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Undercover FBI agents were not present during the 2021 attack on the US Capitol by Donald Trump supporters, a Justice Department watchdog said Thursday in a report debunking a popular right-wing conspiracy theory. "We found no evidence in the materials we reviewed or the testimony we received showing or suggesting that the FBI had undercover employees in the various protest crowds, or at the Capitol, on January 6," Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz said in an 88-page report. Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6 in a bid to prevent congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden's election victory. Right-wing media and even some Republican lawmakers have spuriously claimed that undercover FBI agents provoked the attack on Congress, which followed a fiery speech by Trump in which he falsely claimed the election had been stolen. The inspector general said that while no undercover FBI agents were present at the Trump rally or the Capitol, 26 FBI informants known as confidential human sources (CHS) were in Washington at the time. Three of the informants had been tasked with reporting on domestic terrorist suspects while the others were there on their own. "None of these FBI CHSs were authorized to enter the Capitol or a restricted area, or to otherwise break the law on January 6, nor was any CHS directed by the FBI to encourage others to commit illegal acts on January 6," the report said. The inspector general also said there had been an intelligence-gathering failure by the FBI ahead of the January 6 attack. "While the FBI undertook significant efforts to identify domestic terrorism subjects who planned to travel to the Capital region on January 6," the report said, "the FBI did not take a step that could have helped the FBI and its law enforcement partners with their preparations. "Specifically, the FBI did not canvass its field offices in advance of January 6, 2021, to identify any intelligence, including CHS reporting, about potential threats to the January 6 Electoral Certification," it said. FBI deputy director Paul Abbate was quoted as saying this was a "basic step that was missed" in "understanding the threat picture prior to January 6." Trump was impeached by the Democratic-majority House of Representatives following the attack on the Capitol, but acquitted by the Senate. He is to return to the White House on January 20 after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the November presidential election. More than 1,500 people have been charged in connection with the assault on Congress. Trump has lauded them as "patriots" and "political prisoners" and pledged to pardon many of them when he returns to the White House. cl/st
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Bryce Johnson scored 28 points as UMBC beat Howard 95-77 on Monday. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * BALTIMORE (AP) — Bryce Johnson scored 28 points as UMBC beat Howard 95-77 on Monday. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? BALTIMORE (AP) — Bryce Johnson scored 28 points as UMBC beat Howard 95-77 on Monday. Johnson shot 10 for 15 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Retrievers (4-4). Marcus Banks scored 17 points while going 5 of 13 from the floor, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line and added six rebounds and three steals. Anthony Valentine had 16 points and shot 6 of 7 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line. Blake Harper led the Bison (3-4) in scoring, finishing with 20 points and two steals. Marcus Dockery added 14 points for Howard. Ose Okokie finished with 11 points and six rebounds. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. Advertisement
Patricia Bednar, 86, of Brainerd, went peacefully into the arms of Jesus on November 24, 2024, at home in Brainerd. A memorial service will be held on Sunday December 15, 2024, at 2:00pm at the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel in Baxter. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the start of the service at the Chapel. Patricia was born to John and Velma (Lamm) Taylor on October 16, 1938, in Canby, MN. She graduated from Canby High School in 1956, and married Roger Bednar on June 2, 1956. Roger and Pat had the first wedding held in the remodeled Presbyterian Church in Canby. Pat was good at many sports; from playing softball to snowmobile racing and bowling. Pat loved country music and sang along to many different songs, she had the best flower gardens in town, and for 25 years, Pat and a group of friends went bowling on Fridays and would play poker afterwards. She was an active member of Pro-Life MCCL in Brainerd. She was also very talented in painting ceramics. Pat was a wonderful wife and mom. Her memory will live on with us. Grateful for sharing Pat’s life are her husband of 68 years; Roger Bednar, children; Gregory (Bonnie) Bednar, Chad (Deb Dortch) Bednar, Michael (Karol) Bednar, and Wendy (Jim) Lane, 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, siblings, Wally, Ruth and Steve, and many aunts and uncles. Arrangements are entrusted to Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.NJ Benson recorded a first-half double-double, and finished with 22 points and 17 rebounds, as host DePaul rolled to an 84-65 victory over Loyola Maryland on Saturday in Chicago. With David Skogman out due to a lower-body injury, the 6-foot-8, Missouri State-transfer Benson made the most of his first start this season. Benson posted 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds in the first half, as DePaul (9-4) focused on its inside game and outscored Loyola Maryland 28-12 in the paint en route to a 44-26 halftime lead. Benson, who averaged 6.5 points and 4.0 rebounds entering the game, matched a career high in scoring Saturday, while those boards are a personal best. Jacob Meyer added 12 points for the Blue Demons, one of the nation's top 3-point shooting teams that went just 5 of 24 from distance, but scored 52 points in the paint. DePaul bounced back following consecutive losses to St. John's and Northwestern by a combined 48 points. Jacob Theodosiou had 22 points and Milos Ilic scored 13 for the Greyhounds (5-6), who shot 38.5 percent in the first half and committed 15 overall turnovers while falling to 1-67 against major-conference opponents since February 1982. DePaul scored the game's first eight points, beginning with a Benson dunk. Loyola didn't record its first field goal until Ilic's bucket with 14:11 remaining in the opening half, but used a 9-0 run to get within 13-12. However, Benson and DePaul's dominance in the paint never allowed the Greyhounds to go ahead. The Blue Demons led 18-16, then scored the next seven points, highlighted by dunks from Benson and CJ Gunn (11 points). DePaul was ahead 32-23 with 3:20 left in the first half when it took control by scoring 12 straight points before Jordan Stiemke's 3 made it an 18-point game at the break. The Blue Demons were 1-of-11 from 3 through the first 20 minutes. In the second half, another Benson dunk and two free throws were featured during a 12-2 run that put the Blue Demons up 66-37 with roughly 12 minutes remaining in the contest. --Field Level Media
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Georgia police fire water cannons at pro-EU protestersMexico cracks down on drugs and migrants. Will it be enough to stop Trump tariffs?Adele has said she will miss her residency shows “terribly” but needs to “move on” after playing her 100th and final show in Las Vegas on Saturday night. The British singer-songwriter, 36, launched Weekends With Adele, located at The Colosseum theatre in Caesars Palace in November 2022. In July, she announced she would be taking a “big break” from music after her run of of sell-out shows at the venue, which seats around 4,000 people. In a social media post on Monday, she said: “Well what an adventure! Las Vegas you’ve been so good to me. “This residency went on to mirror what 30 was about, lost and broken to healed and thriving! “Seems so fitting in the end. The only thing left to do in this case is move on.” The Easy On Me star made a return to the spotlight in 2021 when she released her fourth album, 30. Adele said: “These 100 shows have been so easy to love. “They were all completely different because I got to really be with every single person in the room every night. “I’ve loved every single second of it and I am so proud of it! I will miss it terribly, and I will miss you all terribly too. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! See you next time.” Videos posted online from her concert on Saturday show the singer getting tearful as she bid farewell to Vegas. “It’s been wonderful and I will miss it terribly and I will miss you terribly,” she said. “I don’t know when I next want to perform again.” The singer, full name Adele Adkins, shared an emotional embrace with Celine Dion after she spotted the music artist in the audience during her Las Vegas show last month. In August, Adele played shows in a purpose-built outdoor arena in Munich, with capacity for 80,000 people per night, and told fans on the last night that they would not be seeing her for a “long time”.
Web comic distributors sue illegal sharing sitesReport: Texans S Jalen Pitre (pectoral) expected out for weeksThe Pune district has seized illegal liquor worth ₹ 7 crore and took action against 1,042 people since the 2024 assembly elections model code of conduct (MCC) came into effect, said official. Pune district collector Suhas Divase said, “About 25 per cent of state’s total liquor seizure under the drive is from Pune. The exercise was conducted by excise department’s Pune district superintendent Vijay Suryanshi. Action has been taken against 234 vehicles and most of the illegal stock came from neighbouring state Goa.”
