Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Prosecutors charge man who allegedly assaulted police at the US Capitol and brought hatchets to FBI headquarters

Federal prosecutors unsealed charges against a Rhode Island man on Monday who allegedly attempted to hop over security chains behind the FBI headquarters in Washington, DC, with two hatchets just hours after the US Capitol riot on January 6.


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Josephine Baker becomes first Black woman honored at the Pantheon in Paris

Black, American-born, a woman, and arguably best known for her exotic dancing: Josephine Baker hardly fits the profile of France's historical heroes.


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Omicron and the Fed might finally kill this bull market

So much for a year-end Santa Claus rally? The broader market has pulled back in the past week as worries about the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have rattled investors' confidence.


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Home prices jumped another 19% in September

Home prices rose 19.5% in September compared to a year ago, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index.


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Gucci family hits out at portrayal in 'House of Gucci' movie

The heirs of former Gucci fashion house chairman Aldo Gucci have hit out at Ridley Scott's "House of Gucci" movie.


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Dr. Oz to jump into GOP Senate primary in key battleground of Pennsylvania: sources

Well-known celebrity physician Mehmet Oz on Tuesday afternoon will declare his candidacy for the Senate in Pennsylvania, joining a competitive Republican primary field in the crucial battleground state, multiple sources confirmed to Fox News.

Rick Scott slams Biden admin on 'Faulkner Focus': 'They take no responsibility' for inflation

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., weighs in on the continuing rise in inflation, says 'no way' Democrats can win next year.

NYC opens drug consumption sites to ensure users receive clean needles, prevent overdoses

New York City has become the first in the U.S. to open its own supervised drug consumption sites in hopes of combating a growing number of overdose deaths.

Merck COVID-19 pill: FDA panel weighs safety, effectiveness

Government health advisers on Tuesday weighed the benefits and risks of a closely watched drug from Merck that could soon become the first U.S.-authorized pill for patients to take at home to treat COVID-19.

NASA delays spacewalk following space debris alert

A scheduled spacewalk by NASA astronauts was postponed after the agency received a debris warning for the International Space Station (ISS).

US removes Colombia's FARC from terrorism blacklist

The US State Department has removed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known by the acronym the FARC, from its terrorism blacklist, and listed two dissident groups led by former FARC militants.


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The pandemic will continue to rage as long as the WTO keeps bickering over vaccine rules

The WTO needs to call an online meeting of its General Council and adopt the TRIPS waiver this week.


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Travel is back, but Omicron could change everything

Just when US airlines thought they were on the verge of profitability again, along came the Omicron variant to put those hopes in doubt.


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Lekki Toll Gate report: Nigeria's Lagos governor calls for walk for peace for reconciliation

The Governor of Nigeria's Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said Tuesday that his government will not inflame already heightened tensions that stemmed from a report by a judicial panel that probed the October 2020 shooting of protesters at the state's Lekki Toll gate.


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Trump's attempt to rewrite history just took a big hit

The news that former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is now cooperating with the House's January 6 select committee investigation represents a clear and present danger to the former president and his attempts to rewrite the history of that fateful day.


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