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Germany remembers Auschwitz liberation in parliament

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:48:12 -0500

A survivor of the Holocaust and a young Jewish immigrant spoke about their lives in Germany at a special parliamentary session Wednesday commemorating the victims of the Holocaust 76 years after the Soviet army liberated the Auschwitz death camp in occupied Poland.

Mali army and French forces kill 100 extremists this month

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:43:55 -0500

Mali’s army and French forces in the West African nation have killed at least 100 Islamic extremists so far this year, the army said Wednesday.

Cloris Leachman, Oscar winner and star of 'Mary Tyler Moore Show,' has died at 94 - ABC News

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:41:15 -0500

Cloris Leachman, Oscar winner and star of 'Mary Tyler Moore Show,' has died at 94 ABC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News

US says Eritrean forces should leave Tigray immediately

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:38:33 -0500

The United States says all soldiers from Eritrea should leave Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region "immediately."

Army announces $1.1 billion in improvements to military housing at six bases

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:24:58 -0500

The Army on Wednesday announced $1.1 billion will be invested in improving military housing by a company that manages residences at six bases across the country.

Apple, Facebook, Tesla Report Earnings — Live Updates - The Wall Street Journal

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:19:00 -0500

Apple, Facebook, Tesla Report Earnings — Live Updates The Wall Street Journal
You should update your iPhone right now CNN
iPhone multiplayer games: what you need to know, from Among Us to Apple Arcade TechRadar
iOS 14.4 is out NOW! Here is Everything NEW In the iOS 14.4 Update! AppleInsider
We ranked the new iOS 14.4 features from worst to best The Next Web
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Republican National Committee to stay neutral should Trump run again

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:17:51 -0500

Should former President Donald Trump run for the White House in 2024, Republican National Committee head Ronna McDaniel says the GOP's national party infrastructure would not support Trump's ambitions over other prospective candidates in accordance with party rules.

FBI arrests Glens Falls man who recorded himself smoking pot in the Capitol - NEWS10 ABC

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:06:00 -0500

FBI arrests Glens Falls man who recorded himself smoking pot in the Capitol NEWS10 ABC

America's tarnished hegemony: President Biden will ha... - Daily Maverick

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:03:09 -0500

America's tarnished hegemony: President Biden will ha... Daily Maverick

Renewed US-Russia nuke pact won't fix emerging arms threats - WHIO Radio

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:02:00 -0500

Renewed US-Russia nuke pact won't fix emerging arms threats WHIO Radio

Verizon Business CEO breaks down the ‘very unique’ East Coast outages - Yahoo Finance

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:59:00 -0500

Verizon Business CEO breaks down the ‘very unique’ East Coast outages Yahoo Finance
Rob Black’s Winners and Losers: Reddit users inflate GameStop and AMC stocks KRON4
Fed holds rates at near-zero, ends one-month repo operations Yahoo Finance
Is GameStop-Style Risk-Taking a Prelude to Instability? Bloomberg
Reddit WSB Traders Propel Surge in GameStop (GME) Stock Gamers Largely Hate Bloomberg
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Apple Earnings Crush Estimates as iPhone Comes Through - Barron's

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:59:00 -0500

Apple Earnings Crush Estimates as iPhone Comes Through Barron's
You should update your iPhone right now CNN
HomePod mini finally gets ultra-wideband update — here's what you can do with it Tom's Guide
iOS 14.4 Changes and Features! What's new? 9to5Mac
Apple reports record earnings powered by iPhone 12 sales Yahoo Finance
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US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:54:41 -0500

The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the potential for lingering violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden's election. The department did not cite a specific threat.

Time to double-mask or upgrade masks as coronavirus variants emerge, experts say

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:52:09 -0500

The discovery of highly contagious coronavirus variants in the United States has public health experts urging Americans to upgrade the simple cloth masks that have become a staple shield during the pandemic.

Apple down in after hours trading despite posting big beats on revenue, EPS - Yahoo Finance

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:50:00 -0500

More than 50% of the COVID-19 deaths reported in SC Wednesday were in the Upstate, data shows - WYFF4 Greenville

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:48:00 -0500

More than 50% of the COVID-19 deaths reported in SC Wednesday were in the Upstate, data shows WYFF4 Greenville
SC will soon make it easier to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations. Here’s how Hilton Head Island Packet
DHEC: More than 6,000 South Carolinians have died of COVID-19 WIS10
Editorial: Move SC teachers to the front of the COVID-19 vaccine line Charleston Post Courier
Hospitalizations outnumber new cases as new COVID-19 cases fall below 2000 for the first time in a News 19 WLTX
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Biden: 'We can't wait any longer' to address climate crisis

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:47:00 -0500

In the most ambitious U.S. effort to stave off the worst of climate change, President Joe Biden signed executive orders Wednesday to transform the nation’s heavily fossil-fuel powered economy into a clean-burning one.

