⚡️ Secretary of State Blinken names two new key leaders, Jonathan Moore and Margaret Uyehara, to help coordinate so-called ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases.
He says it is an urgent priority to determine who is behind the incidents and to stop them from occurring
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He says it is an urgent priority to determine who is behind the incidents and to stop them from occurring
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❗️ President Biden says Pfizer pill could be major development to ease COVID-19, adds that US has secured millions of pill doses
❗️ Joe Biden says he will be heading back to office shortly to make calls in effort to get Congress to approve his agenda
⚡️ Texas AG Ken Paxton sues the Biden administration over the new vaccine mandate
💉 US military personnel reluctant to get vaccinated against COVID may not be guaranteed protections or leniency in how they are dismissed from the armed forces, Military Times has reported.
It will be local commanders who make decisions on whether to give such individuals other-than-honourable discharges – something that could potentially lead to one losing their veteran benefits.
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It will be local commanders who make decisions on whether to give such individuals other-than-honourable discharges – something that could potentially lead to one losing their veteran benefits.
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⚡️ US looking at ways to keep remittances from Cuban government hands
⚡️ Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he will convene a virtual meeting on COVID-19 with foreign ministers from around the world on 10 November
🤔 The chairman of the House 6 January Committee, Democrat Bennie Thompson, revealed that he has signed around 20 new subpoenas and added that they would be going out “soon”.
He didn’t provide any details, including who might be on the list.
“Some of the people have been written about. Some of the people haven't been written about”, Thompson said.
The chairman, however, assured that there are no lawmakers among the new subpoenas... at least “not yet”.
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He didn’t provide any details, including who might be on the list.
“Some of the people have been written about. Some of the people haven't been written about”, Thompson said.
The chairman, however, assured that there are no lawmakers among the new subpoenas... at least “not yet”.
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⚡️ Several Yale buildings evacuated over reported bomb threat
📹: Videos from the scene of the evacuation in New Haven
⚡️ US to 'maintain presence in Nicaragua after election', support for anti-FSLN groups, official says
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"Take this guy off the streets": The NYPD is searching for a man they believe is responsible for at least 15 knifepoint robberies since October.
The suspect demands money while threatening people with his knife – and if they don’t comply immediately, he uses force, the police warn.
The suspect demands money while threatening people with his knife – and if they don’t comply immediately, he uses force, the police warn.
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❗️🦠🇺🇸 The White House confirmed that an aide who traveled with President Joe Biden to Europe tested positive for COVID-19. The aide remained behind in Scotland to complete a quarantine, a White House spokesperson said.
🤔Everything for the father? An minor male child of Glenn Youngkin attempted to vote in the Virginia governor election
Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin's 17-year-old son tried to cast a ballot on Election Day although he is not eligible to vote. He appeared to be pretty persistent as, after first being denied, he returned 30 mins later to the Hickory precinct a second time and again requested a ballot.
His attempt was not successful, but the teenager reportedly did not break any election laws as he made no false statements and reportedly made no moves to disrupt the voting process.
Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin's 17-year-old son tried to cast a ballot on Election Day although he is not eligible to vote. He appeared to be pretty persistent as, after first being denied, he returned 30 mins later to the Hickory precinct a second time and again requested a ballot.
His attempt was not successful, but the teenager reportedly did not break any election laws as he made no false statements and reportedly made no moves to disrupt the voting process.
The US military aims to build the world’s most powerful laser weapon
The contract was issued by the US Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office with the objective of successfully demonstrating a 300kW-class solid-state Distributed Gain High Energy Laser Weapon System.
“The high power, compact laser weapon subsystem prototype that GA-EMS will deliver under this contract will produce a lethal output greater than anything fielded to date," the president of General Atomics president said.
Some new and hideously expensive US death technology to show China?
The contract was issued by the US Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office with the objective of successfully demonstrating a 300kW-class solid-state Distributed Gain High Energy Laser Weapon System.
“The high power, compact laser weapon subsystem prototype that GA-EMS will deliver under this contract will produce a lethal output greater than anything fielded to date," the president of General Atomics president said.
Some new and hideously expensive US death technology to show China?
👀Over 100 Hertz customers were reportedly arrested over rental cars reported stolen.
Car rental company Hertz which filed for bankruptcy in 2020, now faces a lawsuit from some 165 customers who claim that they had legal and appropriate rental contracts, but police arrested them after the company falsely reported the rented vehicles as stolen.
Hertz stressed that it "cares deeply" about its customers, and cases in which it reports vehicles to authorities "are very rare and happen only after exhaustive attempts to reach the customer."
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Car rental company Hertz which filed for bankruptcy in 2020, now faces a lawsuit from some 165 customers who claim that they had legal and appropriate rental contracts, but police arrested them after the company falsely reported the rented vehicles as stolen.
Hertz stressed that it "cares deeply" about its customers, and cases in which it reports vehicles to authorities "are very rare and happen only after exhaustive attempts to reach the customer."
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 CIA Director Bill Burns was reportedly dispatched to Russia earlier this week to warn Russian military officials against carrying out any military operations against neighboring Ukraine.
The Biden administration deployed Burns to Moscow as American officials grew increasingly concerned about the number of Russian service members and artillery being moved to Ukraine's northern border, according to the CNN report.
Moscow has rejected any suggestion that its military operations are meant to be taken as a threat, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov previously stating that Russia "is not threatening, and does not pose a danger to anyone."
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The Biden administration deployed Burns to Moscow as American officials grew increasingly concerned about the number of Russian service members and artillery being moved to Ukraine's northern border, according to the CNN report.
Moscow has rejected any suggestion that its military operations are meant to be taken as a threat, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov previously stating that Russia "is not threatening, and does not pose a danger to anyone."
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The US House is voting on Biden's $1 trln Infrastructure bill.
The House went on recess and will reconvene soon.
🔸According to reports, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is reportedly voting against the bill.
🔸US Representatives Ed Case, Josh Gottheimer, Stephanie Murphy, Kathleen Rice, Kurt Schrader are voting for the Build Back Better Act, according to the statement.
🔸The Congressional Progressive Caucus said yes to both the Build Back Better and the Infrastructure bills.
The House went on recess and will reconvene soon.
🔸According to reports, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is reportedly voting against the bill.
🔸US Representatives Ed Case, Josh Gottheimer, Stephanie Murphy, Kathleen Rice, Kurt Schrader are voting for the Build Back Better Act, according to the statement.
🔸The Congressional Progressive Caucus said yes to both the Build Back Better and the Infrastructure bills.
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