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☆ FBI probing if foreign governments, groups funded extremists who helped execute Capitol attack
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Ken Dilanian | Ken Dilanian Is A Correspondent Covering Intelligence | National Security For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON — The FBI is investigating whether foreign governments, organizations or individuals provided financial support to extremists who helped plan and execute the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, one current and one former FBI official told NBC News. Those payments were documented and posted on the web this week by a company that analyzes cryptocurrency transfers. Payments of bitcoin, a cryptocurrency, can be traced because they are documented on a public ledger. "In at least one instance, a Russian proxy claimed that ANTIFA members disguised themselves as supporters of President Trump, and were responsible for storming the Capitol building." But the cryptocurrency payments prompted the FBI to examine whether any of the money was used to find illegal acts, which, if true, raises the possibility of money laundering and conspiracy charges, the FBI official said.

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☆ Libya talks make progress towards new temporary government, U.N. says
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.95 time to read: +2 min

TUNIS (Reuters) - A Libyan political dialogue arranged by the United Nations has made progress towards agreeing a new transitional government to oversee the run-up to elections in December, the U.N. said on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs in Libya Stephanie Williams attends the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunis, Tunisia November 9, 2020. Libya has been split since 2014 between rival factions in Tripoli, in the west, and Benghazi in the east. The transitional government will be responsible for preparing for the elections, combating corruption and restoring public services across Libya, Williams said. All 75 members of the dialogue will vote next week on the mechanism the Geneva committee agreed on Saturday.

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☆ Iran fires long-range missiles into Indian Ocean in military drill: media
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.91 time to read: +2 min

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday fired long-range ballistic missiles into the Indian Ocean on the second day of a military exercise, state media reported. FILE PHOTO: A missile is launched by Iran's military during a navy exercise in the Gulf of Oman, in this picture obtained on January 14, 2021. It followed Friday’s testing of surface-to-surface ballistic missiles and locally manufactured new drones in the same area. “One of our most important defence policy goals is to use long-range ballistic missiles against enemy warships, including aircraft carriers and warships,” state media quoted Guards commander Major General Hossein Salami as saying. Saturday’s drill targets were in the Gulf of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean.

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☆ Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers fostered false election allegations that fueled Capitol riot
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Phil Mccausland | Phil Mccausland Is An Nbc News Reporter Focused On Rural Issues | The Social Safety Net. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +9 min

Tom Wolf has assigned 450 members of the state’s National Guard to protect the Pennsylvania Capitol. A day prior to the riot in the Capitol, Pennsylvania Republicans refused to seat state Sen. Jim Brewster, a Democrat who won a tight race in the western part of the state by 69 votes. Mastriano and Perry, both Republicans, are two Pennsylvania lawmakers who pushed election fraud conspiracy theories in their state at two levels of government. Fetterman and other Democrats lay much of the responsibility for the perpetuation of the election falsehoods in Pennsylvania at the feet of Perry, Mastriano and state Republicans. Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, attends a hearing of the Pennsylvania State Senate Majority Policy Committee, in Gettysburg, Pa. on Nov. 25, 2020.

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☆ Supply shortages, registration issues: NYC struggles with vaccine distribution
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Denise Chow | Denise Chow Is A Reporter For Nbc News Science Focused On The Environment | Sara Mhaidli | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

We had hope.”New York City, once the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., has been plagued by vaccine distribution stumbles, just like nearly every part of the country. From supply shortages to registration issues, a string of mishaps have impaired rollout efforts across the five boroughs. “I’m telling you at this rate, there will not be any doses available in New York by next week,” he said. More than 337,000 doses have been administered in New York City so far, according to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Mount Sinai said this week that they were forced to cancel some vaccination appointments because of low supply.

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☆ Two U.S. military bases in South Korea shelter in place as coronavirus curbs extended nationwide
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Heekyong Yang | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

Forces in Korea (USFK) said on Saturday it has imposed a shelter-in-place order on two of its largest bases - U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan and Camp Humphreys - until Tuesday after a cluster of coronavirus infections. FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a mask pushes his bicycle through a zebra crossing during a heavy snowfall, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-JiCamp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, is the largest U.S. military base overseas, housing the USFK headquarters and thousands of troops, civilian workers, and their family members. The new cluster was reported as COVID-19 vaccines are being administered to U.S. troops in the country. South Korea reported 580 new cases of novel coronavirus infection as of midnight on Friday, bringing total infections to 71,820, with 1,236 deaths.

