"The eviction tsunami never happened. Neither did the “she-cession.” Here are four theories for the failed economic forecasting of the pandemic era."

>"Google has urged Chrome users to update as yet another emergency security fix is suddenly released" This is the 2nd time in last some weeks.

>"Tsunami warnings have been issued for the islands of Tonga and Samoa, after an underwater volcano in the South Pacific exploded in a violent eruption _...Read More_

In the minutes after North Korea launched a ballistic missile around 7:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, the US command responsible for protecting the American homeland from airborne threats raced to determine whether the missile might be _...Read More_

>"Jill Filipovic writes that Kevin McCarthy's comments about stripping certain Democrats of committee assignments should the GOP win in midterms is yet another warning sign that Republicans are on a path to becoming an antidemocratic _...Read More_

"Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has ordered security forces to "kill without warning" to crush the violent protests that have paralyzed the former Soviet republic and reportedly left dozens dead."

>"The Biden administration is still weighing exactly how it would penalize Russia if the country invades Ukraine, as US diplomats are just days away from high-stakes meetings with Kremlin officials."

CNN: Over 20 million people under winter storm alerts as snow, rain and cold move across the eastern US. >"More than 20 million people are under winter storm _...Read More_

"It might be time to rethink your festive plans, the World Health Organization has warned amid a rising number of cases of the coronavirus caused by the Omicron variant."

[https://nyti.ms/3rwk1CE](https://nyti.ms/3rwk1CE) >"Most people have become used to making health-risk assessments during the pandemic, but that doesn’t make the decision about whether to travel or cancel easier — especially with a new variant circulating."

not really too unusual for the top of their 13,000 feet volcanoes. About 3 hours ago, on the top of Mauna Kea the temp. was 35 while at Hilo on the coast it was 73. Hilo is expected to reach 80 today while later the blizzard is forecasted _...Read More_

"The World Health Organization is warning countries that the omicron coronavirus variant poses "very high" global risk – and is likely to spread _...Read More_

>"South African scientists were meeting with W.H.O. experts on Friday to discuss a concerning new coronavirus variant. An increasing number of countries are already imposing restrictions on travel to and from the region."

>"Curfews and lockdowns in some countries have once again made it difficult to plan a visit to the continent. Here’s what we know about the latest restrictions."

>"The date helps clarify the end to restrictions that had walled off tourists and relatives seeking to visit their families in the United States."