Monday, December 28, 2020

A judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s proposal that she be freed on a $28.5 million bond, ruling that it doesn’t provide sufficient security that the former close associate of Jeffrey Epstein will show up for trial

 

Russian law enforcement is threatening to jail opposition politician Alexey Navalny for failing to comply with the terms of his suspended sentence in a years-old case if he fails to show up for a hearing in Moscow on Tuesday, his lawyer and officials said

 

The House votes at Trump’s request to boost stimulus checks to $2,000 per person. The bill’s fate in the Senate is uncertain.

 

Breaking: The House has voted to increase the second round of federal direct payments to $2,000.

 

Putin at war with the west and his own population.

 

Neighbor says bombing suspect told him days before Christmas explosion that 'Nashville and the world is never going to forget me.’

 

Last man to share jail cell with Jeffrey Epstein died last month of COVID - NY Daily News

 

Our ally, Saudi Arabia, having already tortured and sexually assaulted this brave women's rights activist, now sentences her to almost 6 years in prison. Yes, Saudi Arabia is an important country -- but Loujain's values and vision are even more important and deserving of support.

 

EXCLUSIVE: Fake news about the U.S. coronavirus vaccine—promoted by Russian-linked trolls—is spreading quickly across Africa and making people wary of the lifesaving shot

 

Presidential historian on President Trump's final days in office: 'There's nothing in history that's remotely like this'

 

No day without protest. Dozens of small rallies are taking place in Minsk and other cities of Belarus. People are chanting: "Lukashenka - to police van!" These protests are organized in local Telegram chats, entirely grassroots.

 

Pelosi: "Now, the President must immediately call on Congressional Republicans to end their obstruction and to join him and Democrats in support of our stand-alone legislation to increase direct payment checks to $2,000, which will be brought to the Floor tomorrow."

 

Good news: After pointless histrionics, Trump finally signed the relief bill with unemployment, rental and food assistance, and an eviction moratorium. Bad news: Republicans are still blocking $2,000 for every American. Families need more help. This is about survival.

 

China's People's Daily slams Hong Kong court for allowing the release of pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai

 

By waiting until Sunday to approve the package, as many as 14 million Americans lost one week of expanded unemployment assistance

 

Trump and 2020 nightmares are ending and COVID help is coming. It's no time to go wobbly.

 

UPDATE: Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan jailed for four years for Wuhan virus reports, lawyer says

 

Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting arrested again over Yuen Long mob attacks

 

China rejects U.S. call to release Hong Kong fugitives

 

Trump Signs Pandemic Relief Bill After Unemployment Aid Lapses

 

DNA evidence was processed by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation overnight and it was confirmed that DNA evidence at the bomb site (human tissue) matched that of Anthony Quinn Warner. The results were matched by the FBI laboratory in Quantico, VA.

 

This is video of Friday morning's explosion recorded by an MNPD camera at 2nd Ave N & Commerce St.