❗️FBI, Minnesota police responding to 'hostage situation' at Wells Fargo in St. Cloud
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❗️FBI, Minnesota police responding to 'hostage situation' at Wells Fargo in St. Cloud
UPDATE | Several streets have reportedly been blocked off and the public has been told to avoid the immediate area. There have been no reported injuries at this time.
🧐 One does not simply improvise!
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki admitted that the US president's communications team has recommended that he not take impromptu questions from reporters.
"That is not something we recommend. In fact, a lot of times we say ‘don’t take questions,'" she noted. "But he's going to do what he wants to do because he's the president of the United States."
She recalled a story of when Biden was asked by a CNN reporter if an increase in the minimum wage, to $15, would be included in the new coronavirus relief package, and the president gave 'the honest' answer that he didn't think the increase would be included in the bill.
Is avoiding new gaffes one of administration's main jobs?
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki admitted that the US president's communications team has recommended that he not take impromptu questions from reporters.
"That is not something we recommend. In fact, a lot of times we say ‘don’t take questions,'" she noted. "But he's going to do what he wants to do because he's the president of the United States."
She recalled a story of when Biden was asked by a CNN reporter if an increase in the minimum wage, to $15, would be included in the new coronavirus relief package, and the president gave 'the honest' answer that he didn't think the increase would be included in the bill.
Is avoiding new gaffes one of administration's main jobs?
The United States remains committed to supporting India in overcoming the latest COVID-19 surge, and both countries are ready to address other common challenges, the Defense Department’s deputy press secretary, Jamal Brown, said.
Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin H. Kahl and Indian Defense Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar underscored that the bonds between the two nations deepen in times of crisis, according to the release.
Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin H. Kahl and Indian Defense Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar underscored that the bonds between the two nations deepen in times of crisis, according to the release.
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UPDATE | Several streets have reportedly been blocked off and the public has been told to avoid the immediate area. There have been no reported injuries at this time.
UPDATE | One hostage released as FBI, Minnesota police negotiate with bank robbery suspect
🇺🇦 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he held 'productive' talks on Russia and reforms with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other Ukranian officials.
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UPDATE | One hostage released as FBI, Minnesota police negotiate with bank robbery suspect
UPDATE | Two hostages released as FBI, Minnesota police negotiate with bank robbery suspect
❌ A US advocacy group is launching a $4mln campaign in 43 congressional districts controlled by House Democrats to counter what they describe as "Nancy Pelosi's socialist drug takeover plan."
The bill, crafted by the conservative American Action Network advocacy group, aims to regulate and lower prenoscription drug prices, which could lead to fewer cures for life-threatening diseases and “cancel new cures for the patients who need them, and send American innovation overseas,” according to the group's director.
The first commercials shared with Fox News will be played on TV in 12 districts while digital ads are planned for 31 other districts
The bill, crafted by the conservative American Action Network advocacy group, aims to regulate and lower prenoscription drug prices, which could lead to fewer cures for life-threatening diseases and “cancel new cures for the patients who need them, and send American innovation overseas,” according to the group's director.
The first commercials shared with Fox News will be played on TV in 12 districts while digital ads are planned for 31 other districts
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🥊 'Gotcha Hat'
The brother of YouTuber and boxer Logan Paul, Jake Paul, infuriated Floyd Mayweather after taunting the Hall of Fame boxer and snitching his hat during a press conference in Miami.
Guess what happened next!
The boxer started chasing Jake Paul around the place, as the crowd struggled to hold him back.
Later, Jake Paul took to social media to turn his account into a "Gotcha Hat" meme, as he changed his username on Twitter, and revealed that one of Mayweather's guards gave him "a clean shot in the eye".
The brother of YouTuber and boxer Logan Paul, Jake Paul, infuriated Floyd Mayweather after taunting the Hall of Fame boxer and snitching his hat during a press conference in Miami.
Guess what happened next!
The boxer started chasing Jake Paul around the place, as the crowd struggled to hold him back.
Later, Jake Paul took to social media to turn his account into a "Gotcha Hat" meme, as he changed his username on Twitter, and revealed that one of Mayweather's guards gave him "a clean shot in the eye".
