The U.S. passed a historic climate deal this year — here's a recap of what's in the bill

The Biden administration this year signed a historic climate and tax deal that will funnel billions of dollars into programs designed to speed the country’s clean energy transition and battle climate change. As the U.S. this year grappled with climate-related disasters from Hurricane Ian in Florida to the Mosquito Fire in California, the Inflation Reduction Act, which contains $369 billion in climate provisions, was a monumental development to mitigate the effects of climate change across the country.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/30/2022-climate-recap-whats-in-the-historic-inflation-reduction-act.html?source=Snapzu

Human hair recycled in Belgium to protect the environment

Coiffeurs across Belgium are sweeping up and bagging hair clipped from their customers, and then handing it over to an NGO that recycles it to protect the environment.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/human-hair-recycled-belgium-protect-environment-2022-12-28/?source=Snapzu

Scientology leader David Miscavige 'nowhere to be found' as prosecutors try to serve federal trafficking suit

Scientology leader David Miscavige, 62, is "nowhere to be found" as prosecutors attempt to serve him with a federal child trafficking lawsuit filed by three former church members.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/scientology-leader-david-miscavige-nowhere-to-be-found-as-prosecutors-try-to-serve-federal-trafficking-suit/ar-AA15Oine?ocid?source=Snapzu

Allison Williams Weighs in on Hollywood Nepotism: 'It Doesn't Feel Like a Loss to Admit It'

Allison Williams is aware of the privilege that being the child of a well-known individual carries — and she's not above acknowledging it. In a new interview with Wired, the M3GAN actress addressed the idea of nepotism in Hollywood, saying that "it doesn't feel like a loss to admit it." "If you trust your own skill, I think it becomes very simple to acknowledge," she added.
Read more: https://people.com/movies/allison-williams-on-hollywood-nepotism-doesnt-feel-like-loss-to-admit-it/?source=Snapzu

Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died

SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday.
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/f2c5f7d2771b96dbd854cb025ab2563a?source=Snapzu

Cambodia casino fire: At least 19 dead in blaze on Thai border

Dozens more are injured at a hotel-casino in the town of Poipet near the border with Thailand.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64113401?source=Snapzu

Andrew Tate reportedly arrested in Romania, apparently thanks to Greta Thunberg

The last 48 hours have not been kind to Andrew Tate.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/entertainment-celebrity/andrew-tate-reportedly-arrested-in-romania-apparently-thanks-to-greta-thunberg/ar-AA15Nnaa?cvid=af04a897338a4b0db6e0002d90799edf?source=Snapzu

Steven Tyler Accused of Sexual Assault of a Minor in New Lawsuit Over a Decades-Old Claim

Julia Holcomb claims the Aerosmith singer, who is not named in the suit, engaged in a sexual relationship with her in the mid-1970s, starting when she was 16 years old
Read more: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/steven-tyler-sexual-assault-minor-lawsuit-1234653817/?source=Snapzu

US Space Force practices 'space combat tactics' to win a European conflict

The service's training for a European conflict comes while a real conflict unfolds in Eastern Europe.
Read more: https://www.space.com/space-force-combat-tactics-european-conflict?source=Snapzu

The rise and fall of peer review

For the last 60 years or so, science has been running an experiment on itself. The experimental design wasn’t great; there was no randomization and no control group. Nobody was in charge, exactly, and nobody was really taking consistent measurements. And yet it was the most massive experiment ever run, and it included every scientist on Earth.
Read more: https://experimentalhistory.substack.com/p/the-rise-and-fall-of-peer-review?source=Snapzu

Tomorrow’s world: A guide to the next 150 years

As we begin a new year, BBC Future has compiled 40 intriguing predictions made by scientists, politicians, journalists, bloggers and other assorted pundits in recent years about the shape of the world from 2013 to 2150.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20130102-tomorrows-world?source=Snapzu

Biden won’t speak freely near Secret Service and thinks agents lied about dog biting

President Joe Biden was so disturbed by the Secret Service’s handling of text messages sought by the House January 6 select committee that he stopped speaking candidly in the presence of special agents assigned to his protection detail, a new book on the Biden White House has revealed.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-secret-service-major-dog-bite-b2252099.html?source=Snapzu

