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1 | Securing the TikToker vote. Moscow’s authorities plan to use TikTok to promote Kremlin-backed candidates during the 2021 elections | 2020-12-18T23:52:53+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/18/securing-the-tiktoker-vote | Political strategists working for the Russian authorities are planning to use the video-sharing app TikTok for campaigning in Moscow ahead of the 2021 State Duma elections. The hope is that a presence on the popular app can be used to encourage apolitical young people to vote for Kremlin-backed candidates. The spin doc... |
2 | Russian sapper killed during demining in Nagorno-Karabakh | 2020-12-18T21:51:24+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/18/russian-sapper-killed-during-demining-in-nagorno-karabakh | A Russian sapper was killed in Nagorno-Karabakh while demining roads near the city of Shusha, Interfax reported on Friday, December 18, citing the Russian Defense Ministry.
"An explosive device was detonated. As a result of the explosion, an officer from the International Mine Action Center's demining group was serious... |
3 | Russia’s Health Ministry announces talks with Germany on joint production of Russian coronavirus vaccines | 2020-12-18T21:15:19+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/18/russia-s-health-ministry-announces-talks-with-germany-on-joint-production-of-russian-coronavirus-vaccines | Germany is prepared to cooperate with Russia on the production of Russian vaccines against the coronavirus, German Health Minister Jens Spahn told his Russian counterpart Mikhail Murashko during a phone conversation on Friday, December 18.
"According to the agreement reached, in the near future Russian and German exper... |
4 | Tech giants beware. Russian lawmakers seek significantly harsher fines for Internet companies that fail to comply with censorship orders | 2020-12-18T20:52:10+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/18/tech-giants-beware | The Russian State Duma's state-building and legislation committee has approved amendments to a draft law on fines for Internet companies that fail to comply with orders from Russia's federal censorship agency, Roskomnadzor, Interfax reports. In particular, tech companies that do not restrict access to and/or remove con... |
5 | ‘I want to say thank you to Putin personally’. Moscow lawmaker Yulia Galyamina’s final statement in court as she faces three years behind bars for protesting | 2020-12-18T19:39:00+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/18/i-want-to-say-thank-you-to-putin-personally | On Friday, December 18, Moscow's Tverskoy District Court held deliberations on the case of Moscow City Duma deputy Yulia Galyamina, who is facing for repeatedly violating the "rules on conducting public events." Galyamina, who is also a lecturer at Moscow's Higher School of Economics (HSE), became the subject of a crim... |
6 | Hackers target ‘IStories’ investigative journalists following Putin’s press conference | 2020-12-18T17:12:05+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/18/hackers-target-istories-investigative-journalists-following-putin-s-press-conference | The online accounts of six journalists from the investigative outlet IStories were targeted by hacking attempts after Russian President Vladimir Putin's press conference yesterday, IStories reported on Telegram.
During the early hours of Friday, December 18, someone tried to hack journalist Dmitry Velikovsky's Facebook... |
7 | ‘It’s always a choice’. ‘Bellingcat’ lead investigator Christo Grozev explains how his team unmasked the Russian agents who tried to kill Alexey Navalny | 2020-12-18T17:06:22+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/18/it-s-always-a-choice | On December 14, 2020, Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny published a video on YouTube, titled "I Know Everyone Who Tried to Kill Me," where he named the Federal Security Service agents he says are responsible for poisoning him in Tomsk on August 20. Navalny attributed the discovery to Christo Grozev, Bellingcat's... |
8 | Kremlin spokesman reiterates Putin’s statements about Russian intelligence surveilling Navalny | 2020-12-18T16:45:54+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/18/kremlin-spokesman-reiterates-putin-s-statements-about-russian-intelligence-surveilling-navalny | During a press briefing on Friday, December 18, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on President Vladimir Putin's statements about why the Russian intelligence services "ought to keep an eye" on opposition figure Alexey Navalny.
Peskov told reporters that Russia's intelligence agencies "keep an eye" on anyone who... |
9 | ‘He slandered us’. Journalists respond to Putin’s allegations linking their work to Western intelligence agencies | 2020-12-17T22:13:28+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/17/he-slandered-us | During his annual press conference on December 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on two major journalistic investigations — both of which came out in December and concerned the president directly. The first report, published by the investigative outlet IStories, had to do with the business dealings of Puti... |
10 | Putin’s former son-in-law comments on recent investigation into his business dealings | 2020-12-17T20:25:17+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/17/putin-s-former-son-in-law-comments-on-recent-investigation-into-his-business-dealings | In conversation with RBC, Putin's alleged former son-in-law, billionaire Kirill Shamalov, commented on a recent journalistic investigation alleging that he acquired hundreds of millions of dollars in shares in Russia's largest petrochemical company (Sibur) for just $100.
The conditions for my participation in the progr... |
11 | Warm and fuzzy Russia. The highlights from Putin’s annual press conference, in a nutshell | 2020-12-17T19:52:48+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/17/warm-and-fuzzy-russia | On Thursday, December 17, Russian President Vladimir Putin held his sixteenth annual marathon press conference — albeit via video link. He answered questions from journalists for nearly five hours straight, covering everything from Russia's "Sputnik V" coronavirus vaccine, to the latest allegations about opposition fig... |
12 | Russian lawmakers propose changes to bill on housing for children of Soviet repression victims | 2020-12-17T18:42:57+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/17/russian-lawmakers-propose-changes-to-bill-on-housing-for-children-of-soviet-repression-victims | A group of lawmakers from Russia's State Duma have put forward changes to the existing bill on amending the law "On the rehabilitation of victims of political repression," Vedomosti reported on Thursday, December 17.
The changes were proposed by Galina Khovanskaya from the party A Just Russia, Sergey Shargunov from the... |
13 | German prosecutors question Navalny at the request of the Russian authorities | 2020-12-17T18:03:24+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/17/german-prosecutors-question-navalny-at-the-request-of-the-russian-authorities | On Thursday, December 17, Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny reported that he had spent the day being questioned by German prosecutors at the request of the Russian authorities. Navalny reported this on Twitter, without specifying what he was asked during the interrogation.
