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Annnnnnd, we’re back from holiday break. Hope you all had a great one and I wish you a very healthy and happy New Year.On with the show…You can support my newsletter using PayPal, Venmo, CashApp, or purchase a subscription on Substack before Dec 31 and get 10% off your membership.Don’t forget to join us in the Stranger Slack for access to source documents and a running feed of news throughout the day.
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As the New Year begins, tensions in Iran and North Korea are flaring. Iran attacked the U.S. embassy in Iraq by deploying militias. North Korea ended its moratorium on nuclear missile tests and said it will resume nuclear arm development.
Turkey has detained seven people over the escape of Nissan executive Carlos Ghosn who fled Japan to avoid trial over alleged financial crimes during his time at the automaker.
Thousands of people have evacuated coastal towns in Australia to avoid advancing wildfires that have consumed an area almost the size of West Virginia.
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"It’s really interesting to see the metamorphosis of states going from being the bench players to being lead hitters. It’s because Congress and the federal government can’t be relied upon to protect consumers." — Gigi Sohn, former FCC adviser and now a distinguished fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy on the battle to protect consumers from big tech companies (via Axios)
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