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   The power of gibbin a shit an working togedda.   
      
   At last report "the system" was fighting back with blocks on   
   small traders following buying advice published on reddit and twitter.   
   The system could end up eating itself coz small traders supply   
   most of the money for Wall St Bros to make doze big annual bonuses.   
      
   In odda news the pandemic and its 100 day waves may not be entirely natchl.   
      
      
   [Messin Widda Systum!]   
   GameStop: How day trader Reddit bros burned a Wall Street pro   
   The day trader attack on Gabe Plotkin's six-year-old Melvin Capital has   
   shifted the balance of power in equity markets in ways that would have   
   seemed unimaginable only months ago.   
   Al Jazeera, 27 Jan 2021   
   The first sign of trouble for hedge fund wunderkind Gabe Plotkin came in   
   late Oct: A poster on Reddit's popular wallstreetbets forum was taking   
   aim at his wildly successful investment firm.   
      
      
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   The WHO team in Wuhan is out of quarantine. Can it discover the origins of   
   COVID-19?   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 09:00Z   
   A World Health Organization team emerges from quarantine in Wuhan to start   
   field work trying to find the origins of the virus that caused the COVID-19   
   pandemic.   
      
   [Not tested!]   
   Germany questions efficacy of AstraZeneca vaccine in the elderly   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 17:59Z   
   Germany's vaccine committee tells the nation's health ministry the   
   AstraZeneca vaccine should not be given to the elderly due to "insufficient   
   data" a claim that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has since contested.   
      
   IOC President says COVID-19 is not going to stop the Olympic Games, with   
   money and opportunity at the heart of his optimism   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 17:58Z   
   The IOC is trying to move heaven and earth to ensure the Tokyo Olympic Games   
   go ahead this year, driving by a fear of lost revenue, and opportunity,   
   writes Tracey Holmes.   
      
   Human Thumbs Got a Major Upgrade 2 Million Years Ago, Sparking a Cultural   
   Revolution, Study Finds   
   Gizmodo, 28 Jan 2021 17:55Z   
   The human thumb is a marvel of evolution, allowing our ancestors to craft   
   stone tools and radically expand their food choices. New research suggests   
   our agile, ...   
      
   To Avoid a Covid Surge, China Cracks Down on Lunar New Year Travel   
   The New York Times, 28 Jan 2021 12:50Z   
   China has added restrictions, offered incentives and appealed to a sense of   
   filial and national responsibility, in an effort to prevent about 300   
   mn migrant ...   
      
   NextEra to add up to 30 GW new renewables in next 4 years, target more C&I   
   customers   
   Utility Dive, 27 Jan 2021   
   NextEra expects to build about 23-30 GW of new renewables between 2021 and   
   2024, including 12.15 to 17.3 GW in 2023 to 2024, "by far the largest expected   
   ...   
      
   Onshore Wind Closes In On Solar in Spanish Auction   
   Greentech Media News, 27 Jan 2021   
   Solar has won the bulk of capacity on offer in Spain's latest renewable   
   energy auction. But onshore wind bids have surprised analysts by coming to   
   within a ...   
      
   [Undercount:]   
   New York underreported COVID-19 nursing home deaths by as much as 50%, AG   
   report says   
   Times Union, 28 Jan 2021 18:34Z   
   Albany. New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thu released a   
   searing report that found the state Dept of Health underreported   
   nursing ...   
      
   Why Vaccines Might Not Be Able to Eliminate Covid-19   
   Bloomberg, 28 Jan 2021 06:53Z   
   The road to eliminating Covid-19 is long and paved with uncertainty.   
   Many countries are counting on vaccines to build sufficient immunity in   
   their populations so ...   
      
   Over 30,000 Republican Voters Change Party Affiliation After Pro-Trump   
   Capitol Riot   
   Newsweek, 28 Jan 2021 02:48Z   
   The number of Republican voters who left represent a very small portion of   
   the party's base, but even a tiny shift in places like Pennsylvania and   
   Arizona could ...   
      
   [Waving A Big Fist:]   
   China tells Taiwan that 'independence means war'   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 10:37Z   
   China believes that Taiwan's democratically elected govt is moving the   
   island towards a declaration of formal independence, though President Tsai   
   Ing-wen has repeatedly said they are already an independent country.   
      
   [UKEXIT!]   
   UK PM Johnson heads to Scotland amid fears of break up of UK   
   Yahoo News, 27 Jan 2021 22:38Z   
   Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic   
   underlined the benefits of being part of the United Kingdom as he prepares   
   to visit ...   
      
   Mike Pence is 'homeless' and 'couch surfing' after being booted from the   
   Vice President's residence   
   Daily Mail, 28 Jan 2021 01:37Z   
   The ex-VP and his wife, Karen, returned to their home state of Indiana last   
   Wed but no longer own property there.   
      
   Largest Gravity Changes Ever Recorded: 2018 K#lauea Eruption   
   USGS, 27 Jan 2021   
      
   Australian Open participants to start leaving hotel quarantine tonight   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 03:29Z   
   More than 900 people who travelled to Victoria for the Australian Open will   
   be released from hotel quarantine over the coming days, COVID-19 Quarantine   
   Victoria confirms.   
      
   [Cancelled!]   
   'Dangerous conspiracy theories': Candidate withdraws from WA election over   
   5G post   
   ABC News, 28 Jan 2021 04:28Z   
   A Liberal candidate for the up-coming WA election withdraws after an opinion   
   piece she wrote linking 5G technology to the global coronavirus pandemic is   
   revealed.   
      
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