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Trump Knew Jan. 6 Crowd Had Weapons but Wanted Security to Back Off Anyway, White House Aide Says
Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows, dropped a series of bombshells Tuesday during an impromptu hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. She said the former president and his chief of staff knew of the threat of violence in advance and that Trump…
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Canada’s Joining the Anti-Huawei Ban Train
Chinese telecommunications equipment is no longer wanted in the Great White North. Sorry! Canadian officials on Thursday announced a new ban on Huawei and ZTE 5G telecommunications equipment over alleged national security concerns. With the ban, Canada will join the U.S. U.K., Australia, and New Zealand, collectively known as the “Five Eyes.”
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YouTube Shuts Down Channel of Future Hong Kong Leader
Today, YouTube pulled the channel of John Lee, the sole candidate for the 2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election, the Associated Press reports. Despite running unopposed, Lee began promoting his campaign on both Facebook and YouTube.
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God Will Help Us Fix Climate Change, so ‘Drill Baby Drill,’ West Virginia Governor Says
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice said that God will “give us time” to fix climate change — “if” it exists, he emphasised — if the U.S. acts now to increase fossil fuel production to respond to the burgeoning energy crisis thanks to the invasion of Ukraine. I can’t believe I just typed that sentence, but…