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Federal Prosecutors File First Conspiracy Charges Over US Capitol Breach

January 19, 2021
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Federal prosecutors have filed one of their first conspiracy cases against three people allegedly affiliated with the paramilitary organization known as the Oath Keepers over the breach of the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. In a criminal complaint (pdf) filed on Tuesday, prosecutors allege Thomas Edward Caldwell, 65, of Clarke County, Virginia, had a leadership role…

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FBI Received Intelligence About Potential for Violence Before US Capitol Breach

January 12, 2021
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The FBI received intelligence about the potential for violence and shared it with law enforcement agencies ahead of the breach at the U.S. Capitol, a top official from the bureau said on Tuesday. Steven D’Antuono, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington field office, told reporters that the agency had “received a lot of…

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Facts Matter (Jan. 8): At Least One BLM Activist Among Those Who Breached US Capitol

January 9, 2021
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At least one BLM activist was among the people who breached the U.S. Capitol on June 6. Although he says that he was just there to look around. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Democratic lawmakers are pushing for both impeachment and/or the invocation of the 25th Amendment. They are blaming President Donald Trump for…

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Chinese Firms Owe Roughly $24 Billion in Overdue Credit Bonds

December 24, 2020
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The latest indicator of China’s economic woes is the number of credit bonds nationwide that could not be repaid on time—164 of them, involving a sum of 160 billion yuan (about $24.43 billion). Borrowers include state-run enterprises who were previously rated AAA by Chinese bond rating agencies. The Chinese market has three types of bonds:…

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