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[ad_1] Taliban advance “is accelerating at an accelerating pace,” said a congressional source with knowledge of the intelligence, echoing concerns expressed by other officials who acknowledged that the security situation is deteriorating even faster than assessments previous ones have indicated. While several sources familiar with recent US intelligence assessments say Kabul faces an increased threat, … Read more

[ad_1] Delaware’s top federal prosecutor has decided to suspend a criminal investigation into Hunter Biden months before the 2020 election to prevent the public from seeing it, according to a report. US attorney David Weiss, appointed by former President Donald Trump, has decided not to seek search warrants or issue grand jury summons so as … Read more

[ad_1] A Texas police officer was killed and four other officers injured in a 10-hour confrontation with a barricaded gunman, authorities said. Omar Soto-Chavira, 22, was taken into custody at a Levelland house around 11:30 p.m. Thursday after a standoff began around 1 p.m. when a possibly armed man was reported walking down a residential … Read more

[ad_1] NASA Senior Executive Committed Covid-19 Loan Fraud To Pay Credit Card BillsThe Washington Post Former NASA employee gets 18 months for pandemic fraud | The hillThe hill Former NASA employee in Leesburg gets 18 months for pandemic fraudLoudoun Times-Mirror Former NASA executive convicted of stealing $ 350,000 in COVID relief funds — he spent … Read more

[ad_1] Two Californian men who authorities say amassed an arsenal of firearms and homemade bombs were indicted on Thursday over alleged plans to attack targets associated with Democrats. Ian Benjamin Rogers, 45, of Napa, and Jarrod Copeland, 37, of Vallejo, have been charged in federal court with conspiracy to destroy the Democratic headquarters in Sacramento … Read more

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[ad_1] Trump has been connected to the Trump Org. first-time tax investigation, according to The Daily Beast. A witness reportedly told investigators that Trump had previously offered to personally guarantee benefits instead of taxable wages. Trump has yet to be charged by the Manhattan district attorney. See more stories on the Insider business page. A … Read more

[ad_1] Two Chicago teens have been charged with a brutal carjacking attempt that left a Vietnam War veteran dead of a heart attack. Frank Harris, 18, has been charged with one count of murder and aggravated vehicle hijacking, police said Thursday. The other teenager is an unidentified 17-year-old who has been charged with one count … Read more

[ad_1] US Surgeon General Calls COVID-19 and Vaccine Misinformation “Serious Public Health Threat”CBS this morning Misinformation around COVID-19, vaccines an “urgent threat”, says surgeon general l WNTABC News Surgeon general, who lost 10 family members to COVID, speaks out against pandemic mythsYahoo News Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies should be treated like Big … Read more