Earlier, the Russian Attorney General's... |
14 | Just keeping an eye on him. Putin dismisses poisoning attack allegations, repeating claims about Navalny’s ties to U.S. intelligence | 2020-12-17T17:33:18+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/17/just-keeping-an-eye-on-him | During Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual press conference on Thursday, December 17, a journalist from the online outlet "Life" asked him about the of opposition figure Alexey Navalny. "This week an investigation about Alexey Navalny came out. Why hasn't a criminal case into his poisoning and who poisoned him be... |
15 | Troll wars. Facebook takes down rival networks from Russia and France for attempted interference in African countries | 2020-12-16T20:03:24+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/16/troll-wars | Facebook has removed three networks originating in Russia and France for violating its policy against foreign interference, the company reported on Tuesday, December 15. According to Facebook, these networks were responsible for carrying out "coordinated inauthentic behavior" targeting multiple countries in North Afric... |
16 | The second time around. Latest mortality statistics reveal that the fall coronavirus wave was worse for Russia | 2020-12-16T18:28:54+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/16/the-second-time-around | Last week, the Russian Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat) published new data on mortality in all of the country's regions, revealing that 30 percent more people died in October 2020 than in that same month last year. This data shows that the coronavirus pandemic's second wave in Russia this fall was in fact more seri... |
17 | St. Petersburg deputies call on Russian FSB to investigate operatives implicated in Navalny poisoning | 2020-12-16T17:21:54+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/16/st-petersburg-deputies-call-on-russian-fsb-to-investigate-operatives-implicated-in-navalny-poisoning | Three deputies from St. Petersburg's legislative assembly have sent an appeal to Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Alexander Bortnikov, demanding that his office look into the information outlined in a recent journalistic investigation about the of opposition figure Alexey Navalny.
The statement was signed by St.... |
18 | Russia’s foreign minister dismisses investigation implicating FSB in Navalny poisoning | 2020-12-16T17:01:01+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/16/russia-s-foreign-minister-dismisses-investigation-implicating-fsb-in-navalny-poisoning | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has dismissed a recent investigative report connecting the of opposition figure Alexey Navalny to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). Lavrov commented on the investigation during a press conference in Zagreb on Wednesday, December 16, which was reported on by Interfax.
All th... |
19 | As if none of it ever happened. The story of Alexander Vasilevich, a Belarusian businessman and gallery owner who became an enemy of the state before Lukashenko visited him in a KGB jail | 2020-12-15T19:33:06+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/15/as-if-none-of-it-ever-happened | It's been four months since mass protests against President Alexander Lukashenko (Alyaksandr Lukashenka) started in Belarus. Police have arrested thousands and judges have convicted hundreds. People across different professions, including journalists and entrepreneurs, now have personal experience with political repres... |
20 | Putin’s cousin establishes another anti-corruption political party | 2020-12-15T19:24:48+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/15/putin-s-cousin-establishes-another-anti-corruption-political-party | Roman Putin, the cousin of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has created a new political party called "Russia Without Corruption," reports RIA Novosti.
The party was founded at a congress held in Moscow on Tuesday, December 15. RIA Novosti's source close to the party says that "Russia Without Corruption" plans to run i... |
21 | ‘This is a real terrorist act’. Navalny’s latest interview with ‘Ekho Moskvy’ about who poisoned him, in brief | 2020-12-15T19:11:09+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/15/this-is-a-real-terrorist-act | Yesterday, Bellingcat and The Insider, in cooperation with Der Spiegel and CNN, released a joint investigation revealing that a secret sub-unit of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) were responsible for poisoning opposition figure in August. While Russian state media and officials have had little to say about the ... |
22 | What investigation? Russian state media remains silent following report linking Navalny’s poisoning to the FSB | 2020-12-15T18:23:25+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/15/what-investigation | A day has passed since Bellingcat and The Insider released a joint investigation, in cooperation with Der Spiegel and CNN, implicating the Russian FSB in the near-lethal poisoning of opposition figure Alexey Navalny in Tomsk this summer. The story has been making headlines around the world ever since it came out — here... |
23 | Russian lawmaker proposes imprisonment for defamation committed online | 2020-12-15T17:47:55+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/15/russian-lawmaker-proposes-imprisonment-for-defamation-committed-online | Russian lawmaker Dmitry Vyatkin, from the ruling party United Russia, has submitted a bill to the State Duma proposing up to two years in prison for those convicted of spreading libel online.
Vyatkin proposed adding this provision to the second part of article 128.1 of Russia's Criminal Code, which outlines liability f... |
24 | ‘They found a foot and a bottle of vodka’. Life in Russia’s southern Kamchatka, where there’s one increasingly hungry bear for every two people | 2020-12-15T17:46:41+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/15/they-found-a-foot-and-a-bottle-of-vodka | The number of wandering bears rivals the human population in Ozernovsky, a town in southern Kamchatka. Meduza correspondent Irina Kravtsova visited the remote area to learn how locals manage to live alongside animals that can turn deadly when driven from their usual food sources, which are rapidly disappearing, thanks ... |
25 | Putin congratulates Biden on winning U.S. presidential election | 2020-12-15T17:22:57+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/15/putin-congratulates-biden-on-winning-u-s-presidential-election | On Tuesday, December 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Joe Biden congratulating him on his victory in the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, the Kremlin reported.
