
FBI arrests New York 'Proud Boy' plotting second attack on the Capitol;
Man Photographed in Anti-Semitic 'Camp Auschwitz' Hoodie at Capitol Riot Arrested;
Capitol rioter pictured with Pelosi lectern promises not to return to DC;
In first video since second impeachment, Trump condemns violence without mentioning his indictment for inciting attack at Capitol;
QAnon believer who plotted to kill Nancy Pelosi came to D.C. ready for war;
'Isolated And Angry' Trump Refuses To Pay Rudy Giuliani For Legal Work;
National Mall demand investigation of whether Republicans in Congress aided Capitol rioters;
Decoding the Far-Right Symbols at the Capitol Riot;
Dozens of people on the FBI's terrorist watch list came to D.C. the day of the Capitol riot. Most are suspected white supremacists.;
Off-duty Virginia police officers arrested, accused of storming US Capitol;
FBI says Two rioters claim Capitol officer told them, 'It's your house now';
Analysis: The demographic divergence that helps explain perceptions of the Capitol rioters;
Man known as 'QAnon Shaman' asks Trump for pardon after storming Capitol;
Rioters wanted to 'capture and assassinate' lawmakers, prosecutors say. A note left by the 'QAnon Shaman' is evidence;
COVID-19
U.S. surpasses 300,000 daily coronavirus cases, the second alarming record this week; U.S. sets single-day virus death record, and new strains emerge;
As Coronavirus Mutates, the World Stumbles Again to Respond; More than 2 million people have died from the coronavirus worldwide;
Coronavirus vaccine reserve was already exhausted when Trump administration vowed to release it, dashing hopes of expanded access;
CDC says highly transmissible coronavirus variant could become dominant U.S. strain by March;
Experts say Fixing the vaccine distribution system in U.S. must be top priority;
Facing New Outbreaks, China Places Over 22 Million on Lockdown; A W.H.O. team is in China to investigate the virus. It's already meeting obstacles;
Florida Vaccine Rollout Turns Into a Free-for-All; At Elite Medical Centers, Even Workers Who Don’t Qualify Are Vaccinated;
A third House member tests positive for coronavirus after sheltering with some maskless Republicans during siege of Capitol;
Person in House lockdown during Capitol riots may have exposed lawmakers to coronavirus;
Democrats want to fine colleagues $1,000 a day if they refuse to wear a mask on Capitol grounds;
Three reasons a negative test doesn't necessarily mean you’re not infected;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Graham leads resistance to Trump ouster amid fast-moving impeachment; Graham had a lock on most ludicrous senator - until Josh Hawley pounced;
Jaime Harrison to lead the Democratic National Committee;
523 miles from the US Capitol, a Republican meeting in Charleston ends in a reckoning; Post and Courier: We must reclaim our national soul. We need leaders to help us;
Some Upstate legislators stand for speaker who claimed election fraud, denounced health laws;
How Alan Wilson is undermining the foundations of our republic;
Business and Economics
US Lost Jobs In December For The First Time Since April; Unemployment Claims Rise Sharply, Showing New Economic Pain;
Dallas Federal Reserve President Sees Up To 5% GDP Growth In 2021; Fed's "Beige Book" Survey Finds Modest Business Growth;
December Fed Survey Found Consumers Concerned About Job Prospects;
Retail Rents Throughout Manhattan Dropped in Fall 2020; Restaurant and hotel workers reel as layoffs soar again;
Some Small Businesses Got $1 Relief Loans; About 300 Businesses Received PPP Loans Of $99 Or Less;
The federal government's Paycheck Protection Program will reopen today with up to $284 billion in funds and new rules;
Biden to unveil $1.9 trillion economic and coronavirus pandemic aid package that will include relief for families and vaccine money;
Stimulus checks, extended unemployment insurance, rental protections: What's in Biden's $1.9 trillion relief plan;
Senate Democrats weigh merging coronavirus relief and infrastructure into a massive multi-trillion-dollar package;
China's New Rules Could Hit U.S. Firms and Send a Message to Biden; How China Won Trump's Trade War And Got Americans To Foot The Bill;
U.S. officials have ultimately decided to allow American investment in Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu;
U.S. State Department tells European companies they face sanctions risk on Nord Stream 2 pipeline;
The World's Next Giant Oil Discovery Could Be Here;
Semiconductor shortage forces automobile production cuts;
