Giorno: 13 Ottobre 2022

‘One man’: Trump central cause of deadly January 6 attack, panel says

Read More President Donald Trump plotted in advance to declare victory in the 2020 election whatever the outcome and was the “central cause” of the deadly attack on the US Capitol on January 6, a congressional panel alleged on Thursday. A House of Representatives select committee investigating last year’s riot reconvened in Washington after a […]

Liz Truss bows to pressure with corporation tax U-turn ‘on the table’

Read More Liz Truss has bowed to intense pressure from Conservative MPs and the markets by agreeing to redraw her mini-budget, paving the way for a major U-turn on her signature corporation tax cut. In another serious blow to her authority as prime minister, government sources told the Guardian that a climbdown on the plan […]

Democrat candidate accused of ‘whitewashing’ Hispanic GOP opponent in new ad

Post Content Alexis Martinez Johnson, a Hispanic Republican running to represent New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District in the House, is accusing her Democratic opponent of “whitewashing” her name in a recent campaign ad. The ad from Democratic Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez’s campaign fails to use Johnson’s full name and only refers to her as “Alexis […]

CT Gov. Lamont’s office violated open records laws in AP case

Post Content The Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission ruled Wednesday that Gov. Ned Lamont’s office violated state open records laws by taking more than two years to fulfill a request filed by The Associated Press in 2020 for documents related to the COVID-19 reopening committee. The commission, which voted unanimously in favor of a hearing […]

Child malnutrition ravages Central Somalia with nation on brink of famine

Acute malnutrition is surging among children displaced by drought and conflict in a part of central Somalia teetering on the edge of famine, according to a survey conducted by humanitarian agencies. The United Nations warned at the beginning of September that two districts were projected to face famine between October and December, with more than […]

India’s top court split on banning Muslim headscarves in schools

Two judges on India’s top court on Thursday differed over a ban on the wearing of the hijab, a headscarf used by Muslim women, in educational institutions and referred the sensitive issue to a larger bench of three or more judges to settle. Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia issued a split ruling after hearing […]

Pakistan bus fire kills 18 flood survivors

At least 18 Pakistani flood survivors, including eight children and nine women, were killed when the bus they were traveling in caught fire, police said Thursday. Police officer Hashim Brohi said the bus was taking the extended family from the southern port city of Karachi to their hometown of Khairpur Nathan Shah after they heard […]

Reporter’s Notebook: On the front lines of Putin’s war against Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine – Boom! An explosion nearby. We turn to look, but the interview continues. Moments later an artillery shell whizzes overhead. Everybody hits the ground. This type of artillery fire is an hourly occurrence along the Russian border, where we are reporting in the town of Kozacha Lopan. UN CONDEMNS RUSSIA’S ‘ATTEMPTED ILLEGAL ANNEXATION’ […]

January 6 Committee will vote to subpoena former President Donald Trump

Post Content The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol is expected to vote Thursday to subpoena former President Trump. The committee’s members, seven Democrats and two anti-Trump Republicans, will hold a vote to compel the former president to testify about his conduct leading up to the incident, sources […]