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Proud Boys may have planned Capitol breach to retaliate against police for member stabbed at earlier march, FBI alleges – The Washington Post

Proud Boys may have planned Capitol breach to retaliate against police for member stabbed at earlier march, FBI alleges  The Washington Post New charges allege Proud Boys prepped for Capitol insurrection  CNN Canada designates the Proud Boys as a terrorist entity: ‘Their

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Canada places Proud Boys on terror list

Group among several white supremacists organizations added to list, marking first time US-based group has been designated as terrorist

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Five Challenges Awaiting Amazon’s New CEO Andy Jassy

NEW YORK — In 1995, few could imagine that the modest online bookstore built by Jeff Bezos would turn into a $1.7 trillion behemoth that sells everything from diapers to sofas, produces movies, owns a grocery chain and provides cloud

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What HBO’s Fake Famous Doesn’t Understand About Young People and Influencer Culture

“Do you want to be famous?” This is the question, posed in an open casting call, that drew thousands of young people to audition for a role in HBO’s Fake Famous. (Never mind that it is also the implied question

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Senate leaders agree to power-sharing deal with Democrats in control – NBC News

Senate leaders agree to power-sharing deal with Democrats in control  NBC News Schumer, McConnell end standoff to organize 50-50 Senate  Yahoo News Senate leaders reach power-sharing deal in 50-50 chamber  The Boston Globe Chuck Schumer is now Senate majority leader after passing an

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Grab announces program to help increase COVID-19 vaccinations in Southeast Asia

Grab, the Southeast Asian ride-hailing and on-demand delivery giant, announced a program to increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations today. Its goal is to have all of its employees, as well as driver and delivery partners, vaccinated by 2022 (excluding people

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Officer Killed in Jan. 6 Assault Is Honored at the Capitol

Brian D. Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who died from injuries sustained while clashing with the mob that stormed the Capitol, was the fifth person to lie in honor there.

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Republicans vote to keep Cheney as their No. 3 leader, but stand by Greene

Party hardliners had tried to oust Wyoming Congresswoman over her support for impeaching Donald Trump; GOP also resists effort to kick QAnon-supporter off committees

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House Republicans Stand by Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene

WASHINGTON — House Republicans decided Wednesday to stand by two GOP lawmakers who have polarized the party, voting to retain Rep. Liz Cheney as their No. 3 leader and saying they’d fight a Democratic push to kick Rep. Marjorie Taylor

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