Trump Had A Mandate To Target All Undocumented Immigrants For Arrest. ICE Has A New Plan To Change That. - BuzzFeed News

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:47:00 -0500

Cloris Leachman Dead at 94 - TMZ

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:43:00 -0500

Cloris Leachman Dead at 94 TMZ
Cloris Leachman, Emmy and Oscar Winner, Dies at 94 Variety
Cloris Leachman, Oscar-winning actress who played Frau Blücher (neighhh!) in ‘Young Frankenstein,’ dies at 94 The Washington Post
Cloris Leachman: Oscar-winning star of Young Frankenstein and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, dies aged 94 The Independent
Cloris Leachman Dead: ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ Alum Dies at 94 Us Weekly
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Space Acquisition Office Takes Shape, But Status Remains Unresolved - Breaking Defense

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:38:24 -0500

Space Acquisition Office Takes Shape, But Status Remains Unresolved Breaking Defense

SC drinking water is threatened by harmful chemicals, and groups want lawmakers' help

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:36:42 -0500

PFAS are chemicals associated with firefighting foam, non-stick cooking pans, cosmetics, dental floss and stain resistant carpets. Military bases across the country are major sources of PFAS contamination, including those in South Carolina.

About a third of NFL teams have inquired about trading for Lions' Matthew Stafford, per report - CBS Sports

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:36:00 -0500

FBI now involved in search for missing girl last seen over a week ago - WCVB Boston

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:32:00 -0500

FBI now involved in search for missing girl last seen over a week ago WCVB Boston

Vaccine Shortages Hit E.U. in a Setback for Its Immunization Race - The New York Times

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:30:00 -0500

Vaccine Shortages Hit E.U. in a Setback for Its Immunization Race The New York Times
Coronavirus updates: E.U. feuds with vaccine maker; AstraZeneca facility locked down over suspicious package The Washington Post
E.U. and U.K. Fight Over Covid Vaccines: 'Solidarity Is Failing' The New York Times
Why has the EU been so slow to roll out a Covid vaccination programme? The Guardian
The Irish Times view on AstraZeneca v the EU: Europe’s drug wars The Irish Times
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CD Projekt Red shuts down mod that replaces joy toy with Keanu Reeves - Polygon

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:30:00 -0500

Perseverance Mars Rover Pre-Landing News Conference - NASA

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:29:15 -0500

Perseverance Mars Rover Pre-Landing News Conference NASA
NASA’s space helicopter is one month away from landing on Mars ZME Science
In Iceland, Testing the Drones That Could Be the Future of Mars Exploration Atlas Obscura
NASA's Perseverance Rover 22 Days From Mars Landing NASA
nasa mars helicopter Intelligent Aerospace
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Tesla stock falls after reporting its first profit miss in more than a year - MarketWatch

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:24:00 -0500

Statehouse Protected, Leaders Pleased After FBIs Protest Warning - Patch.com

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:20:00 -0500

Statehouse Protected, Leaders Pleased After FBIs Protest Warning Patch.com

Lawmakers probe Russian support for US extremists - Roll Call

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:19:39 -0500

Lawmakers probe Russian support for US extremists Roll Call

Jason Witten retiring after 17-year career; TE will retire as member of Cowboys - NFL.com

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:19:00 -0500

Jason Witten retiring after 17-year career; TE will retire as member of Cowboys NFL.com
Jason Witten retiring from NFL after 17 seasons, plans to do so with Dallas Cowboys ESPN
Jason Witten retiring from NFL NBC Sports - NFL
Jason Witten to retire from the NFL, intends to sign one-day contract with Cowboys, per report CBS Sports
Jason Witten Expected To Retire With Cowboys - DallasCowboys.com DallasCowboys.com
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Fed chair says low interest rates aren't driving stock market prices - Axios

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:11:00 -0500

Virus will kill many more, White House projects as briefings resume

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:09:00 -0500

The Biden administration launched its new level-with-America health briefings Wednesday with a projection that as many as 90,000 more in the U.S. will die from the coronavirus in the next four weeks.

Pakistani suspect admits to role in Daniel Pearl’s beheading

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:06:56 -0500

After 18 years of denial, the Pakistani suspect convicted and later acquitted in the 2002 beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl has told a court he played a “minor" role in the killing, the Pearl family lawyer said Wednesday.

Biden Appoints New Cabinet Secretaries, Ousting Trump Loyalists - The New York Times

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:04:00 -0500

Biden Appoints New Cabinet Secretaries, Ousting Trump Loyalists The New York Times
Federal judge blocks Biden’s 100-day moratorium on deportations Fox News
Latinos wait on immigration promises in Biden-Harris era Los Angeles Times
Biden administration instructs ICE to ignore the law and their oath | TheHill The Hill
How President Joe Biden can win over Republicans to pass immigration reform The Arizona Republic
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Saving the Open Skies Treaty - Brookings Institution

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:02:22 -0500

Saving the Open Skies Treaty Brookings Institution

Lockheed Overtakes Boeing as Largest US Aerospace and Defense Firm

Marcus Weisgerber — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:00:45 -0500

Boeing, which saw no defense revenue growth last year, takes another financial hit from the tanker program.

