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As Alec Baldwin faces a lawsuit, all eyes are on the gun that killed Halyna Hutchins Yahoo News November 15, 2021 On Thursday, Oct. 21, Day 12 of a 21-day shoot for a modest-budget Western called “Rust,” the call sheet laid out the hours ahead for catering, crew, producers, actors, horse wranglers and those overseeing weapons for a dramatic showdown. Breakfast would be served at 6 a.m. in the pre-dawn chill at the Bonanza Creek Ranch movie set just outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The early start would give the crew plenty of time to set up…
Harris and Buttigieg under the spotlight amid uncertainty over Biden’s future By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Sean Sullivan Washington Post November 15, 2021 PARIS — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg started his week in the White House press briefing room promoting a crown jewel of President Biden’s legislative agenda — a landmark public works package that recently passed with bipartisan support. He explained how the legislation would benefit communities of color, where he found little support when he ran for president. Later, the former mayor touted the plan at the COP26 climate summit in Scotland, enjoying a global…
TheBlaze November 14, 2021 A group of former U.S. Navy SEALs who are now running for Congress dressed down the Biden administration for foreign policy decisions, including the tumultuous Afghanistan withdrawal. Retired Navy SEALs — Ryan Zinke, Eli Crane, Morgan Luttrell, Brady Duke, and Derrick Van Orden — appeared on Fox News this week. The Navy SEALs turned congressional candidates ripped President Joe Biden for leaving Americans in Afghanistan. Ryan Zinke — former Secretary of Interior — called for congressional investigations to discover exactly how many people that Biden deserted in Afghanistan — which is estimated to be as…
Biden says Belarus-Poland border crisis is of ‘great concern’ as migrant situation worsens By Adam Shaw Fox News November 14, 2021 President Biden on Friday said the situation on the border between Belarus and Poland is of “great concern” — as a growing number of migrants is leading to increased tensions in the region, and accusations that Belarus and Moscow are manufacturing a crisis. “I think it’s of great concern,” Biden told reporters. “We’ve communicated our concern to Russia, we’ve communicated our concern to Belarus. We think it’s a problem.” Migrants walk along the barbed wire as they…
By Jonathan Edwards The Washington Newsday November 14, 2021 A Capitol Rioter Who Brought His 10-Year-Old Son to Prison on January 6 Has Been Sentenced. A guy from Missoula, Montana, who brought his 10-year-old kid to the rioting on January 6 learned his destiny on Friday. Boyd Allen Camper was sentenced to two months in jail by US District Judge Collen Kollar-Kotelly. In September, Camper pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the United States Capitol. Continue Reading…..
‘Mayor Pete’ Documentary Is Buttigieg’s ‘Sneaky Love Story,’ Director Says By Curtis M. Wong HuffPost November 14, 2021 Jesse Moss was eager to examine a historic presidential campaign when he signed on for “Mayor Pete,” a new documentary about Pete Buttigieg. Much to his surprise, he says, the finished film is as much about love as it is about politics. “Mayor Pete,” released Friday on Amazon Prime, is breezier than anyone familiar with the bitterly divisive climate of the 2020 presidential election might expect. It follows Buttigieg �������� the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and current transportation…
Ex-CEO of Chicago-area tech firm sentenced for role in Capitol riot NBC News November 14, 2021 A Chicago-area man who lost his job as CEO of a tech firm because he participated in the Jan. 6 post-election unrest at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Friday. Bradley Rukstales of Inverness, Illinois, was sentenced to 30 days in prison and ordered by U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols to pay $500 in restitution to the Department of the Treasury. The punishment was guided by a plea agreement. Rukstales pleaded guilty Aug. 31 to one misdemeanor count of demonstrating inside the Capitol.…
A former CEO of a Chicago-area tech firm who was accused of throwing a chair towards police during the Capitol riot was sentenced to 30 days in prison By Kelsey Vlamis Business Insider November 14, 2021 “I am sorry for my actions that day and accept the court’s decision,” he wrote. “As a patriotic citizen, I hope and pray that the people of our nation will move forward united by the many commonalities we share.” According to court documents, prosecutors said Rukstales was part of a group that followed police who were retreating down a stairwell in the…
By Jordan Williams TheHill November 13, 2021 A federal appeals court has upheld its stay on President Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for companies with at least 100 employees. In a 22-page ruling on Friday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the mandate was “fatally flawed,” and barred the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) from enforcing the mandate “pending adequate judicial review” of a motion for permanent injunction. OSHA shall “take no steps to implement or enforce the mandate until further court order,” the ruling stated. Continue Reading…..
As Rittenhouse trial winds down, polarizing judge lashes out NBC News November 13, 2021 Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder has not slunk into the background while presiding over the biggest case of his more than four decades on the bench in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. During the almost two weeks of the trial, he has lashed out in anger, lectured the jury by citing Roman history and the Bible, and been a divisive figure to those watching the proceedings. On Friday, while hearing arguments about what to include in jury instructions, he quipped about getting text messages from…