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Capitol Police inspector general to testify about lapses in planning ahead of Capitol 'takeover'
The inspector general overseeing a probe into the United States Capitol Police's preparation for and response to the January 6 insurrection is set to detail critical lapses in planning, policies and procedures resulting in the catastrophic failure that killed five people, including one of their own, Officer Brian Sicknick.
[ cnn.com ]Biden's secretary of state criticizes China's failure to provide early transparency on Covid-19
• He built a website showing open vaccine appointments. Some call it a lifesaver
[ cnn.com ]US Capitol Police watchdog issues scathing report on January 6 failures
The United States Capitol Police's Inspector General has issued a scathing preliminary report about the department's "deficiencies" leading up to the January 6 riot that left five people dead and nearly 140 law enforcement officers injured.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: When Trump's team tried to pressure the CDC, they crossed a line
The United States' early response to the Covid-19 pandemic is considered by most observers to have been a failure. The result of that failure has been a disproportionate number of Covid-19 deaths and harm in the country. The US has only 4% of the world population, but several months into the pandemic it consistently had over 20% of world cases and over 20% of deaths.
[ cnn.com ]Toxic chemicals in products you buy: The retailers that earned an F for failure to act
A dozen major companies earned an F for failing to publicly address the growing problem of toxic chemicals that may be in the products they sell to consumers, according to the 2021 Who's Minding the Store? A Report Card on Retailer Actions to Eliminate Toxic Chemicals.
[ cnn.com ]Credit Suisse and Nomura warn of big losses from hedge fund failure
Major global banks could be hit with billions of dollars in losses after a US investment firm was forced to dump shares last week when it got into financial trouble.
[ cnn.com ]Larry McMurtry, author of 'Lonesome Dove' and other novels, dies at age 84
Award-winning novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry has died of heart failure, according to his publicist, Amanda Lundberg.
[ cnn.com ]This new artificial heart responds to the patient
Heart disease is the world's biggest killer, and around one in five people in developed countries will suffer heart failure in their lifetime.
[ cnn.com ]Massachusetts DA seeks to vacate thousands of drug convictions connected to botched evidence certification at state lab
Thousands of people who had drug convictions in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, may soon see them vacated due to a "catastrophic failure of management," the county's district attorney Rachael Rollins said Monday.
[ cnn.com ]Did Tanzania's Covid-denying leader die of the coronavirus? It's one of many questions he leaves behind
President John Magufuli, the Covid-denying leader of Tanzania, was said to have died from heart failure, which he apparently battled for more than a decade, according to the country's new president.
[ cnn.com ]Japan's failure to recognize same-sex marriage is 'unconstitutional,' court rules
A Japanese court has ruled that not allowing same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, according to Kyodo News agency, a landmark decision that could herald a new era for marriage equality in the country.
[ cnn.com ]Ammon Bundy won't wear mask in courthouse so judge has him arrested for failure to appear
Ammon Bundy, who was to go on trial after being charged with trespassing in the Idaho Statehouse last year, was arrested Monday after he refused to wear a mask in court.
[ cnn.com ]Heavy rainfall in Hawaii's Maui damaged homes, sparked evacuations and worries over possible dam failure
The mayor of Maui has asked some residents to evacuate and others to shelter in place due to flooding that has threatened to cause a dam failure and has already damaged or destroyed at least half a dozen homes.
[ cnn.com ]Evacuations ordered as dam on the Hawaiian island of Maui is in danger of failure
A dam on the Hawaiian island of Maui is in imminent danger of failure and an evacuation order has been issued for residents "downstream of Kaupakalua Dam in Haiku," according to the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.
[ cnn.com ]Senators to grill FBI Director Chris Wray over security failures during Capitol riot
• Proud Boys nominated man to hold 'war powers' and lead January 6 attack, DOJ says
[ cnn.com ]Lawmakers angrily grill Capitol security officials over lack of leadership as mob stormed US Capitol
House lawmakers angrily grilled acting US Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman and acting House Sergeant at Arms Timothy Blodgett on Thursday over the security failures that occurred on January 6, repeatedly pressing both officials on the lack of communication by law enforcement leaders as their officers were overwhelmed by the pro-Trump mob that day.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Did Ted Cruz's Cancun trip distract from the biggest political failure in Texas?
Unless you have been living on another planet for the last few weeks, you know that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) went to Cancun -- for a day -- while his state was in the grips of extreme cold weather and massive failure of its power grid.
[ cnn.com ]FAA met to discuss more frequent engine inspections days before Denver incident
Only days before a dramatic engine failure on a United Airlines flight, federal regulators had met about requiring more frequent inspections of the same type of engine, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
[ cnn.com ]The Justice Department is facing a tough climb trying to keep Capitol rioters locked up
• Analysis: Congress rocked by consequential battles that will shape Biden's presidency • Takeaways from the Senate hearing on the US Capitol attack • Opinion: The truly shocking failures on the day rioters stormed the Capitol
[ cnn.com ]Takeaways from the Senate hearing on the US Capitol attack
Former officials who were responsible for security at the US Capitol testified Tuesday at the first congressional hearing about the failure to prevent the deadly insurrection on January 6, admitting some failures but also deflecting blame to other security agencies, saying that the FBI did not provide any warnings beforehand that there would be a coordinated assault.
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