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The Washington, D.C., siege has Western roots and consequences History and the growing power of right-wing extremism point to a volatile future for the West during the Biden presidency. Image credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images Analysis Jan. 8, 2021 From the print edition Five years and four days after armed militiamen took over the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, a remote federal wildlife preserve in eastern Oregon, for 41 days, supporters of President Donald Trump stor...

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The Worst Week for Deaths Since the Pandemic Began The COVID Tracking Project Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. Updated at 10:00 a.m. ET on January 15, 2021. For 16 weeks, throughout the fall and then straight through the data disruptions around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day, the number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 has risen. On October 13, there were 36...

collaboration. Five years and four days after armed militiamen took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, a remote federal wildlife preserve in eastern Oregon, for 41 days, supporters of President Donald Trump stormed and briefly occupied the United States Capitol in D.C. It’s not hard to trace the links between Malheur and Washington: Familiar insignia, instigators, and ideologies fueled both anti-government actions. Extremist leaders and movement regulars from the Western U.S., includ...

Menu   How a bomb got on Flight 103 Lockerbie trial told how bags were transferred to doomed plane at Heathrow Procedures for loading baggage at Heathrow airport came under scrutiny yesterday at the trial of the two Libyans accused of the Lockerbie bombing. Staff working at the airport on the night of the 1988 disaster told the court at Camp Zeist in Holland how bags were transferred on to the doomed flight. The hearing heard that construction work was going on at the time a...

The Most Reliable Pandemic Number Keeps Getting Worse The COVID Tracking Project Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. In the first week of 2021, the United States reported more cases of COVID-19 than at any other point in the pandemic so far, and the second-highest number of deaths. Holiday data-reporting slowdowns from Christmas and New Year’s are likely still affecting most metrics—mo...

From the Archives, 1966: Ronald Ryan recaptured after 19 days on the run We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss From the Archives, 1966: Ronald Ryan recaptured after 19 days on the run By Staff Writers Normal text size Pentridge closes again on escapees – 19 days Ronald Ryan and Peter Walker were back in Pentridge Goal last night, 19 days after their escape. Melbourne prison escapee Ronald Ryan being taken to police headquarters in Sydney after h...

Link to Share A wide draw and a step up in class couldn’t hold down underrated mare Showoroses as she led from go to whoa to take out the Group 2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at Ellerslie. The Joanne Surgenor-trained four-year-old had employed similar tactics against her own sex when taking out the Group 2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa last month. Friday’s contest pitted her against the best of the boys as well, with rider Vinnie Colgan once again seizing the initiative after Showoroses wor...

Boris Johnson Signs Post-Brexit Trade Deal With EU as British MPs Overwhelmingly Back Agreement © REUTERS / ©UK Parliament/JESSICA TAYLOR Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/uk/202012301081611481-uk-mps-approve-post-brexit-trade-deal-with-eu-as-boris-johnson-gets-all-churchillian/ British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written a biography of Winston Churchill, his political hero. But unlike Churchill, Johnson’s biggest challe...

The Pandemic Is Crashing Through the South and the West The COVID Tracking Project Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. We’ll begin with the good news: In every midwestern state—and in several others—COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are declining. Elsewhere, however, the picture is mixed. In several large states, already large outbreaks appear to be rapidly worsening—and despite ...