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White House To Reporters: Share Questions With Psaki Before Pressers
Shortly after Biden assumed office, Psaki's team indicated to members of the White House press pool that they should consider communicating their questions before the regularly scheduled briefings so the press secretary could have advance notice and time to prepare. [Full Article...]
Trump 'singularly responsible' for riot, impeachment trial brief claims
No defendant will be able to avoid criminal culpability by saying they were incited by Trump, said Jay Town who served as the top federal prosecutor in Birmingham, Alabama, during the Trump administration. Trump replaced his legal team over the weekend, hiring lawyers David Schoen and Bruce Castor. The amendment was passed in the aftermath of the 1861-65 US Civil War, during which 13 US states tri... [Full Article...]
Biden administration indicates in no hurry to engage China
Blinken last week called the U.S. China hopes the new USA administration will respond to the will of both peoples and follow the trend of history, Yang said , pointing out that bilateral relations now stand at "a key moment and face new opportunities and new challenges" as the Biden administration took office. [Full Article...]
More snow coming to Utah, especially in the mountains
A dusting of snow will be possible, with half-inch of snow across the higher elevations. Western KY has been the recipient of some moderate rain thus far this afternoon, but some spots are seeing a few bits of snow or sleet mixing in with the rain even in central and southern KY. [Full Article...]
Dozens of homes destroyed in WA bushfire
More than 200 firefighters have been battling the massive blaze, which started on Monday afternoon and has torn through the town of Wooroloo and affected the shires of Mundaring, Chittering, Northam and the City of Swan. A large aerial tanker is en route from NSW to help battle the blaze and the prime minister had been briefed on the situation. "This is an extremely unsafe fire", he said. [Full Article...]
Trump Who? White House Not Preoccupied With Former President
Leaders of a White House Correspondents Association Zoom call last Friday advised print reporters not to reveal to the White House press team their questions in advance. "The briefing becomes meaningless if the press secretary has to repeatedly punt questions, instead of coming equipped to discuss what journalists are reporting on", Schultz told the Daily Beast. [Full Article...]
Man Allegedly Hired Two Hitmen to Murder Niece He's Accused of Raping
Cormier, Eskine, and Wilson have each been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and prosecutors said that the death penalty 'is absolutely on the table'. The second attempt happened about two months later on January 13. Brittany Cormier's children remained hidden in a closet while their mother confronted the gunmen, the Acadiana Advocate reported . [Full Article...]
Russian court jails Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, West demands release
There was a heavy riot police presence outside the Moscow City Court, and more than 250 people who had come to support the Kremlin critic were detained, according to data from the OVD police monitoring website. The jailing of Navalny and the crackdown on protests have stoked worldwide outrage, with Western officials calling for his release and condemning the arrests of demonstrators. [Full Article...]