[ad_1] WASHINGTON – Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple counts in connection with an alleged plot to attack Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento after last year’s presidential election. Ian Benjamin Rogers, 45, of Napa, and Jarrod Copeland, 37, of Vallejo, face charges of conspiracy to destroy a building used … Read more
[ad_1] A SWAT commander chief has died and four other officers injured after an hour-long police standoff with a gunman Thursday in a small town in West Texas, officials said. Authorities say the suspect was captured just before midnight in Levelland, about 30 miles west of Lubbock. The standoff between the suspect and law enforcement … Read more
[ad_1] The political effort never included a plan for a violent overthrow, those involved said. Two men who attended meetings with Sanon called him a thoughtful politician with a genuine interest in the betterment of the country. And a letter sent at the end of May to a senior official at the US State Department … Read more
[ad_1] Kabul, Afghanistan – A Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters news agency photographer was killed on Friday while covering fighting between Afghan security forces and the Taliban near a border post with Pakistan, the outlet reported, citing an Afghan army commander. Afghan forces were fighting to retake Spin Boldak when Dane Siddiqui and a senior Afghan officer … Read more
[ad_1] The climate crisis is putting farm workers in the United States at risk who work outdoors in excessive heat all year round without any federal protection from workplace heat exposure. “It’s really hard to work in the heat, but the reality is that we have to do it, we don’t really have a choice, … Read more
[ad_1] The pilot of a hot air balloon died after being trapped under the basket and falling to the ground near the New Hampshire-Vermont border, authorities said Thursday. Late Thursday afternoon, the pilot and four passengers took off from Post Mills Airport in Thetford, Vermont, according to Vermont State Police. At one point, the balloon … Read more
[ad_1] As if the United States doesn’t already have enough infrastructure problems. A dump trailer with its raised dumpster slammed into a Georgia highway overpass early Thursday morning so hard it moved it six feet. “This is something our engineers have never seen before,” said a spokesperson for the Georgia Ministry of Transportation. The incident … Read more
[ad_1] As if the United States doesn’t already have enough infrastructure problems. A dump trailer with its raised dumpster slammed into a Georgia highway overpass early Thursday morning so hard it moved it six feet. “This is something our engineers have never seen before,” said a spokesperson for the Georgia Ministry of Transportation. The incident … Read more
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[ad_1] Hello. The Guardian yesterday exposed the history of the Kremlin newspapers, documents allegedly revealing that Vladimir Putin personally authorized a multi-agency covert spy operation to support Donald Trump in the 2016 US presidential election. Looking further into the articles, it appears that the plot was presented as being entirely defensive: “Right now the Russian … Read more