Saturday, 6 February 2021

‘Keep the faith’: Biden relaunches ‘fireside chats’ with emotional call to woman who lost job due to Covid-19



As Trump prosecutor, delegate gets her say on impeachment



Strong Trump Supporters Picked to Head Michigan Republican Party


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Rural community in shock after Georgia health officials raid clinic vaccinating teachers



Myanmar coup: What is happening and why?



House investigators are compiling Trump allies' pre-riot plans — and have video of Roger Stone hanging with a militia group



4 Skiers Killed in Avalanche in Utah, Officials Say


By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cOF7EY

Trump Lawyer Asks to Pause Impeachment Trial if It Runs Into Sabbath


By BY MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3cVROhc

Capitol rioter asked family if he could stay with them — one called the FBI, feds say



10 Not-Cheesy Valentine’s Day Gifts to Give Your Friends



Mass vaccination event in North Myrtle Beach gives almost 2,000 COVID-19 vaccines



Kamala Harris has already broken 2 Senate ties on COVID relief. She could give Democrats more victories in the future



Donald Trump Jr shares hateful memes mocking AOC’s Capitol riots trauma



COVID vaccines and relative effectiveness: Yahoo News Explains



Wyoming Republicans Censure Liz Cheney for Impeachment Vote


By BY AISHVARYA KAVI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jr0ZaN

Leon Spinks, Boxer Who Took Ali’s Crown and Lost It, Dies at 67


By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/36KmkHd

How Tampa, Florida, is preparing for a pandemic Super Bowl.


By BY AMARIS CASTILLO AND PATRICIA MAZZEI from NYT World https://ift.tt/2YYEkJn

Democrats Will Regret Their Move against Marjorie Taylor Greene



‘Pink hat lady’ arrested after Capitol riot defends herself as a cheese purveyor with ‘no military background’



India restores 4G mobile internet in Kashmir after 550 days



‘Keep the faith’: Biden relaunches ‘fireside chats’ with emotional call to woman who lost job due to Covid-19



Many aren't returning for the second Covid vaccine dose. How concerned should states be?



2 more Trump supporters who took a private jet to Washington, DC, have been charged in the Capitol riot



Friday, 5 February 2021

Last Undecided House Race Finally Goes to Republican, by 109 Votes


By BY LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3rnJBqj

Trump funnelled money from donors into private business after election loss, report finds



Missing Soldier's Unit Suffered from Low Morale Before His Disappearance, Investigation Finds



Judge rules Republican Tenney won last open US House race



Marjorie Taylor Greene tells lawmakers she regrets being 'allowed to believe things that weren't true'



Senate votes down $15 minimum wage during vote-a-rama. Bernie Sanders seems unfazed.



Capitol rioter asked family if he could stay with them — one called the FBI, feds say



10 Not-Cheesy Valentine’s Day Gifts to Give Your Friends



A lawyer who filed Sidney Powell's Michigan election lawsuit says he shouldn't be disbarred and was just 'holding the fort' for her



Unique insects built giant nest clinging to tree, Texas officials say. What are they?



Facebook’s Supreme Court Needs a Broader Mandate


By BY GREG BENSINGER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/36J06Fq

Three false claims about the election made in Mike Lindell’s new film.


By BY KELLEN BROWNING AND TIFFANY HSU from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3jlgAZB

Biden Seizes on Weak Job Gains to Call for Quick Stimulus Action


By BY JIM TANKERSLEY AND LUKE BROADWATER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3cIreZ2

Exiled From Committees, Greene Says She Is ‘Freed’ to Push Republicans to the Right


By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3aF1dad

With the virus spiking, Cuba imposes an overnight curfew.


By BY ED AUGUSTIN from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cLeIYT

Judge Says Florist Charged in Capitol Riot May Travel to Mexico


By BY MARIA CRAMER AND MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3pTo3Bn

Lou Dobbs’s Show Is Canceled by Fox Business


By BY MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3oVGWCx

A Lincoln Project co-founder resigns after allegations that a former colleague sent unsolicited, lurid messages to young men.


By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YMqkmd

Man's Face Slashed After NYC Subway Argument, Police Search for Suspect



Ohio police officer charged with murder over Andre Hill death



House investigators are compiling Trump allies' pre-riot plans — and have video of Roger Stone hanging with a militia group



"Legally frivolous": Over 140 lawyers, scholars slam Trump's First Amendment defense



2 more Trump supporters who took a private jet to Washington, DC, have been charged in the Capitol riot



Thursday, 4 February 2021

To ‘Re-engage the World,’ Biden Looks to Win Over U.S. Diplomats First


By BY LARA JAKES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3rl23je

Pumps and Dumps and Chumps


By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3oLkMD3

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Climate Anxiety, Applejack: Your Thursday Evening Briefing


By BY WILL DUDDING AND MARCUS PAYADUE from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3jh06lf

No, Ocasio-Cortez did not make up her experience during the Capitol riots.


