From Jenna Orkin

China is opening the world's largest radio telescope up to international scientists

Schools waive requirements for teachers to fill pandemic-induced shortage

Southern California Has Run Out Of ICU Beds For Coronavirus Patients

Nuclear weapons agency breached amid massive cyber onslaught

US blacklists dozens of Chinese firms including top chip maker SMIC

Nurse Faints After Getting Vaccine - Has History 

In Landmark Ruling, Air Pollution Recorded as a Cause of Death for British Girl

WHO research team expected to travel to Wuhan to investigate coronavirus origin

Yes, your boss might require you to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Labor lawyers weigh in on what rights employees have.

Coca-Cola is cutting 2,200 jobs, including more than 10% of its US workforce, as it scraps half its drinks brands

Pfizer said it had millions of doses of vaccine sitting in a warehouse because the federal government hadn't told it where to send them

• Pfizer released a statement Thursday to deny claims that it was having issues producing its COVID-19 vaccine. 
• It came after officials in more than a dozen states complained that they were receiving fewer doses than promised, and a Trump official claimed there were "manufacturing challenges."

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Biden taps as climate czar former EPA chief who came under fire over Flint water crisis

Winter storm dropped more snow in parts of the Northeast than all of last year's winter season

Waste, Negligence and Cronyism: Inside Britain’s Pandemic Spending

The NYPD’s ‘exodus’ crisis

Trump May Not Leave White House

Pakistan approves chemical castration of serial rapists after fierce protests

NYC hospitals nix elective surgeries as COVID-19 rate hits 6%

McConnell included $600 checks in COVID-19 stimulus plans after hearing that opposition could cost Republicans the Senate runoffs in Georgia, report says

Bitcoin soars above $23,000 as mammoth 2020 rally drives new record highs

TikTok is coming to TV. YouTube and Netflix better watch their backs.

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People Thought Covid-19 Was Relatively Harmless for Younger Adults. They Were Wrong.

Senate Hearing Election Security

BITCOIN PRICE HITS NEW RECORD HIGH, CAUSING EXCHANGES TO CRASH

Iran uses disguised tanker to export Venezuelan oil - documents

One Wild Mink Near Utah Fur Farms Tests Positive for Virus

Food Is the Pathway to Peace: World Food Programme Wins Nobel Peace Prize & Warns of Hunger Pandemic

Scientists Create Whole Functional Thymus from Human Cells

Researcher Finds Evictions Are Associated With More Than 10,000 Deaths From COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccine shipment returned after 'anomaly' causes storage temperature to fall

Trump Administration Says Vietnam and Switzerland Manipulated Currency

I participated in the AstraZeneca trial in the UK. I dropped out after learning they were collaborating with Russia's Sputnik vaccine.

The FDA has approved the first genetically modified pig for people with meat allergies

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New coronavirus strain spreading in UK has key mutations, scientists say

Chinese quantum computer completes 2.5-billion-year task in minutes

How NY And NJ Hospitals Are Preparing For The Complicated Vaccination Process

Did you know that pharmacy staffs only have 90 seconds to unload the vaccine from the box into ultra-cold freezers?

Most Americans will likely get a COVID-19 vaccine, survey says The Virus Trains: How Lockdown Chaos Spread Covid-19 Across India

India offered special trains to get fleeing migrant workers home during the pandemic. But they ended up spreading the virus across the country.

"Amazing" Hypocrisy: Democrats Make Wreck of Covid-19 Relief Negotiations

Democrats stonewalled all year on a new pandemic relief package. Now they're proposing a new plan that undercuts even Republican proposals, and screws everyone but - get this - defense contractors

COVID-19 can invade testicles, University of Miami researchers find. What can this mean?

'Electronic amoeba' finds approximate solution to traveling salesman problem in linear time

US plans to ship 6 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine straight after the FDA authorizes it — double its initial shipment of Pfizer's shot

THE INTERNET OF MEDICAL THINGS: The coronavirus is catalyzing a need for healthcare IoT in the US — here's how connectivity and technology providers are carving out their place in the market

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Quantum Encryption

South Korea records its highest number of daily Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began

BREAKING: DENMARK CANCELS NEW NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, DECLARES ‘END TO FOSSIL ERA’

‘External source’ causes oil tanker blast off Saudi Arabia

Widespread Google outage appears to center on Europe

Suspected Russian hackers broke into US federal agencies and spied on emails in a 'highly sophisticated' cyberattack

Bill Gates predicts US coronavirus lockdowns will continue into 2022

Equinor expands in oil on thawing permafrost in Siberia

Feasibility of continuous fever monitoring using wearable devices

Providers ‘need more information’ about vaccine to ensure MCA compliance and tackle staff doubts

An earlier universe existed before the Big Bang, and can still be observed today, says Nobel winner

A Russian oligarch's son lost $50 million making risky trades as a university student — and now his own mother is suing him as part of Britain's largest divorce case

21 major companies that have announced employees can work remotely long-term

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Nearly three-quarters of the state’s coronavirus infections have come from private gatherings, or “living room spread,” while only 1.4% of them could be traced to restaurants and bars, Cuomo said.

WHO accused of conspiring with Italy to remove damning Covid report

Details revealed of secret deal that gave Chinese spies free rein in Switzerland

Workers riot at India iPhone factory over 'exploitation' claims

Hunter Biden subpoena seeks info on Burisma, other entities

An Opinion Writer Argued Jill Biden Should Drop the ‘Dr.’ (Few Were Swayed.)