Ford To Close Three Plants In Brazil; Ford Is Testing Out Safety Tech Allowing Bikes, E-Scooters To Communicate With Cars;
VW Triples EV Sales As EU Climate Rules Set To Go Into Effect;
United Airlines First US Carrier To Back Carbon Capture;
NRA to move to Texas, fleeing litigation brought by New York;
Finance
The best tax software to get your taxes done fast;
Sports
Exercise Nutrition: Whether You Should Eat Before or After a Workout Depends on Your Fitness Goals;
New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick says he won't accept Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump;
Ky coach drops ball while questioning Kentucky's player protest of Capitol violence;
Other news
The Art of the Lie? The Bigger the Better; A historian of fascism and political atrocity on Trump, the mob and what comes next;
Should Trump Be Prosecuted? The riot happened because the Senate acquitted Trump;
Deep in the G.O.P. Ranks, the MAGA Mind-Set Prevails; QAnon reshaped Trump's party and radicalized believers. The Capitol siege may just be the start;
U.S. Capitol riot, a Black Lives Matter protest: A visual comparison of two starkly different policing responses in Washington;
White Supremacy Created the Capitol Assault;
Education:
Biden Administration To Extend Student Loan Payment Pause, Push For $10K In Loan Forgiveness; Trump administration tries to hamstring Biden on student loan forgiveness;
Fitch Ratings Says Latest Relief Aid "Will Not Be Sufficient" For Colleges; Universities Outsource Billions Of Dollars Worth Of Services;
California Governor Proposes More Funding, Rejects Tuition Increases For University Of California, Cal State;
More Than Half Of Great Recession-Era Bachelor's Degree Holders Owned Homes In 2018;
HBCU Morris Brown College's Accreditation May Save School From Closure;
Colleges Weigh Taking Action Against Dangerous Comments After Capitol Attack; Harvard removes Republican Elise Stefanik from advisory committee;
'Many People Are Seeing Different Facts': Carnegie Mellon Professor Criticized Over Emails Doubting Validity Of Election;
California College Chancellor Backs College Leaders After Critical Statements Denouncing Capitol Violence;
Faculty, Students Pressure University Of Michigan's Regent To Resign After Capitol Violence;
Study: Masks, Distancing, Routine Testing Prevents 96% Of COVID-19 Infections At Colleges; Study Says College Campuses Are COVID-19 Superspreaders;
Colleges Spent Millions On COVID Expenses, Despite Shrinking Sources Of Income;
Despite university threats, few students face suspension after violating COVID-19 gathering guidelines;
1/8/21
TechNews for the week: January 8; January 6; January 4;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
The violence at the U.S. Capitol amounts to a coup attempt;
In Abrupt Reversal of Iran Strategy, Pentagon Orders Aircraft Carrier Home; Iran ramps up uranium enrichment and seizes tanker;
Trump's Final Foreign-Policy Report Card; Iran's Zarif urges Trump to avoid Israel 'trap';
Iraq, Struggling to Pay Debts and Salaries, Plunges Into Economic Crisis;
What to Know as Troubled Afghan Peace Talks Enter a New Phase;
Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco Home Vandalized With Graffiti And A Pig's Head Over Stimulus;
Pelosi reelected speaker by narrow margin in closely divided House;
Fact check: QR codes on Georgia ballots record votes as cast;
In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the presidential vote in his favor; Listen to the audio and read the transcript;
Carl Bernstein believes tape of Trump seeking votes from election official is the 'ultimate smoking gun'; Trump Call to Georgia Official Might Violate State and Federal Law;
Georgia elections board member calls for probe into Trump's call seeking to pressure Raffensperger;
Cleta Mitchell, a key figure in president's phone call, was an early backer of Trump's election fraud claims;
Trump Declares Georgia Senate Races 'Illegal And Invalid' Days Ahead Of Vote; Trump Calls Georgia Senate Races Illegal and Invalid';
Democrats inch closer to retaking the U.S. Senate as Warnock declared the winner in Georgia runoff and Ossoff pulls ahead;
Democrats take control of Senate as Jon Ossoff defeats David Perdue in Georgia runoff election;
Judge dismisses Gohmert's suit seeking to alter formal count of Biden's electoral college votes; Trump says he won't accept defeat as court throws out Gohmert lawsuit;
Cruz, cadre of other GOP senators vow not to certify Biden win without probe of baseless voter fraud claims;
Ted Cruz and other Republican senators oppose certifying election results;