By BY MAGGIE ASTOR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3pQrE3i

House Exiles Marjorie Taylor Greene From Panels, as Republicans Rally Around Her


By BY CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3rozAsR

Move to Abolish Death Penalty Signals Liberal Power in Virginia


By BY TRIP GABRIEL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YI4CQ6

The New York Post made a profit. Really.


By BY EDMUND LEE from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2YOcBuW

The Misogynistic ‘Dating Coach’ Who Was Charged in the Capitol Riot


By BY SARAH MASLIN NIR from NYT New York https://ift.tt/36HKIcz

Trump impeachment: When is his Senate trial and will he testify?



Iran receives its first batch of foreign coronavirus vaccine



Ohio police officer charged with murder over Andre Hill death



Divided House approves $5,000-$10,000 fines for lawmakers who bypass security screenings



Voting company sues Fox, Giuliani over election fraud claims



Rennie Davis, 'Chicago Seven' activist, dies at 80



'Their goal is to destroy everyone': Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape



Trump Loyalists Across Homeland Security Could Vex Biden's Immigration Policies



China to send 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses abroad



Check out Kamala Harris' new vice presidential offices, which are full of historic White House artifacts



Iran's president claims big victory in bid to end sanctions



Pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood under investigation for possibly voting illegally, report claims



Prosecutors seek new arrest warrant for Kyle Rittenhouse, whose whereabouts are unknown



Ex-Peace Corps volunteers plead with US for help on Tigray



Capitol Police officer who died after riot lies in honor



Wednesday, 3 February 2021

U.S. vaccine numbers just took a dip. But it might not mean all that much.


By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT World https://ift.tt/3cCRJPo

Lloyd Austin ramps up the fight against right-wing extremism within the military.


By BY ERIC SCHMITT from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MTphhm

Wisconsin prosecutors seek Rittenhouse arrest, higher bond



Fox News blasted for coverage of Capitol police officer memorial



Billionaire Robert Smith avoided prosecution after co-operating with prosecutors in largest ever tax evasion case



Iran: Sailors from seized South Korean tanker to be released



Biden Is Setting a Dangerous Precedent



122-year-old snow record may be broken: Just short of 3 feet



3 dead in murder-suicide over snow removal dispute, prosecutors say



DC waitress reveals Trump team was tight-fisted with tips and exhausting to serve



About 29 million people would lose out on stimulus checks under GOP plan, experts say



Army Identifies 3 New York National Guard Pilots Killed in Black Hawk Crash



Cruz joins 13 Republicans in introducing Keystone Pipeline bill



Lindsey Graham proven wrong immediately after trying to defend numerous Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's statements



Coronavirus variants are cause for concern, but future mutations may be the real problem



More Americans Expect to Lose Influence Under Biden. Here’s Why That’s a Problem



AOC hits back at Republican claims she lied about Capitol assault: ‘It’s because they know they are implicated’



Trump Loyalists Across Homeland Security Could Vex Biden's Immigration Policies



North Texas family asks for help for son hurt in crash that killed sister, grandmother



Rapper Uzzy Marcus’ brother arrested after live-streaming with 2 women’s bodies



Biden White House clashes with media after asking for pre-written questions



Eric Trump calls Scottish Greens leader Patrick Harvie 'a national embarrassment' over golf resorts debate



Five children, 1 adult killed in Oklahoma home



Tuesday, 2 February 2021

Biden tells Senate Democrats that GOP coronavirus plan is "too small"



Archaeologists unearth 2,000-year-old mummies with golden tongues in northern Egypt



Woman pours boiling water on sleeping boyfriend and records it on Snapchat, IL cops say



Boeing’s F-15EX jet makes its first flight



McConnell Urges Caucus to Oppose Mayorkas for Biden DHS Secretary



White House tries to pacify Democratic senator upset at Kamala Harris doing media in his state without telling him



Oakland Man Robbed at Gunpoint With Semi-Automatic Weapons in Broad Daylight



SpaceX launches explosive test of prototype Starship



'Watch Me (Whip-Nae Nae)' rapper Silento charged with murder in Atlanta



Biden news – live: President reverses Trump immigration policies as impeachment case is set out



Band of armed girls robs Fort Worth store of undisclosed amount of money, police say



Biden administration to begin shipping vaccine doses directly to pharmacies



Kremlin critic Navalny tells court that Putin will go down in history as nothing but an 'underpants poisoner'



