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Photo reveals couple slaughtered over snow shoveling dispute
New York Post - 6 Feb 2021 03:49
Images have emerged of the Pennsylvania couple that was heartlessly murdered by their neighbor during a snow-shoveling dispute. James Goy, 50, and his wife, Lisa Goy, 48, were slain by their neighbor outside Scranton Mon...
Feds charge Gladstone Park man with felonies after he allegedly posed outside Nancy Pelosi's office during Capital riot
Chicago Tribune - 6 Feb 2021 05:36Biden says Trump too 'erratic' to get intelligence briefings granted to other ex-presidents
NY Daily News - 6 Feb 2021 05:23
CBS anchor Norah O'Donnell noted that Biden had called Trump an "existential threat," "dangerous" and "reckless." "Yeah, I have," Biden said. "And I believe it."
I.C.C. Rules It Has Jurisdiction to Examine Possible Israel War Crimes
The New York Times - 6 Feb 2021 04:09
The International Criminal Court on Friday said it has the authority to investigate alleged crimes in the occupied territories, in a ruling condemned by Israel and praised by Palestinians.
Judge rules Trump hotel in Chicago violated Illinois environmental laws
Chicago Tribune - 6 Feb 2021 04:05
Former President Donald Trump's hotel along the Chicago River violated state environmental laws by sucking in massive amounts of water without a valid permit, a Cook County judge ruled in a decision made public Friday.
Chris Cuomo Hits GOP With A Damning New Nickname
The Huffington Post - 6 Feb 2021 10:03
The CNN host ripped GOP support of conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as "the most flagrant example of how toxic things have become."
Fox Business Network cancels 'Lou Dobbs Tonight,' one of its highest-profile shows
USA Today - 6 Feb 2021 05:52
'Lou Dobbs Tonight,' hosted by one of former President Donald Trump's strongest cable-news supporters, has been canceled by Fox Business Network.
New Orleans bars to shut down for Mardi Gras
New York Post - 6 Feb 2021 05:22
Mardi Gras will be a lot less boozy this year. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced Friday that all of the city’s bars will shut down ahead of the Mardi Gras festivities in hopes of slowing the spread of the cor...
Iran U.N. inspectors find radioactive traces, raising fresh concerns
Fox News - 6 Feb 2021 05:11
United Nations inspectors have found new evidence of undeclared nuclear activities in Iran, according to three diplomats briefed on the discovery, raising new questions about the scope of the country's atomic ambitions.
Texas woman charged in Capitol riot can travel to Mexico, judge says
New York Post - 6 Feb 2021 04:55
A Texas flower shop owner who was charged with storming the US Capitol in early January can travel to Mexico later this month while awaiting the disposition of her case, a federal judge ruled Friday. Jenny Cudd, who runs...
Keystone Pipeline workers say they feel abandoned by Biden administration
CBSNews - 6 Feb 2021 04:38
President Biden signed an executive order on his first day in office canceling the Keystone XL Pipeline. It angered many Republicans and the nearly 1,000 workers who have been laid off as a result. CBS News climate and e...
Biden Reverses Trump Terrorist Designation for Houthis in Yemen
The New York Times - 6 Feb 2021 03:55
Critics of the Trump administration action said the penalties would punish the millions of starving people in Yemen more than the Houthi rebels.
Two more cheerleaders linked to Netflix's 'Cheer' charged with sexual misconduct with minors
USA Today - 6 Feb 2021 00:17
Robert Scianna Jr. and Mitchell Ryan were arrested this week -- nearly five months after the arrest of 'Cheer' star Jerry Harris on similar charges.
The Ugly Secrets Behind the Costco Chicken
The New York Times - 6 Feb 2021 21:30
An investigator went under cover and brought back disturbing video from a farm growing those famous birds.
How Robert Maxwell rose from poverty -- and corrupted his daughter Ghislaine
New York Post - 6 Feb 2021 15:20
Within 72 hours of her birth, Ghislaine Maxwell's life was twisted by tragedy. Baby Ghislaine was the ninth child born to Robert Maxwell, the self-made millionaire publisher, and his wife Betty. Though he had left his fo...
Myanmar military imposes internet blockade as protesters rally against coup
The Week - 6 Feb 2021 15:20
Thousands of people on Saturday took to the streets in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, to protest Monday's military coup and demand the release of democratically-elected Aung San Suu Kyi. The demonstrators reportedly cha...
A No-Bid Contract to Track Covid Vaccinations Draws Frustration, and a Cease-and-Desist
The New York Times - 6 Feb 2021 14:59
The Trump administration awarded a no-bid contract to Deloitte to develop software to track vaccinations, but the system has flaws. A competitor has accused the C.D.C. and the company of stealing her idea.
Myanmar Protesters Gather to Oppose Military Coup
Wall Street Journal - 6 Feb 2021 14:34
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, to oppose the military's seizure of power from the country's civilian-run government this week.
Pakistan arrests 2 on child porn charges after Interpol tip
ABC News - 6 Feb 2021 14:22
Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency has arrested two men on suspicion of links to an international child pornography ring
To Fight or Hide: Fear Grips Myanmar With Military Back in Charge
The New York Times - 6 Feb 2021 14:13
Dozens of arrests, beatings by mysterious thugs and telecommunication cutoffs are the new reality across the country. But civil disobedience defiantly persists.
Cook County public health co-lead Dr. Rachel Rubin loses both her parents to COVID-19 in 'surreal' two-week span
Chicago Tribune - 6 Feb 2021 13:00
As one of Cook County's authoritative voices on the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Rachel Rubin spent nearly all of 2020 crafting mitigation policies as the virus claimed hundreds of thousands of American lives. In December, ...
Sean Hannity's Promotion Of Conspiracy Theories Exposed In Scathing Supercut
The Huffington Post - 6 Feb 2021 10:51
CNN's Brianna Keilar slammed the Fox News host for playing dumb on the dangerous QAnon conspiracy theory.