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Angry US-Russia Exchange at UN Punctuates Deepening Ukraine Rift
The New York Times - 1 Feb 2022 02:55
With vitriolic accusations that echoed the Cold War era, the United States and Russia sparred in a bitter debate over the Ukraine crisis in a Security Council meeting watched by the world on Monday.
United Arab Emirates intercepts missile fired by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants
New York Post - 1 Feb 2022 02:56
The United Arab Emirates on Monday intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants as Israeli President Isaac Herzog was visiting -- the third attack this month.
Cosby asks Supreme Court not to revive sexual assault case
ABC News - 1 Feb 2022 02:48
Bill Cosby has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a bid by prosecutors to revive his criminal sex assault case
Denmark has lifted all Covid-19 restrictions
CNN - 1 Feb 2022 14:37
Denmark has lifted all Covid-19 restrictions within the country, with coronavirus no longer considered a "socially critical sickness," according to the government.
Russia sends written response to US over Ukraine crisis proposal
New York Post - 1 Feb 2022 04:13
Russia sent a written response to the United States' de-escalation proposal regarding the Ukraine crisis after the two countries exchanged blows in a heated U.N. Security Council debate.
Canada 'Freedom Convoy' appears peaceful and respectful despite Trudeau claim of 'hateful rhetoric'
Fox News - 1 Feb 2022 05:12
Images from Canada's "Freedom Convoy" rally over the weekend show an energetic but peaceful rally - despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claim that the protesters are "a small fringe minority" expressing "hateful rhet...
Report: Pfizer coronavirus vaccine could be available for kids under 5 in February
The Week - 1 Feb 2022 03:55
The Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine could become available for children younger than 5 by the end of February, people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post on Monday. This would be the first vaccine made ...
Florida man named 'Psych' bit victim in the face during machete attack, cops say
New York Post - 1 Feb 2022 02:36
Demetrick "Pysch" Sanders, 45, approached a man who was waiting for a ride to work and asked him for money before attacking him with a machete, police said.
Waffle House killer: God told me I have to kill them
New York Post - 1 Feb 2022 02:31
The man who fatally shot four people at a Tennessee Waffle House in 2018 believed his victims were government agents and that God told him to kill them.
Why NY's 10th Congressional District Would Snake Through NYC
The New York Times - 1 Feb 2022 15:53
The peculiar redrawing of Representative Jerrold Nadler's district led to the joke that it was "jerrymandered." The reasons for the new lines were politically complicated.
Putin to Hold News Conference Amid Flurry of Diplomacy
The New York Times - 1 Feb 2022 15:41
For the first time in weeks, President Vladimir Putin of Russia is expected to speak about the crisis over Ukraine. Here's the latest.
Federal prisons placed on temporary lockdown after gang fight leaves two dead in Texas
NY Daily News - 1 Feb 2022 15:29
Federal prisons across the United States have been placed on temporary lockdown after two inmates, both reportedly members of MS-13, were killed during a gang fight at a high-security penitentiary in southeast Texas.
Pfizer COVID vaccine for kids under 5 could be ready next month
New York Post - 1 Feb 2022 14:55
An emergency use authorization request is expected to be made to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as early as February 1, 2022.
Pregnant New Zealand journalist offered refuge by Taliban allowed to return home
New York Post - 1 Feb 2022 14:39
Charlotte Bellis said on Tuesday that she was offered a spot in the country's quarantine program and will return to New Zealand next month.
Trump Had Role in Weighing Proposals to Seize Voting Machines
The New York Times - 1 Feb 2022 05:48
New accounts show that the former president was more directly involved than previously known in plans developed by outside advisers to use national security agencies to seek evidence of fraud.
GoFundMe for Canadian truckers approaches $10M, more than country's political parties raised last quarter
Fox News - 1 Feb 2022 04:58
The GoFundMe page to support the "Freedom Convoy" of Canadian truckers was approaching $10 million as of Monday evening, which is more money than the major political parties of Canada raised during the last quarter of 20...
Fatal Gang Fight Spurs Nationwide Lockdown of Federal Prison System
The New York Times - 1 Feb 2022 04:43
The Bureau of Prisons' unusual step indicated that it was concerned that the violence could have a ripple effect on other facilities.
Georgia DA investigating Trump asks FBI for security help after rally comments
New York Post - 1 Feb 2022 03:30
A Georgia district attorney investigating whether Donald Trump tried to interfere with the outcome of the 2020 election requested security help from the FBI.
Exclusive: Trump advisers drafted more than one executive order to seize voting machines, sources tell CNN
CNN - 1 Feb 2022 03:22
Former President Donald Trump's advisers drafted two versions of an executive order to seize voting machines -- one directing the Department of Defense to do so and another the Department of Homeland Security -- as part ...
Connecticut cops suspended over investigations into deaths of two women
New York Post - 1 Feb 2022 02:53
Two Bridgeport police detectives involved in investigating the deaths of two black women have been suspended after families say they were never notified of the women's deaths.
Tulsi Gabbard says Biden's wrong to limit Supreme Court pick to just black women
New York Post - 1 Feb 2022 02:11
Former Democratic congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard groans at President Biden's vow to select the first black woman to the Supreme Court.
Diabetes kills more than 100,000 Americans for second year in a row, raising public health alarm
NY Daily News - 1 Feb 2022 02:11
For the second straight year, more than 100,000 people have died of diabetes in the U.S., a new report has found.