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Ted Cruz would like you to just forget the past 4 years
CNN - 8 Jan 2021 17:17
Ted Cruz said something truly remarkable -- like, truly -- in an interview with a Houston TV station on Thursday.
Woman accused of attacking teen in NY hotel arrested, boy's family speaks out
ABC News - 8 Jan 2021 13:04
Authorities said she put up a fight and resisted arrest.
U.S. soldier found dead while on holiday break
NY Daily News - 8 Jan 2021 04:41
Pfc. Nylyn O. Eady, an intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army assigned to Fort Bliss, was found dead while on holiday on Monday. He was 19.
In messaging shift, Trump acknowledges Biden win and calls for 'smooth' transition of power
USA Today - 8 Jan 2021 04:00
President Donald Trump did not mention President-elect Joe Biden by name or congratulate him, but the video may be the closest he gets to a concession
Coronavirus updates: Study finds Chinese vaccine 78% effective; Kansas Rep. Jake LaTurner tests positive after House vote; 365K US deaths
USA Today - 8 Jan 2021 05:18
California proposes $600 state stimulus checks. New Orleans is tightening current coronavirus restrictions on public gatherings. Latest COVID news.
Betsy DeVos, Elaine Chao, Mick Mulvaney, other Trump administration officials resign after Capitol riot
USA Today - 8 Jan 2021 04:42Texas lawyer fired after livestreaming effort to storm Capitol
New York Post - 8 Jan 2021 02:39
An insurance company lawyer from North Texas has been fired after posting video of himself wearing a MAGA hat and attempting to breach the Capitol building with other rioters. “Got tear gassed today. That was quite an ...
The Aftershocks From the Capitol Attack
The New York Times - 8 Jan 2021 22:04
Readers react to impeachment calls, cabinet resignations and a video from the president.
Atlanta police arrest suspect after 7-year-old killed by stray bullet while Christmas shopping
NY Daily News - 8 Jan 2021 14:23US sets new record with over 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day
New York Post - 8 Jan 2021 04:02
The United States set a new grim milestone Thursday with more than 4,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded in a single day. The unsettling numbers come after Wednesday saw over 3,900 deaths in the country, according to The Washin...
Horrifying video shows Capitol cop getting crushed by Trump supporters
New York Post - 8 Jan 2021 18:21
The young officer, who appears to be a member of the Capitol Police Department, is pinned between a riot shield and metal door.
Unemployment rate holds steady at 6.7%, employers cut 140,000 jobs last month
ABC News - 8 Jan 2021 16:00
The U.S. unemployment rate was 6.7% in December -- unchanged from the previous month -- and employers cut some 140,000 jobs, the Department of Labor said Friday.
Texas man who sold gun to mass shooter without background check gets 2 years in prison
NY Daily News - 8 Jan 2021 15:11
Marcus Braziel, 45, sold an assault rifle to Seth Ator three years before Ator killed seven people with it.
California to residents: Please don't travel more than 120 miles
NY Daily News - 8 Jan 2021 04:23
The California Department of Public Health issued the recommendation Wednesday.
These Are the Rioters Who Stormed the Nation's Capitol
The New York Times - 8 Jan 2021 03:59
The mob that rampaged the halls of Congress included infamous white supremacists and conspiracy theorists.
John Kelly says he would vote to invoke 25th Amendment
CNN - 8 Jan 2021 00:16
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said that if he were a member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet he would support using the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to remove the President from office following a...
The internet's effect on baby boomers
CBSNews - 8 Jan 2021 18:25
Misinformation has spread like wildfire across the internet, and baby boomers are often the ones sharing fake articles meant to misinform and evoke reactions. Bonnie Kristian, a contributing editor for The Week who explo...
Chinese Embassy tweet about oppressed Muslims draws instant condemnation
ABC News - 8 Jan 2021 14:34
The Chinese government has carried out systematic oppression of Muslims.
Winter storm hits Southeast as Texas prepares for 2nd storm
ABC News - 8 Jan 2021 13:52
A winter storm is on the move and bringing heavy snow from Arkansas to North Carolina Friday morning.
Neil Sheehan, Pentagon Papers reporter, Vietnam author, dead at 84
New York Post - 8 Jan 2021 02:28
WASHINGTON -- Neil Sheehan, a reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who broke the story of the Pentagon Papers for The New York Times and who chronicled the deception at the heart of the Vietnam War in his epic book...
E.U. Regulators Approve Drawing up To Six Doses From BioNTech-Pfizer Vaccine Vials
Time - 8 Jan 2021 13:59
(BRUSSELS) — The European Union’s drug agency on Friday approved doctors drawing up to six doses from each vial of the coronavirus vaccine made by BioNTech-Pfizer, a move that could speed up the pace of vaccinations ...