🛩🇦🇫 The US military added a “package” of F-18 fighter jets to assist with the US troop withdrawal in Afghanistan.
The approximately 12 F-18s are in addition to a previously announced deployment of B-52 bombers and the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, as well as temporary “elements of an Army Ranger task force.”
Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announced that the US Department of Defense was considering a variety of options to help support Afghan troops once US soldiers are officially withdrawn from Afghanistan.
The approximately 12 F-18s are in addition to a previously announced deployment of B-52 bombers and the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, as well as temporary “elements of an Army Ranger task force.”
Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announced that the US Department of Defense was considering a variety of options to help support Afghan troops once US soldiers are officially withdrawn from Afghanistan.
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UPDATE | Two hostages released as FBI, Minnesota police negotiate with bank robbery suspect
UPDATE | Suspect reportedly in custody, all hostages released after bank robbery incident in Minnesota
Harris says it's in US and Central America's 'mutual interest' to tackle root causes of migration sptnkne.ws/Gjqf
➕ Secretary Blinken asks WHO to invite Taiwan to participate in its decision-making body
Biden administration says Iran sanctions could be lifted only if Tehran returns to JCPOA status sptnkne.ws/Gjws
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Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather was attending a press conference before his fight with YouTuber Logan Paul, but ended up brawling with his brother Jake instead, after he stole his baseball cap. The Mayweather vs. Logan Paul fight will take place in Miami on June 6 and promises to be the highest grossing boxing event of the year.
🗣 US calls for 'deescalation' of tensions over East Jerusalem amid eviction of Palestinians
👽 Shouldn't they get used to it by now?
A recent SpaceX launch that put the total number of Starlink satellites in orbit at over a thousand, apparently caused a commotion in Los Angeles when the rocket’s payload reached orbit and became visible to those on the ground.
Some LA residents were "freaked out" and many were uncertain about what they were witnessing.
Well, it's not the alien invasion, just a casual SpaceX orbital necklace
A recent SpaceX launch that put the total number of Starlink satellites in orbit at over a thousand, apparently caused a commotion in Los Angeles when the rocket’s payload reached orbit and became visible to those on the ground.
Some LA residents were "freaked out" and many were uncertain about what they were witnessing.
Well, it's not the alien invasion, just a casual SpaceX orbital necklace
💸 Need more "Dogefather" recommendations on cryptocurrency?
Elon Musk shared a YouTube video with his remarks on crypto and added that although it is "promising", one should "invest with caution".
“People should not invest their life savings in cryptocurrency, to be clear,” Musk is heard saying in the TMZ video. “That’s unwise.” He also said that "crypto is the future currency of Earth."
But it looks like there's no stopping now, right?
Elon Musk shared a YouTube video with his remarks on crypto and added that although it is "promising", one should "invest with caution".
“People should not invest their life savings in cryptocurrency, to be clear,” Musk is heard saying in the TMZ video. “That’s unwise.” He also said that "crypto is the future currency of Earth."
But it looks like there's no stopping now, right?
🇦🇫 The US allies in Europe reportedly asked Washington to slow down its pullout from Afghanistan, claiming that they need more time to make the exit safe.
Amid Turkey saying that it might pull out its forces protecting the airport in Kabul, several countries have questioned whether they ought to keep their embassies in Afghanistan open.
Amid Turkey saying that it might pull out its forces protecting the airport in Kabul, several countries have questioned whether they ought to keep their embassies in Afghanistan open.
🗽 The bodies of HUNDREDS of coronavirus victims remain in refrigerated trucks at a temporary morgue in Brooklyn, opened in March 2020 to give relatives extra time to arrange burials in NYC's largest public cemetery, Hart Island, amid the accelerating pandemic.
"In the very near future, we will begin to notify all the families that we’ve been working with that we are now going to ramp our operations down slowly, give them the time that they need, and we’ll keep the operation going as they need it," the executive deputy commissioner of the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office, Dina Maniotis, said.
"In the very near future, we will begin to notify all the families that we’ve been working with that we are now going to ramp our operations down slowly, give them the time that they need, and we’ll keep the operation going as they need it," the executive deputy commissioner of the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office, Dina Maniotis, said.