Arrests in Four States of Racially Motivated Violent Extremists Targeting Journalists and Activists

Defendants Created and Coordinated Nationwide Delivery of Threatening Posters

Four racially motivated violent extremists from across the U.S. were arrested and charged today in U.S District Court in Seattle with a conspiracy to threaten and intimidate journalists and activists, the Department of Justice announced. Today’s arrests and searches by the FBI and local law enforcement are being coordinated by the Department of Justice’s National Security Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Offices in Seattle, Tampa, Houston, and Phoenix.

“These defendants from across the country allegedly conspired on the internet to intimidate journalists and activists with whom they disagreed,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers. “This is not how America works. The Department of Justice will not tolerate this type of behavior.”

“These defendants sought to spread fear and terror with threats delivered to the doorstep of those who are critical of their activities,” said U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran for the Western District of Washington. “As Attorney General William Barr has made clear, rooting out anti-Semitic hate and threats of violence and vigorously prosecuting those responsible are top priorities for the Department of Justice.”

“The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida and FBI-Tampa have been focused on identifying and eradicating the threat posed by the Atomwaffen Division both locally and nationally,” said U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez for the Middle District of Florida. “Today’s arrests send a powerful message that the Department of Justice will not tolerate criminal conduct based on hateful ideology. We will continue to work with our partners here in the Middle District of Florida, and elsewhere, to devote our resources to investigate and prosecute those who aim to threaten and terrorize our communities.”

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Two potential coronavirus cases being investigated in Virginia

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Two cases of potential coronavirus are being investigated by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH).

On Wednesday, the VDH revealed that one person in Northern Va. and another in Southwest Va. are being tested for the virus.

The VDH cannot reveal the identities of the two individuals but say they are Virginia residents.

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Three people are jailed for up to 21 years after covering up the killing of a teenager who was shot in the face, beheaded and burned during meth-fueled attack

Three people have been sentenced to prison for covering up the methamphetamine-fueled murder of a Virginia teenager whose body was mutilated, dismembered and burned.

Megan Metzger was 19 years old in 2018 when she was shot in the face during a gathering in Spotsylvania County, Virginia State Police agents have said.

Members of the group were using methamphetamine together when David Newton, 22, accused Metzger of being a 'f***ing narc,' which is a slang term for a police informant, and fatally shot her in the face, according to court testimony from police and the defendants.

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'She went WILD during the campaign!' Donald Trump doubles down on attacking Ruth Bader Ginsburg and steps up demands she and 'so inappropriate' Sonia Sotomayor 'recuse' themselves from Supreme Court rulings on his administration

Donald Trump went on the attack against Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor at a press conference in India Tuesday, after claiming they should both recuse themselves from any future cases related to his presidency.

He told a room full of American and Indian reporters that he has always felt Ginsburg, 86, should recuse herself since she went 'wild' during the 2016 campaign and is so anti-Trump.

The president added that Sotomayor, 65, should do the same because he says she is trying to 'shame' other Justice into voting with her.

'I just don't know how they cannot recuse themselves from anything having to do with Trump or Trump-related,' Trump said during a press conference at the end of his trip to India.

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CDC Warns of Coronavirus Spread in USA: ‘Disruption to Everyday Life Might Be Severe’

Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, warned that the spread of China’s deadly coronavirus in the United States is all but certain and said Americans’ everyday life could be dramatically affected.

“As more and more countries experience community spread, successful containment at our borders becomes harder and harder,” Messonnier told reporters on Tuesday afternoon.

“It’s not a question of if this will happen but when this will happen and how many people in this country will have severe illnesses,” the top public health official added. “Disruption to everyday life might be severe.”

Messonnier said the continued spread of the virus has led to a shift to a more dire tone.

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Whitney Houston hologram tour fan reaction: ‘What a mind f–k’

“An Evening With Whitney: The Whitney Houston Hologram Tour” premiered Tuesday night. But judging from fans’ reactions, it’s not right — and it’s definitely not okay.