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☆ U.N. Security Council approves new U.N. Libya mediator
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +1 min

FILE PHOTO: Jan Kubis, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), speaks during a news conference in Kabul, March 27, 2013. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File PhotoNEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council approved on Friday the appointment of veteran diplomat Jan Kubis as the U.N. Libya envoy, diplomats said, nearly a year after the last mediator stepped down. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had proposed that Kubis succeed Ghassan Salame, who quit the role in March last year due to stress. The appointment of Kubis comes after the Security Council approved in December a plan by Guterres’ to name Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to the Libya role. Haftar is supported by the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Russia, while the government is backed by Turkey.

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Contact usBut the state’s health officer, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, said the problem isn’t a lack of health care workers. Rogelio V. Solis / APJoseph Goode, a spokesman for CVS, said the company had vaccinated more than 3,000 long-term care residents and staff in Mississippi since Dec. 28. Walgreens did not say how many long-term care residents in Mississippi the company had vaccinated. For long-term care residents and staff in communities that have struggled to bring the virus under control, the consequences could be dire. “I can’t think of anything more heartbreaking than that.”In Mississippi, residents of long-term care facilities have accounted for more than a third of those dying from Covid-19.

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☆ Fact check: Evidence disproves claims of Italian conspiracy to meddle in U.S. election (known as #ItalyGate)
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +9 min

REUTERSExamples of posts making these claims can be seen here , here and here . Nations in Action did not respond to Reuters request for comment or elaboration on their “evidence” for these claims. The hacking took place years prior to the 2020 U.S. election (between 2015 and 2017). SIMILAR THEORIES, SECURE ELECTIONSIn mid-November, the Reuters Fact Check team debunked similar false social media claims of election interference out of Europe. There is no legitimate evidence that an employee of the Italian defense company Leonardo SpA interfered in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

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☆ Twitter suspends accounts of Colombian FARC dissidents
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -1.00 time to read: +2 min

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Twitter has suspended accounts linked to FARC dissidents, shortly after Colombian police requested they be taken down for inciting violence. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga/File PhotoThe Twitter accounts for @IvanMarquezFarc, belonging to former FARC leader Ivan Marquez, and @SMarquetalia, which is controlled by FARC dissidents who rejected a 2016 peace deal, now read “Account suspended. Twitter suspends accounts which violate the Twitter rules.”The account @JSantrich_FARC, belonging to former FARC leader Jesus Santrich, has also been suspended. The 2016 peace deal ended the FARC’s role in a more than five-decade conflict which has left 260,000 dead and millions displaced. FARC dissidents, as well as other armed groups such as the National Liberation Army (ELN), regularly use social media networks to publish messages.

Persons: Ivan Marquez, Jaime Saldarriaga, Jesus Santrich, Donald Trump, Marquez, Santrich, Jorge Luis Vargas, “, ” Vargas Organizations: Twitter, Colombian, REUTERS, Police, Capitol, demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces, National, National Liberation Army Locations: BOGOTA, Bogota, Colombia, Francisco

☆ Social networks clamp down on Colombian FARC dissident accounts
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Luis Jaime Acosta | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga/File PhotoThe Twitter accounts for @IvanMarquezFarc, belonging to former FARC leader Ivan Marquez, and @SMarquetalia, which is controlled by FARC dissidents who rejected a 2016 peace deal, now read “Account suspended. Twitter suspends accounts which violate the Twitter rules.”The account @JSantrich_FARC, belonging to former FARC leader Jesus Santrich, has also been suspended. Facebook has recently removed content related to FARC dissidents as identified by its moderators, it told Reuters via WhatsApp. The 2016 peace deal ended the FARC’s role in a more than five-decade conflict which has left 260,000 dead and millions displaced. FARC dissidents, as well as other armed groups such as the National Liberation Army (ELN), regularly use social media networks to publish messages.

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☆ Virginia National Guard corporal arrested and charged in connection with Capitol riot
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Wilson Wong | Wilson Wong Is A Breaking News Reporter With Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com + 0.00 time to read: +4 min

Two off-duty police officers who participated in the Capitol siege, one of whom is a corporal in the Virginia National Guard, were charged Tuesday in federal court — becoming the first known service member arrest in connection to the Jan. 6 riot. Rocky Mount police officers Jacob Fracker and Thomas Robertson were arrested and charged for participating in the Capitol riot. Fracker serves as an 11B infantryman in a traditional National Guard station, according to a statement from the U.S. Army. He is currently not on duty with Virginia National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., the Army said. Robertson told CBS affiliate WDBJ7 on Sunday that he was in the back of the Capitol, where he said he did not witness any rioting, violence or tear gas.

