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    • Biden lifts Trump ban that prevented legal immigration

      Biden lifts Trump ban that prevented legal immigration

      President Biden on Wednesday lifted a freeze on green cards issued by his predecessor during the pandemic that lawyers said was blocking most legal immigration.

      Advocates surprised lift wasn't immediate »
      • A mister no more: Potato Head rebranded

        A mister no more: Potato Head rebranded

      • LGBTQ rights bill passes — and exposes GOP divide

        LGBTQ rights bill passes — and exposes GOP divide

      • Effort by Biden to rebrand the government

        Effort by Biden to rebrand the government

      • LGBTQ debate spills into Capitol halls thanks to MTG

        LGBTQ debate spills into Capitol halls thanks to MTG

      • U.S. conducts first military airstrikes under Biden

        U.S. conducts first military airstrikes under Biden

    • Acting Capitol Police chief: Phone logs show Jan. 6 National Guard approval was delayed
      U.S.
      Axios

      Acting Capitol Police chief: Phone logs show Jan. 6 National Guard approval was delayed

      Acting U.S. Capitol Police chief Yogananda Pittman testified on Thursday that cellphone records show former USCP chief Steven Sund requested National Guard support from the House sergeant-at-arms as early as 12:58pm on Jan. 6, but he did not receive approval until over an hour later. Why it matters: Sund and former House sergeant-at-arms Paul Irving clashed at a Senate hearing on Tuesday over a dispute in the timeline for when Capitol Police requested the National Guard during the Capitol insurrection. Irving insisted that he has no recollection of receiving the request until after 2pm.

      • Capitol Police Chief: Extremists Plotting State Of The Union Violence
        Capitol Police Chief: Extremists Plotting State Of The Union Violence
        HuffPost
      • The Latest: Lawmaker says Capitol police didn't grasp threat
        The Latest: Lawmaker says Capitol police didn't grasp threat
        Associated Press
    • Biden nominee Neera Tanden’s tweet about Joe Manchin’s daughter may come back to haunt her
      Politics
      The Independent

      Biden nominee Neera Tanden’s tweet about Joe Manchin’s daughter may come back to haunt her

      Neera Tanden, Joe Biden's nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget, previously criticised Democratic Senator Joe Manchin's daughter, a slight that might factor into whether or not she is confirmed for the position. Ms Tanden tweeted an image of an article about Mr Manchin's daughter, Heather Bresch, taking aim at a significant increase in her pay while she was CEO of Mylan. In the tweet, Ms Tanden pointed out that the company's board was justifying the pay raise by saying Ms Bresch had "contributed significantly to the company's growth in recent years".

      • The Fate Of Neera Tanden's Nomination Comes Down To 1 Moderate GOP Senator
        The Fate Of Neera Tanden's Nomination Comes Down To 1 Moderate GOP Senator
        HuffPost
      • WH says it's 'continuing to fight' for Tanden
        WH says it's 'continuing to fight' for Tanden
        Associated Press Videos
    • Libyan PM-designate proposes unity government plan
      World
      Reuters

      Libyan PM-designate proposes unity government plan

      Libya's designated prime minister, chosen via a U.N.-facilitated process last month, said on Thursday he had proposed a governing plan to the country's divided parliament as part of a peace process. The new interim government is intended to replace Libya's two rival administrations and oversee the run-up to national elections planned for December in a roadmap to end years of chronic chaos and violence. "It will be a government of technocrats representing the whole Libyan spectrum," designated prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh told a news conference in Tripoli, adding that he had attempted a "fair distribution" of posts between the west, east and south of the country.

      • Libya's new PM delays naming Cabinet as deadline looms
        Libya's new PM delays naming Cabinet as deadline looms
        Associated Press
      • Libya's new PM outlines 'vision' of his government
        Libya's new PM outlines 'vision' of his government
        AFP
    • Former U.S. gymnastics coach dies by suicide after sex crime charges filed in Michigan
      U.S.
      NBC News

      Former U.S. gymnastics coach dies by suicide after sex crime charges filed in Michigan

      Police found the body of a former U.S. gymnastics coach who had ties to disgraced doctor Larry Nassar hours after he was criminally charged in Michigan on Thursday. State police troopers found the body of the man, John Geddert, who died by suicide, in a rest area off an interstate at 3:24 p.m. ET in Grand Ledge, Michigan, said Kelly Rossman-McKinney, a spokeswoman for Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Geddert, who led the U.S. women's gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, was charged with 20 counts of human trafficking and forced labor resulting in injury, one count of racketeering, two counts of criminal sexual conduct and one count of lying to police, according to a state criminal complaint filed in Eaton County.