In his message, Vladimir Putin wished the President-elect every success and expressed confidence that Russia and the United States, which... |
26 | Minimum 30 percent. The Russian authorities have set a coronavirus vaccination target, but will they have enough doses? | 2020-12-15T16:44:47+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/15/minimum-30-percent | Russia began a large-scale vaccination campaign on Monday, December 7. In Moscow and the Moscow region, the roll out happened two days earlier, on December 5. So far, the results look modest: Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported that 6,000 people had been immunized in the capital as of December 10, whereas the regions... |
27 | The Bosnian War, in photos. ‘Meduza’ marks the 25th anniversary of the end of Europe’s bloodiest interethnic conflict since World War II | 2020-12-14T23:49:22+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/feature/2020/12/14/the-bosnian-war-in-photos | On December 14, 1995, the Dayton Accords were signed in Paris, officially ending the Bosnian War — the bloodiest interethnic conflict in Europe since World War II, which saw about 100,000 people killed between 1992 and 1995. To mark the 25th anniversary of the end of the conflict, Meduza shares photographs from the thr... |
28 | St. Petersburg historian facing 15 years in prison for murdering graduate student girlfriend | 2020-12-14T18:07:05+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/14/st-petersburg-historian-facing-15-years-in-prison-for-murdering-graduate-student-girlfriend | The prosecution has requested 15 years in a maximum-security prison for former St. Petersburg State University professor Oleg Sokolov, who killed his former graduate student Anastasia Yeshchenko in November 2019.
State prosecutors asked that Sokolov be sentenced to 13 years behind bars for Yeshchenko's murder, along wi... |
29 | Trial of ex-police officers accused in Golunov case postponed | 2020-12-14T17:40:19+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/14/trial-of-ex-police-officers-accused-in-golunov-case-postponed | Just minutes after the start of today's hearing in the trial of the former police officers accused of staging Meduza correspondent Ivan Golunov's last summer, the Moscow City Court decided to postpone further consideration of the case until Thursday, December 17.
The hearing was postponed because the court was unable t... |
30 | ‘Bellingcat’ joint investigation implicates FSB in Navalny poisoning | 2020-12-14T17:08:12+03:00 | meduza.io | https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/12/14/bellingcat-joint-investigation-implicates-fsb-in-navalny-poisoning | A group of operatives from a secret sub-unit of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) were responsible for the on opposition figure Alexey Navalny in Tomsk this summer, says a joint investigation from Bellingcat and The Insider, in cooperation with Der Spiegel and CNN.
By analyzing call metadata, overlapping flight r... |
31 | Our Top Weekend Reads | 2020-12-19T15:00:34+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/19/our-top-weekend-reads-sweden-coronavirus-progressives-biden-arab-spring/ | Sweden has long enjoyed a sort of wholesome global image: home of Ikea, Pippi Longstocking, and meatballs in cream sauce. But that reputation has taken a beating during the coronavirus pandemic, as the country became a lone proponent of herd immunity and floundered accordingly. Now, the government has instituted some r... |
32 | How the Western Sahara Became the Key to North Africa | 2020-12-19T06:41:12+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/how-the-western-sahara-became-the-key-to-north-africa/ | Fighting erupted last month between Morocco and separatists in the disputed Western Sahara, a territory claimed by Morocco. The sparsely populated region is bordered by Algeria to the east, Mauritania to the east and south, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and Morocco to the north.
First, Morocco launched a military ope... |
33 | Why India’s Farmers Won’t Stop Protesting | 2020-12-19T02:25:56+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/india-farmers-wont-stop-protesting/ | Since late November, tens of thousands of Indian farmers have marched to New Delhi and blocked the highways leading into the city, protesting against three bills that passed in both houses of India's Parliament in September. The demonstrations have since spread to other parts of the country with farmers blocking roads ... |
34 | Is the Cyberattack Big News—or Just a Footnote In a Year Like No Other? | 2020-12-19T00:56:11+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/is-the-cyberattack-big-news-or-just-a-footnote-in-a-year-like-no-other/ | Emma Ashford: It is, and thank goodness you're here. I have a problem. Foreign Policy just published an article by President Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor-turned-critic John Bolton—and I agree with him. This has never happened before.
EA: I didn't want to pay to read the memoir. But seriously, Bolton ... |
35 | Trump Leaves Biden Administration a Parting Gift in Currency Wars | 2020-12-19T00:17:26+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/trump-leaves-biden-administration-a-parting-gift-in-currency-wars/ | The U.S. Treasury Department's decision this week to label both Vietnam and Switzerland currency manipulators lacked precedent and raised plenty of eyebrows. Labeling even one country a manipulator is a rare and headline-grabbing event. Until now, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump had named only one cou... |
36 | Sweden’s Second Wave Is a Failure of Government—and Guidance | 2020-12-19T00:03:36+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/sweden-second-covid-wave-failure-of-government-guidance/ | In late November, the Swedish government finally caved. The country had attracted attention worldwide earlier this year for ignoring calls to implement a lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic's first peak, as the government favored recommendations to hard regulation. But at long last, facing a perilous second wave of c... |
37 | Your Digital Footprint Is Worryingly Easy to Match to Reality | 2020-12-18T23:07:46+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/digital-footprint-match-reality-information-online-privacy-protection/ | As a person who helps other people manage their digital footprint, I actually dislike the phrase "manage your digital footprint"—it sounds corporatist, bland, and frankly neurotic.
But it's also pretty serious. Your digital footprint is not just about an embarrassing "that's what she said" tweet you posted that one tim... |
38 | Personnel Cuts Leave USAID With Skeleton Crew to Monitor Nearly $1 Billion of Aid Programs in Iraq | 2020-12-18T23:05:32+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/usaid-aid-programs-iraq-personnel-cuts/ | An eleventh-hour drawdown of U.S. diplomatic personnel in Iraq is leaving a skeleton crew of full-time American aid officials, in addition to locally hired staff, to monitor nearly $1 billion worth of foreign aid programs, current and former officials told Foreign Policy.
