 Police tape is placed near the scene of a shooting Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in Half Moon Bay, Calif. AP. Seven people died in two related shootings in a northern California community on Monday. The attacks come shortly after 11 people were killed in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California. More: - A local Sheriff’s Office received reports just before 2:30 P.M. on Monday of a shooting on the outskirts of Half Moon Bay, a city about 30 miles south of San Francisco.
- Authorities discovered four bodies at the scene before finding three more fatal victims at a location nearby.
- Police identified 67-year-old Chunli Zhao as the suspect in the killings.
- Zhao, who is believed to be a worker at one of the facilities, was found and arrested near a strip mall about two hours after officials responded to the shootings.
- Police have not yet revealed a motive for the shootings.
- “At the hospital meeting with victims of a mass shooting when I get pulled away to be briefed about another shooting," tweeted California Gov. Gavin Newsom in response to the incidents.
Zoom Out: - There have been six mass killings since the start of the year, three of them in California.
- Six people, including a mother and her baby, were shot dead on Jan. 16 at a home in central California.
- 11 people were shot dead on Saturday at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey, California. The suspected gunman was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot.
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 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Sweden not to expect Turkey's support for its bid to join NATO. His statement came after far-right Swedish-Danish politician Rasmus Paludan burned a copy of the Quran at a protest outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm on Saturday. More: - The incident took place after a pro-Kurdish group hung an effigy of Erdogan from a lamppost near Stockholm City Hall earlier this month.
- The protests have exacerbated tensions between the two countries as Sweden and Finland pursue NATO membership.
- Turkey called off a planned visit from Sweden's defense minister after the latest protest, saying the trip had "lost its significance and meaning."
- Erdogan later said that "Sweden should not expect support from us for NATO."
Zoom Out: - The governments of Sweden and Finland started the process to join NATO last May.
- Most of NATO's member states, including the U.S., support the accession of Sweden and Finland to the alliance, but the decision will require the approval of all members.
- Erdogan initially threatened to block Finland and Sweden from joining NATO due to allegations that the countries harbor Kurdish militants considered by Turkey to be terrorists.
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 A Washington DC jury found Capitol rioter Richard Barnett guilty of all charges on Monday. Barnett is known for a widely circulated photograph showing him placing his feet on a desk in the office used by then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. More: - Barnett joined a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump who stormed the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, in a bid to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election.
- He invaded Pelosi's office during the unrest and claimed to have taken an envelope before leaving.
- Barnett faced eight charges in relation to the incident, including obstruction of an official proceeding, disorderly conduct, and theft of government property.
- He said he did not receive a fair trial and his lawyer confirmed that he plans to appeal the conviction.
- Barnett will remain free until his sentencing on May 3.
Zoom Out: - An ongoing investigation by the FBI and U.S. Justice Department into the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack has led to 900 arrests and 500 guilty pleas.
- Four members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group were convicted of seditious conspiracy on Monday for their roles in the attack.
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 Cyanobacteria in Lake Köyliö, Finland. Photo by Kallerna. GOOD NEWS: Finnish biochemist Mari Granström is developing uses for harmful algae. Her efforts aim to find a solution for outbreaks of blue-green algae that starve other forms of marine life of light and oxygen. More: - Nitrogen and phosphorus released into the sea from artificial fertilizers have resulted in outbreaks of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae.
- The outbreaks are a major environmental concern in the Baltic Sea, where they can cover up to 97% of the sea's total surface.
- Six years ago, Granström began exploring ways to use blue-green algae as a replacement for oil-based substances used in cosmetics, detergents, animal feed, and plastics.
- Her company, Origin by Ocean (ObO), runs a pilot project that converts algae into materials that it sells to companies in the food, cosmetics, textiles, packaging, and agricultural industries.
- ObO, which has received private capital as well as funding from the European Union, aims to become fully operational between 2025 and 2026.
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 Image by Kelvinsong. The rotation of the Earth's inner core is slowing down, according to a controversial study published this week. The findings have inflamed ongoing debates concerning the movements of the Earth's core, and how these movements influence other forces that affect the planet, including the magnetic field. More: - Scientists presented evidence in the 1990s that the superheated core at the center of the Earth spun faster than other parts of the planet.
- Most geologists believe that energy from the inner core causes movement in the outer core, generating an electromagnetic field that protects life on Earth from harmful cosmic radiation.
- A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience by researchers at China's Peking University indicates that the pace of the core's rotation speeds up and slows down over decades-long cycles.
- The study received praise from some scientists, while others, such as seismologist Lianxing Wen at Stony Brook University, criticized the findings.
- Wen rejects the notion that the core rotates at a different rate than the rest of the planet, which he said: “provides an inconsistent explanation to the seismic data."
- John Vidale, a geophysicist at the University of Southern California, noted that the Earth's core is "contentious because we can’t figure it out,” adding that "we don’t want to have things we don’t understand deep in the Earth.”
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 Washington has confronted Beijing over its suspicions that Chinese companies are supporting Russia's war in Ukraine. The move comes as the Biden administration grows increasingly concerned that Chinese entities may be undercutting U.S.-led efforts to weaken Russia's war effort by isolating its economy. More: - U.S. officials presented their Chinese counterparts with evidence that state-owned Chinese companies have provided non-lethal aid for Russia's war effort.
- The Biden administration is trying to determine if Beijing was aware of these ties, reports Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the discussions.
- The U.S. government has not revealed what evidence it has found to support the claim that state-owned Chinese companies are knowingly aiding Russia's war effort.
- U.S. officials reportedly warned their Chinese counterparts about the implications of evading Western-imposed sanctions against Russia and supporting Moscow's war against Ukraine.
Zoom Out: - China's exports to Russia in 2022 grew by 13% year on year while its imports of Russian natural gas through a key pipeline rose by at least 50%.
- Confirmation that state-owned Chinese companies are knowingly aiding Russia would scupper efforts by Washington and Beijing to mend relations after months of heightened tensions.
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 |  | Gregory Bridgman is a writer and researcher with an academic background in politics and the philosophy of science and technology. He holds a BA from the University of Cape Town, an MS from University College London, and a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. He is interested in climate issues, technological changes, and the implications of the fourth industrial revolution. Please feel free to contact me at gregory@inside.com! | | | | Editor | Eduardo Garcia is a writer and editor based in New York. He is the author of "Things You Can Do," an illustrated book about climate action. Bylines in The New York Times, The Guardian, Slate, Scientific American, and others. In one of his previous lives, Eduardo worked as a Reuters correspondent in Latin America for nearly a decade. | |
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