As 2021 winds down the news just keeps winding up! Today we try to get caught up on headlines catching our attention this past week. New Zealand bans cigarettes, local Sheriff booked for drunk driving, Gavin Newsom gets snarky, Putin & Xi Bromance and so much more.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59591301?fbclid=IwAR2Cy22A3XwieJoLEApVXcnQLCsa9LzRMyJQEXQMmBqPJM_wPTTTO40ZuR4

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/newsom-california-assault-weapons-ban-texas-abortion-law_n_61b65ed7e4b0bb13fd08fd28?fbclid=IwAR3jURdQUOejPRitKdmP7FZncy09TLFWngVTHQGLRxzYmwT763kEVJy9k40

https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3vpb5/new-zealand-ban-cigarettes?fbclid=IwAR3t2ts3gjqNvRVi2ANQ6vhSe03P1Iv6arv17p_OHMB8tFGJ_fbUbdhvXKw

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/world/asia/china-russia-summit-xi-putin.html?fbclid=IwAR1qTDKu5P_zOofGEOYFZQuJcYPaN8hJXmlBYPTW8OG0sQWxo4CmllCRSKE

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rachael-rollins-massachusetts-us-attorney-black-woman_n_61b11efce4b068effec4fb68?fbclid=IwAR1IhLFFPG_GFv-mtS0WkQREltzbxihcHkaX4u_wKE2q2PJTFChWdzKDcFk

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/12/15/wednesdays-weather-turns-dangerous-and-will-make-history

https://www.startribune.com/hennepin-county-sheriff-charged-with-four-misdemeanor-drunk-driving-offenses/600125966/

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/11/05/politics-in-race-for-hennepin-county-sheriff

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dave-hutchinson-midwest-gay-sheriff_n_5be2fb86e4b0dbe871a5a024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/12/09/senate-debt-ceiling-vote/?fbclid=IwAR3B_ssV6GfH2s8ahXnmCSDFP_gs3vgI1r3wK08LNhP4qhmx1vT8TRdCHWA

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/dec/14/elon-musk-time-person-of-the-year-worst-ever-choice-say-critics