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    • GOP lawmaker punished for spreading misinformation

      GOP lawmaker punished for spreading misinformation

      Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who supported President Trump's efforts to overturn the election, recently tweeted a slew of false claims about voter fraud in Georgia.

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      • 4th victim dies after gunman's attacks in Illinois

        4th victim dies after gunman's attacks in Illinois

      • Revolutionary music producer Phil Spector dead

        Revolutionary music producer Phil Spector dead

      • There's 1 Trump adviser Biden likely won't replace

        There's 1 Trump adviser Biden likely won't replace

      • Biden camp responds to op-ed on telling Trump secrets

        Biden camp responds to op-ed on telling Trump secrets

      • Man hid out in airport for 3 months, prosecutors say

        Man hid out in airport for 3 months, prosecutors say

    • Incoming Biden administration to migrant caravan: Don't come, you won't get in immediately
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      NBC News

      Incoming Biden administration to migrant caravan: Don't come, you won't get in immediately

      As thousands of Honduran migrants make their way to the U.S. border, the incoming Biden administration, just days from taking office, has a message: Don't come now. President-elect Joe Biden has promised an end to the strict immigration policies of the Trump administration, which focused on building a border wall and restricting eligibility for asylum. If would-be emigrants from Central America perceive that now is the time to travel to the U.S., the southern border could quickly be overwhelmed before systems are put in place to handle the influx.

      • Guatemala tries blocking caravan of 9,000 Honduran migrants
        Guatemala tries blocking caravan of 9,000 Honduran migrants
        Associated Press
      • 'We're starving': U.S.-bound migrant caravan hunkers down after Guatemala crackdown
        'We're starving': U.S.-bound migrant caravan hunkers down after Guatemala crackdown
        Reuters
    • Congresswoman's spokesman quits less than 2 weeks into term
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      Associated Press

      Congresswoman's spokesman quits less than 2 weeks into term

      The spokesman for Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has quit less than two weeks after she was sworn into office, saying he was prompted to by the insurrection at the nation's Capitol. Ben Goldey confirmed his departure to The Colorado Sun after it was first reported on Saturday by Axios. The Sun reported that Goldey did not respond to additional questions, but he told Axios he was leaving in the wake of a deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

      • Communications director for gun-toting congresswoman quits
        Communications director for gun-toting congresswoman quits
        Axios
      • Aide to Lauren Boebert resigns following Capitol riots
        Aide to Lauren Boebert resigns following Capitol riots
        The Independent
    • Rand Paul Warns One-Third of Republicans Will Leave Party if GOP Senators Back Impeachment
      Politics
      National Review

      Rand Paul Warns One-Third of Republicans Will Leave Party if GOP Senators Back Impeachment

      Senator Rand Paul (R., Ky.) warned Friday that one-third of Republican voters could leave the party if GOP senators vote in impeachment proceedings to convict President Trump. The senator's remarks come amid an increasing divide between congressional Republicans who oppose impeaching the president and a smaller number who support the measure following the riots at the Capitol on January 6. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) is reportedly hopeful that Republicans can use impeachment to purge Trump from the GOP, although he would need the support of at least 16 additional Republican senators to vote to convict.

    • Woman arrested at inauguration checkpoint in D.C. said she was Cabinet member, police say
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      NBC News

      Woman arrested at inauguration checkpoint in D.C. said she was Cabinet member, police say

      A woman pretending to be "part of the presidential Cabinet" was arrested at an inauguration checkpoint in Washington, D.C., on Saturday morning. The woman, Linda Magovern, 63, was charged with impersonation of a law enforcement officer, failure to obey and fleeing a law enforcement officer after she presented herself at the checkpoint while in a car, NBC Washington reports. Magovern displayed "a round metallic object later identified as a Military Police Challenge Coin" and said she was part of law enforcement, according to a police report.

      • Virginia Man Arrested At D.C. Checkpoint With Gun, 500 Rounds Of Ammo: Reports
        Virginia Man Arrested At D.C. Checkpoint With Gun, 500 Rounds Of Ammo: Reports
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      • Woman arrested at DC checkpoint after telling police she is an officer and cabinet member
        Woman arrested at DC checkpoint after telling police she is an officer and cabinet member
        The Independent
    • Swiss to get Moderna vaccine in tranches until mid-year: Blick
      World
      Reuters

      Swiss to get Moderna vaccine in tranches until mid-year: Blick

      Moderna will deliver 7.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Switzerland in batches in the months ahead, putting the country among the world leaders in inoculating its population, the head of Moderna's European business said. "We are working at full speed to steadily expand our production capacities. If everything goes as planned, just under half the population could be treated with our vaccine by the summer," Dan Staner told the SonntagsBlick newspaper in an interview.

