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CNN Exclusive: Jan 6 investigators believe Nov. 4 text pushing ‘strategy’ to undermine election came from Rick Perry — Washington (CNN)Members of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol believe that former Texas Governor and Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry …
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Trump ally Straka has provided potentially significant information — Brandon Straka, a Donald Trump ally who spoke at a Jan. 5 “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington — and has since pleaded guilty for joining the mob that stormed onto the grounds of the U.S. Capitol the next day …
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Jan. 6 Committee May Add New Expertise for Investigation
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McConnell says what the Jan. 6 committee uncovers is ‘something the public needs to know’
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Capitol rioter who threw fire extinguisher at police gets more than 5 years in prison — A capitol rioter from Florida has been sentenced in federal court to more than five years in prison for assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
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Florida man gets 5 years for assault in Capitol riot, the longest sentence yet — WASHINGTON — A Florida man was sentenced Friday to just over five years in prison for assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. — The sentence, of 63 months, was the longest …
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Judge: Lack of charges for Trump over Jan. 6 is no basis for leniency for others
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Fla. man sentenced to 5 years for attacking police, the longest Jan. 6 riot sentence yet
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Trump Rioter Who Attacked Cops With Fire Extinguisher Gets Longest Jan. 6 Sentence Yet
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Man Gets 5 Years on Capitol Riot Charges, Longest Sentence So Far
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Trump White House made ‘deliberate efforts’ to undermine Covid response, report says — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration engaged in “deliberate efforts” to undermine the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic for political purposes, a congressional report released Friday concludes.
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Trump invokes antisemitic tropes while discussing his support for Israel
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Trump accused of ‘vile anti-Semitism’ for saying American Jews ‘no longer love or care about Israel’ because of Biden, Obama and the ‘Jewish people’ who run the New York Times

Trump Admin Sabotaged COVID Efforts to Score Political Points, House Probe Finds
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Trump says American Jews 'either don't like Israel or don't care about Israel' in new interview
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3 retired generals: The military must prepare now for a 2024 insurrection — Paul D. Eaton is a retired U.S. Army major general and a senior adviser to VoteVets. Antonio M. Taguba is a retired Army major general, with 34 years of active duty service. Steven M. Anderson is a retired brigadier general …
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Appeals court reinstates Biden's vaccine policy for businesses, setting up a likely showdown at Supreme Court — A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated the Biden administration's coronavirus vaccination policy for large private businesses, reversing an earlier court ruling that had halted …
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Federal appeals court reinstates Biden administration's business vaccine and testing mandate — A federal appeals court has reinstated the Biden administration's vaccine and testing requirement for private businesses that covers about 80 million American workers.
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Influential Judge Deals Blow to Biden's Employer Vaccine Mandate
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Kamala Harris, in interview, says administration did not anticipate Omicron variant — Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that the administration failed to anticipate the variants that have prolonged and worsened the COVID-19 pandemic and that she underestimated the role misinformation …
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Forbes Testified Before The Trump Grand Jury Yesterday - Here's Why We Fought Their Subpoena — Almost three months ago, I was subpoenaed by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. to appear before the grand jury investigating Donald Trump. I was asked to testify about the 2015 cover story …
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Inside The Epic Fantasy That's Driven Donald Trump For 33 Years
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‘The Corpse Bride Diet’: How TikTok Inundates Teens With Eating-Disorder Videos — The app's algorithm can send users down rabbit holes of narrow interest, resulting in potentially dangerous content such as emaciated images, purging techniques, hazardous diets and body shaming
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Southwest CEO said masks don't do much on planes at maskless Senate hearing. He tested positive for COVID the next day. — Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly has tested positive for COVID-19 after a high-profile Senate commerce committee hearing in Washington, D.C.
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Southwest CEO tests positive for COVID-19 after Senate hearing - airline
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Democrats face a frustrating end to a stormy year, with no guarantee of smoother sailing ahead — Sen. Christopher Murphy walked out of a Democratic caucus lunch in the Capitol Thursday where his colleagues discussed ways to skirt Republican opposition to voting rights bills and expressed optimism.
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A glimmer of hope on Joe Manchin and voting rights?
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New York Hits Covid-19 Case Record as Omicron Looms — Hospitalizations, deaths are rising in the U.S. while variant presents new risks — Officials worked to shore up testing and healthcare capacity, as new Covid-19 infections hit a daily record in New York state and the Omicron variant added …
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South Africa Hospitalization Rate Plunges in Omicron Wave
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DeSantis shares stage with activist who posted QAnon-related conspiracy theories on social media — TALLAHASSEE — A Miami activist Gov. Ron DeSantis' office handpicked to amplify his criticism of critical race theory has espoused views aligned with QAnon conspiracy theories and appears …
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PFIZER AND BIONTECH PROVIDE UPDATE ON ONGOING STUDIES OF COVID-19 VACCINE — NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, DECEMBER 17, 2021 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and — BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today shared that following a routine review by the external independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) …
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Special Report: Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm — Amazon.com Inc was marketing a collection of President Xi Jinping's speeches and writings on its Chinese website about two years ago, when Beijing delivered an edict, according to two people familiar with the incident.
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I Canceled My Birthday Party Because of Omicron — I turn 40 today, and I was planning to have a party. The Delta surge made me nervous about it. The arrival of Omicron made me cancel it. — The plan was to have an extended house party, with a couple dozen people popping by over the weekend.
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The Phrase “No Evidence” Is A Red Flag For Bad Science Communication — ... Related to: Doctor, There Are Two Types Of No Evidence; A Failure, But Not Of Prediction. — I. — Every single one of these statements that had “no evidence” is currently considered true or at least pretty plausible.


NFL LEGEND LAWRENCE TAYLOR ARRESTED IN FLORIDA ... Mug Shot Released — EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — 3.2K … 4:21 PM PT — Taylor's attorney, Arthur Aidala, tells us ... “Lawrence Taylor has been compliant with all of the rules and regulations regarding his legal status for the past decade.
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