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10 months ago
US news

Trump to Appear in Miami Court on Classified Material Charges

Donald J. Trump is set to become the first former president to be arraigned on federal charges when he appears in a Miami courtroom on Tuesday to face charges that he illegally retained national security documents after leaving office, obstructed efforts to retrieve them and made false statements about the matter.
www.france24.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine purges officials, governors in biggest shakeup of war

WAR IN UKRAINE Ukraine dismissed more than a dozen senior officials including governors of several major battlefield provinces on Tuesday in the biggest shake-up of its wartime leadership since Russia's invasion last year.Separately on Tuesday, a long-awaited decision on whether allies could send German-made heavy tanks to Ukraine finally reached Berlin, after Poland said it had formally sent its request.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 248

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 248th day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Saturday, October 29.Ukraine and Russia have exchanged rocket, mortar and artillery fire from trench lines north of the Russian-held southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, where one of the war's most consequential battles is looming.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

John Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, leaves Moscow to retire.

John J. Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, left Moscow on Sunday and is retiring from public service after serving under five American presidents, the State Department said.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukraine hits a key bridge in Kherson as Russia steps up missile strikes across the south.

Explosions lit up the sky over the southern city of Kherson overnight, and as dawn broke on Wednesday it was clear that Ukrainian long-range missiles had once again found their target: a bridge that is critical in the Russian effort to resupply the forces charged with holding the port city.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Pitcher Ryan Helsley, a member of Cherokee Nation, hopes Braves finally retire 'chop' chant

Do you live in a tepee?
Think about that for a second.You are an All-Star, a pitcher at the top of your game.
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Ryan Helsley is a member of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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UK news
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Boris Johnson's resignation honours list in full

Boris Johnson's resignation honours list has finally been confirmed by the government, after months of wrangling.Below is the full list of gongs handed out to those favoured by the prime minister.Peerages Mr Shaun Stephen Bailey Current Conservative member of the London Assembly Mr Benjamin Gascogne Former Political Secretary and Deputy Chief of Staff to the former Prime Minister Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP Mr Benjamin Houchen Current Tees Valley Mayor Mr Ross John Kempsell Political Director of the Conservative Party and Director of the Conservative Research Department Miss Charlotte Katherine Tranter Owen Former Special Advisor to the former Prime Minister Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP Mr Kulveer Singh Ranger Formerly Director of Transport for Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP whilst Mayor of London, and Special Adviser to UK Government on digital strategy Mr Daniel Robert Rosenfield Former Downing Street Chief of Staff for the Former Prime Minister Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP Order of the Companions of Honour Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour Sir William Nigel Paul Cash Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Boris Johnson's seven allies who are to join the House of Lords

A former London mayoral candidate who was photographed with others at a mid-lockdown gathering at Conservative Party headquarters, and a high profile Tory mayor have been given peerages in Boris Johnson's resignation honours.Sean Bailey resigned as chairman of the London Assembly's police and crime committee after a photo showed him posing with Tory aides while raising glasses beside buffet food when London was under coronavirus rules.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Boris Johnson's resignation honours list in full

Boris Johnson's resignation honours list has finally been confirmed by the government, after months of wrangling.Below is the full list of gongs handed out to those favoured by the prime minister.Peerages Mr Shaun Stephen Bailey Current Conservative member of the London Assembly Mr Benjamin Gascogne Former Political Secretary and Deputy Chief of Staff to the former Prime Minister Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP Mr Benjamin Houchen Current Tees Valley Mayor Mr Ross John Kempsell Political Director of the Conservative Party and Director of the Conservative Research Department Miss Charlotte Katherine Tranter Owen Former Special Advisor to the former Prime Minister Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP Mr Kulveer Singh Ranger Formerly Director of Transport for Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP whilst Mayor of London, and Special Adviser to UK Government on digital strategy Mr Daniel Robert Rosenfield Former Downing Street Chief of Staff for the Former Prime Minister Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP Order of the Companions of Honour Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour Sir William Nigel Paul Cash Chair of the European Scrutiny Committee.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Parliament full of nooks and crannies' for MPs to have sex in: Boris Johnson ex-aide

