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Cowboys for Trump founder arrested over Capitol riot
His charges include: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; disrupting the orderly conduct of government business; violent entry and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building; and obstructing a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder. [Full Article...]
France urges Iran, US to return to the worldwide nuclear agreement
The statement said uranium metal is an "intermediate product" in the manufacture of uranium silicide, a fuel used in nuclear reactors that is safer and has more power capability than uranium oxide-based fuel, which Iran now produces. A nuclear weapon is a source of trouble for a country like ours". But in spite of these remarks, Europe remains skeptical. The Iranian government has signalled ... [Full Article...]
Harris resigns from the Senate ahead of inauguration
Gavin Newsom was aware of her decision, clearing the way for him to appoint fellow Democrat Alex Padilla, now California's secretary of state, to serve the final two years of Harris's term. Ms Harris will not have the chance to give a farewell Senate floor speech. As vice president, she'll preside over the chamber in her Constitutional role as president of the Senate. [Full Article...]
Israeli jets hit Hamas targets in Gaza after rockets fired
According to Peace Now, Israel approved or advanced construction of more than 12,000 settlement homes in 2020, the highest in a single year since it began recording statistics in 2012. In a statement , the European Union said Israel's latest decision to advance the plans "is contrary to global law and further undermines the prospects of a viable two-state solution". [Full Article...]
Handwritten note seeds hope for trapped China gold miners
A total of 22 workers were trapped in the Hushan mine, in Shandong province, after the blast on Jan 10. Earlier Sunday, shortly after the rescue workers had completed drilling to a cavern over 600 meters underground where some of the miners were believed to be stranded, knocks on the pipe were responded to with repeated sounds from below, state-owned Xinhua News Agency reported . [Full Article...]
Missouri Woman Seen With Pelosi Sign Charged In DC Riot
The mob that descended on the building January 6 sought to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory. She also said there was "strong interest" in Congress for a 9/11-style investigation of the unprecedented attack on the Capitol that has been described as an insurrection, and which led to the swift second impeachment Wednesday of President Donald Trump.... [Full Article...]
Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire in homeless camp
Metropolitan Police, told TPM that a fire at a homeless encampment - the location of which matched that of the congressional alert - had been extinguished with no injuries reported. But the fast decision to lock down underscores the fear that has gripped Washington since the deadly January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters and prompted extraordinary measures ahead of the... [Full Article...]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican QAnon supporter, suspended from Twitter
Following the riot at the Capitol earlier this month, Twitter has ramped up its crackdown on misleading and false information on its platform. Twitter's civic integrity policy states the company "will label or remove false or misleading information meant to undermine public confidence in an election or other civic process". [Full Article...]