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In a photo provided by the Kent County Sheriff, Ty Garbin is shown in a booking photo. Garbin, one of six men charged in an alleged plot to snatch Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty to a kidnapping conspiracy, according to court document filed Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. The filing was made by prosecutors ahead of Ty Garbin’s appearance in federal court in … [Read more...] about Man to plead guilty in plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Worker Javad Memarzadeh, of Needham, Mass., right, dusts washers in a display, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, at a Home Depot location, in Boston. Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticketed manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November with a key category that tracks business investment plans showing a gain. The Commerce Department said Wednesday, Dec. 23 that the November gain … [Read more...] about US durable goods orders show modest 0.2% December gain

In this Jan. 26, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden holds his face mask as he speaks on COVID-19, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Biden is dispatching the nation’s top scientists and public health experts to regularly brief the American public about the pandemic. Beginning Jan. 27, the experts will host briefings three times a week on the state of the … [Read more...] about Biden says he’s ‘bringing back the pros’ for virus briefings

In this April 9, 2014, file photo, oil rigs stand in the Loco Hills field on U.S. Highway 82 in Eddy County near Artesia, N.M., one of the most active regions of the Permian Basin. President Joe Biden is set to announce a wide-ranging moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on U.S. lands, as his administration moves quickly to reverse Trump administration policies on energy and … [Read more...] about Biden aims for most ambitious US effort on climate change

Omer Mas Capitolin poses in Paris, Tuesday Jan.26, 2021. In a first for France, six nongovernmental organizations launched a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against the French government for alleged systemic discrimination by police officers carrying out identity checks. Omer Mas Capitolin, the head of Community House for Supportive Development, a grassroots NGO taking part in … [Read more...] about Racial profiling by French police challenged in class action

A nurse administrates a Pfizer/Biontech COVID-19 vaccine to a health care worker at the MontLegia CHC hospital in Liege, Belgium, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. | AP Overall, the 27-nation EU, a collection of many of the richest countries in the world — most with a universal health care system to boot — is not faring well in comparison to countries like Israel and the … [Read more...] about Not in short supply: Blame for EU’s rusty vaccine rollout 

Newly confirmed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) arrives for a welcome ceremony at the State Department in Washington,DC on January 27, 2021. | Getty On his first full day in the job, Antony Blinken told a coronavirus-limited audience of employees in the department’s main lobby that he values their work and commitment. He also said that they have a hard road … [Read more...] about Blinken takes US diplomacy helm, vows to revamp State Dept

Ald. Ray Lopez makes no secret of his love for dogs. Here. he holds his dog Tomas during an interview at his home in 2019. Lopez is sponsoring a new ordinance to protect dogs from being left outside in cold weather. | Sun-Times file A day after Chicago was walloped by its biggest snowstorm of the year, Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) wants to strengthen the city’s animal cruelty … [Read more...] about Lopez proposes crackdown on animal cruelty