BioNTech Delivers First Patient Dose In Herpes Vaccine Clinical Trial

BioNTech has finally dosed the first patient with its Herpes Vaccine (BNT163) in a candidate clinical trial. According to the German Vaccine maker, “The vaccine is designed to prevent genital lesions as part of a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical research study.”
Read more: https://thetechwires.com/news/biontech-delivers-first-patient-dose-in-herpes-vaccine-clinical-trial/?source=Snapzu

'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli advises Sam Bankman-Fried on potential prison time, saying he should prepare by listening to rap music and shaving his head

Disgraced FTX cofounder Sam Bankman-Fried was extradited to the US this month after being hit with eight criminal charges.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/martin-shkreli-offers-tips-sam-bankman-fried-prison-2022-12?source=Snapzu

Ukraine says forces closer to recapturing key eastern city of Kreminna

Luhansk city could be step towards launching offensives on Russian-held Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/27/ukraine-says-its-forces-are-close-to-recapturing-key-eastern-city-of-kreminna?source=Snapzu

SpaceX activates nearly 100 Starlinks in Iran amid country-wide protests: report

As Iran reaches 100 days of civil unrest, SpaceX has deployed nearly 100 Starlinks in the region. SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted "approaching 100 Starlinks active in Iran" on Monday(opens in new tab) (Dec. 26) in response to a tweet showing women walking outdoors in Iran with their hair uncovered, which is technically forbidden under the country's restrictive regime.
Read more: https://www.space.com/spacex-iran-100-starlinks-internet-protests?source=Snapzu

Ben Shapiro mocked for not understanding how murder mysteries work

Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro has been mocked for not understanding how murder mysteries work. Mr Shapiro criticised the film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery by Rian Johnson on Twitter on Monday. “I regret to inform you that ‘Glass Onion’ is actively bad,” he wrote, adding that “the first half of the movie is a complete misdirect and a waste of time”.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ben-shapiro-glass-onion-murder-mystery-b2251699.html?source=Snapzu

After a blizzard left a family of 6 stranded and powerless in New York, firefighters let them stay at the firehouse — and gave them Christmas presents

After a family of six lost power and had to be rescued by firefighters, they stayed the night at the firehouse — and Santa still came.
Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/blizzard-left-family-6-stranded-190002420.html?source=Snapzu

Pele's family gather at hospital as health worsens

Brazil legend Pele's family gathered at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo on Saturday, where the 82-year-old has been since late November.
Read more: https://www.espn.com/soccer/brazil-bra/story/4838085/peles-family-gather-at-hospital-as-condition-worsens?source=Snapzu

US airline pilot adopts dog abandoned by traveler at airport

The owner of Polaris decided to journey onward from San Francisco after paperwork difficulties arose for the young canine
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/26/us-airline-pilot-adopts-dog-abandoned-at-airport?source=Snapzu

How social media platforms can reduce polarization

Polarization is one of the most pressing issues facing the U.S., and there are clear steps digital platforms can take to curb it.
Read more: https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/how-social-media-platforms-can-reduce-polarization/?source=Snapzu

The classic ocean poetry taking on troubling new meanings

We hear the call of the sea in poems from Coleridge and Eliot to Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner, but those words also sound a warning – if only we would listen
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/26/the-classic-ocean-poetry-taking-on-troubling-new-meanings?source=Snapzu

Ronan Vibert: Stars' tributes after death of actor, 58

Kathy Burke and Richard E Grant are among the celebrity names remembering Ronan Vibert.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64097159?source=Snapzu

2022 Is the Year We All Finally Got Tired of Narcissists

It’s been a good run for the narcissists. Over the past decade or so, a mix of shameless self-aggrandizement and self-confident charm has served certain people extraordinarily well, turning them into venture-capital darlings, licensed-merchandise magnates, Forbes cover models, social media superstars, Oprah confessors, business-conference keynoters, new-money plutocrats and, in one case, president.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/12/26/is-2022-the-year-we-all-finally-got-over-narcissists-00075270?source=Snapzu