Curt Schilling begged off the Hall of Fame ballot, but voters said that's not up to him

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:59:42 -0500

The Baseball Writers Association of America has urged its board officials to deny Curt Schilling's request that he be left off the ballot next year in voting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

States lift restrictions gradually amid fears of new variant

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:55:00 -0500

Several states are loosening their coronavirus restrictions on restaurants and other businesses because of improved infection and hospitalization numbers but are moving gradually and cautiously, in part because of the more contagious variant taking hold in the U.S.

Proud Boys leader once cooperated, informed on other suspects in 2012 fraud case - The Washington Post

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:53:00 -0500

Proud Boys leader once cooperated, informed on other suspects in 2012 fraud case The Washington Post
Exclusive: Proud Boys leader was ‘prolific’ informer for law enforcement Yahoo News
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was an FBI informant The Guardian
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio reportedly worked as an undercover informant New York Post
Did the Proud Boys help plan, lead the Capitol siege? Prosecutors are looking, and the video looks damning. Yahoo News
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Proud Boys leader once cooperated with FBI, informed on other suspects in 2012 fraud case - The Washington Post

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:53:00 -0500

Proud Boys leader once cooperated with FBI, informed on other suspects in 2012 fraud case The Washington Post
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was an FBI informant The Guardian
Proud Boys leader was informer for federal, local law enforcement: report Fox News
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio reportedly worked as an undercover informant New York Post
Proud Boys Leader Repeatedly Worked Undercover for Law Enforcement, Says Report The Daily Beast
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US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence - Associated Press

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:52:30 -0500

US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence Associated Press
Polls find Biden's approval rating higher than Trump's ever was Yahoo News
President Biden orders Justice Dept. to end use of private prisons oregonlive.com
Bringing America back from the brink | TheHill The Hill
I’m a proud conservative. Here’s my view on the transgender military ban. | Opinion The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Tom Brady Sr. says Bill Belichick in the 'hot seat' while praising relationship with Kraft family - Fox News

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:52:00 -0500

Starbucks exec & Amazon director Rosalind Brewer brings digital prowess to Walgreens CEO role - MarketWatch

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:51:00 -0500

Starbucks exec and Amazon director Rosalind Brewer brings digital prowess to CEO role at Walgreens - MarketWatch

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:51:00 -0500

Fed chair Jerome Powell on the potential of longer-term damage to the job market - CNBC Television

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:49:15 -0500

Fed chair Jerome Powell on the potential of longer-term damage to the job market CNBC Television
Dow tumbles 700 points as Powell stresses long road to recovery, short squeeze in focus msnNOW
Fomc Preview: Fed Chair Powell Faces This Tough Question Stansberry Research
Gold, silver show little reaction to FOMC statement Kitco NEWS
Fed dismisses worries about inflation and pledges to keep rates low CNN
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More than $400K recovered from nonprofit meant to help vets

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:45:57 -0500

The New Hampshire attorney general's office says it has recovered more than $400,000 from a nonprofit that misappropriated funds meant to help military veterans.

What to know, where to go for COVID-19 vaccine signups - Hamilton Journal News

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:44:37 -0500

What to know, where to go for COVID-19 vaccine signups Hamilton Journal News
What you need to do after getting the COVID-19 vaccine FOX 8 News Cleveland
How to Get a Covid-19 Vaccine: a State-by-State Guide The Wall Street Journal
Epic fail: Why Johnson County left seniors waiting in the cold for COVID vaccine shots Kansas City Star
Why You Can’t Just Get Vaccinated at Your Doctor’s Office The Atlantic
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Napa man facing charges after FBI finds five pipe bombs - KCBS

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:44:23 -0500

Napa man facing charges after FBI finds five pipe bombs KCBS

Vaccine shortages, and a fight with AstraZeneca, threaten E.U.’s campaign after only a month - The Washington Post

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:43:00 -0500

Vaccine shortages, and a fight with AstraZeneca, threaten E.U.’s campaign after only a month The Washington Post
Douglas Murray: EU wants to punish UK because THEY won't hit vaccination targets until 2024 The Sun
E.U. and U.K. Fight Over Covid Vaccines: 'Solidarity Is Failing' The New York Times
Why has the EU been so slow to roll out a Covid vaccination programme? The Guardian
The Irish Times view on AstraZeneca v the EU: Europe’s drug wars The Irish Times
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Cybercops derail malware botnet, FBI makes ransomware arrest - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:40:45 -0500

Cybercops derail malware botnet, FBI makes ransomware arrest Minneapolis Star Tribune

Apple urges iPhone, iPad users to update operating system immediately after security flaws 'may have been actively exploited' - Fox Business

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:40:12 -0500

Reddit and Elon Musk sent GameStop stock soaring. Why AMC and BlackBerry are next - CNET

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:40:00 -0500

What to know, where to go for COVID-19 vaccine signups - dayton.com

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:37:24 -0500

What to know, where to go for COVID-19 vaccine signups dayton.com
How to Get a Covid-19 Vaccine: a State-by-State Guide The Wall Street Journal
Why You Can’t Just Get Vaccinated at Your Doctor’s Office The Atlantic
Epic fail: Why Johnson County left seniors waiting in the cold for COVID vaccine shots Kansas City Star
Black people in the US are getting vaccinated at lower rates | TheHill The Hill
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Renewed US-Russia nuke pact won't fix emerging arms threats - Federal News Network

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:35:12 -0500

Renewed US-Russia nuke pact won't fix emerging arms threats Federal News Network

Time to double or upgrade masks as coronavirus variants emerge, experts say - The Washington Post

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:35:00 -0500

Time to double or upgrade masks as coronavirus variants emerge, experts say The Washington Post
Harvard health expert makes case for everyone to wear N95 masks Fox News
Dr. Fauci does it. Shouldn’t we all be double-masking in SLO County? San Luis Obispo Tribune
Column: Yes, you still need to wear a mask Baltimore Sun
Double masking for COVID-19: Why Fauci recommends wearing two masks at once CNET
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Britain could join 'Asian Nato' under proposal to expand its membership to counter China - Telegraph.co.uk

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:32:00 -0500

Britain could join 'Asian Nato' under proposal to expand its membership to counter China Telegraph.co.uk

Renewed US-Russia nuke pact won't fix emerging arms threats - WFTV Orlando

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:31:58 -0500

Renewed US-Russia nuke pact won't fix emerging arms threats WFTV Orlando

Queen Latifah stars as former CIA operative Robyn McCall on reimagined CBS series 'The Equalizer' - Niagara Frontier Publications

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:31:30 -0500

Queen Latifah stars as former CIA operative Robyn McCall on reimagined CBS series 'The Equalizer' Niagara Frontier Publications

Tesla misses on earnings, expects 50% average annual growth in deliveries going forward - CNBC

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:31:00 -0500

Tesla misses on earnings, expects 50% average annual growth in deliveries going forward CNBC
Tesla Stock Fass As Q4 Earnings Miss, 2021 Deliveries Seen Topping 50% Investor's Business Daily
Why Tesla Shares Are Sliding After Reporting Earnings Bloomberg Technology
Tesla (TSLA) releases Q3 2020 results: record revenue of $10.7 billion but misses on earnings Electrek
Trade Tesla Earnings Via Options Spreads Yahoo Finance
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Renewed US-Russia nuke pact won't fix emerging arms threats - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:30:53 -0500

Renewed US-Russia nuke pact won't fix emerging arms threats Minneapolis Star Tribune

‘Sextortion’ on the rise, what the FBI wants parents to know - KTSM 9 News

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:30:00 -0500

‘Sextortion’ on the rise, what the FBI wants parents to know KTSM 9 News

Android 12 working on in-depth theming system that can even recolor apps - 9to5Google

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:30:00 -0500

Biden Team Puts NATO Call On Video In Rare Move : President Biden Takes Office - NPR

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:29:29 -0500

Inauguration star Amanda Gorman to perform at Super Bowl - NBC News

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:27:00 -0500

Inauguration star Amanda Gorman to perform at Super Bowl NBC News
Youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman signs with IMG models CNN
Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman Signs to IMG, Hits Super Bowl The New York Times
Opinion: Houston searches for its next poet laureate as the nation basks in Amanda Gorman’s verse Houston Chronicle
Nichol: The truth and hope of Amanda Gorman’s poem defines and renews America Charlotte Observer
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Top priority for VA secretary nominee is getting veterans through pandemic

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:23:47 -0500

Denis McDonough, President Joe Biden’s pick for secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, listed one of his top priorities Wednesday as “getting our veterans through this pandemic.”

GameStop mania explained: How the Reddit retail trading crowd ran over Wall Street pros - CNBC

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:14:00 -0500

Police raid Russian opposition leader Navalny’s apartment, offices - Fox News

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:08:19 -0500

Suspect Pleads Guilty In Plot To Kidnap Michigan Governor, Turns Government Witness - NPR

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:07:55 -0500

Democrats consider impeachment alternatives after GOP signals likely acquittal of Trump - The Washington Post

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:05:00 -0500

Democrats consider impeachment alternatives after GOP signals likely acquittal of Trump The Washington Post
Forty-five Republicans vote against proceeding with Senate impeachment trial Fox News
Impeaching Trump gets more divisive by the minute: Goodwin New York Post
GOP senators at Trump's impeachment trial are dooming the party. They need to repudiate him. NBCNews.com
Opinion | Republicans’ Reluctance to Convict Trump The New York Times
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Man pleads guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer - CNN

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:04:00 -0500

Man pleads guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer CNN
What to expect Gov. Whitmer to talk about during State of the State address Wednesday WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7
Militiaman Who Plotted to Kidnap Gretchen Whitmer Pleads Guilty, Turns on His Pals Daily Beast
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Previews State of the State Address MLive
Michigan House GOP plan would halt state decisions on school closures The Detroit News
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Halsey is pregnant, expecting ‘rainbow’ baby with Alev Aydin. See the photo surprise. - NJ.com

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:03:00 -0500

Halsey is pregnant, expecting ‘rainbow’ baby with Alev Aydin. See the photo surprise. NJ.com
Halsey reveals she's pregnant CNN
Halsey Announces She's Pregnant TMZ
Halsey's Pregnant! Everything to Know About Her Screenwriter Boyfriend Alev Aydin PEOPLE
Halsey Is Pregnant With First Child Entertainment Tonight
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Biden pitching a much vaster climate plan than Obama ever attempted - POLITICO

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:03:00 -0500

NPS Railgun Lab propels technology leaders, alumnus into award-winning research - EurekAlert

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:02:10 -0500

NPS Railgun Lab propels technology leaders, alumnus into award-winning research EurekAlert

China envoy urges EU to develop its 'strategic autonomy'

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:02:09 -0500

China's envoy to the European Union on Wednesday urged the 27-nation bloc to deepen its ties with his country even further and said that he hoped the EU's desire for "strategic autonomy" will guide its foreign policy in the future.

