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The gunman began firing as soon as he drove up to FedEx site before killing himself, police say.
- The Independent
Simon & Schuster won’t distribute book by police officer involved in Breonna Taylor fatal shooting
Post Hill Press, a small conservative publishing house, is set to release a book by Sgt Jonathan Mattingly about the fatal incident
- INSIDER
A Connecticut teacher raised $41,000 to help neighbors during the pandemic. He's now asking for help to settle a $16,000 tax bill as a result.
"It was a little gut-wrenching. As a teacher ... $16,000 for me is significant. It is a huge part of my yearly income," Goffinet told WVIT.
- The Independent
Conservative conference with prominent QAnon supporters to close out with Covid mask-burning event
Disgraced general Michael Flynn, Tulsa Sheriff Vic Regalado, and Jim Caviezel, an actor who played Jesus in movie The Passion of the Christ, were among the speakers at the two-day event
- LA Times
Rams fans finally get their chance to see SoFi Stadium up close
Rams season-ticket holders got a chance to visit SoFi Stadium for the first time after the COVID-19 pandemic barred them from attending games last season.
- KCRA - Sacramento Videos
CHP: 2 good Samaritans struck, 1 killed while helping another pedestrian in Sac County
A good Samaritan died Friday night after she was struck by a car while trying to help another pedestrian in a separate crash in Sacramento County, according to the California Highway Patrol. A second woman who had also stopped to help was also hit by the car and suffered injuries. See more above.
- Reuters
No decision made yet on future contracts with AZ, J&J, French minister says
No decision has been made yet on whether the European Union should sign new contracts for COVID-19 vaccines with AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson, a French junior industry minister said on Friday. "The decision has not been made," Agnes Pannier-Runacher told BFM television. "But we have not initiated discussions with AZ and J&J for a new contract."
- The Independent
MyPillow guy’s free speech site bans curse words
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- LA Times
U.S. pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine could be felt the most in poor countries
Experts said that while the pause on Johnson & Johnson's vaccine may make sense for the U.S., stoppages in poorer countries would end up costing lives.
- Reuters
Myanmar releases prisoners for New Year, though likely not dissidents
Saturday is the first day of the traditional New Year in Myanmar and the last day of a five-day holiday that is usually celebrated with visits to Buddhist temples and rowdy water throwing and partying in the streets. Pro-democracy activists called for the cancellation of the festivities this year and instead for people to focus on a campaign to restore democracy after the military's ouster of the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Suu Kyi is among 3,141 people arrested in connection with the coup, according to a tally by the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) activist group.
- USA TODAY
The US has paused its use of J&J's COVID-19 shot. How will that impact vaccine equity?
U.S. officials leaned on the one-dose J&J vaccine for hard-to-reach, vulnerable people before health officials recommended pausing its use this week.
- The Independent
From Asian hate crime to a minimum wage: 25 things Ted Cruz has voted against this year
All the votes the Texas senator opposed in 2021 – including not one confirmation of a woman to the position of Cabinet secretary
- BBC
Biden backtracks on keeping Trump cap on refugees
A refugee organisation says the White House's explanation of the order is "completely false".
- LA Times
Angels' games Saturday and Sunday postponed because of Twins' COVID issues
MLB postponed the Angels' games scheduled for Saturday and Sunday against visiting Minnesota because of the Twins' multiple positive COVID-19 tests.
- The Independent
Elon Musk’s SpaceX will build spacecraft to land Nasa astronauts on moon, report says
Artemis will land the first woman and person of colour on the moon
- Associated Press
Ontario to limit outdoor gatherings amid wave of infections
Canada’s most populous province is limiting outdoor gatherings to those in the same household and will close playgrounds and golf courses amid a record wave of coronavirus infections fueled by variants, Ontario's premier announced Friday. Police in Ontario will have the authority to require any individual not at home to provide a reason that they're out and provide their address. “Law enforcement now has the ability to ask anyone outside their residence, including motorists, to indicate their purpose for leaving home and provide their address," the Ontario Provincial Police tweeted.
- Associated Press
Penguins jump into 2nd in East with 3-2 win over Sabres
Evan Rodrigues was so focused on the Pittsburgh Penguins’ late-season push to win the East Division title the forward didn’t realize the implications that came with beating his former team, the Buffalo Sabres. While the Penguins jumped into second in the tightly contested divisional race, their 3-2 win on Saturday also eliminated the Sabres from playoff contention. Rodrigues spent his first five-plus seasons in Buffalo before being traded to Pittsburgh a year ago.
- The Independent
Marjorie Taylor Greene launches ‘America First’ platform to promote ‘Anglo-Saxon traditions’
‘America is a nation with a border, and a culture, strengthened by a common respect for uniquely Anglo-Saxon political traditions,’ an America First pamphlet says
- FOX News Videos
Exclusive: Indianapolis Police Capt. says detectives getting a 'sketchy picture' of motive
In an exclusive interview with Fox News' Martha MacCallum, Indianapolis Police Captain Roger Spurgeon provides an update in the FedEx shooting investigation.