After Pence told a court he was the wrong person to sue, Trump fans told the judge he shouldn't listen to the VP because he's just a 'glorified envelope-opener in chief';
Proud Boys to march on DC for Trump as Cruz leads 12 Republican election challenge;
Far-right group Proud Boys claim they will attend January 6 DC rally 'incognito' and wear all-black to blend in with antifa protesters;
Proud Boys leader arrested in D.C. on a charge of burning a Black Lives Matter banner stolen from a church last month;
Trump hotel in DC massively hikes prices for Biden inauguration dates;
Trade Adviser Peter Navarro Astoundingly Claims Inauguration Day Can Be Postponed;
Pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood insists he is not insane after tweeting that Mike Pence should face execution by firing squad;
QAnon Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene Refuses to Wear Mask at Congressional Swearing-In;
Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs;
Mike Pence 'welcomes' the efforts of Republican lawmakers to challenge Biden's win, days before Congress is due to certify the election results;
'Traitors and patriots': Republican push to keep Trump in power seems doomed; An alarmingly large cadre of co-conspirators is helping Trump's assault on democracy;
Trump's enablers are not 'conservative'; they are the radical right; Trump Issues Warning To Tom Cotton For Refusal To Contest Joe Biden's Win;
GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley briefly confuses everyone over announcement on Pence and Electoral College certification;
McConnell warns that overturning Biden's election would push democracy into a 'death spiral';
Trump issued a call to arms. Then he urged his followers 'to remember this day forever!';
U.S. Capitol is on lockdown as protesters clash with police and breach the building; Lawyer on Trump Election Call Quits Firm After Uproar;
Sen. Ted Cruz joins GOP House member to challenge the slate of electors from Arizona, halting the vote count for Biden's win;
D.C. National Guard will be activated as chaos unfolds inside U.S. Capitol. One person has been shot;
Biden condemns Trump for stoking violence at U.S. Capitol and calls on him to denounce the mob;
House will return to Capitol tonight to resume electoral college count after pro-Trump mob stormed the building;
DC updates: 4 dead, 52 arrested, 14 police officers injured after pro-Trump rioters breach US Capitol; FBI opens investigation;
U.S. Capitol Police officer dies of injuries suffered during Wednesday confrontation with rioters at Capitol;
Key GOP senators withdraw objections to Electoral College count;
After mob disrupts proceedings, Congress turns back Electoral College challenge, certifying Biden as the next president;
Possibility of removing Trump from office discussed among some senior officials after president incited supporters to storm Capitol;
Pence and McConnell defy Trump — after years of subservience;
GOP W. Va. state delegate live-streams as he storms Congress with pro-Trump mob: 'We're going in!';
Capitol Rioters Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight. The Police Weren't Ready;
Pelosi urges Pence to use 25th Amendment to remove Trump, calls for resignation of U.S. Capitol Police chief;
Acting U.S. attorney in D.C. says Trump's remarks before Capitol riot may be investigated;
'Nothing can stop what's coming': Far-right forums that fomented Capitol riots voice glee in aftermath;
Fox News led the way as The pro-Trump media world peddled the lies that fueled the Capitol mob;
No, there's no substantive evidence that the Capitol riot was spurred by antifa;
Raffensperger escorted out of Ga. Capitol after it was surrounded by pro-Trump mob;
Six Republican lawmakers among rioters as police release photos of wanted; Republicans recoil from Missouri Sen. Hawley;
The 147 Republicans Who Voted to Overturn Election Results;
Internet detectives are identifying scores of pro-Trump rioters at the Capitol. Some have already been fired.;
Senator Says Trump Demonstrators Stole Laptop from Capitol Office;
Aides weigh resignations, removal options as Trump rages against perceived betrayals;
The Military Stayed Out of the Insurrection, but It Isn't Over Yet;
Pelosi says she spoke to nation's top military leader about ensuring Trump doesn't launch a nuclear attack;
Trump aides gave up trying to communicate with him in the attack on the US Capitol, calling him 'mentally unreachable';
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submitted her resignation Thursday, citing the president's role in the riot on Capitol Hill;
