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Сербія здобула «Кришталевий глобус» на 55-му кінофестивалі у Карлових Варах
Україна на 55-му кінофестивалі у Карлових Варах нагород не отримала
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By Gromada | 08/29/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Thousands March for Fair, Easy Access to Vote for All
Thousands of Americans gathered Saturday in Washington to demand federal legislation to protect voting rights. Saqib Islam reports from the protest, March On for Voting Rights, which also marked the 58th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech on the National Mall.
Camera: Saqib Ul Islam Producer: Saqib Ul Islam
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By Polityk | 08/29/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
Thousands March in US Cities for Voting Rights
Thousands of protesters rallied in Washington and other U.S. cities on Saturday to demand protections for voting rights, aiming to pressure lawmakers to pass legislation to counter a wave of ballot restrictions in Republican-led states. Held on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic 1963 March on Washington, organizers of the “March On for Voting Rights” say the state-level moves to curb voting access disproportionately affect people of color. In Washington, protesters holding “Black Lives Matter” flags and signs calling for federal legislation marched from McPherson Square toward the final meeting point at the National Mall, where King gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech 58 years ago. Activist Carolyn Ruff, 74, said she made the trip from Chicago to Washington to push for the passage of a federal law that would restore key protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed discriminatory voting practices. The bill, named after the late civil rights hero John Lewis, was approved in the U.S. House of Representatives this week but faces poor prospects in the Senate because of rules there that allow a minority to block legislation. Demonstrators hold signs during a march for voting rights, marking the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington, Aug. 28, 2021, in Washington.Lewis’ youngest brother urged Republican senators to put aside partisanship and pass the law, saying that fundamental rights secured in the 1960s were at stake. “Just think, 58 years later we are still fighting for those same rights. Something about that just don’t sound right,” said Grant Lewis, one of a series of civil rights leaders to address the crowd. “It doesn’t matter what side of the aisle you are on. It’s more important to be on the right side of history.” Republican reactionAfter Democrat Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Republican lawmakers in many states reined in use of dropboxes and mail-in voting. The moves came after Republican former President Donald Trump tried unsuccessfully to overturn the election based on unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud. So far this year, at least 18 states have enacted laws restricting voter access, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University. Demonstrators stop at the John Lewis Mural during a march for voting rights, Aug. 28, 2021, in Atlanta.Organizers expected 50,000 demonstrators in Washington. Rallies also took place in Phoenix, Miami and several other cities. In addition to the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a more expansive voting reform bill was passed by the House earlier this year, but Senate Republicans blocked it in June, saying voting rules should be left to the states. The lack of meaningful Republican support appears set to doom any legislation in the Senate, which is divided 50-50 along party lines and where filibuster rules mean Democrats need to secure the votes of 10 Republicans to advance measures. ‘It’s worth ending the filibuster’Kathleen Kennedy, 27, said she joined the Washington march after reading about a bill in Texas that had garnered national attention when Democratic lawmakers fled the state to deny a quorum needed for Republicans to pass it. The bill, which would outlaw drive-through and 24-hour voting locations and add new identification requirements to mail-in voting, among other restrictions, was approved by the state’s House of Representatives on Friday. “So many of these laws are getting passed. Elections are coming up. Elections will be impacted by these laws,” said Kennedy, a resident of nearby Silver Spring, Maryland. “It’s worth ending the filibuster.” Some speakers also promoted the idea of making the nation’s capital the next state. A coalition of groups advocating for Washington, D.C., statehood, 51 for 51, was one of the leading organizers of Saturday’s event.
