Interesting Reads for Friday, 23 December 2016: Obama Protects Atheists, Berlin Terrorist Shot Dead, How Life Began

Obama Signs Law Protecting Atheists from Religious Persecution (Snopes)

Berlin Attack Suspect Anis Amri Shot Dead In Milan, Italy (BBC)

41 Dead in Siberia After Drinking Bath Perfume as If It Were Alcohol (Seeker)

The Arctic Could End This Year With Record Breaking Heat Wave Temperatures (Think Progress)

Critical Planning for Climate-Ready Fisheries (NRDC National Resources Defense Council)

The 7km abyss deep under the ocean: Biggest fault on Earth found inside the deadly 'ring of fire' (The Daily Mail, UK)

The Secret Of How Life Began On Earth (BBC "Best Read" )

Google and Honda Team Up To Make Autonomous Cars (Wired)

Unions Make A Comeback in Vancouver, WA (KUOW 94.9 FM)

Union Wins Against Trump™ International Hotel, Las Vegas; Also, Employees Win Right To Unionize In New Trump™ International Hotel, Washington D.C. (Common Dreams)

Two More Trump Advisers Are Ditching “Drain The Swamp”; Corey Lewandowski & Barry Bennett Open Up Shop A Block From White House (Bloomberg)

How Did a Nation Crippled by Wall Street Billionaires End Up With Them Running the Country? (Wall Street On Parade)

Trumpxuberance . . . Until It’s Not! (James Kunstler)