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A federal judge has found a January 6th defendant not guilty.
US District Judge Trevor McFadden acquitting Matthew Martin of four federal charges.
Martin, an engineer from New Mexico, opted for a bench trial instead of one with a jury.
Testifying in his own defense Martin said that a US Capitol Police officer appeared to be waving him into the building...POLITICO
IN MINNEAPOLIS NO CHARGES FOR THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER WHO SHOT AND KILLED AMIR LOCKE DURING A NO-KNOCK RAID.
A JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE LOCAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY MIKE FREEMAN AND MINNEOSTA ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON.
WHEN POLICE BURST INTO AN APARTMENT EARLY THIS YEAR LOCKE STIRRED FROM HIS SLEEP POINTING A GUN AT THE OFFICER WHO FIRED THE FATAL SHOT.
MR. ELLISON SAID THAT THE OFFICER'S ACTION COMES UNDER A 'REASONABLE' DEFINTION OF WHAT HE WOULD BE EXPECTED TO DO IN SUCH A SITUATION.
BUT ELLISON WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN END TO POLICE USE OF NO-KNOCK WARRANTS...CBS MINNESOTA (VIDEO EMBEDDED)
AN UPDATE ON THE PEOPLES CONVOY CONTINUING TO MOVE WESTWARD TOWARDS CALIFORNIA AND EXPECTED PROTEST IN SACRAMENTO EVENTUALLY.
TONIGHT THE CONVOY IN LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO...SASNAK YOU TUBE LIVE VIDEO
A Chinese official describes the COVID situation in Shanghai as "extremely grim".
The lockdown in the city extended along with mass testing of residents...ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA
FOR NOW THE EUROPEAN MEDICINES AGENCY SAYS THE FOURTH COVID SHOT IS NOT NEEDED FOR ALL PEOPLE.
IT SAYS THERE IS NEITHER POSITIVE NOR NEGATIVE EVIDENCE OF A FOURTH SHOT'S USEFULNESS FOR THOSE OVER 60 YEARS OLD.
HOWEVER IT IS SAYING THAT A FOURTH JAB MAY BE HELPFUL FOR THOSE OVER THE AGE OF 80 BECAUSE OF INCREASED COVID RISK IN THAT AGE GROUP...NEWS AGENCIES-ORF AUSTRIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
NEW RESEARCH IN ISRAEL SAYS A FOURTH COVID JAB WILL GIVE INCREASED PROTECTION FROM 'SEVERE ILLNESS' IN THOSE OVER 60 YEARS OLD.
BUT THE RESEARCH ALSO INDICATES THAT ANY PROTECTION FROM COVID INFECTION WANES AFTER FOUR WEEKS AND IS GONE BY EIGHT WEEKS...TIMES OF ISRAEL
(Updated)...Politics in Israel the government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, mediator in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, is now set to lose its majority.
One of the government's whips in Parliament, Idit Silman, speaking of the loss of Jewish identity in Israel in making her decision to defect to the opposition led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud.
Netanyahu, speaking in Parliament, calling on other government parliament members to defect...TIMES OF ISRAEL....
Prime Minister Bennett says that in spite of the defection he intends to maintain the stability of his government...TIMES OF ISRAEL
TO THE FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WITH FIRST ROUND VOTING THIS SUNDAY FURIOUS CAMPAIGNING BY INCUMBENT PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON AND HIS 11 CHALLENGERS.
THE LEADING OPPONENT MARINE LE PEN EDGING CLOSER TO MACRON IN THE LATEST POLLING. THE TOP TWO FINISHERS MOVE TO THE SECOND ROUND OF VOTING APRIL 24TH.
TODAY LE PEN SAYING THAT THE DEMONIZATION OF HER AS 'FAR-RIGHT' DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. INTERVIEWED BY EUROPE 1 RADIO SHE SAID:
"The French are not children, they no longer believe in the werewolf"...(BFM-TV France)
THE US SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NORTH KOREA POLICY SAYS THAT THERE MAY BE A NUCLEAR WEAPON TEST NEXT WEEK ON A NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
SUNG KIM SAYS APRIL 15TH THE 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF NORTH KOREA'S FIRST COMMUNIST RULER, KIM IL-SUNG MAY BE THE MOMENT THE NORTH CONDUCTS ITS NUCLEAR TEST...THE GUARDIAN UK
RUSSIA-UKRAINE DRAMA
TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS FEED
BBC NEWS UKRAINE BLOG
Hungary says it is working on a technical solution so it can pay for Russian natural gas in rubles. The next payment due in late May....TASS RUSSIA
THE PENTAGON GIVING THE GREEN LIGHT TO SELL ARMS WORTH 100 MILLION US DOLLARS TO TAIWAN.
THIS SALE WOULD INCLUDE THE PATRIOT AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM.
TAIWAN EXPECTS THE DEAL WILL BE FINALIZED WITHIN A MONTH...NEWS AGENCIES-DEUTSCHE WELLE GERMANY
IT'S A RULE THAT LIMITS THE ABILITY OF STATE GOVERNMENTS AND INDIAN TRIBES TO CHALLENGE PROJECTS LIKE OIL PIPELINES.
TODAY THE US SUPREME COURT STOPPING A LOWER COURT RULING THAT THREW OUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RULE.
THE DECISION 5-4 WITH CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS IN THE MINORITY WITH THE 'LIBERALS' ON THE HIGH COURT...THE HILL
Twitter confirming that it's working on an "edit button" a suggestion of its newest board member and now largest shareholder Elon Musk...BBC NEWS
COVID STATS TODAY VIA WORLDOMETERS
In the US 31,118 new positive tests and 1,202,523 Worldwide.
In selected nations outside the US new positive tests...
South Korea 286,243.
France 161,950.
Australia 62,046.
Austria 21,076.
Russia 14,661.
Canada 13,639.
Israel 7,041.
Mexico 4,223.
Ireland 4,059.
China 1,415.
That's the way it really is Wednesday April 6th, 2022 Day 751 of the Dictatorship of COVID-19, Day 751 of America and the World held hostage to COVID shots.
