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1、* * * * * *TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2021 VOL. CCLXXVII NO. 9WSJ.comHHHH $4.00 DJIA31008.69g89.28 0.3%NASDAQ13036.43g1.3%STOXX600408.41g0.7%10-YR.TREAS.g8/32, yield 1.131%OIL$52.25$0.01GOLD$1,849.60$15.50EURO$1.2151YEN104.25 BYNATALIEANDREWS ANDREBECCABALLHAUS House Looks to Impeach Trump In Days Resolut

2、ion charges president with inciting insurrection; some in GOP discuss censure For more than a decade, Holly Hein rode the #10 bus 45 minutes to her administrative job at Portland State Univer- sity in Oregon. She would plop onto her usual spot at the back of the bus and “space out” with a book. At c

3、lose of business, she would repeat the ritual in reverse. When the pandemic struck in March, Ms. Hein felt grate- ful to be able to do her job re- motely from home. But in time, something seemed off. “It was just a wrong feeling,” she said. She doesnt miss the hassle of commuting, exactly, but yearn

4、s for the clear dividing line in her weekdays. “There needs to be a con- trast,” she said, “to set off homeHollyfromwork Holly. ” The Office Commute Is Gone, So Workers Make One Up iii Missing the routine, people are trying ways to mark the start and end of day BYJENNIFERLEVITZMs. Hein embraced a st

5、rat- egy to power through the re- maining months of working from home: the pretend com- mute. Nine months into Americas pandemic lockdowns, work- from-homeemployeeswho used to slog to the office on the train, bus, ferry or high- way are forcing themselves to take short walks, drives or other excursi

6、ons to re-create commuting and provide a sep- aration between their work and nonwork lives. The buzz-phrase “fake com- mute” has taken off on social media, with scores of people sharing stories about simulat- ing old routines, including car- rying a packed lunch out on strolls. British academic re-

7、searchers said blurring work- home roles during lockdown could create burnout. “We PleaseturntopageA10 BYKEACHHAGEY ANDJEFFHORWITZ PERSONAL JOURNAL Scientists dont yet know whether vaccine will prevent viruss spread to others.A12 EPA/SHUTTERSTOCK U.S. NEWS Trump administration labels Cuba a state sp

8、onsor of terrorism.A3 RAMON ESPINOSA/AP The Crimson Tide crushed Ohio State 52-24 in college footballs championship game Monday night in Miami Gardens, Fla. Running back Najee Harris (No. 22) was among the stars. A14 Parler policy chief Amy Peikoff told Amazon a few hours later in an email reviewed

9、by The Wall Street Journal. Amazon wrote back Thurs- PleaseturntopageA6 WASHINGTONCongress careened toward a fresh show- down with President Trump, as House Democrats said they plan to vote on impeaching him Wednesday over accusations he incited supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. House Democrats

10、introduced an article of impeachment on Monday morning and said they would move ahead regardless of tepid Republican support. While some Republicans have con- demned the GOP president for encouraging his supporters to march to the Capitol as lawmak- ers were voting to ratify Demo- cratic President-e

11、lect Joe Bidens victory, only a handful have backed removing him from of- fice through impeachment or other means, while some have floated censure as an alternative. Democrats, who have unsuc- cessfully pressed Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th AmendmenttoremoveMr. Trump from office, are

12、expected to have enough votes to im- peach in the House, which re- quires only a simple majority. A two-thirds vote in the Senate would then be required to con- vict Mr. Trump. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) has said there would be no time to conduct a trial and vote in the Senate

13、before Inaugura- tion Day on Jan. 20, with the PleaseturntopageA4 Popular Online Communities Push Stocks to Record Gains A new army of social-me- dia-enableddaytradersis helping propel stocks to re- cords and turning companies into market sensations. As trading by individual in- vestors boomed durin

14、g the coronavirus pandemic, so has the popularity of online com- munities where they gather. Platforms including TikTok, Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, In- stagram, Facebook and mes- saging platform Discord have become the new Wall Street trading desks. Individual in- vestors gather to talk about hot sto

15、cks like Tesla Inc., boast of gains and commiser- ate about losses. These investors do more than just talk, though. They piggyback on each others ideas and trades, helping fuel the momentum that has propelled some companies to triple-digit or bigger gains in 2020. “People fall in love with some stoc

