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President Trump with 29 pardons today following yesterdays round of 15. Paul Manafort, a former campaign chairman for the President, pardoned. Manafort sent to prison in connection with the Russia collusion probe. Longtime Republican political operative and supporter of the President Roger Stone also pardoned. Charles Kushner, father of the President's son-in-law Jared Kushner, received a pardon.
Also on the list former Congressman Mark Siljander of Michigan who served three-terms in the House during the 1980's...FULL PARDON LIST WHITE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
Spiffy's Restaurant served with a restraining order this week for operating in violation of Washington state's coronavirus restrictions. The Chehalis, Washington restaurant, already fined, could now face criminal charges...THE OLYMPIAN
ISRAEL GOING INTO ITS THIRD CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN SUNDAY. IT WILL LAST FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS....YNET NEWS
White House Coronavirus Task Force Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx says she is on her way to retirement. Her announcement follows controversy over her Thanksgiving Weekend trip to a vacation home in Delaware...BBC NEWS
The investigation underway into the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man in Columbus, Ohio early Tuesday morning. 47-year old Andre Hill killed by Officer Adam Coy who did not activate his camera until after the shooting but the camera has a 60 second video look back function. The mayor of Columbus demanding the officer's firing....10 TV COLUMBUS (VIDEO EMBEDDED)
President Trump tweeting today that "I disagree with anyone" that thinks a special counsel is not needed to investigate voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election...DONALD J TRUMP TWITTER
The security director of Dominion Voting Systems filing a lawsuit in federal court in Denver. Eric Coomer accusing two of President Trump's lawyers, conservative commentator Michelle Malkin. and others including media outlets Newsmax and One America News of defamation....AP OREGONLIVE
President Trump vetoing a 740 billion dollar defense spending bill. The President wanted the bill to repeal liability protection for social media companies. He also objected to provisions that limited his ability to withdrawal troops from foreign countries and renamed US military bases currently named after Confederate military officers...BBC NEWS
PRESIDENT TRUMP TWEETING A WARNING TO IRAN TONIGHT THAT SAYS IN PART "IF ONE AMERICAN IS KILLED I WILL HOLD IRAN RESPONSIBLE". TOP US OFFICIALS TALKING ABOUT A ROCKET ATTACK AIMED AT THE US EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD SUNDAY,
Three French police officers shot dead after they responded to a domestic dispute call in a rural part of the country. Their attacker found dead...BBC NEWS
The UK and the EU expected to announce a post-Brexit deal Christmas Eve that will define the future relationship between them. The deal will have to be approved by the UK and EU parliaments by New Year's Eve...BBC NEWS
A bill up for a first vote passed Russia's parliament today to allow Vladimir Putin to run for another term as President....TASS
And the coronavirus stats via Worldometers in the USA today 232,342 new positive tests reported with 3,401 more deaths attributed to COVID-19. The leading states California 44,416, Texas 20,672 and New York 12,325.
Worldwide today 683,204 new cases with US leading the nations. Other nations include the UK 39,237, Germany 31,297, South Africa 14,046 and Canada 6,845.
And that's the way it really is Wednesday December 23rd, 2020 Day 283 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19 as measured here in Pennsylvania.
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