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Metropolitan Police Officer Says, ‘A Hitman’ Sent the Rioters
Commission Begins Investigation into U.S. Capitol Insurrection Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer
5 Several U.S. Capitol Police officers spent the day testifying about their experience during the insurrection on January 6. This is a photo taken earlier in the year. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
The words rolled off U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn’s tongue easily but it still proved as stunning an indictment as any ever leveled at former President Donald Trump. “There was an attack on Jan. 6 and a hitman sent them. I want you to get to the bottom of that,” Dunn said as the gallery gasped and he and other
officers wiped away tears. The emotional testimony came during the U.S. House of Representatives’ Jan. 6 commission’s inquiry into the capitol riots. The committee, formed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol, began hearings on Tuesday, July 27. Dunn and three other officers dominated the hearings, describ-
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CDC Updates their Covid-19 Guidelines Amid Delta Variant Spread
Olympic Medalist Dominique Dawes Says Biles Made the Right Decision
New information released along with how it is affecting D.C.
Hamil R. Harris WI Contributing Writer
Natalie C. Hockaday WI Staff Writer
Olympians past and present remain shocked and saddened that Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles has bowed out of the 2021 Olympics because says she is stressed out and needs to focus on her mental health. Team USA was in position to win the gold medal in the women’s gymnastics competition when Biles, who appeared to have injured herself, clarified what really happened. "Whenever you get in a high stress situation, you 5 Dominique Dawes and her husband Jeff share a moment with their
Just when everyone thought the COVID 19 crisis was over, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed direction. Even if you have been vaccinated, CDC said July 28, wear a mask, even inside, in potential hotspots. “The science hasn’t changed. The virus has changed,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, told reporters.
children at her academy in Clarksburg, Md.
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And, they said, it is spreading faster than the original version of the coronavirus that has gripped the world. The CDC announced that the Delta variant is the dominant strain of Covid-19 that is circulating the United States. From data drawn from multiple states and other countries, it shows that people who are fully vaccinated and retrieve the Delta
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