Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-16

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 16, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Animals / Pets / Food Recalls
Albright’s Raw Dog Food of Fort Wayne, Indiana, is recalling its Chicken Recipe for Dogs due to possible contamination with Salmonella bacteria.
The affected product was sold in 10 U.S. states through retail stores, mail order, and direct delivery.
https://www.petful.com/recalled/albrights-raw-dog-food-chicken-recipe/

# CoronaVirus
Doctors Begin to Crack Covid’s Mysterious Long-Term Effects
https://www.wsj.com/articles/doctors-begin-to-crack-covids-mysterious-long-term-effects-11604252961

Biden advisers call for urgent COVID-19 action, including financial relief.
https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/nation/6763346-Biden-advisers-call-for-urgent-COVID-19-action-including-financial-relief

Biden COVID-19 adviser: We can get pandemic under control without another national lockdown.
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/526045-biden-covid-19-advisor-we-are-not-in-support-of-another-national

Moderna announced that its coronavirus vaccine candidate is 94.5 percent effective.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/moderna-says-covid-vaccine-94-120610997.html

China reports further food-related coronavirus findings https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/11/china-reports-further-food-related-coronavirus-findings/

Common cold coronaviruses linked to less severe COVID-19 cases. Not all common colds are caused by coronavirus — but those that are could offer some protection against COVID-19 https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/common-cold-coronaviruses-linked-to-less-severe-covid-19-cases/

New coronavirus breather test gives the result instantly — but it’s not ready yet. According to the company which developed it, the test has 90% accuracy and gives the result in under a minute.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/new-coronavirus-breather-test-gives-the-result-instantly-but-its-not-ready-yet/

President-elect Joe Biden warned  that “more people may die” from
COVID-19 if the Trump administration does not begin to engage in a smooth transition of power.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/526197-biden-more-people-may-die-if-trump-refuses-to-coordinate-on-vaccine

Moderna: Vax Has 95% Protection, Less Need for Cold Storage.
Importantly, it can be kept in a standard fridge for up to 30 days.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/modernas-coronavirus-vaccine-shows-95-percent-protection-less-need-for-deep-freeze-storage

Some GOP Governors and Senators Are Simply Dismissing New COVID Surge.
Trump and the Republican Party are condemning thousands more to death.
https://truthout.org/articles/some-gop-governors-and-senators-are-simply-dismissing-new-covid-surge/

Study Detailing ‘Scandalous’ Hospital Price-Gouging During Pandemic Proves Medicare for All Urgently Needed. “These are not markups for luxury condos, they are for the most basic necessity of your life: your health.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/16/study-detailing-scandalous-hospital-price-gouging-during-pandemic-proves-medicare

# Economy / Trade
U.S. President Donald Trump plans several new hard-line moves against China in the remaining weeks of his term, potentially tying the hands of President-elect Joe Biden.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-15/trump-plans-last-minute-china-crackdown-to-trip-up-biden-axios

Under the shadow of an incoming Biden administration, members of Congress are working against the clock to cobble together yet another continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded and running.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/op-ed-lame-duck-congress-needs-to-pass-a-responsible-budget/article_d9b9488c-2819-11eb-8636-1ff2429068d8.html

Mitch McConnell Is Sacrificing the Entire Economy to Impede Biden Administration We are on the cusp of what could potentially become the worst winter in living memory.
https://truthout.org/articles/mitch-mcconnell-is-sacrificing-the-entire-economy-to-impede-biden-administration/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
The Trump administration is rushing to finalize drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before President-elect Biden’s inauguration.
https://energynews.us/digests/trump-rushes-to-finalize-alaska-drilling-before-biden-takes-over/

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer moves to revoke the 67-year-old easement that allows Enbridge to operate the Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.
https://energynews.us/digests/gov-whitmer-takes-action-to-remove-line-5-pipeline-from-great-lakes/

Geothermal energy has major potential for not just carbon-free electricity but also for heating buildings if done cost effectively https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/11/13/21537801/climate-change-renewable-energy-geothermal-heat-gshp-district-heating

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Environmental justice reporters face deadly threats, intimidation. In many parts of the world, journalists who report acts of environmental destruction risk threats, violence and even murder.
https://www.dw.com/en/environmental-justice-reporters-face-deadly-threats-intimidation/a-55593140#:~:text=In%20many%20parts%20of%20the,Indigenous%20reporters%2C%20often%20go%20unpunished

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Continuing funding for FDA complicated by congressional options https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/11/continuing-funding-for-fda-complicated-by-congressional-options/

# Gov / Politics
Why is national media not digging deeper into voting issues? So here it is nearly two weeks past Election Day and the 2020 presidential race remains undetermined https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/the-sunday-read-why-is-national-media-not-digging-deeper-into-voting-issues/article_50cf5544-25bb-11eb-a084-1bbc15f339ec.html

President Trump is getting a White House portrait and a presidential library — even if he announces another bid for the presidency in the meantime.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/525889-trump-will-get-portrait-library-no-matter-his-future-plans

How to Stop a Power Grab: As democracy hangs in the balance, activists are drawing lessons from the study of civil resistance.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/23/how-to-stop-a-power-grab

President Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien on Monday said there will be a “professional transition” to President-elect Joe Biden’s administration despite Trump’s refusal to concede that he lost the election.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/526112-trump-national-security-adviser-there-will-be-a-professional

‘There’s a potential for blood in the streets’:  Here’s what 2 top election lawyers think of Trump’s lawsuits https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/trump-lawsuit-2648925757/

Biden’s Win Won’t Matter if GA Makes McConnell Co-President https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-bidens-win-wont-matter-if-georgia-makes-mitch-mcconnell-his-co-president

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
‘His priority as pandemic rages on’: McConnell readies blitz to pack courts with Trump’s judicial appointees https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/his-priority-as-rages-on-mcconnell-readies-ame-duck-push-to-further-pack-courts-with-trumps-judicial-appointees/

# Military / DOD
From the Halls of Montezuma to infinity and beyond: now introducing Space Marines “Space Marines!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-forces-space-command-space-marines

Military activity is picking up in the quiet waters between the US and Russia. “The Northwest Passage and the Northern Passage all link through one strategic waterway in the West, and that’s through the Bering Strait.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/military-activity-is-picking-up-in-the-quiet-waters-between-the-us-and-russia/ar-BB1aZXE3

# Space
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts headed to International Space Station https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-spacex-crew-1-astronauts-headed-to-international-space-station

Ancient Kraken hiding inside the Milky Way gets revealed by artificial intelligence. The Milky Way has intertwined with other galaxies multiple times. Now, astronomers have put the puzzle pieces together.
https://www.zmescience.com/space/kraken-galaxy-family-tree-16112020/

# Sports
Lawyer for DeAndre Baker’s Accusers Charged With Extortion. The armed-robbery charges against former New York Giants cornerback have since been dropped, prosecutors said.
https://nypost.com/2020/11/16/lawyer-for-deandre-baker-accusers-arrested-for-alleged-extortion-attempt/

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