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As Biden raises money for his virtual inauguration, lobbyists prepare for a scaled-down schmooze-fest

January 9, 2021 5:44 pm CNN Newsource

Presidential inaugurations — and the swirl of festivities that surround them — usually offer prime schmoozing opportunities: Lobbyists attempt to woo incoming administration officials at VIP-only luncheons; big campaign donors score coveted tickets for the swearing-in ceremonies, and corporate executives mingle with Washington powerbrokers at private receptions. But not this year. With the coronavirus pandemic

Apple suspends Parler from App Store

January 9, 2021 5:22 pm CNN Newsource

Apple removed Parler, the alternative social media platform popular with conservatives, from its app store on Saturday. “[T]here is no place on our platform for threats of violence and illegal activity,” the iPhone maker said. Apple notified Parler of its decision in a message that said it had violated the company’s app store terms. “The

Disturbing video shows officer crushed against door by mob storming the Capitol

January 9, 2021 4:57 pm CNN Newsource

A horrifying video from Wednesday’s Capitol riots showed an officer crushed between waves of a pro-Trump mob and officers defending the building. During the confrontation, captured on video by investigative outlet Status Coup, one officer was pinned between a door and the masses of people. At least one individual attempted to rip away the officer’s

‘This is our most dangerous time.’ Covid-19 deaths are at unprecedented levels in US

January 9, 2021 4:56 pm CNN Newsource

The weekly tallies of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the United States have never been higher, and state officials are warning of more alarming patterns following the holiday season. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the state was seeing a “real and significant increase in cases and our positivity rate from people’s gatherings around the holiday.”

A slight chance for snow interrupts quiet weekend

January 9, 2021 4:52 pm KTVZ

Happy Sunday Central Oregon! Madras will see the potential for some patchy freezing fog tonight into Sunday morning. Overall, there won’t be too much accumulation from the system that will move on shore late this evening, but it’s the only serious chance for any precipitation between now and Monday night. We should see fairly calm

Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says he thinks Trump ‘committed impeachable offenses’

January 9, 2021 4:48 pm CNN Newsource

Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said Saturday he thinks President Donald Trump “committed impeachable offenses,” but said he is not certain attempting to remove the President from office with just a few days left in his term is the right course of action. “I do think the President committed impeachable offenses,” Toomey told Fox

Wall Street Journal: White House pressured Georgia federal prosecutor to resign

January 9, 2021 4:38 pm CNN Newsource

White House officials pressured a top Georgia federal prosecutor to resign ahead of the state’s high stakes Senate runoff elections because President Donald Trump was upset he wasn’t pursuing Trump’s baseless allegations of widespread election fraud strongly enough, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported Saturday that

Trump considering Giuliani and Dershowitz for impeachment defense team

January 9, 2021 4:36 pm CNN Newsource

President Donald Trump is considering having Rudy Giuliani and Alan Dershowitz defend him if he faces another impeachment trial, two sources familiar with the matter said. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday Democrats are prepared to move forward with impeachment next week if Trump doesn’t resign, and Trump is beginning to mull who would represent

Trump would be only the 4th president to boycott his successor’s inauguration

January 9, 2021 4:30 pm CNN Newsource

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he won’t attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20. If he follows through, he’ll become only the fourth president to boycott his successor’s regularly scheduled inauguration and the first in more than 150 years to do so. Two other presidents missed their successors’ regularly scheduled swearings-in, Martin Van

Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air plane feared to have crashed after taking off from Jakarta

January 9, 2021 4:18 pm CNN Newsource

A Sriwijaya Air jetliner carrying 62 people on board is feared to have crashed shortly after taking off from Jakarta, according to the head of Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee, Suryanto Cahyono. Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 from Jakarta to Pontianak, in Indonesian Borneo, lost contact at 2:40 p.m. Western Indonesian Time (2:40 a.m. ET) on

Members of Congress to get increased security while traveling through airports

January 9, 2021 4:17 pm CNN Newsource

Members of Congress will be getting increased security while traveling through airports in the aftermath of the attack on the US Capitol Wednesday and as several senators have been harassed at airports, according to a notice sent to lawmakers Saturday. The US Capitol Police and Sergeant at Arms’ office said they will coordinate with other

Woman who attacked and falsely accused Black musician’s son charged with attempted assault

January 9, 2021 3:42 pm CNN Newsource

The woman who was caught on video falsely accusing the 14-year-old son of a popular Black musician of cell phone theft has been charged with two counts of attempted assault, New York police said. Miya Ponsetto, 22, of Piru, California, also faces attempted robbery and grand larceny charges as well as a charge of acting

Everything you need to know about the NFL playoffs

January 9, 2021 3:37 pm CNN Newsource

The NFL playoffs are here. Beginning Saturday, 14 teams will face off for the honor of playing in the much-anticipated Super Bowl LV, scheduled for February 7. With games being played during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the season has been anything but typical. Now, though, we’ve reached the postseason. Here’s what you should know going

West Virginia GOP state lawmaker who allegedly stormed US Capitol has resigned

January 9, 2021 3:29 pm CNN Newsource

Derrick Evans, the West Virginia state lawmaker who was allegedly among the rioters who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, resigned Saturday. “I hereby resign as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, effective immediately,” he wrote in a brief letter addressed to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice. “I take full responsibility for

Feds say police found a pickup truck full of bombs and guns near Capitol insurrection as wide-ranging investigation unfurls

January 9, 2021 3:28 pm CNN Newsource

An Alabama man allegedly parked a pickup truck packed with 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun two blocks from the US Capitol building on Wednesday for hours before authorities ever noticed, according to federal prosecutors. Another man allegedly showed up in the nation’s capital with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds

Oregon reports 28 more COVID-19 deaths, including 3 in Deschutes County

January 9, 2021 3:26 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed 28 more lives in Oregon, including three Deschutes County residents, raising the state’s death toll to 1,603 and the county’s to 27, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.

Twitter takes Trump’s special power away as his isolation grows

January 9, 2021 3:25 pm CNN Newsource

It took President Donald Trump years and tens of thousands of tweets to build up 88.7 million followers on Twitter. It took a single moment Friday to lose them forever. He may yet be impeached for a second time, an historical stain on an already tainted legacy, but the loss of his Twitter handle may

Democratic National Committee eyes new mandate in post-Trump era

January 9, 2021 2:23 pm CNN Newsource

The Democratic National Committee is on the precipice of a dramatic change, shifting its role from oppositional force challenging Donald Trump at every turn to a political megaphone for a Democrat-dominated Washington. And the man multiple top Democrats say is expected to become the next chair of the party — Jaime Harrison, the former South

2020 smashed the record for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, NOAA says

January 9, 2021 2:21 pm CNN Newsource

2020 will be remembered for many unpleasant reasons — the global pandemic, political unrest, sky-high unemployment — and now we can add a record number of billion-dollar weather and climate disasters to the list. An astonishing 22 separate weather and climate disasters costing over $1 billion each occurred in the US in 2020, the National

An injured bald eagle entangled in fishing line was rescued by two children and some Florida firefighters

January 9, 2021 1:53 pm CNN Newsource

Firefighters in Florida this week helped rescue a bald eagle with a fishing hook stuck in its beak and the attached line wrapped around its wing and beak. Firefighters at Pasco County Fire Rescue Station 21 on Thursday were greeted by two children holding the injured bald eagle and seeking help, according to the station’s

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