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Top coalition of CEOs puts new muscle behind Biden with “Move the Needle” campaign
Business Roundtable, the voice of America's top CEOs, today launched "Move the Needle," a campaign to support President Biden in rolling out COVID vaccines, increasing vaccine uptake and encouraging masks.What they're saying: "Masks and vaccines are working. Now is the…

Archaeologists Have Discovered What May Be the World’s Oldest Brewery, Built for Ancient Egyptian Kings
Archaeologists have discovered what may be the world’s oldest beer factory, according to Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, which made the announcement on Facebook. A team led by Matthew Adams of New York University and Deborah Vischak of Princeton University…

Daniel Andrews’ Valentine’s Day Revelation Brings The Laughs During Sombre Lockdown Press Conference
Victorians were served an all too familiar sight on Friday when Premier Daniel Andrews held a snap press conference to announce a five-day statewide lockdown, but the leader surprisingly let slip an interesting tidbit about his personal life. Famous for…

Abbie Chatfield Wins I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! Australia, Grant Denyer Is Runner-Up
After a very eventful season of ‘I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!’, Abbie Chatfield has been announced as the winner.Abbie defeated Grant Denyer who placed second, Jess Eva who came third, and Toni Pearen and Colin Fassnidge who…

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf stepping down
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf will step down from his position, Fox News first reported and Axios has confirmed. Why it matters: Word of Wolf's departure comes a week before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration and the massive security concerns…

Iran plans to resume 20% uranium enrichment
Iran announced Saturday its atomic energy agency will begin enriching uranium up to 20% at its underground Fordow nuclear facility — a level of enrichment exceeding regulations set by the the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, AP reports.Why it matters: The…

21 million Brits enter Christmas lockdown to fight “new variant” of virus
About 21 million people entered full lockdown restrictions in London, southeast and eastern England and Wales Sunday to curb the spread of a highly infectious new strain of COVID-19.For the record: The World Health Organization tweeted that it's in "close…

Putin breaks his U.S. election silence to congratulate Biden on win
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of congratulations to President-elect Biden, the Kremlin announced Tuesday.Why it matters: Putin was one of the few world leaders to refrain from congratulating Biden for his election win. But after the Electoral…