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Month: January 2021

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Snow settles in tonight

Heavy snow for mountain areas of Eastern Idaho Wed/Thur. Accumulations beyond 12″ for Central mountains, High Country and Jackson and 3-5″ for Southeastern Idaho areas. Several inches possible 50% chance for IF north with rain/snow mix for Pocatello south. Winds may dilute shower chances for lower Snake Plain and lead to little accumulation. Winds will

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Rafael Nadal calls for ‘wider perspective’ from players in quarantine ahead of the Australian Open

Rafael Nadal says he feels “privileged” to be playing in this year’s Australian Open as he called on his fellow stars to have a “wider perspective” on the mandatory quarantine period ahead of the tournament. The Spaniard, like every competitor from overseas, is having to isolate with his support team for two weeks after arriving

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East Coast hit with massive internet outage, disrupting remote work and virtual school

Many people living on America’s East Coast were without Internet for part of Tuesday because of Verizon Fios service issues. Tens of thousands of people reported outages from Boston to New York to Washington and locations in between, according to Downdetector.com, a website that tracks complaints about service disruptions. People also reported outages on several

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US Capitol officers debating no-confidence vote for leaders in charge during Capitol riots

US Capitol Police officers are in preliminary discussions over holding a no-confidence vote targeting department leaders who were working on the day when Donald Trump supporters led an insurrection into the building, according to three people familiar with the discussions. The vote would target acting USCP Chief Yogananda Pittman, who was promoted into the agency’s

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Atlanta tops list of most guns found at security checkpoints in 2020

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Atlanta topped the list for the most firearms found at airport security checkpoints last year, according to a 2020 gun statistics report released by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). TSA officers discovered 220 firearms at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in 2020, ranking Atlanta number one

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Homeland Security secretary nomination advances as top Democrat rejects GOP request for delay

Alejandro Mayorkas’ nomination to be Homeland Security secretary moved forward Tuesday after a Senate panel vote as a top Democrat rejected Republican calls for another hearing that would delay his confirmation. President Joe Biden’s nominee was voted out of the Senate Homeland Security Committee with all Democrats voting yes, paving the way for Mayorkas to

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Acting Capitol Police chief tells Congress the department ‘failed’ during riot

The acting head of the US Capitol Police told congressional members during a closed-door briefing Tuesday that the “department failed to meet its own high standards” on January 6 when a crowd of pro-Trump rioters overran the Capitol building. Acting US Capitol Police chief Yogananda Pittman called the insurrection a “terrorist attack” and offered her

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Homeland Security secretary nomination advances as top Democrat rejects GOP request delay

Alejandro Mayorkas’ nomination to be Homeland Security secretary moved forward Tuesday after a Senate panel vote as a top Democrat rejected Republican calls for another hearing that would delay his confirmation. President Joe Biden’s nominee was voted out of the Senate Homeland Security Committee with all Democrats voting yes, paving the way for Mayorkas to

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Grandson charged in death of woman

Click here for updates on this story     PINE GROVE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Assault charges have been filed in Schuylkill County against a man in connection with the death of his grandmother. Police were called to a home along North Tulpehocken Street in Pine Grove around 3 p.m. Sunday. Kalvin Clark, 32, of Pine Grove, told

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Acting Capitol Police chief tells Congress the department ‘failed’ during Capitol riots

The acting head of the US Capitol Police told congressional members during a closed-door briefing Tuesday that the “department failed to meet its own high standards” on January 6 when a crowd of pro-Trump rioters overran the Capitol building. Acting US Capitol police chief Yogananda Pittman called the insurrection a “terrorist attack” and offered her

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Everyday activities are more dangerous now that new COVID-19 variants are circulating, expert says

Health officials are “extremely” worried about the new COVID-19 variants that have been detected in the US and what they could mean over the coming months, one expert said Monday night. “We’ve seen what happens in other countries that have actually had coronavirus under relatively good control, then these variants took over and they had

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Target drops Chaokoh coconut milk over allegations of monkey labor

Target is the latest major retailer to stop selling Chaokoh coconut milk following accusations that its manufacturer uses monkey labor. In a statement Monday, PETA said the retailer dropped the product because an investigation conducted by the nonprofit organization found that the Thailand-based Theppadungporn Coconut Co. has been “exploiting monkeys and lying about it.” Target

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Winter Storm Warnings Issued

Heavy snow for mountain areas of Eastern Idaho Wed/Thur. Accumulations beyond 12″ for Central mountains, High Country and Jackson and 8″ for Southeastern Idaho areas. Several inches possible 50% chance for IF north with rain/snow mix for Pocatello south. Winds will pick up with this system 25+ mph and make for hazardous road conditions and

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Airport police officer identifies man charged in Capitol riot after he was kicked off flight for ‘continuously’ yelling ‘Trump 2020’

Federal prosecutors have charged a man in connection to the riot and insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, after a Washington, DC, airport police officer helped identify him. In an affidavit filed in federal court, a special agent with the US Capitol Police says the man, John Lolos, was identified by a Metropolitan Washington

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