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    • Biden's surprising break from his former boss

      Biden's surprising break from his former boss

      President Biden was viewed by many as a moderate, but his aggressive approach to governing has delighted progressives while putting Republicans on their heels.

      His major policy wins ยป
      • DA reveals how student missing since '96 was killed

        DA reveals how student missing since '96 was killed

      • Witness suggests lethal gas may have helped kill Floyd

        Witness suggests lethal gas may have helped kill Floyd

      • No charges for police officer who shot Jan. 6 rioter

        No charges for police officer who shot Jan. 6 rioter

      • Body of missing LSU student Kori Gauthier found

        Body of missing LSU student Kori Gauthier found

      • SCOTUS bill represents undercurrent of Dem fury

        SCOTUS bill represents undercurrent of Dem fury

    • US announces sanctions against Russia and expels 10 diplomats
      World
      The Telegraph

      US announces sanctions against Russia and expels 10 diplomats

      The United States announced economic sanctions against Russia on Thursday and the expulsion of 10 diplomats in retaliation for what Washington says is the Kremlin's US election interference, a massive cyber attack and other hostile activity. President Joe Biden's executive order "sends a signal that the United States will impose costs in a strategic and economically impactful manner on Russia if it continues or escalates its destabilising international action," the White House said. The moves are in response to alleged interference in last year's presidential election as well as the hacking last year of federal government agencies.

      • US expels Russian diplomats in response to SolarWinds hack
        US expels Russian diplomats in response to SolarWinds hack
        Engadget
      • US expels Russian diplomats, imposes new round of sanctions
        US expels Russian diplomats, imposes new round of sanctions
        Associated Press
    • Toddler found walking alone near highway while mom dined with friend, Texas police say
      U.S.
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram

      Toddler found walking alone near highway while mom dined with friend, Texas police say

      Dominique Edwards was driving home late Tuesday when he saw something he won't soon forget โ€” a 2-year-old toddling along the feeder road to North Freeway in Harris County. Police arrived to take the girl then started checking nearby hotels, according to KTRK. An 8-year-old boy and his 3-year-old brother were asleep inside, KHOU reported.

    • Yemeni model 'abducted from the street' by Houthi rebels after doing photoshoot without hijab
      World
      The Telegraph

      Yemeni model 'abducted from the street' by Houthi rebels after doing photoshoot without hijab

      A Yemeni model who posed for photographs without wearing a hijab is facing prosecution by Houthi rebels who abducted her from the streets of Sanaa, the woman's lawyer has claimed. Entesar Al-Hammadi, 20, was arrested in the Yemeni capital in February with two friends as they travelled to a film set, according to Saudi media reports, which said the Houthis had accused her of violating Islamic dress codes. Khaled Mohammed Al-Kamal, Ms Hammadi's lawyer, told the news website Arab News that his client was โ€œarrested without a warrant.โ€

    • US expels Russian diplomats, imposes new round of sanctions
      World
      Associated Press

      US expels Russian diplomats, imposes new round of sanctions

      The Biden administration on Thursday announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and sanctions against dozens of people and companies as it moved to hold the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year's presidential election and the hacking of federal agencies. The sanctions also target Moscow's ability to borrow money by prohibiting U.S. financial institutions from buying Russian bonds directly from Russian institutions. The actions, foreshadowed for weeks by the administration, represent the first retaliatory measures announced against the Kremlin for the hack, familiarly known as the SolarWinds breach.

      • US expels Russian diplomats in response to SolarWinds hack
        US expels Russian diplomats in response to SolarWinds hack
        Engadget
      • The Biden administration slapped new sanctions on Russia and expelled diplomats over cyberattacks and election interference
        The Biden administration slapped new sanctions on Russia and expelled diplomats over cyberattacks and election interference
        Business Insider
    • Taiwan tells Biden emissaries it will counter China's 'adventurous manoeuvres' with U.S
      World
      Reuters

      Taiwan tells Biden emissaries it will counter China's 'adventurous manoeuvres' with U.S

      Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen told emissaries visiting at U.S. President Joe Biden's request on Thursday that the island would work with the United States to deter threats from Chinese military activities. Former senior U.S. officials, including former U.S. Senator Chris Dodd and former Deputy Secretaries of State Richard Armitage and James Steinberg, are visiting Taipei in a trip to signal Biden's commitment to Taiwan and its democracy. Tsai told the U.S. delegation in a meeting at the Presidential Office that Chinese military activities in the region have threatened regional peace and stability.

