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Conservatives Clutch Their Pearls After Biden Aide Calls GOPers 'Bunch Of F*ckers'
After failing to bring any evidence to support claims of election fraud, Senator Johnson pivoted to the exhausted trope of attacking Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden . "I think state legislatures will need to reaffirm that election law can only be changed by a state legislature", he continued, referring to changes in election laws made in some states by officials rather than lawmakers-such as in Pen... [Full Article...]
Germany enters tough new lockdown as coronavirus death toll reaches record high
But the institute said a delay in reporting data from the large state of Saxony could be part of the reason for the sharp increase. Germany is now experiencing a major surge of infections, hospitalizations and deaths. Germany was widely praised for slowing the spread of its outbreak in the spring, but as people grew complacent with distancing and mask rules over the summer the numbers of cases... [Full Article...]
Mitch McConnell recognizes Biden as U.S president-elect after holdout
On Monday, Joe Biden bagged 306 Electoral College votes and Trump received 232. Shelby's comment came one day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , during a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, recognized Biden as the president-elect after the Electoral College ratified the November election results on Monday . [Full Article...]
CBBC Newsround: Windrush generation to be given more compensation money
BRITAIN has announced an overhaul of the compensation scheme for victims of its clampdown on the "Windrush" generation of immigrants, with increased and faster pay-outs. In an article in The Times on Monday, Ms Patel and Bishop Derek Webley, who co-chair a cross-government working group on Windrush, acknowledged that some victims "suffered bad treatment and were let down by successive government... [Full Article...]
EU Chief says there's path to Brexit deal now
Within the umbrella of fair competition, the European Union had wanted the two sides to agree on unilateral tariffs if one side drops its standards or regulations. The issue remains stuck as both sides negotiate over access to each others' waters post-Brexit. The European Parliament is expected to approve these plans on Friday. [Full Article...]
U.S. 'close to unveiling charges' against new Lockerbie bombing suspect
The suspect, Abu Agila Mohammad Masud, is now held by the Libyan authorities, according to The Wall Street Journal , and USA authorities are seeking his extradition to stand trial in the United States. He died in 2012, and his family has recently taken up efforts to appeal his conviction in Scotland . Megrahi was convicted and sentenced to 27 years to life in prison, while his co-defendant Fhima... [Full Article...]
PornHub starts removing unverified content after policy changes
The company, which is owned by Montreal-based Mindgeek, says it has suspended all previously uploaded content that was not created by one of its content partners or members of its Model Program, which includes age verification. "At Pornhub, the safety of our community is our top priority". In the future, we will only allow correctly identified users to download content. We have banned downloads. [Full Article...]
'There's Progress' As Pelosi, McConnell Meet To Discuss Relief
The first session between the leaders - a rare get-together of the four for face-to-face negotiations - lasted a little less than an hour. "Congressional leaders on both sides are going to continue until we get this done". The looming agreement follows efforts by a bipartisan group of rank-and-file lawmakers to find middle ground between a $2.4 trillion House bill and a $500 billion GOP measure fa... [Full Article...]