The show, which kicked off in Sheffield, England, features a digital reincarnation of Whitney, along with live musicians and dancers, as her holographic doppelgänger sings, struts and shimmies through some of her biggest songs, including 1985’s “How Will I Know,” 1986’s “Greatest Love of All” and 1987’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” The repertoire also includes the Dolly Parton-penned earworm “I Will Always Love You” from the 1992 film “The Bodyguard,” in which Houston starred opposite Kevin Costner, and a 1990 live cover of Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love” that was remixed by Kygo and released as a single last year.

After the show ended, one premiere attendee — who goes by the Twitter handle @alicebogdanska — expressed confusion about what she’d just witnessed, saying she “can’t believe I’ve just been to see a hologram of Whitney Houston, what a mind f–k.”

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Eight Democrats and Independents in Mississippi Switch Parties to Republican — Leaders Express Concern Over Socialist Bernie Sanders

That was quick.
 
Eight Democrats and independents switched parties today in Mississippi to the Republican Party.
 
During the ceremony local leaders expressed concern over the direction of the Democrat Party under the authority of Socialist Bernie Sanders.

The Socialists look to sweep control of the Democrat Party this year.

WLOX reported:

The Mississippi Republican Party is welcoming some new members and all of them were elected public offices as Democrats or Independents in this most recent election cycle.

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Never forget the media's blind eye to Obama's corruption

The media are outraged that former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich had to serve only eight years out of a fourteen-year sentence for corruption. They say it sends a bad message that political corruption is OK. But what is outrageous and sends a message that political corruption is OK is when the Justice Department, most of the media, and other Democrats didn't care about the massive political corruption of Barack Obama throughout his political life and supported him no matter what he did.

Obama was above the law.

In 2004, then–Illinois senator Obama stole one million dollars of taxpayer money, disguised as a grant, and gave it to his wife's employer, where family friend Valerie Jarrett happened to be a director. Jarrett had hired Michelle as an executive at $120,000 per year.

After the hospital got the million, Michelle got a $197,000 raise to $317,000 for what seemed to be a part-time job. (I am sure all of us can relate to a 200% raise or a $317,000 salary.) Michelle's main job was to dump low-income, unprofitable patients onto other hospitals (the Obamas have always been so compassionate and empathetic). To tell the poor how good this was, the hospital hired David Axelrod, a campaign adviser for Obama. Later on, they hired the corrupt family friend Eric Whitaker in an executive position.

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“She’s Corrupt! She’s Out of Control!” – Tucker Carlson Calls for Demon Judge Amy Berman Jackson to be Impeached

On Tuesday Roger Stone and his lawyers appeared in court to request a new trial after it was revealed the lead juror was biased and posted tweets attacking Trump and Roger Stone.

Stone’s lawyers asked for a new trial after it was revealed jury forewoman Tomeka Hart lied to the Court during her testimony when she claimed she didn’t really know who Roger Stone was.

During the proceedings today demon Judge Amy Berman Jackson complained about critical media reports on her outrageous conduct in the courtroom.

Tonight Tucker Carlson called on the corrupt Amy Berman Jackson to be impeached.

Tucker Carlson: “She should be impeached. She’s corrupt. She’s out of control.”

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Michelle Obama LOVED Harvey Weinstein.' Donald Trump can't resist a dig at former first lady and Hillary Clinton after movie mogul's rape conviction which he calls 'a great victory for women'

President Donald Trump attacked Democrats including Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton for being 'fans' of Harvey Weinstein in his first comments on the rapist's conviction Tuesday.

'The people who liked him were the Democrats. Michelle Obama loved him, loved him. Hillary Clinton loved him,' he said a press conference in New Delhi in response to a question from DailyMail.com.

'I was never a fan of Harvey, as you know,' he said. 'He was a person I didn't like.

'I knew him because he was in New York.' In fact he, his wife Melania and Weinstein and his wife Georgina Chapman were photographed together in 2009.

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President Trump and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold a News Conference

Pain of Greta Thunberg as she reveals her grandfather has died at the age of 94

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has paid tribute to her grandfather after she revealed on social media that the 94-year-old had died.

Taking to Instagram, the 17-year-old from Sweden revealed that Olof Thunberg 'passed away'.

Posting she said: 'Yesterday my grandfather Olof Thunberg passed away. He was about to turn 95. He was one of the kindest people I have ever known. We miss him terribly.'