Earlier this month, Secretary of State Mike Pom... |
39 | One Year After Mass Protests, India’s Muslims Still Live in Fear | 2020-12-18T22:46:58+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/one-year-mass-caa-protests-india-muslims-citizenship-amendment-act-modi/ | Last December, hundreds of thousands of people in cities across India joined in protest against the recently passed Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The law creates a pathway to citizenship for some undocumented residents who have fled religious persecution, but it discriminates against refugees and immigrants who happ... |
40 | Washington Needs a Cybersecurity Overhaul | 2020-12-18T22:24:41+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/hack-biden-harris-cybersecurity/ | As made clear by the revelations this week about suspected Russian hacks into various federal agencies, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris face a daunting task when it comes to cybersecurity. Nine years ago, as vice president, Biden delivered remarks advocating for a free, open, and s... |
41 | China Is Gnawing at Democracy’s Roots Worldwide | 2020-12-18T19:14:04+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/china-democracy-ideology-communist-party/ | The 20th century may have been the world's bloodiest, but in the end democracy was triumphant. A political system that was an aberration among monarchies in 1900 cut a swath through empires, fascism, and communism to emerge as the dominant political system by the end of the century.
But while the world celebrated the f... |
42 | Progressives Try to Sway Biden on Top Foreign-Policy Jobs | 2020-12-18T17:10:07+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/progressives-biden-foreign-policy-pentagon-state-department-white-house/ | More than a dozen progressive groups are calling on incoming President-elect Joe Biden to staff top foreign-policy jobs in his incoming administration with candidates seen as anti-war and not tied to Washington lobbying, after some of his picks raised eyebrows due to perceived establishment ties.
While progressives, so... |
43 | Biden Shouldn’t Rush to Restore the Iran Nuclear Deal | 2020-12-18T16:27:02+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/biden-iran-nuclear-deal-jcpoa-sanctions-weapons-trump/ | It's now clear that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is determined to resurrect the Iran nuclear deal—formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—as soon as possible after his Jan. 20 inauguration. Both Biden and his designated national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, have given recent interviews in... |
44 | China Won’t Rescue Iran | 2020-12-18T15:30:35+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/china-wont-rescue-iran/ | In June 2020, a draft of the China-Iran Comprehensive Strategic Partnership was leaked to the media by an Iranian source. In this purported deal, which ostensibly covers bilateral cooperation in economic, political, cultural, and military spheres for the next 25 years, China pledged a maximum investment of $400 billion... |
45 | The War in Tigray Is a Fight Over Ethiopia’s Past—and Future | 2020-12-18T14:30:59+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/the-war-in-tigray-is-a-fight-over-ethiopias-past-and-future/ | It has come as a shock to many that a civil war is raging in Ethiopia, with the Ethiopian government waging what it startlingly called a "law enforcement operation" in the Tigray region, branding the former ruling party in Ethiopia—the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)—a criminal organization and vowing to destro... |
46 | Russia’s Alleged Hack Could Be Worst in U.S. History | 2020-12-18T14:21:08+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/18/russias-alleged-hack-could-be-worst-in-u-s-history/ | Here is today's Foreign Policy brief: A cyberattack on the U.S. government appears to be the worst ever, Nigerian schoolchildren released, and Germany plans to begin its vaccination program on Dec. 27 as coronavirus cases climb.
If you would like to receive Morning Brief in your inbox every weekday, please sign up here... |
47 | Betrayed by Their Leaders, Failed by the West, Arabs Still Want Democracy | 2020-12-18T02:42:12+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/17/betrayed-by-their-leaders-failed-by-the-west-arabs-still-want-democracy/ | On Dec. 17, 2010, the world was changed forever by the actions of one man. A Tunisian fruit seller named Mohamed Bouazizi doused himself in petrol and set himself on fire outside the provincial headquarters of Sidi Bouzid in protest against local police officials who had seized his fruit cart.
Just 28 days later, Tunis... |
48 | Bellingcat Can Say What U.S. Intelligence Can’t | 2020-12-18T00:01:29+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/17/bellingcat-can-say-what-u-s-intelligence-cant/ | Not for the first time, an open-source investigation published by Bellingcat revealed the identities of Russian intelligence operatives, with a report published on Monday naming several members of a hit squad accused of trailing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for three years before he was poisoned in August w... |
49 | Tunisia’s Decade of Democracy | 2020-12-17T23:46:22+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/17/tunisias-decade-of-democracy/ | On Dec. 17, 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old street vendor in the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid, poured a bottle of gasoline over his head and body and set himself on fire. The act came after his goods and cart were confiscated by municipal officers and he was refused a meeting by the local governor. He died from h... |
50 | Top Pentagon General Meets With Taliban to Salvage Peace Deal | 2020-12-17T20:40:09+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/17/top-pentagon-general-mark-milley-meets-taliban-salvage-peace-deal-afghanistan/ | Welcome to Foreign Policy's Security Brief.
What's on tap today: The top U.S. general makes a surprise visit to Afghanistan, the U.S. government reels from a suspected Russian hack, and the U.S. Army is looking for some catchy new slogans.
