August 3, 2022

China has threatened to hold major military exercises around Taiwan this week in response to Pelosi's visit to the island. Shortly after Pelosi landed in Taipei ...

The government said that the spokesperson, Mathias Gillmann, had made “indelicate and inappropriate” statements which contributed to the tensions between the population and MONUSCO. “The Congolese government considers that the presence of this official on the national territory is not likely to promote a climate of mutual trust and calm between Congolese institutions and MONUSCO,” said the statement from the foreign affairs ministry. “I count on the continued cooperation of the parties to meet their commitments and implement all elements of the truce and to negotiate in good faith to reach an expanded truce agreement, and to put Yemen on a path to sustainable peace. However, U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta said that a postponement would upend the court’s trial calendar and that trying to schedule the trial to avoid any potential conflict with the Jan. 6 committee would be unwise and likely ineffective. Mehta also denied former President Trump’s bid to dismiss three lawsuits brought by police officers injured in the Jan. 6 attack, rejecting his assertion that he is “absolutely immune” from the claims. Court records published on the website of the watchdog group American Oversight indicate that the Pentagon “wiped” the government-issued phones of senior Defense Department and Army officials who were in charge of mobilizing the National Guard to respond to the attack, including then-acting defense secretary Christopher C. Miller and then-Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy. The admission makes the Defense Department the latest known part of the federal government, including the Secret Service and other parts of the Department of Homeland Security, to have deleted records that could have assisted investigations into the events of Jan. 6. The first trial on seditious conspiracy charges related to the Jan. 6 attack is on track to begin next month after a federal judge turned down a bid by nearly all 9 defendants to delay the trial til next year. “Every principle of nuclear safety has been violated” at the plant, he said, “what is at stake is extremely serious and extremely grave and dangerous.” Edith M. Lederer report for AP. In addition to Kabaeva, the Treasury Department announced sanctions against a number of other oligarchs, a major steel production company and two of its subsidiaries as well as a financial institution accused of running a sanctions evasion operation and its general director. The State Department has warned that there is a “higher potential for anti-American violence” following the U.S. killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. “The Department of State remains concerned about the continued threat of terrorist attacks, demonstrations, and other violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests overseas,” the agency said in a Worldwide Caution advisory issued yesterday. The Treasury Department has sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reputed girlfriend as part of a series of measures designed to punish the Kremlin for its ongoing war in Ukraine. Alina Maratovna Kabaeva, who has been romantically linked to the Russian leader, was sanctioned “for being or having been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of the Government of the Russian Federation,” a Treasury Department statement said. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan a “complete farce,” warning that “those who play with fire will perish.” “The United States is violating China’s sovereignty under the pretense of democracy,” Wang told reporters. James Lewis, the director of the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, downplayed the attacks, noting they were likely not tied back directly to the Chinese government, and describing them as “squeals of rage.” Maggie Miller reports for POLITICO.

Pelosi meets with Taiwan's president as China reacts angrily, Kansas voters soundly reject anti-abortion amendment, and more.

California is "working urgently" to "slow the spread of monkeypox" by "leveraging our robust testing, contact tracing, and community partnerships" that were strengthened during the COVID-19 pandemic, Newsom said. Bestselling author Stephen King testified Tuesday as a witness for the Justice Department as it challenges Penguin Random House's proposed $2.2 billion acquisition of rival Simon & Schuster. The government is arguing in the antitrust trial that letting Penguin Random House, the biggest U.S. book publisher, buy the No. 4 U.S. book publisher would reduce competition, resulting in less pay for authors and fewer books for readers. "If a patient comes into the emergency room with a medical emergency jeopardizing the patient's life or health, the hospital must provide the treatment necessary to stabilize that patient." Relatives of the 17 people murdered by Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 gave emotional testimony Tuesday for a second day during the penalty phase of his trial. Kansas voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a proposal to remove abortion rights from the state Constitution, with 59 percent opposing the amendment and 39 percent supporting it after 95 percent of the votes were counted. The latest victims were found in homes in rural Siskiyou County. The first two bodies were found in a burned vehicle earlier in the week. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Idaho on Tuesday, seeking to block the state from imposing a "near-absolute ban" on abortion on the ground that it violates federal laws. The Taliban faced a nationalist backlash on Tuesday after a spokesman for the Islamist group's government in Afghanistan released a statement confirming that al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri had been killed in Kabul by a U.S. drone strike, The Washington Post reports. "As Ukrainians continue to valiantly defend their homeland in the face of President Putin's brutal war, Russia's elite are running massive revenue-generating companies and funding their own opulent lifestyles outside of Russia," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. But he was a hero to Islamist militants, who could pose a threat to the beleaguered Taliban's hold on power a year after it pushed aside Afghanistan's previous government as U.S. forces withdrew. Pelosi, the highest ranking American elected official to visit to Taiwan in 25 years, met with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen early Wednesday. "America's solidarity with the 23 million people of Taiwan is more important today than ever, as the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy," Pelosi said in a statement. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in what she called a show of U.S. solidarity with the self-governing island, which China claims as part of its territory.

