Few plea bargains in U.S. Capitol riot cases as prosecutors stand firm
Reuters | May 22, 2021 12:31 AM EDT
Pro-Trump protesters storm the U.S. Capitol to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, (Photo : REUTERS/Ahmed Gaber)
Nearly four months after the U.S. Capitol attack, just one of more than 440 people charged has pleaded guilty, a sign of tough conditions set by prosecutors for plea deals and resistance by defense lawyers to their demands.
This reflects the high stakes of cases stemming from the worst violence at the Capitol in modern history, which left five people dead.
New Zealand-Australia travel bubble airfares: Jetstar offering $139 one-way fares on Tasman routes
17 May, 2021 12:01 PM
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Jetstar Group CEO Gareth Evans reacts to the quarantine-free bubble announcement and reveals plans for more flights across the Tasman. Video / Supplied
Jetstar Group CEO Gareth Evans reacts to the quarantine-free bubble announcement and reveals plans for more flights across the Tasman. Video / Supplied
Aviation, tourism and energy writer for the NZ Heraldgrant.bradley@nzherald.co.nz@gbradleynz
Jetstar is pumping more bargain fares to stimulate flying transtasman where analysts say there was a slow down after the initial sugar rush when quarantine-free travel started.
Jonathan Campbell rounds up the best deals on the web and the high street Get 20 per cent off a new Amazon Fire tablet when you trade in your old one Jonathan Campbell 15 May, 2021 01:00
Apple s certified refurbished site offers like-new items with as much as 30 per cent off
- Amazon has released new versions of its Fire tablets and if you trade in your old one, you ll get 20 per cent off too. The value of your old tablet will be issued to you as gift card for www.amazon.co.uk. The 20 per cent discount will be applied to your account automatically. For more details, check out the range and click the ‘upgrade and save’ banner.