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The latest hearing before the House January 6 committee revealed new details about how Trump pressured state officials to help him overturn the 2020 presidential election

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The "world’s biggest" freshwater fish ever documented has been found in the Mekong river in Cambodia 🐟

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Firework prices, availability in question as holidays approach due to inflation, supply chain issues

The Jan. 6 panel issued a subpoena to a British filmmaker for footage taken inside the White House as the Capitol riot unfolded. The footage was taken in connection with a series on Donald Trump’s re-election campaign.

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Students who don’t read well or lack crucial vocabulary often face unnecessary obstacles—not just in reading but also in math.

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Will a crypto winter bring some stability or more volatility in cryptocurrency markets? CNBC Crypto World has the latest news from the fast-moving crypto industry.

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Eighty-seven percent of white households had access to high-speed internet, compared with 83% of Black households and 80% of Latino ones, according to a survey.

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LIVE COVERAGE: Jan. 6 panel to focus on Trump pressure campaign on state officials to overturn election.

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Solstices, equinoxes and seasons occur because the Earth doesn’t orbit the sun completely upright. Earth’s axis is tilted by about 23.5 degrees, which causes each hemisphere to receive different amounts of sunlight throughout the year.

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Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger describes threats against his family. "Why didn't you just quit and walk away?" "Sometimes moments require you to stand up," Raffensperger replies. "We just followed the law and we followed the Constitution."

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Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
  - Russian occupation of the Luhansk Oblast
    - Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai says that Russian forces captured the towns of Pidlisne and Myrna Dolyna, south of Lysychansk, and confirms reports that separatist forces captured Toshkivka yesterday. (Reuters)

Business and economy

2021–2022 inflation surge
- Collective action in the United Kingdom
  - Railway transport workers go on a nationwide general strike in the United Kingdom after talks on a 7% pay rise for workers collapse. The RMT says industry bosses have only offered a 2% rise in pay, well below rising inflation levels. (BBC News)
Economic impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russia becomes China's biggest supplier of oil, surpassing Saudi Arabia and making up over half of its neighbor's oil imports. (Al Jazeera)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Macau
  - A casino and a hotel with more than 700 people inside are locked down by authorities in Macau due to an outbreak of COVID-19. (Straits Times)

International relations

International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- Lithuania–Russia relations
  - Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev warns Lithuania that its citizens will "feel pain" over its ban on the transit of Russian goods to Kaliningrad through its territory, saying Russia's response in the near future will have "a serious negative impact on the population of Lithuania" without alluding further. (Reuters)
Estonia–Russia relations
- Estonia reports a Russian Border Service Mi-8 helicopter violated its airspace over the weekend. The Russian ambassador to Tallinn was summoned in response. (Al Arabiya)
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international relations
- The United Nations announces that the conference of the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity initially scheduled to take place in Kunming, China, later this year will be moved to Montreal, Canada, due to logistical complications caused by China's Zero-COVID policy. (The Wall Street Journal)
2021–2022 global energy crisis
- Lebanon, Egypt and Syria sign an agreement to supply Egyptian gas to a power plant in northern Lebanon through Syria. The World Bank, which is financing the deal, must validate the agreement before it can take effect. (The Independent)
China-Taiwan relations
- 29 Chinese military aircraft enter the Taiwanese air defence zone, prompting the Taiwanese Air Force to try and drive them off. (Reuters)

Law and crime

Two people are injured, including one in critical condition after a stabbing attack in Västerås, Sweden. (AP)
Rioters attack a celebration of this year's International Day of Yoga in Malé, the Maldives, proclaiming that yoga is against the tenets of Islam. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2022 food crises
- Egypt rejects two World Trade Organization agreements which would have forced it to export domestically needed food to alleviate the global food crisis, also citing proposals it considers harmful to developing countries. They note 30 other WTO states which restrict food exports. (Al Monitor)
The armed forces of Ecuador say that they will "not allow ongoing protests" to "damage the country's democracy", as road blockades and demonstrations against the economic policies of president Guillermo Lasso continue. (Reuters)

Science and technology

Internet censorship in Russia
- Russia blocks access to The Daily Telegraph's website on the orders of the Prosecutor-General, after accusing it of "disseminating false information" about the Russian war in Ukraine. (MSN)
Nuri, South Korea's first locally-developed orbital launch vehicle, launches for a second time from the Naro Space Center in Goheung County, South Jeolla, with a satellite payload of {{cvt|1500|kg}}. The second launch was successful, putting all the satellites onto the {{cvt|700|km}} Sun-synchronous orbit. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)