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
Human Rights Watch calls the Biden administration's immigration policies with regard to Haitian migrants "abusive and racially discriminatory." / Human Rights Watch "An unexpected $500 cost is a serious problem for many." What it's like to try and get an abortion in Texas
Canadians give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a win in Monday's parliamentary elections, but his gamble to win a majority of seats fails. / The Associated Press The US will lift its travel ban for vaccinated travelers come November. / Quartz More people died in Alabama during 2020 than were born,
Conditions are dire at a makeshift camp in Texas for the approximately 13,000 migrants, mostly from Haiti, who are hoping to enter the US. / BuzzFeed News Related: An on-the-ground report of a day at the migrant camp. / Twitter As of yesterday, the US began flying migrants back
Following Russia's accusations of election meddling, Apple and Google have removed Navalny's tactical voting app from their stores. / Reuters The Wall Street Journal's new series on Facebook finds no evidence of any sort of good the company brings to the world. / Recode Related: Cue
Helen Branswell live-blogs today’s FDA advisory panel meeting on Covid-19 booster shots. / STAT The debate over who deserves credit for pioneering mRNA technology is heating up. Hundreds of scientists have worked on it for decades. / Nature France suspends 3,000 health workers without pay for refusing a