    • Kevin McCarthy warned members to not call out colleagues by name, citing potential political violence
      Politics
      Axios

      Kevin McCarthy warned members to not call out colleagues by name, citing potential political violence

      Members of the House Republican Conference ignored leader Kevin McCarthy last week when he warned them against criticizing colleagues by name based on intelligence that doing so could trigger more political violence. Why it matters: McCarthy made clear that name-dropping opponents, instead of spelling out complaints in more general terms, can put a literal target on a politician, especially with tensions so high following the events of Jan. 6. That's what happened to Rep. Liz Cheney, the GOP conference chairperson, after she said she would support impeaching President Trump.

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      Indian launches COVID-19 vaccination campaign

      India launched one of the world's largest vaccination campaigns through video conferencing on Saturday (January 16), aiming to bring the pandemic under control. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed health workers. "India is going to the start the world's largest vaccination drive.

    • Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter supporters clash at Utah rally
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter supporters clash at Utah rally

      As pro-Trump extremists, which President-elect Joe Biden later would label โ€œdomestic terroristsโ€, laid siege to the Capitol building on Wednesday, similar โ€œSave Americaโ€ gatherings erupted across several US cities, from Atlanta, GA, to Topeka, KS โ€” albeit on a less grand scale. Atop Salt Lake City's Capitol Hill, approximately 400 people, some heavily armed, descended upon the Utah statehouse. There, speakers led the horde in chants and several prayers that urged a higher power to intervene in stopping Congress' electoral count to confirm Biden's victory.

    • Lindsey Graham Warns That Pardoning Capitol Rioters Would โ€˜Destroyโ€™ Trump
      Politics
      National Review

      Lindsey Graham Warns That Pardoning Capitol Rioters Would โ€˜Destroyโ€™ Trump

      Senator Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) on Sunday advised the president not to grant presidential pardons to the rioters who stormed the Capitol this month, warning that doing so would โ€œdestroyโ€ Trump. โ€œThere are a lot of people urging the president to pardon folks who participated in defiling the Capitol, the rioters,โ€ Graham continued. On Wednesday, a large group of Trump supporters overpowered Capitol Police and forced their way into the halls of Congress.

      • Lindsey Graham, Ignoring Trump's Role In Riot, Bashes Pelosi For Weak Capitol Security
        Lindsey Graham, Ignoring Trump's Role In Riot, Bashes Pelosi For Weak Capitol Security
        HuffPost
      • Graham says pardoning Capitol rioters 'would destroy' Trump; warns Schumer impeachment could impede 'healing'
        Graham says pardoning Capitol rioters 'would destroy' Trump; warns Schumer impeachment could impede 'healing'
        USA TODAY
    • Convicted stalker kidnapped Pembroke Pines family and still has teen girl, cops say
      U.S.
      Miami Herald

      Convicted stalker kidnapped Pembroke Pines family and still has teen girl, cops say

      A man who did prison time for aggravated stalking and has convictions for domestic violence and violating a restraining order has an 18-year-old girl he has kidnapped at gunpoint, Pembroke Pines police said. West Palm Beach resident Jaddier Sanchez, 37, took the mother and father of Nicole Martinez at gunpoint as well as Martinez when Martinez's parents came back to their Pines home around 12:30 a.m. Sunday.

    • Colombia's rapidly breeding 'cocaine hippos' must be stopped, scientists say
      Science
      The Telegraph

      Colombia's rapidly breeding 'cocaine hippos' must be stopped, scientists say

      Scientists forecast that the number of hippos will swell to almost 1,500 by 2040. They conclude, that at that point, environmental impacts will be irreversible and numbers impossible to control. Nobody likes the idea of shooting a hippo, but we have to accept that no other strategy is going to work,โ€ ecologist Nataly Castelblanco-Martรญnez told The Telegraph.

    • UN says breakthrough achieved in Libya transition talks
      World
      Associated Press

      UN says breakthrough achieved in Libya transition talks

      The top U.N. official for Libya said Saturday an advisory committee for representatives of Libya's different regions has proposed a way forward for choosing a transitional government that would lead the war-torn country to elections late this year. The talks in Geneva, structured around the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, have been taking place amid a heavy international push to reach a peaceful settlement to Libya's civil war. U.N. acting envoy for Libya Stephanie Williams told a news conference in Geneva that the advisory committee's members โ€œhave met their responsibility with a constructive spirit, cooperative efforts, and a great deal of patriotism.โ€

    • Trump news โ€“ Armed groups dwarfed by security at state capitals as presidentโ€™s approval at new low
      Politics
      The Independent

      Trump news โ€“ Armed groups dwarfed by security at state capitals as presidentโ€™s approval at new low

      President Donald Trump's approval rating has plummeted to an all-time low as the US leader prepares to exit the White House. In the wake of the deadly Capitol riots on 6 January, the president has seen his approval rating dive, with the change in perception being largely among Republicans. The worst polling came from Pew Research Center, which found Mr Trump's disapproval rating to be at 68 per cent, with his approval rating falling to 29 per cent, the lowest yet, in a poll of 5,360 adults conducted between 8-12 January.

