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Cooler temperatures and holiday gatherings mean more people spending time indoors together. At the same time, fewer people are taking precautions to prevent spreading the coronavirus, including getting the updated vaccine.

Russia is providing ‘unprecedented’ military support to Iran in exchange for drones, officials say  NBC News Russia wants ballistic missiles from Iran, offering military support  Business Insider US: Russia, Iran moving toward full defense ‘partnership’  Yahoo News US says Russia providing ‘unprecedented’ military

Tournament favourites Brazil have been knocked out of the World Cup after losing to Croatia who won on penalties 4-2 in their quarter-final clash.

Twitter’s secret shadow bans are why the public has turned against ‘experts’  New York Post Elon Musk’s second installment of ‘Twitter Files’ reveals ‘secret blacklists,’ Bari Weiss reports  Fox News Trump Is Using the ‘Twitter Files’ to Fundraise for 2024  Rolling Stone The

The UK has summoned Iran’s chief diplomat in London to protest the execution of Mohsen Shekari in the first known death sentence linked to recent anti-government protests.

There’s a lot of sensitive subtext shrouding Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, which hits U.S. theaters on Dec. 9. Based on Samuel D. Hunter’s 2012 off-Broadway play of the same name, The Whale follows Brendan Fraser as Charlie, a reclusive 600-pound

A plot to install a descendant of the German royal family as head of state. Secret outreach to Russian officials for help overthrowing the government in Berlin. Efforts to stockpile weapons and hold firearms trainings. A scheme, influenced by QAnon

Brittney Griner arrives in the US after being released from Russian custody in a prisoner exchange  CNN Some U.S. officials express concern over Brittney Griner prisoner swap  CBS News We celebrate with Texan Brittney Griner, but worry about state sponsored extortion  The Dallas

Opposition politician Ilya Yashin, one of the few remaining voices in Russia prepared to speak out against Vladimir Putin and his war in Ukraine, was sentenced to eight and a half years in jail in Moscow this Friday. 

The Kremlin has repeatedly accused NATO allies of effectively becoming a party to the conflict by providing Ukraine with weapons.