⚡️A second explosion has rocked the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic, a Sputnik correspondent reports
🏛️ House Republicans are calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to immediately rescind mask mandates and reopen the Capitol complex to visitors from the public.
"The Capitol belongs to the American people, and their right to come before Congress is not contingent on wearing a mask. No more excuses, reopen the Capitol and rescind the mandates so that we can return to normal," said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and 29 of his colleagues sent a letter to Pelosi's office Friday.
The GOP lawmakers said it's time to return to normal at the Capitol and noted that other states are lifting mask restrictions, such as California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington D.C.
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"The Capitol belongs to the American people, and their right to come before Congress is not contingent on wearing a mask. No more excuses, reopen the Capitol and rescind the mandates so that we can return to normal," said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), and 29 of his colleagues sent a letter to Pelosi's office Friday.
The GOP lawmakers said it's time to return to normal at the Capitol and noted that other states are lifting mask restrictions, such as California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington D.C.
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The situation remains calm in the center of Donetsk, a Sputnik correspondent reports. Trams continue to run at night, but the streets are almost deserted.
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🇺🇸US President Joe Biden during a press conference delivered an update regarding the Ukraine crisis. Here are some highlights:
🔹Biden said he believes Russia will attack Ukraine in coming weeks or coming days and may even target Kiev.
🔹The US president claimed he was convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a decision to invade Ukraine, but does not believe Putin is contemplating using nuclear weapons.
🔹Biden reiterated that the US would not send troops to fight in Ukraine but would continue to support the Ukrainian people.
🔹The US has seen reports of an uptick of ceasefire violations in Donbas region that Biden alleged were intended to provoke Ukraine.
🔹Biden also said it is not too late to return to the negotiating table to de-escalate the crisis.
🔹Biden said he believes Russia will attack Ukraine in coming weeks or coming days and may even target Kiev.
🔹The US president claimed he was convinced Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a decision to invade Ukraine, but does not believe Putin is contemplating using nuclear weapons.
🔹Biden reiterated that the US would not send troops to fight in Ukraine but would continue to support the Ukrainian people.
🔹The US has seen reports of an uptick of ceasefire violations in Donbas region that Biden alleged were intended to provoke Ukraine.
🔹Biden also said it is not too late to return to the negotiating table to de-escalate the crisis.
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A mobile station of the Ministry of Emergency Situations was deployed at the border checkpoint on the side of the self-proclaimed DPR. The evacuation continues
🗽 Mayor Eric Adams announced a new plan Friday to clean up the city’s subway system by cracking down on rule-breaking and preventing people from living on the trains and stations.
“No more smoking. No more doing drugs. No more sleeping. No more doing barbecues on the subway system. No more just doing whatever you want,” he said.
Adams said teams of outreach workers and NYPD cops would start canvassing the subways next week to identify mentally ill and homeless people who need to be removed and will work to get them the treatment and housing they need.
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“No more smoking. No more doing drugs. No more sleeping. No more doing barbecues on the subway system. No more just doing whatever you want,” he said.
Adams said teams of outreach workers and NYPD cops would start canvassing the subways next week to identify mentally ill and homeless people who need to be removed and will work to get them the treatment and housing they need.
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🔎 A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter.
Word of the indictments came hours after Austin city leaders approved paying $10 million to two people injured by members of the 1,640-officer department in the protests, including a college student who suffered brain damage after an officer shot him with a beanbag round.
Earlier this month, The Austin American-Statesman reported that a $150,000 settlement was approved for a woman named Ariana Chavez, who was shot in the head with less-lethal munitions resulting in a concussion. At least 19 people were hospitalized in Austin following the protests.
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Word of the indictments came hours after Austin city leaders approved paying $10 million to two people injured by members of the 1,640-officer department in the protests, including a college student who suffered brain damage after an officer shot him with a beanbag round.
Earlier this month, The Austin American-Statesman reported that a $150,000 settlement was approved for a woman named Ariana Chavez, who was shot in the head with less-lethal munitions resulting in a concussion. At least 19 people were hospitalized in Austin following the protests.
