9:35 AM 1/5/2021 – Most amazing! The so called “leader” of the so called “Proud Boys” has the most prominent negroid facial features. Is his ideology a psychological defense against this circumstance?

Former head of China Huarong Asset Management given no option for reprieve

A Chinese court has sentenced a former banker and party official to death, in a high-profile bribery, embezzlement and bigamy case that has shocked the country.

Lai Xiaomin, previously chairman of one of China’s “big four” state-controlled asset management firms, China Huarong Asset Management Co, had pleaded guilty to the dozens of charges. He had been accused of soliciting almost 1.79bn yuan ($276.7m) in bribes over 10 years, a period when he was also acting as a regulator. The Tianjin court said Lai had abused his position to obtain the “extremely large” bribes, and the circumstances were “particularly serious”, including taking bribes to get people jobs, promotions or contracts.

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It’s estimated that only about 25% of total vaccine doses allocated and delivered to New York City have been distributed. Frustrated by that, comptroller and 2021 mayoral candidate Scott Stringer is sounding off on the city’s sluggish rollout and how he thinks it could be improved.

As the mayor calls for one million vaccinations by the end of January, lawmakers across New York City are calling for a quicker vaccine rollout. NYC Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Health Mark Levine discussed what needs to be done for quicker vaccine distribution.

1. Enrique Tarrio, leader of rightwing Proud Boys, arrested ahead of rallies  The Guardian
2. Proud Boys leader arrested, accused of burning church banner  Yahoo News
3. Proud Boys’ leader Enrique Tarrio arrested in DC, police say  FOX 5 DC
4. Proud Boys leader arrested in the burning of church’s Black Lives Matter banner, D.C. police say  The Washington Post
5. Bangor business owner stirs controversy over ‘Proud Boys’ Facebook post  NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ
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Dutch govt criticized for its delayed start to vaccinations  Associated Press

A new coronavirus variant has been found in South Africa, and while it’s not more deadly than the current variant in the U.S., it is far more contagious.

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Песков заявил о беспощадности Путина к предательству и воровству  Известия

Песков: Путин никогда не вмешивается в работу следственных органов  ИА REGNUM

Путин проводит первое публичное совещание в 2021 году  RT на русском

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Ransomware wreaked havoc in 2020. It may be even worse this year.

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1. GOP Sen Josh Hawley Says ‘Antifa Scumbags’ Threatened His Wife and Newborn  Newsweek
2. Objecting to the electoral college vote is no constitutional crisis  The Washington Post
3. Ex-GOP senator blasts Hawley’s challenge to electoral vote count as ‘highly destructive attack’ | TheHill  The Hill
4. Editorial: Josh Hawley shamelessly maneuvers to lure Trump supporters to his camp  STLtoday.com
5. ‘I took an oath before God’ | Rep. Ann Wagner says she will not contest Electoral College certification  KSDK.com
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1. Germany set to extend hard lockdown as daily deaths mount  Associated Press
2. European Union criticized for slow vaccine rollout as countries tighten restrictions once again  CNBC
3. Germany heading towards extension of hard lockdown  Yahoo News
4. Germany to Extend Curbs Amid Criticism Over Vaccine Rollout  Bloomberg
5. The awkward timing of Europe’s deal with China  Washington Post
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A group of major oil producers including Saudi Arabia and Russia is deadlocked over whether to increase output as the pandemic forces…