Headlines for December 29, 2021
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#5TF38)
- U.S. Coronavirus Infections Hit All-Time High
- Omicron Drives Record Rates of Infection in Several European Countries
- Taliban Fire Warning Shots at Dozens of Women Protesters in Kabul
- U.N. Envoy Warns of Civilian Toll as Saudi-Led War on Yemen Escalates
- Mahmoud Abbas Meets Israeli Defense Minister
- Death Toll from Brazil Flooding Rises to 20
- Kodiak, Alaska, Hits 67F as Climate Emergency Fuels Extreme December Weather
- Climate Emergency Cost Global Economy Nearly $200 Billion in 2021
- South African Court Halts Shell Oil's Offshore Oil Exploration Plans
- Russia Shutters International Memorial, Which Chronicled Soviet Abuses
- Chinese Police Close Hong Kong News Outlet Stand News, Arrest Staffers
- Family of Valentina Orellana-Peralta Demands Justice for 14-Year-Old Killed by LAPD
- Colorado Gunman's Shooting Spree Leaves 5 Dead, 2 Injured
- Judge Rejects First Amendment Claims of Proud Boys in Capitol Riot Conspiracy Case
- Jan. 6 Committee Defers Request for Trump Records as White House Cites National Security
- Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Dies at 82