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North Korea Pfizer hack allegations: South Korean lawmaker and spy agency dispute Covid-19 claims
South Korean lawmaker Ha Tae-keung told reporters Tuesday that he and other members of the National Assembly Intelligence committee were briefed by the country’s spy agency about the alleged attack. Ha’s office confirmed the remarks to CNN on Wednesday. Later that morning, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) put out a statement rebutting Ha’s claims. The …
BREAKING: Asylum-seekers forced to ‘Wait in Mexico’ will soon be allowed into US, lawmaker confirms
Releases will begin at 3 ports of entry in southern California, El Paso and Brownsville, Texas, congressman says by: Sandra Sanchez Posted: Feb 11, 2021 / 09:47 PM CST / Updated: Feb 11, 2021 / 10:28 PM CST McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Starting next week, some 25,000 migrants who were placed in the Migrant …
GOP lawmaker quiet after breaking ranks on abortion bill | Local News
Republican state Rep. Phelps Anderson is reserved, courteous and almost averse to publicity. Tell him you made a bet you could get three words out of him, and Anderson might reply: You lose. Yet there he was last week, making waves by siding with Democrats to repeal a 1969 law that criminalizes abortion in New …
Legislature gets go-ahead for $1.24 million in remote technology | News
BOISE — The state will spend $1.24 million to allow lawmakers to work remotely — for the rest of the year, and perhaps during the 2021 session. But Gov. Brad Little’s budget director conceded that the idea has drawn backlash — from teachers who questioned why the state is enabling lawmakers to work remotely, while …
Scott Tipton: Trump-backed five-term Republican lawmaker loses primary to far-right challenger Lauren Boebert
“3rd District Republicans have decided who they want to run against the Democrats this November,” Rep. Scott Tipton said in a statement Tuesday evening. “I want to congratulate Lauren Boebert and wish her and her supporters well.” Tipton was widely believed to be the front runner in the race before Tuesday evening. “Congressman @ScottRTipton is …
UK must stop China’s bid to remove Imagination Technologies’ tech, British lawmaker says
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of technology company Imagination Technologies is seen on the outskirts of London, Britain, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) – The British government should seek every mechanism to prevent the removal of Imagination Technologies’ technology base to China, including seeking a Western purchaser for the company, British lawmaker David Davis …
Bay Area Lawmaker Seeks Stiffer Penalties For Car Break-Ins, Property Theft – CBS San Francisco
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – Citing a recent rise in car break-ins across the Bay Area, a lawmaker from San Jose is calling for increased penalties for certain property crimes. Assemblymember Kansen Chu, a Democrat representing San Jose, announced he is planning to introduce legislation that would stiffen penalties on auto burglaries and property theft. …
Pro-Beijing lawmaker ‘stabbed’ in Hong Kong | World news
The pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho has been attacked in an apparent stabbing in Hong Kong. Ho, who is running in the upcoming district council election, was out campaigning in his constituency on Wednesday when he was attacked. In a video of the incident, a man holding a bunch of flowers approaches and speaks to Ho, …
Turkey-Syria cease-fire is ‘not a success,’ Republican lawmaker says
House Foreign Affairs Committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said the Turkey-Syria cease-fire amid a U.S. troop pullout in Syria is not a success. Kinzinger, an Air Force veteran of the Iraq War, told Neil Cavuto Friday on “Your World” that the cease-fire’s terms essentially allow Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reach his goal in …
Whistleblower complaint has been declassified and contains no ‘surprises,’ GOP lawmaker says
Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart announced on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” and on social media late Wednesday that the explosive whistleblower complaint concerning President Trump’s July call with Ukraine’s leader has been declassified — and Stewart said that it doesn’t contain any damning information. “I encourage you all to read it,” Stewart tweeted. The complaint …
