JUSTICE DEPT. TO PROBE SHOOTING OF AIR FORCE VET AT CAPITOL RIOT:
Of the five people who died during the January 6 riot at the Capitol building in Washington, two of them will now be the subjects of investigations by the Justice Department. Three of the deaths have thus far been deemed accidental. One woman was trampled to death in the melee, while two others succumbed to unspecified “medical emergencies.” Two people were killed by others. One was Capitol Hill Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was bludgeoned to death with a fire extinguisher by rioters. A Justice Department investigation into his death is already underway. The last, and the subject of the investigation in question was 35-year-old Ashli Babbitt. She was shot in the chest by an officer while attempting to break through a window inside the Capitol and later died of her injuries.
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Third Wave: Australia close to world’s best as Covid-19 numbers soar globally
Donald Trump aside, deaths in the US continue to soar from Covid-19, with a reported 383,000, and 23 million infections. Europe has also reported huge rises in the final month of 2020, while the numbers in African countries rose sharply too. Alan Austin takes a look at the latest pandemic wave.
Ban Bitcoin, it uses as much power as Chile Treehugger
CHANGE: Elon Musk passes Jeff Bezos to become the richest person on Earth.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has knocked back a $300 million Chinese takeover of a major building contractor in Australia on national security grounds in a move set to inflame the war of words between the two nations.
Fears that China could gain access to sensitive information about national infrastructure including Victoria’s police headquarters’ design and vaccine laboratories were a factor in the decision to ban the deal.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg halts Chinese takeover over national security risk
Scientists observe live cells responding to magnetic fields for first time New Atlas
How hardy crocodiles outlasted dinosaurs and survived extinction NY Post
2021: Year of Living Dangerously?
Does the West recognize how many emerging economies are dangerously close to breaking points? Can they control their bad neoliberal reflexes?
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New Quantum Algorithms Finally Crack Nonlinear Equations Quanta
Liquid glass discovered as new state of matter New Atlas
Covid survival guide: Chicago Tribune: “A Rush University Medical Group rehabilitation psychologist who counsels patients from intensive care to rehab, Abigail Harden drew on her professional experiences to write the COVID-19 Survival Guide: How to Prepare for, Manage, and Overcome a Coronavirus Infection…Resources in the book include VOCID-19 kit packing lists, rehab goal worksheets, daily routine planner pages and journal/diary prompts…
Wall Street Journal op-ed: The Left Wants a Philanthropy of the Few, by Elise Westhoff (President & CEO, Philanthropy Roundtable):
It takes a fine sense of irony to start the season of giving by trying to limit Americans’ generosity. Yet that would be the outcome of a high-profile legislative proposal unveiled on Dec. 1, “Giving Tuesday,” conceived by former hedge-fund manager John Arnold and Boston College law professor Ray Madoff. The proposal would stifle Americans who want to support worthy causes but aren’t superrich. It would also further the goals of progressive politicians who seek to punish charitable giving they don’t like and can’t control.