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Victim at Ariana Grande-Manchester concert bombing bled to death due to lack of lifesaving treatment: report
NY Daily News - 18 Jan 2021 05:25
The youngest victim of the 2017 bombing after an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, might very well have survived with better first aid, a new report says.
In Trump's final days at White House, presidential pardons reportedly up for grabs for the right price
NY Daily News - 18 Jan 2021 04:34
The New York Times, citing documents and interviews with more than three dozen lobbyists and lawyers, reported Sunday night some Trump allies are collecting fees from wealthy felons or their associates to push the White ...
SEE IT: Enraged anti-masker arrested at Einstein Bros. Bagels
NY Daily News - 18 Jan 2021 21:27
"Shouldn't you be storming the Capitol?" an onlooker asked.
FBI vetting 25K National Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack
NY Daily News - 18 Jan 2021 04:49
The extensive security measures underscore fears that some of the very people assigned to protect the city over the next several days could present a threat to the incoming president and other VIPs in attendance.
Capitol protest tracker: What happened at capitols across the US on Sunday
USA Today - 18 Jan 2021 04:48
FBI officials are warning of protests at all 50 state capitols and the U.S. Capitol in the days leading up to inauguration. Here are live updates.
'Hard to watch': Ex-FBI deputy director on chilling new video
CNN - 18 Jan 2021 00:21
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe weighs in on new video from The New Yorker showing rioters inside the Capitol during the January 6 insurrection.
FBI has trail of 140,000 images of selfie-loving Capitol siege suspects
New York Post - 18 Jan 2021 00:09
Selfie-snapping Capitol rioters left investigators a treasure trove of evidence — at least 140,000 pictures and videos taken during the deadly Jan. 6 siege, according to federal prosecutors. The mass of digital evidenc...
China debuts train that can hit speeds of 620 kilometers per hour
CNN - 18 Jan 2021 05:34
China has revealed a prototype for a new high-speed Maglev train that is capable of reaching speeds of 620 kilometers (385 miles) per hour.
Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund's account of the Capitol assault
CBSNews - 18 Jan 2021 01:50
Bill Whitaker speaks with one of the three law enforcement officials who resigned in the wake of the attack on the Capitol, and reports on the threat behind what one expert says, "may have been the most predictable terro...
Biden chief of staff warns coronavirus death toll could soon reach 500,000
The Week - 18 Jan 2021 15:49
President-elect Joe Biden's incoming White House chief of staff, Ron Klain, predicted on Sunday that the coronavirus death toll would reach 500,000 in the first weeks of the new administration. The current toll is 397,60...
Russia ready for quick extension of last arms pact with US
ABC News - 18 Jan 2021 15:41
Russia's top diplomat says Moscow is ready for a quick deal with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to extend the last remaining arms control pact, which expires in just over two weeks
Phil Spector, famed producer convicted of murder, dies at 81
CBSNews - 18 Jan 2021 15:36
California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital.
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny detained at airport after recovery from poisoning
CBSNews - 18 Jan 2021 15:36
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was detained immediately upon his return to Moscow after recovering from nerve-agent poisoning that he blames on Vladimir Putin. Charlie D'Agata reports.
National Guard troops in capital vetted amid inauguration security concerns
CBSNews - 18 Jan 2021 15:21
The 25,000 National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C., for Wednesday's inauguration will all have undergone security vetting, amid concerns of a reported possible inside attack. CBS News senior national security ...
President-elect Biden plans to reverse several Trump administration policies in first 10 days
CBSNews - 18 Jan 2021 15:21
With just two days left for the Trump administration, President-elect Biden is getting ready to take office. Weijia Jiang reports on the incoming president's new plans for his first 10 days in office.
Experts fear new, more contagious COVID-19 variant will cause cases to soar
CBSNews - 18 Jan 2021 15:21
The slow rollout of vaccines has experts concerned. Some are predicting there will be 500,000 deaths in the U.S. by mid-February. Manuel Bojorquez saw firsthand the chaos at one distribution site in Florida that was tryi...
Sri Lanka: Covid-19 Forced Cremation of Muslims Discriminatory
Human Rights Watch - 18 Jan 2021 15:00
Click to expand Image Sri Lankan municipal cemetery workers carry the coffin of a Covid-19 virus victim for cremation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, December 21, 2020. © 2020 Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto via AP (New York) - Sri L...
Governor says West Virginia is "diamond in the rough" for vaccine distribution
CBSNews - 18 Jan 2021 14:29
West Virginia declined to participate in a federal program through which CVS and Walgreens administered vaccines to residents of long-term care facilities.
Kentucky man allegedly used flagpole to smash window at US Capitol riot
New York Post - 18 Jan 2021 13:51
A Kentucky man has been charged in the riots at the US Capitol, where he allegedly used a flagpole to smash a window in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's lobby moments before Ashli Babbitt was fatally shot, officials said. Ch...
'A vice president like no other:' Kamala Harris steps into VP role with unique strengths - and unique challenges
USA Today - 18 Jan 2021 06:10
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in a few days will step into the West Wing, a heartbeat away from holding the most powerful office in the world.
NYC mayoral candidate Ray McGuire's ties to conservative Koch brothers deeper than first thought
NY Daily News - 18 Jan 2021 06:05
Mayoral candidate Ray McGuire's ties to the Koch brothers aren't limited to serving as banker of the conservative donors' company years ago. Charles Phillips, a top-ranking member of McGuire's campaign, also presided ove...
China's Economy Grew in 2020 Amid the Global Pandemic as U.S. and Others Floundered
Time - 18 Jan 2021 05:50
China's growth was well ahead of the United States and other major economies, which are on track to show full-year activity contracting.