Pompeo Promises ‘Smooth Transition To A Second Trump Administration’ – ‘There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration,’ US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday. [ewn]
Trump White House Still Vetting For Job Openings For A Second Term That’s Not Happening – In yet another sign that the president is still refusing to initiate a smooth, orderly transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s White House continues to vet possible political appointees for a second term—despite the fact that there isn’t going to be one. [beast]
Trump Administration Removes Senior Defense Officials And Installs Loyalists, Triggering Alarm At Pentagon – The Trump administration has carried out sweeping changes atop the Defense Department’s civilian leadership structure, removing several of its most senior officials and replacing them with perceived loyalists to the President. [cnn]
Biden Says Nothing Will Stop Transition As Trump Vows New Legal Action – President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday that nothing would stop the transfer of power in the U.S. government, while President Donald Trump pursued lawsuits in several states in a long-shot bid to hold on to power. [mav]
The Times Called Officials In Every State: No Evidence Of Voter Fraud – The president and his allies have baselessly claimed that rampant voter fraud stole victory from him. Officials contacted by The Times said that there were no irregularities that affected the outcome. [nyt]
The Trump Campaign Has Identified 14,000 Votes In Pennsylvania It Wants To Invalidate – Trump would need to somehow dispute his Democratic rival’s 45,000-and-counting vote lead in the state, and also win Arizona, Georgia, and Alaska. [busins]
Pennsylvania Postal Worker Recants Ballot Tampering Allegations: Officials – A Pennsylvania postal worker who garnered Republican attention over allegations that officials tampered with mail-in ballots in the swing state has recanted his claims. [hill]
Nuclear Propulsion Could Be The Future Of Shipping – The world’s shipping industry is looking at ways to decrease its carbon footprint, and nuclear-powered ships could be a promising option. [here]
Arrest Warrant Issued For ANC SG Ace Magashule Over Free State Asbestos Saga – A warrant of arrest has been issued for the ANC’s secretary-general, Ace Magashule, in connection to the R255-million asbestos audit contract in the Free State. Magashule is expected to appear in court this week. [mav]
Body Of 19-Year-Old Found Floating Near Shark Nets At Durban Beach – The body of a 19-year-old Durban teen, who has been missing for two days, was found floating near shark nets at Addington Beach on Tuesday. [tlive]
EU Accuses Amazon Of Breaching Antitrust Rules – Vestager says US group uses non-public data gathered on sales on its website to inform its own-label products. [ft]
Disgraced Former American Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Misled Popes About Sex Crimes, Vatican Says – The Vatican says former pope John Paul II was among a range of high-ranking clerics misled by disgraced ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was found guilty of sexual crimes and abuse of power. [abc]
Apple Launches New MacBook Pro – Insane Performance And Battery Life – Apple has launched its new 13-inch MacBook Pro, which it said is up to 3x faster than the best-selling Windows laptop in its class. [myb]
Spotify Is Acquiring Podcast Hosting Company Megaphone For $235 Million – The deal doesn’t affect Spotify’s own podcasts — it already hosted its shows on Megaphone — but it does mean more shows will have access to Spotify’s proprietary ad insertion technology, called Streaming Ad Insertion. [verge]
Formula 1 Calendar: Vietnamese Grand Prix Dropped From 2021 F1 Schedule – The Vietnamese Grand Prix has been dropped from the 2021 Formula 1 calendar, raising doubts that the race will ever take place. [bbc]
McDonald’s Announces A New Plant-Based Burger And They Named It The McPlant – There’s a new burger coming to McDonald’s menus in 2021, and it’s already creating excitement among vegan, vegetarian, and environmentally-conscious fast food lovers. [mash]
Friday Sorted With All-Day, Half-Price Bubbly Special – Take ‘happy hour’, make it ‘happy hours’, throw some half-price bubbly into the mix, and you have the recipe for the perfect Friday. [here]
Sean Connery’s James Bond Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before – Author James Clarke writes about Connery’s iconic portrayal of Agent 007. Plus: See exclusive images of Connery’s Bond from the book “Bond: Photographed by Terry O’Neill.” [beast]
The Iconic Gun Sean Connery Wielded In The First Bond Film Is Heading To Auction – The iconic Walther PP handgun leads Julien’s epic movie memorabilia sale. [rr]
Michael J Fox Goes Back To Back To The Future For Lil Nas X Video – Actor Michael J Fox has reprised his role as Marty McFly in a new video for rap star Lil Nas X. [bbc]
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