If you would like to receive Security Brief in your inbox every Thursday, please... |
51 | The Arab Spring Let the People Shout, Not Whisper | 2020-12-17T18:46:49+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/17/arab-spring-ten-years-syria-protests-prisoner-refugee/ | I was in fifth grade when the school's officials ordered all the teachers at my school to end the day early and take us to march the streets of Damascus singing songs of admiration about the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad. I arrived home from the daylong rally, excited to tell my father—a successful army officer—my ... |
52 | Refugees Can’t Live in Limbo Forever | 2020-12-17T18:30:46+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/17/refugees-cant-live-in-limbo-forever/ | As of this year, a full 1 percent of humanity (80 million people) is living in displacement—as refugees, internally displaced persons, or asylum-seekers—because of conflict or persecution. To put the number in context, it is similar to the population of Germany (about 83 million) and greater than the population of the ... |
53 | Arab Dignity Is Real. So Is Arab Failure. | 2020-12-17T15:44:57+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/17/arab-spring-dignity-is-real-so-is-arab-failure/ | On Dec. 17, 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi set himself alight in the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid. After lingering in a hospital for more than two weeks, he finally succumbed to his self-inflicted injuries. While he lay dying, popular protests rolled toward the Tunisian capital, eventually overwhelming Zine el-Abidine ... |
54 | Obama’s Brutal Drone Legacy Will Haunt the Biden Administration | 2020-12-17T14:41:48+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/17/obamas-murderous-drone-legacy-will-haunt-the-biden-administration/ | In 2017, I met Kabir Aluzai, a tall man with big hands and facial features that reminded me of the late Sean Connery. Aluzai described how his brother, Kareem, was killed in a U.S. drone strike in 2013 while on his way to sell watermelons in Afghanistan's Wardak province, near Kabul. "Nothing was left of him. Even most... |
55 | Putin Faces the Press at the End of a Mixed Year | 2020-12-17T14:16:44+03:00 | foreignpolicy.com | https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/17/putin-faces-the-press-at-the-end-of-a-mixed-year/ | Here is today's Foreign Policy brief: Russian President Vladimir Putin faces his end-of-year press conference, Brexit talks narrow down to fishing policy, and Sudan and Ethiopia border tensions increase.
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Russian President Vladi... |
56 | Despair is hurting America’s labor markets | 2020-12-19T17:30:54+03:00 | webfeeds.brookings.edu | http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/~/640496456/0/brookingsrss/topfeeds/latestfrombrookings~Despair-is-hurting-America%e2%80%99s-labor-markets/ | There is much to be troubled about in America today. The past few years have exposed deep divisions in the U.S. Many of these are a result of a widening gap between those with opportunities and hope, and those who are falling behind. These divisions are evident in high income inequality, reduced social and geographic m... |
57 | Africa in the news: Kenya and Nigeria updates | 2020-12-19T15:27:03+03:00 | webfeeds.brookings.edu | http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/~/640494138/0/brookingsrss/topfeeds/latestfrombrookings~Africa-in-the-news-Kenya-and-Nigeria-updates/ | Earlier this month, Kenya signed a trade deal with the United Kingdom, an agreement that will help Kenya avoid disruptions once the U.K. begins to transition out of the European Union on December 31. The agreement will ensure that Kenya will continue to enjoy quota-free and duty-free access to the U.K. market. The U.K.... |
58 | Open letter to the incoming Biden administration on Next Generation Community Schools | 2020-12-19T01:51:18+03:00 | webfeeds.brookings.edu | http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/~/640478864/0/brookingsrss/topfeeds/latestfrombrookings~Open-letter-to-the-incoming-Biden-administration-on-Next-Generation-Community-Schools/ | We, the undersigned members of the Brookings Institution's Task Force on Next Generation Community Schools, applaud President-elect Biden's stated commitment to expanding community schools. We believe that with the right policy actions, this work could be scaled to a next generation of community schools, serving millio... |
59 | Top Brookings content of 2020 | 2020-12-19T00:47:12+03:00 | webfeeds.brookings.edu | http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/~/640477088/0/brookingsrss/topfeeds/latestfrombrookings~Top-Brookings-content-of/ | The year 2020 will be remembered as one of the most eventful years in memory. The world experienced a pandemic that caused businesses and borders to close, pushing medical systems to the brink, collapsing economies, and causing the deaths of over a million people. The Black Lives Matter movement and racial tensions cam... |
60 | What Deb Haaland’s historic nomination as interior secretary means for Indigenous peoples | 2020-12-18T23:11:29+03:00 | webfeeds.brookings.edu | http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/~/640475006/0/brookingsrss/topfeeds/latestfrombrookings~What-Deb-Haaland%e2%80%99s-historic-nomination-as-interior-secretary-means-for-Indigenous-peoples/ | In an historic election year that saw the first African American and first Asian American woman elected vice president of the United States, the first woman nominated for treasury secretary, and the first openly gay man nominated to a cabinet position, yet another first was announced this Thursday: Rep. Deb Haaland (D-... |
61 | How political uncertainty hurts the US economy: Lessons from Italy | 2020-12-18T21:12:35+03:00 | webfeeds.brookings.edu | http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/~/640470774/0/brookingsrss/topfeeds/latestfrombrookings~How-political-uncertainty-hurts-the-US-economy-Lessons-from-Italy/ | Overseas observers of American politics are certainly disconcerted by the degree of domestic political animosity in the U.S., and by the self-inflicted delegitimization of its democratic institutions in the last two decades. Those who observe similar events from Italy feel a particular shiver run down their spine. Memo... |
62 | International Migrants Day and COVID-19 | 2020-12-18T20:25:23+03:00 | webfeeds.brookings.edu | http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/~/640469286/0/brookingsrss/topfeeds/latestfrombrookings~International-Migrants-Day-and-COVID/ | The U.N. General Assembly recognized December 18 as International Migrants Day in 2000, 10 years after the 1990 adoption of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant workers and Members of their Families. This year the day comes in the midst of a raging pandemic further challenging the... |
63 | Charts of the Week: Biden’s cabinet diversity; COVID-19 in Trump-won counties; health inequities | 2020-12-18T19:50:22+03:00 | webfeeds.brookings.edu | http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/~/640468134/0/brookingsrss/topfeeds/latestfrombrookings~Charts-of-the-Week-Bidens-cabinet-diversity-COVID-in-Trumpwon-counties-health-inequities/ | In this final edition in 2020 of Charts of the Week: proposals for diversity members in Biden's cabinet; COVID-19 cases emerging fastest in Trump-won counties; and racial inequities in health and health care. |
64 | Housing inequality gets worse as the COVID-19 pandemic is prolonged | 2020-12-18T19:15:45+03:00 | webfeeds.brookings.edu | http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/~/640467012/0/brookingsrss/topfeeds/latestfrombrookings~Housing-inequality-gets-worse-as-the-COVID-pandemic-is-prolonged/ | In June, we reported that Black and Hispanic Americans faced higher rates of housing hardship than white Americans, and we emphasized the importance of identifying a long-term rather than a "Band-Aid" solution. Now, almost six months later, with COVID-19 cases skyrocketing, no significant efforts have been taken to mit... |
65 | War powers in the era of Joe Biden and Lloyd Austin | 2020-12-18T18:34:02+03:00 | webfeeds.brookings.edu | http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/~/640465690/0/brookingsrss/topfeeds/latestfrombrookings~War-powers-in-the-era-of-Joe-Biden-and-Lloyd-Austin/ | That is a valid question, but to our mind there is an even more pressing one concerning the checks and balances on how our country employs military power. Since World War II, the executive branch has usurped war-making powers that the U.S. Constitution entrusted to the people's branch of government, Congress. This pres... |
66 | Visual explanation in 2020 | 2020-12-18T02:44:40+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640343334/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Visual-explanation-in/ | USA TODAY created dozens of visual stories and graphics to inform Americans about COVID-19, the evolving science around it and how to cope during the pandemic.
