Sun, Jan 24 2021

The biggest vaccination effort in history has begun. This week, the U.K. was first to clear the use of a new shot from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE. The U.S. will likely do the same, and a separate vaccine from Moderna Inc. is close behind. By the…

The Washington Post – Devlin Barrett, Spencer Hsu – Jan 23, 10:21 AM

Justice Department officials have promised a relentless effort to identify and arrest those who stormed the Capitol that day, but internally there is robust back-and-forth about whether charging them all is the best course of action. That debate…

The Guardian

Rolling Stone magazine is offering “thought leaders” the chance to write for its website if they are willing to pay $2,000 to “shape the future of culture”. The storied magazine, which has published journalism by writers…

Russian police detained more than 350 people attending peaceful rallies in support of jailed opposition activist Alexei Navalny on Saturday, in a violent response to nationwide protests set to be the country's largest in years. Mr Navanly…

This week Ravinder Singh Oberoi became the first Sikh in the Garda Reserves. Mr Singh completed par of his training in 2007 but left when told he could not wear his turban. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris altered the Garda uniform code in 2019. Also…