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Biden administration considers proposal to end military COVID vaccine mandate
President Joe Biden's administration is mulling a proposal from Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to repeal the U.S. military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the White House said on Saturday. McCarthy, who is vying to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, earlier told Fox News he had won bipartisan agreement to lift the mandate at a White House meeting with Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. [snip] B ...
Feds arrest Texas man charged with threats to Boston doctor who cares for transgender children
A Texas man was arrested Friday on a federal charge that he left a threatening voicemail message for one Boston doctor who provides care to transgender community, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Massachusetts. The man, Matthew Jordan Lindner, 38, of Comfort, Texas, was charged with one count of transmitting interstate threats. Comfort is in Kendall County, about 50 miles northwest of San Antonio. Lindner, whose company Lindner Ammo was a federal firearms license in 2019, is accused ...
Ukraine war: New images show Russian army base built in occupied Mariupol
Russia is consolidating its military presence in the captured port city of Mariupol by constructing a large army base, satellite photos released from the Earth observation company Maxar appear to show. The new, U-shaped compound sits near the centre of the city. On its roof, the red, white and blue star of the Russian army can be seen, with letters reading: "For the people of Mariupol." Moscow's forces laid siege to the city for almost three months earlier this year, and constant art ...
Iran reviewing mandatory headscarf law amid ongoing protests
Iranian authorities said they would review a decades-old law that requires women to cover their heads, as the country struggles to quell more than two months of protests linked to the dress code. “Both parliament and the judiciary are working [on the issue],” of whether the law needs any changes, Iran’s attorney general Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said on Saturday. Quoted by an Iranian news agency, he did not specify what could be modified in the law by the two bodies, which are both largely in t ...
Senate Democrats to reportedly push banking reforms for cannabis industry
Democrats in the Senate will push to liberalize banking access to the cannabis industry during the lame duck session, it was reported on Saturday, in moves being watched closely by the Department of Justice which is concerned that reforms could ‘complicate’ the industry’s legal status. ...
Georgia man arrested for shooting boy campaigning for Sen. Warnock
A Georgia man was arrested for allegedly shooting a 15-year-old boy who was at his front door campaigning for Sen. Raphael Warnock in his runoff election with Republican challenger Herschel Walker. “At this point, there is no indication the shooting was politically motivated," Savannah Police said in a statement. Thursday's shooting of the boy, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries to his leg, came five days before the runoff between the Democratic ...
Putin soiled himself after falling down stairs, report claims
Russian President Vladimir Putin fell down the stairs and soiled himself at his official residence, a report claims. According to the anti-Kremlin Telegram channel "General SVR," Putin's mishap took place on Wednesday evening. The report sources the claims to Informants within Putin's security team. "General SVR" also claims to be operated by a former Russian spy. Putin's alleged fall comes as concerns over his overall health have increased. The Russian leader is battling ...
Edward Snowden swears allegiance to Russia and receives passport, lawyer says
Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor who leaked information about U.S. surveillance programs, swore an oath of allegiance to Russia and has collected his Russian passport, his lawyer told state media on Friday. “Edward received a Russian passport yesterday and took the oath in accordance with the law,” lawyer Anatoly Kucherena said, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency. “He is, of course, happy, thanking the Russian Federation for the fact that he received citizens ...
Democrats vote to move forward with Biden plan to put South Carolina first on 2024 primary calendar
CNN -- The rule-making arm of the Democratic National Committee on Friday voted to approve a proposal to drastically reshape the 2024 presidential nominating calendar and make South Carolina the first state to hold a primary, followed by Nevada and New Hampshire on the same day a few days later, and then Georgia and Michigan before Super Tuesday. President Joe Biden this week asked DNC leaders to adopt this early state lineup, which strips Iowa of its first-in-the-nation status. The proposal b ...
