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• Venezuela Referendum
  Venezuelans went to the polls yesterday to decide ...
  Venezuelans went to the polls yesterday to decide whether to annex Guyana's oil-rich region of Essequibo yesterday in a nonbinding referendum, the latest move in a nearly two-century territorial dispute. Results were still being tabulated as of late yesterday evening.
  
  Great Britain purchased Guyana from the Dutch in the early 1800s and surveyed its western border deep into Venezuela, recently independent from Spain. Venezuela protested the boundary placement for decades, which added roughly 30,000 square miles to British Guyana (see history).
  
  In 1899, Venezuela effectively lost an attempt to win back the territory in a European-arbitrated decision, and attempts by the international community to settle the issue since have floundered. ExxonMobil's 2015 discovery of major oil deposits in Essequibo has transformed Guyana into a major offshore oil producer. 
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• It’s a busy week across the sports world
  The NBA’s in-season tournament will hold its semifinals on Thursday and the championship game on Saturday...
  The NBA’s in-season tournament will hold its semifinals on Thursday and the championship game on Saturday in Las Vegas. Army will play Navy on Saturday afternoon in Foxboro, MA, marking the first time in its 124-year history that “America’s Game” will be played in New England. The MLS Cup will take place Saturday afternoon between Columbus and LAFC. And MLB’s winter meetings will start today in Nashville. The only question that matters: Where will free agent Shohei Ohtani end up?
  
  The 2023 College Football Playoff was unveiled yesterday, with No. 1 Michigan (13-0) taking on No. 4 Alabama (12-1) in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day (5 pm ET, ESPN), followed by No. 2 Washington (13-0) facing off against No. 3 Texas (12-1) in the Sugar Bowl. All four teams won their respective conference championships over the weekend.
  
  Notable nonplayoff matchups include FSU versus Georgia (Orange Bowl), Oregon versus undefeated upstart Liberty, and more. See the full schedule of matchups here.
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• ☕️What Else is Brewing Monday Morning
  Atmospheric river expected to drop month-worth of rain in Pacific Northwest over next...
  Atmospheric river expected to drop month-worth of rain in Pacific Northwest over next few days; flood watches issued for portions of Washington state (More)
  
  Air traffic controllers have been pushed to the brink due to a nationwide shortage, the NYT reports.
  
  Hisham Awartani, one of three Palestinian American students who was shot in a suspected hate crime in Vermont last week, is paralyzed from the chest down, his mother said.
  
  The Israel–Hamas war has been the deadliest conflict for journalists in 30 years, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
  
  A movie about expelled Rep. George Santos is in the works at HBO Films.
  
  Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal, and Dionne Warwick were among the entertainers honored by the Kennedy Center at its annual gala last night.
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• Sinclair finishes takeover of Holly Energy Partners
  HF Sinclair Corporation’s merger with Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a firm with pipeline operations...
  HF Sinclair Corporation’s merger with Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a firm with pipeline operations across Oklahoma, was completed over the weekend. The deal is valued at $1.44 billion, according to a BUSINESS WIRE report.
  
  The merger of HEP with a subsidiary of HF Sinclair became effective upon the filing of the certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which occurred on Friday. As a result of the transaction, HEP Common Units will no longer be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and HEP will cease to be a publicly traded partnership.
  
  HF Sinclair supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1,500 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand at more than 300 additional locations throughout the country.
  
  
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• ⚡️Your home could be a virtual power plant.
  EVs, data centers, and air conditioning are driving electricity demand sky-high in the US, but the Department...
  EVs, data centers, and air conditioning are driving electricity demand sky-high in the US, but the Department of Energy predicts that half of the new juice the country needs could soon be provided by people and businesses with smart technology. By discharging unused power back to the grid or limiting consumption, incentivized industrial customers and individual electricity consumers who use green tech (solar panels, smart thermostats, etc.) function as virtual power plants. This can be a cleaner and cheaper alternative to building centralized energy-producing facilities, and the DOE estimates that it’ll grow threefold by 2030.
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