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1. Capitol Disorder
2. White House
Two members of the Cabinet have resigned following the Capitol unrest. Secretary of State for Transport Elaine Chao offered her post, saying she was “deeply concerned” by events at the Capitol. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos later resigned, saying President Trump’s role in promoting the Capitol movement was “the point of inflection.” “Meanwhile, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her management team are considering a speedy impeachment process if Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet refuse to take steps to oust Trump. Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democratic lawmakers have called on the administration to call the 25th Amendment and Trump to remove his key powers. Trump publicly said yesterday that he lost the election in November for the first time and acknowledged that a power shift is underway.
3. Coronavirus
The U.S. reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths in one day for the first time yesterday, while more grim stats piled up. In Los Angeles County, the number of people dying from Covid-19 in a day is now equal to the number of murder deaths the city sees in a full year. China has locked down Shijiazhuang, a city of 11 million people near Beijing, to maintain the country’s worst rebate in months. In Japan, Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures went into a state of emergency today. Here ‘s some good news: A new study offers early evidence that the Pfizer Covid – 19 vaccine may be effective against the two new coronavirus variants, first identified in South Africa and the United Kingdom, which is now growing globally.
4. Iran
The U.S. military has flown two B-52 bombers to the Middle East to demonstrate its “continued commitment to regional security and the prevention of an attack,” the Air Force said. tensions over the anniversary of the death of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani blur with tensions leading to primary power shift in U.S. There is widespread awareness that enemies could take advantage of U.S. domestic unrest, but so far , there is no strong evidence that anything is going on.Meanwhile, a judge in Baghdad’s trial court has issued an arrest warrant for Trump on his way out of office over the killing of an Iraqi paramilitary leader at the time of Soleimani’s murder last year.
5. Boeing
Boeing has reached a $ 2.5 billion settlement with the Department of Justice over criminal allegations that the company sued the Federal Aviation Administration when it first won approval for their 737 Max fleet. The settlement includes a $ 243.6 million criminal fine, $ 1.77 billion in compensation payments to Boeing’s customers and $ 500 million to funds to compensate relatives of crash victims. The planes were set up by the FAA in 2019 after two fatal crashes that killed 346 people, and the Justice Department said Boeing was not honest about the safety and performance of its jets. The FAA approved the jets to fly passengers again in November, but not before major changes to the faulty safety system caused the crashes.
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TODAY’S NUMBER
$ 91,000
That is the extent to which a South Korean judge has ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation to each of 12 survivors of wartime sexual slavery. The girls and women who were taken to sexual acts during World War II were referred to as “comfort women.”
QUESTIONS TODAY
“Putting America back together, repairing what is broken, is not really the job of an individual politician or political party. It is up to each of us to do our part. To reach, to listen, And to stick To the truth and values that have always advanced this country, will be an uncomfortable, sometimes painful process, but if we go into it with honest and unwavering love for our country, then maybe we can start healing. “
The first woman Michelle obama, in a statement addressing Wednesday’s violence at the U.S. Capitol
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L’Heure Review
The first time I heard this work by Reynaldo Hahn, sung here by Susan Graham, I was moved to tears. Here’s hoping it gives you some rest after a difficult week. (Click here to view.)