Biden signs 'existential' executive orders on climate and environment - BBC News

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:01:00 -0500

Biden signs 'existential' executive orders on climate and environment BBC News
72% of Americans say global warming is happening, says Yale poll CNN
President Biden to Sign Executive Order, Pausing Oil and Gas Leasing The New York Times
Paris accords: Nuclear energy must be part of a serious US recommitment | TheHill The Hill
Is the Paris Climate Agreement easier on China and India than on the US? | PolitiFact Tampa Bay Times
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PS5 restock: GameStop bundles out of stock, but here's where to look next - TechRadar

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:00:00 -0500

GameStop stocks: US hedge fund pulls out after heavy losses - The Guardian

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:57:00 -0500

GameStop stocks: US hedge fund pulls out after heavy losses The Guardian
AMC share price quadruples as retail traders raid hedge-fund short targets CNBC
What is Wall Street Bets, the upstart Reddit group that is pummeling Wall Street? Yahoo Finance
GameStop’s Surge Has Consequences. These Stocks Are Falling. Barron's
The Reddit GameStop Bubble Is Just a Game—for Now The Wall Street Journal
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At Biden Administration's 1st COVID-19 Briefing, A Pledge To Let Scientists Lead - NPR

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:56:00 -0500

At Biden Administration's 1st COVID-19 Briefing, A Pledge To Let Scientists Lead NPR
Biden on increasing COVID vaccines: "This is a wartime undertaking" CBS News
Virus will kill many more, WH projects as briefings resume Minneapolis Star Tribune
Biden announces purchase of 200M vaccine doses CNN
Psaki holds White House press briefing on climate with John Kerry, Gina McCarthy Fox News
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Reddit and Elon Musk's GameStop stock rocket: This 'insane' 'Ponzi scheme' can't last - CNET

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:54:00 -0500

FBI seeking information in child sexual assault case - UpperMichigansSource.com

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:51:00 -0500

FBI seeking information in child sexual assault case UpperMichigansSource.com

Photos: Military aircraft fly in to Port of Beaumont - Beaumont Enterprise

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:50:37 -0500

Photos: Military aircraft fly in to Port of Beaumont Beaumont Enterprise

Coaches, Execs Believe Aaron Rodgers Wants Out Of Green Bay - profootballrumors.com

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:50:00 -0500

Coaches, Execs Believe Aaron Rodgers Wants Out Of Green Bay profootballrumors.com
Aaron Rodgers -- Think I'll be back with Green Bay Packers, but there are no absolutes in NFL ESPN
Packers' Aaron Rodgers: 'I don’t think that there’s any reason why I wouldn’t be back' Yahoo Sports
A season in review: MK’s look back on her first Packers season WeAreGreenBay.com
Packers Fail to Come Through in Gold Zone Against Bucs Cheesehead TV
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Manny Pacquiao has already moved on from a Conor McGregor mega-fight - Insider - INSIDER

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:47:53 -0500

Manny Pacquiao has already moved on from a Conor McGregor mega-fight - Insider INSIDER
UFC 257: Fight Motion UFC - Ultimate Fighting Championship
Conor McGregor's coach explains devastation of Dustin Poirier's leg kicks at UFC 257 MMA Junkie
Opinion: An Eroding Immortal Sherdog.com
Justin Gaethje sees plenty of options for next fight in stacked lightweight division ESPN Australia
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Proud Boys leader went undercover to help the FBI after 2013 arrest - NBC News

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:47:00 -0500

Proud Boys leader went undercover to help the FBI after 2013 arrest NBC News

Proud Boys leader went undercover to help police after 2013 arrest - NBC News

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:47:00 -0500

Steven Pifer: Should US missile defenses be a part of arms control negotiations with Russia? | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:46:00 -0500

Steven Pifer: Should US missile defenses be a part of arms control negotiations with Russia? | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice Kyiv Post

Puerto Rico radio producer is arrested by FBI over government chat scandal - NBC News

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:46:00 -0500

Puerto Rico radio producer is arrested by FBI over government chat scandal NBC News

Steven Pifer: Should US missile defenses be a part of arms talks with Russia? | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice - Kyiv Post

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:46:00 -0500

Steven Pifer: Should US missile defenses be a part of arms talks with Russia? | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice Kyiv Post

