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Arizona certifies election results as Donald Trump clings to baseless 'fraud' claims
The presidential daily briefing is a daily rundown of threats and intelligence developments compiled by the national security community for the United States leadership. Biden beat Trump by 10,457 votes, the secretary of state's office said. Arizona certified its election results on Monday, awarding the state's 11 electoral votes to President-elect Joe Biden and clearing the way for Senator-elec... [Full Article...]
Fired cyber security official on Trump’s claim of voter fraud: 'It’s nonsense'
Before he was sacked by Trump in a tweet , Krebs had served as the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security since November, 2018. Krebs said of the press conference. And it was, then, for me, a press conference that ... didn't make sense. What it was actively doing was undermining democracy. [Full Article...]
Farmers spurn Shah offer, calls for unconditional talks
We want a meeting TO be held without any condition. "The condition put for talks is an insult to farmers". Protesting farmers are in a sit-in at the Delhi-Haryana borders, at Kundli on the Ambala-Delhi national highway, and at Tikri on the Delhi-Hisar national highway. [Full Article...]
Fauci, Birx voice dire post-Thanksgiving warnings on COVID
More than 13.2 million Americans have been infected and almost 267,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University . Dr Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said on CBS' Face the Nation that Americans who travelled this past week should try to avoid people over 65. [Full Article...]
Afghan forces kill Taliban mastermind of Ghazni attack
The response from Afghan forces came after Sunday's suicide attack in Ghazni in which the attacker detonated a vehicle full of explosives. He, however, did not confirm the death toll. The council chief, Attajan Haqbayat, survived Sunday's attack with minor injuries, although one of his bodyguards was among those killed, said provincial police spokesman Hikmatullah Kochai. [Full Article...]
Cuban president says artist collective's protest was US plot
The protest was sparked by authorities' crackdown on the San Isidro Movement of dissident artists and activists to which Matos belongs that formed two years ago to protest curbs on freedom of expression, often through irreverent performances.The situation came to a head after authorities besieged the movement's headquarters in Old Havana's San Isidro district then on Thursday broke up a hunger s... [Full Article...]
Snow looks to be on way as Met Éireann forecasts 'wintry showers'
Carlow Weather's Alan O'Reilly expects something similar and explained why. The system is expected to linger over the area until Wednesday . Precipitation is expected to begin Monday morning as rain or snow and change quickly to snow Monday afternoon. [Full Article...]
New Zealand charges 13 for Whakaari volcano eruption
Whakaari White Island was a major draw card for overseas tourists and 47 guides and visitors were on the island when it erupted on December 9 a year ago. She was only guessing who had been charged at this stage, but the maximum fine of $1.5million for each organisation was "better than nothing". Ten parties faces charges which carry a maximum fine of $NZ1.5 million under New Zealand's Health and... [Full Article...]