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Month: January 2021

Ray Rice Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the life of former NFL running back Ray Rice. Personal Birth date: January 22, 1987 Birth place: New Rochelle, New York Birth name: Raymell Maurice Rice Father: Conrad Reed Mother: Janet Rice, special education teacher Marriage: Janay (Palmer) Rice (March 28, 2014-present) Children: Jaylen, 2016; Rayven, 2012 Education: Attended Rutgers University

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Fact checking Republicans’ unsubstantiated claims that Antifa infiltrated Capitol riot

In the wake of pro-Trump supporters storming the Capitol Wednesday, several Republican allies of the President are attempting to shift blame to supposed left-wing activists, namely Antifa. Reps. Mo Brooks, Paul Gosar and Matt Gaetz have all promoted the idea that left-wing extremist group Antifa snuck in with Trump supporters during Wednesday’s rally to provoke

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Dominion Voting sues Trump lawyer Powell for defamation, seeking $1.3 billion in damages

Dominion Voting Systems has filed suit against Sidney Powell, the lawyer who pushed false election claims for the Trump campaign, claiming defamation and deceptive trade practices. The company seeks more than $1.3 billion in damages. In the extraordinarily detailed lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington on Friday, the company outlined Powell’s TV appearances and

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SolarWinds hackers gave themselves top administrative privileges to spy on victims undetected, DHS says

The Russia-linked hackers behind a devastating breach of US government and commercial networks gave themselves top administrative privileges, allowing them to spy on their targets with impunity, according to a US government bulletin. The advisory published Friday by the Department of Homeland Security represents the agency’s most detailed explanation yet of how the attackers were

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Mark and Patricia McCloskey

St. Louis prosecutor’s appeal in McCloskey case turned away

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court has denied St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s appeal challenging the disqualification of her office from prosecuting Mark McCloskey who, along with his wife, drew guns on racial injustice protesters last summer. The decision Friday upholds Judge Thomas Clark II’s ruling last month that removed Gardner and

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