Elon Brings One of America's Most Prominent Nazis Back to Twitter
Neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin has been reinstated to Twitter under Elon Musk’s new policies for the platform. The founder of the white supremacist website The Daily Stormer had been banned from Twitter since 2013. Anglin has publicly indicated that the goal of his operation and adherence to white nationalist ideology is to “ethnically cleanse White nations of non-Whites and establish an authoritarian government. Many people also believe that the Jews should be exterminated.” Anglin is a staunch supp ...
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Trump calls for the termination of the Constitution in Truth Social post
2 hrs ago - (CNN)Former President Donald Trump called for the termination of the Constitution to overturn the 2020 election and reinstate him to power Saturday in a continuation of his election denialism and pushing of fringe conspiracy theories. "Do you t ... (CNN)
Senate Democrats to reportedly push banking reforms for cannabis industry
7 hrs ago - Democrats in the Senate will push to liberalize banking access to the cannabis industry during the lame duck session, it was reported on Saturday, in moves being watched closely by the Department of Justice which is concerned that reforms could ‘comp ... (The Guardian/US)
Iran reviewing mandatory headscarf law amid ongoing protests
7 hrs ago - Iranian authorities said they would review a decades-old law that requires women to cover their heads, as the country struggles to quell more than two months of protests linked to the dress code. “Both parliament and the judiciary are working [on th ... (The Guardian/US)
Biden administration considers proposal to end military COVID vaccine mandate
9 hrs ago - President Joe Biden's administration is mulling a proposal from Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to repeal the U.S. military's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the White House said on Saturday. McCarthy, who is vying to become speaker of the U.S. House of ... (Reuters)
Former Tucson congressman Jim Kolbe dies at 80
10 hrs ago - Jim Kolbe, who represented Southern Arizona in Congress for 22 years, died today at the age of 80. Kolbe, a Republican, served in the Vietnam War on the Navy Swift Boat force before becoming an Arizona state legislator and going on to Congress, star ... (Arizona Daily Star)
Ukraine war: New images show Russian army base built in occupied Mariupol
10 hrs ago - Russia is consolidating its military presence in the captured port city of Mariupol by constructing a large army base, satellite photos released from the Earth observation company Maxar appear to show. The new, U-shaped compound sits near the centre ... (BBC)
Feds arrest Texas man charged with threats to Boston doctor who cares for transgender children
10 hrs ago - A Texas man was arrested Friday on a federal charge that he left a threatening voicemail message for one Boston doctor who provides care to transgender community, according to the U.S. Attorney's office in Massachusetts. The man, Matthew Jordan Lind ... (Texas Tribune)
South Dakota man accused of threatening Gov. Noem, judge
13 hrs ago - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man is charged with threatening a state official and judge after he allegedly faxed a message to a local TV station saying he planned to kill Gov. Kristi Noem and allegedly emailed a threat to a judge. Jason S ... (Associated Press)
Russian troops mutiny as conscripts storm off military base and head home in protest
14 hrs ago - Mobilised Russian soldiers preparing for the war in Ukraine appear to have enough poor equipment and training as a mass walkout is caught on camera in Kazan, southwest Russia. The footage shows uniformed conscripts marching towards a guarded gate and ... (Express)
Pentagon debuts its new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider
15 hrs ago - By TARA COPP today PALMDALE , Calif. (AP) — America’s newest nuclear stealth bomber made its debut Friday after years of secret development and as part of the Pentagon’s answer to rising concerns over a future conflict with China. The B-21 Raider i ... (AP)
Nevada toad in geothermal power fight gets endangered status
18 hrs ago - By SCOTT SONNER today RENO, Nev. (AP) — A tiny Nevada toad at the center of a legal battle over a geothermal power project has officially been declared an endangered species, after U.S. wildlife officials temporarily listed it on a rarely used emerg ... (AP)
Twitter Keeps Missing Its Advertising Targets as Woes Mount
20 hrs ago - The World Cup has historically been a boon for Twitter, bringing in record traffic and an influx of advertising dollars. But this time, when the global soccer tournament started on Nov. 20, Twitter’s U.S. ad revenue was running at 80 percent below i ... (New York Times)
