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The IndependentCapitol rioter who put feet on Pelosiâs desk yells in court over pre-trial jailing: âItâs not fair!â
Richard Barnett, 60, of Arkansas faces federal charges including disorderly conduct in a capitol building
- The Independent
âAlways up for a fightâ: Mike Pompeo refuses to rule out presidential run on Hannity
âIâm always up for a good fight,â says Trump ally
- The Independent
âDeeply uncomfortableâ: Cuomo accuser Charlotte Bennett says she had to âget out of the roomâ
Charlotte Bennett has discussed her accusations of sexual harassment against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as the stateâs attorney general moves forward with an investigation into allegations from three women. COMING UP: @NorahODonnell sits down with former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Charlotte Bennett, who is accusing the governor of sexual harassment.
- The Independent
How police are warding off threats from QAnon and militias threatening violence on 4 March
Analysis: US Capitol Police trying a measure of transparency for a change
- The Independent
âTextbook voter suppressionâ: How Trumpâs stolen election lies are shaping the future of democracy
Republicans in 43 states have introduced more than 250 bills restricting voting rights, underscoring urgency in Congress to pass sweeping elections legislation, Alex Woodward reports
- The Telegraph
Myanmar policemen cross border into India after refusing to carry out orders set by new military junta
At least 19 Myanmar police officers have crossed the border into India in the latest sign of growing dissent within the security forces and civil service officials who are opposed to the military coup. The first reported case of police fleeing the country came as one of the countryâs top diplomats resigned from his post at the United Nations after being promoted to the role of ambassador by the junta. Tin Maung Naing, the deputy envoy, refused to take over from Kyaw Moe Tun, the current ambassador, who was fired last week by the generals after he urged countries at the 193-member UN General Assembly to use âany means necessaryâ to reverse the coup that ousted the nationâs elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. In Washington, Myanmarâs embassy also signalled a break with the military regime on Thursday, issuing a statement decrying the deaths of civilians protesting the coup and calling on authorities to âfully exercise [the] utmost restraint.â In Myanmarâs capital Naypyitaw last month, nine ministry of foreign affairs officials were arrested after they joined a Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) which aims to prevent the military from being able to govern the country by organising nationwide strikes. Thousands have joined the CDM, which was initially started by the medical profession, but has now picked up bankers, civil servants and small pockets of police officers.
- USA TODAY
Biden's relief bill isn't getting bipartisan support like previous stimulus bills. What do Republicans dislike so much?
All Senate Republicans voted against even starting debate on the $1.9 trillion measure on Thursday.
- NBC News
Texas workers should be worried about more than Covid after gov's mask repeal, experts say
"This could put people in danger," a security expert says.
- Associated Press
McIlroy, DeChambeau put on a show for fans at Bay Hill
Bay Hill was bustling Thursday, just like golf before the pandemic. The fans were limited in numbers but they all wanted the same dose of entertainment provided by Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau. First it was McIlroy, slowly feeling better about his game, and with good reason.
- LA Times
These are the 18 'problematic' classic films TCM will examine in a new series
"Gone With the Wind," "Psycho" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's" are among the classic films that TCM will air and reconsider in its new series "Reframed."
- USA TODAY
Five states are rolling back mask mandates. More could be on the way. Here's what it could mean for all of us.
Alabama, Texas and Mississippi are joining more than a dozen other states in easing mask mandates even as COVID-19 continues to spread.
- USA TODAY
Man's body, motorcycle found 465 feet below Grand Canyon rim, National Park Service says
The National Park Service said they believe they have found the body of a missing Northern Kentucky man in the Grand Canyon.
- INSIDER
Fox Sports reportedly gave Skip Bayless a $32 million contract to keep him from going back to ESPN
Skip Bayless is reportedly staying at Fox Sports for a reported $8 million per year after ESPN pursued him with offers in the same salary range.
- LA Times
Review: Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall are back in 'Coming 2 America.' It wasn't worth the wait.
Directed by Craig Brewer ('Dolemite Is My Name'), the lavish 33-years-later sequel plays like an extravagant act of fan service.
- INSIDER
A New Orleans police officer groomed and raped a 14-year-old girl he was assigned to take to a rape kit exam, a lawsuit alleges
The lawsuit alleges the officer began grooming the girl as they sat in the waiting room of a New Orleans children's hospital.
- TODAY
Senate bill narrows who can receive $1,400 stimulus checks. Hereâs whoâs eligible
It's estimated that the change to the bill will affect more than 7 million families across the United States.
- The Week
Capitol riot's 'QAnon Shaman' defends himself by claiming he 'stopped somebody from stealing muffins'
A suspect charged in the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol building is speaking from jail in a new interview â and offering a unique defense positioning himself as simply a savior of baked goods. Jacob Chansley, the Capitol riot suspect who refers to himself as the "QAnon Shaman" and was photographed during the insurrection wearing fur and horns, spoke with 60 Minutes in an interview broadcast Thursday, in which he claimed his "actions were not an attack on this country" as he faces up to 20 years in prison for them. "I sang a song, and that's a part of shamanism," he said. "...I also stopped people from stealing and vandalizing that sacred space, the Senate, okay. I actually stopped somebody from stealing muffins out of the break room." Chansley neglected to mention the fact that, during the deadly insurrection, he allegedly left a threatening note for former Vice President Mike Pence warning, "It's only a matter of time, justice is coming." He was charged with "knowingly entering or remaining in" a restricted building and "violent entry and disorderly conduct," and prosecutors noted he carried around "a spear, approximately 6 feet in length," during the riot. Prosecutors have also said he "incited fellow Trump supporters rioting inside the Capitol building and disobeyed police orders," The Wall Street Journal reports. Despite this, Chansley, who said he regrets "entering that building," bemoaned the fact that former President Donald Trump never pardoned him or any of the other Capitol rioters, telling 60 Minutes this "wounded me so deeply" and "disappointed me so greatly." Still, Chansley added that even though he didn't get the pardon he wanted, he still doesn't regret his loyalty to Trump. The "QAnon Shaman" of the January 6th attack on the Capitol tells his story for the first time from jail, as he faces up to 20 years behind bars. Jacob Chansley spoke with @60minutes+'s @LaurieSegall pic.twitter.com/uhUuFNHRvf â CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) March 4, 2021 More stories from theweek.comWhy the Dr. Seuss 'cancellation' is chilling7 scathingly funny cartoons about Trump's CPAC appearanceThe Republican grievance perpetual motion machine
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Biden supports making a temporary $3,000 payment to parents in the stimulus bill permanent going forward
Senate Democrats want to make the larger tax credit permanent and give families an option to receive monthly checks. Biden wants a permanent one too.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
US militaryâs defenses struck down 3 to 4 incoming rockets during Iraqi base attack
The militaryâs âC-RAMâ counter-rocket system is used to protect bases from shorter-range artillery attacks
- INSIDER
Devin Booker says he's learned from having WNBA 'Greatest of All Time' Diana Taurasi, Mercury stars 'right in your backyard'
"Having the greatest of all time in Diana right in your backyard, I obviously took advantage of that opportunity and went to many games," Booker said.