From BBC (story and video here): “Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters with British national overseas (BNO) passports now face a stark choice. Do they take the opportunity, now open to them, to flee to the United Kingdom and start a new life? Or do they stay and continue to try to fight for gr[...]
Archive for January 29th, 2021
Vaccine development update
From BBC (story and charts here): “The big three” “The three vaccine frontrunners are those developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna and Oxford/AstraZeneca. Pfizer and Moderna have both developed RNA vaccines … [that] inject a tiny fragment of the virus’s genetic code into[...]
Surfin’ duck steals the show (video)
This Aussie waterfowl has a unique affinity for waves. (Read news story here; for video of surfing dogs, click here.) Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
What China’s Xi told Davos attendees
Whenever Xi Jinping speaks, the world listens, and on January 25, 2021, China’s leader spent 25 minutes seeking to exert white-glove persuasion on virtual attendees of this year’s Davos World Economic Forum. Davos is an invitation-only confab of political and business VIPs at a fancy Swi[...]
The newest conspiracy theories
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA): The destructive California “Camp Fire” wildfire was started by a Jewish family firing a laser from space. (Story here.) Rudy Giuliani (R-Trump Legal Team): The Capitol Insurrection was organized by someone connected with the Lincoln Project (a group of[...]
Whither the filibuster?
“No decision facing Democrats over the next two years will shape the long-term political competition between the parties more than whether they end the Senate filibuster to pass their agenda to reform elections and expand access to the vote,” the Atlantic says, because the Democratic Par[...]