Tory Lanez Found Guilty of Shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Mr. Lanez, a Canadian rapper, was convicted of firing at the Houston hip-hop star after an argument in 2020. The matter became the subject of speculation and gossip on social media and in songs.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/23/arts/music/tory-lanez-megan-thee-stallion-verdict.html?source=Snapzu

Whitworth, winningest golfer ever, dies at 83

Kathy Whitworth, whose 88 career victories are the most by any player on a single professional golf tour, has died at the age of 83.
Read more: https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/35318924/kathy-whitworth-winningest-golfer-history-dies-83?source=Snapzu

ABC News executive producer Dax Tejera, 37, dies 'suddenly' of heart attack: 'Hug your loved ones'

Christmas turned shockingly somber for ABC News earlier this week when one of their own died at just 37 years old. Executive producer Dax Tejera died "suddenly of a heart attack" on Dec. 23, according to a note sent to staff from ABC News President Kim Godwin. The letter shared the news "with a heavy heart and great sadness."
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/12/25/dax-tejera-dies-abc-news-executive-producer-37/10952405002/?source=Snapzu

Pope condemns human 'hunger for wealth and power' at Christmas Eve Mass

His comments at Christmas Eve Mass in the Vatican follow previous remarks about the war in Ukraine.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64088047?source=Snapzu

How the Puritans once banned Christmas in Massachusetts

You have likely heard the story of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" — but what about the one where the Puritans in Massachusetts banned the holiday altogether?
Read more: https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/12/24/mass-holiday-feasts-puritans-christmas-celebration-ban?source=Snapzu

Kari Lake loses her legal challenge to the results of the Arizona governor's race

A judge rejected the Republican's claim that problems with ballot printers on Election Day were the result of intentional misconduct. Lake lost to Democrat Katie Hobbs by just over 17,000 votes.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/24/1145445175/kari-lake-arizona-governor-loses-case?source=Snapzu

Atheists aren't fighting a "war on Christmas" — many of us even celebrate it

Christians don't own the idea of a winter celebration
Read more: https://www.salon.com/2022/12/24/atheists-arent-fighting-a-war-on-christmas-many-of-us-even-celebrate-it/?source=Snapzu

5 years later, multiple Chicago cops will likely be suspended for wrong raid on innocent family

"I'm grateful that they are finally getting disciplined," said Peter Mendez, who was 9 years old at the time. "But in my opinion, it should have happened sooner."
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/copa-suspensions-mendez-family-wrong-raid/?source=Snapzu

TikTok cops to running “covert surveillance campaign” on Western journalists

Fired employees “misused their authority to obtain access to TikTok user data.”
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/12/tiktok-fires-4-employees-who-used-internal-data-to-spy-on-journalists/?source=Snapzu

Canada's Hudson Bay polar bear population plummets as climate change warms Arctic

Canada's Western Hudson Bay polar bear population has fallen 27% in just five years, according to a government report released this week, suggesting climate change is impacting the animals.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-hudson-bay-polar-bear-population-plummets-climate-change-warms-arctic-2022-12-23/?source=Snapzu

TikTok banned on government devices under spending bill passed by Congress

Congress passed a large spending package that includes a bill banning TikTok from being used on government devices and new filing fees for mergers.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/23/congress-passes-spending-bill-with-tiktok-ban-on-government-devices.html?source=Snapzu

IOC threatens to drop boxing from the Paris Olympics

The IOC escalates the acrimony amid growing frustration with the sport's leadership.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2022/12/22/boxing-olympic-future-umar-kremlev/?source=Snapzu

Emperor penguin at risk of extinction, along with two-thirds of native Antarctic species, research shows

Two-thirds of Antarctica’s native species, including emperor penguins, are under threat of extinction or major population declines by 2100 under current trajectories of global heating, according to new research that outlines priorities for protecting the continent’s biodiversity.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/23/two-thirds-of-antarcticas-native-species-under-threat-of-extinction-from-global-heating-research-shows?source=Snapzu

Zelensky made "fatal mistake" by visiting U.S., Russia warns

Ukraine's alliance with the United States will end badly for Volodymyr Zelensky's administration, a member of the Russian State Duma said.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/zelensky-fatal-mistake-us-washington-visit-russia-warns-1769014?source=Snapzu

Explainer: How did Bankman-Fried secure $250 mln bail?

