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• Oath Keepers leader, 10 others charged with 'seditious conspiracy' in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

  13-01-2022 23:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot subpoenaed the leader of the Proud Boys, as well as the Oath Keepers, in November.
  
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• Twitter, Meta among tech giants subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel

  13-01-2022 23:49
  
  The House committee has issued subpoenas to Twitter, Meta, Reddit and YouTube.
  
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• Prince Andrew stripped of military affiliations by Queen Elizabeth

  13-01-2022 23:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  Britain's Prince Andrew has returned his military affiliations and royal patronages to Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace said in a statement Thursday.
  
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• California Gov. denies parole for RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan

  13-01-2022 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom has denied parole for Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a source tells CNN's Jake Tapper.
  
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• NYC mayor considering virtual learning plan for schools

  13-01-2022 23:28
  
  New York City Mayor Eric Adams is considering allowing the nation’s largest school district to return to some form of virtual instruction as the city weathers a wave of coronavirus cases
  
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• Scientists call out Spotify for misinformation on Joe Rogan's podcast

  13-01-2022 23:27 via cnn.com
  
  Scientists are urging Spotify to create a policy that provides listeners with a warning about misinformation after an episode of Joe Rogan's podcast that spreads misinformation about the pandemic went viral.
  
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• The MAGA plan to knife Sen. John Thune, seeking re-election after Trump clash

  13-01-2022 23:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  The No. 2 Republican in the Senate is a close ally of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and has clashed with Trump.
  
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• Cambridge professors have public argument over whether the word 'eloquent' is racist

  13-01-2022 23:25 via foxnews.com
  
  David Abulafia and Priyamvada Gopal have taken their fight to the media, using newspapers to exchange arguments about race and language.
  
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• Quietly and over some objections, a national digital vaccine card has emerged

  13-01-2022 23:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Whether they realize it or not, about 200 million people in the United States now likely have access to a Covid-19 digital vaccinecard.
  
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• Judge in Avenatti-Stormy Daniels trial warns would-be jurors

  13-01-2022 23:14
  
  Ahead of Michael Avenatti’s trial on charges he cheated porn star Stormy Daniels out of book deal proceeds, a judge has twice warned prospective jurors about potential perjury charges if they don’t fill out a written questionnaire honestly
  
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• Kyrsten Sinema not backing down on the filibuster in fatal blow to Democrats' voting rights fight

  13-01-2022 23:12 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona reiterated from the Senate floor Thursday that she is not backing off her position to uphold the filibuster, less than an hour before President Joe Biden arrived on Capitol Hill to pitch Democrats on eradicating it.
  
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• Kyrsten Sinema delivers fatal blow to Democrats' voting rights fight

  13-01-2022 23:12 via cnn.com
  
  Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona reiterated from the Senate floor Thursday that she is not backing off her position to uphold the filibuster, less than an hour before President Joe Biden arrived on Capitol Hill to pitch Democrats on eradicating it.
  
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• Man faked death to evade U.S. sex assault charges, found alive in Scotland hospitalized with Covid

  13-01-2022 23:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Rhode Island man faked his death to evade sexual assault charges before he was found alive — suffering from Covid-19 — and arrested in Scotland, authorities
  
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• Benjamin Franklin made a stunning comment on immigration. Here's why it's relevant now

  13-01-2022 23:07 via cnn.com
  
  America is a nation of immigrants that continues to wrestle with a hatred of immigrants. The latest "Reality Check with John Avlon" examines the history of anti-immigrant panic in the US. Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas joins to explain why he thinks America's broken immigration system might be by design.
  
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• Trump slams rival DeSantis over Covid boosters. Why that could pay off.

  13-01-2022 22:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump could be out-Trumped by those in his party taking an even harder line against vaccines. But there’s a bigger chance that his strategy will succeed.
  
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• Could Trump get out-Trumped by political rivals like Ron DeSantis?

  13-01-2022 22:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Trump could be out-Trumped by those in his party taking an even harder line against vaccines. But there’s a bigger chance that his strategy will succeed.
  
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• Prince Andrew loses military titles and use of HRH

  13-01-2022 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes as the prince faces a US civil case over claims he sexually assaulted a woman when she was 17.
  
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• S.D. Gov. Kristi Noem releases national ad targeting transgender student athletes

  13-01-2022 22:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem released what appears to be the first ever national ad promoting legislation that targets transgender children on Thursday.
  
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• Biden voices uncertainty about passing voting rights bills after meeting with Democrats

  13-01-2022 22:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  "I hope we can get this done," Biden told reporters on Capitol Hill following the meeting. "But the honest to god answer is, I don’t know whether we can get this done."
  
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• US Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate for big businesses

  13-01-2022 21:12 via cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden's vaccine or testing requirement aimed at large businesses, but it allowed a vaccine mandate for certain health care workers to go into effect nationwide.
  