      • Taiwan says it will counter China threats with U.S.
        Taiwan says it will counter China threats with U.S.
        Reuters Videos
      • Ex-US officials visit Taiwan amid China tensions
        Ex-US officials visit Taiwan amid China tensions
        Associated Press
    • Hong Kong students invited to handle rocket launchers during day of pro-Beijing activities
      World
      The Telegraph

      Hong Kong students invited to handle rocket launchers during day of pro-Beijing activities

      Hong Kong school-children were on Thursdayย invited to handle rocket launchers and sing the Chinese national anthem during a day of activities designed to boost loyalty to Beijing. In classrooms across the city, students as young as six were given lessons on the draconian security law imposed last year as part of the first 'National Security Education Day'. Pupils were told to write messages in praise of China on billboards as they took part in flag-raising ceremonies as well as pro-Beijing puzzles and games.

    • Mom suspected in children's deaths pleads in carjacking case
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      Mom suspected in children's deaths pleads in carjacking case

      A California woman suspected of killing her three children pleaded not guilty Wednesday to carjacking during an alleged escape. Liliana Carrillo, 30, entered pleas in a Kern County courtroom to four felony counts of carjacking, attempted carjacking and auto theft. Carrillo's three children were found dead Saturday by their maternal grandmother in her apartment in the Reseda neighborhood of Los Angeles.

    • Former Minnesota police officer charged in Daunte Wright death due in court
      U.S.
      Reuters

      Former Minnesota police officer charged in Daunte Wright death due in court

      The former Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop was scheduled to make her first court appearance on Thursday. Prosecutors will try to show that Kim Potter, 48, was "culpably negligent" and took an "unreasonable risk" in shooting Wright after pulling him over for expired license plates in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center on Sunday. If convicted of the charge of second-degree manslaughter, Potter, who is white, faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.

      • Former Minnesota Police Officer To Be Charged In Death Of Daunte Wright
        Former Minnesota Police Officer To Be Charged In Death Of Daunte Wright
        HuffPost
      • Ex-Minnesota police officer arrested in connection with shooting of Daunte Wright
        Ex-Minnesota police officer arrested in connection with shooting of Daunte Wright
        Yahoo News
    • 'Denmark is waging psychological war': Trauma for Syrian refugeesย  facing controversial deportation
      World
      The Telegraph

      'Denmark is waging psychological war': Trauma for Syrian refugeesย  facing controversial deportation

      "He kills us with missiles directly," she says of Syria's president Bashar Al-Assad. "But the Danish government is waging a psychological war. Ms al-Natoor is one of dozens of Syrian refugees who have been told their temporary residency in the seemingly progressive haven of Denmark has been revoked.

    • Shop Troye Sivanโ€™s Eclectic Home Style
      Entertainment
      Architectural Digest

      Shop Troye Sivanโ€™s Eclectic Home Style

      Take a page out of the stylish young star's book, from must-have splurges to affordable accessories Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

    • Growers fret as Mexico moves to legalize marijuana
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      Growers fret as Mexico moves to legalize marijuana

      For the first time that Marรญa can remember, half of her marijuana harvest is still in storage on her ranch in Mexico's Sinaloa state months after it should have been sold. Sitting in her wooden house tucked into the same mountains that produced some of the world's most notorious drug traffickers, including Joaquรญn โ€œEl Chapoโ€ Guzmรกn, the 44-year-old mother of four thinks she knows why: expectations Mexico will soon legalize marijuana. โ€œIt has never happened to us where we harvest and have it (stored) in sacks,โ€ said Marรญa, who asked that her full name not be used and her exact location not be revealed because in the mountains surrounding Badiraguato, where organized crime controls everything, misspeaking can be dangerous.

    • โ€˜I whited it outโ€™: SC sheriffโ€™s aide tells how she covered up expensive air travel
      U.S.
      Raleigh News and Observer

      โ€˜I whited it outโ€™: SC sheriffโ€™s aide tells how she covered up expensive air travel

      A prosecution witness told a federal jury Wednesday how she removed information on receipts that would have shown that former Chester County Alex โ€œBig Aโ€ Underwood and his chief deputy spent more than $5,000 in county public money to pay for them and their their wives to fly first class to a convention in Reno, Nevada. โ€œI whited it out and sent it (the receipt) on the county,โ€ testified Hope Bradley, a top assistant in Underwood's office who was in charge of various department functions including answering the sheriff's emails, handling bills and scheduling trips. Bradley said she knew it was not only against county policy to use county money to fly first class, it was also against policy to use public money to pay for spouses' travel, but she complied with the wishes of department higher-ups.

