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Although it is widely assumed that “chav” is an abbreviation for “council housed and violent,” it probably originated from the Romani word “Chavi,” meaning “child.” In British slang, “chav” is a slur meant for a young working-class person, stereotypically known for aggressively loutish behavior, flashy jewelry, and athletic tracksuits. In recent years the word saw a revival in the fashion world, even more so as an Instagram or Tik-Tok challenge trend. Throughout the 2020-2021 lockdowns, social influencers who have lounged around their houses in matching loungewear sets replaced the word “lazy” with “chav” on their ads.

Pablo Dylan is an emerging folk artist whose new EP comes out Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. He’s also Bob Dylan’s grandson and film director Jesse Dylan’s son. Bob Dylan has another grandson on the verge of fame, male-model Levi Dylan, son of rock musician Jakob Dylan. 

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R.I.P Sheldon Adelson. The billionaire mogul and Jewish-Republican power broker died after a long illness Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. He was 87 years old. Apart from donating 100s of millions of dollars to Republican campaigns over the years, including a $75 million donation to the Trump campaign in Oct. 2020, Adelson was also a big supporter of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He funded a widely-read free daily newspaper called “Israel Hayom,” or “Israel Today,” so supportive of Netanyahu that some Israelis nicknamed it “Bibi-ton.”

Détente is French for relaxation. The term, in politics, originated when France and Germany tried unsuccessfully to reduce tensions around 1912. The expression is often used to describe a policy of relaxing tensions between the Soviet Union and the West during the Cold War. 

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence appear to have come to a détente after nearly a week of silence amid the Capitol riots. According to a senior administration official, the two met Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in the Oval Office and had a “good conversation,” according to a senior administration official. During their conversation, the official said, Trump and Pence pledged to continue to work for “the remainder of their term.”

Micronesia is a small Pacific nation that’s home to 100,000 people and was one of a handful of island nations to have avoided the coronavirus. That is until Jan. 12, 2021, when Micronesia reported its first case of the virus after a crewmember on an arriving ship tested positive.