      • Former U.S. gymnastics coach John Geddert kills himself hours after being charged with 24 crimes
        Former U.S. gymnastics coach John Geddert kills himself hours after being charged with 24 crimes
        Yahoo Sports
      • Former USA Gymnastics Coach John Geddert Dead After Human Trafficking Charges
        Former USA Gymnastics Coach John Geddert Dead After Human Trafficking Charges
        HuffPost
    • Biden news – live: President approves airstrike against Syrian militia, as police fear plot to ‘blow up’ Capitol during SOTU
      Politics
      The Independent

      Biden news – live: President approves airstrike against Syrian militia, as police fear plot to ‘blow up’ Capitol during SOTU

      In what may have been his first major war-fighting move as president, Joe Biden signed off on an airstrike in Syria that targeted a structure believed to belong to an Iran-backed militia, officials told Reuters. The strike may have been in response to rocket attacks against the US in Iraq last week, and comes as the US and Iran seek to re-instate their nuclear agreement, which the Trump administration scrapped. Tensions are flaring at home too, as US Capitol Police believe militia groups want to "blow up the Capitol and kill as many members as possible" during Joe Biden's State of the Union.

      • Reuters: U.S. carries out airstrike against Iranian-backed militia target in Syria, officials say
        Reuters: U.S. carries out airstrike against Iranian-backed militia target in Syria, officials say
        Yahoo News Video
      • US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia
        US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia
        Associated Press
    • New York prosecutors finally have Trump's tax records — and the public will likely never see them
      Politics
      The Week

      New York prosecutors finally have Trump's tax records — and the public will likely never see them

      In the race to get former President Donald Trump's tax records, New York prosecutors have won. While it was more of a marathon than a sprint, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office confirmed Thursday that it had received Trump's tax records a year and a half after first requesting them. Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance and his team will now be able to dig through what sources tell CNN are "millions of pages" of documents spanning January 2011 to August 2019.

      • New York prosecutors digging into Trump's tax, financial records
        New York prosecutors digging into Trump's tax, financial records
        Reuters
      • Manhattan prosecutor gets Trump tax records after long fight
        Manhattan prosecutor gets Trump tax records after long fight
        Associated Press
    • College library shut down after discovery of venomous ‘Mediterranean recluse’ spiders
      U.S.
      The Independent

      College library shut down after discovery of venomous ‘Mediterranean recluse’ spiders

      The University of Michigan shut down its library after venomous spiders were found in the building's basement. University officials discovered a trio of Mediterranean recluse spiders in the building, as well as "remote areas" on other parts of the campus, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. "Mediterranean recluse spiders prefer basement spaces, tunnels and other hideaways where there is a decrease in foot traffic," she added.

      • Venomous spiders force closure of University of Michigan library
        Venomous spiders force closure of University of Michigan library
        CBS News
      • University of Michigan finds 3 venomous recluse spiders in a library basement
        University of Michigan finds 3 venomous recluse spiders in a library basement
        USA TODAY
    • Science
      FOX News Videos

      Laid-off Keystone XL worker reacts to Biden’s climate pledge with Canada

      Kolten Walker weighs in on President Biden's climate change policies on 'Fox and Friends First.

    • Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump's migrant-family-separation scheme, called Biden's immigration policies 'cruel' and 'inhumane'
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump's migrant-family-separation scheme, called Biden's immigration policies 'cruel' and 'inhumane'

      In a Fox News interview, Stephen Miller weighed in on Biden's reopening of a child-migrant facility. "What we're seeing here is the cruelty and inhumanity of Joe Biden's immigration policies," he said. Stephen Miller, the Trump administration official who masterminded the policy of separating migrant children from their families at the US-Mexico border, described President Joe Biden's immigration policies as "cruel" and "inhumane" during an appearance on Fox News' "Ingraham Angle" on Wednesday night.

