Trump calls on Supreme Court to save nation from ‘scandal-plagued’ Biden

President Trump called on the Supreme Court on Friday to β€œsave” the country from presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden, saying a Biden administration would be mired in scandal.

β€œNow that the Biden administration will be a scandal plagued mess for years to come, it is much easier for theΒ Supreme CourtΒ of the United States to follow the Constitution and do what everybody knows has to be done,” Mr. Trump tweeted. β€œThey must show great Courage & Wisdom. Save the USA!!!”

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/11/trump-calls-supreme-court-save-nation-scandal-plag/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_campaign=pushnotify&utm_medium=push

Indiana hospital rehearses roll-out of much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – An Indiana hospital on Friday will conduct a rehearsal of procedures for administering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, anticipating that it will be able to begin inoculating patients next week, a major step in the battle to end the pandemic.

https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-vaccine-rehearsal/indiana-hospital-rehearses-roll-out-of-much-anticipated-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28L19W

China authorities detain Bloomberg News Beijing staff member

Chinese authorities have detained Haze Fan, who works for the Bloomberg News bureau in Beijing, on suspicion of endangering national security.

Fan was last in contact with one of her editors around 11:30 a.m. local time on Monday. Shortly after, she was seen being escorted from her apartment building by plain clothes security officials.

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/12/11/bb-china-authorities-detain-bloomberg-news-beijing-staff-member

Israel to unveil Herod’s palace, almost perfectly preserved for past 2,000 years after being buried by Judean king

Israeli authorities will open King Herod’s palace-fortress in Herodium this Sunday, affording tourists the opportunity to peer back some 2,000 years and discover the lavish lifestyle of the tyrannical Roman-era leader.

The already-popular tourist destination near Bethlehem has been undergoing excavation for the past 13 years, following the discovery of Herod’s grave.Β 

https://www.rt.com/news/509230-herods-palace-unveiled-israel/

β€˜They know nothing about us’: China mocks German newspaper for using incorrect Chinese character in β€˜humiliating’ article

China mocked German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel for incorrectly using a Chinese character in an article criticizing its β€œwolf warrior diplomacy”, calling it indicative of the Western media’s ignorance when it comes to the East.

Both China Daily and the Chinese Foreign Ministry pointed out the blunder, explaining that the giant character used as a feature in the piece meantΒ β€œpitchfork” and notΒ β€œpower,” as intended.

https://www.rt.com/news/509366-german-newspaper-pitchfork-character-mistake/

Car ploughs through pedestrians in London, seriously injuring multiple people

At least five people have been injured after a car mounted the pavement and hit pedestrians in London’s Stamford Hill area.

Emergency services rushed to the scene in north London and established a security cordon while treatment on the victims was under way. Four of the victims were taken to a major trauma centre, while another person was taken to hospital by a volunteer ambulance crew.

The incident took place shortly after 9:30am local time. Onlookers, many from the local orthodox Jewish community, gathered at the scene as police cordoned off a large area.

https://www.rt.com/uk/509353-car-hit-pedestrians-london/

Indiana hospital rehearses roll-out of much-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – An Indiana hospital on Friday will conduct a rehearsal of procedures for administering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, anticipating that it will be able to begin inoculating patients next week, a major step in the battle to end the pandemic.

https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-vaccine-rehearsal/indiana-hospital-rehearses-roll-out-of-much-anticipated-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN28L19W

Rising death toll tempers U.S. enthusiasm over coming COVID vaccine

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A mounting U.S. death toll has tempered enthusiasm about the coming COVID-19 vaccine with 9/11-like fatalities projected every day for the months ahead, even with a rapid rollout of inoculations, which could start as soon as Monday.

https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-usa/rising-death-toll-tempers-u-s-enthusiasm-over-coming-covid-vaccine-idUSKBN28L1NH