An explosive new report on the vast offshore systems used by the powerful—including 14 current country leaders—to hide billions of dollars. / The Washington Post Litigation over the opioid crisis now shifts to major pharmacy chains, which are accused of dispensing opioids while ignoring monitoring protocols. / NPR The whistleblower
The US death toll from Covid has now surpassed 700,000 people. / Associated Press "Each year, our moon moves distinctly, inexorably farther from Earth—just a tiny bit, about an inch and a half, a nearly imperceptible change." / The Atlantic The FCC wants to curtail SIM hijacking by
Despite telehealth's expansion in the past year and a half, it has largely failed to reach about 57 million people in rural parts of the United States. / STAT Covid-19 is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of people in urban areas. / NBC News Britain's
"Today's actions are already writing the opening chapters of the next pandemic's history." We're already not doing enough to prepare for whatever's next. / The Atlantic YouTube says it's extending its ban on Covid vaccine misinformation to cover many
Amid rising demand, oil prices climb above $80 a barrel, hitting their highest level in three years. / BBC News Britain's gas crisis is now being seen as a Brexit crisis. / CNN If the race to electric between Ford and General Motors is tight, "the longer-distance one
The FBI says there was a record increase in murders—a nearly 30% jump—in the US last year. / USA Today See also: Originally stolen from a Wisconsin shop, a single handgun has been linked to 27 shootings in Chicago, including two homicides. / Chicago Tribune Using a technique called "
Germany is set for weeks or even months of coalition talks after the center-left Social Democrats claim victory. / BBC News See also: Who is Olaf Scholz, and what kind of Germany would he lead? / The Economist Arizona finishes its "audit" of the 2020 election—President Biden actually
China returns two Canadians in exchange for a Huawei executive, resolving a 1,030-day standoff with the United States. / The New York Times A good article from The Continent's archives on "the un-Hollywood fate of Paul Rusesabagina," who just received a 25-Year prison
China's massive Evergrande property developer misses its $83 million bond payment, and now has 30 days before it defaults. / CNBC After a series of moves to crack down on cryptocurrencies, today China banned all crypto transactions. / VICE The Maricopa County recount funded by "Stop the Steal"
The FDA approves a Pfizer booster for people who are 65 or older or at high risk of severe Covid-19, including from their jobs. / The Wall Street Journal Over the last 30 days, the world has vaccinated one billion people. / Marginal Revolution A memorial in DC honors the number