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By Polityk | 08/29/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
Growing Hostility to Afghan Refugees Shows GOP Divide
As the U.S. rushes to evacuate Americans and allies from the chaos of Afghanistan, a growing number of Republicans are questioning why the U.S. should take in Afghan citizens who worked side by side with Americans, further exacerbating divides within the party heading into next year’s midterm elections. Little more than a week ago, as the Taliban’s stunning takeover of Afghanistan still was snapping into focus, former President Donald Trump issued a statement saying that “civilians and others who have been good to our Country … should be allowed to seek refuge.” But in more recent days, he has turned to warning of the alleged dangers posed by those desperately trying to flee their country before an end-of-month deadline. “How many terrorists will Joe Biden bring to America?” he asked. As Republicans level blistering criticism at Biden during his first major foreign policy crisis, some are turning to the nativist, anti-immigrant rhetoric Trump used during his four years in office. It’s causing dismay among others in the party who think the U.S. should look out for those who helped the Americans over the last two decades. “I think these false narratives that these are a bunch of terrorists are just — they’re completely baseless in reality,” said Olivia Troye, a former White House homeland security adviser who currently serves as director of the Republican Accountability Project. “There’s no basis for this at all in terms of the intelligence and national security world.” Neil Newhouse, a veteran Republican pollster, said the rhetoric reflects “a general, overall increase” in concern in the country over the risk of terrorist threats after Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban — not just in the short term from those who may not have been properly vetted, but a year or two down the road. “There’s just a sense that we are less safe as a country as a result of this,” he said. All thoroughly vettedThe Biden administration has stressed that every person cleared to come to the U.S. is being thoroughly vetted by officials working around the clock. But the refugees have become an emerging flash point, with Trump and his followers loudly demanding that Americans be prioritized for evacuation and warning of the potential dangers posed by Afghans being rescued in one of the world’s largest-ever civilian airlift operations. FILE – Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., speaks at a news conference held by members of the House Freedom Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 29, 2021.That talk intensified Thursday after a suicide bombing ripped through the crowd at the Kabul airport, killing 13 U.S. service members and well over 150 Afghans. “How many American military personnel have to die to evacuate unvetted refugees?” tweeted Representative Matt Rosendale, a Montana Republican. “Get American citizens out and bring our troops home.” Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, on Friday toured the Doña Ana Range complex at Fort Bliss, where many refugees will be housed, and later tweeted the U.S. “should rescue Afghans who’ve assisted the US military, but they should go to a neutral & safe third country.” “They should NOT come to US w/o a FULL security vetting,” he said. That followed a call Wednesday by Kentucky Representative James Comer, the top Republican on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, for the administration to brief lawmakers on their efforts to vet Afghan refugees and prevent terrorists from entering the country. “In the chaotic situation left in the wake of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, we are particularly concerned that terrorists and others who wish to harm the United States may seek to infiltrate the country disguised as those who provided assistance to coalition forces in Afghanistan,” he wrote in letters to the secretaries of state and homeland security.FILE – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks to lawmakers in Annapolis, Md., Feb. 5, 2020. He’s one of several U.S. governors who have pledged to help resettle Afghan refugees in their states.Still others, including Republican governors and members of Congress, have taken a different stance, welcoming refugees to their states and working furiously to help those trying to flee. Among those governors is Maryland’s Governor Larry Hogan who posted a video statement on Twitter. “Many of these Afghan citizens, our allies, bravely risked their lives to provide invaluable support for our efforts as interpreters and support staff. We have a moral obligation to help them,” the governor’s statement said, adding that his state would welcome the refugees. Lawmakers busyOn Capitol Hill, the effort to help Afghan friends and family of constituents is the rare undertaking that is consuming legislative offices of members of both parties. The United States and its coalition partners have evacuated more than 100,000 people from Afghanistan since the airlift began August 14, including more than 5,100 American citizens. While the administration’s explicitly stated priority is to evacuate Americans, the numbers reflect the demographics of those trying to flee. U.S. officials believe about 500 American citizens who want to leave Afghanistan remain in the country; others are believed to want to stay. And many of the Afghans, including those who served as American interpreters and fixers and in other support capacities, are desperate to escape, fearing they will be prime targets for retribution by the Taliban once the U.S. leaves. But that hasn’t stopped Republicans from accusing the Biden administration of failing to put Americans first. “We’re actually prioritizing Afghan refugees more than we’re prioritizing our own citizens,” said Republican J.D. Vance, who is running for Senate in Ohio and has made repeat television appearances blasting the administration’s approach. On Fox Business Network, he claimed, without evidence, that the U.S. has “no knowledge” of 90% of the people being evacuated and