DAILY DOSE: January 29, 2022
Posted on 01/29/2022
1. TRUCKERS LEAD PEOPLE’S REVOLT IN CANADA. A convoy of trucks crossing Canada are protesting COVID vaccine mandates for truckers. The Canadian government mandates truck drivers to wear masks in trucks and have vaccine mandate in place at the U.S.-Canada border. Trucks with the Freedom Convoy stretch for several blocks in Ottawa, with more circling the area, as protestors continue to gather at Parliament Hill.
“It’s 70 km (43.5 miles) long,” says Freedom Convoy 2022 spokesperson Benjamin Dichter to the Toronto Sun. “I have seen footage from an airplane. It’s impressive.”
The protest has grown into a mass demonstration against the Canadian government over other COVID regulations.
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family have left their home in Ottawa for a secret location, according to the CBC. This is amid security concerns as thousands pour into the Canadian capital on Saturday in trucker convoys to protest vaccine mandates.
2. SECOND TERM. Italian President Sergio Mattarella (age 80) has agreed to serve a second term, senior politicians said on Saturday. Political parties failed to find an acceptable alternative candidate.
3. INFLATION DATA HEAD SACKED. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dumped the head of the state statistics agency TUIK (Sait Erdal Dincer), after data showed last year’s inflation rate hit a 19-year high of 36.1%.
4. 3,500 airplane flights are cancelled as potentially storm Kenan slams into Northeast.
5. Most Expensive Cities for Renters in the U.S.
Median rent price for a one bedroom unit in USD.
New York City: 3,260
San Francisco : 2,850
Boston: 2,720
San Jose, Calif.: 2,390
Miami: 2,340
Washington, D.C. : 2,250
Los Angeles: 2,220
Oakland, Calif. : 2,100
San Diego, Calif.: 2,070
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: 1,940
Data: Zumper (January 2022).