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao will resign, the first to leave Trump's Cabinet after he incited mob that attacked Capitol;
Biden plans to nominate Merrick Garland as his attorney general;
Biden taps Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as Commerce Secretary, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for Labor;
Biden in danger of having no Cabinet on Day 1 of his presidency;
Trump Is Said to Have Discussed Pardoning Himself;
Trump tweets that he will not attend Biden's inauguration;
Twitter locks Trump's account for 12 hours and warns he could get kicked off permanently; Trump has been kicked off of Twitter;
CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Trump banned from Facebook indefinitely;
Trump to give ally Nunes the Presidential Medal of Freedom;
Kid-glove treatment of pro-Trump mob contrasts with strongarm police tactics against Black Lives Matter;
Trump supporters leave D.C. dejected, paranoid and with new theories about riots;
Pa. Republicans block seating of Democratic state senator, take control from lieutenant governor;
Justice Dept. Seeks to Pare Back Civil Rights Protections for Minorities;
Voting machine firm Dominion sues pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell;
British judge denies U.S. extradition request for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange;
COVID-19
Reported new coronavirus deaths in the U.S. top 4,000 for the first time; As Rollout Falters, Scientists Debate New Vaccination Tactics;
L.A. County first responders told not to bring patients to hospital if survival chances are low;
Los Angeles is running out of oxygen for patients as covid hospitalizations hit record highs nationwide ;
When vaccines are about to expire, providers scramble to give them to whoever is available; Wealthy donors received vaccines through Florida nursing home;
Biden says he will release all available coronavirus vaccine before second doses are administered;
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine protects against key mutation found in fast-spreading virus variants;
Native Americans Reliant on Hospital Feel Abandoned by U.S. During Pandemic; States Are Shutting Down Prisons as Guards are Crippled By Covid-19;
CDC Study Says Counties With In-Person University Classes Experienced Significant Increase In Coronavirus Cases;
AI App That Detects COVID Carriers By Their Cough Could Help Reopen Schools;
Sneezed on, cussed at, ignored: Airline workers battle mask resistance with scant government backup;
The Trump administration approved faster line speeds at chicken plants. Those facilities are more likely to have covid-19 cases;
Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows ultimately convinced the President a mask mandate was a bad idea;
UK Enters Third National Lockdown; Japan Declares State of Emergency in Tokyo Area After Days of Hesitation;
The U.S. paid a Texas company nearly $70 million for ventilators that were unfit for covid-19 patients.;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
Skeptical Lindsey Graham suggests GOP Electoral College challenge is 'a political dodge'; SC House Republican Duncan says it's not sedition to protest Biden vote;
Clyburn pushes for 2nd Trump impeachment, Graham says it would 'do more harm than good'; Lindsey Graham opposes ousting Trump now, seeks 'peaceful transfer of power';
Business and Economics
Another 803,000 Americans filed new unemployment claims last week; Months later, more than 1 million Americans are still waiting for unemployment aid;
WPost Analysis: More Than 1.2M Are Waiting For Unemployment Aid;
The economy lost 140,000 jobs in December, reflecting a significant slowdown in the labor market as coronavirus cases surge;
Stocks end mixed, Dow reaches record closing high while Nasdaq drops as protests escalate in Washington;
IRS says Some Americans must wait to get $600 stimulus payments until they file their taxes; Their Finances Ravaged, Customers Fear Banks Will Withhold Stimulus Checks;
Lindsay Graham slammed Mitch McConnell for delaying $2,000 stimulus payments: 'Going from $600 to $2,000 doesn't make you a socialist';
Some Stimulus Payments Sent To Wrong Accounts;
Analyses: Biden And Democrats To Push Additional Stimulus To Maintain Growth; Congressional Democrats Expected To Deliver $2,000 Checks, Much More Stimulus; World Bank Lowers Global Growth Forecast As Result Of Pandemic;
NYSE to delist three Chinese telecom giants; NYSE reverses plan to delist Chinese telecoms groups; NYSE Reverses Course Again, Will Delist Three Chinese Telecom Stocks;