Dutchess Man Charged With Taking Part In Capitol Riot: FBI - Patch.com

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:38:00 -0500

Dutchess Man Charged With Taking Part In Capitol Riot: FBI Patch.com

Leahy's hospitalization shows Dems' majority hangs by thread - POLITICO

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:35:00 -0500

NASA's Perseverance Rover 22 Days From Mars Landing - NASA

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:33:54 -0500

NASA's Perseverance Rover 22 Days From Mars Landing NASA
NASA’s space helicopter is one month away from landing on Mars ZME Science
In Iceland, Testing the Drones That Could Be the Future of Mars Exploration Atlas Obscura
Possible Path for Perseverance Rover Jet Propulsion Laboratory
nasa mars helicopter Intelligent Aerospace
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Biden to order sweeping actions to fight climate change - Los Angeles Times

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:33:00 -0500

Biden to order sweeping actions to fight climate change Los Angeles Times
Biden signs climate change orders amid concerns over jobs: 'It is time to act' Fox News
President Biden: 'We can't wait any longer' to address climate crisis WCVB Boston
The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - White House targets climate change in today's executive orders | TheHill The Hill
Is the Paris Climate Agreement easier on China and India than on the US? | PolitiFact Tampa Bay Times
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DHS issues terrorism advisory over domestic extremists 'emboldened' by Capitol riot - NBC News

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:31:00 -0500

US puts hold on foreign arms sales, including F-35s to UAE

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:30:00 -0500

he Biden administration has put a temporary hold on several major foreign arms sales initiated by former President Donald Trump.

Walgreens' new CEO Roz Brewer on bias in the C-suite: 'When you’re a Black woman, you get mistaken a lot' - CNBC

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:30:00 -0500

DHS issues advisory warns of continued violence by domestic extremists - POLITICO

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:30:00 -0500

DHS issues advisory warns of continued violence by domestic extremists POLITICO
DHS uses federal alert system for 1st time in a year to warn of domestic terrorist threat ABC News
Homeland security bulletin warns Americans about violence by grievance-fueled domestic extremists The Washington Post
A DHS warning about domestic extremism points to unexpected challenges The Washington Post
DHS Issues National Terrorism Alert for Domestic Extremists The Wall Street Journal
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Gold, silver show little reaction to FOMC statement - Kitco NEWS

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:28:00 -0500

Gold, silver show little reaction to FOMC statement Kitco NEWS
Fomc Preview: Fed Chair Powell Faces This Tough Question Stansberry Research
Fed set to release monetary policy decision Yahoo Finance
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Genocide against the Uyghurs: Legal Grounds for the United States’ Bipartisan Genocide Determination

Beth Van Schaack — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 13:37:20 -0500

As we reported earlier, recently confirmed Secretary of State Tony Blinken during his confirmation hearings (starting at 1:58) confirmed that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) campaign of persecution against the Uyghur people in Xinjiang, China, constitutes genocide under international law. Following a question from Senator Lindsay Graham as to whether or not Blinken agreed with former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s designation of the Chinese Communist Party as having engaged in genocide in Xinjiang, Blinken stated clearly “That would be my judgment as well.” Lindsay Graham then expressed his concurrence. This stance is consistent with earlier statements from President Biden during the campaign. At a Pacific Northwest fundraiser on August 14, 2020, then-candidate Biden made the following pledge: “Regarding the [Uyghurs], I’m going to work with our allies, at the U.N. and elsewhere to stand against the detention and repression and call it for what it is, it is: genocide.” On August 25, 2020, a spokesperson for the Biden campaign, Andrew Bates, further stated:

The unspeakable oppression that [Uyghurs] and other ethnic minorities have suffered at the hands of China’s authoritarian government is genocide and Joe Biden stands against it in the strongest terms. If the Trump administration does indeed choose to call this out for what it is, as Joe Biden already did, the pressing question is what will Donald Trump do to take action.

Bates also called for then-President Trump to apologize for condoning “this horrifying treatment.”

This is an accurate characterization of the situation in Xinjiang given the dynamics of violence as we know them and the definition of genocide under international and U.S. law (see 18 U.S.C. § 1091). The evidence compiled in the aggregate suggests that a genocide is underway in Xinjiang Province through multiple genocidal acts committed by discrete sets of actors (including various national organs, regional officials, and CCP) with the intent to destroy the Uyghur people, in whole or in part. (For a longer discussion of these issues, see a report produced by Stanford Law School’s International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic: The Persecution of the Uyghurs and Potential International Crimes in China.)

Despite this apparent agreement across the political spectrum in the United States on this issue, there is still some uncertainty as to whether the acts committed in Xinjiang constitute genocide. Not surprisingly, China has rejected this characterization, claiming instead to be engaged in counter-extremism and population control operations (and liberating Uyghur women from being “baby-making machines”). Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield noted today in her confirmation hearing (see 01:26:04) that the Biden administration is currently reviewing the description of CCP policies as genocide, to ensure the proper procedures were followed, though she voiced her horror at the policies. As the Biden administration reviews the determination, it will undoubtedly face continued resistance and obfuscation. Given this resistance, this article will articulate the legal definition of genocide and outline how the documented treatment of Uyghurs fits this definition.

