Noteworthy news you may have missed

Well, we made it. You and I have traveled yet one more year around the sun. True to form, 2019 was full of wonder, mistakes, successes, and a smorgasbord of conundrums and craziness.

As usual, I kept track of a few of the lesser but still extraordinary events and findings during the year.

January 22 — According to a report from nonprofit Oxfam, the world’s 26 wealthiest people…