Month: February 2021
Russian Court Sentences Navalny to Serve About 2½ Years in Prison
The ruling sidelines the country’s most prominent rival to President Vladimir Putin and will likely fuel a growing protest movement triggered by Alexei Navalny’s detention last month.
Read MoreNewsom approval rate plummets in California – POLITICO – POLITICO
Newsom approval rate plummets in California – POLITICO POLITICO Poll: Newsom job approval plummeting as recall support grows Los Angeles Times Ex-San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announces bid to unseat California Governor Newsom Fox News Tom Del Beccaro: Recall Gavin Newsom – 8
Read MoreCongress And COVID-19: Members’ Cases And Quarantines
Congress saw its first two members enter self-quarantine on March 8. Several outbreaks forced dozens more to quarantine after testing positive. Lawmakers started receiving the vaccine in December. (Image credit: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Read MoreEducation Pick Miguel Cardona Is New To Washington — But Not To Classrooms
President Biden’s education nominee has spent most of his professional career as a public school educator in the city where he grew up: Meriden, Conn. (Image credit: LA Johnson/NPR)
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: Jen Psaki holds daily White House news briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a daily news briefing on Tuesday afternoon.
Read MoreTrump’s lawyers deny he incited Capitol mob to stop Biden win, call impeachment trial unconstitutional – CNBC
Trump’s lawyers deny he incited Capitol mob to stop Biden win, call impeachment trial unconstitutional CNBC Trump’s new legal team faces deadline to outline argument against impeachment CBS News Trump’s legal team argues Senate can’t convict him, his speech protected by 1st
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Author Digs Into Family’s ‘Smalltime’ Mob Operation, Finds Family Secrets
Russell Shorto’s grandfather was a mob boss in the industrial town of Johnstown, Pa. He writes about the family havoc that resulted from his grandfather’s operation in the new memoir, Smalltime. (Image credit: Courtesy of Russell Shorto)
Read MoreHal Holbrook, Steadfast Character Actor Who Long Portrayed Mark Twain, Dies at 95
(NEW YORK) — Hal Holbrook, the award-winning character actor who toured the world for more than 50 years as Mark Twain in a one-man show and uttered the immortal advice “Follow the money” in the classic political thriller “All the
Read MoreCaptain Sir Tom Moore has died: WWII veteran who walked into record books
Captain Sir Tom Moore, who has died aged 100, became a national hero in Britain by walking laps of his garden during last year’s coronavirus lockdown to raise funds for healthcare charities. By the end of the feat, the World
Read MoreCaptain Tom Moore, Fundraising Hero of Britain’s COVID-19 Lockdown, Dies at 100
Captain Tom Moore, the British war veteran who raised millions for charities supporting the country’s health service during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, has died with the virus aged 100. In April 2020, Moore committed to walking 100
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