People who cross the border illegally are normally held in ICE detention, or transferred to other US government agencies. Some are released on bond and given a date to appear before an immigration judge. Since mid-March, however, more than 50,000 migrants have been released by ICE into the interior of …
Read More »US drone whistleblower Daniel Hale sentenced to 45 months in prison
US District Judge Liam O’Grady passed the sentence on Tuesday in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, saying that the 45-month sentence was needed as a deterrent to others from disclosing government secrets. O’Grady told Hale he had other options than to share classified documents with a reporter. Hale, 33, …
Read More »Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine antibodies begin to fade 6 months after 2nd dose – study
A research paper published on Sunday found that only 16.9% of people who had received two doses of the Chinese vaccine two weeks apart, and 35.2% of those who had both jabs four weeks apart, still had antibodies above the neutralizing threshold six months after that second vaccine. While the …
Read More »China sees biggest Covid-19 surge in months, orders 2nd round of mass testing in Nanjing
China’s National Health Commission reported 76 new cases on Monday, including 40 that were locally transmitted. It was the highest daily increase since the end of January, according to Reuters. Officials said that 39 of the locally transmitted cases were recorded in the eastern Jiangsu region, out of which 38 …
Read More »8 months in prison for man who took selfie with ‘Qanon Shaman’ in first Capitol riot felony sentence
Paul Allard Hodgkins pleaded guilty in June to obstructing Congress, a felony crime with a theoretical maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Hodgkins, of Tampa, Florida, entered the US Capitol in January alongside crowds of former President Donald Trump’s supporters, carrying a ‘Trump 2020’ flag. He snapped selfies in …
Read More »Capitol fencing comes down six months after January 6 riot (VIDEOS)
Footage has surfaced of crews taking down the fencing and concrete barriers set up in response to the Capitol riot. Crews began taking the fencing down on Friday evening, and continued into Saturday. Many rushed to celebrate the fence coming down, both in person and on social media. Fencing around …
Read More »Capital flight from Russia drops nearly 10% in first six months of year
This is a 9.6% decrease compared to last year, according to the regulator. At the end of the first half of 2020, the indicator stood at $31.2 billion. The CBR explained that “investments of other sectors in foreign assets with a slight decrease in external liabilities” contributed to the change. …
Read More »China’s industrial profits soar over 83% in five months of 2021
The growth came on the back of recovery in demand. Compared with the first five months of 2019, the figure represented a rise of 48%. Statistics show that, in May alone, the profits of major industrial firms grew 36.4% in annual terms to 829.9 billion yuan ($11.4 billion). The pharmaceutical …
Read More »‘Excessive punishment’: CNN brings back pundit Jeffrey Toobin, 8 months after he exposed himself on Zoom call with colleagues
“What the hell were you thinking?” host Alisyn Camerota asked Toobin on Thursday in an on-set interview. Toobin, whose title of chief legal analyst was restored by CNN, said he obviously “wasn’t thinking very well or very much,” then pointed out that he thought he had turned off the call …
Read More »French man jailed for 4 months after slapping President Macron
The 28-year-old suspect appeared before court on Thursday. The hearings were heavily fast-tracked, coming only two days after the slapping incident. Tarel was accused of an assault on a public official, with the offense carrying a maximum of three years in jail and a hefty fine of up to €45,000. …
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