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UN: 12 million women denied access to birth control due to pandemic
Nearly 12 million women lost access to family planning services including birth control and contraceptives because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations Population Fund said in a report published Thursday.
Why it matters: The UNPF said the data from 115 low-and-middle-income countries shows the disruption for a total of 3.6 months caused by the pandemic over the past year led to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies.
U.S. charges Russian intelligence officers for massive cyberattacks beginning in 2015
A federal grand jury has returned a 7-count indictment against six Russian military intelligence officers for major hacking operations targeting foreign elections, the Olympics and computer systems worldwide that resulted in nearly $1 billion in losses, the Justice Department announced Monday.
The big picture: The officers are members of the same GRU unit indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller for interference in the 2016 election.
Your guide to Congress' certification of Biden's win
There's no doubt about the outcome — Congress will ratify Joe Biden's election win and he'll be sworn in on Jan. 20 — but that won't stop today's political theater that may drag late into the night.
- Here's our guide to watching the certification debate, with input from legislative aides, historians, election experts and Axios' Ursula Perano.
Small business Paycheck Protection Program to restart next week
The next round of Paycheck Protection Program loans will open on Monday, albeit not for everyone.
Why it matters: As evidenced by this morning's bleak jobs report, many businesses continue to be battered by the surging pandemic.