WASHINGTON, April 14 Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said today that US intelligence agencies do not know exactly when or how Covid-19 was initially transmitted. “The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how the Covid-19 virus was transmitted.
UPDATE 2-U.S. closes probe of Capitol Police shooting of woman killed in Jan. 6 riot Reuters 4 hrs ago
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has closed its investigation into the death of Ashli Babbitt, a participant in a Jan. 6 riot shot by U.S. Capitol Police, saying there was no evidence to prove the officer who shot her had violated her civil rights.
Federal and local investigators have determined there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution, the Justice Department said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that her family had been informed of the decision.
U.S. closes probe of Capitol Police shooting of woman killed in Jan. 6 riot
By Sarah N. Lynch
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has closed its investigation into the death of Ashli Babbitt, a participant in a Jan. 6 riot shot by U.S. Capitol Police, saying there was no evidence to prove the officer who shot her had violated her civil rights.
Federal and local investigators have determined there is insufficient evidence to support a criminal prosecution, the Justice Department said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that her family had been informed of the decision.
Wednesday, 14 April, 2021 - 17:15
Director Avril Haines of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 14, 2021. (Reuters) Asharq Al-Awsat
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said on Wednesday that US intelligence agencies do not know exactly when or how COVID-19 was initially transmitted.
“The intelligence community does not know exactly where, when or how the COVID-19 virus was transmitted initially,” Haines told a Senate hearing. She noted two theories, that it emerged from human contact with infected animals or the result of a laboratory accident.
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