So much for the climate agenda? 🤔
The Biden administration has issued more oil and gas drilling permits than the preceding administration did during its first year — despite Joe Biden's declared focus on climate change issues and initial promise to review the leasing practices set by Donald Trump.
Under Biden, some 3,557 permits have been issued, which is almost 34% more than the 2,658 permits issued under his predecessor in his first year in office.
📌 The Democrat paused the process of issuing new permits in his very first month in the White House. Yet, it was successfully challenged in a Louisiana federal court half a year later by a group of 14 state attorneys general.
📌 Despite trying to appeal the federal judge's decision, who argued that POTUS had no power to pause the issuance of new leases, the White House put 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico up for leasing auction. Some 300,000 more acres are set to go under the hammer in March 2022.
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The Biden administration has issued more oil and gas drilling permits than the preceding administration did during its first year — despite Joe Biden's declared focus on climate change issues and initial promise to review the leasing practices set by Donald Trump.
Under Biden, some 3,557 permits have been issued, which is almost 34% more than the 2,658 permits issued under his predecessor in his first year in office.
📌 The Democrat paused the process of issuing new permits in his very first month in the White House. Yet, it was successfully challenged in a Louisiana federal court half a year later by a group of 14 state attorneys general.
📌 Despite trying to appeal the federal judge's decision, who argued that POTUS had no power to pause the issuance of new leases, the White House put 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico up for leasing auction. Some 300,000 more acres are set to go under the hammer in March 2022.
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🦠👮♂️Two nurses from New York have been accused of selling fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates worth $1.5 million, ABC news says.
The criminal scheme was reportedly uncovered when the two sold a certificate to an undercover detective without administering the shot.
The criminal scheme was reportedly uncovered when the two sold a certificate to an undercover detective without administering the shot.
👨⚖️ The wife of ex-CNN producer John Griffin, who has been charged with sex crimes against minors, has filed for divorce.
Allyson Griffin is now seeking full custody of the couple’s three kids, the New York Post has reported, citing court docs.
📌 Griffin was charged with three counts of sexual crimes against minors in December.
📌 According to the US Attorney's Office in Vermont, the 44-year-old "sought to persuade parents to allow him to train their daughters to be sexually submissive" on several occasions.
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Allyson Griffin is now seeking full custody of the couple’s three kids, the New York Post has reported, citing court docs.
📌 Griffin was charged with three counts of sexual crimes against minors in December.
📌 According to the US Attorney's Office in Vermont, the 44-year-old "sought to persuade parents to allow him to train their daughters to be sexually submissive" on several occasions.
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A Kansas woman was accused of organizing and leading an all-female battalion on behalf of Daesh (terrorist organization banned in Russia) in Syria, and with assisting a terrorist organization, the US Department of Justice said on Saturday.
The 42-year-old, a former resident of the state of Kansas, was arrested in Syria and handed over to the FBI on Friday, and is expected to have her initial appearance at the federal courthouse on Monday.
Fluke-Ekren is also accused of providing other services to ISIS militants, including providing lodging, translating speeches made by Daesh leaders, and training children to use weapons, the DOJ said.
Under the charges of providing material support to a terrorist organization,she faces up to 20 years in prison.
The 42-year-old, a former resident of the state of Kansas, was arrested in Syria and handed over to the FBI on Friday, and is expected to have her initial appearance at the federal courthouse on Monday.
Fluke-Ekren is also accused of providing other services to ISIS militants, including providing lodging, translating speeches made by Daesh leaders, and training children to use weapons, the DOJ said.
Under the charges of providing material support to a terrorist organization,she faces up to 20 years in prison.
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⚡️ Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady retiring from NFL
NFL MVP Tom Brady finally decided he will not return for his 23rd NFL season in 2022, as he is set to announce his retirement from football, the nation's sports media reported.
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WATCH | Border Patrol agents in Laredo get into a heated exchange with leadership during Mayorkas' visit to Texas, a leaked video shows
🤔Agents seemed to clearly voice their frustration with Biden's policies
🤔Agents seemed to clearly voice their frustration with Biden's policies
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🇺🇸Washington is building "some productive relationships" and "an honest dialogue" with the Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism), the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, said in an interview with the Afghan TOLO news.
"On certain issues, yes, we are developing a greater candor and honesty with one another. I think our conversation regarding terrorism is also more honest than it was before," he added, noting that more trust-building is needed on such issues as women's rights.
"On certain issues, yes, we are developing a greater candor and honesty with one another. I think our conversation regarding terrorism is also more honest than it was before," he added, noting that more trust-building is needed on such issues as women's rights.
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NFL MVP Tom Brady finally decided he will not return for his 23rd NFL season in 2022, as he is set to announce his retirement from football, the nation's sports media reported.
JUST IN |Tom Brady reportedly told Buccaneers he has not made up his mind about retirement
❄️A historic winter storm reportedly left over 114,000 people without electricity in Massachusetts.
A storm with wind gusts near hurricane strength lashed New England on Saturday, dropping heavy snow, causing coastal flooding and threatening widespread power outages, with forecasters warning that conditions will worsen and then be followed by bitter cold.
A storm with wind gusts near hurricane strength lashed New England on Saturday, dropping heavy snow, causing coastal flooding and threatening widespread power outages, with forecasters warning that conditions will worsen and then be followed by bitter cold.