16、ks and they get in these echo chambers, where they are all shouting, like, Were going to buy Tesla for- ever! ” said Blake Bassett, a 31-year-olddeliverydriver who began trading several years ago. “People post all day PleaseturntopageA2 By Caitlin McCabe, Gunjan Banerji and Mischa Frankl-Duval Parle

17、r launched in 2018 as a freewheeling social-media site for users fed up with the rules on Facebook and Twitter, and it quickly won fans from support- ers of President Trump. On Monday, it went dark, felled by blowback over its more permis- sive approach. A Inc. abruptly ended web-hosting services to

18、 the company, effectively halting its operations, prompting Par- ler to sue Amazon in Seattle federal court. Other tech part- ners also acted, crippling oper- ations. Driving the decision was last weeks mob attack on the U.S. Capitol. On the afternoon of the riot, Amazon warned execu- tives from Par

19、ler it had re- ceived reports the social-media platform was hosting “inappro- priate” content, and that Parler had 24 hours to address it. “We have been appropriately addressing this type of content and actively working with law enforcement for weeks now,” Gerald F. Seib: A no-win choice awaits Bide

20、n. A4 More companies halt political donations after riot. A7 Acting Homeland Security leader Wolf steps down. A8 Congress gets fuel to rein in big tech firms. A6 Facebook to remove content mentioning stop the steal. A7 INSIDE Alabama Captures National Title KEVIN C. COX/GETTY IMAGES U.S. officials o

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25、 AMPLIFICATIONS Readers can alert The Wall Street Journal to any errors in news articles by emailing or by calling 888-410-2667. U.S.WATCH FEDERAL RESERVE Lower Rates Raise Central Bank Profit The Federal Reserve sent $88.5 billion in profit to the U.S. Treasury Department in 2020, a nearly two-thir

26、ds increase from the previous year as lower rates held down the central banks in- terest expense. The Feds payments to the Treasury had fallen over the pre- vious four years as interest rates rose, boosting the reserves it paid on deposits that private banks keep at the Feds regional reserve banks.

27、The Fed also began shrink- ing its portfolio of assets, reduc- ing its overall net income. In 2020, the Fed lowered rates to near zero in response to the economic downturn wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, sharply reducing interest pay- ments on banks excess reserves. Lower interest expense boost

28、ed the Feds net income to $88.8 billion in 2020, from $55.5 billion in 2019, according to pre- liminary estimates of the central banks annual financial state- ment, released Monday. The Fed is required to use its revenue to cover operating ex- penses and send much of the rest to the Treasurys genera

29、l fund, where it is used to help cover the governments bills. The Fed payments to Treasury, called remittances, hit a record in 2015 because of swelling interest in- come from its huge bondholdings. Mondays report showed the 12 Fed reserve banks operating ex- penses totaled $4.5 billion in 2020, unc

30、hanged from the previous year. Kate Davidson MINNEAPOLIS Police Union Leader Will Retire Early Lt. Bob Kroll, the outspoken head of the Police Officers Feder- ation of Minneapolis, said Monday he plans to retire at the end of the month, citing family reasons. Mr. Kroll, who said in a letter announci

31、ng his retirement to union members that he had served on the citys police force for 32 years, moved up initial plans to retire in May. “After reviewing the bigger picture, it is in my familys best interest for me to retire four months early,” said Mr. Kroll, who was elected president of the union in

32、 2015. He came to national attention after initially defending the four officers involved in the killing of George Floyd in May. He later said in a series of interviews with local media that the firing of then-officer Derek Chauvin, who planted his knee on Mr. Floyds neck for an extended pe- riod, w

33、as justified. Mr. Kroll didnt respond to a request for comment. “Good riddance,” tweeted Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who had clashed with Mr. Kroll numerous times in recent years, in response to news that Mr. Kroll was retiring. Mr. Kroll was an outspoken critic of the citys handling of the unrest

34、 following Mr. Floyds death, calling it “despicable” that the mayor and governor, both Demo- crats, had shifted blame for the ensuing violence to police officers in a letter to union members. Joe Barrett CORONAVIRUS Biden Gets Second Dose of Vaccine President-elect Joe Biden re- ceived his second do