Senior advisor of the Institute for American Studies, Shanghai, weighs in on Nancy Pelosi's arrival in Taiwan, and the Biden administration's potential ...

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meeting top officials in Taiwan despite warnings from China, said Wednesday that she and other congressional leaders in a visiting delegation are showing they will not abandon their commitment to the self-governing island. If you get sick, you can spread COVID-19 to others. Whoopi Goldberg wants Biden to forgive student debt after realizing OLD PEOPLE have it: Bri & Robby You can also continue to have long-term health issues after COVID-19 infection. In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen wave during a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. Whoopi Goldberg wants Biden to forgive student debt after realizing OLD PEOPLE have it: Bri & Robby

On 08-03-2022 at 0110 hours, a male called 911 stating that he had killed two people, and he was going to kill anyone that showed up at his house. Officers ...

Through continued dialogue and rapport building, HNT was able to get him to drop the knife and step away from the front door. HNT was able to dialogue with the male, and he eventually came out of the residence, still holding the knife. Officers arrived and surrounded the residence and were able to gain verbal contact with the male through open windows.

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Carolina matched some history in the initial attempt at the event, having 10 prospects named to represent their countries. The 2022 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Junior Championships, which was originally attempted to be played December 26 through January 2 and had to be rescheduled after COVID-19 issues, will take place next week. With #25 officially being back in the mix, the Canes now have eight blueliners under contract that played NHL games last season. Following a presumed top two pairs of Slavin-Burns and Skjei-Pesce, the organization also has Bear, Jalen Chatfield, Dylan Coghlan and William Lagesson. Plus, all signs point to Jake Gardiner being back in the picture at training camp as well. Oh, and all purchases will receive two free upper-level tickets to a preseason game, while supplies last. Sticks, skates, signed gear, you name it, there's a decent chance that it is available.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has departed Taiwan after a controversial visit that was criticized by the Chinese government, as well as some officials within ...

The Senate has passed a bill to aid millions of former U.S. service members exposed to toxic waste. In an email on December 11, 2020, Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro wrote, “Ward and Townsend are concerned it could appear treasonous for the AZ electors to vote on Monday if there is no pending court proceeding that might, eventually, lead to the electors being ratified as the legitimate ones.” The attorney wrote the word “treasonous” in bold. Russia has accused the United States of direct involvement in the war in Ukraine for the first time. The New York Times reports two prominent Trump supporters in Arizona feared his plot to overturn the 2020 election could “appear treasonous.” Citing private emails, the Times reports Kelli Ward, the chair of the Arizona Republican Party, and state Senator Kelly Townsend, both expressed concerns about acting as fake electors who would claim Trump won the state even though Joe Biden received more votes. The United Nations has announced an agreement was reached to extend a ceasefire in Yemen by another two months. Mohammed al-Qa’ud: “The people of Yemen want the truce to remove this dark period from around them. Meanwhile, Rusty Bowers, Arizona’s speaker of the House, has lost his bid for a state Senate seat, losing to a Trump-backed candidate. In other election news from Michigan, Democratic Congressmember Haley Stevens has defeated fellow Democrat incumbent Andy Levin in the newly redrawn 11th Congressional District. AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, spent over $3 million to defeat Levin, a progressive pro-labor politician who used to serve as president of his synagogue. Another election denier in Arizona, Kari Lake, is leading in the Republican gubernatorial primary, but the race is too close to call. Finchem is a state lawmaker and a member of the far-right Oath Keepers who has been subpoenaed by the House January 6 committee for his actions in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021, and for his involvement in attempting to overturn Biden’s victory in Arizona in 2020. Pelosi is the highest-level U.S. official to visit Taiwan in a quarter-century. The white supremacist site VDARE has praised Masters as an “immigration patriot.” Masters has blamed gun violence on “Black people.”

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