      • Stephen Miller, Trump Aide Who Pushed Child Separation, Decries 'Cruel' Biden Immigration Policies
        Stephen Miller, Trump Aide Who Pushed Child Separation, Decries 'Cruel' Biden Immigration Policies
        HuffPost
      • ‘You can’t make this stuff up’: Stephen Miller receives backlash for calling Biden’s immigration policies inhumane
        ‘You can’t make this stuff up’: Stephen Miller receives backlash for calling Biden’s immigration policies inhumane
        The Independent
    • A Texas border patrol officer was charged after she used a coworker's login to bring her children's nanny into the US from Mexico
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      A Texas border patrol officer was charged after she used a coworker's login to bring her children's nanny into the US from Mexico

      A Customs and Border Protection officer was charged with bringing in an undocumented immigrant. Prosecutors allege Rhonda Lee Walker used a coworker's computer to scan the woman's documents. Walker admitted to hiring the immigrant as a live-in nanny and housekeeper for her mother and kids.

    • Fox anchor suspended after saying he was ‘annoyed’ at obese people getting Covid vaccine
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Fox anchor suspended after saying he was ‘annoyed’ at obese people getting Covid vaccine

      A Fox news station suspended its anchor following social media outrage for his tweet expressing annoyance over obese people getting the Covid-19 vaccine on priority. Blake McCoy made the controversial remark on Tuesday afternoon and later deleted his tweet, issuing an apology for his “insensitive and offensive” comment. “I'm annoyed obese people of all ages get priority vaccine access before all essential workers,” he said in the now-deleted tweet.

    • Female track star on lawsuit to stop trans athletes from competing: ‘Biological males are taking our medals’
      U.S.
      TheGrio

      Female track star on lawsuit to stop trans athletes from competing: ‘Biological males are taking our medals’

      Less than 48 hours into his presidency, Joe Biden took steps towards protecting the rights of transgender athletes looking to participate as their identified gender in both high school and college sports. But now a Connecticut high school track athlete has come forward to say she's disappointed that the Justice Department withdrew from a lawsuit aiming to prevent transgender athletes from competing in girls' high school sports. Wednesday, Alanna Smith, who filed the lawsuit with fellow athletes Selina Soule and Chelsea Mitchell, appeared on Fox News with her lawyer to denounce the actions of the current administration.

      • Track star sues to stop transgender athletes competing in girls sports
        Track star sues to stop transgender athletes competing in girls sports
        FOX News Videos
      • Justice Department withdraws support from transgender student-athlete case
        Justice Department withdraws support from transgender student-athlete case
        CBS News
    • The $15 minimum wage is struck from the Democratic stimulus plan
      Politics
      Business Insider

      The $15 minimum wage is struck from the Democratic stimulus plan

      The $15 minimum wage was struck from the Democratic rescue plan, per a Senate Democratic aide familiar with the decision. It means the Democratic package will not have a wage increase included for hourly workers. The Senate parliamentarian ruled on Thursday evening that a $15 minimum wage provision cannot stay in the President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus package, according to a Senate Democratic aide familiar with the decision.

      • $15 minimum wage not allowed in Covid relief bill, Senate official rules
        $15 minimum wage not allowed in Covid relief bill, Senate official rules
        Yahoo Finance
      • Everything you need to know about the minimum wage debate
        Everything you need to know about the minimum wage debate
        Yahoo News
    • Rand Paul Launches Into Transphobic Rant Against Trans Nominee
      Politics
      The Daily Beast

      Rand Paul Launches Into Transphobic Rant Against Trans Nominee

      Dr. Rachel Levine, the first transgender person to be nominated for a Senate-confirmed position in the federal government, had been seated in her confirmation hearing to become the nation's assistant secretary of health for a little less than an hour when she was grilled about “genital mutilation” of minor children by a Republican committee member. “American culture is now normalizing the idea that minors can be given hormones,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said on Thursday, likening standards of care for transgender minors to castration and female circumcision and blaming increasing rates of trans-identified youth on “the social pressure to conform and do what others do.” “Do you believe minors are capable of making such a life-changing decision of changing one's sex?” Paul asked Levine.