We also dug deep into politics – from the third impeachment of a U.S. president to the results of November's elections. When politics and COVID-19 crossed paths... |
67 | What can go in blue bins | 2020-12-18T02:50:17+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640357562/0/usatoday-newstopstories~What-can-go-in-blue-bins/ | 'Tis the season for gift giving. And waste.
If you're surrounded by endless wrapping paper, festive bows and Christmas cards this holiday, it's important to note proper recycling protocols — especially for paper products, the most recycled material in the U.S, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
"Millions... |
68 | Lakers, Bucks and beyond | 2020-12-18T02:58:31+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640381462/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Lakers-Bucks-and-beyond/ | Get more from USA Today when you subscribe. |
69 | Lawmakers reach 'bipartisan breakthrough,' announce $900 billion COVID-19 relief deal, will vote Monday | 2020-12-21T04:08:00+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640534702/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Lawmakers-reach-bipartisan-breakthrough-announce-billion-COVID-relief-deal-will-vote-Monday/ | WASHINGTON – Congressional leaders said Sunday that they reached a deal on a nearly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that includes individual checks, loans to small businesses and benefits to the unemployed struggling with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, ending months of gridlock in negotiations.
"Moments ago... |
70 | Fast-moving new coronavirus strain in England raises alarms | 2020-12-20T23:43:00+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640529132/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Fastmoving-new-coronavirus-strain-in-England-raises-alarms/ | The bad news is that a new strain of the coronavirus racing across England appears to be more infectious than the original. The good news is it doesn't seem to make people any more sick.
The best news might be that vaccine makers routinely take mutations into account. Seasonal influenza vaccines, for example, include a... |
71 | Police, firefighters, teachers will be next in line for COVID-19 vaccine | 2020-12-21T01:04:52+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640531366/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Police-firefighters-teachers-will-be-next-in-line-for-COVID-vaccine/ | Police, firefighters, teachers and grocery workers will be among those next in line for a COVID-19 vaccine, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel decided Sunday.
The committee voted 13-1 to recommend that Phase 1b include people 75 and older and front-line essential workers. Phase 1c will include ... |
72 | Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp draws anger and mockery after attending White House Christmas party amid Trump attacks | 2020-12-21T03:38:54+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640511530/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Georgia-Gov-Brian-Kemp-draws-anger-and-mockery-after-attending-White-House-Christmas-party-amid-Trump-attacks/ | Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp faced a slew of social media criticism after he attended a White House Christmas party with his daughter on Friday, despite being repeatedly insulted by President Donald Trump in the weeks since the Nov. 3 election.
"Lucy and I had a great time at the @WhiteHouse Christmas Party today. Merry Chr... |
73 | 'Survivors of solitary confinement' | 2020-12-21T03:11:10+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640532100/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Survivors-of-solitary-confinement/ | Introduction by Johnny PerezThere were significantly fewer mouths to feed in my apartment this Thanksgiving as my family followed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendation not to travel and not to gather in groups. I'll be doing the same thing for Christmas. And yet, having spent a total of three ... |
74 | 'They potentially have the capacity to cripple us': Romney raises alarm about cyberattack tied to Russia | 2020-12-20T22:20:40+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640525724/0/usatoday-newstopstories~They-potentially-have-the-capacity-to-cripple-us-Romney-raises-alarm-about-cyberattack-tied-to-Russia/ | Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, raised concerns about a recent cyberbreach that has compromised vast swaths of the federal government, as well as the security of major corporations, think tanks and other key American institutions.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation's top digital command, ... |
75 | Notre Dame will need flawless game to upset Alabama in Rose Bowl | 2020-12-21T00:33:25+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640529784/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Notre-Dame-will-need-flawless-game-to-upset-Alabama-in-Rose-Bowl/ | The matchup is a television executive's dream: Alabama against Notre Dame in the national semifinals of the College Football Playoff.
Whether the game meets the hype is in serious doubt after the Fighting Irish lost 34-10 to Clemson in the ACC championship game, revealing serious flaws and weak spots after Notre Dame's... |
76 | Biden's influence on federal judiciary may be limited despite liberals' talk of 'court-packing' | 2020-12-20T21:42:25+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640520458/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Bidens-influence-on-federal-judiciary-may-be-limited-despite-liberals-talk-of-courtpacking/ | Subscribe for an ad-free experience. |
77 | Trump suggested naming Sidney Powell as special counsel on election in Oval Office meeting, reports say | 2020-12-20T22:29:07+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640509486/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Trump-suggested-naming-Sidney-Powell-as-special-counsel-on-election-in-Oval-Office-meeting-reports-say/ | During a White House meeting Friday, President Donald Trump floated the idea of naming conservative attorney Sidney Powell as a special counsel to investigate his election loss to President-elect Joe Biden, according to multiple media reports.