Germany’s audit watchdog ‘influenced’ by Wirecard short selling ban

Fast-food chains are vultures feasting on the carcasses of independent restaurants. But, the American government killed those mom-and-pop businesses in the first place.

Germany is entering a stricter lockdown through Christmas and into the new year, as its COVID-19 cases reach record highs

48% Of US Small Businesses Fear That They May Be Forced To "Shut Down Permanently" Soon

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Hyundai takes control of Boston Dynamics in $1.1B deal

Medical Conference Linked to 300K Cases

Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Authoritarian Bid To Hijack The Presidency

First Mover: As Central Banks Print $1.4B an Hour, Bitcoiners Bet on Federal Reserve ‘Capture’ (Sept)

Goldman Sachs May Move to Florida: Is the Power Center of Finances Shifting From NYC?

Part Robot, Part Frog: Xenobots Are the First Robots Made From Living Cells

Material From Giuliani Spurred a Separate Justice Dept. Pursuit of Hunter Biden

THE MSM NOW PICKS UP ON THE HUNTER BIDEN SAGA.

The Costs of Merkel’s Surrender to Hungarian and Polish Extortion

Dec 10, 2020GEORGE SOROS

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is on the shortlist of Joe Biden's picks for the role of attorney general

Trump tweets on 'Biden Administration' effectively admit loss

How the pharma giant Pfizer teamed up with a little-known biotech to develop the first authorized coronavirus vaccine in record time

AstraZeneca Agrees To Buy Alexion For $39BN In Year's Biggest Drugmaker Deal

New York City to halt indoor dining as coronavirus cases surge

Tesla Ordered By German Court To Stop Cutting Down A Forest To Make Space For Its German Gigafactory

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Barr knew about federal probes into Hunter Biden's financial dealings in spring: WSJ

U.S. Congress bans anonymous shell companies

Oil Refinery Crisis Will Worsen This Winter

Under the Rug: Sexual Misconduct Shakes FBI's Senior Ranks

Trump hands Morocco a long-awaited breakthrough over Western Sahara

China Extends Reach in the Caribbean, Unsettling the U.S. (Nov)

Manmade mass now outweighs life on Earth: study

Five key genes linked to severe COVID-19 found, suggesting drug targets

US TOPS 3K COVID DEATHS FOR 2ND STRAIGHT DAY; GLOBAL CASES NEAR 70MM: LIVE UPDATES

BIDEN NAMES CHINA CRITIC KATHERINE TAI AS TOP US TRADE OFFICIAL

GSK and Sanofi are delaying COVID-19 vaccine rollout until late 2021 because of an insufficient response in older people. The US had ordered 100 million doses.

Ben & Jerry's partnered with Colin Kaepernick to unveil a vegan ice cream that 'amplifies calls to defund and abolish the police'

MORGAN STANLEY WARNS BRITISH BANKS COULD DROP 20% AS BREXIT TALKS FAIL

Rush Limbaugh said the US is 'trending towards secession' and there can't 'peaceful coexistence' between conservatives and liberals

He'll make sure of that.

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Investigations Into Hunter Biden Reportedly Go Beyond Taxes

To Deter Iranian Attacks on U.S. Troops, Pentagon Orders B-52 Flights to Middle East

She noted that vaccination against the novel coronavirus infection will take 42 days and those inoculated will have to observe precautions during this period not to catch the infection. Thus, they will have to refrain from visiting crowded places, wear face masks, use sanitizers, minimize contacts and refrain from drinking alcohol or taking immunosuppressant drugs.

COVID-19 patient infected indoors after 5 minutes, 20 feet away: study

Gene therapy injection in one eye surprises scientists by improving vision in both

UPMC won’t require employees to get COVID-19 vaccine

Regenerative Agriculture Industry Map (archive)

Flight attendants are being asked to wear diapers and avoid bathrooms to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in China

The US is giving $523 million to 9,000 nursing homes for reducing COVID-19 cases. This is the first time it has given institutions financial rewards for controlling the spread.

Restaurants are setting up tents and temporary structures to extend outdoor dining during the winter. But they come with their own hazards, and in some cases, could be riskier than eating indoors.

Newsmax, one of Trump's new favorite networks, is reportedly trying to poach Fox News employees with offers of higher salaries

From Jenna Orkin

Prices Of Chinese Rare Earths Are Soaring

Your Old Radiator Is a Pandemic Fighting Weapon

In participants who received two standard doses, vaccine efficacy was 62·1%  .... in participants who received a low dose followed by a standard dose, efficacy was 90·0% 

Warning after two NHS workers have allergic reaction to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine

Chinese and South Korean companies are buying lots of land near Japanese military bases, and Japan is suspicious

Evictions loom for as many as 20 million Americans who are behind on rent. That's about the population of Florida.

1. Anyone with a history of 'significant' allergies to food or medicines should avoid the current Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the UK regulator said, after 2 people had reactions

2. 56% Of Americans Say They Would Live In A Tiny Home

3. Trump wall contractors accused of smuggling Mexican guards 

1. Op-ed: A cash lottery would encourage people to take vaccine
2. If ever there was a way to instill doubt about the vaccine...