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C.I.A. analyst Morgan Muir to run Biden's daily briefings
The New York Times - 30 Jan 2021 01:00
The new intelligence chief wanted a briefer with experience and an apolitical record. She chose Morgan Muir, perhaps the first time a former White House briefer has returned to the post.
A friend in the family: Daughter of legendary mob boss Vincent 'Chin' Gigante requests leniency for turncoat nephew ahead of sentencing
NY Daily News - 30 Jan 2021 19:03MTA worker who attended Capitol riot ID'd as Proud Boy, faces conspiracy charge: DOJ
New York Post - 30 Jan 2021 23:07
The MTA worker arrested this month for his part in the Jan. 6 storming of the US Capitol is a member of the Proud Boys, federal officials say — and is now facing more serious charges of conspiracy and civil disorder. W...
Sophie, Grammy-nominated Scottish musician, has died at 34
CBSNews - 30 Jan 2021 18:41
"Tragically, our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident," U.K. label Transgressive said in a statement.
Nashville friends find joy in weekly high five
CBSNews - 30 Jan 2021 02:14
Two longtime friends keep their friendship alive with a clap, snap and high five.
Parents Plead: Hold Them Back A Year, They Haven't Learned A Thing
The Huffington Post - 30 Jan 2021 14:00
After a year of unprecedented disruptions, some parents ― particularly those of children with disabilities ― are asking their school for a redo.
Hilton Valentine, longtime guitarist for The Animals, dead at 77
NY Daily News - 30 Jan 2021 05:08
Hilton Valentine, the original guitarist for British band The Animals, has died at the age of 77.
Health advocates urge Illinois to involve more pharmacies to help give COVID-19 vaccines at assisted living sites
Chicago Tribune - 30 Jan 2021 04:12
Advocates are urging Illinois to use local pharmacies to help vaccination efforts at assisted living facilities, as other states have done.
Feds charge woman allegedly heard during Capitol riot saying she was looking for Pelosi 'to shoot her in the friggin' brain'
CNN - 30 Jan 2021 03:51
Federal prosecutors charged a woman in connection to the January 6 riot at the US Capitol in Washington who they say can be heard on video making violent remarks about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
American Parents Set Out to Find a Son Lost in Syria's 'Bermuda Triangle'
Wall Street Journal - 30 Jan 2021 19:39
Sam Goodwin was near the end of a quest to visit every world country when he was snatched from a Syrian street during a phone call home.
Black Lives Matter movement nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Fox News - 30 Jan 2021 05:48
A Norwegian lawmaker has nominated the Black Lives Matter movement for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for bringing attention to racial inequities around the world.
Two members of the Proud Boys face conspiracy charges in US Capitol riot
CNN - 30 Jan 2021 05:09
The Justice Department on Friday announced conspiracy charges against two members of the far-right Proud Boys who allegedly participated in the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6.
George W. Bush to thank Dick Cheney, father of Liz Cheney, 'for his daughter's service'
CNN - 30 Jan 2021 04:22
Former President George W. Bush is making it clear that he supports Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican in the House, who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump.
Slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick To Lie In Honor At Rotunda
The Huffington Post - 30 Jan 2021 08:25
"The U.S. Congress is united in grief, gratitude and solemn appreciation for the service and sacrifice of Officer Brian Sicknick," said a statement.
Florida deputy under investigation for allegedly body-slamming student
CBSNews - 30 Jan 2021 05:59
A Florida deputy is under investigation after a video appeared to show him body-slamming a female high school student to the ground. CBS News spoke with the teenager's mother and their attorney, Benjamin Crump.
Florida man badly loses fight with police, K-9
New York Post - 30 Jan 2021 04:57
Some pictures are worth a thousand words — but this mugshot only needs six: don’t try to fight the police. A Florida man was taken into custody after police said he kept attacking two sheriff’s deputies and their K...
Fort Bliss soldiers poisoned after drinking substance they thought was booze
New York Post - 30 Jan 2021 04:49
Eleven soldiers at a military base in Texas have been hospitalized after drinking a poisonous substance they thought was alcohol, Army officials said. The soldiers drank the unknown substance after a 10-day field exercis...
Coachella is canceled for second straight year due to COVID
NY Daily News - 30 Jan 2021 04:40
The West Coast's marque music festival is set to fall victim to the pandemic for the second straight year after it was ordered canceled by the government on Friday.
'Bewildering and deeply disappointing': California sheriff's deputy arrested, charged with making up 'ambush' shooting
USA Today - 30 Jan 2021 04:38
Sukhdeep Gill, a deputy with the Santa Clara Sheriff's Office, was arrested Friday on charges of felony vandalism and falsely reporting a crime.
Officer killed after DC riot to lie in honor at US Capitol
New York Post - 30 Jan 2021 04:37
The body of hero Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick will return in honor next week to the building where he gave his life. The 42-year-old New Jersey resident waspepper-sprayed and fatally bludgeoned on Jan. 6, as rio...
House Democrats push to censure Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene
CBSNews - 30 Jan 2021 05:43
House Democrats say Georgia Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is dangerous, and are pushing to remove her from office. Two of her Democratic colleagues are set to introduce a resolution next week to censure...
Cori Bush to move offices after altercation with Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress tunnel
USA Today - 30 Jan 2021 05:39
Rep. Cori Bush is moving offices after a verbal altercation with fellow freshman congresswomen Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene over mask-wearing.