Thursday, January 14, 2021
Pelosi announces fines for members avoiding metal detectors at Capitol
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Wednesday said the chamber plans to adopt new rules charging members fines for refusing to go through newly installed metal detectors in the U.S. Capitol or refusing to comply with security following last week’s deadly assault.
Stocks rally ahead of Biden coronavirus stimulus plan
U.S. equity markets rallied Thursday morning as traders awaited details of President-elect Joe Biden’s proposed COVID-19 relief package. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 95 points, or 09.31%, in the opening minutes of trading while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were higher by 0.23% and 0.3%, respectively.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to file articles of impeachment against Biden
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the newly elected Republican from Georgia, took to Twitter Wednesday to announce that she will be filing articles of impeachment against President-elect Joe Biden a day after the inauguration.
She
Rep. Mast responds to CNN's Tapper: My commitment to this country and democracy is 'unwavering'
Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., an Army veteran and double amputee, called for civil discourse Thursday in response to CNN anchor Jake Tapper questioning his patriotism.
Tapper, who has made a habit of offering his opinion during newscasts, faced intense
Illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher, of Siegfried & Roy fame, dead at 81, family says
Illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of the duo Siegfried & Roy, has died in Las Vegas at age 81, his family told the German news agency dpa.
The news agency reported Thursday that Fischbacher’s sister, a nun who lives in Munich, confirmed his death of cancer.
Surprising development for family traumatised by landlord's backyard campsite
There's been a surprising development for a Yamba family who claimed Christmas was ruined when their landlord set up a tent in their backyard.
Nicky and William said their family was traumatised when the landlord refused to leave.
New Brisbane quarantine sparks worry for residents
Residents at a luxury Brisbane retreat are worried after quarantined travellers were moved in during Brisbane's attempt to clamp down on the mutant UK COVID-19 strain.
Ambulances carried high-risk returned travellers from the coronavirus
Will a second impeachment silence Trump for good?
A US politics expert has explained what he thinks today's impeachment of President Donald Trump will mean for his future.
Stephen Loosley is a senior fellow of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.
He said with Mr Trump
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