News for the New Year:
The year 2021 has had a suspended quality. The New Yorker stories that most resonated with readers, as measured by data that tracks what people have read on their way to becoming subscribers, seem to reflect our moment of in-betweenness. The complete list includes a slew of stories about democracy under threat, but there are also two articles about the possibility that aliens have visited Earth, an essay on marital loneliness, and a feature about the science of energy and how to get it. (New Yorker)
Covid-19: WHO chief optimistic disease will be beaten in 2022 (BBC)
‘Tit for tat’: why hunt for Covid’s origins still mired in politics and controversy (Guardian)
What Covid Could Look Like One Year From Now (Atlantic)
Omicron is spreading at lightning speed. Scientists are trying to figure out why (NPR)
U.S. health experts urged Americans to prepare for severe disruptions in coming weeks as the rising wave of COVID-19 cases led by the Omicron variant threatens hospitals, schools and other sectors impacting their daily lives. (Reuters)
F.D.A. Plans to Allow 12- to 15-Year-Olds to Receive Pfizer Boosters — Regulators are also expected to allow even younger children with immune deficiencies to get an extra shot. (NYT)
Omicron surge could reach its U.S. peak in mid-January, experts say (WP)
As At-Home Tests Surge, Doubts Rise About Accuracy of Public Covid Counts (NYT)
Most evangelical objections to vaccines have nothing to do with Christianity (WP)
How the Covid pandemic ends: what comes after Omicron? (Financial Times)
As the world marks New Year's Eve, celebrations are muted by omicron (NPR)
Stock markets dipped in thin trading but are set to see in the New Year with double-digit gains for 2021 while oil prices hovered near $80 a barrel following their biggest annual rise since 2009. (Reuters)
‘We’re falling behind’: 2022 seen as a pivotal lap in the space race with China (Politico)
Former Afghan President Says He Fled Nation to ‘Save Kabul’ — In his first interview since escaping Afghanistan as the Taliban advanced on the capital, Ashraf Ghani defended himself against charges that he abandoned his country in its hour of need. (NYT)
Parents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan (AP)
‘Please help me’: Kids with guns fueled a record number of school shootings in 2021 (WP)
Can a Tiny Territory in the South Pacific Power Tesla’s Ambitions? — Nickel is vital to electric car batteries, but extracting it is dirty and destructive. A plant with a turbulent history in New Caledonia is about to become an experiment in doing it better. (NYT)
What if cars could stop you from driving drunk? A peek at the latest tech (NPR)
A Digital Manhunt: How Chinese Police Track Critics on Twitter and Facebook — Authorities in China have turned to sophisticated investigative software to track and silence obscure critics on overseas social media. Their targets include college students and non-Chinese nationals. (NYT)
Record low number of youths coming of age in Japan (NHK)
VIDEO: The Last Word: E.O. Wilson — In a never-before-seen interview, E.O. Wilson sat down with The New York Times in 2008 to talk about his lifelong quest to explore and to protect the planet’s biodiversity. (NYT)
Betty White, one of the most endearing and enduring faces on television, dies at 99 (WP)
Artist Crafting Music Box Hopes It Delights At Least One Child In Post-Apocalypse (The Onion)
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