Sunday, 31 January 2021

GOP lawmaker launches new PAC to reclaim Republican Party after Trump

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday announced a new "movement" to push back on the Republican Party's embrace of former President Donald Trump and retire the "poisonous conspiracies and lies" that defined his administration.


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Trump's new political committee took in more $30 million in the final weeks of 2020 as he made relentless and baseless claims of voter fraud, new filings show

Donald Trump's new political committee took in more $30 million in the final weeks of 2020 as he made relentless and baseless claims of voter fraud, new filings show.


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The President's core pledge to promote national unity will be tested this week as the new administration faces down a host of tough political realities



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Kim Jong Un cannot denuclearize, former North Korean diplomat says

North Korea's former acting ambassador to Kuwait believes Kim Jong Un will not give up his nuclear arsenal, but may be willing to negotiate an arms reduction for relief from the international sanctions crippling Pyongyang's economy.


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One person is dead after a mall shooting in Wisconsin

One victim is dead and a second suffered minor injuries Sunday after a shooting at the Fox River Mall in Grand Chute, Wisconsin.


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Andrew Brooks, who led development of the first FDA-approved Covid-19 saliva test, dies at 51

Andrew Brooks, a research professor at Rutgers University who led the development of the first FDA-approved Covid-19 saliva test, died suddenly on January 23, according to a Rutgers statement.


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GOP groups ask FEC to allow lawmakers to use campaign funds for bodyguards

Amid heightened concern about lawmaker safety, officials with the Republican congressional campaign arms have asked federal election regulators whether lawmakers can use campaign funds to pay for bodyguards.


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Are we getting weirder? Perhaps we're simply becoming ourselves

Normally reserved and conservatively dressed, my friend was outfitted in a strange mishmash of colorful wigs and Hawaiian shirts and a sequined gown. Her boyfriend was equally festively donned for New Year's Eve.


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Silver surges as Reddit army targets precious metals

Move over GameStop, Reddit mania is spreading to the precious metals market.


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