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Plus: Sony is planning to make electric cars. [Quartz]( Sponsored by Good morning, Quartz readers! Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Sign up here](. Forward to a friend who [struggles with New Year’s resolutions](. Here’s what you need to know Novak Djokovic could be deported from Australia. The world’s number one tennis player is [waiting in a hotel for immigration detainees]( as the legal row over his canceled visa and vaccine exemption continues. Uranium prices surged over political turmoil in Kazakhstan. Russia and its allies have sent in troops to help put down [anti-government protests](; the central Asian country is the [world’s largest producer of the radioactive element](. General Motors revealed its new electric pickup. The [latest Chevrolet Silverado]( takes on the mighty Ford F-150, [the best-selling car in the US]( for 40 years, as GM tries to unseat Toyota as the number one carmaker. Hong Kong banned flights from the US. [Travelers from seven other countries]( are also no longer allowed entry, as the city’s new covid restrictions kick in. The CDC approved Pfizer booster shots for children aged 12-15. “[Let’s whack this one down](,” said a member of the panel, although the majority of adolescent covid patients in hospital [are unvaccinated](. Sponsor content by Cowen Cryptocurrencies. U.S.-China relations. The energy transition. Cannabis. How should investors think about changing industry dynamics? [Download Cowen’s annual Themes report]( for insights into 14 key investment themes, growth opportunities, and mega-trends for the year ahead. Cowen is a leading diversified financial services firm with 60 senior equity research analysts collaborating across all industries. What to watch for One year ago, the US Capitol was under attack. Since then, more than 700 people have been charged with federal crimes, Donald Trump was impeached for an unprecedented second time, and all of America has had to reckon with the fragility of its institutions. Today, Washington will be under high security, and [the day’s agenda]( will include a discussion with historians, and testimony from some of the Congress members who were in the building during the attack. Mostly, the event will serve as a political opportunity, especially for Democrats. They will use the anniversary and its symbolism to highlight the alleged role of the Republican party in fomenting the insurgency. The immediate goal is getting support for a law enshrining [national voting rights protections]( (pdf), and getting hesitant Democratic senators (Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia) behind a vote to change the Senate’s filibuster rule. 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