High Stakes in Georgia, COVID Lockdowns & March Madness Bubble- Tuesday, January 5th, 2021

Published: Jan. 5, 2021, 8:10 a.m.

The news to know for Tuesday, January 5th, 2021!

We have updates about:

  • today's high-stakes election in Georgia: why it's so crucial and how the candidates are getting some high-profile help in the final hours of their campaigns
  • countries going into their strictest-ever lockdowns to fight against the new strain of coronavirus\xa0
  • tech workers forming a rare union
  • plans for March Madness in a sort-of bubble
  • the new dog breed making its mark in the U.S.

Those stories and more in just 10 minutes!

Head to\xa0www.theNewsWorthy.com\xa0or see sources below to read more about any of the stories mentioned today.

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Sources:

GA Runoffs Today: AJC, NY Times, WSJ, AP, Elections Project

Trump/Biden Rallies: LA Times, AJC, CBS News, WaPo

CEOs Urge Peaceful Transition: WSJ, Axios, Full Letter

England New COVID Lockdown: NY Times, Reuters, BBC

New COVID Variant in NY: CNBC, CBS News, Bloomberg

Qatar-Saudi Arabia Deal: Axios, Reuters, WSJ

March Madness Happening Only in Indiana: ESPN, CBS Sports, AP, NCAA

Amazon Healthcare Attempt Failed: CNBC, Stat, WSJ

Google, Alphabet Employees Unionize: TechCrunch, WSJ, Reuters, AP

Slack Outage: The Verge, WaPo, CNBC, Slack

Biewer Terrier Recognized by AKC: AP, NY Daily News, AKC