U.S. Companies Face China Tariffs as Exclusions Expire; Trump Signs Executive Order Against Eight Chinese Software Applications;
China Opens Antitrust Investigation of Alibaba, Plans Meeting with Ant Group; With Concessions and Deals, China's Leader Tries to Box Out Biden;
Saudis pledge to cut oil output despite Russian increases;
Wall Street Eyes Billions in the Colorado's Water;
Administration Extends Work Visa, Green Card Ban;
Trump administration auctions drilling leases in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, realizing the GOP’s 40-year goal;
Oil auction in Arctic wildlife refuge draws scant interest;
Lockheed Martin Misses F-35 Delivery Target For 2020; Airbus Close To Delivering 560 Planes In 2020;
Boeing agrees to pay $2.5 billion to resolve federal criminal charge over 737 Max conspiracy;
Ticketmaster to Pay $10 Million Fine for Accessing Competitor's Computer System;
New Vehicle Sales Fell In 2020, But Late Increase Spurs Hopes For Recovery; US Vehicle Fuel Efficiency For 2019 Model Year Falls;
Apple Not Likely To Release Self-Driving EV For At Least Five Years; Hyundai And Apple Talk About EV Vehicle And Battery Tie-Up;
Sports
Ohio State will take on Alabama in the College Football Playoff championship game;
What Did This College Football Season Cost Universities? Universities Employees Decry Payouts To Departing Football Coaches;
This year's NCAA men's basketball tournament will be played entirely in Indianapolis area;
Other news
From abuse of power to abuse of electoral process: How impeachment taught us little but Trump’s puppet-mastery of the GOP;
Trump challenge to Biden win exposes massive democracy flaw. Next time it just might work; With brazen assault on election, Trump prompts critics to warn of a coup;
George Will: Trump, Hawley and Cruz will each wear the scarlet 'S' of a seditionist; George Will: It’s time for the Supreme Court to curb one of its worst precedents;
Hawley, Cruz and their Senate cohort are the Constitution's most dangerous domestic enemies;
The insurrection wasn't a coup - but Trump has still disqualified himself from future office; We just saw an attempted coup d'etat. Blame Trump. Blame his Republican enablers;
QAnon Is Trumpism Now; Trump's Reckoning - and America's;
By Bullet or Ballot: One of the Only Successful Coups in American History;
How the Dalai Lama's reincarnation ended up in Congress’s $900 billion relief bill;
Education:
Colleges Adjust Calendars Again, Push Back Start Of Spring Semester; Continuing Education Courses At Universities Creating Pandemic Opportunities;
Colleges Receiving Record Donations Highlighted; New Pandemic Relief Bill Cuts Aid To Colleges And Universities With Large Endowments;
Judge Allows Coronavirus Tuition Refund Lawsuit To Move Forward;
College Accreditation Sanction May Be Hurting College Enrollment;
The US Is Producing Too Many Ph.D.s;
SolarWinds Hack Serves As A Warning For Higher Ed;
1/1/21
TechNews for the week: December 30; December 28;
War, Politics and Reports (Also, see Finance and Economics)
In Russia, tough new laws and stepped-up defiance abroad mark Putin's shift toward unfettered control;
Netanyahu cares about one thing and one thing only - himself; Protests keep up against Israeli PM as new election looms;
Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard arrives in Israel in latest Trump parting gift;
Hezbollah says it has doubled its arsenal of guided missiles;
As the US flies more bombers to the Middle East, experts doubt Iran is the real audience;
U.N. human rights experts: Trump pardon of Blackwater Iraq contractors violates international law;
Caribbean island residents told to evacuate as dormant volcanoes come back to life;
President Trump signs bill that includes $900 billion stimulus deal after delay; Mnuchin's loyalty to Trump could end with setback as president shreds relief deal;
House musters enough votes to reject Trump's veto of defense bill, setting up first override of his presidency; In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill;
House votes to boost stimulus checks to $2,000 with bipartisan support; McConnell blocks Senate Democrats' move to pass $2,000 coronavirus checks;
McConnell says Democrats' proposal for $2,000 stimulus checks has 'no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate';
White House moves to freeze some foreign aid, defying Congress in Trump's final days;
Court ruling means House Democrats can't access Trump's tax and financial records;
Biden accuses Trump and his political appointees of obstructing orderly transition of power on national security issues;
