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Ukraine urges calm, saying Russian invasion not imminent

Jan 25, 2022 by
AP

Ukraine’s leaders sought to reassure the nation that a feared invasion from neighboring Russia was not imminent, even as they acknowledged the threat is real and prepared to accept a shipment of American military equipment Tuesday to shore up their defenses.
Monkey missing after truck carrying 100 to a lab crashes in Pennsylvania

Jan 25, 2022 by
BaltimoreSun

Residents of a Pennsylvania county were warned Saturday not to approach a monkey that was missing after a crash involving a pickup that was towing a trailer taking about 100 of the animals to a lab.

➤ Hopefully not related: Vials labeled 'smallpox' found at vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania
When the superbubble bursts

Jan 25, 2022 by
Protocol

Bubble goo, probably. Or at least that’s how we thought about bubbles in the dotcom era: They end in a big, sticky mess that takes forever to clean up. But things have gotten a lot more complicated since then. A singular bubble that pops all at once isn’t the right mental model anymore.

➤ S&P 500 Tumbles in Worst-Ever Start Through 16 Days

➤ How Federal Reserve May React...

➤ 'Crypto winter' fears send chills to battered Bitcoin faithful
Gonzaga suspends John Stockton’s season tickets over mask rule

Jan 25, 2022 by
AP

Gonzaga has suspended John Stockton’s basketball season tickets after the Hall of Fame point guard refused to comply with the university’s mask mandate.

➤ Jazz legend John Stockton appears in anti-vaccine documentary
John Lewis says it is wrong to cut sick pay for unjabbed staff

Jan 25, 2022 by
BBC

Retailer John Lewis has said all its staff are entitled to full sick pay for Covid-related absences, regardless of vaccination status, and it would not be "right" to differentiate.
UK: 'No plans' to scrap Covid vaccine mandate for NHS; could lose 80,000 workers overnight

Jan 25, 2022 by
DailyMail.co.uk

There are 'no plans' to scrap or delay the NHS Covid vaccination mandate in England despite a huge outcry over the move, Downing Street said today.
Video Shows Headlights For Miles As Thousands Of Truckers Continue "Freedom Convoy" Against Mandates

Jan 25, 2022 by
YouTube

This video was taken outside of Edmonton.
FDA pulls authorization for Covid monoclonal antibodies

Jan 25, 2022 by
FT

The US drugs regulator has rescinded its authorisation for the monoclonal antibody treatments made by Eli Lilly and Regeneron, which proved highly effective at fighting earlier strains of Covid-19 but do not work well against the Omicron variant.

➤ "Indefensible Edict" - DeSantis Rages After Biden's FDA Restricts Use Of Monoclonal Antibody Treatments
Rare Footage from Egypt - Ancient Machined Artifacts found deep beneath the Step Pyramid

Jan 25, 2022 by
YouTube

Rare footage, exploring the tunnels and catacombs beneath the sands of Ancient Egypt - a journey into the bedrock below the Step Pyramid of Saqqara! Home to the discovery of more than 40,000 of the remarkable machined hard stone vases from the earliest parts of the Ancient Egyptian Civilization.
Broadcaster Issued Warning After Falsely Claiming 90 Per Cent of COVID Patients Were Unvaccinated

Jan 24, 2022 by
Summit.news

British broadcaster ITV was issued a warning by regulator Ofcom after a guest and a presenter on a TV show falsely claimed that 90 per cent of COVID hospital patients were unvaccinated.

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