      • Trumpโ€™s approval rating at all-time low as he prepares to leave office in wake of Capitol riot
        Trumpโ€™s approval rating at all-time low as he prepares to leave office in wake of Capitol riot
        The Independent
      • Trump news - live: President prepares to issue 100 pardons as approval rating hits historic low
        Trump news - live: President prepares to issue 100 pardons as approval rating hits historic low
        The Independent
    • Almost a third of recovered Covid patients return to hospital in five months and one in eight die
      Health
      The Telegraph

      Almost a third of recovered Covid patients return to hospital in five months and one in eight die

      Almost a third of recovered Covid patients will end up back in hospital within five months and one in eight will die, alarming new figures have shown. Research by Leicester University and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found there is a devastating long-term toll on survivors of severe coronavirus, with many people developing heart problems, diabetes and chronic liver and kidney conditions. Out of 47,780 people who were discharged from hospital in the first wave, 29.4 per cent were readmitted to hospital within 140 days, and 12.3 per cent of the total died.

    • Israel OKs hundreds of settlement homes in last-minute push
      World
      Associated Press

      Israel OKs hundreds of settlement homes in last-minute push

      Israeli authorities on Sunday advanced plans to build nearly 800 homes in West Bank settlements, in a last-minute surge of approvals before the friendly Trump administration leaves office later this week. COGAT, the Israeli defense body that authorizes settlement construction, confirmed the approvals, which drew swift condemnations from the Palestinians. The anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now said that over 90% of the homes lay deep inside the West Bank, which the Palestinians seek as the heartland of a future independent state, and over 200 homes were located in unauthorized outposts that the government had decided to legalize.

    • Every single passenger on board 2 international flights to Canada informed that they were potentially exposed to COVID-19
      World
      Business Insider

      Every single passenger on board 2 international flights to Canada informed that they were potentially exposed to COVID-19

      All passengers on board two Air Transat flights from Haiti to Montreal have potentially been exposed to COVID-19, the Toronto Sun reported. Passengers seated in "all rows" have been notified by the Canadian government's exposure tracking system that they need to monitor their symptoms. The Canadian government announced on January 7 that a negative coronavirus test is required to fly.

    • Kayleigh McEnany leaves White House after final two-minute press briefing following deadly Capitol riot
      Politics
      The Independent

      Kayleigh McEnany leaves White House after final two-minute press briefing following deadly Capitol riot

      Donald Trump's press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has packed up her office at the White House, days before president-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office, though she is expected to remain in the role until the president's term ends on 20 January. The press secretary took no questions from the reporters in the room. Following a career in right-wing cable news commentary, Ms McEnany was named the Republican National Committee's national spokesperson in August 2017 before joining the Trump campaign as its national press secretary in 2019.

      • HHS Secretary Alex Azar Resigns, Citing Pro-Trump Capitol Riot
        HHS Secretary Alex Azar Resigns, Citing Pro-Trump Capitol Riot
        National Review
      • HHS Secretary Azar latest White House official to criticize Trump, plans to stick around to aid Biden transition
        HHS Secretary Azar latest White House official to criticize Trump, plans to stick around to aid Biden transition
        The Week
    • Sidelining experts, Brazil bungled its immunization plans
      World
      Associated Press

      Sidelining experts, Brazil bungled its immunization plans

      Like many Brazilian public health experts, Dr. Regina Flauzino spent most of 2020 watching with horror as COVID-19 devastated Brazil. When the opportunity to join the government's vaccination effort came, she was thrilled: She would be able to share her decades of on-the-ground experience. Flauzino, an epidemiologist who worked on Brazilian vaccine campaigns for 20 years, became frustrated with what she described as a rushed, chaotic process.

    • The Florida data scientist who claims she was fired by the health department for refusing to alter COVID-19 data said she'll turn herself into police after a warrant was issued for her arrest
      U.S.
      Business Insider

      The Florida data scientist who claims she was fired by the health department for refusing to alter COVID-19 data said she'll turn herself into police after a warrant was issued for her arrest

      Rebekah Jones, the Florida data scientist, last year fired by the Department of Health, said Saturday she would turn herself in to authorities Sunday after they last week issued a warrant for her arrest. Jones, who worked on the state's COVID-19 dashboard, was fired in May after she said she refused to alter data related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Florida authorities in December executed a warrant on her property, seizing computers, phones, and external storage drives after she continued to publish Florida's COVID-19 data through her own dashboard.

