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Last modified on Wed 24 Feb 2021 07.28 EST Good morning. The chief of the Capitol police, who resigned over the 6 January attack, said the pro-Trump mob “came prepared for war”, at the first congressional hearing about law enforcement’s response to the siege. Steven Sund said he was astonished at delays from the Pentagon after police appealed for reinforcements at the Capitol and the deployment of the National Guard. Washington’s metropolitan police chief said he remembered Sund “literally pleading” for backup. 01:56 Capitol mob 'came prepared for war', US Senate hears testimony �...

Two bestselling authors in one go: Fair Fight founder Stacey Abrams (left) will be in conversation with celebrated sci-fi/fantasy novelist N. K. Jemisin at SXSW Online this March. (Photo Credits: Abrams photo courtesy of Fair Fight. Jemisin photo courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.) The Venn diagram sweet spot of people who are going to fangirl over voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams and sci-fi/fantasy author N. K. Jemisin is – I suspect – very large. I’m in the overlap. You’re in it, too, right? SXSW is definitely in it. The multidisci...

BBC News By Rachel Flint image copyrightGetty Images image captionThe Law Commission wants to see changes in England and Wales to allow people to marry at home, outdoors and even remotely. Restrictions forcing couples to cancel weddings during the coronavirus pandemic have highlighted "archaic" marriage laws, a legal body has said. With wedding venues and churches closed for months, many couples have had to put their big days on hold. The Law Commission wants to see changes in England and Wales to marry at home, outdoors - and even remotely. The Ministry of Justice said it wanted to ensure t...

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US Prof Faces 'Cancellation' For Teaching Students to Question Propaganda Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/interviews/202101121081733570-us-prof-faces-cancellation-for-teaching-students-to-question-propaganda-amid-covid-19-pandemic/ Hostility to dissenting perspectives has become increasingly recorded over the past few years, but particularly since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. One apparent victim of this shrinking space for differing views is a US professor who teaches a class on propaganda in New York City. For years, Mark Crispin Mille...