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Mike Pence has refused to use the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office in the wake of the violent and deadly Capitol riots. In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Pence said that he did not believe invoking the amendment a week before Trump's term comes…
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**Warning: This story contains details some people may find deeply upsetting** Further details have emerged surrounding the death of a 12-year-old girl who suffered from a head lice infestation so severe it triggered a cardiac arrest. Per The New York Times, Kaitlyn Yozviak, 12, died at her family home in…
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The only woman on death row in the US, Lisa Montgomery, has been executed. After a last-minute stay of execution was lifted by the US Supreme Court, the 52-year-old was killed by lethal injection at a prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, the BBC reports. Montgomery's case attracted widespread media attention…
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A lawyer for the Trump supporter pictured carrying a lectern out of the Capitol Building has told news reporters: "I'm not a magician". Thirty-six-year-old Adam Johnson, who hails from Parrish in Florida, was featured in a number of photos of the Capitol riot last week, after he joined a mob…
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A petition to grant a Capitol Police officer the Medal of Honor for his bravery in protecting Senate members during last week's deadly riot has now exceeded 10,000 signatures. Pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol building in order to obstruct the counting of the electoral college votes and thereby Biden's status…
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Melania Trump has been criticized for her "tone deaf" response to the recent Capitol riots. On Wednesday, January 6, pro-Trump protestors stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC and disrupted the ceremonial counting of the Electoral College votes. The rioters then clashed with riot police, and Congress was halted while…
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Jacob Chansley, the horned Capitol protestor known by the moniker "QAnon Shaman", reportedly hasn't eaten since Friday because his jail won't serve him organic food, his mom has revealed. Chansley (who also goes by the name Jake Angeli) inadvertently became an iconic symbol of the Capitol riot last week, after…
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Twitter has announced that they have removed upwards of 70,000 QAnon accounts in the wake of the Capitol riot last Wednesday (January 6). The social media website has also limited the accounts that have engaged with the content of the deleted accounts and deployed technology to surface "potentially harmful tweets…
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A Republican lawmaker who live-streamed himself storming the Capitol last week has now resigned from his post. According to BuzzFeed News, West Virginia lawmaker Derrick Evans - who is now facing criminal charges - filmed himself participating in the pro-Trump riots on the evening of Wednesday, January 6. Per CNN,…
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US President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency in Washington, D.C., following last week's riot in the Capitol Building. The announcement comes a little over a week ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20. On Wednesday, January 6, a mob of pro-Trump protestors stormed the Capitol…
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In the aftermath of the Capitol riots that took place on Wednesday last week, some in attendance have been arrested as the FBI seeks to identify those who took part in the chaotic scenes in DC. Numerous people have been arrested and charged in the wake of the incident -…
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Nicholas Ochs, the leader of the alt-right Proud Boys movement in Hawaii, has been arrested as a direct result of his involvement in the Capitol riots, after posting pictures of himself in the building on social media. Per the Daily Mail, Och shared an image of himself with his 1,000+…