said some have shown up on wide-ranging terror databases. Trump and his former policy adviser Stephen Miller, along with conservative commentators like Tucker Carlson, have taken things even further, using the same anti-immigrant language that was the hallmark of Trump’s 2015 speech announcing his candidacy for the Republican nomination. “You can be sure the Taliban, who are now in complete control, didn’t allow the best and brightest to board these evacuation flights,” Trump said. “Instead, we can only imagine how many thousands of terrorists have been airlifted out of Afghanistan and into neighborhoods around the world.” Carlson has warned about Afghans invading America. FILE – Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., talks to a reporter at the Capitol in Washington, Aug. 5, 2021.Different from pastThe rhetoric underscores the transformation of a party once led by neoconservatives who championed interventionist nation-building policies and invaded Afghanistan — followed by Iraq — nearly 20 years ago. But not Republicans all are on board. Senator Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican whose office has been working around the clock to rescue the “countless” Afghans he says deserve evacuation, chastised those in his party invoking “terrorist” rhetoric. “I would say that they need to do their homework,” he said. “When you talk to the people that we’ve spoken with, when you look at their service record … when you recognize that they sleep in the same tents, they carry arms together, they’ve been in live firefights, how dare anyone question whether or not they deserve to come to this country or to a safe third country?” “We’re not talking about just walking down the street and picking and choosing people,” Tillis added. “We know these people. We know who their children are. We know what their service record was. And quite honestly, somebody taking that position, each and every time they do, is insulting a service member who considers these people like brothers and sisters.” Many of the Afghans seeking to come to the U.S. are doing so under the Special Immigrant Visa program designed specifically for individuals who worked with U.S. forces. Adam Bates, policy counsel at the International Refugee Assistance Project, said that, due to their work, those individuals were extensively vetted by U.S. authorities before applying to the program — and are again extensively vetted “by a wide array of federal agencies” before the visas are granted. Troye, who has spent significant time on the ground in Afghanistan over the years, said Americans became extremely close to the Afghans with whom they served. “These people became like family to many of us,” she said. “It’s really shameful to see some of these Republicans speaking in this way about people who really risked their lives to help us, who were really our allies on the ground.”
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By Polityk | 08/29/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
«Історію України мають розказувати тільки українці» – голова СКУ про проєкт меморіалу «Бабин Яр»
На думку Павла Ґрода, концепцію проєкту реально представити до 80-х роковин розстрілів у Бабиному Яру
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By Gromada | 08/29/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Ще двоє військових поранені внаслідок обстрілу – штаб ООС
За даними командування, бойовики застосовували міномети, гранатомети, великокаліберні кулемети та стрілецьку зброю протягом дня
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By Gromada | 08/28/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Сутички в Одесі: постраждали 29 правоохоронців, поліція відкрила кримінальне провадження
16 поліцейських і 13 службовців Національної гвардії отримали опіки очей від сльозогінного газу
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By Gromada | 08/28/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
У Запоріжжі відбувся забіг на вшанування пам’яті загиблих на Донбасі українських бійців
Учасники самі обирали одну з трьох дистанцій – 2, 5 чи 10 кілометрів
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By Gromada | 08/28/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
У ДСНС попереджають про підйоми рівнів води у річках на заході України
У неділю в західних, Житомирській і Вінницькій областях очікуються значні дощі
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By Gromada | 08/28/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Названо лауреата міжнародної премії Івана Франка 2021 року
Директор фонду Ігор Курус зазначив, що премія Франка стала найпрестижнішою науковою відзнакою сучасних праць з гуманітаристики
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By Gromada | 08/28/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Асєєв презентував у Львові книгу «Світлий шлях»: історія одного концтабору» про 28 місяців у полоні
Торік у Львові вийшла книжка «Світлий шлях»: історія одного концтабору» у «Видавництві Старого Лева»
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By Gromada | 08/28/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
В Одесі суд скасував арешт інгушського активіста, якого Росія звинувачує в теракті й вимагає екстрадувати
Наразі триває не також процедура отримання Ільясом Белхароєвим статусу людини, що потребує додаткового захисту від держави
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By Gromada | 08/27/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
СБУ заявляє про розкрадання коштів, виділених на боротьбу з наслідками повені на заході України
За версією слідства, йдеться про привласнення 1,3 мільйона гривень бюджетних коштів, виділених на аварійно-відновлювальні роботи
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By Gromada | 08/27/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Верховний суд Білорусі ліквідував місцеву Асоціацію журналістів
Підставою для ліквідації стало ненадання документів, які до того вилучили в БАЖ під час обшуків
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By VilneSlovo | 08/27/2021 | Повідомлення, Свобода слова
Capitol Police Officer Who Shot Trump Supporter Says It Was ‘Last Resort’
