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Month: January 2021

Violence at Capitol and beyond reignites a debate over America’s long-held defense of extremist speech

With most Americans hoping this week’s expected inauguration protests look nothing like the Capitol siege, questions emerge about unrestrained free expression, long championed by First Amendment theorists as a benefit to society, no matter how ugly and hateful. The optics may be disturbing, especially so soon after the riot, with the potential of protesters —

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Washington Post: QAnon members talked about acting as National Guard members to infiltrate inauguration, FBI intelligence report says

The FBI on Monday alerted other law enforcement agencies that QAnon adherents discussed acting as National Guard soldiers in Washington to try and infiltrate President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to The Washington Post. The FBI, in an intelligence report obtained by the Post, said it monitored individuals downloading maps of sensitive areas around Washington and

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Trump transformed the Supreme Court

President Donald Trump will exit the White House on Wednesday but leave behind three of the nine Supreme Court justices and a majority that was willing to partner with him for much of his agenda. Trump’s imprint on the Supreme Court and overall three-tier federal judiciary represents one of the most significant right-wing successes of

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Risky driving and fatal crashes surged in 2020, even with fewer drivers on the road, a new report finds

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many Americans to stay home and stay put. But even though fewer people were driving during the first six months of the pandemic, riskier driving surged, leading to a troubling uptick in fatal crashes, preliminary data shows. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a report on Americans’ driving

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El jefe del Pentágono dice que ‘no hay información de inteligencia que indique una amenaza interna’ para la toma de posesión

Washington (CNN) — El secretario de Defensa interino, Christopher Miller, dijo el lunes que «no hay información de inteligencia que indique una amenaza interna» para la toma de posesión del presidente electo Joe Biden, aunque los miembros de la Guardia Nacional que llegan a Washington están siendo investigados por la policía. La declaración de Miller

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