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Though he did not specify a date, Pence suggested he would soon receive the inoculation at a roundtable event on the federal vaccine initiative, Operation Warp Speed, in Bloomington, Indiana on Tuesday. “Be confident that we have cut red tape, but we’ve cut no corners when it comes to the …

“Ambassador O’Brien is returning to address the hacking incident,” National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot told reporters on Tuesday afternoon. “He is holding NSC meetings tonight and tomorrow morning and will convene a high level interagency meeting this week.” O’Brien was scheduled to return from the week-long trip on Saturday, …

“Masks will now be required at all times in the hall of the House without exception, including while members are under recognition,” she said on Tuesday, calling the new rule a matter of order and decorum. “To be clear, members will not be recognized unless they are wearing a mask …

On Tuesday, Facebook announced the ban on 84 Facebook accounts, 6 pages, 9 groups and 14 Instagram accounts, citing policy against “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” Their activity originated in France and targeted mainly the Central African Republic and Mali, but also Niger, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Chad – all …

In the heat of the #MeToo movement, the merest whiff of possible sexual misconduct could find public figures losing gigs and the subject of denouncement by talking heads and fellow celebrities. That doesn’t seem to be true now, at least for Andrew Cuomo. His former employee, Lindsey Boylan, recently accused …

After previously being considered for such posts as US ambassador to the United Nations and commerce secretary, Buttigieg emerged as a top candidate for the transportation secretary in recent days, CNN said. Rhode Island Governor Gina Ralmondo, former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti reportedly were …

China is reportedly planning to scale back imports of Australian coal. This follows similar moves by Beijing to curb trade in other key commodities: wine, barley, fisheries, and timber. As Australia’s biggest export market, China has a lot of leverage, and appears to be using it across all sectors. The …

The action, named ‘Stop lockdown!’ by its organizers, started outside the country’s parliament building and drew thousands of attendees. That crowd briefly chanted slogans outside the office of President Volodymyr Zelensky, before moving to Kiev’s traditional protest spot, the Maidan, or Independence Square. According to local media, clashes began at …

Ex-Goldman banker Eric Goldstein, who worked on the investment bank’s Merchant Banking division for nearly two decades, will join Biden’s Homeland Security Review Team, Politico revealed on Monday. His erstwhile colleague Monica Maher – currently vice president of cyber threat intelligence at Goldman Sachs – has been appointed to the …

Earlier in the year, restrictions were so tight that residents of Moscow were only allowed to visit their nearest shop, with cross city travel heavily limited. Dog owners were granted the right to walk their pets within just 100 meters of their homes. A measure which led to some entrepreneurial …