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried clinched a bail deal on Thursday that would see him released on a $250 million bond secured against his parents' property with restrictions on his movement.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/how-did-bankman-fried-secure-250-mln-bail-2022-12-22/?source=Snapzu

Ali Ahmed Aslam, inventor of chicken tikka masala, dies at 77

The chef said he devised the recipe for ‘Britain’s favourite curry’ after a customer complained that his meal was too dry
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/dec/21/ali-ahmed-aslam-inventor-chicken-tikka-masala-dies-77?source=Snapzu

How Tory Lanez trial bloggers are shaping the conversation around Megan Thee Stallion

An industry of infotainment bloggers have used their platforms to discredit Megan Thee Stallion since the July 2020 shooting involving Tory Lanez.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/tory-lanez-trial-bloggers-gossip-megan-thee-stallion-rcna61600?source=Snapzu

All 32 fighting roosters rescued in Austin have found new homes

About 30 roosters rescued from cockfighting last month have evaded euthanasia and found new homes, Austin Pets Alive announced Wednesday. The nonprofit animal rescue has been trying to find sanctuaries for these fighting roosters over the last few weeks. The roosters were scheduled to be euthanized Wednesday, but homes were found for them in time.
Read more: https://www.kut.org/austin/2022-12-21/all-32-fighting-roosters-rescued-in-austin-have-found-new-homes?source=Snapzu

Want to start your own company? You might have a brain parasite.

A new study of alpha leaders underscores a strange link between entrepreneurship and an infection caused by cat poop
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/parasite-cat-feces-wolves-entrepreneur-silicon-valley-startup-company-2022-12?source=Snapzu

Judge strips Alex Jones of bankruptcy protections for $1.5 billion Sandy Hook debt

Houston Judge Christopher M. López reportedly ended a stay preventing Sandy Hook families from collecting a $1.5 billion judgment against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. In a ruling on Monday, López granted an order to lift a stay that was automatically put in place when Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/alex-jones-bankruptcy-2658986002/?source=Snapzu

Girl Scout mom kicked out of Radio City and barred from seeing Rockettes after facial recognition tech identified her

An attorney from a law firm suing the parent company of Radio City Music Hall was kicked out of the venue after facial recognition technology identified her when she tried to see a Rockettes performance with her daughter and a pack of Girl Scouts.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/girl-scout-mom-kicked-radio-city-barred-seeing-rockettes-facial-recogn-rcna62606?source=Snapzu

Millie Bobby Brown called out by intimacy coordinator: "Consent is mandatory"

Millie Bobby Brown has been criticised by an intimacy coordinator for her behaviour on Enola Holmes 2. Brown had discussed a scene from the Netflix sequel on the streamer’s TikTok account, recalling a moment she kissed her co-star Louis Partridge.
Read more: https://www.nme.com/news/film/millie-bobby-brown-criticised-initimacy-coordinator-enola-holmes-2-3369707?source=Snapzu

Netflix password sharing may be illegal, says UK government

The Intellectual Property Office said the practice might break criminal and civil law.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64003237?source=Snapzu

Activists Face 10 Years In Prison After Rescuing 18 Beagle Puppies From Animal Testing Facility

Animal Rebellion is urging the public to take action after it rescued beagle puppies from an MBR Acres animal testing breeding facility in Cambridgeshire in the UK. It freed 18 in total, but two more – named Love and Libby – were seized by the police. The group has set up an online petition calling for the animals to be released to a sanctuary.
Read more: https://plantbasednews.org/news/activism/animal-rebellion-frees-beagles-testing-lab-petition/?source=Snapzu

Iran’s Internet Blackouts Are Sabotaging Its Own Economy

A new US State Department assessment highlights the stark economic toll of Tehran’s recent shutdowns and platform control.
Read more: https://www.wired.com/story/iran-internet-blackout-economy/?source=Snapzu

Remote workers are blowing the whistle on the shady practices their companies are up to

Working from home has sparked a 136% surge in whistleblower complaints. Why are so many remote workers deciding to squeal on their companies?
Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/one-unexpected-fallout-remote-huge-100000506.html?source=Snapzu