      • Rand Paul called ‘disgusting’ after attacking Joe Biden’s transgender health nominee on trans issues
        Rand Paul called ‘disgusting’ after attacking Joe Biden’s transgender health nominee on trans issues
        The Independent
      • Trans doctor Rachel Levine faces historic Senate confirmation hearing
        Trans doctor Rachel Levine faces historic Senate confirmation hearing
        The Guardian
    • No Need to Call an Architect—These 9 Room Dividers Elegantly Get the Job Done
      Lifestyle
      Architectural Digest

      No Need to Call an Architect—These 9 Room Dividers Elegantly Get the Job Done

      From ornate to subtle, these beautiful screens double as functional art Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

    • Trump-appointed federal judge indefinitely blocks the Biden administration's 100-day deportation freeze
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Trump-appointed federal judge indefinitely blocks the Biden administration's 100-day deportation freeze

      A federal judge blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a 100-day deportation freeze. The ruling does not mandate that deportations have to return to their previous rate. Democrats are hoping to pass a large-scale immigration overhaul in Congress this year.

      • Judge rules against Biden, bans enforcement of 100-day deportation pause
        Judge rules against Biden, bans enforcement of 100-day deportation pause
        Yahoo News Video
      • Judge bans enforcement of Biden's 100-day deportation pause
        Judge bans enforcement of Biden's 100-day deportation pause
        Associated Press
    • Historic LGBTQ rights bill passes — after exposing GOP divisions
      Politics
      Politico

      Historic LGBTQ rights bill passes — after exposing GOP divisions

      The House passed sweeping legislation on Thursday to ban discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity, delivering a major victory to the LGBTQ community — while exposing an ugly rift in the GOP. The Equality Act, which would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to provide protections for LGBTQ individuals, garnered unanimous support from House Democrats on its way to approval on a 224-206 vote. Three Republicans crossed party lines to join Democrats to endorse the bill, less than half of the number of GOP votes the measure got the last time it came to the floor.

      • House Passes Equality Act, Landmark Bill Protecting LGBTQ Rights
        House Passes Equality Act, Landmark Bill Protecting LGBTQ Rights
        HuffPost
      • House votes to pass Equality Act
        House votes to pass Equality Act
        Associated Press Videos
    • A triple murder suspect told police he killed his neighbor and tried to feed his family her heart 'to release the demons'
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      A triple murder suspect told police he killed his neighbor and tried to feed his family her heart 'to release the demons'

      An Oklahoma man reportedly cut out his neighbor's heart and tried to feed it to his aunt and uncle. Lawrence Anderson, 42, now faces three first-degree murder charges. An Oklahoma man confessed to killing three people and cutting out one of their hearts to cook with potatoes, The Oklahoman reported on Tuesday.

      • Oklahoma man released early from prison accused in 3 family deaths
        Oklahoma man released early from prison accused in 3 family deaths
        Yahoo News Video
      • Oklahoma Triple Murder Suspect Confesses to Cooking Victim’s Heart With Potatoes
        Oklahoma Triple Murder Suspect Confesses to Cooking Victim’s Heart With Potatoes
        Complex
    • Three Percenter Truck at Capitol on Jan. 6 Belongs to Hitler-Quoting Rep’s Husband
      U.S.
      The Daily Beast

      Three Percenter Truck at Capitol on Jan. 6 Belongs to Hitler-Quoting Rep’s Husband

      A pickup truck parked at the United States Capitol and bearing a Three Percenter militia sticker on the day of the Jan. 6 riot belongs to the husband of freshman U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, who approvingly quoted Adolf Hitler a day earlier. Researchers on Twitter first noticed the Ford pickup truck with the far-right militia's decal parked on the Capitol grounds in footage posted to social media and taken by CBS News. The presence of a vehicle with a militia decal so close to the Capitol, inaccessible to normal vehicle traffic, raised questions about how it got there—and whether it belonged to any of the hundreds of suspects involved in the deadly riot.

    • Bernie Sanders says Democrats will try to devise a backdoor to implement a $15 minimum wage after major stimulus setback
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Bernie Sanders says Democrats will try to devise a backdoor to implement a $15 minimum wage after major stimulus setback

      A federal minimum wage hike was struck from the stimulus package on Thursday. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Democrats instead will propose to strip tax deductions from large corporations who don't pay workers at least $15 an hour. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Democrats would try to devise a backdoor to implement a $15 minimum wage after a pay hike was struck from the $1.9 trillion stimulus package on Thursday evening - a major setback for progressives.

