Reading archive 2022-04-27

Police release statement on video of gunfire interrupting youth baseball game in N. Charleston

Far-Right Infiltrators and Agitators in George Floyd Protests: Indicators of White Supremacists

Minneapolis Police Reportedly Identify Viral 'Umbrella Man' As White Supremacist

‘Boogaloo Boi’ charged in fire of Minneapolis police precinct during George Floyd protest: Ivan Harrison Hunter, a Texas rightwing extremist, bragged about helping to set the fire then was seen shooting 13 rounds at the building

Alleged 'Boogaloo' extremist charged in killing of federal officer during George Floyd protest: Steven Carrillo and his alleged accomplice "came to Oakland to kill cops," said John Bennett, special agent in charge of the San Francisco division of the FBI.

A top Democrat ties Pence’s ‘I’m not getting in the car’ to Jan. 6 ‘coup’: As Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) leans in on longstanding questions about the scene, here’s what we know

Mystery fires at sensitive facilities compound Russia’s war challenge - "Oleksiy Arestovych, a military adviser to Zelensky, said he doubted Ukraine was involved in the fires at the defense-related facilities and suggested that Russian officials are setting fires to cover up evidence of corruption. 

"'I think you need to look for reasons inside Russia — for example, hiding the means by which money has been stolen from the Russian defense ministry,' he said."

Russia is using dolphins to protect Black Sea naval base, satellite photos suggest

Trump officials overruled Pentagon to approve pandemic loan, emails show House subcommittee report finds: White House and Cabinet officials pushed for $700 million in aid for Yellow Corp. - "Two years into the pandemic, lawmakers and government watchdogs are just beginning to uncover how trillions of dollars in aid approved by Congress was spent — or misspent — as federal agencies raced unevenly to plug massive holes in the U.S. economy. Last month, for instance, the Justice Department reported it had found nearly $8 billion in allegedly fraudulent claims for pandemic aid.

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"In his response to the committee, Kasowitz noted that Treasury’s equity stake in the company is now worth close to $70 million, an approximately 50 percent increase in value since the loan began, and that the company had paid more than $25 million in interest on the loan.

"Yellow had claimed that it provided 68 percent of “less than truckload” shipping — a category of freight size — to the Defense Department. The career staffers’ review, however, found the company handled only 34 percent of such shipments — half of what Yellow claimed in its application. Treasury cited the 68 percent figure in its news release announcing the loan.

Russia cuts off gas to Poland, Bulgaria, stoking tensions with E.U.: Zelensky accuses Moscow of ‘energy blackmail’; U.S. says Ukraine has the right to attack Russia in addition to defending itself

Two homicides, one critical shooting in D.C. before 8 a.m.: A man was fatally shot, a woman was fatally stabbed and another man was hit by gunfire during the morning rush hour