Myanmar s Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders of her ruling National League for Democracy party were arrested early Monday in a military coup. The military takeover came in the wake of November elections in which Suu Kyi’s party swept 396 out of 476 seats in parliament. It was Myanma’s second democratic election since transition from military rule began in 2015. But the party with close ties to the military said the election was rigged, and disputed the results. Myanmar lawmakers were scheduled to gather Monday for the first session of Parliament since the election. The military declared a one-year state of emergency.
Creator of viral Bernie mittens partners with teddy bear maker to mass produce for good cause Updated: 10:32 AM PST Feb 1, 2021 By KATHY McCORMACK, Associated Press
Creator of viral Bernie mittens partners with teddy bear maker to mass produce for good cause Share Updated: 10:32 AM PST Feb 1, 2021
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Show Transcript following President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris s inauguration, Bernie Sanders and his mittens took the Internet by storm. People fell in love with his brown Burton jacket, wool mittens, respect for social distancing and the Manila envelope he carried under his arm, according to Penn Live. His mittens, made from repurposed wool sweaters and lined with fleece made from recycled plastic bottles, first became famous a year ago when Sanders wore them to the Sea Coast women s march in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. They were created by Gen. Ellis, a second grade teacher from Vermont. She made mittens for some o
A Vermont schoolteacher whose homemade mittens went viral after Senator Bernie Sanders wore them at President Joe Biden's inauguration has found a manufacturer to fulfill the resulting thousands of o…