Parliament and the prime minister's official residence are full of nooks and crannies providing politicians and staff with ample opportunity to have sex in, a former senior aide to Boris Johnson has said.Cleo Watson recently published her first racy novel, which she said was inspired by her time working for Mr Johnson and his predecessor Theresa May, and has been billed as a mixture of Fifty Shades of Grey and House of Cards.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Aukus looks to drive AI into military capabilities after world firsts at trial'

The Aukus alliance is looking to rapidly drive advanced artificial intelligence (AI) into military capabilities after a trial saw world firsts achieved with the technology, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.The developments made by the trilateral partnership will help uphold the principles of freedom and democracy around the world, the US said.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Thousands of military personnel arrive by train for coronation

More than 5,000 armed forces personnel travelled by train to London Waterloo before marching off to take part in the coronation.Network Rail said it was the biggest movement of military personnel on Britain's railways since Sir Winston Churchill's funeral in 1965.Members of the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and Commonwealth forces travelled to the UK's busiest railway station on Saturday morning on board seven South Western Railway trains and two chartered West Coast Railways trains.
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www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

In pictures: Presidential candidate Chris Christie

Christie, right, stands with his brother, Todd, in this old photo he posted to Instagram in 2015.Christie was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1962.His family later moved to Livingston, New Jersey, where he attended high school before enrolling at the University of Delaware.From Chris Christie/Instagram Christie met his wife, Mary Pat, at the University of Delaware.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
World politics

The Diplomat' vs. Reality

The allure of an ambassador's life is obvious: wielding government power and throwing parties for influential people in a far-flung location.The Diplomat, which premiered last month on Netflix, highlights the glamour while omitting the drudgery of the job the memos, press engagements and red tape.In the show, Keri Russell plays a U.S. ambassador to Britain named Kate Wyler, who spends her days managing international crises with quippy retorts.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Thousands of Syrian refugees in Turkey rush to border crossings to return home.

Thousands of Syrian refugees in Turkey lined up at border crossings on Wednesday in hopes of returning home temporarily after Syrian border officials announced that Turkey had agreed to let the refugees leave and return later while it copes with a disastrous earthquake.Many of those crossing at three border posts were carrying suitcases, plastic bags and potato sacks holding whatever personal belongings they had been able to salvage from destroyed homes.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Daily Briefing: Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: Syrians in Hard-Hit Areas of Turkey Rush to Border to Return Home

Thousands of Syrian refugees in Turkey lined up at border crossings on Wednesday in hopes of returning home temporarily after Syrian border officials announced that Turkey had agreed to let the refugees leave and return later while it copes with a disastrous earthquake.Many of those crossing at three border posts were carrying suitcases, plastic bags and potato sacks holding whatever personal belongings they had been able to salvage from destroyed homes.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

France to Pull Troops Out of Burkina Faso, as Its Unpopularity in Africa Grows

French troops in Burkina Faso will leave the West African country within a month, officials in France said on Wednesday afternoon, in the latest deterioration of relations between France and a onetime African ally.Anne-Claire Legendre, the spokeswoman for the French foreign ministry, said France had been notified by Burkina Faso's government on Tuesday that it was withdrawing from a military accord struck in 2018, and that therefore France had a month to leave the country.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

French Soldiers Quit Mali After 9 Years, Billions Spent and Many Lives Lost

The last unit of the French military mission, Operation Barkhane, crossed into neighboring Niger, from where France will run its counterterrorism efforts in the region.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Liz Truss criticised for stunning lack of humility' over reported peerage plans

Liz Truss has been accused of showing a stunning lack of humility following reports that she plans in effect to create a peer for every 10 days she spent in office.The former prime minister is reported to have nominated at least four new members of the House of Lords, despite being forced from office after only 49 days, following a disastrous mini-budget.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

