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GOP fears Electoral College challenge will ‘come back to haunt’ it  POLITICO Pence informed Trump that he can’t block Biden’s win  CNN Trump fires the shot that begins the Republican civil war  The Arizona Republic Opinion | The Electoral College Isn’t Supposed to

Former central bank senior official Zvi Eckstein warns that without a budget and long-term investment, the middle class will flee the country

How the Jewish state catapulted itself to leading the world in mass inoculation of its population, and what side issues come along for the ride

Dozens of Hong Kong opposition figures arrested under national security law  CNN Hong Kong protests: About 50 activists arrested under new security law  Fox News Hong Kong Police Arrest 53 Opposition Figures Over Alleged Subversion  The Wall Street Journal Dozens of Hong Kong

Bibit, a robo-advisor app that wants to make investing more accessible in Indonesia, has raised $30 million from Sequoia Capital India. Returning investors East Ventures, EV Growth, AC Ventures and 500 Startups also participated. Part of Stockbit Group, about 90%

Georgia’s Senate runoffs: Ossoff surges ahead as Warnock makes history with runoff victory  USA TODAY Live Georgia Election Updates And Results  FiveThirtyEight 10-year Treasury yield rises to 1% for the first time since March amid Georgia runoff elections  CNBC Tucker Carlson: Democrats are

When the Myanmar Army attacked and massacred ethnic Rohingya civilians in 2017, more than 700,000 men, women, and children fled to Bangladesh, some riddled with bullets, burns, and gaping wounds. Hundreds of villages were in ashes, razed by soldiers and

Active infections, serious cases nearing all-time high; mass wedding held in Beitar Illit, which has 26% positive test rate; Edelstein says 115,000 people vaccinated Tuesday

EXPLAINER: Hong Kong mass arrests chill democracy movement  The Associated Press Hong Kong Arrests Dozens Under National Security Law  Bloomberg Politics National security law: Hong Kong rounds up 53 pro-democracy activists  BBC News EU calls for ‘immediate release’ of Hong Kong activists  Associated Press

Anonymous account that flagged content promoting Jew-hatred says it’s quitting for good since social media platform is ‘cesspool of pain and misery’ that causes actual deaths