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Month: January 2021

Texas pediatrician fatally shoots another doctor and himself during hostage situation in Austin, police say

A Texas pediatrician diagnosed with terminal cancer killed another pediatrician during a hostage situation before turning the gun on himself, according to an Austin Police Department news release. Dispatchers received a call on Tuesday saying a man walked into the offices of Children’s Medical Group with a gun and was holding hostages inside the building.

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Millions in vaccine research funds went instead for unrelated office expenses, HHS inspector general says

Millions of dollars in federal funds earmarked for vaccine development and other public health matters were wrongly used for the removal of office furniture, news subscriptions and other administrative expenses by an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, according to an investigation launched by its inspector general into a whistleblower complaint. The

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Democratic House staffers draft letter to senators on impeachment: Convict Trump ‘for our sake, and the sake of the country’

A group of Democratic House staffers are drafting what they hope will be a bipartisan message to the Senate about the upcoming impeachment trial, urging senators to take the trauma their aides experienced during the violent insurrection in the Capitol on January 6 seriously, a staffer tells CNN. “We are staff who work for members

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6th annual Rally For Rhyan game set

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 6th annual Rally For Rhyan game will be held on Saturday, Feb. 13. The Tigers are hosting Arkansas at 3 p.m. It’s ok…you can be excited, we are too! 🐯🏀🎗More details to follow…. pic.twitter.com/hG7Q8I4cOH— RallyforRhyan (@RallyforRhyan) January 28, 2021 Mizzou is 5-0 all-time in Rally For Rhyan games. Last year –

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Georgia election official says he hates ‘being right’ about Trump’s capacity to incite violence with fraud claims

Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling said Wednesday night that he hates “being right” about then-President Donald Trump’s capacity to incite violence, following the US Capitol insurrection earlier this month. Sterling, a Republican who’s the voting systems implementation manager for the Georgia secretary of state’s office, had pleaded with Trump during a December 1 news conference

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Bernie Sanders raises $1.8 million for charity with inauguration meme-inspired merchandise

Sen. Bernie Sanders has raised $1.8 million for charity through the sale of merchandise inspired by the viral photo of him and his mittens on Inauguration Day. The Vermont senator’s team began selling sweatshirts and T-shirts featuring the photo, which inspired countless memes, on his campaign store last Thursday. The $45 black crewneck sweatshirt seems

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Pamela Anderson is married

Pamela Anderson is a married woman. The former TV star and her bodyguard, Dan Hayhurst, tied the knot on Christmas Eve at her home on Vancouver Island, a representative for Anderson confirmed to CNN. “I was married on the property I bought from my grandparents 25 years ago, this is where my parents were married

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Appalachian Trail Conservancy recommends that hikers delay long expeditions to 2022 due to Covid-19

For those who have hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT) on their bucket list for the year, Covid-19 may prove to be an unexpected complication. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC), the organization responsible for managing and protecting the famous trail, is advising all long-distance hikers wanting to try their hand at completing the full trail or

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A tornado strikes Florida’s capital, damaging Tallahassee International Airport

A tornado-spawning storm tore across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, forcing the temporary closure of Tallahassee International Airport. The city posted photos of a hangar ripped apart and a small plane flipped upside down. “Due to impacts from the severe weather moving through the area, Tallahassee International Airport is temporarily closed for damage assessment,” the

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Basic training discussions part of newly indicted Capitol riot defendant cases

A new federal criminal indictment against three alleged insurrectionists who plotted their trip to Washington, DC, reveals more about their preparations than was previously known, including their discussing or attending training camps. The Justice Department indicted Thomas Caldwell of Virginia and Jessica Watkins and Donovan Crowl of Ohio on Wednesday, alleging that the three are

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