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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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Biden touts gender parity and diversity of his Cabinet

President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced key nominees for his economic and jobs team, including Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo for commerce secretary and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for labor secretary. The two picks mark the completion of Biden’s announcements for his Cabinet secretary nominees, and come less than two weeks from the President-elect’s inauguration. Biden touted

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GM redesigns its logo after more than 50 years

General Motors unveiled a new logo Friday that the company says symbolizes its shift toward electric vehicles. The now-lowercase letter M, for example, features arches that are squared so they resemble the prongs of an electric plug, the company said. And the blue coloring is supposed to evoke “clean skies.” The new logo was created

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Biden introduces commerce and labor secretary nominees

President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced key nominees for his economic and jobs team, including Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo for commerce secretary and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for labor secretary. The two picks mark the completion of Biden’s announcements for his Cabinet secretary nominees, and come less than two weeks from the President-elect’s inauguration. Biden touted

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Nikki Haley says Trump’s post-election actions will be ‘judged harshly by history’

Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley distanced herself from her onetime boss, President Donald Trump, in a closed-door speech on Thursday night, telling members of the Republican National Committee that the President’s actions after the election “will be judged harshly by history.” “President Trump has not always chosen the right words,” Haley said, according to a

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COVID death records shattered across Europe as London declares ‘major incident’

Europe slid further into crisis Friday as multiple countries faced overwhelming numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths. The UK reported 1,325 coronavirus-related fatalities on Friday, its highest ever daily increase in deaths. The country also recorded another 68,053 infections, as health officials face a deadly start to 2021. In the capital, London’s mayor declared a

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What you need to know about Biden’s nominees

President-elect Joe Biden has moved swiftly to build out his administration, naming his choices for Cabinet posts such as secretary of state, secretary of defense and health and human services secretary. Several of Biden’s picks would make history if confirmed by the United States Senate as the first woman or person of color to serve

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Exclusive: Biden will release all available vaccine doses in break from Trump administration policy of holding back stock for second dose

President-elect Joe Biden will aim to release every available dose of the coronavirus vaccine when he takes office, a break with the Trump administration’s strategy of holding back half of US vaccine production to ensure second doses are available. Releasing all vaccine doses on hand could quickly ratchet up the availability of coronavirus vaccines by

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Former Trump communications director says President lied about 2020 election and should consider resigning

Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah said Friday that President Donald Trump lied to the American people about the 2020 presidential election results and said that he should “seriously consider” resigning from office after Wednesday’s deadly insurrection at the US Capitol. Farah said on CNN’s “New Day” that she holds Trump responsible for inciting

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Foggy start, Snow chances tonight

Another weak system pushed through Idaho later today and tonight brings traces of snow for most overnight. Don’t rule out areas of freezing fog and cold air settling in to make the rest of Sat/Sun dry with lows in the teens and singles by Monday morning. High today with cloud/sun mix 28-32, snow flies in

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‘Pretend It’s a City’ lets Martin Scorsese take a (really) long look at Fran Lebowitz

It’s possible to think that writer/humorist Fran Lebowitz is an insightful, fascinating character and still conclude that devoting a seven-part docuseries to her wit and wisdom is a bit much. Netflix let Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” run 3 ½ hours and allows similar excess with “Pretend It’s a City,” the director’s decade-later follow-up to his

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Sen. Josh Hawley’s book canceled by publisher citing ‘deadly insurrection’ at Capitol building

In an extraordinary move, Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that it would no longer publish a planned book by Sen. Josh Hawley, one of the Republican lawmakers who led objections to Congress certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. “After witnessing the disturbing, deadly insurrection that took place on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., Simon & Schuster has

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‘Mean Girls’ won’t return to Broadway

When Broadway reopens, “Mean Girls” won’t be there. The Tony nominated musical based on the beloved 2004 film is staying closed, another production that has fallen prey to the pandemic. An announcement was posted Thursday on the show’s official Twitter account. “Dear Friends, MEAN GIRLS played 833 performances at the August Wilson Theatre, and we

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