Thursday, December 31, 2020

NEWS SUMMARY INTELLIGENCE REPORT THURSDAY 12/31/2020 NEWSDUMP NEW YEAR'S EVE

 


                                  (SERVICE WHEN ABLE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY)



A suburban Milwaukee pharmacist is in jail accused of rendering some 570 Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses useless by leaving them outside a refrigerator overnight.    The pharmacist arrested by local police and charged but the FBI and FDA also probing the matter.


The name of the arrested man not disclosed by authorities but the "Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel" reporting based on records that he appears to be 46-year old Steven Brandenburg...MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL




In suburban Minneapolis a restaurant opened today at 11 am and a judge issued an order for it to close in the afternoon.     At last word the restaurant continued to stay open defying Democrat Governor Tim Walz's order for indoor dining to shut down in the state.      A co-owner of Alibi Drinkery in Lakeville saying "This is our three-year anniversary and we're going to be open"...MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE




NEW YORK'S TIMES SQUARE CLOSED OFF TO THE PUBLIC TONIGHT.    A SMALL GROUP OF "ESSENTIAL WORKERS" WILL BE ALLOWED TO WATCH THE BALL DROP TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR.



FRANCE DEPLOYING 100-THOUSAND POLICE TO PREVENT NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATIONS THAT VIOLATE CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS.


AN 11 PM TO 6 AM CURFEW TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT IN INDIA'S CAPITAL CITY DELHI.   GATHERINGS RESTRICTED TO FIVE PEOPLE OR LESS IN PUBLIC PLACES...SPUTNIK NEWS RUSSIA




Israel's coronavirus vaccination program moving rapidly forward with 150,000 vaccinations daily.     The military involved in a vaccination program fueled by the purchase of vaccine at twice the normal price.    Concern that Israel may run short of vaccine as the program continues.     But for now some 800-thousand of the country's just over nine million people have received the vaccine for COVID-19...YNET NEWS




A fatal police shooting followed by the presence of an angry crowd in Minneapolis Wednesday night.   The police say the man killed fired on them first...MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE...Today body cam footage released by police showing the incident in which 23-year old Dolal Idd was killed...CBS MINNESOTA







TWO US WARSHIPS SAILED THROUGH THE TAIWAN STRAIT TODAY.   CHINA CALLING IT A "PROVOCATION"...REUTERS




HONG KONG MEDIA TYCOON AND PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST JIMMY LAI GOING BACK TO PRISON AFTER HIS BAIL WAS REVOKED.BY THE CHINESE TERRITORY'S HIGHEST COURT...VOICE OF AMERICA


Vice-President Mike Pence cancelling plans to visit the Middle East and Europe next month...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS



Vice-President Pence also asking a federal judge to deny the request of Republican Congressman Louis Gohmert to give the Vice-President the power to replace electors for Joe Biden with electors for President Trump next Wednesday when electors votes are tallied at the Capitol...NEWSMAX



THE US INCREASING TARIFFS ON WINES FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION ALONG WITH OTHER PRODUCTS INCLUDING AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING PARTS...NEW YORK POST




Those 600 dollar stimulus payments going out electronically but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocking efforts to raise the payment to 2000 dollars tying the money to items supported by President Trump but opposed by Democrats.



Volcanic activity putting Eastern Carribean islands on alert.    An alert declared in recent days for St. Vincent and the Grenadines following an alert earlier this month for Martinique....CBC NEWS




The Canadian politician who took a Carribean trip during the lockdown in his country has resigned.   Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips quitting his job with Premier Doug Ford making the announcement....BBC NEWS




The coronavirus stats from Worldometers for today showing 228,413 new positive tests in the US today.     The leading states California 31,249, Florida 17,192 and Texas 17,173.    Among the other states New York 17,049, Georgia 11,709, Utah 4,672, Minnesota 2,195 and New Mexico 1,678.





Around the world 736,680 new cases reported today.



The US leading the nations in new coronavirus cases today.    Among the other nations Brazil 56,003, the UK 55,892, Italy 23,477, Colombia 16,314,  Canada 8,413 and Israel 6,678.




And that's the way it really is Thursday December 31st, 2020 Day 291 in the Dictatorship of COVID-19 as measured here in Pennsylvania.      Happy New Year to all.

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