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      Officer wasnโ€™t shot by studentโ€™s gun, new report says

      A Tennessee police officer wounded during a confrontation with a student inside a high school bathroom was not shot by the student's gun, authorities said Wednesday, contradicting earlier law enforcement reports that the teenager fired and hit the officer.

    • Daunte Wright, slain by police, known as jokester, young dad
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      Daunte Wright, slain by police, known as jokester, young dad

      A few years ago, Daunte Wright was talking to a high school mentor about what to do if he was pulled over by police. โ€œMake sure your hands are on top of the steering wheel, don't reach for anything,โ€ Jonathan Mason told him, given the long history of Black men shot by police during traffic stops. โ€œHe would always say, 'Man, why we gotta do all that just for people not to kill us?'โ€ Mason recalled this week, days after the 20-year-old Wright was killed by a police officer in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center.

      • Minnesota Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Resigns
        Minnesota Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Resigns
        HuffPost
      • Minnesota Police Chief Resigns After Daunte Wright's Killing
        Minnesota Police Chief Resigns After Daunte Wright's Killing
        HuffPost
    • German health minister tells states to tighten COVID-19 restrictions quickly
      World
      Reuters

      German health minister tells states to tighten COVID-19 restrictions quickly

      BERLIN (Reuters) -German Health Minister Jens Spahn urged the country's 16 federal states on Thursday to impose tougher restrictions quickly to try to slow a third wave of the coronavirus and not to wait until a national law on measures is passed. His appeal came as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases jumped on Thursday by 29,426 to 3.073 million, the biggest increase since Jan. 8. The reported death toll rose by 293 to 79,381, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) showed.

    • Matt Gaetz teased a 'fight back' ad, trying to shift attention from sex-trafficking allegations by alleging that CNN is out to get him
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Matt Gaetz teased a 'fight back' ad, trying to shift attention from sex-trafficking allegations by alleging that CNN is out to get him

      Matt Gaetz tweeted an ad due to air in a self-styled fightback after allegations against him. Gaetz was accused of trafficking teenagers and paying for sex, which he strongly denies. Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to push back at allegations he was involved in sex trafficking via an ad campaign targeting CNN, according to reports.

    • Charity bosses 'deeply sorry' for Quaker chocolatier Rowntree's links to slavery
      Business
      The Telegraph

      Charity bosses 'deeply sorry' for Quaker chocolatier Rowntree's links to slavery

      Charity bosses have said they are "deeply sorry" after famously philanthropic confectionery company Rowntree's was linked to slavery and apartheid. The family business behind Kit Kat was founded by Quakers in 1862, and under Joseph Rowntree became known for philanthropy which continues to this day through charitable organisations. The independent Rowntree Society, a charity which documents this history, yesterday announced that during its rise from York grocery to multinational the company benefited from โ€œunfree labour and other forms of racial exploitation during the eras of colonialism and apartheidโ€.

    • Man, woman were arguing in Fort Worth freeway when car struck, killed her, police say
      U.S.
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram

      Man, woman were arguing in Fort Worth freeway when car struck, killed her, police say

      A man and a woman were arguing in the middle of a Fort Worth freeway early Thursday when a passing vehicle struck the woman, killing her, police said. The officers determined the couple had been in an argument inside of their car when the vehicle crashed, police said. Officer Tracy Carter, a police spokesman, couldn't immediately say if the other driver will face charges.

    • Sydney man finds snake in lettuce bought at supermarket
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      Sydney man finds snake in lettuce bought at supermarket

      Alex White thought he was watching a huge worm writhing in plastic-wrapped lettuce he'd just brought home from a Sydney supermarket โ€” until a snake tongue flicked. It was a venomous pale-headed snake that authorities say made an 870-kilometer (540-mile) journey to Sydney from a packing plant in the Australian city of Toowoomba wrapped in plastic with two heads of cos lettuce. The refrigerated supermarket supply chain likely lulled the cold-blooded juvenile into a stupor until White bought the lettuce at an inner-city ALDI supermarket on Monday evening and rode his bicycle home with salad and snake in his backpack.