      • The $15 minimum wage is struck from the Democratic stimulus plan
        The $15 minimum wage is struck from the Democratic stimulus plan
        Business Insider
      • Bernie Sanders accuses Walmart of paying ‘starvation wages’ in passionate defence of $15 minimum wage
        Bernie Sanders accuses Walmart of paying ‘starvation wages’ in passionate defence of $15 minimum wage
        The Independent
    • Pilot reports UFO, says missile-like object flew over plane during flight to Phoenix
      U.S.
      USA TODAY

      Pilot reports UFO, says missile-like object flew over plane during flight to Phoenix

      A pilot on a Phoenix-bound American Airlines flight radioed that an unidentified object flew over the plane in New Mexico on Sunday. At approximately 1:19 p.m. CST, the pilot of American Airlines Flight 2292 from Cincinnati reported, "Do you have any targets up here?

      • American Airlines pilot reports seeing 'long, cylindrical object' fly over plane
        American Airlines pilot reports seeing 'long, cylindrical object' fly over plane
        NBC News
      • FBI Says It's 'Aware' of UFO Sighting Reported by American Airlines Pilot
        FBI Says It's 'Aware' of UFO Sighting Reported by American Airlines Pilot
        Complex
    • Experts say Dominion and Smartmatic could win their defamation lawsuits, but MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says they have 'zero' chance
      Business
      Business Insider

      Experts say Dominion and Smartmatic could win their defamation lawsuits, but MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says they have 'zero' chance

      Dominion and Smartmatic may win their defamation lawsuits, experts told Insider and CNBC. MyPillow's CEO told Insider Dominion had "zero, zero, zero" chance of winning. Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic have sued several Trump backers for billions of dollars, and experts say they may succeed if they can pass the high bar required in proving defamation.

    • A woman in North Carolina is accused of using a $149,000 COVID-19 relief loan to go shopping at luxury stores
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      A woman in North Carolina is accused of using a $149,000 COVID-19 relief loan to go shopping at luxury stores

      Jasmine Johnnae Clifton is accused of fraudulently obtaining a $149,000 COVID-19 relief loan. Prosecutors say she spent the loan at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Louis Vuitton, and other stores. A 24-year-old woman in North Carolina has been accused of spending a $149,000 COVID-19 relief loan at Louis Vuitton, diamond stores, and other luxury spots.

      • North Carolina Woman Allegedly Used $149K COVID-19 Business Relief Loan to Go Shopping
        North Carolina Woman Allegedly Used $149K COVID-19 Business Relief Loan to Go Shopping
        People
      • North Carolina woman accused of using $150K in virus funds for shopping
        North Carolina woman accused of using $150K in virus funds for shopping
        TheGrio
    • McConnell says he would vote for Trump again days after accusing him of being 'practically and morally responsible' for the insurrection
      Politics
      Business Insider

      McConnell says he would vote for Trump again days after accusing him of being 'practically and morally responsible' for the insurrection

      McConnell said he would support Trump if he were the Republican Party's nominee in 2024. The comment came days after he accused Trump of being "practically and morally responsible" for the Capitol insurrection. "Absolutely," McConnell said when asked if he would back Trump again if he won the GOP nomination.

      • Mitch McConnell Says He'd 'Absolutely' Back Donald Trump In 2024 Presidential Race
        Mitch McConnell Says He'd 'Absolutely' Back Donald Trump In 2024 Presidential Race
        HuffPost
      • McConnell says he'd support Trump if he wins 2024 nomination
        McConnell says he'd support Trump if he wins 2024 nomination
        Associated Press
    • Science
      Reuters Videos

      Wild sheep freed from his own wool

      This wild sheep had a much-needed shearing relieving him of over 78 lbs of fleece That's nearly half the weight of an adult kangaroo Baarack Location: Lancefield, Australia Rescuers say he used to have an owner but was found wandering in a forest Baarack is now settling in with other rescued sheep in a farm sanctuary

    If Trump runs again, can he win?
    • “How about we skip ‘he won’t win’ cycle and not do 2016 all over again. Trump can absolutely win another presidential election.”

    • “With independents deserting him, there is simply no path for Trump to get back into the White House — except as a tourist.”

    • “They might as well cancel the 2024 primaries...because there is no way he can lose.”

    • “The next Republican presidential primary will be heavily shaped by Trump — whether or not he decides to run again.”

    • “Donald Trump will not be running for president again. He will, however, continue to tease the possibility of a 2024 run.”

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