🔎The Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the actions and correspondence of former President Trump in its investigation of his inner circle’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

The Washington Post reported Tuesday that the DOJ has, before a grand jury, asked witnesses about meetings Trump had in December 2020 and January 2021, as well as his pressure campaign on Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election.

Tuesday’s report came hours after Attorney General Merrick Garland gave an interview with NBC Night News in which he did not rule out the possibility of prosecuting the former president.

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📹“And then… this guy comes along”: Donald Trump humorously explained why transgender people should not participate in women's sports

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"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit": How the US Vice President introduced herself before the speech at the "Roundtable with Disability Advocates" in the White House

😬Well, finding yourself sitting at the same table with Kamala Harris, how would you describe yourself?

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❗Gas futures in Europe close to $2,250 per 1,000 cubic meters at opening of trading

🇨🇳The Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, was most likely the epicenter for the coronavirus, two research studies have proven

▪In the first study, researchers used mapping tools and social media reports for a spatial and environmental analysis. The scientists determined that the earliest COVID-19 cases were centered at the market among vendors who sold the infected live animals or people who shopped there

▪The other study takes a molecular approach. The scientists established the earliest forms of the virus: A and B. According to researchers, the first animal-to-human transmission probably happened around November 18, 2019, and it came from lineage B: this type was found only in people who had a direct connection to the Wuhan market. In its turn, lineage A was found in samples from humans who lived or stayed close to the market

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Things you may need to indicate when you introduce yourself to Kamala Harris (apart from pronouns):

1⃣ Your ethnic category
2⃣ Your hair color
3⃣ What you're wearing

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📹Footage of Smerch multiple-launch rocket systems attacking a Ukrainian logistics center with ammunition, military equipment and weapons during the special military operation (by Russian MoD)

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❗China-Russia cooperation is not directed against third parties, it won't be undermined by external forces - Chinese Foreign Ministry

⚡Beijing slams US for plan to impose sanctions over Russian oil supplies to China

Affair with Elon Musk is a lie?

📰On Sunday, the Wall Street Journal posted news that famous billionaire Elon Musk, 51, had slept with Sergey Brin's wife Nicole Shanahan, and was one of the reasons for Brin's divorce process.

▪Then, in order to disprove the newspaper's claim that the billionaire Tesla CEO and Sergey Brin were not on speaking terms because of Musk's apparent affair with Brin's wife, Elon tweeted a joint photo with Brin. What is more, Nicole Shanahan's lawyer also denied reports of his client’s affair with Elon Musk.

▪'Make no mistake, any suggestion that Nicole had an affair with Elon Musk is not only an outright lie but also defamatory,' attorney Bryan Freedman told the Daily Mail.

▪Brin and Shanahan are still in the process of finalizing their divorce.

How will the story end?

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Russia's top diplomat is meeting in Addis Ababa with Ethiopian FM and Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen. Russian delegation just arrived at the Foreign Ministry.

😉 Josep Borrell, head of EU diplomacy, scolded the Western media for repeating the words of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: “Lavrov goes to Africa to say that European sanctions are to blame for the problem, and the entire Western press repeats it.”

“I go to Africa to say the opposite, and no one picks up [this information in the media],” he stressed.

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📹WATCH LIVE | Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov holds joint presser with his Ethiopian counterpart in Addis Ababa

Russian words can be heard from locals all along Sergey Lavrov's African journey. The President of Uganda thanked the delegation for the visit in Russian yesterday, and now - a "spasibo" from Ethiopian MFA official at the news conference in Addis Ababa.

🇨🇳The Chinese Army may announce a no-fly zone to thwart Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, the South China Morning Post reports, citing military experts

"Beijing has tremendous means to push Pelosi to give up her plan. In terms of military options, the PLA (Chinese People's Liberation Army) might announce a no-fly zone and restricted navigation zone for military exercises near the Taiwan Strait, forcing Pelosi's aircraft to make a detour if she insists on visiting Taiwan," Ni Lexiong, a professor at the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, said.

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🔁New York City asked the World Health Organization to rename the monkeypox virus... to avoid stigmatization

💬Monkeypox did not actually originate in primates, New York City public health commissioner Ashwin Vasan insisted in a letter to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. He recalled the negative effects of misinformation about the HIV epidemic, and the alleged racism faced by Asian communities when Donald Trump started calling COVID-19 the "Chinese virus".

"Continuing to use the term 'monkeypox' to describe the current outbreak may reignite these traumatic feelings of racism and stigma, particularly for Black people and other people of color, as well as members of the LGBTQIA+ communities, and it is possible that they may avoid engaging in vital health care services because of it," Vasan said.

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❗EU Court rejects RT France's appeal to overturn broadcaster's suspension

Russian FM Sergey Lavrov and his Ethiopian colleague planting trees at the Russian Embassy as a sign of friendship.

❗The Kremlin assesses the decision of the EU court to reject the claim of RT France as extremely negative, as it causes concern and regret - Kremlin spokesman Peskov

💬Russia will take similar measures of pressure on the Western media in the Russia; there will be no soft position, these media won't be allowed to work normally - Peskov

❗RT France appeals EU Court decision - statement