⚡️ US embassy employees who have been in Moscow for more than 3 years should leave Russia by January 31, according to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

❗️Lavrov on Lukashenko's statement on possibility of hosting Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus: I would take this as a very serious warning to West

⚡️ Blinken to meet with Lavrov in Stockholm on Thursday - reports citing US State Dept.

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A video of the interrogation of an alleged Capitol rioter, Danny Rodriguez, released by the order of US Judge Amy Berman Jackson. In the clip, Rodriguez is seen weeping, admitting to tasering a police officer, and lamenting how "stupid" the idea to break into the Capitol was.

❗Antony Blinken: US preparing additional sanctions on Belarus in coordination with EU

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has given a presser after a NATO meeting in Riga – here is what he said:

🔺 There is tremendous solidarity in NATO to pursue decisive measures if Russia invades Ukraine;
🔺The alliance may respond with a range of high impact economic measures;
🔺Unclear whether Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, but the Russian president is putting in place the means to do so on short notice if need be;
🔺Russia is intensifying its disinformation campaign in Ukraine to justify a pre-planned military action;
🔺NATO does not have aggressive intent toward Russia; advancement of military infrastructure in its vicinity is of a defensive nature.

Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 three days before his first debate against then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden – but went ahead with it anyway, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows claims in his upcoming book "The Chief’s Chief."

The story of me having COVID prior to, or during, the first debate is Fake News. In fact, a test revealed that I did not have COVID prior to the debate. 

An explosion ripped through the house in Brooklyn leaving six injured. People living nearby had been complaining about the "smell of gas" hours before the blast

⚡ Death toll from Michigan high school shooting rises to 4

⚡ California officials identify first case of Omicron Covid variant in United States

🦠 According to the joint statement by the CDC and the San Francisco Department of Public Health, the person detected with the variant "was a traveler who returned from South Africa on November 22, 2021. The individual, who was fully vaccinated and had mild symptoms that are improving, is self-quarantining and has bene since testing positive. All close contacts have been contacted and have tested negative."

⚡️ Suspected Michigan school shooter to be charged with terrorism, four counts of murder

👀 Dr. Anthony Fauci said that he was not aware of the results of a COVID-19 test taken by then-President Trump prior to his first debate with current US President Joe Biden.

Current White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows alleged in a new book that Trump tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the September 2020 debate and did not reveal the result, receiving a negative result shortly thereafter.

"I certainly was not aware of his test positivity or negativity," Fauci said during a press briefing at the White House.

🦠 Speaking about Fauci. The US chief infectious disease specialist noted that the pandemic will not last forever.

UPDATE | The 15-year-old shooting suspect, Ethan Crumbley, has been charged with:

🔸 one count of terrorism causing death
🔸four counts of first-degree murder;
🔸seven counts of assault with intent to murder
🔸 12 counts of firearm possession in the commission of a felony

Charges may also be filed against Crumbley's parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley.