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Analysis: Europe left exposed as Biden walks America away from the world stage By Analysis by Luke McGee CNN August 20, 2021 London (CNN)When US President Joe Biden finally broke his silence on the chaos unfolding in Afghanistan, European allies who’d had high hopes for a reset in the transatlantic alliance were left dismayed. Their disappointment was not at the contents of Biden’s address, but the America First optics of the leader of the free world washing his hands of a global problem. The unilateral decision to withdraw seemed to somewhat contradict Biden’s claim upon entering the White…
By History.com Editors HISTORY August 20, 2021 Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor and diplomat. Born into a Boston family of modest means, Franklin had little formal education. He went on to start a successful printing business in Philadelphia and grew wealthy. Franklin was deeply active in public affairs in his adopted city, where he helped launch a lending library, hospital and college and garnered acclaim for his experiments with electricity, among other projects. During the American Revolution, he served in the Second Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He…
By Hannah Rabinowitz CNN August 20, 2021 (CNN)A Texas real estate agent who went viral after asking former President Donald Trump to pardon her for storming the Capitol pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor for her role in the riot. Jenna Ryan, 51, pleaded guilty to illegally demonstrating inside the Capitol building on January 6. She agreed to pay $500 in restitution for damage done to the Capitol during the riot. Prosecutors have cut the same deal for other low-level defendants who weren’t violent or destructive inside the building. She could face a sentence of up to six months…
LA Times: Kamala Harris ‘owns’ Afghanistan policy after touting her role in withdrawal decision By Brandon Gillespie Fox News August 20, 2021 Vice President Kamala Harris “owns” the execution of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan following her touting the role she played in President Joe Biden’s decision, The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. “Vice President Kamala Harris has been, at least visually, front and center as President Biden has overseen America’s retreat from Afghanistan,” the newspaper wrote in a story headlined, “Kamala Harris has touted her role on Afghanistan policy. Now, she owns it too.” “The harrowing images of…
Larry David Confronts Alan Dershowitz in Heated Encounter at Martha’s Vineyard Grocery Store By Ryan Lattanzio IndieWire August 19, 2021 Life imitating “Curb Your Enthusiasm”? Comedy mogul Larry David and lawyer Alan Dershowitz reportedly clashed over politics at a Martha’s Vineyard grocery store in an incident that sounds ripped straight out of David’s long-running HBO comedy series. Page Six has the scoop on the altercation, in which David confronted Dershowitz over his ties to the former Trump administration. Dershowitz told David, “We can still talk, Larry.” David replied, “No. No. We really can’t. I saw you. I saw…
Analysis: Biden’s presidency is under scrutiny as never before over Afghan chaos By Analysis by Stephen Collinson CNN August 19, 2021 (CNN)President Joe Biden is struggling against an intensifying examination of his judgment, competence and even his empathy over the chaotic US exit from Afghanistan. And each attempt the administration makes to quell a furor that’s tarnishing America’s image only provokes more questions about its failures of planning and execution. A defiant Biden on Wednesday rejected criticism of his leadership, as he battled the most significant self-inflicted drama of a term that he won by promising proficient government…
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US Capitol rioter sentencing delayed after online sleuths uncover new footage of alleged police assault By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz CNN August 19, 2021 (CNN)The sentencing for one of the January 6 US Capitol rioters was abruptly postponed Wednesday after new videos emerged of the man allegedly fighting with police, an unexpected twist in the case because prosecutors hadn’t previously accused him of committing violence that day. Robert Reeder of Maryland was charged in February with four misdemeanors. He pleaded guilty to unlawfully demonstrating inside the Capitol and was set to be sentenced on Wednesday afternoon, with…
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