The Definition of Genocide

Both China and the United States have ratified the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (“Genocide Convention”), which defines the crime of genocide, establishes obligations of prevention and punishment, and recognizes the possibility of establishing state responsibility for a campaign of genocide. The crime of genocide is defined by the Genocide Convention with respect to three constitutive elements: (1) the victims form part of a protected group (i.e., a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group), (2) the perpetrator(s) committed one or more enumerated acts against members of the group, and (3) the perpetrator(s) acted with the intent to destroy the protected group, in whole or in part. The enumerated acts (actus reus in legal terms) are:

(a) Killing members of the group;

(b) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;

(c) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;

(d) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;

(e) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

The Genocide Convention prohibits the direct commission of any of these acts as well as engaging in a conspiracy to commit genocide, publicly inciting others to commit genocide, attempting to commit genocide, and complicity in genocide.

All three elements are satisfied with respect to the multi-dimensional persecution underway in Xinjiang against the Uyghur people. To be sure, if a court of law were considering the responsibility an individual defendant, these elements would have to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. However, these political assessments of China’s genocidal policy proceed under lower standard.

Protected Group

The Uyghur Muslim minority plainly qualify as one of the Genocide Convention’s four protected groups: they are ethnically, racially, and religiously distinct from the majority Han Chinese population. Indeed, the Chinese government itself recognizes the Uyghur as a distinct ethnic minority within its census data.

Constitutive Acts

Actors representing the federal and provincial governments are responsible for the commission of many genocidal acts against Uyghurs, including within the network of internment camps whose scale, organization, and impact are so chillingly evocative of the Nazi enterprise. Although the prototypical genocide has historically involved the first enumerated act in the Convention—“killing members of the group”—evidence of the mass killing of Uyghurs has not emerged to date. Instead, the Chinese government is keeping most Uyghur detainees alive—and is cruelly incentivized to continue doing so in order to take advantage of the Uyghurs for no- or low-cost labor. Thus, forced labor in the present context operates differently than it did in the context of the Holocaust, where forced laborers were deliberately worked to death. Nevertheless, evidence of the commission of the other four acts of genocide abounds.

For example, the torture, rape, and sexual violence committed against Uyghurs likely constitute genocide “by causing serious bodily or mental harm”—the second type of genocide recognized by the Convention. National legislation and international tribunal case law have expounded on the forms this serious harm can take. The U.S. genocide statute, for instance, includes here “the permanent impairment of the mental faculties of members of the group through drugs, torture, or similar techniques.” The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (“ICTR”) elaborated upon this category of genocide in Prosecutor v. Akayesu, finding that it encompasses both mental and physical torture and “can be caused by the enslavement, starvation, deportation and persecution . . . and by [the victims’] detention in ghettos, transit camps and concentration camps in conditions which were designed to cause their degradation, deprivation of their rights as human beings, and to suppress them and cause them inhumane suffering and torture.” Many of these ways to cause serious physical or mental harm—including enslavement, persecution, and detention in degrading and inhumane camps—describe China’s treatment of the Uyghurs.

Likewise, the deplorable living conditions of incarcerated Uyghurs may constitute genocide by “deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about [their] physical destruction”—the third form of genocide. In particular, the CCP’s failure to provide adequate food, shelter, sanitation, and medical care to the legions of detained Uyghurs may trigger the concept of “slow death” as defined by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in Prosecutor v. Tolimir as the “lack of proper food, water, shelter, clothing, sanitation, or subjecting members of the group to excessive work or physical exertion.” The International Criminal Court’s Elements of Crimes elaborates that “slow death” genocide can occur through the “deliberate deprivation of resources indispensable for survival, such as food or medical services, or systematic expulsion from homes.”

Furthermore, coerced sterilization, the forced implantation of IUDs, the administration of drugs that cause sterilization and amenorrhea, and forced abortions may constitute the fourth method of genocide: “imposing measures intended to prevent births.” According to widely-cited research by Adrian Zenz, the result has been a precipitous drop in Uyghur birth rates. This category of genocide may also contemplate measures taken by the Chinese government to minimize births within the Uyghur group, such as the separation of Uyghur couples through detention or the coercion of Uyghur women into inter-ethnic marriages. To this point, the ICTR affirmed in Akayesu that this category of genocide “should be construed as sexual mutilation, the practice of sterilization, forced birth control, separation of the sexes and prohibition of marriages.”

In patrilineal societies in particular, where group membership is determined by the identity of the father, the ICTR further noted that “an example of a measure intended to prevent births within a group [would be] the case where, during rape, a woman of the said group is deliberately impregnated by a man of another group, with the intent to have her give birth to a child who will consequently not belong to its mother’s group.” Although the Tribunal’s hypothetical is not directly analogous to the case at hand, the CCP’s separation of Uyghur couples through detention; the sterilization of older, married women; and the coercion of young, unmarried Uyghur women into marriages with Han Chinese men may share a similar goal of ensuring a new generation of children who do not belong, or appear not to belong, to the Uyghur group.

Finally, when it comes to the fifth genocidal act recognized by the Convention, the systematic separation of Uyghur children from their families and into state care may be characterized as genocide by “forcibly transferring children.” As the ICTR noted in Akayesu, this category of genocidal acts sanctions not only direct acts of forcible transfer, but also “acts of threats or trauma which would lead to the forcible transfer of children from one group to another”—an interpretation that would encompass the cases of Uyghur parents who submit their children to state-run boarding schools under threat of being labelled suspicious and targeted for detention.

