42-year-old protest leader Kris Smith shot and killed Friday, chaplain says Courier-Journal
The Real ‘Persons of the Year’: Black Lives Matter Protestors and Essential Workers
‘We’re already too late’: Unemployment lifeline to lapse even with an aid deal Politico
#COVID19
More Americans dead from COVID-19 than US battle deaths in WWII Business Insider
Military-grade camera shows risks of airborne coronavirus spread Washington Post
The Failure of the Public Health Establishment Peter Dorman
Vogue Story Spotlighting Vineyard Wedding Is Quickly Taken Down Vineyard Gazette
Trump coup?
Trump Campaign to Run Ads Promoting Effort to Overturn Election Bloomberg
Multiple people stabbed after thousands gather for pro-Trump demonstrations in Washington Washington Post
One person shot in Washington state during violent election protest TheHill
It’s the index, stupid! Our New Not-So-Neutral Financial Market Arbiters Notes on the Crises
Over the course of 2020, Elon Musk’s wealth skyrocketed from $27.7 billion to $147 billion. Musk even overtook Bill Gates, to become the second richest person in the world. … In an already record-breaking year, Tesla’s largest and most rapid increase in valuation came in November, due to its announced inclusion into the S&P 500 index … Index providers have become oligopolies with enormous influence on financial investment decisions — and the striking case of Tesla will not be the last.
Venezuela
International Observers Present Report on Venezuelan Parliamentary Elections Venezuelanalysis
Brexit
Brexit: No-deal navy threat ‘irresponsible’, says Tobias Ellwood BBC
France to ‘keep calm and carry on’ as UK readies navy to protect fishing rights France24
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