The Update- December 23rd
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A woman dubbed the “world’s hottest” scientist has shared her diagnosis of a potentially “deadly” mosquito-borne disease. In a video on Instagram, ecologist Rosie Moore told her 192,000 followers she had contracted dengue fever while traveling in South America.
In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, the NYPD announced they have in custody a “person of interest” in the early morning death of a woman who they believe may have fallen asleep on a stationary subway train before being intentionally lit on fire by a man she didn’t know.
Speaking of the NYPD, the highest-ranking uniformed officer abruptly resigned late Friday night after explosive allegations were uncovered that he demanded sexual favors from a subordinate in exchange for massive amounts of overtime.
And in the transition from Joe Biden to Donald Trump, he suggested that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama Canal that the United States “foolishly” ceded to its Central American ally, contending that shippers are charged “ridiculous” fees to pass through the vital transportation channel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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