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⛔️ Homeless crisis, fear of crime shaping LA mayor election
An out-of-control homeless crisis plays out on the streets daily, sometimes with deadly consequences. A rising crime rate — spotlighted by home invasions and smash-and-grab thefts at luxury stores — has contributed to a creeping sense of civic disorder. Miles of streets and sidewalks are crumbling.
Homelessness is the most pressing issue. An estimated 41,000 people live on city streets, a figure roughly equal to the population of North Miami Beach, Florida.
The contest to become the next mayor of Los Angeles can be distilled into a single question with no easy answer: Who can fix this mess?
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An out-of-control homeless crisis plays out on the streets daily, sometimes with deadly consequences. A rising crime rate — spotlighted by home invasions and smash-and-grab thefts at luxury stores — has contributed to a creeping sense of civic disorder. Miles of streets and sidewalks are crumbling.
Homelessness is the most pressing issue. An estimated 41,000 people live on city streets, a figure roughly equal to the population of North Miami Beach, Florida.
The contest to become the next mayor of Los Angeles can be distilled into a single question with no easy answer: Who can fix this mess?
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🇺🇦Huge traffic jams, a caravan of buses with refugees and children who left home – a today picture of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) after they announced the evacuation of civilians to Russia because of the escalation of tensions with Ukraine.
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A number of buses evacuating Donetsk residents to Russia on Saturday morning
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦A shell may have exploded in the Rostov region in southern Russia, less than a mile from the Ukrainian border, a source in law enforcement told Sputnik on Saturday.
The blast caused no injuries and no material damage, the source said.
The blast caused no injuries and no material damage, the source said.
What's happening in Donbass now:
▪️ The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, has signed a decree on general mobilisation in the republic;
▪️ Pushilin also said that the DPR had prevented several terrorist attacks by the Ukrainian special services over the past few days;
▪️ The head of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), Leonid Pasechnik, followed Pushilin's suit and signed a decree on general mobilisation in the republic. Men aged 18-55 are banned from leaving the region;
▪️ 25,000 residents of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic and 6,600 people from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic have crossed the Russian border;
▪️ Kiev has repeatedly violated the Minsk agreements by using banned 120-mm mortars against the DPR and LPR;
▪️ The Special Monitoring Mission of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE SMM) reported that it recorded 222 ceasefire violations in the Donetsk region of Ukraine and 648 ceasefire violations in the Lugansk region;
▪️ As a result of the shelling by Ukrainian troops of a pumping station in the village of Vasilievka, DPR, residents were left without electricity and water;
▪️ Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is still going to attend the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, but plans to return to Ukraine the same day
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▪️ The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, has signed a decree on general mobilisation in the republic;
▪️ Pushilin also said that the DPR had prevented several terrorist attacks by the Ukrainian special services over the past few days;
▪️ The head of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), Leonid Pasechnik, followed Pushilin's suit and signed a decree on general mobilisation in the republic. Men aged 18-55 are banned from leaving the region;
▪️ 25,000 residents of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic and 6,600 people from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic have crossed the Russian border;
▪️ Kiev has repeatedly violated the Minsk agreements by using banned 120-mm mortars against the DPR and LPR;
▪️ The Special Monitoring Mission of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE SMM) reported that it recorded 222 ceasefire violations in the Donetsk region of Ukraine and 648 ceasefire violations in the Lugansk region;
▪️ As a result of the shelling by Ukrainian troops of a pumping station in the village of Vasilievka, DPR, residents were left without electricity and water;
▪️ Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is still going to attend the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, but plans to return to Ukraine the same day
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⚡️ Epstein accomplice' Jean-Luc Brunel reportedly found dead in French prison
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⚡️ Austin on visit to Lithuania: US is ready to send thousands more troops to NATO's eastern flank if necessary
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⚡️ VP Harris says US will target Russia's financial institutions and key industries
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⚡️ Kamala Harris says the US has prepared economic measures that will be swift, severe and united
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⚡️ VP Harris says US will target those who are complicit and those who aid and abet this unprovoked invasion
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Self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) published a map of Kiev's potential attack that it put together based on the data obtained by DPR intelligence.
On the map, the borders of DPR and Luhansk People's Republic, north of DPR, are shown in red. Ukraine is on the left, Russia is on the right.
On the map, the borders of DPR and Luhansk People's Republic, north of DPR, are shown in red. Ukraine is on the left, Russia is on the right.