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10

2021

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Prosecutors recommend 51-month prison sentence for ‘QAnon Shaman’

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By ArLuther Lee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Jacob Anthony Chansley pleaded guilty to his role in U.S. Capitol riot in September Federal prosecutors are recommending a 51-month prison sentence for the man known as the “QAnon Shaman” who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January while wearing a Viking headdress and carrying a spear. Jacob Anthony Chansley pleaded guilty in September to obstruction of an official proceeding after numerous photographs showed him in Senate chambers and standing triumphantly behind the speaker’s podium wielding a bullhorn. He has now become the third of hundreds of felony defendants to reach…

Nov

09

2021

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SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth, ending 200-day mission

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By MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four astronauts returned to Earth on Monday, riding home with SpaceX to end a 200-day space station mission that began last spring. Their capsule streaked through the late-night sky like a dazzling meteor before parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. Recovery boats quickly moved in with spotlights. “On behalf of SpaceX, welcome home to Planet Earth,” SpaceX Mission Control radioed from Southern California. Within an hour, all four astronauts were out of the capsule, exchanging fist bumps with the team…

Nov

09

2021

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Investigation finds Trump officials repeatedly violated Hatch Act

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By JILL COLVIN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT NEW YORK — At least 13 former Trump administration officials violated the law by intermingling campaigning with their official government duties, according to a new federal investigation released Tuesday. The report from the Office of Special Counsel says the officials broke the law without consequence and with the administration's approval as part of a “willfull disregard for the Hatch Act,” which prohibits government officials from using their official roles to influence elections, including supporting candidates while acting in their official capacities. “The cumulative effect of these repeated and public violations was to…

Nov

09

2021

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Nvidia and Lockheed Martin plan to fight forest fires with AI. Here’s how

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Katie Collins | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology The companies have teamed up with state and federal firefighting services and are creating a dedicated lab to predict the path of fires to help stop them in their tracks. One of the biggest consequences of the climate crisis to be felt so far in the US is the rise in the number and intensity of forest fires to sweep across the western states, causing billions of dollars in damage and forcing people out of their homes. As the fires get worse, new tools and methods will be required to keep them under control.…

Nov

09

2021

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City trash bin from Myrtle Beach washes up on shores of Ireland

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By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Barrel’s incredible journey ends 3,500 miles across the Atlantic Instead of a message in a bottle, it was the decals on a barnacle-covered trash barrel that shows just how far it traveled, from the southeastern U.S. coast to a beach in Ireland, more than 3,500 miles from home. The City of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina announced Monday that a waste barrel had somehow washed up in County Mayo, on the emerald isle’s northwestern coast. According to the city, Keith McGreal of Ireland wrote them and shared pictures of the bright blue barrel with city…

Nov

09

2021

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TRENDING: Actor Dean Stockwell reportedly has passed away

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By Rich Barak, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks Actor Dean Stockwell passed away Sunday at his home in Hollywood, California, according to multiple reports. He was 85. His movie and TV career, which spanned seven decades, included the series “Quantum Leap” and such movies as “Married to the Mob” and “Air Force One.” His fans and fellow actors reacted to the news Tuesday on social media. Stockwell was born in 1936 in North Hollywood, California, and began his acting career as a child star on Broadway, according to Rolling Stone. He later appeared in films including “Anchors Aweigh”…

Nov

08

2021

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Shooting victim says he was pointing his gun at Kyle Rittenhouse

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By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks KENOSHA, Wis. — A protester and volunteer medic wounded on the streets of Kenosha by Kyle Rittenhouse testified Monday that he was pointing his own gun toward the rifle-toting Rittenhouse — unintentionally, he said — when the young man shot him. Gaige Grosskreutz, the third and final man shot by Rittenhouse during a night of turbulent racial-justice protests in the summer of 2020, took the stand at Rittenhouse’s murder trial and recounted how he drew his own pistol after the bloodshed started. “I thought the defendant…

Nov

07

2021

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Houston: Leaders seek clues for concert surge that killed 8

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By JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press Troy Warren for HoustonNewsAndTalk.Com #EditorsPicks Authorities say they plan to watch video, interview witnesses and review concert protocols to determine how eight people died at a Houston music festival when fans suddenly surged toward the stage to watch rapper Travis Scott HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities said they would watch video, interview witnesses and review concert protocols to determine how eight people died at a Houston music festival when fans suddenly surged toward the stage to watch rapper Travis Scott. City officials said Saturday they were in the early stages of investigating the pandemonium that unfolded Friday evening at…

Nov

07

2021

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Travel Leaders React to Passage of Infrastructure Bill

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RICH THOMASELLI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel #Business Not surprisingly, travel leaders are ecstatic this morning after Congress passed a historic $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill late Friday night. The oft-debated, contentious final vote was approved by a margin of 228-206in the House of Representatives after the Senate had already voted in favor in August, CNN and major media outlets all reported. It is the largest federal government expenditure for infrastructure in history. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act now heads to The White House for President Joe Biden’s signature, which is expected almost immediately. Of the $1.2 trillion,…

Nov

06

2021

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Atlanta: Cobb high school teacher accused of having sex with student in office

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By Alexis Stevens, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for AtlantaNewsAndTalk.Com A Cobb County high school teacher is accused of having sex with a student in his office, according to police. Zachary Warren White, 29, was arrested Thursday and charged with two felony counts of sexual assault by a teacher, his warrant and jail records state. White is a graphics arts teacher at Osborne High School, according to the school’s website. “Recently, the school learned of allegations of misconduct involving a current Osborne teacher and a current student,” Osborne Principal Joshua Morreale said in a letter posted on the school’s website. “Cobb County…

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