      • Couple Finds Venomous Snake Hiding in Their Bag of Lettuce
        Couple Finds Venomous Snake Hiding in Their Bag of Lettuce
        Nerdist
      • A Live Snake Was Found In A Bag Of Lettuce From ALDI
        A Live Snake Was Found In A Bag Of Lettuce From ALDI
        Eat This, Not That!
    • Kentucky representative complains about wearing โ€˜stupid masksโ€™ during House meetings
      Politics
      Lexington Herald-Leader

      Kentucky representative complains about wearing โ€˜stupid masksโ€™ during House meetings

      The House Judiciary Committee's Wednesday meeting was meant for the markup of legislation and amendments, but one Kentucky congressman took the opportunity to criticize wearing โ€œstupid masksโ€ while conducting House business. Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican representing northern Kentucky, slammed mask-wearing Wednesday morning by attempting to submit for the record an article from ABC which stated that fully-vaccinated people can gather indoors without masks or social distancing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not everyone attending Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee meeting was fully vaccinated, which Massie acknowledged despite still arguing against wearing masks.

    • U.S. Intel Walks Back Claim Russians Put Bounties on American Troops
      Politics
      The Daily Beast

      U.S. Intel Walks Back Claim Russians Put Bounties on American Troops

      But on Thursday, the Biden administration announced that U.S. intelligence only had โ€œlow to moderateโ€ confidence in the story after all. Translated from the jargon of spyworld, that means the intelligence agencies have found the story is, at best, unprovenโ€”and possibly untrue. The United States intelligence community assesses with low to moderate confidence that Russian intelligence officers sought to encourage Taliban attacks U.S. and coalition personnel in Afghanistan in 2019 and perhaps earlier,โ€ a senior administration official said.

    • A man charged with beating a police officer at the Capitol riot has been forced to stay in jail before his trial because he tried to flee to Switzerland, judge says
      U.S.
      Business Insider

      A man charged with beating a police officer at the Capitol riot has been forced to stay in jail before his trial because he tried to flee to Switzerland, judge says

      Jeffrey Sabol, 51, is charged with beating a police officer at the Capitol riot. Earlier this month a judge denied him pretrial release. The judge said Sabol was a flight risk and had tried fleeing to Switzerland days after the riot.

    • More Inside Australian Phenomenon Troye Sivanโ€™s Soulful Melbourne Home
      World
      Architectural Digest

      More Inside Australian Phenomenon Troye Sivanโ€™s Soulful Melbourne Home

      Sivan worked with Flack Studios to transform the space while preserving the essence of its Victorian-era origins Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

    • India's biggest cities shut down as new virus cases hit 200K
      World
      Associated Press

      India's biggest cities shut down as new virus cases hit 200K

      India's two largest cities imposed stringent restrictions on movement and one planned to use hotels and banquet halls to treat coronavirus patients as new infections in the country shot past 200,000 Thursday amid a devastating surge that is straining a fragile health system. The soaring cases and deaths come just months after India thought it had seen the worst of the pandemic โ€” and have forced the country to delay exports of vaccines abroad. India is a major producer of COVID-19 shots, and its pivot to focus on domestic demand has weighed heavily on global efforts to end the pandemic.

    • Why U.S. church membership has reached a modern lowโ€”Part II.
      U.S.
      Lexington Herald-Leader

      Why U.S. church membership has reached a modern lowโ€”Part II.

      Church membership has dropped from 70 percent as recently as 1999 to 47 percent in 2020, Gallup says, the lowest level since the polling organization started tracking membership more than 80 years ago. โ–ช Several readers pointed out that I failed to mention an important contributor to falling church membership: the exclusion of women from leadership roles. America's two largest denominations, the Roman Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Convention, bar women from their clergy, and the Baptists, particularly, have been quite pugnacious about it.

    Companies speak out on voting rights
    • โ€œThereโ€™s no โ€˜both sides of the debateโ€™ when it comes to active voter suppression.โ€

    • โ€œCompanies that do this ooze contempt for their own customers and employees who are not in the leftmost quarter of opinion.โ€

    • โ€œThe truth is that Fortune 500 companies were never taking moral stances from the goodness of their corporate hearts.โ€

    • โ€œThe truth is, the companies hold the cardsโ€ฆIf companies stick to their guns, Georgia is likely to back down as well.โ€

    • โ€œWhen a company folds to the unfounded outrage of a few misinformed nuts, they are forever at the mobโ€™s beck-and-call.โ€

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