Revealed: rightwing 'slash and burn' ideas that could be blueprint for Truss

A free-market thinktank with close links to Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng has drawn up a blueprint of "slash and burn" ideas that could form the basis of the government's supply-side reform programme to be set out in coming weeks.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

Meet Team Truss: the officials and friends who lined up as the new PM entered No 10

Andrew Wong, digital adviser.
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Hugh Bennett, adviser on Brexit.
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Alex Wild, interim press secretary.
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Jason Stein, political adviser.
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Katie Harrison, political adviser.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

Truss for PM really is a laughing matter, finds Laura Kuenssberg panel | John Crace

alf the battle in launching a new Sunday politics TV show is booking the right guests.You don't want your opening programme to be interviews with Jacob Rees-Mogg and John Redwood.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Liz Truss trying to create a new peer for every 10 days in office'

Liz Truss has been accused of trying to reward failure following reports she plans to create a peer for every 10 days she spent in office.The former prime minister is reported to have nominated at least four new members of the House of Lords, despite being in post for less than 50 tumultuous days.The names on her resignation honours list include a Tory donor and a former long-time aide, according to the Sun.
SFGATE
1 year ago
SF real estate

Former Obama campaign manager buys tech icon's SF home for $8.7M

Google Streetview Former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina has purchased the San Francisco home formerly owned by "PayPal Mafia" member Keith Rabois for $8.7 million, as first reported by The Real Deal.The four-bedroom, five-bathroom house is on a rare cul-de-sac in Glen Park, with a birch tree that grows in the middle of its atrium and a stream that runs through the property.
Independent
1 year ago
Education

Gunman had no affiliation with US university where he killed three, police say

A gunman who opened fire at Michigan State University killed three students and wounded five, setting off an hours-long manhunt as frightened students hid in classrooms and cars.
he gunman eventually killed himself, police announced.Police at a news conference later on Tuesday identified the gunman as 43-year-old Anthony McRae.
Independent
1 year ago
Education

Police seek motive of gunman who killed three at Michigan State University

The 43-year-old gunman who killed three students and wounded five others at Michigan State University had no apparent connection to the campus, police said on Tuesday as they searched for a motive for shootings that terrified the community for hours.nvestigators still were sorting out why Anthony McRae fired inside an academic building and the student union shortly before 8.30pm local time on Monday.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Education

Police seek motive of gunman who killed three at Michigan State

Students gather on the campus of Michigan State University after a shelter in place order was lifted early Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, in East Lansing, Mich.Al Goldis (AP) Police identified the 43-year-old man who killed three students and wounded five at Michigan State University, saying Tuesday that a tip from the public led to a confrontation with officers miles from campus where the gunman fatally shot himself.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Worker critically injured, homes evacuated as crews respond to industrial blast-fire in St. Catharines, Ont. | CBC News

A man was critically injured and another person was taken to hospital as emergency crews responded to a series of explosions and fire at a hazardous waste facility in St. Catharines, Ont., on Thursday.The explosions triggered the evacuation of nearby homes for most of the day as crews worked to put out the large blaze.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Education

MSU shooting suspect Anthony McRae had note threatening N.J. schools in his pocket, prompting closures

Anthony McRae, the man suspected of shooting eight students at Michigan State University Monday night, had a note in his pocket threatening two schools in New Jersey, police said.All public schools across Ewing Township were closed Tuesday out of an of "an abundance of caution."The decision came after local authorities were alerted about "a mass shooting incident" which "had a possible connection to Ewing,," according to the local police department.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

Exclusive: Attorney for Gaetz's ex-girlfriend says prosecutors didn't have credible evidence to charge

A defense attorney who represented the former girlfriend of Rep. Matt Gaetz says that prosecutors made the right decision not to charge the Florida Republican after a yearslong federal sex trafficking investigation.Attorney Tim Jansen told CNN on Saturday that Justice Department prosecutors were aggressive with his client.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Injured worker dies after industrial explosion and fire in St. Catharines, Ont., that caused evacuation | CBC News

