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UK facing Pfizer vaccine delivery delay to enable ramped up production  Evening Standard

Your morning briefing: What you should know for Tuesday, January 12  Evening Standard

Endangered gorillas at San Diego Zoo test positive for coronavirus  The Independent

Revolut submits application for UK banking licence  AltFi

Beginning of the end: Lithuanians on the bloodbath 30 years ago that precipitated the collapse of the USSR  The Independent

Soleimani's death anniversary: Blackwater pardons could fuel retaliation by pro-Iran militias in Iraq  Modern Diplomacy

Electrocore Inks Distribution Deal For Migraine Treatment In Eastern Europe; Shares Surge 8%  Nasdaq

Russia's Impact on US National Interests: Stability of the International Economy  Russia Matters

Lithuania orders tougher lockdown, to last until January 3  Yahoo News UK

Australia's Crown Resorts faces class action over October share plunge  Nasdaq

Study finds over 2 million UK families likely to plunge into poverty amid Covid-19 crisis  Hindustan Times

West Tracker: Power prices plunge on abundant Northwest hydro supply  S&P Global

Global LNG demand falls as European receipts plunge  Argus Media

Here's Why a 23% Plunge is Not Enough for Workhorse (WKHS) Stock  Nasdaq

1 Amazing Dividend (Paying 6.9%) for 2021 (and 1 Loser Set to Plunge)  Nasdaq

Train Your Body to Work Out—or Just Hang Out—in Colder Weather  The Wall Street Journal

General Electric (GE) Arm Wins Wind Turbine Deal in Lithuania  Yahoo Finance

Hungary and Poland plunge EU into budget crisis  Emerging Europe

Travel spending in US to plunge by nearly half this year  eTurboNews | Trends | Travel News

2020 NBA mock draft: LaMelo Ball, James Wiseman and limitless trade possibilities  The Washington Post

random__weather: Currently in Plunge, Lithuania it's -2°C with light snow. Wind directi~#~!: NE. Wind speed: 16.9kph. Pressure: 1023… https://t.co/8rXiesVZnP

"In one of the largest drops in the modern era, the United States has plunged thirteen places in the World Press Freedom Index, placing it behind former Soviet states and other countries not typically known for press freedoms. The massive drop is attributable mostly to the Obama Administration’s effort to crack down on whistleblowers. Obama’s Justice Department has filed suit against more whistleblowers than any other presidential administration in history. Forty-sixth places it behind the former Soviet republics of Lithuania and Latvia and the satellite states of Romania, Poland and Czechoslovakia (both the Czech Republic and Slovakia). It also puts it behind Ghana, South Africa and El Salvador." http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/12/us-press-freedom-plunges-to-46th-placing-it-behind-former-soviet-states/

Peretz Hirsh (who shortened it from Hirshovitz) applied for citizenship in 1925. So did his wife, Seve. His application says where he was born, and his wife's does too. I can't read either of them. His wife, Seve Jaffee Hirsh, says she was born in "Plungyan, Russia" on her application, which Google tells me is Yiddish for the city that is now Plunge, Lithuania. It is likely that Liv------ is the Yiddish name for what is now a Lithuanian city. Can anyone read it?

3. How did the “second wave of feminism” affect society? Women returned to raising children and caring for their homes. Many women became important political leaders. Many more women went to college or entered the workforce. Many women became nurses. 4. What was the feminine mystique the idea that only women devoted solely to their husbands, children, and homes were feminine the idea that women were much more sensitive than men and therefore were suited only for certain jobs the mystery associated with childbirth the notion that women were much better teachers than men 5. Who was the first woman to travel in space? Sally Ride Rosalind Franklin Joy Adamson Valentina Tereshkova 6. When did the world begin a steady movement toward widespread representative government? after World War I after the American and French revolutions during the Roman Empire after World War II 7. Why did Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia have an easier time transitioning to democracy than the other republics of the former Soviet Union? They had more natural resources and national wealth. They were geographically closer to the West. They had a tradition of democratic government. They had the most educated political leaders. 8. How has the Chinese government responded to calls for freedom since the demonstration in Tiananmen Square? It has allowed more economic freedom. It has allowed much greater political freedom. It has become much more repressive. It has imposed more economic restrictions. 9. On which of the following continents do people experience the greatest political freedom? Africa Asia Europe South America 10. When Nigeria became independent in 1960 it seemed poised for prosperity and a strong democratic government. Why did democracy stumble in Nigeria? Ethnic rivalries erupted and plunged the country into civil war. Communist neighbors invaded and took over the government. The price of oil plummeted and plunged the country into economic chaos. The democratically elected government was totally ineffective.

4. What was the feminine mystique the idea that only women devoted solely to their husbands, children, and homes were feminine the idea that women were much more sensitive than men and therefore were suited only for certain jobs the mystery associated with childbirth the notion that women were much better teachers than men 5. Who was the first woman to travel in space? Rosalind Franklin Joy Adamson Valentina Tereshkova 6. When did the world begin a steady movement toward widespread representative government? after World War I after the American and French revolutions during the Roman Empire after World War II 7. Why did Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia have an easier time transitioning to democracy than the other republics of the former Soviet Union? They had more natural resources and national wealth. They were geographically closer to the West. They had a tradition of democratic government. They had the most educated political leaders. 8. How has the Chinese government responded to calls for freedom since the demonstration in Tiananmen Square? It has allowed more economic freedom. It has allowed much greater political freedom. It has become much more repressive. It has imposed more economic restrictions. 9. On which of the following continents do people experience the greatest political freedom? Africa Asia Europe South America 10. When Nigeria became independent in 1960 it seemed poised for prosperity and a strong democratic government. Why did democracy stumble in Nigeria? Ethnic rivalries erupted and plunged the country into civil war. Communist neighbors invaded and took over the government. The price of oil plummeted and plunged the country into economic chaos. The democratically elected government was totally ineffective.