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Statistics show nearly 50 deaths from trains over the last eight months, the New York Post reported on Saturday.
42 of them were caused by what the service calls “collisions” with trains, and another five incidents involved people who fell on the tracks or came into contact with the third one, which carries 625 volts of electricity.
On 15 January a deranged homeless man shoved Michelle Go in front of a train at the Times Square station. After the deadly incident, officials led by Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine called for the MTA to push forward with subway platform gates, which open when trains arrive and close when they leave. Transport authorities said in turn that the station, as well as another 344 of the subway’s 472 stations, is too narrow for the gates.
42 of them were caused by what the service calls “collisions” with trains, and another five incidents involved people who fell on the tracks or came into contact with the third one, which carries 625 volts of electricity.
On 15 January a deranged homeless man shoved Michelle Go in front of a train at the Times Square station. After the deadly incident, officials led by Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine called for the MTA to push forward with subway platform gates, which open when trains arrive and close when they leave. Transport authorities said in turn that the station, as well as another 344 of the subway’s 472 stations, is too narrow for the gates.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Former US President Donald Trump says the administration of US President Joe Biden should stop “obsessing” about the Ukraine situation and other countries’ “invasions” and should focus on the issue of home border security instead.
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👀 A fan jumped onto the court during today's Australian Open final, forcing the match between Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev to be halted for a while.
Security had to drag out the unruly spectator for several metres towards the exit.
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Security had to drag out the unruly spectator for several metres towards the exit.
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🔹 Nine people were killed and another one is in critical condition after six vehicles crashed in North Las Vegas on Saturday.
🔹 Airports in New York will gradually restore air traffic starting today after a heavy snowstorm that lashed the US East Coast the day before.
🔹 Adele has reportedly cancelled her upcoming performance in the UK — just days after she had to postpone her concerts in Las Vegas.
🔹 Four suspects have been arrested for vandalising a Skyfari ride at the San Diego Zoo, leaving some passengers stuck on it for up to two hours.
🔹 James Blunt has jokingly "threatened" to release new music if Spotify won't remove Joe Rogan's podcast.
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🔹 Nine people were killed and another one is in critical condition after six vehicles crashed in North Las Vegas on Saturday.
🔹 Airports in New York will gradually restore air traffic starting today after a heavy snowstorm that lashed the US East Coast the day before.
🔹 Adele has reportedly cancelled her upcoming performance in the UK — just days after she had to postpone her concerts in Las Vegas.
🔹 Four suspects have been arrested for vandalising a Skyfari ride at the San Diego Zoo, leaving some passengers stuck on it for up to two hours.
🔹 James Blunt has jokingly "threatened" to release new music if Spotify won't remove Joe Rogan's podcast.
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😡 ’It’s all blocked off for one f**king cop’
NYC actress Jacqueline Guzman was fired after she ranted about street closures during the funeral of rookie cop Jason Rivera, who was fatally shot while on duty the previous week.
“We do not need to shut down most of Lower Manhattan because one cop died for probably doing his job incorrectly”, she says in a now-deleted TikTok. “They kill people who are under 22 every single day for no good reason and we don't shut down the city for them, so”.
“What if someone having a heart attack in this area?” Guzman went on. “No one can get to them because it's all blocked off for one f**king cop”.
The reaction was swift: while people online called the now-viral rant disrespectful, Guzman’s theatre company said they let the actress go following the “insensitive” video.
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NYC actress Jacqueline Guzman was fired after she ranted about street closures during the funeral of rookie cop Jason Rivera, who was fatally shot while on duty the previous week.
“We do not need to shut down most of Lower Manhattan because one cop died for probably doing his job incorrectly”, she says in a now-deleted TikTok. “They kill people who are under 22 every single day for no good reason and we don't shut down the city for them, so”.
“What if someone having a heart attack in this area?” Guzman went on. “No one can get to them because it's all blocked off for one f**king cop”.
The reaction was swift: while people online called the now-viral rant disrespectful, Guzman’s theatre company said they let the actress go following the “insensitive” video.
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📸: A woman jumped from an unknown floor of a 60-floor building in New York City. She was reportedly found dead on the street.
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☝️ The University of Nebraska has slightly changed its “Herbie Husker” mascot to avoid possible links to white supremacists, Flatwater Free Press has reported.
The university’s Herbie Husker, a farmer in a cowboy hat, had been gesturing “OK” for around 50 years. But he won’t do it anymore — the mascot is now holding up a finger in a ‘No. 1’ sign.
Lonna Henrichs, the university’s director of licensing and branding, says that the old gesture “could, in some circles, represent something that does not represent what Nebraska athletics is about”.
”We just didn’t even want to be associated with portraying anything that somebody might think, you know, that it means white power”, she adds.
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The university’s Herbie Husker, a farmer in a cowboy hat, had been gesturing “OK” for around 50 years. But he won’t do it anymore — the mascot is now holding up a finger in a ‘No. 1’ sign.
Lonna Henrichs, the university’s director of licensing and branding, says that the old gesture “could, in some circles, represent something that does not represent what Nebraska athletics is about”.
”We just didn’t even want to be associated with portraying anything that somebody might think, you know, that it means white power”, she adds.
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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇸Lavrov and Blinken will likely speak with each other again next week as Russia has showed interest in US' responses to its security proposals, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland told CBS.