A man who was critically injured in a series of explosions and a fire at a hazardous waste facility in St. Catharines, Ont., on Thursday has died, Niagara Regional Police said Friday.Insp.Rob Laplante said during a briefing that the man was in his 30s and a St. Catharines resident.Police aren't releasing his identity as the next-of-kin notification process is ongoing.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Suffolk County assistant DA placed on leave after wrongfully convicted man submits complaint over withheld evidence

Crime "You hurt me Mr. Lee, and I pray you're not in a position to ever hurt anyone else."A wrongfully convicted man who spent nearly 30 years in prison has filed a complaint to the Board of Bar Overseers against Assistant District Attorney Mark Lee, triggering his being placed on leave from the office.
emptywheel
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Trump Subpoena: The Revolution Will Not Be Signaled - emptywheel

The January 6 Committee has released the subpoena it sent to the former President.
It requires document production by November 4 and a deposition starting on November 14.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Two students injured in stabbing at John Marshall High School in Los Feliz

Two students have been hospitalized after being stabbed at John Marshall High School in Los Feliz on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
www.eastbaytimes.com
1 year ago
Education

Police seek motive of gunman who killed 3 at Michigan State

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER EAST LANSING, Mich.(AP) The 43-year-old gunman who killed three students and wounded five others at Michigan State University had no apparent connection to the campus, police said Tuesday as they searched for a motive for shootings that terrified the community for hours.
time.com
1 year ago
Europe news

U.S. Ambassador to Russia Leaving Post as Ukraine War Continues

WASHINGTON The U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, ended his tenure as America's top diplomat in Moscow on Sunday after nearly three years, spanning the Trump and Biden administrations, and will retire from a lengthy career in government service, the embassy announced.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Watch: Biden addresses nation after school shooting that killed at least 18 children in Texas

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden prepared to address the nation Tuesday night shortly after returning to the White House from a five-day trip to Asia that was bookended by "horrific" mass tragedy.
Independent
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Joe Biden says 'we have to act' after Texas school shooting

President Joe Biden delivered an emotional call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Your guide to the L.A. City Council District 6 election to replace Nury Martinez

Marisa Alcaraz, 38, pitches herself as an advocate for working families and is deputy chief of staff and environmental policy director to L.A. Councilmember Curren Price.She's worked on several antipoverty programs, including one that gave "hero pay" to grocery store employees who worked during the pandemic.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Unexpected humor and 'a spot of gin': Queen Elizabeth II's Sacramento visit remembered

The tale about Queen Elizabeth II sipping gin in California's state Capitol needs some fleshing out.And here it is:
It was the late Ronald Reagan aide Mike Deaver's tale.
www.thelocal.de
1 year ago
Germany news

German economy holds up in 2022 despite Ukraine war fallout

The expansion was slower than the 2.6-percent growth in 2021, with GDP stagnating in the fourth quarter as inflation surged following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, statistics authority Destatis said.But it was better than the 1.8 percent forecast by analysts, as government interventions and a mild winter helped Germany weather the higher energy costs triggered by Moscow slashing crucial gas supplies.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

The judge in the Bankman-Fried case is part of a local legal clan.

The Manhattan judge who will oversee Sam Bankman-Fried's case is Ronnie Abrams, who comes from a family of legal renown.Appointed to the federal bench in 2012 by President Barack Obama, she previously worked in private practice at the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell, where she oversaw its pro bono program.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Mother Held After Toddler and Baby Are Fatally Stabbed in the Bronx

Two small children died in a Bronx family shelter on Saturday night after being stabbed several times each in the neck and torso, and their 24-year-old mother was in custody, the authorities said.The New York Police Department identified the children as boys, ages 11 months and 3 years, but did not release their names.
Nytimes
1 year ago
New York City

Port Authority Settlement Will End Undercover Bathroom Patrols

In a settlement this week for a lawsuit accusing Port Authority police of discrimination and false arrests, the agency said it would no longer conduct plainclothes sting operations in bus terminal bathrooms.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia Is Using Old Ukrainian Missiles Against Ukraine, General Says

KYIV, Ukraine  Shortly after a large wave of Russian missiles slammed into targets across the country in October, Ukraine's intelligence officials noticed something strange in the rubble.It was the wreckage of a Kh-55 subsonic cruise missile designed in the 1970s to carry a nuclear warhead.The warhead had been removed and ballast added to disguise the fact that it was not carrying a payload, said Gen. Vadym Skibitsky, Ukraine's deputy intelligence chief  an assertion now backed by the Pentagon and British military intelligence.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Is Ukraine's new drone a game-changer in the war?

A mysterious weapon has hit one of Russia's largest and most important military airfields.Kyiv, Ukraine  A mysterious weapon struck a target deep in Russia's heartland.On Monday morning, a deafening roar that sounded like a landing jet plane woke up a town spreadeagled in the flat steppes of the Volga River region.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow says draft completed'; UN chief appeals for renewed grain deal

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature The UN secretary general has urged Russia and Ukraine to renew the deal that has seen more than 8m tonnes of grain exported from Ukraine and brought down global food prices.Antonio Guterres also called for other countries, mainly in the west, to expedite the removal of obstacles blocking Russian grain and fertiliser exports, Agence France-Presse reported.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 248 of the invasion

Russia's defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, has said the partial mobilisation of reservists announced in September has been completed and no further measures are planned.Speaking at a meeting with Vladimir Putin broadcast on state television, Shoigu said 82,000 mobilised recruits were in the conflict zone and a further 218,000 in training in barracks.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

What stalls Ukraine's advance in Kherson?

Ukrainian troops are expected to make a bid for Kherson, one of four partially occupied provinces Russia annexed.Kyiv, Ukraine  For days, the Kremlin has been trumpeting the evacuation of civilians from the key part of a southern Ukrainian region.The Belgium-sized province of Kherson which serves as the gateway to the annexed Crimean Peninsula was seized days after the invasion began.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

President Biden will nominate Lynne M. Tracy, a career diplomat, to be ambassador to Russia.

While serving in Peshawar, Pakistan, in 2008, her car was attacked by militants and riddled with bullets, although no one was harmed.
POLITICO
1 year ago
US Elections

What the Jan. 6 select committee's final report will look like

The final report, according to those briefed on it, will have eight chapters that align closely with the evidence the panel unveiled during its public hearings in June and July:


     Trump's effort to sow distrust in the results of the election
     Trump's pressure on state governments or legislatures to overturn victories by Joe Biden
     Trump campaign efforts to send pro-Trump electors to Washington from states won by Biden
     Trump's push to deploy the Justice Department in service of his election scheme
     The pressure campaign by Trump and his lawyers against then-Vice President Mike Pence
     Trump's effort to summon supporters to Washington who later fueled the Jan. 6 mob
     The 187 minutes during which Trump refused to tell rioters to leave the Capitol
     An analysis of the attack on the Capitol


A person familiar with the drafting of the report emphasized that the report itself may not be limited to an executive summary and the eight chapters and is also expected to include appendices that capture more aspects of the committee's investigation.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Muslim firefighter sues for $8 million after being denied religious exemption for COVID vaccine, put on leave

Local Michael Browder Jr. said he's been unable to find a new job and has been out of work for about a year.A firefighter is suing Boston for more than $8 million after the city denied his request for a religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccination and put him on indefinite unpaid leave.In a complaint filed in Suffolk Superior Court Tuesday, Michael Browder Jr., who is Muslim, said he suffered personal hardship and stress on his family and marriage after the city placed him on unpaid administrative leave in October 2021.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Firefighter injured in Chelsea fire that displaced 30

One firefighter was reportedly hurt and more than 30 people were displaced when a fire destroyed a multi-family home in Chelsea in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Consent Decree Coalition boycotts CPD's home-raids community engagement plan

