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The IndependentPro-Trump lawyer and conspiracy theorist Lin Wood clashes with Republicans at GOP meeting: ‘You’re a liar and a manipulator’
‘The Senate race was a rigged election – wake up and see it,’ attorney says during gathering
- The Independent
Man who shot elephant seal in head as it rested on beach sentenced to prison
Jordan Gerbich killed marine mammal ‘as a kind of grotesque test’ after friend told him to
- Business Insider
Pfizer is ramping up vaccine production and will meet its goal of 300 million doses 2 weeks early, its CEO says
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said on Twitter that his company was ramping up production of its COVID-19 vaccine.
- Reuters
U.S. Senate confirms Biden nominee for No. 2 State Dept post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee Wendy Sherman to be deputy secretary of state, the number two position at the department. The Senate backed the nomination by 56-42, as a handful of Republicans joined Biden's fellow Democrats to vote in Sherman's favor. Sherman, 71, a foreign policy veteran, ran into Republican resistance because she helped negotiate the 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran, which was fiercely opposed by Republicans as well as some Democrats.
- The Independent
‘An indefensible system’: AOC leads calls to abolish police after Daunte Wright killing
Democrat leads calls for reform of US policing as brands including Ben & Jerry’s issue demand for ‘a real system of public safety’
- The Independent
George Floyd’s girlfriend once taught Daunte Wright in high school
‘Our system doesn’t serve kids like Daunte,’ Courteney Ross says
- Associated Press
Big-business pushback against voting measures gains momentum
Big business has ratcheted up its objections to proposals that would make it harder to vote, with several hundred companies and executives signing a new statement opposing “any discriminatory legislation." The letter, published Wednesday in The New York Times and The Washington Post, was signed by companies including Amazon, Google, Starbucks and Bank of America, and individuals such as Warren Buffett and Michael Bloomberg, plus law firms and nonprofit groups. “We all should feel a responsibility to defend the right to vote and oppose any discriminatory legislation or measures that restrict or prevent any eligible voter from having an equal and fair opportunity to cast a ballot."
- Business Insider
Republicans say Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal aids terrorists, but US intelligence has zeroed in on homegrown extremism as a 'greater immediate domestic threat'
Law enforcement has increasingly cited far-right groups - especially white supremacists - as the greatest terror threat to the US.
- USA TODAY
The famous Dyson Supersonic hair dryer is finally on sale for Sephora Beauty Insiders
The iconic Dyson Supersonic hair dryer is discounted by up to 20% as part of the Sephora Spring Savings Event—find the details here.
- Associated Press
Blue Jays closer Merryweather put on IL with oblique strain
Toronto Blue Jays closer Julian Merryweather has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left oblique. The right-hander felt discomfort in the left side of his abdomen on his final warmup pitch in the eighth inning of Tuesday night’s 7-3 victory over the New York Yankees. Merryweather entered with two runners on and two outs and threw just two pitches to Aaron Hicks before Gary Sánchez was tagged out in a rundown between first and second base after a pitch in the dirt.
- Business Insider
Mitch McConnell dodged a question about Trump calling him a 'dumb son of a b----'
"What I'm concentrating on is the future. What we are confronting here is a totally left-wing administration," McConnell said instead.
- The Independent
Deaths soar over births in some Brazil cities as Covid spirals
Brazil’s death toll stands at 358,425 deaths, the second worst-hit country in the world by Covid-19
- WCVB - Boston
About 1.7 million additional people become eligible for vaccine on Monday
While our supply from the federal government has seen a modest increase, as I've said before, our capacity to administer doses remains much greater than the number of doses we get each week.
- Business Insider
Hundreds of American companies signed a new statement opposing voting-restriction laws - here's who signed and who didn't
Companies including Netflix, Starbucks, and Amazon signed the statement, though The New York Times reported that Delta and Coca Cola refuesd.
- The Independent
‘Congress itself is the target’: Capitol police overlooked intel and were ordered to hold back during riot, report finds
Days before attack, law enforcement officials were warned Stop the Steal campaign could attract ‘white supremacists, militia members’ and other violent groups
- The Independent
Britain will ‘drawdown’ troops from Afghanistan after Biden confirms pullout by 9/11 anniversary
456 British troops were killed in Afghanistan before UK combat operations ended in 2014
- INSIDER
What to know about CVST, the rare blood clot detected in 6 women after they got a Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a type of blood clot seen in five per 1 million people a year. Johnson & Johnson saw six cases out of 6.8 million.
- Associated Press
Randle leads Knicks over Lakers and back above .500
Two nights after dominating the Nets, the defending champions got a look at how much better the New York Knicks are defensively. Julius Randle had 34 points and 10 rebounds against his former team and the Knicks beat the Lakers 111-96 on Monday night for their third straight victory. Coming off tense finishes against Memphis and Toronto, the Knicks led comfortably for much of the fourth quarter and moved back above .500 at 28-27, bouncing back nicely after narrow losses to Brooklyn and Boston last week.
- The Independent
Americans rank all 50 states – and say DC is worst place in the country
Bottom 10 states were almost exclusively states in the South and Midwest
- The Independent
Daunte Wright shooting - latest: Kim Potter’s mugshot released as ex-police officer faces manslaughter charges
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