May 17, 2021
Around a thousand people in a Los Angeles area community have been ordered to leave their homes as a wildfire burns.
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Around a thousand people in a Los Angeles area community have been ordered to leave their homes as a wildfire burns.
And officials say people in the Topanga Canyon area who haven t been evacuated should be prepared to do so.
The fire, which had burned more than two square miles by last night, has been deemed suspicious.
Two arson suspects were detained and questioned.
L.A. hasn t seen a lot of rain this year, heightening the risk for wildfires.
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An associate of Republican congressman Matt Gaetz has officially entered a guilty plea on several felony counts, including child sex trafficking.
The Justice Department has been investigating whether Joel Greenberg and Gaetz violated federal child sex trafficking laws.
Gaetz has not been charged and denies any wrongdoing. But Greenberg s plea deal could lead to legal trouble for the congressman from Florida.
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As Colonial Pipeline continues to work on getting its supply chain back to normal after a cyberattack, multiple reports now say the company paid nearly $5 million to the ransomware group behind it.
The FBI confirmed the group known as DarkSide was responsible.
It was initially reported that Colonial Pipeline had not paid the ransom, but new reports indicate it has, as the company tried to retrieve stolen information.
The White House declined to comment on the report.
But a spokesperson reiterated the FBI s stance that companies shouldn t pay ransoms saying it incentivizes attacks like this.
May 14, 2021
The commission would be composed of five lawmakers from each party. They would have the power to issue subpoenas to gather key information.
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Committee members in the House have approved a plan to form a commission to take a closer look at the January 6 insurrection.
Not only will it investigate the siege, but it will also look at ways to prevent future breaches at the Capitol.
It s similar to the 9/11 commission. It will have 10 commissioners, with five from each party, and it will have the power to issue subpoenas to gather key information.
The commissioners must produce a report by the end of the year.