      • Ex-Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones 'turning herself in' to face new charge
        Ex-Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones 'turning herself in' to face new charge
        USA TODAY
      • Florida analyst who clashed with governor over Covid data faces arrest
        Florida analyst who clashed with governor over Covid data faces arrest
        The Guardian
    • A couple of Capitol rioters told the FBI an officer shook their hands and said 'it's your house now' as insurrectionists stormed the US Capitol
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      A couple of Capitol rioters told the FBI an officer shook their hands and said 'it's your house now' as insurrectionists stormed the US Capitol

      Two Capitol rioters claim an officer told them "It's your house now" as hundreds stormed the Capitol on January 6. Bobby Bauer and a relative were identified as among those who breached the US Capitol after an unknown caller tipped the FBI's National Threat Operations Center. Bauer told authorities an officer "grabbed his hand, shook it, and said, 'It's your house now."

      • FBI Shares Photos Of Suspects Who Surrounded And Beat DC Officer During Capitol Riot
        FBI Shares Photos Of Suspects Who Surrounded And Beat DC Officer During Capitol Riot
        HuffPost
      • Capitol rioters taking selfies leave digital trail of 140,000 images under FBI investigation
        Capitol rioters taking selfies leave digital trail of 140,000 images under FBI investigation
        The Independent
    • How Republicans Are Warping Reality Around the Capitol Attack
      Politics
      The New York Times

      How Republicans Are Warping Reality Around the Capitol Attack

      Immediately after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, all corners of the political spectrum repudiated the mob of President Donald Trump's supporters. In one of the ultimate don't-believe-your-eyes moments of the Trump era, these Republicans have retreated to the ranks of misinformation, claiming it was Black Lives Matter protesters and far-left groups like antifa who stormed the Capitol โ€” in spite of the pro-Trump flags and QAnon symbology in the crowd. Others have argued that the attack was no worse than the rioting and looting in cities during the Black Lives Matter movement, often exaggerating the unrest last summer while minimizing a mob's attempt to overturn an election.

    • Police say Oregon man who stole a car with a child in the backseat came back and 'lectured' the mom about parenting
      U.S.
      INSIDER

      Police say Oregon man who stole a car with a child in the backseat came back and 'lectured' the mom about parenting

      A carjacker in Beaverton, Oregon returned a child to their mother after realizing they were in the backseat of the car he was stealing. "He actually lectured the mother for leaving the child in the car and threatened to call the police on her," Beaverton police spokesman Officer Matt Henderson told the Oregonian. The carjacking took place outside of a grocery store in Beaverton, Oregon on Saturday when the mom left the car running with the child in the backseat, local authorities said.

    • Joe Scarborough says he might sue Donald Trump for repeatedly accusing him of murder
      Politics
      The Independent

      Joe Scarborough says he might sue Donald Trump for repeatedly accusing him of murder

      Joe Scarborough has considered legal action against Donald Trump, who wrongly accused the MSNBC host of murder last year. Mr Scarborough said on Sunday that he had lost patience with Mr Trump since the storming of the US Capitol by his supporters, many of whom alleged the 2020 election was โ€œstolenโ€, and that he could sue the US President over allegations levelled against him. Mr Trump, whose presidency ends on Wednesday, will no longer be protected against legal action.

    • The FBI is investigating whether a woman stole a laptop from Pelosi's office to sell it to Russia, after receiving a tip from someone claiming to be her ex
      U.S.
      Business Insider

      The FBI is investigating whether a woman stole a laptop from Pelosi's office to sell it to Russia, after receiving a tip from someone claiming to be her ex

      The FBI is investigating whether a woman stole a laptop from Nancy Pelosi's office to sell it to Russia, an affidavit said. The tip came from someone who claimed to be a former romantic partner of the woman, Riley June Williams. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating whether a Pennsylvania woman stole a laptop from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's office during last week's Capitol siege to sell it to Russia, a new affidavit said.

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      FOX News Videos

      Illegal caravans headed to border due to Biden's 'open door policy': Mark Morgan

      Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan weighs in on changing immigration policy under President-elect Joe Biden.

    Why Democrats won in Georgia
    • โ€œIf youโ€™re looking to win elections, it is probably best not to urge your supporters not to vote.โ€

    • โ€œWarnockโ€™s portrayal of himself as a dog lover, a means of overcoming white suspicions of Black men, smacked of pure genius.โ€

    • โ€œTrump has done damage to the Republican brand among suburban voters that goes well beyond just races where he is on the ballot.โ€

    • โ€œOnce more, Democrats must profusely thank activist Stacey Abrams.โ€

    • โ€œOverall, demographic trends show that the stateโ€™s electorate is becoming younger and more diverse each year.โ€

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