A US Army soldier was arrested Tuesday on terrorism charges after federal prosecutors said he allegedly attempted to assist ISIS’ efforts to plan attacks on targets in New York City and on US soldiers in the Middle East. Cole Bridges, a 20-year-old private, allegedly made the attempts while communicating with someone he believed to be […]
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Biden’s defense secretary pick pledges to uphold ‘principle of civilian control of the military’
President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for defense secretary, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, pledged on Tuesday that he will “uphold the principle of civilian control of the military” if confirmed to the post. The vow comes as Austin must overcome objections from some lawmakers about allowing a recently retired general to assume the top civilian post at […]
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‘Shameful’: US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office
As President Donald Trump entered the final year of his term last January, the U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Not to worry, Trump insisted, his administration had the virus “totally under control.” Now, in his final hours in office, after a year of presidential denials of reality and responsibility, the pandemic’s U.S. […]
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Screen Actors Guild may discipline, expel Donald Trump
After leaving the White House, President Donald Trump may lose his SAG card, too. The Screen Actors Guild said Tuesday that the SAG-AFTRA board voted “overwhelmingly” that there is probable cause that Trump violated its guidelines for membership. The charges, the guild said, are for Trump’s role in the Capitol riot on January 6, “and […]
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Trump talked out of pardoning kids and Republican lawmakers
President Donald Trump received an unsettling warning on his final Saturday night in the White House. Huddled for a lengthy meeting with his legal advisers, Trump was warned the pardons he once hoped to bestow upon his family and even himself would place him in a legally perilous position, convey the appearance of guilt and […]
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Ossoff and Rev. Warnock will be sworn in at U.S. Capitol Wednesday
Tomorrow afternoon at around 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, United States Senators-elect Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and Rev. Raphael G. Warnock will be officially sworn into the United States Senate. Ossoff’s election marks a historic generational shift in the Senate. Ossoff will take office as the first Senator born in the 1980’s, the youngest Senator in […]
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Don Sutton, Hall of Fame pitcher for Dodgers, dies at 75
Don Sutton, a Hall of Fame pitcher who was a stalwart of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation spanning an era from Sandy Koufax to Fernando Valenzuela, died Tuesday. He was 75. The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, said Sutton died at his home in Rancho Mirage, California, after a long struggle with […]
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Turning over a new leaf: Falcons introduce new HC Smith + GM Fontenot
Tuesday afternoon, the Atlanta Falcons introduced two new hires to the city. General Manager Terry Fontenot and Head Coach Arthur Smith. Fontenot was the former New Orleans Saints’ vice president and assistant general manager in charge of pro personnel. Fontenot, 40, is the first Black general manager in Falcons’ history. The Falcons signed Tennessee Titans […]
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Atlanta Public Schools, Fulton County Board of Health offer COVID-19 vaccine distribution to select schools employees
As part of a special partnership between Atlanta Public Schools and the Fulton County Board of Health, the school district began offering employees who are 65 years of age or older, school nurses, and safety and security officers the COVID-19 vaccine last week. Through the week about a dozen safety and security staff was vaccinated […]
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Twitter temporarily suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for election misinformation
Twitter on Sunday temporarily suspended the account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for repeated violations of new rules the social media platform put in place following the violent US Capitol riot earlier this month, a company spokesperson told CNN. “The account referenced has been temporarily locked out for multiple violations of our civic integrity policy,” […]
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Sen.-elect Warnock in MLK weekend sermon: ‘the soul of our nation hangs in the balance’
In his sermon before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Rev. Raphael Warnock called for equity and inclusivity at a time when Americans may feel like “we’re living in exile.” Warnock, the senior pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King preached, said Sunday the country is experiencing a difficult time and he hoped God’s […]
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FBI vetting Guard troops in DC amid fears of insider attack
U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event. The massive undertaking reflects the extraordinary security concerns that have gripped Washington following […]
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Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than white Americans
Black Americans are receiving covid vaccinations at dramatically lower rates than white Americans in the first weeks of the chaotic rollout, according to a new KHN analysis. About 3 percent of Americans have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine so far. But in 16 states that have released data by race, white […]
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Biden, Harris take break from inaugural prep to mark MLK day
Two days from the inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris pitched in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day service projects as a militarized and jittery Washington prepared for a swearing-in that will play out under extraordinary security. Biden and his wife, Jill, joined an assembly line in the parking lot of Philabundance, […]
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Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot
Veterans of President Donald Trump’s failed reelection campaign had key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to an Associated Press review of records, undercutting the grassroots image pushed by groups involved in the event. A pro-Trump nonprofit organization called Women for America First hosted the […]