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Extreme cold killed Texans in their bedrooms, vehicles and backyards
Feb 20, 2021 06:46At least 58 people died in storm-affected areas stretching to Ohio, victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, car crashes, drownings, house fires and hypothermia.
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Pelosi vows to move forward with independent inquiry into Capitol riot
Feb 19, 2021 16:40Congress will move to establish an independent commission to investigate the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, including facts “relating to the interference with the peaceful transfer of power,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California announced on Monday (15 Feb 2021).
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Millions without power from sprawling winter storm
Feb 19, 2021 16:31Frigid temperatures gripped parts of the United States that are unaccustomed to a deep freeze, as officials demanded an investigation into widespread power outages. At least 23 people died in the storm or its aftermath
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The DOJ has released its clearest evidence yet tying Jan. 6 militants to Trump
Feb 19, 2021 16:26Federal prosecutors filed papers asking a judge to keep a militia leader in jail who has been charged with planning an attack on the Capitol on January 6. The papers contain some of the most direct language yet from the Department of Justice (DOJ) tying former President Donald Trump to the members of the mob that violently breached the Capitol building.
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“Stop interfering in our lives”: Haitians protesters condemn US support for dictator
Feb 19, 2021 16:17Protests in Haiti have led to hundreds of deaths yet have drawn little attention in the West, thanks in large part to its strongman leaders’ continued loyalty to the United States. The U.S. has been interfering in Haitian politics throughout the nation’s 200-year existence.
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Trump and Giuliani sued by Democratic congressman over Capitol riot
Feb 18, 2021 18:04Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani, the former president’s personal lawyer, have been accused of conspiring to incite the violent riot at the US Capitol, in a legal action filed under a historic law known as the Ku Klux Klan Act.
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“It does not end here”: Calls mount for Trump to be tried in criminal court
Feb 18, 2021 17:50American legal experts, political observers, and government watchdogs are calling for criminal prosecution as the only remaining path for accountability and to prevent the disgraced former US president Donald Trump from ever seeking elected office again.
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Biden administration’s continued push for Julian Assange’s extradition is bad news for journalism
Feb 18, 2021 16:44A successful prosecution of the WikiLeaks founder could empower the US government to go after journalists for publishing classified information.
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Analysis reveals Trump operation paid $3.5 million to organizers of rally that led to deadly Capitol attack
Feb 17, 2021 11:49A new political spending analysis shows that former US President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign and its joint fundraising committees paid more than $3.5 million to the individuals and firms involved in organizing the January 6 "Stop the Steal" rally that presaged the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Recommendations for regional action to combat marine plastic pollution
Feb 17, 2021 06:14In recent years, images of whales and sea turtles starving to death after ingesting plastic waste or becoming entangled in so-called ghost nets have led to a growing awareness of the crisis of marine plastic pollution.