Florida manatees: Wildlife officials OK 'unprecedented' feeding plan

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/12/07/florida-manatees-wildlife-feeding-plan/6425522001/

Huge 20-Year Study Shows Trickle-Down Is a Myth, Inequality Rampant

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-bad-is-inequality-trickle-down-economics-thomas-piketty-economists-2021-12

Kellogg to permanently replace striking employees as workers reject new contract

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/kellogg-permanently-replace-striking-workers-union-rejects-new-contract-2021-12-07/

Buy now pay later boom shows no signs of slowing this holiday season

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/04/buy-now-pay-later-boom-shows-no-signs-of-slowing-this-holiday-season.html

UAE to shift to Saturday-Sunday weekend to align with global markets

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/uae-announces-move-saturday-sunday-weekend-state-news-agency-2021-12-07/

U.S., Taiwan discuss chips, to cooperate under new framework

https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-taiwan-discuss-chips-again-cooperate-under-new-framework-2021-12-07/

Wealthy enthusiasts paid $1.23 million of real money to purchase three plots of virtual land next to Snoop Dogg's virtual mansion

https://luxurylaunches.com/celebrities/snoop-dogg-virtual-neighbor.php

Russia pushes the International Space Station away from '90s US rocket debris — the 2nd space-junk scare this week

https://www.businessinsider.com/international-space-station-swerves-to-avoid-rocket-debris-2021-12

Elon Musk's autopilot system is 'fundamentally flawed': Former Tesla employees

https://www.rawstory.com/tesla-autopilot/

This is the total weight of everything humans have created since 1990

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-accumulation-of-human-made-mass-on-earth/

Restaurants created a monster by emphasizing to-go and online orders during the pandemic, and now they can't control it

https://www.businessinsider.com/restaurants-cant-handle-the-demands-of-to-go-orders-2021-12

US averaging 100,000 new Covid infections a day for first time in months

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-covid-omicron-cases-rising-b1970309.html

New vaccine ingredient may create a stronger defense against many illnesses - including COVID-19

https://www.studyfinds.org/new-vaccine-ingredient-covid-19/

COVID digest: WHO advises against blood plasma treatment

https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-digest-who-advises-against-blood-plasma-treatment/a-60038546

The Omicron variant appeared to spread between two fully vaccinated people in separate hotel rooms in Hong Kong, early research suggests

https://www.businessinsider.com/omicron-research-infected-2-vaccinated-people-separate-hotel-rooms-2021-12

U.S. natural gas plummets more than 10%, following worst week since 2014

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/06/us-natural-gas-plummets-more-than-10percent-following-worst-week-since-2014.html

The auto industry is begging the US government to make it easier to import critical parts from China

https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-auto-suppliers-supply-chain-tariffs-china-parts-trade-batteries-2021-12

American supply chains face a dire threat from China's water shortages

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/584266-american-supply-chains-face-a-dire-threat-from-chinas-water

House Democrats Sound Antitrust Alarm With Justice Department Over Discovery-WarnerMedia Merger

https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/democrats-justice-department-warnermedia-discovery-antitrust-1235126826/

World's largest carbon capture pipeline aims to connect 31 ethanol plants, cut across Upper Midwest

https://www.agweek.com/business/7297533-Worlds-largest-carbon-capture-pipeline-aims-to-connect-31-ethanol-plants-cut-across-Upper-Midwest1

It's time to open up health care's secret use of consumer data

https://www.statnews.com/2021/12/06/its-time-to-open-up-health-cares-secret-analytics/

Morgan Stanley Sees Fed as Bigger Threat to Stocks Than Omicron

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-06/morgan-stanley-sees-fed-as-bigger-threat-to-stocks-than-omicron

Climate Scientist Warns That Countries Are Going to Start Geoengineering the Earth

https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientist-warns-countries-geoengineering

The World's Population Is Set To Decline For The First Time In Centuries

https://www.ladbible.com/news/the-worlds-population-is-set-to-decline-for-first-time-in-centuries-20211206

The dark equation of harm versus good means blockchain’s had its day

https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/06/the_dark_equation_of_harm/

The China Evergrande crisis is coming to a head

https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/the-china-evergrande-crisis-is-coming-to-a-head-20211206-p59f2d.html

October COVID Death Rate In Reddest Tenth Of Nation Six Times Higher Than Bluest

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/red-states-high-covid-death-rates-npr-study_n_61ad43bbe4b025be1af941d3

"Utterly Obscene": Just 8 Big Pharma investors became $10B richer after Omicron emerged

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/05/utterly-obscene-just-8-pfizer-and-moderna-investors-became-10-billion-richer-after

Goldman Sachs cuts U.S. GDP growth forecast for 2022 over Omicron fears

https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/goldman-sachs-cuts-us-gdp-growth-forecast-2022-over-omicron-fears-2021-12-04/

Yes, the Startup Rate Is Booming. But It's Still Way Too Hard to Become Your Own Boss

https://www.inc.com/victor-w-hwang/startup-rate-business-formation-barriers.html

Belgian zoo hippos test positive for Covid

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59516896

Millions struggle to pay water bills. A national water aid program could help

https://www.fastcompany.com/90702938/millions-of-americans-struggle-to-pay-their-water-bills-a-national-water-aid-program-could-help

Corporations are turning to forest credits in the race to go 'carbon-neutral.' Advocates worry about 'greenwashing.'

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/corporations-are-turning-forest-credits-race-go-carbon-neutral-advocat-rcna7259

Home Depot Distribution Centers Target Big-Spending Contractors

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-02/home-depot-seeks-to-win-over-lucrative-pro-clients-with-new-hubs

SEC Chief Calls for Centralization of Crypto Exchanges, Says “Work with us”

https://coingape.com/sec-chief-calls-for-centralization-of-crypto-exchanges-says-work-with-us/

Buy now, pay later is a disaster waiting to happen this Christmas

https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/buy-now-pay-later-is-a-disaster-waiting-to-happen-this-christmas

Cathie Wood says the metaverse could be worth trillions | Fortune

https://fortune.com/2021/12/03/cathie-wood-metaverse-trillions-affect-every-sector/

Mexico may impose tariffs over proposed U.S. electric car tax credit

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/mexico-may-impose-tariffs-over-proposed-us-electric-car-tax-credit-2021-12-02/

Disappointing November Jobs Report Showed a Slowdown in Hiring at Restaurants and Hotels

https://www.businessinsider.com/november-jobs-report-industry-chart-restaurants-hotels-retail-2021-12

Sanders urges Biden to delay Medicare premium hike linked to Alzheimer's drug

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/584283-sanders-urges-biden-to-delay-medicare-premium-increase