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China’s Covid cases hit record as dissent grows over tough restrictions (CNN)
Beijing adds new COVID quarantine centers, sparking panic buying (NPR)
There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Health Organization and the U.S. public health agency said. (Reuters)
Bombed, not beaten: Ukraine’s capital flips to survival mode (AP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy demanded the United Nations punish Russia for air strikes on civilian infrastructure, after a missile barrage caused the worst nationwide power outages yet, plunging cities into freezing darkness. (Reuters)
Ukraine’s energy systems are on the brink of collapse. Russia has intensely bombed key infrastructure for six weeks. (WP)
Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine (Reuters)
Russian Missile Barrage Cuts Power and Water Across Ukraine (NYT)
Foxconn offers to pay workers to leave world’s largest iPhone factory after violent protests (CNN)
Trump aides Bannon, Miller advising Bolsonaro’s inner circle on next steps in Brazil (WP)
Afghanistan: Taliban’s cruel return to hardline practices with public floggings must be halted immediately (Amnesty)
Afghanistan: 'I drug my hungry children to help them sleep' (BBC)
Hunger fears stalk Afghanistan as winter arrives (Yahoo)
Mass killing at Walmart restarts ritual of horror and grief in Virginia (WP)
Shooting at Walmart in Virginia Adds to Nation’s Grim Gun Toll (NYT)
Walmart shooting raises need for violence prevention at work (AP)
After three major shootings in less than two weeks, a nation copes with collective trauma (WP)
Trump’s Legal Problems All Converged Into One Day of Spectacular Failures (Daily Beast)
Twitter, others slip on removing hate speech, EU review says (AP)
What Were Elon Musk’s Lenders Thinking? (Atlantic)
Democrat Mary Peltola, the 1st Alaska Native in Congress, wins a full term (NPR)
Justice Dept. Seeking to Question Pence in Jan. 6 Investigation (NYT)
New data on ‘hot Saturn’ exoplanet is a ‘game changer,’ scientists say (CNN)
NASA’s Mars rover dug up clues in the hunt for alien life. Martian rocks that have the right chemical recipe to preserve evidence of ancient life on the planet, if it ever existed, according to new studies. (WP)
Jail Is a Death Sentence for a Growing Number of Americans (NYT)
Man Keeps Rock For Years, Hoping It's Gold. It Turns Out to Be Far More Valuable (ScienceAlert)
App Knows It’s Gone Next Time Man Needs Space For Photos (The Onion)
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