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☆ Libya releases bodies found in mass graves for burial
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +2 min

TARHOUNA, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan authorities on Friday released two bodies found in mass graves in the city of Tarhouna after the Tripoli government retook it in June from Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA). Last week Human Rights Watch said hundreds of Tarhouna residents were abducted or reported missing after the local Kaniyat militia took control there in 2015. Men crouched by the grave side and embraced as the two bodies, wrapped in white shrouds, lay ready for burial. Mahmoud Saadi was abducted by the militia in December 2019, said his brother Ali Saadi, who was also held by them. “This is a catastrophe, and it happened in Tarhouna,” Saadi added.

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☆ U.S. troops in Afghanistan now down to 2,500, lowest since 2001: Pentagon
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Idrees Ali | ) www.reuters.com sentiment -0.99 time to read: +2 min

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. soldier keeps watch at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Logar province, Afghanistan August 5, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S troops in Afghanistan has been reduced to 2,500, the lowest level of American forces there since 2001, the Pentagon said on Friday. On Monday, Reuters reported the U.S. military had not halted an American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, despite a new law prohibiting further reductions without the Pentagon sending Congress an assessment of the risks. U.S. forces invaded the country after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States by the Islamist al Qaeda group based in Afghanistan. At its peak in 2011, the United States had more than 100,000 troops there.

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☆ Army soldier arrested after veteran and military spouse murdered at Hawaii barracks
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Tim Fitzsimons | Tim Fitzsimons Is A Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com sentiment -0.93 time to read: +1 min

A U.S. Army soldier has been arrested in connection with the death of a veteran and military spouse at Schofield Barracks on Oahu in Hawaii. Schofield Barracks in Oahu, Hawaii. GoogleSelena Roth, a 25-year-old Army veteran and military spouse, is the victim, according to an Army statement posted online. “On behalf of the Army community in Hawaii, I extend our deepest condolences to Selena’s loved ones,” said Maj. Gen. James Jarrard, the Army's commanding general in Hawaii. Army spokespeople did not immediately respond to NBC News phone calls and emails requesting comment.

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☆ Biden chooses former FDA chief Kessler to help lead U.S. vaccine drive
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com + 0.00 time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen David Kessler, the ex-head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to help lead the COVID-19 vaccine push, his transition team said on Friday. That expanded role will include replacing Moncef Slaoui as the chief adviser for the vaccine distribution effort the Trump administration called Operation Warp Speed. As head of the FDA, Kessler cut the time needed to approve drugs to treat AIDS and moved to try to regulate the tobacco industry. Biden has vowed to get 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses injected into Americans in his first 100 days in office. In a bid to expand vaccination efforts, the Trump administration said Tuesday it was releasing millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses it had been holding back for second shots.

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☆ Xiaomi shares fall 10% as U.S. adds smartphone-maker to 'blacklist'
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Xiaomi's Headquarters Getty ImagesGUANGZHOU, China — The Trump administration has added smartphone maker Xiaomi to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies. Hong Kong-listed shares of the Chinese firm were down 10.6% at the open on Friday on that news. Xiaomi is one of nine entities designated as "Communist Chinese military companies." Xiaomi denies military tiesXiaomi hit back at the U.S. on Friday and said it is not linked to China's military. The Company confirms that it is not owned, controlled or affiliated with the Chinese military, and is not a 'Communist Chinese Military Company' defined under the NDAA," Xiaomi said.

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☆ Biden's inauguration rehearsal has been postponed because of security threats, report says
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Thomas Colson | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

A rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden's January 20 inauguration ceremony has been postponed because of security concerns, Politico reported. Law-enforcement agencies have boosted their security measures in the lead-up to Inauguration Day in the wake of last week's Capitol insurrection. President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration rehearsal has been postponed because of security concerns, Politico reported. On Tuesday, a man in Illinois was arrested in connection with threats to kill Democrats on Inauguration Day. Elvina Nawaguna/Business InsiderThe US Secret Service agent in charge of security for Biden's inauguration has insisted the level of security at Biden's inauguration will be significantly higher than at the deadly Capitol riot on January 6.

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☆ The Air Force is discussing plans to house its new B-21 stealth bombers
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Oriana Pawlyk | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

The arrival of the B-21 is still years away, and the Air Force has said about it, but the service has already said the first B-21 base would be at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. In 2019, the service announced that the first operational B-21 base would be at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, which will also host the bomber's first formal training unit. Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, is the service's preferred alternative. The B-21 stealth bomber. However, Gen. Tim Ray, head of Air Force Global Strike Command, has often proposed a bomber force of more than 200 aircraft.

