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Trump Ally Vernon Jones Announces Run for Georgia Governor
Democrat-turned-Republican and former Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones is launching a 2022 bid for governor of Georgia against incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp, who lost favor with former President Donald Trump and many in the Republican Party over his state’s handling of the Nov. 3 presidential election. Jones made the announcement on Friday from Liberty Plaza in Georgia’s Capitol during a press conference to officially launch his campaign for governor. “On this historical day, I am planting my flag on the hallowed grounds of the Georgia state Capitol,” Jones said. “I am officially announcing my candidacy for governor of the great state of Georgia.” Jones has been a strong ally to Trump, his America First agenda, and calling for election integrity in Georgia, saying that if he becomes governor, he will overhaul the election system. He also said Kemp had failed to secure free and fair elections in the state. “The governor’s …
Most Colorado counties loosened COVID-19 restrictions Friday, despite rising hospitalizations
The majority of Colorado counties loosened their COVID-19 restrictions Friday as the state’s dial framework expired and hospitalizations were on the rise in some places.
Each county can now decide on its own restrictions, though the state could require counties to tighten the rules if they’re on track to go over 85% of hospital capacity. It also will continue to regulate large events and require masks in some settings.
Ending the dial, which attempted to standardize reopening decisions based on cases compared to population, hospitalizations and the percentage of COVID-19 tests coming back positive, comes as coronavirus hospitalizations are at their highest number since Feb. 5 (551), according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
As of Friday afternoon, 28 counties had said they didn’t intend to set local public health rules, meaning most businesses don’t face any COVID-19 restrictions, other than requiring masks if more than 10 people will be in the same room. Most of them would have been in one of the two loosest tiers — Level Green or Level Blue — with a few exceptions.
Douglas and Weld counties, which both removed their restrictions Friday, have seen hospitalizations rise at least seven days in the last two weeks. That, combined with the high percentage of positive tests, would have pushed them under the dial into Level Orange, where most businesses are limited to 25% capacity.
Departure from the state’s metrics is widespread. Most of the Denver area will move into Level Blue, which removes the cap on customers in restaurants and gyms, as long as different parties stay six feet apart. Of the 12 counties statewide that will be in Level Blue, only Gunnison and San Miguel had the necessary numbers under the old framework.
How a podcast helped police find alleged killer of California student gone missing in 1996
Chris Lambert would like to get back to making music but he can’t seem to stop chasing a ghost that has haunted him for nearly 25 years. A billboard on the side of the road on California’s Central Coast led him on a detour three years ago from his career as a singer-songwriter and recording…
Alleged sex trafficking victim may be cooperating with feds in Matt Gaetz investigation, ex-girlfriend says
Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) former girlfriend has expressed fears that a woman who is allegedly a sex-trafficking victim of the Florida lawmaker recorded a call with her, raising the prospect that a second cooperating witn…
The Justice Department sues Roger Stone, a longtime Trump ally, alleging tax evasion.
Mr. Stone and his wife failed to pay almost $2 million in federal income taxes, the government said in its complaint, which also said they tried to hide their wealth in an investment entity.
Lance Armstrong stands by son accused of sexual assault
Lance Armstrong is standing by his son, who is accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl three years ago on the disgraced cyclist’s couch.
Armstrong posted a photo of himself with Luke Armstrong, now 21 with the caption “Head [up] [heart] full. You’re my NORTH Luke. I love you,” on Instagram Friday night.
White House: Ambassador won’t be punished for publicly linking U.S. founding to ‘white supremacy’
The White House said on Friday that the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations will not face punishment for publicly linking the United States’ founding documents and principles to “white supremacy.”
Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the National Action Network on Wednesday that she has “seen for [herself] how the original sin of slavery weaved white supremacy into our founding documents and principles,” arguing that the U.S. is an “imperfect union” and has “been since the beginning.”
April 16, 2021 | Nightly News Rebroadcast | Video: 54 Minutes 48 Seconds
A suspect has been identified in the Indianapolis mass shooting, President Joe Biden and Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga talk at the White House about countering threats from the Chinese communist regime and North Korea, and human smugglers are advertising their services on Facebook.
April 16, 2021 | Nightly News Rebroadcast | Video: 54 Minutes 48 Seconds
A suspect has been identified in the Indianapolis mass shooting, President Joe Biden and Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga talk at the White House about countering threats from the Chinese communist regime and North Korea, and human smugglers are advertising their services on Facebook.
Bannon’s War Room | Morning Edition Hour 1 | Recorded April 16, 2021 | Video: 48 Minutes 27 Seconds
The truth was murdered in front of our eyes,” Kassam said. “This just isn’t about left vs. right. That’s a veneer, a facade, that’s the game they keep trying to get us to play. We’re all guilty of playing it.