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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is hopeful of securing a quick deal to get fighter jets from Western partners, after meeting British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at Chequers. Zelensky confirms the pair talked about the issue during a meeting at the prime minister's official country retreat northwest of London, adding that he was "very positive" about the prospect of creating a "jets coalition" for the war against Russia. SOUNDBITE
The EU's foreign policy chief says he is hopeful the Iran nuclear deal could be revived after receiving "reasonable" responses to his proposed text from Iran and the United States. "I am hoping that in the coming days we are not going to lose this momentum and we can close the deal" says Josep Borrell, at an informal meeing of EU foreign ministers in Prague. SOUNDBITE
While President Donald Trump sends his lawyers hither-and-yon to try to overturn the election, President-elect Joe Biden has been busy filling Cabinet slots. HuffPost reports Biden named John Kerry on Monday as his special envoy on climate. He's tasked the former secretary of state with steering a 180-degree turn in US diplomacy on the issue. Kerry will also be advising the incoming Biden administration on the security challenges a warming planet poses. America will soon have a government that treats the climate crisis as the urgent national security threat it is. Kerry will represent the US at a moment that scholars increasingly see as a period of American imperial decline amid unprecedented planetary changes.
Business Insider reports that Panera is adding pizza to the menu. They're rolling out three flatbreads in restaurants this week. Panera has seen a surge in take-out, drive-thru. and delivery during the pandemic. Panera exec Eduardo Luz said that rise helped convince the chain to add pizza to the menu. The chain wanted to make a pizza that people "feel good about eating," Luz said.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the overwhelming favorite in her reelection race in New York's 14th Congressional district. Her Republican opponent, John Cummings has still raised $9.6 million — seemingly a sign of how keen conservatives are to challenge her. "I guarantee you 75% of his contributors don't know anything about him," a Republican strategist told The New York Times. More then $30 million has flowed into the campaign, most of it going to Ocasio-Cortez and Cummings.
John Boyega says his Christian faith has helped him deal with the sudden fame and fortune he got from playing Finn in the new 'Star Wars' trilogy.
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