Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio -sentenced to five months over weapons and burning a Black Lives Matter banner that had been torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and for bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the nation’s capital days before the 6 January Capitol attack.
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The Hill, a political-news organization known for its inside-the-Beltway coverage, has been sold to Nexstar Media Group Inc. for $130 million,- The deal adds to Nexstar Media Group’s news operations, including NewsNation, formerly WGN America, a national news and entertainment cable network
Judges have restored voting rights to an estimated 55,000 North Carolinians on parole or probation for a felony,- according to a lawyer for the people who challenged the law that has kept them from voting.
Anthony Scotto – at one time one of the most powerful union leaders in the country before being convicted as a Gambino crime family capo – has died – Scotto climbed the ladder, becoming union leader of the International Longshoreman Association 1814
A Washington Post reporter Susannah George -has shared how British troops helped her and friends flee Afghanistan – after Biden banned US forces from venturing out of Kabul airport
Activist Claudio Rojas says he was deported to his homeland, Argentina, for appearing in a film that criticized U.S. immigration authorities. – Rojas is one of the stars of The Infiltrators.
A decision by Taiwan authorities to euthanize 154 cats found in an attempted smuggling operation has sparked outcry and calls to change laws and increase penalties. – Coast guards intercepted a fishing vessel from China
Virgin Orbit is set to go public via a merger with a special purpose acquisitions company (SPAC), the company has confirmed – The deal values the combined enterprise at $3.2 billion
The FDA granted Pfizer and BioNTech full U.S. approval of their Covid-19 vaccine. – clearing path to more vaccine mandates – Up until now, the mRNA vaccine was on the U.S. market under an Emergency Use Authorization.
Taliban spokesperson Dr Suhail Shaheen said: “It’s a red line. President Biden announced that on 31 August they would withdraw all their military forces – British, American and NATO forces to leave Afghanistan
Apple is planning a new model of the Mac Mini that will replace the pro-focused Intel-based model it still sells – according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter. A “high-end, M1X Mac Mini” is expected “in the next several months,”
Hospitals and lawmakers in states gripped by the Delta variant are offering nurses tens of thousands of dollars in signing bonuses,- rewriting job descriptions so paramedics can care for patients and pleading for federal help to beef up their crisis-fatigued health care workforces.
Proud Boys and anti-fascists -Gunfire erupts -in Portland without police intervention – for an event they called the “Summer of Love,” – to commemorate an extraordinarily violent clash last summer
Tennessee floods – Country singer Loretta Lynn’s ranch foreman clings to beam moments before he was swept away and drowned – Death toll hits 22, including baby twins ripped from their dad’s arms
Joe Biden wants to resettle 65,000 Afghans to -The United States – well-wishers bringing them books, toys and diapers to help them settle in. – About 11,000 were able to flee just this past weekend
Florida congressman – Matt Gaetz, Republican in sex-trafficking investigation, marries in California – Ginger Luckey in a small ceremony on Catalina Island – Former Rand Paul staffer presides over surprise ceremony
Israel’s military bombed Palestinian militant weapons sites in the Gaza Strip early Sunday in response to a violent demonstration on the perimeter fence that left an Israeli police officer critically injured, the army said
Afghans caught in Kabul airport – At least 20 Afghan civilians have been killed in the past seven days in and around Kabul airport – by Taliban militants
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven will step down as party leader in November – a year ahead of Sweden’s next election – took the reins of the Social Democrats in 2012
Yordenis Ugás beat Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision on Saturday night,- retaining his WBA welterweight title – Ugás threw far fewer punches than Pacquiao,
Inter Miami win over Toronto FC – Rodolfo Pizarro the hero again with two goals in 3-1 home victory – DRV PNK Stadium crowd of 14,897 roared – Miami is on a roll with four wins
Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden on Saturday over the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan – rally in Cullman, Alabama – that ‘would never have happened if I was president’
Afghanistan Evacuation – The Biden administration is planning a dramatic ramp-up of its airlift from Kabul by making preparations with – major U.S. airlines to help with the transportation
Tennessee flooding deaths and more than 30 missing as heavy flooding -Two of the dead appeared to be twin toddlers who were swept away from their father – Humphreys County Sheriff
Hurricane Henri flooding New York City – sparked major flooding in the Big Apple by Saturday night, shuttering subways and inundating roadways.- on course to make landfall on Long Island Sunday morning