LOOPS – US Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett has condemned yesterday’s storming of the US Capitol Building by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump. Plaskett, who was in the Congress Chamber when the rioters breached security barriers in a bid to stop the certification of last November’s Presidential Election, posted on Twitter: “The democracy WILL … Continued
A woman who was shot inside the U.S. Capitol during the violent pro-Trump protest has died. That’s according to two officials familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. The Metropolitan Police Department said it was taking the lead on … Continued
Thousands of pro-Trump protesters have stormed the U.S. Capitol, pushing past police and forcing Congress into a recess amid the Electoral College vote certification on Wednesday. Members of Congress were seen evacuating the building with gas masks and reports were received of “Officers in distress”. Base on updates, the police is gravely outnumbered and up … Continued
ASSOCIATED PRESS – Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach. A pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, Warnock defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler. It … Continued
(CNN) – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson announced a national lockdown for England on Monday 4th January 2020, on the heels of a warning from top medical advisors that the country’s National Health Service was in danger of being overwhelmed by coronavirus cases within 21 days. “It is clear that we need … Continued
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A strong earthquake hit central Croatia on Tuesday, causing major damage to homes and other buildings in a town southeast of the capital. Authorities said a girl was killed and at least 20 people were injured in the quake. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said a magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit 46 … Continued
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison on charges of “picking fights and provoking trouble,” one of her lawyers said. The Pudong New Area People’s Court in the financial hub of Shanghai gave the sentence … Continued
ATLANTA (AP) — The United States will require airline passengers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test before their flight, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced late Thursday. The U.S. is the latest country to announce new travel restrictions because of a new variant of the coronavirus that is spreading in Britain … Continued
(INDEPENDENT) – More than 6 million passengers have travelled through airport security checkpoints within the week before Christmas. Despite warnings from health officials and overwhelmed hospital systems urging Americans to stay at home to prevent spreading the coronavirus, Christmas-related air travel surpassed 1 million daily passengers for three consecutive days, between Friday and Sunday before Christmas, according to the Transportation … Continued
VI CONSORITUM – A new variant of the coronavirus, first seen in England, is said to be 70 percent more contagious than the current strain, according to UK scientists. The scientists say the mutation changes the spike protein found on the surface of the virus by increasing its ability to latch onto human cells — … Continued
