Category: US
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Buttigieg rides bike to new Transportation chief job
Pete Buttigieg continues to grab headlines now that he has transitioned to his new cabinet position in the Biden administration, secretary of the Department of Transportation. He has taken to biking to and from the D.C. job, and has been seen in a park casually chatting with fellow dog owners including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Associated…
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Amazon apologizes to congressman for tweet about peeing
The bigger Amazon gets, the more scrutiny it is under for the working conditions of its employees. When Wisconsin U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan tweeted the company about workers forced to urinate in water bottles, Amazon responded back sarcastically, which it then apologized for. The Associated Press has the story: Peeing tweet exchange between Amazon and…
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GOP: Gaetz’s sex trafficking probe
GOP: Gaetz’s sex trafficking probe WASHINGTON (AP) — The political peril for conservative Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz deepened Friday as the often outlandish, Trump-styled provocateur appeared politically isolated amid a federal sex-trafficking investigatio Lack of GOP support Few Republicans rushed to offer any kind of support to the three-term Florida congressman known for espousing high-volume…
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JD Gordon: The role of the UN and the illegal immigration
JD Gordon: The role of the UN and the illegal immigration The most important factor that contributes to the persistence of the problem of illegal immigration across the world is the existence of great differences in the standard of living between peoples of the developed world and peoples of developing countries. Among the most important…
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Islamic State supporting couple caught leaving NJ for Yemen
A young man and his wife who have expressed an interest in committing terrorist attacks against the U.S. were apprehended and arrested trying to board a cargo ship in New Jersey headed for Yemen. James Bradley and Arwa Muthana were taken into custody on the gangplank at Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal. The Associated Press has…
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Officer killed by knife-wielding man at the Capitol
A man rammed his car into two police officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday, injuring the officers. One later died at a hospital. The suspect, who was wielding a knife, was arrested and died at a hospital. The Associated Press has the story: Man with knife at Capitol rams two police…
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Italian officer caught spying says info wasn’t much
An Italian Navy captain who was caught and arrested for exchanging classified information for money with Russians is claiming the information didn’t amount to much. He said they were “of little or scarce relevance and that regardless, in most cases were already available from other sources.” The Associated Press has the story: After arrest, Navy…
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Shooting, 2 officers injured, Capitol on lockdown- Updated
Breaking News Latest Updates 1:53 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — A car rammed a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday afternoon, injuring two Capitol Police officers and leading to the driver being shot, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. At least one officer was in serious condition, while the driver was in critical…