Biden condemns Trump's pandemic response and vows to use presidential power to speed production of vaccines, protective equipment;
On Jan. 20, Biden to issue memo freezing Trump administration's midnight regulations;
Trump's Fraud Claims Died in Court, But the Myth of Stolen Elections Lives On ;
The New York Post Rips Trump's 'Shameful' Attack On Fair Vote As 'Undemocratic Coup'; Conservative pollster Rasmussen appears to back overturning election result;
Republicans sue Mike Pence in 'desperate' last-ditch effort to overturn election; Mike Pence asks judge to toss Gohmert's lawsuit that seeks to overturn election results;
Sen. Hawley announces he will contest certification of electoral college vote;
Trumpist Lawyer Lin Wood Goes on Unhinged Rant Suggesting Justice John Roberts Is a Murderous Pedophile;
President files Supreme Court election challenge, and says GOP has 'death wish' to defy him;
Data does not support claim Michigan townships had more registered voters than votes;
Report: President blamed Kushner for election loss over Covid testing;
Trump calls for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a fellow Republican, to resign; Trump Lashes Out at Georgia's GOP Secretary of State Over Brother Who Doesn't Exist;
Judge blocks voter purge in 2 Georgia counties;
Ted Cruz's Georgia Runoff Fundraising Is Actually Going to His Campaign. He's Not Alone;
Sen. David Perdue became wealthy outsourcing work to Asia. Now the former CEO stands with Trump, who wants to 'end our reliance on China.';
Georgia Sen. David Perdue to quarantine after coronavirus exposure, days before closely watched runoffs;
Georgia Republicans Deliver Persistent Message: Fear the Democrats;
Trump's worst pardon is one you haven't heard about;
Kushner Family to sell $100m. bonds in Israel;
Donald & Melania Trump Might Not Be Calling Mar-a-Lago Home in January; Secret Service Switching Up Agents Over Worries About Trump Allegiances;
Florida Supreme Court delivers the 'Holy Grail of lawsuit reform' in Thursday ruling;
This D.C. hotel is historic, affordable and, lately, the Proud Boys' unofficial headquarters;
COVID-19
CDC's failed race against covid-19: Agency squandered weeks as it pursued a test more complicated than those used in other countries;
Here's Why Distribution of the Vaccine Is Taking Longer Than Expected; Vaccinations lag as hospitalizations hover near record high;
Southern California's Hospitals Are Overwhelmed, and It May Get Worse; Isolated residents and an overwhelmed hospital: Covid-19 hits rural Western Maryland;
Shots are slow to reach arms as Trump administration leaves final steps of mass vaccination to beleaguered states;
According to the Ohio governor 60% of nursing home staff in Ohio are refusing to get vaccinated;
Some states buck federal vaccine recommendations and prioritize the elderly over essential workers;
Only one covid-19 treatment is designed to keep people out of the hospital. Many overburdened hospitals are not offering it;
A growing body of evidence suggests schools contribute little to virus spread with the right measures in place;
Boston Doctor Reports Serious Allergic Reaction After Getting Moderna’s Covid Vaccine;
Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine Approved in U.K.; The Vaccines Are Supposed to Be Free. Surprise Bills Could Happen Anyway;
First known U.S. instance of more transmissible variant detected in Colorado; Third state identifies U.K. virus variant as U.S. surpasses 20 million cases;
As Virus Resurges in Africa, Doctors Fear the Worst Is Yet to Come;
UK variant linked to high viral loads, Neanderthal gene offers protection;
Pharmacist who 'intentionally' spoiled more than 500 vaccine doses is arrested;
Math, science and technology:
Security issues
George Will: Lindsey Graham finally wants to begin a dialogue about the debt;
Business and Economics
Margin Debt Reaches New High;
Wall Street rises on hopes of vaccine-fueled recovery; Wall Street soared in 2020 as millions were hungry or out of work;
There's A White House Clash Over Whether To Extend Freeze On Many Work Visas;
Federal employees to receive 1 percent pay raise under Trump executive order;
FirstEnergy Corp., Ohio's largest electric utility now faces specter of pricy lawsuits;
Sale of Arctic Drilling Leases Draws an Unusual Taker. It May Be the Only One;
Finance
Saving at Work for Retirement: A Perk Coming to More States in 2021;
Other news
Americans' acceptance of Trump's behavior will be his vilest legacy;
765 maps that drew Americans together;
Education:
More info is available about which college majors pay off, but students aren't using it;