In the Oval Office meeting, which was first reported by The New York Times, ... |
78 | Ariana Grande is engaged to real estate agent Dalton Gomez: 'forever n then some' | 2020-12-20T22:03:10+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640529942/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Ariana-Grande-is-engaged-to-real-estate-agent-Dalton-Gomez-forever-n-then-some/ | Ariana Grande is shifting gears from seven rings to just one.
The "Thank U, Next" singer, 27, debuted a huge ring Sunday on Instagram, showing off a diamond and pearl ring on her left ring finger while cozying up to her new fiancé, real estate agent Dalton Gomez.
"forever n then some," Grande captioned the post. USA TO... |
79 | 'SNL': Alex Moffat takes over Joe Biden role from Jim Carrey, tumbles into Mike Pence's vaccination | 2020-12-20T19:11:23+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640515128/0/usatoday-newstopstories~SNL-Alex-Moffat-takes-over-Joe-Biden-role-from-Jim-Carrey-tumbles-into-Mike-Pences-vaccination/ | It did not take "Saturday Night Live" long to find Jim Carrey's replacement to play President-elect Joe Biden.
Hours after Carrey announced he would no longer play Biden, Alex Moffat made a tumbling entry onto the "SNL" stage for the last show of 2020.
Literally, Moffat's Biden did a somersault in his boot cast – strai... |
80 | Notre Dame joins Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State in College Football Playoff field | 2020-12-21T00:28:29+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640528392/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Notre-Dame-joins-Alabama-Clemson-Ohio-State-in-College-Football-Playoff-field/ | Body of work trumps most recent impression.
Notre Dame, less than 24 hours after losing 34-10 to Clemson in the ACC championship game, was selected for the College Football Playoff on Sunday.
The Irish are the fourth seed and will play No. 1 Alabama in a national semifinal Jan. 1 in Arlington Texas. The game was moved ... |
81 | Apple is temporarily closing all California stores, a dozen more around U.S. amid COVID-19 surges | 2020-12-20T21:36:06+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640527932/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Apple-is-temporarily-closing-all-California-stores-a-dozen-more-around-US-amid-COVID-surges/ | Apple is temporarily closing all 53 of its retail stores California and about a dozen outlets in other states because of COVID-19 surges.
The closures come during the final days of the busy holiday shopping season.
Besides California, Apple is closing, or already has shuttered, all four of its stores in Tennessee, all ... |
82 | Coronavirus updates: Congress agrees on $900B relief deal with stimulus checks; first Moderna vaccines roll out of distribution center | 2020-12-21T03:38:12+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640524256/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Coronavirus-updates-Congress-agrees-on-B-relief-deal-with-stimulus-checks-first-Moderna-vaccines-roll-out-of-distribution-center/ | USA TODAY is keeping track of the news surrounding COVID-19 as vaccines begin to roll out nationwide. Just last week, the U.S. marked the stark milestone of more than 17 million cases and 300,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. Keep refreshing this page for the latest updates on vaccine distribution, includ... |
83 | Fact check: Nurse who fainted after COVID-19 vaccine has an underlying health condition | 2020-12-20T22:37:00+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640531900/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Fact-check-Nurse-who-fainted-after-COVID-vaccine-has-an-underlying-health-condition/ | The claim: A nurse fainted after receiving the COVID-19 vaccineThis week, frontline health care workers became the first recipients of the coronavirus vaccine in the United States. Some received the shot on television and spoke to reporters about their experience, emphasizing the necessity and safety of the vaccine.
Vi... |
84 | TV standoff ends: AT&T and Tegna reach deal bringing channels back to DirecTV in 51 markets across US | 2020-12-20T19:48:35+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640527498/0/usatoday-newstopstories~TV-standoff-ends-ATT-and-Tegna-reach-deal-bringing-channels-back-to-DirecTV-in-markets-across-US/ | Just ahead of kickoff on Sunday NFL games, AT&T reached a deal bringing Tegna's 64 stations back to DirecTV.
The two companies had a standoff of more than two weeks that resulted in the removal of Tegna's stations in 51 markets across the U.S. from AT&T's satellite TV service, as well as AT&T U-verse and th... |
85 | Leah Remini accuses Tom Cruise of staging a publicity stunt with his leaked COVID-19 rant | 2020-12-21T01:39:08+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640525974/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Leah-Remini-accuses-Tom-Cruise-of-staging-a-publicity-stunt-with-his-leaked-COVID-rant/ | Leah Remini, a former member of the Church of Scientology who has since dedicated herself to speaking out against the church, has written an essay accusing Tom Cruise of staging a publicity stunt with his now-famous COVID-19 safety rant.
In a piece penned for the blog The Underground Bunker and retweeted by Remini, the... |
86 | Shania Twain makes a 'That Don't Impress Me Much' joke on Brad Pitt's birthday | 2020-12-20T20:35:12+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640527234/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Shania-Twain-makes-a-That-Dont-Impress-Me-Much-joke-on-Brad-Pitts-birthday/ | For one day only, that does impress her much.
Shania Twain made a cheeky reference to her hit "That Don't Impress Me Much" in celebration of Brad Pitt's 57th birthday.
"Happy Birthday to Brad Pitt, I'll make an exception for today," the 55-year-old country music star tweeted Friday with a kissing face emoji.
In the son... |
87 | A Florida woman woke up to find a raccoon in her Christmas tree. Chaos ensued. | 2020-12-20T16:00:43+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640523026/0/usatoday-newstopstories~A-Florida-woman-woke-up-to-find-a-raccoon-in-her-Christmas-tree-Chaos-ensued/ | TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Aubrey Iacobelli of Tallahassee woke up at 4:15 a.m. on Dec. 10 to find a new and unwelcome decoration in her living room.
