A man was detained outside the Capitol claiming to have a bomb. What is known?

January 26, 2022

The suspect has been arrested law enforcement hours after police reported that he had parked a pickup truck near the Capitol and claimed he had a bomb — leading to the evacuation of several nearby buildings. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger confirmed to a press release conference on Thursday afternoon that the man was taken into custody. Earlier Thursday, police evacuated the Cannon House office building, the Jefferson Building of…

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Toddler shoots mother during video call with unattended gun

January 26, 2022

A child in Florida shot and killed a woman with an unattended gun during a video call, police said. A member of a work-related Zoom conference called 911 and said they saw a toddler and heard a noise before the woman , Shamaya Lynn, fell on her back, police said in a statement. Lynn, 21, was shot in the head Wednesday in Altamonte Springs, near Orlando. According to the media,…

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Utah bride dies in car accident on day she marries high school sweetheart

January 26, 2022

The 26-year-old Utah woman died in a crash Friday night when another car crashed into her car, just hours after she married her high school sweetheart, according to her family. According to the Utah Highway Patrol, the accident occurred after 1:00 am on I-15 near Salt Lake City. A Toyota pickup truck driving south on the north lane crashed into the victim's Toyota Corolla. A 26-year-old Corolla driver was fatally…

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Court upholds death sentence for shooter who killed 9 people in Charleston church

/> A federal appeals court upheld the death sentence of Dylan Roof: a white man convicted of the mass shooting of black members of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Roof, 27, sought to appeal his conviction to the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, which concluded that even the most «thorough analysis of laws and precedent cannot convey the horror of what Roof…

January 26, 2022
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OnlyFans scraps plans to ban porn content after criticism

January 26, 2022

OnlyFans has abandoned plans to ban pornographic content — less than a week after the UK-based content maker site announced the change, citing the need to comply with banking partner policies. On Wednesday, the company said it had “provided the assurance needed to support our diverse community creators», implying that it has entered into new agreements with banks to pay funds to OnlyFans content creators: including those who share sexually…

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The child from the famous Nirvana disc cover is suing the band

January 26, 2022

Spencer Elden, Appearing naked as a baby on the cover of one of rock's most iconic albums, Nevermind, is suing Nirvana alleging he was sexually exploited as a child. In a lawsuit filed in California District Court against numerous parties, including the band's living members, Kurt Cobain's widow Courtney Love, and record companies that have released or distributed the album over the past three decades, Elden argues that the defendants…

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Proud Boys leader sentenced to over 5 months in prison

January 26, 2022

Far-right leader Proud Boys was sentenced to more than five months in prison Monday after admitting he burned a Black Lives Matter banner from a historic black church in Washington during a pro-Trump demonstration in December. Henry Tarrio, known to his followers as Enrique, was arrested on January 4 in Washington in connection with the December 12 incident. The Proud Boys and other groups staged a raucous rally through the…

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Biden vows to take action against governors trying to ban mask mandates in schools

January 26, 2022

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is directing the Department of Education to use its legal powers against Republican governors who are trying to stop local school authorities from requiring students to wear masks as part of the fight against COVID-19. Speaking in White At home, Biden noted that some politicians are trying to turn public safety measures into «political disputes for their own benefit» and warned that they…

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Blinken: Another 1,500 Americans need to be evacuated from Afghanistan

January 26, 2022

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Wednesday, that about 1,500 Americans remain in Afghanistan awaiting their evacuation. The Biden administration continues to make efforts to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies through August 31, the deadline set for a full exit from the country. Blinken said the US had evacuated 82,300 people, including 4,500 with US passports, since Aug. 14, the day before the Taliban captured Kabul and completed its takeover…

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Biden plans to stick to deadline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan

January 26, 2022

U.S. officials told ABC that Biden decided to stick to the August 31 deadline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, despite pressure from European allies and calls to extend the evacuation time. Nevertheless, the president said contingency plans would be made unforeseen circumstances that could force troops to delay beyond Aug. 31 to complete the evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies. A Taliban spokesman said earlier that the US should complete…

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