Completion Date: 23 December 2020
Medium: Paint & ink on acid-free mount-board
Dimensions: 18 x28 inches
All components are drawn on acid-free mount-board, and then glued onto acid-free mount-board. Two coats of matte acrylic varnish are then applied.
News Headlines 09-23 December 2020
09 Dec
*Hunter Biden under tax investigation
* Daily Covid deaths top 3,000 for the 1st time
* Federal Trade Commission wants Facebook to be broken up
10 Dec
* All 50 states and DC have certified their election results
11 Dec
* Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed bid to overturn election
* Pfizer vaccine approved in US
12 Dec
* US vaccinations to begin on Monday
13 Dec
* Germany Xmas lockdown as virus spikes
14 Dec
* US Covid death toll > 300,000
* Electoral College Affirms Biden’s Victory
* William Barr resigns as Attorney General
15 Dec
* After weeks of silence, McConnell congratulates Biden
16 Dec
* French president Macron has Covid
* Cyberattack against US more serious than thought
17 Dec
* FDA endorses Moderna vaccine
* Stimulus negotiations continue
18 Dec
* US approves Moderna as second vaccine
* Russia behind SolarWinds cyber attack says US
19 Dec
* Italy announces Xmas and new year lockdown
* Faster-spreading Covid variant hits UK
* London enters tighter lockdown
20 Dec
* EU Nations impose UK travel bans over new variant
* Congress strikes deal to provide $900bn in Covid aid
* Sydney cut off from rest of Australia amid outbreak
21 Dec
* UK virus mutation spreads globally
22 Dec
* Trump pardons 2 Russia enquiry figures
23 Dec
* Trump threatens to veto stimulus bill
09 Dec 2020
S&P500: 3,701
Bitcoin: 18,230
CO2 (PPM): 413.98
CNY/USD: 6.53
USD/EUR: 1.21
Trump Approval: 43.3
US cases: 15,821,614
US deaths: 296,718
23 Dec 2020
S&P500: 3,690
Bitcoin: 23,360
CO2 (PPM): 414.11
CNY/USD: 6.53
USD/EUR: 1.21
Trump Approval: 42.6
US cases: 18,827,623
US deaths: 332,929