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The U.S. Army said that Jacob Fracker — one of the two off-duty Virginia police officers who have been arrested on federal charges related to the Capitol riot — is a corporal in the Virginia National Guard. Fracker wrote. In a statement to CNBC, the National Guard said, "Jacob Fracker is a corporal in the Virginia National Guard, and he serves as an 11B infantryman in a traditional National Guard status where he normally drills one weekend a month and two weeks of annual training." "He is not currently on duty with Virginia National Guard troops in Washington, D.C." the spokesman said. The Virginia National Guard will conduct an investigation into the matter, and we will be able to release more information when that is complete."

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ET Live Updates: Police Investigating Whether Lawmakers Gave Mob Members Tour of Capitol Before Riot The Capitol Police are looking into whether members of Congress inappropriately gave visitors access to the Capitol ahead of last week’s assault. That means the trial will not effectively start until after Mr. Biden is sworn in on Wednesday, officials involved in the planning said. The latter option may be more appealing to Mr. Biden, but it could undercut Democrats’ argument that Congress must move urgently to impeach and try Mr. Trump. Speaking from Delaware on Thursday to introduce his sweeping economic plan, Mr. Biden urged lawmakers to come together and pass additional relief. Mr. Trump immediately seized on the investigation, using it as evidence to his false and discredited theories of widespread voter fraud.

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Katherine Deskins (L) of the Nevada Army National Guard administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to Clark County Fire Department Capt. President-elect Joe Biden plans to use FEMA and the National Guard to build coronavirus vaccine clinics across the United States, according to new details of his Covid-19 vaccination plan released by his transition team on Friday. Drug store chains and pharmacies were supposed to take on a larger role in distributing the vaccine once the government expanded access to more people. ET, more than 31.1 million doses of vaccine had been distributed across the U.S., but just over 12.2 million shots have been administered, according to data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the plan, Biden will also invoke the Defense Production Act to "maximize the manufacture of vaccine and vaccine supplies for the country."

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☆ 'I cannot wait to leave this job': Trump's defense secretary joked with reporters about the end of his term, the future of the department
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( David Choi | ) www.businessinsider.com + 0.00 time to read: +3 min

Outgoing acting defense secretary Christopher Miller on Thursday appeared to josh with reporters, saying he "cannot wait to leave this job, believe me." Outgoing acting defense secretary Christopher Miller on Thursday appeared to joke with reporters, saying he "cannot wait to leave this job, believe me." Speaking to reporters, Miller made several light-hearted quips about the state of the defense industry and America's military posture ahead of the inauguration on January 20. He replaced Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who was fired in the previous month. As the end of Miller's term draws near, the defense secretary appeared to make that fact clear.

Persons: Christopher Miller, josh, Miller, Donald Trump, Mark Esper, Esper, Trump, Joe Biden, Lloyd Austin, Austin Organizations: Defense, US Army Special Forces, National Counterterrorism Center, Northern Command, Army, Pentagon

ET Live Updates: Police Investigating Whether Lawmakers Gave Rioters Tour of Capitol Before Siege The Capitol Police are looking into whether members of Congress inappropriately gave visitors access to the Capitol ahead of last week’s assault. But Mr. Lindell’s ability to walk into the Oval Office and meet with Mr. Trump underscored the type of conspiracy theorists who still appeal to Mr. Trump, so long as they are saying what he wants to hear. Everytown for Gun Safety is calling for a ban on firearms in state Capitol buildings, polling places and vote-counting sites. Mr. Trump immediately seized on the investigation, using it as evidence to his false and discredited theories of widespread voter fraud. Lawmakers hid under their desks from violent protesters after President Trump encouraged them during a rally to head to the Capitol.

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☆ Critical Moments in the Capitol Siege
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Lauren Leatherand Anjali Singhvi | Anjali Singhvi | ) www.nytimes.com + 0.00 time to read: +7 min

Capitol Police in riot gear are seen arriving to reinforce the line of officers on the Capitol steps. The first rioters make it inside the Capitol building. The D.C. National Guard arrives at the Capitol, swears in with the Capitol Police and begins support operations. Remember this day forever!” Capitol Police, local police and the National Guard establish a perimeter on the west side of the Capitol. The Senate resumes debate over the certification of Arizona’s vote in the Senate chamber.

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