Happy Monday. This is shaping up to be one of the busiest news weeks of the year. It feels like weeks since the last holiday already.
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In Case You Missed It.
Hundreds of dead birds littered the streets of Rome after fireworks displays on New Year’s Eve.
George Clooney’s Netflix movie, “The Midnight Sky” reached the #1 spot in 77 countries over the holidays.
This TikTok video has gone viral because a meteorologist shows how eating icicles means you are eating bird poop. Don’t do that.
President-elect Joe Biden has canceled his inaugural parade in favor of a short military escort to the White House.
A judge in Britain will rule on whether or not to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States today.
Coronavirus Update: Total confirmed U.S. cases as of 12 p.m. ET Sunday: 20,451,310 — Total deaths: 350,357 — Total tests: 249,448,470
- The U.S. surpassed 350,000 Covid deaths and braces for more after the holidays.
- Germany is likely to extend its lockdown beyond January 10 due to rising Covid cases.
- Israel has set records for vaccinating more than 1/10 of its population but this rollout has excluded the 2.7 Palestinians living around them.
- Norway will impose a new lockdown as the third wave of Covid runs through the country.
- Experts suggest that people who take the Covid vaccine should avoid alcohol.
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