"I heard a scuffle, in through the doggie door. I don't know how the heck this just happened, there's a cat inside my Christmas tree," she says in a must-see video of the ordeal... |
88 | Judge dismisses GOP lawsuit alleging out-of-staters voting in Georgia runoff; 2nd suit attacks voting process | 2020-12-20T00:23:29+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640504536/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Judge-dismisses-GOP-lawsuit-alleging-outofstaters-voting-in-Georgia-runoff-nd-suit-attacks-voting-process/ | Georgia Republicans, including the campaigns of Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, sued on Thursday to get election officials to remove from the ballot count the votes of new Georgia residents who took part in the ongoing runoff elections for Georgia's two U.S. Senate seats.
A federal judge on Friday evening rejec... |
89 | Worlds align this winter solstice: Jupiter and Saturn will look like a 'double planet' on Monday | 2020-12-19T19:53:36+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/639563414/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Worlds-align-this-winter-solstice-Jupiter-and-Saturn-will-look-like-a-double-planet-on-Monday/ | This year's winter solstice will bring a rare sight to our night skies – just in time for the holidays.
For Earth viewers, Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer to each other on Dec. 21 than they have been since the Middle Ages. If you gaze into the southwestern horizon at the right time, the two gas giants will look l... |
90 | Notre Dame drops to No. 4, while Alabama keeps lead in Amway Coaches Poll | 2020-12-20T20:09:21+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640527702/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Notre-Dame-drops-to-No-while-Alabama-keeps-lead-in-Amway-Coaches-Poll/ | If the last Amway Coaches Poll of the regular season does indeed foreshadow the playoff pairings, Notre Dame fans will be happy and Texas A&M's not so much.
Alabama is the unanimous No. 1 team heading into the playoff, where the Crimson Tide will also almost certainly be the top seed after staving off Florida in th... |
91 | Sephora is having a super rare sale on its sale items—and the savings are huge | 2020-12-20T20:43:48+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640528314/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Sephora-is-having-a-super-rare-sale-on-its-sale-items%e2%80%94and-the-savings-are-huge/ | — Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewed's editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us a commission.
Sephora is known for a great many things. Great brands? Undoubtedly. A killer rewards program? Absolutely. But fabulous sale events? Not so much. Frankly, they're few and far between, and whe... |
92 | Don't cut in line for the COVID vaccine. Elites who do will be named and shamed. | 2020-12-21T00:00:04+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640519786/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Dont-cut-in-line-for-the-COVID-vaccine-Elites-who-do-will-be-named-and-shamed/ | Concierge medical practices are fielding inquiries from their wealthy patients wondering when the COVID-19 vaccine will be available. Dr. Bill Lang of the WorldClinic was even fielding texts from patients on Thanksgiving day, according to the health publication Stat. The rules around who gets a vaccine when will shift ... |
93 | Need a holiday escape? 100 entertaining movies from 2020 you still have time to stream | 2020-12-20T17:00:37+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640524098/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Need-a-holiday-escape-entertaining-movies-from-you-still-have-time-to-stream/ | Most years, I spend many, many hours in movie theaters, sitting in a sometimes comfy chair in a dark room watching the latest films on a big screen. This year, at least since March, I spent many, many hours in my house, sitting on a very comfy couch – usually with dogs sleeping near or on me – watching the latest films... |
94 | First Moderna COVID-19 vaccines roll out of distribution center in Mississippi | 2020-12-20T22:48:13+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640530990/0/usatoday-newstopstories~First-Moderna-COVID-vaccines-roll-out-of-distribution-center-in-Mississippi/ | First Moderna COVID-19 vaccines roll out of distribution center in MississippiThe vaccines were prepared for shipments at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss. |
95 | Don't miss 2 planet's 'Great Conjunction,' rare astronomical event on winter solstice | 2020-11-26T04:07:26+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/639259947/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Dont-miss-planets-Great-Conjunction-rare-astronomical-event-on-winter-solstice/ | Don't miss 2 planet's 'Great Conjunction,' rare astronomical event on winter solsticeJupiter and Saturn will appear their closest since the days of Galileo in this rare space event. |
96 | 'Saturday Night Live' debuts its new President-elect Joe Biden in final 2020 episode | 2020-12-20T22:07:45+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640526292/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Saturday-Night-Live-debuts-its-new-Presidentelect-Joe-Biden-in-final-episode/ | 'Saturday Night Live' debuts its new President-elect Joe Biden in final 2020 episode"Saturday Night Live" crowns Alex Moffat as the new Joe Biden, replacing Jim Carrey as the president-elect. |
97 | How to wash face masks in your laundry without losing them | 2020-12-18T23:00:11+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/640477492/0/usatoday-newstopstories~How-to-wash-face-masks-in-your-laundry-without-losing-them/ | How to wash face masks in your laundry without losing themHere's how to avoid face masks getting lost in loads of laundry. |
98 | Track COVID-19 outbreaks | 2020-06-25T22:16:06+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/619656086/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Track-COVID-outbreaks/ | The number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 each day plateaued after reaching a peak in late April, then peaked again in late July. But in recent weeks, there has been a new surge of cases across the country.
New deaths and confirmed cases of COVID-19 by dayEarlier in the year, New York had the largest number of cumul... |
99 | Countdown to Inauguration Day | 2020-11-06T18:03:59+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/638327498/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Countdown-to-Inauguration-Day/ | Though Americans choose most of their elected officials by popular vote, the selection of a U.S. president is not as direct.
The presidency is decided by vote of the Electoral College, a temporary slate of 538 electors, all chosen by their state political parties. Each elector casts one vote; a presidential candidate n... |
100 | Your guide to COVID-19 | 2020-04-09T20:29:32+03:00 | rssfeeds.usatoday.com | http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/628893034/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Your-guide-to-COVID/ | As the health crisis continues to rage across the country and more temporary job losses become permanent, a small but growing number of laid-off and working Americans in hard-hit industries like restaurants, retail and travel are switching to new careers or occupations. Many are transitioning to sectors that have thriv... |
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