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• Supreme Court blocks vaccine mandate for big businesses

  13-01-2022 21:08 via cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden's vaccine or testing requirement aimed at large businesses, but it allowed a vaccine mandate for certain health care workers to go into effect nationwide.
  
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• Why the Supreme Court decided against vaccine mandate

  13-01-2022 21:06 via cnn.com
  
  CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig explains why the Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden's vaccine mandate aimed at large businesses, but it allowed a vaccine mandate for certain health care workers to go into effect nationwide.
  
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• UK politicians told Chinese government agent 'active' in parliament

  13-01-2022 21:00 via cnn.com
  
  The United Kingdom's domestic spy agency has warned that an "agent of the Chinese government" has been actively working to "subvert" the processes of Parliament, a senior British lawmaker said Thursday.
  
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• Chinese agent 'active' in UK Parliament, lawmakers told

  13-01-2022 21:00 via cnn.com
  
  The United Kingdom's domestic spy agency has warned that an "agent of the Chinese government" has been actively working to "subvert" the processes of Parliament, a senior British lawmaker said Thursday.
  
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• Prince Andrew stripped of military titles amid sex abuse lawsuit

  13-01-2022 20:51 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Prince Andrew still has options in his sex abuse civil case. None look good
  
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• Huge icefish colony of 60m nests found on Antarctic seabed – video

  13-01-2022 20:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Researchers exploring Antarctica’s seabed have discovered a thriving, unprecedented colony of icefish 'about a third of the size of London'. 'We expected to see the normal Antarctic seafloor … [but] during the first four hours of our dive, we saw nothing but fish nests,' said Autun Purser, of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany, and lead author of the study published in Current Biology.‘Nothing but fish nests’: huge icefish colony f
  
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• CNN legal analyst explains what Oath Keepers leader's arrest indicates

  13-01-2022 20:29 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department has charged 11 defendants with seditious conspiracy related to the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, including the leader of the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes. CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams explains.
  
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• 'Baby Shark' becomes the first YouTube video to hit 10 billion views

  13-01-2022 20:16 via cnn.com
  
  "Baby Shark," the inescapable earworm beloved by some children and often feared by their parents, has hit a new milestone -- 10 billion views on YouTube.
  
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• Covid live: UK reports 109,133 new cases and 335 deaths; low-income countries forced to reject 100m vaccine doses

  13-01-2022 20:11 via theguardian.com
  
  UK cases and deaths down on the previous day; short expiration dates and a lack of storage forced lower-income countries to reject vaccinesHalf of French primary schools to close as teachers strikeFrance to lift ban on tourists from UKBoris Johnson cancels visit after family member tests positive for CovidNovak Djokovic included in Australian Open draw as visa call delayedDaily coronavirus cases in Japan have exceeded 13,000 for the first time in more than four months, as the country confronts a
  
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• Sinema speaks out against filibuster reform after House sends voting rights bill to Senate – live

  13-01-2022 20:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Joe Biden arrives on Capitol Hill for meeting with Senate DemocratsSenator says ‘I will not support separate actions that worsen … division’House vote falls along party lines as bill has no path to passage in SenatePresident confirms US will order 500m more at-home Covid testsBiden will send military teams to US states struggling with Covid spikeSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailThe US House is currently voting on a bill that combines two sweepi
  
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• Polish lawmakers pass bill to step up government control of schools

  13-01-2022 20:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Critics say bill, now moving to senate, could curb access to teaching on LGBT and reproductive rightsPoland’s lower house of parliament has passed a bill by the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party that would step up government control of schools, which critics say could curb access to teaching on LGBT and reproductive rights.The bill passed on Thursday with 227 votes in favour and 214 against, and will now move to the senate. Continue reading...
  
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• Oath Keepers leader and 10 others charged with seditious conspiracy related to US Capitol attack

  13-01-2022 20:08 via cnn.com
  
  The Justice Department has charged 11 defendants with seditious conspiracy related to the Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, including the leader of the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes.
  
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• Leader of Oath Keepers group arrested in connection with Capitol attack

  13-01-2022 20:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Stewart Rhodes has been charged with seditious conspiracy in the 6 January insurrectionStewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, has been arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy in the 6 January attack on the US Capitol, authorities said Thursday.Rhodes is the highest-ranking member of an extremist group to be arrested in the deadly siege and it is the first time the justice department has brought a seditious conspiracy charge in connection with t
  
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• Plants at risk of extinction as climate crisis disrupts animal migration

  13-01-2022 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Heating and habitat loss drive birds and mammals to cooler areas where plants can not follow, study showsThe decline of seed-dispersing animals is damaging plants’ ability to adapt to climate breakdown, a study has found.Almost half of all plant species depend on animals to spread their seeds, but scientists fear these plants may be at risk of extinction when animals are driven to migrate to cooler areas, as plants cannot easily follow. Continue reading...
  
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• Navient agrees to $1.85B student loan settlement with states

  13-01-2022 19:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  Navient has agreed to a $1.85 billion settlement with nearly 40 states in an effort to resolve allegations of predatory lending and deceptive practices.
  