“Biological Genocide”

There is a lack of jurisprudence elaborating upon the requirements and weight of these last two forms of genocidal actus reus, which some have described as “biological genocide.” While there is no case law in which this conduct alone has sustained a genocide conviction, all genocide definitions suggest that the forced sterilization of Uyghur women—standing alone—could support a genocide finding. This includes early work by Raphael Lemkin, who first coined the term “genocide” and lobbied exhaustively for its penalization under international law, and the drafting history of the Genocide Convention. Indeed, after the Genocide Convention finally entered into force, Lemkin gave a speech at the New York branch of the American Jewish Congress that concisely summarized his views:

[G]enocide is no longer a word, a promise, a hope . . . It is already a law which can be enforced. In practical terms, this law means no more extermination, no more mass killings, no more concentration camps, no more sterilizations, no more breaking up of families.

Thus, the Xinjiang situation may also provide an opportunity for courts and tribunals to clarify the constitutive elements of these latter two forms of genocide. Indeed, a similar conversation is underway with respect to ISIS crimes against the Yezidi in Iraq. As noted by the Global Justice Center, and other scholars of genocide writing on these pages, systems of sexual slavery and forced pregnancy may constitute genocide against an ethno-religious group if both parents must be members of the group for the child to belong. (For a deeper discussion of so-called “biological genocide”—genocide through diminishing the ability of a group to reproduce itself—see this paper by Stanford Law’s Human Rights & International Justice Policy Lab).

Genocidal Mens Rea (the Mental State)

The biggest challenge to establishing the commission of genocide is the mens rea (or mental state) requirement that the perpetrator(s) not only intend to commit the underlying act(s), but that the acts are committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. The intent element is the hallmark of genocide and what distinguishes it from other international crimes, such as war crimes or crimes against humanity. The latter crimes are equally as prohibited under international law but there is special force to the concept of genocide given this devastating specific intent.

Furthermore, as these political determinations reveal, the attribution of state responsibility for genocide is an inquiry separate and apart from a determination of individual criminal responsibility. Determining state responsibility involves a conclusion that elements of the state have launched a campaign of genocide against a protected group. In some cases, such as in Nazi Germany or with respect to the Hutu Power movement in Rwanda, a perpetrator or regime will articulate an unequivocal genocidal intent in a policy platform or self-incriminating statement. The Islamic State, for example, undertook a deliberative theological inquiry that led to express articulations of an intent to destroy the Yazidi people in the imagined caliphate, because the Yazidi faith could not be reconciled with the Islamic State’s radical brand of Sunni Islam. By contrast, the Sudanese regime of Omar al-Bashir never issued any sort of genocidal manifesto—and yet he was indicted for genocide by the International Criminal Court, demonstrating that explicit avowal of genocidal intent is not required to establish mens rea.

Indeed, despite these high-profile examples, explicit articulations of intent are relatively rare, and thus genocidal intent must often be inferred based on “all of the evidence, taken together” and that inference must be “the only reasonable one available on the evidence,” as noted by the ICTY in Tolimir. As summarized by the Yugoslav tribunal, relevant factors for such an analysis include the general context, systematically perpetrating other culpable acts against the group, the scale of atrocities, and the repetition of destructive and discriminatory acts. Furthermore, “[t]he existence of a plan or policy, a perpetrator’s display of his intent through public speeches or meetings with others may also support an inference” of the required genocidal intent.

In the case of China’s treatment of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, while few explicit statements of intent have emerged, a number of clear indicators of such intent are present. For example, the general context of the violence, including the scale of the atrocities, number of victims, the repetition of culpable acts, and gravity of the harm caused all point to genocidal intent. Further, leaked documents confirm that the genocidal acts are borne of methodical planning on China’s part, with culpability going all the way to the top of Chinese and Party leadership. As regional expert Adrian Zenz describes it, there exists a “coordinated state campaign to promote … intergenerational separation,” as well as an interwoven system of policies designed to prevent births within the Uyghur community. Additional evidence of genocidal intent includes state propaganda conflating Uyghurs and terrorists; the CCP’s systemic attacks against Uyghur cultural, religious, and historical sites, including sacred burial places; the creation of a surveillance state that enables Uyghurs to be continuously tracked based upon their biometrics; and the targeting of the group’s leadership in order to weaken the group but also remove individuals who could raise the alarm or engage with the international community. And although the Genocide Convention does not prohibit “cultural genocide” per se, efforts at the cultural erasure of a group can serve as evidence of genocidal intent as well.

Taken together, the entire program of persecution undertaken in Xinjiang suggests a desire to undermine the very foundation for the continued existence of the Uyghur group. In sum, it is reasonable to conclude that there is strong evidence that the Chinese authorities are committing genocide against the Uyghur people, triggering obligations on the part of the international community to take steps to prevent and punish this terrible crime. Although the Genocide Convention does not contain specific obligations in this regard, this can include everything from humanitarian assistance to victims, accountability to perpetrators, diplomatic isolation, trade penalties, etc.

Conclusion

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