The U.S. Capitol Police officer who fatally shot a woman as she tried to force her way into the House of Representatives during the January 6 attack said the shooting was a “last resort” because he believed she posed a threat to members of Congress. “I tried to wait as long as I could,” police Lieutenant Michael Byrd said in an interview with “NBC Nightly News” that aired Thursday, in what were his first public remarks since the violence. FILE – This undated driver’s license photo from the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, provided to AP by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, shows Ashli Babbitt.”I hoped and prayed no one tried to enter through those doors,” Byrd said. “But their failure to comply required me to take the appropriate action to save the lives of members of Congress and myself and my fellow officers.” Byrd described the shooting as an act of “last resort” as he spoke publicly three days after a review by the Capitol Police concluded he had acted lawfully and within department policy in shooting the supporter of then-President Donald Trump as she tried to force her way through a smashed window into the House of Representatives’ Speaker’s Lobby. “It was a very terrifying situation,” Byrd said. The shooting of Ashli Babbitt, 35, came on a day of violence that saw hundreds of Trump supporters fight their way into the Capitol, attacking police and sending lawmakers running. Babbitt was a U.S. Air Force veteran who embraced far-right conspiracy theories on social media, including Trump’s false assertions that his 2020 presidential election loss was the result of fraud. She was one of four participants in the riot to die on January 6. Far-right groups have embraced Babbitt as a martyr, arguing she was murdered. Her cause has also been taken up by Trump, who falsely claimed last month that the officer who shot her was the “head of security” for a “high-ranking” Democratic member of Congress. Police officers who fought the mob, in testimony given last month to a congressional committee, recounted scenes of violence in which rioters beat them, taunted them with racist insults and threatened to kill an officer “with his own gun.” FILE – Ashli Babbitt walks through the U.S. Capitol shortly before being shot and killed on Jan. 6 in a still photo from U.S. Capitol Security footage that was introduced as evidence by House impeachment managers, Feb. 10, 2021. (U.S. Senate/Handout)A Capitol Police officer who had been attacked by rioters died the following day. Four police officers who took part in the defense of the Capitol later took their own lives. More than 100 police officers were injured. The Capitol Police review of the shooting concluded that it may have saved lives. “The actions of the officer in this case potentially saved Members and staff from serious injury and possible death from a large crowd of rioters,” the department said. It added that the officer’s family had “been the subject of numerous credible and specific threats.” The Justice Department in April closed its investigation into the death of Babbitt, saying there was no evidence that the officer had acted criminally in the shooting. The worst violence at the Capitol since the War of 1812 delayed the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential election victory by several hours and brought a huge military presence into the city for several months.
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By Polityk | 08/27/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
Україну за два місяці відвідали майже 30 тисяч туристів із арабських країн – ДПСУ
Міністр закордонних справ України Дмитро Кулеба назвав зростання туристичного потоку з Саудівської Аравії в Україну «шансом», який треба «перетворити на постійну практику»
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By Gromada | 08/26/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
У Львові встановили скульптуру сина Моцарта
Захід відбувся у рамках Міжнародного фестивалю класичної музики LvivMozArt, який уп’яте розпочався у Львові
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By Gromada | 08/26/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Усі школи розпочнуть навчальний рік 1 вересня – Шмигаль
За словами голови уряду, школи підготовлені та мають усе необхідне
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By Gromada | 08/26/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Жителів південних регіонів попереджають про град і пожежну небезпеку
Одещину та Миколаївщину чекають град та шквали, та водночас ризик виникнення пожеж
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By Gromada | 08/26/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
У Держкіно повідомили про старт відбору фільмів на премію «Оскар»
24 вересня Оскарівський комітет України оголосить результати конкурсу
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By Gromada | 08/26/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
US Judge Sanctions Trump-Allied Lawyers
A U.S. federal judge imposed financial penalties and other sanctions Wednesday against nine lawyers with ties to former U.S. President Donald Trump after ruling that their lawsuit challenging 2020 election results in the state of Michigan was a “historic and profound abuse of the judicial process.”“It is one thing to take on the charge of vindicating rights associated with an allegedly fraudulent election,” U.S. District Court judge Linda Parker wrote. “It is another to take on the charge of deceiving a federal court and the American people into believing that rights were infringed, without regard to whether any laws or rights were in fact violated.”The lawyers involved include Sidney Powell, Lin Wood, Emily Newman, Julia Haller, Brandon Johnson, Scott Hagerstrom, Howard Kleinhendler, Gregory Rohl and Stefanie Lynn Junttila.Parker ordered that the lawyers attend 12 hours of legal education and reimburse local officials in Michigan for the costs of defending the lawsuit.The judge also said her ruling would be sent to every state bar and federal court where each lawyer practices for possible disciplinary action.Some information for this report came from The Associated Press and Reuters.