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• Rockets hit US embassy in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, injuring two civilians

  13-01-2022 19:52 via cnn.com
  
  A woman and a child were wounded when several rockets hit Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, including the US embassy, on Thursday, the embassy and Iraqi military said in statements.
  
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• China sends people to 'quarantine camps' ahead of Olympic Games to clamp down on COVID-19 outbreaks

  13-01-2022 19:44 via foxnews.com
  
  China has put entire cities into lockdown after detecting just a few cases as part of its "Zero COVID" policy.
  
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• Two charged over girl’s speedboat death in Solent

  13-01-2022 19:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Emily Lewis, 15, died on a rigid inflatable boat that hit a buoy in Southampton Water on 22 August 2020Two men have been charged after a 15-year-old girl was killed in a speedboating accident in the Solent.Emily Lewis died when the rigid inflatable boat (Rib) hit a buoy in Southampton Water on 22 August 2020. Twelve people were taken to hospital after the crash in which two people were thrown overboard. Continue reading...
  
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• Boris Johnson apologized for his latest scandal — but for many, it's too little too late

  13-01-2022 19:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced the fight of his career after a qualified apology for flouting Covid regulations failed to quell growing anger.
  
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• Critics call to end three-month celibacy requirement for gay, bisexual men amid blood shortage

  13-01-2022 19:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amid a national blood shortage, lawmakers and LGBTQ advocates are calling on the FDA to ease donor restrictions on gay and bisexual men.
  
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• What have Ukraine talks achieved, and is war now more likely?

  13-01-2022 19:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Russia calls talks a ‘dead end’ and it becomes clear that troop build-up is not a bluff to achieve other endsThe Guardian’s world affairs editor assesses the outcome of three rounds of talks this week about the fate of Ukraine, involving Russia, the US, Nato and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).Did the talks achieve anything? Continue reading...
  
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• Emirate of Ajman will penalize workers for being exposed to COVID-19 twice

  13-01-2022 19:24 via foxnews.com
  
  The emirate of Ajman is warning its government employees that they will be penalized for coming into contact for a second time with anyone who has contracted COVID-19, a report Thursday states.
  
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• Afcon 2021: Hosts Cameroon reach knockout stage with 4-1 defeat of Ethiopia

  13-01-2022 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hosts Cameroon become the first team to qualify for the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations with an emphatic 4-1 win over Ethiopia in Group A.
  
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• Analysis: Lindsey Graham just threatened McConnell over Trump

  13-01-2022 19:08 via cnn.com
  
  South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham sent GOP Leader Mitch McConnell a very clear message Wednesday night: Get on board with Donald Trump or get out.
  
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• Dutch king to retire golden coach with slavery images after racism row

  13-01-2022 19:03 via theguardian.com
  
  King Willem-Alexander will mothball the controversial carriage that glorifies the Netherlands’ colonial pastThe Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, has announced that he is mothballing – at least for now – the royal golden coach which has been embroiled in a racism controversy.The opulent horse-drawn carriage, called De Gouden Koets, has traditionally transported the Dutch monarch to the opening of parliament and other state occasions, but has not been used since 2015. Continue readi
  
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• 'Because we know it is possible': Japanese Americans join fight for reparations

  13-01-2022 18:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  At a virtual town hall meeting in August, generations of Japanese American community organizers spoke alongside leaders from the Black reparations movement.
  
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• 'Hugely significant': Prince Andrew stripped of military titles

  13-01-2022 18:39 via cnn.com
  
  Britain's Prince Andrew has been stripped of his military titles and charities, Buckingham Palace announced. The announcement comes the day after a judge ruled a sexual abuse civil lawsuit against the Queen's son could proceed in New York. CNN's Max Foster reports.
  
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• GOP congressman apologizes for comparing DC vaccine protocols to Nazi Germany

  13-01-2022 18:33 via cnn.com
  
  Ohio Republican Rep. Warren Davidson apologized on Thursday for comparing Washington, DC's Covid-19 safety protocols to Nazi Germany.
  
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• Russia threatens military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela as Nato talks falter

  13-01-2022 18:29 via theguardian.com
  
  US says ‘drumbeat of war is sounding loud’ as talks with Russia over Ukraine head towards dead endRussia has refused to rule out a military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela if talks with the west on European security and Ukraine fail to go its way, while warning the latest discussions with Nato were hitting a dead end.In an apparent attempt to up the ante with the Biden administration, Sergei Ryabkov, who led Russia’s delegation in a meeting with the US on Monday, told Russian
  
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• RNC plans to prohibit future presidential nominees from participating in election debates

  13-01-2022 18:28 via cnn.com
  
  The Republican National Committee said Thursday in a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates that it is prepared to "prohibit future Republican nominees from participating in CPD-sponsored debates" unless the commission makes a number of significant changes to its procedure.
  
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