Daily Mail U.K.

✔@DailyMailUK

Cheap hair lice drug may cut risk of hospitalised Covid patients dying by up to 80%, study findshttps://trib.al/BeIoDdi 

Hair lice drug may cut death risk for covid hospital patients by 80%

Ivermectin – which can cost as little as £1.50 per treatment – was also found to potentially halve the time those suffering from the virus were on the wards. But scientists said more data was needed.

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The Daily Beast

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And he’s not alone. Everyone from Nancy Pelosi to Rev. Warnock to AOC are publicly embracing their faith in a way many Democrats haven’t done in a long, long time.https://trib.al/IB5qQQ8 

Biden Is Ushering in a Second Coming of Religious Liberals

And he’s not alone. Everyone from Nancy Pelosi to Rev. Warnock to AOC are publicly embracing their faith in a way many Democrats haven’t done in a long, long time.

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CBS News

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An 82-year-old kidney dialysis patient in the U.K. became the first person in the world to receive the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on Monday https://cbsn.ws/3pNWJ7a 

POLITICO

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A British judge has rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it would be “oppressive” because of his mental health https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/04/uk-extradition-wikileaks-founder-454447 …

U.K. judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange

The U.S. government said it would appeal the decision.

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NBC News

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All 10 living former secretaries of defense are cautioning President Trump against any move to involve the military in pursuing claims of election fraud, arguing that it would take the country into “dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory.” https://nbcnews.to/2KZcSrM 

Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs

“The time for questioning the results has passed,” they wrote.

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NCSC

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#OTD 1955: DoD communications analyst Joseph Petersen was sentenced to 7 yrs in prison after passing classified info to the Dutch Government. Since 1942, Peterson had been friends with Dutch cryptologist Col. Jacobus Verkuyl, with whom he had shared info through an intermediary.

Haaretz.com

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How is it that Netanyahu is now (successfully?) courting Arab voters https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-netanyahu-s-cynical-courtship-of-arab-voters-makes-perfect-political-sense-1.9420272 …

How is it that Netanyahu is now courting Arab voters

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The Hill

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Durbin: Trump’s Georgia call “merits nothing less than a criminal investigation” http://hill.cm/Q4SWd8i 

Newsweek

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Julian Assange’s extradition denial prompts reaction from Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald https://www.newsweek.com/julian-assange-us-extradition-blocked-edward-snowden-glenn-greenwald-wikileaks-1558698?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1609766233 …

Julian Assange’s extradition denial prompts reaction from Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald

Blocking an extradition request, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled the WikiLeaks founder would likely face “harsh” prison conditions if sent to the U.S. and was likely to take his own life.

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Daily Mail US

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All 10 living former Defense Secretaries deliver extraordinary warning to Trump in scathing op-ed https://trib.al/3rg51uy 

All 10 living former Defense Secretaries pen scathing anti-Trump op-ed

The op-ed was published in The Washington Post on Sunday, following calls from the Trump’s allies to bring in the military in a bid to block Joe Biden from becoming the next Commander-in-chief.

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Haaretz.com

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By 2065 Israel is slated to be the second-most crowded nation on earth. “We’re nearing the moment when the quantity of life will harm the quality of life,” an expert says https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-israel-s-population-is-growing-at-a-dizzying-rate-is-it-up-for-the-challenge-1.9410043 …

Israel’s population is growing at a dizzying rate. Is it up for the challenge?

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Daily Mail Online

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Indian comedian is beaten by mob and arrested for making ‘indecent comments’ about Hindu gods https://trib.al/rHFMr0W 

Indian comic beaten and arrested for ‘indecent comments’ about gods

Munawar Faruqui, 28, was detained with five other comics in the city of Indore on Friday after violence erupted when he allegedly poked fun at deities and the ruling right-wing BJP party.

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Commissioner Shea

✔@NYPDShea

NYC: Your local cops are more than just law enforcement officers, they’re also your modern-day problem-solvers!

Great job, guys! https://twitter.com/NYPD1Pct/status/1345749804358520834

John Bolton

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Increasing signs that congressional conservatives will stick to Constitutional principles over politics this week, and certify the Electoral College results. Congress should finish the job on January 6 as the Framers intended https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/04/tom-cotton-gop-election-challenge/ …

Sen. Tom Cotton, a Trump ally, won’t join GOP electoral college challenge, saying it ‘won’t give…

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said he will not join the GOP lawmakers contesting President-elect Joe Biden’s win on Wednesday because it would overstep congressional power.

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Gay Civil Rights@gaycivilrights

Obsessed much?

Trump Called Georgia Secretary of State Nearly 20 Times Before Threatening and Likely Illegal Conversationhttps://buff.ly/3o8GwZU 

Trump Called Georgia Secretary of State Nearly 20 Times Before Threatening and Likely Illegal…

President Donald Trump called the Georgia Secretary of State nearly 20 times before his now-infamous call during which he threatened Brad Raffensperger, demanded he “find” votes to overturn the…

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The Guardian

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Trump’s Scottish golf courses post another year of losses https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/04/trump-scottish-golf-courses-another-year-losses-turnberry?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1609764933 …

Trump’s Scottish golf courses post another year of losses

Businesses lose total of £3.4m in 2019 despite first signs of profitability at his flagship Turnberry resort

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New York Times Opinion

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“I’m really going to miss all those notes from the president to supporters urging that they donate funds for worthy causes that always turn out to be … him,” @gailcollins writes. https://nyti.ms/3hDGozh 

Opinion | Is It Too Late to Impeach Trump Again?

The president showed this weekend that he still has Georgia on his mind.

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ABC News

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Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger tells @GStephanopoulos that the data Pres. Trump cited to him throughout an hour-long phone call Saturday to claim there was rampant voter fraud in the state’s presidential election “is just plain wrong.” https://abcn.ws/3oexcUv 

New York Post Metro

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NYC rape suspect choked his ex and beat up his father, cops and court docs say https://trib.al/6U7nVVr 

Daily Mail US

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Leaked phone call captures Trump demanding Georgia Secretary of State ‘find’ and ‘recalculate’ votes to overturn Biden’s victory https://trib.al/kbxZUDq 

Newsweek

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Steve Schmidt says January 6 will start destructive “civil war” in the GOP https://www.newsweek.com/steve-schmidt-january-6-civil-war-gop-1558568?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1609691371 …

Steve Schmidt says January 6 will start destructive “civil war” in the GOP

Schmidt, a GOP strategist who co-founded the Lincoln Project, says the Republican Party will divide into “irreconcilable factions” when Congress meets on Wednesday to certify Joe Biden’s victory in…

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