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   US consumes more green energy than coal for first time since 1885   
   Electrek, 31 Dec 2020 18:15Z   
   US annual energy consumption from green energy sources exceeded coal   
   consumption for the first time in 134 years, according to the EIA.   
      
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   COVID-19 bill started a 180-day countdown for UFO disclosures   
   New York Post, 30 Dec 2020   
   The report must address "observed airborne objects that have not been   
   identified" and should include a "detailed analysis of unidentified   
   phenomena data ...   
      
   Secret Service making changes to presidential detail amid concerns current   
   members are aligned with Trump: report   
   The Hill, 31 Dec 2020 03:19Z   
   The Secret Service is planning to add a number of agents that previously   
   worked with President-elect Joe Biden when he served as vice president to his   
   ...   
      
   UFOs Are Still a Mystery, and 2020 Showed Us the DoD is Paying Attention   
   The Debrief, 31 Dec 2020   
   [...] The Pentagon's officially authorized release of Navy videos   
   depicting aerial phenomena on April 27, 2020 ranks among the   
   most noteworthy stories of the year, and arguably, in   
   the broader history of UFOs. The Dept of Defense "authorized the   
   release of 3 unclassified Navy videos, one taken in Nov 2004 and   
   the other 2 in Jan 2015, which have been circulating in the   
   public domain after unauthorized releases in 2007 and 2017," according to an   
   official Pentagon statement.   
   [...] "The aerial phenomena observed in the videos remain characterized   
   as `unidentified'," the statement concluded, adding a link to the   
   Naval Air Systems Command FOIA Reading Room where the files could be   
   downloaded and viewed.   
   If the objects in these videos were anything known to our   
   military--either from its own inventory or suspected of belonging to   
   that of an adversary--it seems unlikely that the DoD's "thorough   
   review" would have cleared them for release. This, in addition to   
   characterizing the aerial phenomena in question as "unidentified,"   
   which explicitly conveys that the objects appear to be of unknown origin.   
      
   In midst of third wave, Tokyo reports record new coronavirus cases on New   
   Year's Eve   
   ABC News, 31 Dec 2020 12:45Z   
   New coronavirus infections in Japan's capital hit a record high of 1,337 on   
   New Year's Eve, with celebrations curtailed as the country battles a third   
   wave of the pandemic.   
      
   [La Nina!]   
   Towns watch rainfall records tumble as deluge brings joy to drought-scarred   
   farmers   
   ABC New England, 31 Dec 2020 06:34Z   
   Heavy rainfall around the towns of Gunnedah and Tamworth is swelling rivers   
   and waterfalls and delighting farmers celebrating an "unbelievable" end to a   
   drought many of them thought would never be over.   
      
   Wuhan's official COVID case numbers could be way off   
   ABC News, 31 Dec 2020 08:33Z   
   More than 4 per cent of 11 mn residents in Wuhan -- where COVID-19 was   
   first detected -- may have been infected with the virus, a new study by   
   China's top disease control agency shows.   
      
   Hospital worker fired for deliberately leaving 100s of COVID vaccine   
   doses out of refrigerator   
   CBS News, 31 Dec 2020 10:25Z   
   A Wisconsin hospital worker has been fired for intentionally removing   
   COVID-19 vaccine from a refrigerator - forcing the hospital to throw out   
   more than 500 ...   
      
   Georgia Senate Runoffs Shatter Record With Over 2.56 Million Early Votes Cast   
   Newsweek, 31 Dec 2020 05:22Z   
   Georgia's Senate runoff elections for 2 seats have already seen more than   
   2.56 mn early voters, breaking the previous record for the number of   
   voters in a ...   
      
   Floods, fires and typhoons: extreme weather in 2020   
   South China Morning Post, 31 Dec 2020 08:09Z   
      
   White House releases planetary protection strategy   
   SpaceNews, 30 Dec 2020 22:54Z   
   The White House released a national strategy for planetary protection Dec. 30,   
   outlining new assessments to prevent contamination of other worlds.   
      
   California sets new record for COVID-19 deaths as it faces meteoric rise in   
   hospitalizations   
   CBS News, 31 Dec 2020 01:51Z   
   California set a new record for COVID-19 deaths on Wed, reporting more   
   than 400 new fatalities. Hospitalizations are also spiking, prompting   
   doctors like ...   
      
   Victoria's locally acquired cases grow to 6 as 3 further cases detected   
   ABC News, 30 Dec 2020 at 9:04pm   
   Three cases that were identified yesterday have all been linked, directly or   
   through close contacts, to a Thai restaurant at Black Rock, in Melbourne's   
   south-east.   
      
   Remains of Ice Age woolly rhino found in Siberia   
   ABC News, 30 Dec 2020 at 9:15pm   
   A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino thought up to 50,000 years old, with   
   many of its internal organs still intact, is recovered from permafrost in   
   Russia's extreme north.   
      
   Unhappy new year for more than 1 mn Aussies on JobSeeker as COVID   
   assistance winds back   
   ABC News, 30 Dec 2020 at 10:37pm   
   More than 1 mn Australians will have their welfare payments shaved from   
   tomorrow as the Government continues to wind back coronavirus assistance.   
      
   Sydney's inner-west COVID-19 cluster grows, calls for a lockdown rejected   
   ABC News, 31 Dec 2020 0:24Z   
   The Croydon cluster in Sydney's inner west has risen by 3 but the source   
   of the outbreak still remains unknown, police clear former prime minister   
   Tony Abbott of breaching public health orders after he rode his bike through   
   the northern beaches.   
      
   Brexit to strip opportunities from Australian-British dual passport holders   
   ABC News, 31 Dec 2020 01:23Z   
   As the final Brexit deadline arrives at midnight tonight, Australians who   
   hold a British passport will see their right to work across Europe disappear.   
      
   'It's quite a big catastrophe': Second fruit fly outbreak declared in South   
   Australia   
   ABC Riverland, 31 Dec 2020 02:23Z   
   Fruit producers in South Australia's Riverland region scramble to meet   
   strict product quarantine rules, with a second outbreak of Queensland fruit   
   fly declared in the region inside 8 days.   
      
   A 'job done, let's move on' attitude overlooks Brexit practicalities   
   ABC/The Conversation, 31 Dec 2020 03:22Z   
   Plenty of political spin has been applied to the post-Brexit UK-EU trade and   
   cooperation agreement. This not only glosses over much of the detail, but it   
   can also be misleading, writes David Phinnemore.   
      
   Wave-battered Byron Bay fears 'perfect storm' of rubbish, revellers and   
   bungled COVID testing   
   ABC North Coast, 31 Dec 2020 04:21Z   
   Byron Bay locals fear a deadly cocktail is brewing as visitors flock to the   
   town for New Year's Eve celebrations, amid news that authorities have   
   bungled local COVID sewerage testing results.   
      
   Nervous travellers reconsider Melbourne flights as uncertainty swirls around   
   WA border   
   ABC News, 31 Dec 2020 04:20Z   
   Worried families are rethinking their travel plans to Victoria as the WA   
   Government reassesses its controlled border arrangements amid more new   
   community cases of COVID-19 in Melbourne.   
      
   Uber settles out of court with delivery driver who 'was 10 minutes late'   
   ABC News, 30 Dec 2020 07:07Z   
   Food delivery giant Uber reaches an out-of-court settlement with a driver   
   who alleged unfair dismissal, after Federal Court judges questioned the   
      
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