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By Polityk | 08/26/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
Українці завоювали перші медалі на Паралімпіаді в Токіо
Паралімпійські ігри в Токіо проходять без глядачів
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By Gromada | 08/25/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
В Одесі напали на волонтера квір-фестивалю – ймовірні нападники кажуть, що він їх провокував
Як повідомляє пресслужба фестивалю, нападники були представниками радикальної організації «Традиція і Порядок»
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By Gromada | 08/25/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
US Congressmen Visit Kabul Airport Amid Evacuation Effort
Two U.S. congressman made a previously unannounced trip to the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday for what they said was a visit to assess the ongoing evacuation effort and to pressure U.S. President Joe Biden to extend his August 31 for withdrawing the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan. “We conducted this visit in secret, speaking about it only after our departure, to minimize the risk and disruption to the people on the ground, and because we were there to gather information, not to grandstand,” said a joint statement from Congressman Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Congressman Peter Meijer, a Michigan Republican. The lawmakers, who served on the House Armed Services Committee, released their statement after flying out of Kabul on a charter plane. They said that in their view, after seeing the situation firsthand and speaking to commanders on the ground, “we won’t get everyone out on time.” FILE – Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., speaks in Las Vegas, Aug. 3, 2019.Biden said Tuesday he expects the evacuation mission to be completed by the end of the month. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement Tuesday saying travel to the region by members of the House of Representatives would divert resources from the evacuation operation. “Given the urgency of this situation, the desire of some Members to travel to Afghanistan and the surrounding areas is understandable and reflective of the high priority that we place on the lives of those on the ground,” Pelosi said. “However, I write to reiterate that the Departments of Defense and State have requested that Members not travel to Afghanistan and the region during this time of danger. Ensuring the safe and timely evacuation of individuals at risk requires the full focus and attention of the U.S. military and diplomatic teams on the ground in Afghanistan.” FILE – Peter Meijer, R-Mich., speaks in Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 14, 2020.The Associated Press cited a senior U.S. official saying the Biden administration viewed the visit by Moulton and Meijer as unhelpful, and other officials saying it was seen as a distraction to the troops who have been tasked with securing the airport to facilitate evacuation flights. Tens of thousands of people have sought to flee Afghanistan since the Taliban seized control earlier this month. More than 70,000 people have been evacuated, but crowds remain at the airport and others in Kabul and elsewhere in Afghanistan have been unable to reach the site. South Korea announced Wednesday it planned to evacuate around 380 people who supported the country’s official activities in Afghanistan. Some information for this report came from the Associated Press and Reuters.
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By Polityk | 08/25/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
В Афганістані залишаються близько 90 громадян України, Київ шукає шляхи евакуації – МЗС
«Пріоритет – евакуація українських громадян та членів їхніх родин, але не виключаємо і можливість евакуації іноземців з гуманітарних міркувань»
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By Gromada | 08/25/2021 | Повідомлення, Суспільство
Plea Deal Possible for Capitol Rioter Dressed as George Washington
Prosecutors are discussing a plea deal for a Missouri man who participated in the deadly January 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol dressed as George Washington. Isaac Yoder, a locksmith from Missouri, has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges that include violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.At a hearing Tuesday before a district judge, Assistant U.S. Attorney Mona Furst said discussions had begun “about a possible resolution without a trial” in Yoder’s case.The FBI said Yoder admitted to investigators in March that he entered the Capitol on January 6.Multiple photographs have been published of Yoder dressed as the first president of the United States, presumably in the Capitol on January 6.Authorities say about 800 Trump supporters entered the Capitol, and many of them stormed past law enforcement authorities, smashed windows, ransacked congressional offices and scuffled with police officers, 140 of whom were injured in the melee.Many of the rioters boasted on social media of occupying the Capitol and were quickly identified by their friends and relatives, as well as by police.To date, 615 people have been charged with an array of criminal offenses, some as minor as trespassing in a secure area. Others face more serious charges, including attacking police or vandalizing the Capitol.About 40 of the rioters have pleaded guilty so far, with some facing potential prison sentences of three to four years. Others have been given probationary terms for minor offenses.Some information for this report came from Reuters.
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By Polityk | 08/25/2021 | Повідомлення, Політика