A group of community-based organizations that fought for the Chicago Police Department's consent decree announced it will boycott a community-engagement plan on home raids, according to a statement from the ACLU of Illinois released Thursday.The Consent Decree Coalition sued for the consent decree "to end CPD's systemic, structural, and institutional racist violence," according to the statement.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Oak Park makes it official: Village's first woman top cop Shatonya Johnson takes oath of office

Two weeks after being named Oak Park's first ever woman police chief, Shatonya Johnson was sworn in Friday, her mother at the ceremony to pin the top cop badge on Johnson.Johnson first stepped into the interim police chief role earlier this year, then became the village's first woman to hold the position when her appointment to chief was announced by Village Manager Kevin Jackson on Oct. 25.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Long Grove's covered bridge has now been hit 35 times. Village manager: 'I shake my head.'

The picturesque covered bridge in suburban Long Grove has once again been struck by an overzealous motorist in an oversized vehicle.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Tinley Park police say they are pursuing charges in death of Andrew High School senior

Tinley Park police said Tuesday they are pursuing charges in the death of a senior at Andrew High School who was found in a home Sunday afternoon.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Who has Boris Johnson nominated for peerages?

Boris Johnson has nominated his fiercest cheerleaders for peerages, with two of his former aides set to become the youngest life peers in history.The former prime minister has selected more than a dozen of his closest allies to head to the Lords, as part of a resignations list longer than David Cameron's and Theresa May's combined.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
US politics

Bannon Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison for Contempt of Congress

WASHINGTON A federal judge on Friday sentenced Stephen K. Bannon, a longtime adviser to former President Donald J. Trump who aided in the effort to overturn the 2020 election, to four months in prison for disobeying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Ukrainians dismiss Russian attempt to annex more of their country

Everyday Ukrainians, officials, and many observers say Russia's move is little more than a sham.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Boris Johnson expected to hand peerages to 4 Tory MPs in resignation list

Boris Johnson is seeking to hand peerages to four Tory MPs in his resignation list, even as a cabinet minister admits the House of Lords is bloated and undemocratic.Alok Sharma, the outgoing Cop26 president, is among about 20 nominees, alongside the Scotland secretary Alister Jack and ex-ministers Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams, it is believed.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Abandon half-baked' Thatcherism, says former Tory economic adviser

The Conservatives should abandon half-baked Thatcherism and acknowledge that growth will be slower, an adviser to two former chancellors has said.Ahead of the Autumn Statement on November 17, Tim Pitt warned that the Conservatives risked retreating to the comfort blanket of 1980s orthodoxy rather than setting out a new approach geared towards the UK's present problems.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

'I'll Bet You My Porsche!' Top Obama Adviser Turned Crypto Lobbyist Boosts Bitcoin on Fox News

Jim Messina, the former Obama adviser whose career since has involved advising world leaders and lobbying for a cryptocurrency company, claimed on Fox News he's so bullish on bitcoin he would bet you my Porsche on it.Messina served as deputy chief of staff to President Barack Obama during his first term and then campaign manager for his successful re-election campaign.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Education

Pentagon Admits Lack of Oversight to Stop Junior R.O.T.C. Sexual Abuse

Pentagon officials acknowledged on Wednesday that they had inadequately supervised the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps as dozens of military veterans who taught in U.S. high schools were accused of sexually abusing their students.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Europe news

Finding Alternative Route for Ukraine's Grain Exports Isn't So Simple, Experts Say

Russia's blockade of the Black Sea has inflated global grain prices, raised fears of hunger in some countries and drawn widespread condemnation.
KQED
1 year ago
California

Foster Farms, Hiring Firms Fined Millions Over Sick Pay Violations | KQED

California's Labor Commissioner has fined poultry giant Foster Farms and three staffing agencies nearly $4 million for failing to tell thousands of workers about COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave assistance.
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