35、se of the Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, completing the regimen ahead of his Jan. 20 inauguration, and said he would release a vaccine distribution plan later this week. Mr. Biden received the shot at a hospital in Newark, Del. He got the first dose on Dec. 21, becom- ing one of the first public offici

36、als to do so. “Theres nothing to worry about,” he said at the time. Mr. Biden is set to take office as the virus continues to surge. Mr. Biden said Monday de- tails of his vaccine plan would come Thursday. “Three or four thousand people dying a day is beyond the pale,” he said. Alex Leary MISSISSIPP

37、I New Flag Drops Confederate Emblem Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday signed a bill that gives the state a new flag that has a magnolia and that no lon- ger carries the Confederate bat- tle emblem. The bill signing happened just over six months after legislators retired the last state flag in t

38、he U.S. that included the rebel sym- bol. Momentum to change the Mississippi flag built quickly last summer as protests against ra- cial injustice were happening across the nation. Legislators created a commis- sion to design a new flag, speci- fying that the banner couldnt include Confederate image

39、ry and that it must include “In God We Trust.” During a signing ceremony, Mr. Reeves said the old flag was “a prominent roadblock to unity.” Speaking of the new flag, he said, “It is one small effort to unify, but it is done in good faith.” Associated Press FAIR WEATHER: Workers at the South Florida

40、 Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach prepared Monday for Fridays opening. A scaled-down version of the fair will be held because of Covid-19 precautions. JOE CAVARETTA/SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL/ASSOCIATED PRESS P2JW012000-0-A00200-1-XA THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.Tuesday, January 12, 2021 |A3 U.S. NEWS WASH

41、INGTONThe Trump administration is putting Cuba back on the list of countries considered state sponsors of terrorism, rescinding a 2015 move by the Obama adminis- tration to thaw ties to the one- time Cold War adversary. There-designation,an- nounced Monday, may compli- cate President-elect Joe Bi- d

42、ens efforts to improve ties with Havana. It is the latest in a series of foreign-policy steps the administration has taken in recent days to try to lock in policies before it leaves office. SecretaryofStateMike Pompeo said the re-designa- tioniswarrantedbecause Cuba has harbored several U.S. fugitiv

43、es, including a woman accused of killing a New Jer- sey state trooper in 1973. He also said Cuba has rebuffed Colombias extradition request for 10 members of the Na- tional Liberation Army, which is tied to a 2019 bombing in Bogot that killed 22 people. Sen. Patrick Leahy, the Ver- mont Democrat who

44、 played an important role in improving relations with Cuba during the Obamaadministration,de- nounced Mr. Pompeos move as a “blatantly politicized des- ignation” that was intended to complicate the incoming Biden administrations diplomacy. “Of course we have differ- ences with the Cubans over fu- gi

45、tives from justice, as we do with many governments,” Mr. Leahy said. “But the secretary of state has done nothing con- structive to address that prob- lem for four years, and this will only make it harder to solve.” The State Department list to which Cuba is being added includes Syria, Iran and Nort

46、h Korea.Cubawasremoved from that list in 2015 as the Obama administration sought to build ties with the country, part of a campaign that in- cluded boosting commercial air travel, the reopening of embassies and a visit by Presi- dent Barack Obama to Cuba. A Biden transition official declined to comm

47、ent on the decision, but noted that Mr. Biden and his team will review these last-minute moves and “will render a verdict based exclusively on one criterion: the national interest.” Cuba has long been a con- tentious political issue in U.S. politics,andPresident Trumpstoughrhetoric against Cuba has

48、been sup- ported by many Cuban-Ameri- can voters and other Hispanics who are sharply critical of that country and its regional ally Venezuela. Mr. Trump won the battleground state of Florida in November, in large part on his performance among Cu- ban-American voters in the Miami area. Mr.Trumpalread

49、yhas takenanumberofsteps against Cuba, including pro- hibiting individual travel for educational and cultural ex- changes, and imposing eco- nomic sanctions. In putting Cuba back on the terrorism list, the administra- tion didnt assert that the Cu- ban government had repeat- edlyprovidedsupportfor international terrorist acts, which the State Department has long said is a criteria for inclusi