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West Virginia state lawmaker charged after entering Capitol with rioters

The U.S. Justice Department says it has charged a West Virginia state lawmaker with entering a restricted area of the U.S. Capitol after he livestreamed himself with rioters.

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Stolen computers are the least of the government’s security worries

Reports that a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office was stolen during the pro-Trump rioters’ sack of the Capitol building has some worried that the mob may have access to important, even classified information. Fortunately that’s not the case

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Illegal Migration to Europe Drops Amid Virus Restrictions

The number of illegal crossings fell to levels last seen in 2013, although migrants are seeking more dangerous routes to reach the continent.

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Georgia Is Just the Beginning. It’s Time to Tell a New Story About the South

Since 1968, American political fortunes have turned on the status of Southern politics. When Lyndon B. Johnson passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, racially aggrieved white Southern Democrats defected to the Republican Party, a move that Richard Nixon exploited

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Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick who died after pro-Trump riot was veteran and war critic – USA TODAY

Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick who died after pro-Trump riot was veteran and war critic  USA TODAY Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick Dies from Injuries in Pro-Trump Riot  The New York Times Tom Homan: Police at Capitol riots outnumbered, risked their lives

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Nations Push to Get Covid-19 Vaccine Out Faster in Race Against Virus

Rising infections, public pressure and new, highly contagious strains of the coronavirus are pressuring governments to accelerate efforts to vaccinate their populations against Covid-19.

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NHTSA determines sudden acceleration complaints in Tesla vehicles were due to driver error

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has determined the reports of sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) involving four different Tesla models were due to user error. The NHTSA first began investigating the claims last January, shortly after

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What is up with Tesla’s value?

The last year taught us that the connection between the stock market and the economy is imprecise at best. Despite some useful commentary underscoring the two are at least somewhat linked, it’s clear that many Americans can lose their jobs and

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Pelosi seeks to curb Trump’s nuclear power

She said she spoke to the top general Mark Milley about “precautions for preventing an unstable president from initiating military hostilities or accessing the launch codes and ordering a nuclear strike.”

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Pelosi seeks to curb Trump’s nuclear power

She said she spoke to the top general Mark Milley about “precautions for preventing an unstable president from initiating military hostilities or accessing the launch codes and ordering a nuclear strike.”

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