Why China Stands to Gain from the Coup in Myanmar



Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Republicans who accept election process ‘weak’ in spat with Mitch McConnell



Biden's press office asked journalists to send questions in advance, drawing mixed reactions from reporters



You should register for COVID vaccine even if you aren’t eligible, Tarrant official says



'It will backfire on everyone': U.N. democracies walking a fine line with China on Myanmar



Capitol rioter 'Helmet Boy' arrested in Pennsylvania after family tips off FBI



Biden tells Democrats the COVID relief plan from Republicans is 'way too small,' McConnell says Democrats choosing 'partisan path'



A Newsmax segment went off the rails when the MyPillow guy started ranting about voting machines, prompting the anchor to walk off the set



Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner made at least $24 million in final year in White House



The Trump campaign's top pollster published a blistering report that flies in the face of the former president's election conspiracy theories



Monday, 1 February 2021

Sheriff: Hit men hired by accused rapist killed wrong women



Climber sets off rockslide that sweeps him past friends to his death, CA officials say



Pelosi, Schumer introduce budget resolution to pass COVID relief without GOP support



Drone video shows major damage after chunk of iconic California highway washes into ocean



Oakland Chinatown Hit With Over 20 Attacks Targeting Elderly, Women in 2 Weeks



Jared Kushner nominated for Nobel Peace Prize



Trump appointees aggressively lobbied against giving states COVID-19 vaccine rollout funds



Duck hunters kidnapped and robbed of their weapons, North Carolina police say



White House allies secretly wrote the Texas lawsuit asking the Supreme Court to overturn Biden's win



‘You simply don’t have the range’: Lincoln Project responds after Marjorie Taylor Greene calls group ‘traitors’ in Trump-style tweet



Covid travel restrictions: Canada suspends flights to Caribbean and Mexico



Why the COVID-19 variants might stretch the pandemic into 2024



Some Test Positive After Being Vaccinated. Here Is Why.



Biden and Schumer prepare to ditch Republicans on Covid relief package as GOP offers cut-price proposal



Eric Trump reportedly wagered Election Day that his father would win 320 electoral votes



‘Loneliest place in the world’ is this frozen lighthouse seen in Coast Guard photos



He delivered pizza to their Florida home. Then he stole something precious, cops say



Thousands use website loophole to skip line for vaccine



Trump's impeachment defense is out. Bannon is reportedly encouraging him to go to the Senate himself.



Chicago mayor orders teachers to be in the classroom this week



Storm Orlena: New York City on track for fourth heaviest snowfall since 1869 as mayor issues state of emergency



Ted Cruz is right: Lawmakers in Congress should be forced out by term limits | Opinion



What caused Washington mountain to look like frosting? Mount Rainier officials explain



Sunday, 31 January 2021

Myanmar’s Leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Is Detained Amid Coup Fears


By BY HANNAH BEECH from NYT World https://ift.tt/3aiJWUh

Major nor'easter expected to affect 110 million with heavy snow, winds



Thousands join in Jerusalem funerals, flout pandemic rules



10 GOP senators to unveil alternative $600 billion COVID-19 relief package



2 dead in massive California storms; Highway 1 washed out



Massachusetts congressman tests positive for COVID-19 weeks after second vaccine dose



McConnell adviser says GOP should cut ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene to make her ‘most useless congressperson’



Biden more likely to bypass Republicans on Covid stimulus aid after lowball offer



Copying Roosevelt, Biden Wanted a Fast Start. Now Comes the Hard Part.



Lincoln Project leaders ‘disgusted and outraged’ after 21 men accused co-founder of sexual harassment



Don’t post photos of your COVID vaccine card on social media, BBB says. Here’s why



Proud Boy who led the storming of the Capitol had manuals for homemade guns, bombs, and poisons on his computer, feds say



‘I got mine!!!’: OJ Simpson boasts about getting Covid-19 vaccine while wearing ‘The Juice’ face mask



Coronavirus


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Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January


By BY MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN AND KATE KELLY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3pAUowP

Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats


By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2L53FhA

Lincoln Project co-founder accused of 'exploiting his power' with sexually provocative online messages



American Airlines charges woman ‘African American’ service fee



‘You simply don’t have the range’: Lincoln Project responds after Marjorie Taylor Greene calls group ‘traitors’ in Trump-style tweet



Russia arrests over 4,700 at protests supporting opposition leader Navalny



10 GOP Senators plan to propose a new compromise COVID-19 bill which would shrink direct payments to Americans from $1,400 to $1,000



After Trump's election loss, Republicans across the US are racing to enact new voting restrictions



A Black teenage girl is suffering from memory loss after she was body slammed by a deputy at school, her mother says