Proud Boys want DC police officer to testify in their defense at upcoming trial
Friday - Lawyers for Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio revealed in court Friday that they plan to argue during their December seditious conspiracy trial that the far-right extremist group was in touch with law enforcement about their plans to rally in Washingt ... (CNN)
Judge blocks Indiana abortion ban on religious freedom grounds
Friday - (Reuters) - A second Indiana judge on Friday blocked the state from enforcing its law banning most abortions after Jewish, Muslim and other non-Christian women challenged it in a lawsuit. Marion County Superior Court Judge Heather Welch issued a pre ... (Reuters)
Elon Brings One of America's Most Prominent Nazis Back to Twitter
Friday - Neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin has been reinstated to Twitter under Elon Musk’s new policies for the platform. The founder of the white supremacist website The Daily Stormer had been banned from Twitter since 2013. Anglin has publicly indicated that the g ... (Rolling Stone)
Edward Snowden swears allegiance to Russia and receives passport, lawyer says
Friday - Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor who leaked information about U.S. surveillance programs, swore an oath of allegiance to Russia and has collected his Russian passport, his lawyer told state media on Friday. “Edward receiv ... (Washington Post)
Putin soiled himself after falling down stairs, report claims
Friday - Russian President Vladimir Putin fell down the stairs and soiled himself at his official residence, a report claims. According to the anti-Kremlin Telegram channel "General SVR," Putin's mishap took place on Wednesday evening. The report ... (KOMO News)
Georgia man arrested for shooting boy campaigning for Sen. Warnock
Friday - [div class"excerpt"]A Georgia man was arrested for allegedly shooting a 15-year-old boy who was at his front door campaigning for Sen. Raphael Warnock in his runoff election with Republican challenger Herschel Walker. "At this point, ... (CNBC)
Democrats vote to move forward with Biden plan to put South Carolina first on 2024 primary calendar
Friday - CNN -- The rule-making arm of the Democratic National Committee on Friday voted to approve a proposal to drastically reshape the 2024 presidential nominating calendar and make South Carolina the first state to hold a primary, followed by Nevada and ... (CNN Politics)
Finland PM says Europe is 'not strong enough' and warns against depending on China
Friday - Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Friday offered a 'brutally honest' assessment of Europe's defence capabilities, stating bluntly that 'we're not strong enough' to stand up to Moscow alone before warning against dependence on China. 'We should m ... (Daily Mail)
Despite ban on lobbyists' campaign money, Lightfoot took $53K from lobbyist's companies
Friday - More than a decade ago, then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued an executive order that prohibited him and future mayors from taking any campaign money from lobbyists. This year, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has accepted more than $53,000 in 39 individual campaign c ... (Chicago Sun-Times)
Ukrainian embassies receive 'bloody packages' containing animal eyes - Kyiv
Friday - December 2, 2022. 1155 AM EST Ukrainian embassies receive 'bloody packages' containing animal eyes - Kyiv Reuters KYIV/MADRID, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Ukraine's embassy in Madrid received a parcel containing animal eyes on Friday, the latest in a seri ... (Reuters)
European Union officials set Russian oil price cap at $60 a barrel
Friday - The European Union on Friday agreed to cap Russian seaborne oil prices at $60 a barrel, after several days of intense negotiations over an appropriate level. The announcement comes after the G-7 group of advanced economies agreed back in September t ... (CNBC)
U.S. job growth strong in November; wages rise
Friday - U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in November and increased wages despite mounting worries of a recession, but that will probably not stop the Federal Reserve from slowing the pace of its interest rate hikes starting this month. The L ... (Reuters)
Biden signs legislation to avert rail shutdown
Friday - CNN -- President Joe Biden on Friday signed legislation to avert a rail shutdown after congressional lawmakers raced to pass the measure amid concerns over the economic danger posed by a possible strike. The House passed the tentative rail agreemen ... (CNN Politics)
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