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U.S. House panel postpones Trump official’s deposition on medical grounds

4 Dec 2021 4 Dec 2021

(Reuters) -The U.S. congressional committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol said the deposition of Jeffrey Clark, a senior Justice Department official under former President Donald Trump, has been postponed due to a medical condition. “Through his attorney, Mr. Clark has informed the Select Committee of a medical condition that precludes his …

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U.S. to announce sanctions next week marking Biden’s democracy summit

3 Dec 2021 3 Dec 2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department will impose a series of sanctions next week to mark the U.S. Summit for Democracy, targeting people engaged in corruption, serious human rights abuse and who undermine democracy, among others, a Treasury Department spokesperson said on Friday. The Treasury declined to provide specifics on those facing sanctions. The …

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Facebook’s struggle with Gateway Pundit highlights challenge of containing disinformation

3 Dec 2021 3 Dec 2021

By Peter Eisler (Reuters) -The Gateway Pundit, a far-right news site, has used its Facebook page – with more than 630,000 followers – to post bogus stories alleging the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Some commenters responded with threats of violence. After Gateway Pundit posted a June story on Facebook that …

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Missouri reports its first case of Omicron COVID-19

3 Dec 2021 3 Dec 2021

(Reuters) – Missouri has detected its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a resident of St. Louis who had recently traveled domestically, according to the state health department. The U.S. state is currently waiting for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to confirm the case, Missouri Department of Health & …

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Drag performers hit the ice in San Francisco

3 Dec 2021 3 Dec 2021

By Nathan Frandino SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Drag Queens and a Drag King took over a San Francisco skating rink for the 12th annual “Drag Queens on Ice” show, dazzling spectators with their loud costumes, hilarious moves and some surprising skills. Performers in fabulous outfits showed their flair in Union Square, the city’s shopping district, …

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Criminal charges possible in ‘Rust’ movie shooting, prosecutor says

3 Dec 2021 3 Dec 2021

By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) -Some of the people who handled guns on the set of Alec Baldwin’s movie “Rust” may face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer, the New Mexico district attorney said on Friday. Mary Carmack-Altwies said in a statement that she had not made any decision yet on …

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Blinken says Biden to tell Putin U.S. will stand up against aggressive actions

3 Dec 2021 3 Dec 2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will tell Russian President Vladimir Putin in their meeting that the United States is determined to stand resolutely against any reckless or aggressive actions that Russia may pursue and to defend the territorial integrity of Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday. Blinken told the Reuters …

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Biden signs gov’t funding bill into law, averts shutdown

3 Dec 2021 3 Dec 2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed legislation funding federal agencies through mid-February, the White House said, averting a government shutdown after some Republicans had threatened a standoff over COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The law funds the U.S. government through Feb. 18, giving the narrowly divided Congress another 11 weeks to either hammer out …

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Trump Justice ally Clark clashed with colleagues long before election drama

3 Dec 2021 3 Dec 2021

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A year before Justice Department lawyer Jeffrey Bossert Clark tried to help Donald Trump overturn the presidential election results, he sought to delay one of the biggest water pollution cases in U.S. history. In 2019, a group of prosecutors under Clark’s supervision at DOJ’s Environment and Natural Resources …

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White House says federal law enforcement talking to local officials about smash and grab robberies

3 Dec 2021 3 Dec 2021

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration has been in contact with federal law enforcement officials over a string of flash mob “smash and grab” robberies of U.S. retail stores, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Friday. “The Justice Department, the FBI and federal law enforcement has been in touch, in contact …

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