December 2020 – Objective News

Trump ‘did not want anyone tested for Covid unless they were in hospital and vomiting’

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/trump-did-not-want-anyone-215339667.html

Bifurcating Realities, Joseph P. Kennedy and Other Letters to the Editor

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Readers respond to recent issues of the Sunday Book Review. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/books/review/bifurcating-realities-joseph-p-kennedy-and-other-letters-to-the-editor.html

US to move aircraft carrier out of Mideast amid Iran tension

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/us-move-aircraft-carrier-mideast-183221069.html

New in Paperback: ‘The Red Lotus’ and ‘This Is Big’

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Jennifer Krauss Six new paperbacks to check out this week. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/books/review/new-paperbacks.html

Unmaking California’s Central Valley

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Cord Brooks IN THIS YEAR of heat records and fire tornadoes, California faces another potential crisis: drought. In November 2020, more than 80 percent …

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz just got engaged at Mar-a-Lago. So who is the ‘Luckey’ gal?

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/florida-rep-matt-gaetz-just-173537953.html

Biden inaugural events to include memorial ceremony for COVID-19 victims on Jan. 19

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/biden-inaugural-events-memorial-ceremony-173256586.html

‘No way Joe Biden was going to win the nomination.’ ‘Fessing up to what I got wrong in 2020 | Opinion

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/no-way-joe-biden-going-171715074.html

That Time When Theodore Dreiser Slapped Sinclair Lewis in the Face

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Edward Sorel At a 1931 banquet at the Metropolitan Club, two literary giants clashed over plagiarism and bruised egos. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/books/that-time-when-theodore-dreiser-slapped-sinclair-lewis-in-the-face.html

New Year’s Message: Make The World A Better Place

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Mike Masnick It’s tricky to figure out how to start this post this year, of all years. As long-time readers are aware, ever since …

Philanthropist charged with murder for hit-and-run that killed two children

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/philanthropist-charged-murder-hit-run-160216302.html

Haunted by the Past: The Nostalgic Future of “Cyberpunk 2077”

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Cord Brooks “THE SKY ABOVE the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.” The opening sentence of William Gibson’s Neuromancer, …

9 New Books We Recommend This Week

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/books/review/9-new-books-we-recommend-this-week.html

New video shows woman tackle teen she falsely accused of theft

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/video-shows-woman-tackle-teen-154140253.html

Hospital worker fired for deliberately leaving hundreds of Covid vaccine doses out of refrigerator

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/hospital-worker-fired-deliberately-leaving-151758162.html

Trump’s call for $2,000 cheques blocked by Senate leader

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-senate-wrangles-over-boosting-110441764.html

Dungeons, Dragons, and Diversity

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Matthew Gault Dungeons & Dragons has spent the past few months pushing a new era of diversity and inclusions, but it’s still got a …

The Black College Experience: On Jelani M. Favors’s “Shelter in a Time of Storm”

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Cord Brooks HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUs) — many with 19th-century segregationist roots — are gaining attention in the news this year. Institutions …

Report: Trooper under investigation dies in apparent suicide during house search

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/report-trooper-under-investigation-dies-130613178.html

How Tech Could Help Us Contemplate Our Own Mortality

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Emma Pattee Monks stared at skulls to ponder the inevitability of death. We stare at our phones. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/tech-death-mortality-meditation

Timnit Gebru’s Exit From Google Exposes a Crisis in AI

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Alex Hanna, Meredith Whittaker The situation has made clear that the field needs to change. Here’s where to start, according to a current and …

After 2020, Live Events Might Not Look the Same. Good!

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Angela Watercutter This year radically changed what live events—at least those that weren’t canceled—look like. It also taught organizers some lessons. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/evolving-events-covid-19

Employee intentionally removed COVID-19 vaccine from fridge, ruining more than 500 doses, hospital says; FBI investigating

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/employee-intentionally-removed-covid-19-115723554.html

‘The US isn’t an option anymore’: why California’s immigrants are heading back to Mexico

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/us-isnt-option-anymore-why-110038064.html

Tech that died in 2020

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Ian Paul Even in a year like 2020, one thing didn’t change in the tech world: Certain devices, technologies, and services shut down. The …

Nanoleaf Shapes – Triangles review: Nanoleaf adds variety to its new line of light panels

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Ben Patterson Nanoleaf’s impressive Hexagons light panels just got some company. Source:: https://www.techhive.com/article/3602031/nanoleaf-shapes-triangles-review.html#tk.rss_all

How Politics, Protests and the Pandemic Shaped a Year in Books

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By John Williams From “American Dirt” to “Apropos of Nothing” to “A Promised Land,” here is what happened in the literary and publishing world’s unforgettable …

In Searching Essays, Knausgaard Extols the Freedom and Limitations of Art

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Meghan O’Gieblyn “In the Land of the Cyclops,” the Norwegian author’s first essay collection to be published in English, circles the mysteries of artistic …

Secret Service changing personnel amid concerns some may be Trump supporters – report

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/secret-changing-personnel-amid-concerns-095010600.html

Trump news – live: President abandons Mar-a-Lago NYE party as Secret Service drops loyalists from Biden detail

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/trump-news-live-president-abandons-084957729.html

In new playground Dubai, Israelis find parties, Jewish rites

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/playground-dubai-israelis-parties-jewish-070713624.html

Medical center says employee ‘intentionally’ removed 57 vials of Moderna vaccine from fridge. Local police says FDA and FBI helping investigate.

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/medical-center-says-employee-intentionally-061417194.html

74 of Our Favorite Facts for 2020

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Times Insider Staff and Clay Hickson Each day, our editors collect the most interesting, striking or delightful facts to appear in articles throughout the …

China accuses US of show of force with Taiwan Strait passage

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/china-accuses-us-show-force-041502689.html

Senators Tell The USPTO To Remove The Arbitrary Obstacles Preventing Inventors (Especially Women Inventors) From Getting Patents

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Cathy Gellis There are plenty of issues with the patent system as we know it today, but one big one is with the system …

Trumpist Lawyer Lin Wood Goes on Unhinged Rant Suggesting Justice John Roberts Is a Murderous Pedophile

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/trumpist-lawyer-lin-wood-goes-031910691.html

Covid: Sydney outbreak linked to new cases in Melbourne

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

Source:: https://news.yahoo.com/covid-sydney-outbreak-linked-cases-024458336.html

Content Moderation Case Study: Understanding Cultural Context To Detect Satire (2020)

by Around the WebDecember 31, 2020

By Copia Institute Summary: During the somewhat controversial Senate confirmation hearings for the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, there were …