{"id":17783,"date":"2021-01-08T06:26:27","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T11:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/?p=17783"},"modified":"2021-01-08T06:32:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T11:32:26","slug":"january-8-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/blogs\/5-things-you-need-to-know\/2021\/01\/january-8-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"January 8, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><b>January 8th is the 8th\u00a0 day of the year.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-54690\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/ef794108-cksy_5_things_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"46\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11969 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2020\/04\/d269f35f-ckphu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2020\/04\/d269f35f-ckphu.png 1975w, https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2020\/04\/d269f35f-ckphu-768x159.png 768w, https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2020\/04\/d269f35f-ckphu-695x144.png 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ckphu.com\/current-situation-in-chatham-kent\/\">Chatham-Kent Public Health<\/a>\u00a0reported 26 new cases Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17013 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.briwebapp.net\/2020\/11\/96238783-ontario-health.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"84\" height=\"40\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ontario added 3,519 new cases of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of the cases are in Toronto, York Region and Peel. Closer to home there 199 new cases reported in Windsor-Essex.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-406 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/fd341b29-cksy_5_things_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"59\" height=\"74\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students in southern Ontario will not return to the classroom on Monday for in-person learning amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the province.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elementary schools in the southern part of the province (south of Sudbury) will remain closed until Jan. 25, which is two weeks later than the original reopening date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secondary students are still slated to return to class for in-person learning on Jan. 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54692 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/3acb2f67-cksy_5_things_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"58\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk passes Jeff Bezos to become the richest person on Earth. Thanks to Tesla\u2019s skyrocketing stock price.<\/p>\n<p>Musk surpassing Bezos\u2019 own extravagant personal wealth of around $187 billion marks the latest development in a years-long rivalry between the two \u2014 one that often centers on the accomplishments of their respective businesses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How strange<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1347204459147902978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54688 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/63a1a3cf-cksy_5_things_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a blog post Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would ban President Donald Trump from its platforms \u201cindefinitely\u201d following a pro-Trump attack on the US Capitol this week. The ban will not be lifted before Inauguration Day, according to Zuckerberg.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We believe the risks of allowing President Trump to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great, so we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JkyGOTYB1Z\">pic.twitter.com\/JkyGOTYB1Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Meta Newsroom (@MetaNewsroom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MetaNewsroom\/status\/1347211647245578241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54689 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/3a9171bb-cksy_5_things_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"89\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/neil-peart-rush-dead-cover-story-1110496\/\">Rush<\/a> will never return after Neil Peart&#8217;s death, although it\u2019s possible that they\u2019ll be inspired to work on new music with each other in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"January 8th is the 8th\u00a0 day of the year.\u00a0 Chatham-Kent Public Health\u00a0reported 26 new cases Thursday. 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