Greta also took to Twitter where she posted a series of photos of her grandfather.

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Coronavirus infects US soldier for first time, military says

A U.S. soldier stationed in South Korea has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in self-quarantine at his residence off base, the military said Tuesday.

The 23-year-old is based at Camp Carroll near the city of Daegu, where most of the country's coronavirus cases have been clustered, and he visited Camp Walker earlier this week. He is the first U.S. service member to become infected.

Health professionals are trying to determine whether or not others have been exposed to COVID-19, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said in a statement.

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Hot Pocket Heir Michelle Janavs Was Sentenced To 5 Months In Prison In The College Admissions Scandal

The heir to the Hot Pockets fortune was sentenced on Tuesday to five months in prison and ordered to pay a $250,000 fine for her role in the college admissions scandal.

Michelle Janavs, 48, was also given two years of supervised release and ordered to complete 200 hours of community service during her appearance in Boston federal court.

Janavs pleaded guilty in October to paying $300,000 in bribes to help her two daughters cheat on college entrance exams and attempt to secure admission for one of them to the University of Southern California as a fake recruit for the school's beach volleyball team.

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The Democratic Debate 2020

Bloomberg adviser: Sanders said 'toddlers should run around naked and touch each other’s genitals'

A top adviser for Michael Bloomberg gave a preview of the type of attacks that will be used against Bernie Sanders in Tuesday night’s debate as Democrats try to rein in his momentum.

Tim O’Brien, senior adviser to the Bloomberg campaign, announced the team would be dropping its policy of not lobbing criticism at fellow Democratic candidates ahead of the South Carolina primary. During an interview on CNN, O'Brien questioned Sanders’s record.

“It’s a primary now. People are holding each other accountable. For the most part, we haven’t gone after other Democrats,” O’Brien said. “I think Bernie’s campaign has run itself in a very thuggish way. There are very Trumpy-like aspects to the way that Bernie has been running things.”

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Montgomery County Council passes air conditioning bill

It’ll be a lot cooler this summer in Montgomery County, Maryland — at least for the roughly 300,000 people who rent.

After approving amendments to a bill requiring that landlords provide air conditioning to their tenants, the Montgomery County Council voted unanimously to pass Bill 24-19.

The bill details that landlords have to provide air conditioning in apartments from June 1 through Sept. 30.

“We need to treat this bill like a public health issue,” Council member Will Jawando said.

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BREAKING: Sources: At least 2 dead in active shooter at MillerCoors

MILWAUKEE —Police are on the scene of an active shooter at MillerCoors Headquarters in Milwaukee.

Sources told WISN 12 News at least two people were killed.

Those sources also said the suspected shooter was a former MillerCoors employee.

The scene is near North 35th Street and West Highland Boulevard.

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Labor board deals final blow to Obama-era effort to unionize fast-food industry

The National Labor Relations Board, the main federal labor law enforcement agency, rolled back an Obama administration-era effort to help unions organize franchisor corporations such as McDonald's through the so-called joint employer rule, dealing a blow to organized labor.

Joint employer referred to when two businesses were so tightly aligned that one could be said to be responsible for another's workplace policies. Prior to the Obama administration, this only applied if one business had "direct control" over another. During the Obama years, the much looser "indirect control" standard was adopted. Tuesday's announcement means the direct-control standard is the norm again.

The seemingly minor rewrite to an obscure legal standard followed a coordinated push by labor unions such as the Service Employees International Union, which were seeking to organize the fast-food industry. Business trade groups mounted an equally fierce pushback to get the Trump administration to restore the pre-Obama standard. The Labor Department readopted the earlier standard last month. The NLRB followed suit Tuesday.

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In-state tuition for undocumented immigrants passes Virginia House and Senate

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Yanet Amado, 24, says she’s been going to school in Virginia since the third grade. That’s when she says her family moved from Mexico.

“I knew that I was undocumented since the beginning,” Amado said. “Unfortunately, I didn’t know the implications, I didn’t know the process, I didn’t know what it really meant.”

For six years now, Amado has been sharing her story at the state Capitol, telling lawmakers how she couldn’t afford to get a four-year degree without in-state tuition or financial aid. She also started the Virginia Intercollegiate Immigrant Alliance.

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