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1. The Revolt of the Chapter
2. The corporate response
The Capitol Uprising is shaking the world of political fundraising, as major companies such as Google, Coca-Cola and UPS have pledged to suspend general contributions. Other companies are focusing on lawmakers they consider complicit in Trump’s effort to disrupt Biden’s election victory. PR and lobbying experts wonder if the overthrow is temporary or a permanent political change. Several companies are also creating policies in response to last week’s violence. GoFundMe says it will no longer allow people to raise funds for travel expenses used for potentially violent political events, and Airbnb says it will try to restrict violent riots in the Capitol to make reservations in the DC area during the inauguration. Parler, the social networking app that serves as a safe space for the far right, sued Amazon for disapproving it because the app encourages and incites violence.
3. Coronavirus
We will not end social distancing soon. The World Health Organization has warned that staff immunity will not take place in 2021, and social distancing measures will have to remain in place “for the rest of this year”, despite the progress of the vaccine. In the United States, more than 200,000 new cases of coronavirus have been reported each day for a week. In the UK, health officials say the country is entering the “worst point” of the pandemic as cases increase and deaths increase. Malaysia has announced several restrictions, and South Africa has closed its land borders to reduce the spread. At the zoo in San Diego, there is a new complication: at least two gorillas gave positive results for Covid-19, the first known cases among great apes.
4. Federal executions
A federal judge stopped the execution of Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on the federal death row, just hours before she was scheduled to die. Montgomery, who was sentenced to death in 2008 after killing a woman and abducting her fetus, will now be subject to a jurisdiction hearing. Montgomery was one of three people scheduled to die in federal execution the rest of President Trump’s term. The Trump administration revived the federal death penalty last year. Until then, there have been no federal executions since 2003. Since July, the federal government has executed 10 people, more than in any presidency since 1896.
5. Cuba
The Trump administration has appointed Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism, complicating any efforts by the future Biden administration to repair relations with the former enemy of the Cold War. President Obama removed Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism in 2015, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the new designation was given for “repeatedly providing support for acts of international terrorism in providing a safe haven for terrorists.” . A top Cuban called this hypocritical movement an act of “political opportunism.” Cuba now joins three other countries on the list: Iran, North Korea and Syria.
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TODAY’S NUMBER
39%
That’s the proportion of Americans who could cover an unexpected $ 1,000 expense, according to a new Bankrate.com report. It fell from 41% in 2020.
TODAY’S PRESENT
“That’s why I can no longer call myself a Republican colleague. I’m not a man of anything at the moment. I’m just a citizen who voted Republican, voted Democrat throughout my career. And now I’m just looking at my country and it’s not concerned by the parties. “
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who criticized the Republican Party for supporting President Trump’s behavior
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AND FINALLY
All your ducks in a row
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