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A San Fernando Valley man was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to assaulting a bar patron who wore a “Make America Great Again” hat inscribed in Russian, the Los Angeles Daily News reported.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Thomas Sokolov sentenced David Delgado to four years in jail, the Los Angeles Daily News reported.
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Delgado “pleaded no contest” to one felony count of “assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury,” according to a March 4, 2020, press release.
Delgado had approached the victim at a bar restroom Labor Day Weekend Sept. 2, 2019, the Los Angeles Daily News reported. Delgado kept punching the victim after he inquired what the wording on the hat meant, which caused the victim to fall to the floor, Hermosa Beach police Sgt. Robert Higgins said, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.
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Officials seized firearms owned by a Denver, Colorado, man under the state’s red flag gun law after reports of his plans to kill public officials were revealed, a local NBC affiliate reported Tuesday.
Bryce Shelby, 28, a self-identified member of the Black Panther Party, posted violent and threatening content to social media and sought out membership with a nationalist paramilitary organization, according to court records reported by 9 News Denver. Shelby allegedly plotted to kill Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, the records said.
The Denver Police Department (DPD) filed a petition for an extreme risk protection order against Shelby on Nov. 3, 2020, according to 9 News. The Denver Probate Court approved an order requiring Shelby to surrender his firearms or risk seizure on Nov. 12.
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Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook’s annual compensation increased by 28% in 2020 even as the coronavirus pandemic sparked a recession, according to filings.
Tim Cook’s 2020 compensation totaled $14.7 million, which was mainly comprised of performance-based pay, according to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings released Tuesday, Business Insider reported. While the coronavirus pandemicsparked a recession in the spring, Apple consistently reported positive financial figures including increased revenue and growth throughout 2020.
“Despite the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, Apple is in the midst of our most prolific product introduction period ever, and the early response to all our new products, led by our first 5G-enabled iPhone lineup, has been tremendously positive,” Cook said in a statement following the company’s most recent quarterly report.
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Two pipe bombs were reportedly detonated at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee Wednesday, and the Democratic National Committee is under evacuation after receiving a suspicious package, according to news reports and a Republican official.
The pair of explosives at the RNC headquarters “were detonated after our staff were evacuated,” according to GOP official Harmeet Dhillon. The New York Times reported earlier that a device was detonated intentionally by a bomb squad.
“Whoever is behind this terrorist act, must be found and prosecuted,” Dhillon tweeted.
Two pipe bombs at the RNC headquarters were detonated after our staff were evacuated. Whoever is behind this terrorist act, must be found and prosecuted.
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The European Medicines Agency recommended Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for use across the European Union’s 27 countries on Wednesday.
The recommendation clears the way for it to be officially approved for widespread use later this week. It is the second vaccine to be approved in the EU, and follows the European Commission’s purchase of 160 million vaccine doses in November.
“Good news for our efforts to bring more COVID-19 vaccines to Europeans,” tweeted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “We are working at full speed to approve it and make it available in the EU.”
The EU approved Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in December. The EU is following in the footsteps of the United States, which approved Moderna’s vaccine on Dec. 18.