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Trump aides in contempt of Congress for ignoring Jan. 6 panel subpoenas
New York Post - 7 Apr 2022 02:41
The House of Representatives voted to hold Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate in the Jan. 6 riot investigation.
Ex-federal defense contractor is 1st Capitol riot defendant to be acquitted
The Week - 7 Apr 2022 04:49
A federal judge on Wednesday acquitted Matthew Martin, a New Mexico resident and former federal contractor facing misdemeanor charges in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. This is the first acquittal of a Capitol...
Ivanka's interview with Jan. 6 committee was a 'shame and harassment,' Trump says
The Week - 7 Apr 2022 16:00
Former President Donald Trump doesn't seem very happy the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot spoke with his daughter (and former White House adviser) Ivanka Trump this week. In discussion with The Wash...
Europe set to ban Russian coal, but struggles on oil and gas
ABC News - 7 Apr 2022 14:52
The EU is poised to ban Russian coal in the first sanctions on energy.
Ted Cruz Went After Mr. T And Twitter Users Pitied The Fool
The Huffington Post - 7 Apr 2022 12:13
Critics ripped the Texas Republican with the same point.
Tech exec was warned dirt-digging effort on Trump 'will not fly,' Durham claims
New York Post - 7 Apr 2022 01:39
A researcher tasked by tech executive Rodney Joffe doubted the Trump-Russia collusion in an August 2016 email cited by Special Counsel John Durham, according to court documents.
Here are all the women who have won Vladimir Putin's black heart
New York Post - 7 Apr 2022 02:15
Russian President Vladimir Putin is notoriously private about the women in his life -- but Western sanctions are shining a light on all his baby-mommas and ex-mistresses.
Puerto Rican crews scramble to restore power after island-wide outage
CNN - 7 Apr 2022 13:42
Puerto Rico's power grid suffered an island-wide outage Wednesday, utility officials said, leaving an untold number of people without power overnight as workers scrambled to restore power into Thursday morning.
Pair busted for pretending to be federal agents, gifting lavish bribes to Secret Service
New York Post - 7 Apr 2022 03:35
Two men were arrested for pretending to be federal operatives who gifted Secret Service agents with lavish handouts in an effort to gain access to them.
Joe Biden Faces Pressure to Stop--and Document--Russian Atrocities in Ukraine
Time - 7 Apr 2022 02:20
When Joe Biden had a moment to say he was right about Russian President Vladimir Putin, he didn’t pass it up. As Biden’s helicopter landed in Washington on April 4, he walked across the lawn to a clutch of press came...
Coronavirus Cases Among Boldface Names Have Washington Feeling Uneasy
The New York Times - 7 Apr 2022 02:19
A spate of positive coronavirus tests among top officials is a reminder that, even amid an attempt to pivot away from strict restrictions, the pandemic is not over.
Russian troops heard being ordered to 'slay' civilians: 'F-king kill them all!'
New York Post - 7 Apr 2022 14:47
Intercepted Russian radio messages caught weary troops complaining about being vastly outnumbered -- and being ordered to "f--king kill" civilians, according to Ukraine intelligence.
Shanghai wrestles with food shortages under virus shutdown
ABC News - 7 Apr 2022 14:29
Residents of Shanghai are struggling to get meat, rice and other food supplies.
Dog brothers adopted in different states are reunited, thanks to DNA testing
The Week - 7 Apr 2022 07:48
Many long-lost siblings have been reunited because of ancestry DNA tests -- and that goes for canines, too. Andrea Riggle of Houston, Texas, adopted a dog named Renlee about the same time Melanie Morrison of Springfield,...
Cops find three bodies that had been decomposing for a year in California home
New York Post - 7 Apr 2022 04:45
Three "severely decomposed" bodies of a California family were discovered in their home by police in what is being investigated as a murder-suicide.
New Orleans sheriff's recruit accused of delivering weed to jail
NY Daily News - 7 Apr 2022 04:32
He got stuck in the weeds.
Legal experts call for President Biden to release corporate tax returns
New York Post - 7 Apr 2022 04:20
Legal experts called for the Bidens to release corporate tax returns that detail more than $13 million that they reported to the IRS between 2017 and 2019.
Renewables company pleads guilty, must pay $8 million for wind-turbine deaths of 150 eagles
NY Daily News - 7 Apr 2022 04:17
A renewable-energy company subsidiary pleaded guilty on federal criminal charges Tuesday and ordered to pay $8 million in fines and restitution for killing more than 150 eagles at wind farms in eight states.
GOP sponsored bill guaranteeing patient visitation during a pandemic passes with bipartisan support
Chicago Tribune - 7 Apr 2022 03:45
A Republican-sponsored measure to protect patient visitation rights during a pandemic is headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk after receiving unanimous approval in the state Senate.
St. Louis woman dies from cooking oil burns, roommate arrested
NY Daily News - 7 Apr 2022 03:18
Doren Davis, 63, was having a dispute with her roommate at an assisted living facility before she attacked, police said.
Illinois lawmakers expected to consider nursing home staffing and care tied to new funding formula
Chicago Tribune - 7 Apr 2022 02:56
The bill would particularly target high-Medicaid, for-profit nursing home facilities, which make up 95% of all understaffed facilities in the state.
Judge finds former government contractor not guilty in first Jan. 6 riot acquittal
New York Post - 7 Apr 2022 01:57
A Washington, DC judge on Wednesday found a man not guilty for his alleged role in the US Capitol riot, the first acquittal tied to the Jan. 6 attacks.