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Sri Lankan holy man’s ‘miracle’ potion for Covid turns sour

A self-styled Sri Lankan holy man’s supposed miracle potion to prevent Covid-19 has turned sour after a minister who publicly drank it was taken to hospital with the virus.

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Minister who publicly drank syrup touted as coronavirus cure tests positive

A self-styled Sri Lankan holy man’s supposed miracle potion to prevent Covid-19 has turned sour after a minister who publicly drank it was taken to hospital with the virus.

Thousands defied public gathering restrictions to swamp a village in central Sri Lanka last month to get the syrup made by Dhammika Bandara.

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Former Houston police officer Tam Pham charged over U.S. Capitol riot | The Texas Tribune

Houston police officer Tam Pham. According to the affidavit published by media organizations, Pham told the agents that he had traveled to D.C. from Houston on Jan. 5 for his wife’s business trip. He initially denied entering the Capitol, but admitted to attending the Trump rally earlier in the day. However, federal officials found photos of Pham standing in the Capitol rotunda in the deleted photos section of his phone. One agent warned Pham about making any false statements, and Pham agreed to cooperate for the rest of the investigation.

Pham also denied being a member of any far-right social media groups that had advertised the Jan. 6 rally, saying that he learned about the gathering on Facebook and attended because he wanted to “see history,” court documents show. After the president’s speech to the crowd that morning, he followed others to the Capitol, eventually climbing over toppled fences and barricades along the way. The photographs on Pham’s phone place him in the rotunda between 2:50 and 2:55 p.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 6. 

Source: Former Houston police officer Tam Pham charged over U.S. Capitol riot | The Texas Tribune

Coronavirus: 1.39 million vaccines administered in California as of Jan. 18

California’s case count was nearing 3 million on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

According to data gleaned from local public health departments across the state, there were 24,924 new cases and 141 new deaths reported from Monday, Jan. 18, to Tuesday, Jan. 19.

And, of the 3.2 million vaccinations distributed throughout the state, 1.39 million have been administered, tracking showed.

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California regions and ICU capacity for Jan. 19

As ICU capacity dwindles in Southern California the percentages in this graphic have been adjusted by state public health officials to represent the high levels of COVID-19 patients among all ICU patients. More actual beds may be available.

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Vaccines administered as of Jan. 17

The California Department of Public Health site shows a total of 3,226,775 vaccine doses, which includes the first and second dose, have been shipped to local health departments and health care systems as of Jan. 17.

The totals of vaccines administered across six different regions are in the maps below. As of Jan. 17, a total of 1,393,224 vaccine doses have been administered statewide.That’s up 609,748 from the Jan. 11 report. The state cautions that the numbers do not represent true day-to-day change as reporting may be delayed.

 

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Court worker held in threats to Biden inauguration, calls for Democrat deaths

  • A New York man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly making threats related to the upcoming presidential inauguration of Joe Biden and calling for the deaths of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other prominent Democratic lawmakers.
  • The suspect, Brendan Hunt of Queens, works for the Office of Court Administration, which operates the state’s court system, and also is a part-time actor and filmmaker, authorities said.
  • On Monday, Riley June Williams of Pennsylvania was arrested after her former romantic partner told authorities she planned to ship a computer device stolen from Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to Russia.

Source: Court worker held in threats to Biden inauguration, calls for Democrat deaths

3 from Beverly Hills face federal charges in Capitol riot

LOS ANGELES — A Beverly Hills salon owner and a prominent anti-vaxxer physician and her spokesman are due in federal court in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday to face charges of participating in the violent takeover of the U.S. Capitol.

Gina Bisignano, 52, was arrested Tuesday morning, and Simone Gold, 55, and John Strand, 37, were taken into custody Monday, according to FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller.

The defendants — all three are Beverly Hills residents — are expected to make their initial court appearances Los Angeles federal court Tuesday afternoon on charges filed in the District of Columbia. The charging documents are expected to be unsealed at the time of their appearance.

Bisignano is the owner of Gina’s Eyelashes and Skincare in Beverly Hills.

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Gold, a former Southland emergency room doctor, was seen in an online video holding a bullhorn and making a speech inside the Capitol building during the Jan. 6 siege.

Last year, Gold — founder of the group America’s Frontline Doctors — promoted the drug hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus treatment despite evidence that it is not effective and causes serious side effects. She has also raised unfounded concerns about COVID-19 vaccines, which she has called an “experimental, biological agent deceptively named a vaccine.”

Strand is the communications director of Gold’s group, which gained national attention last July when she and other physicians appeared in front of the Supreme Court to decry pandemic lockdowns and criticize government efforts to stop the spread of the virus. Video of the event organized by conservative activists went viral after being retweeted by President Donald Trump.

Last week, a Glendora man was arrested and charged in the District of Columbia with one federal count each of damaging or destroying government property, obstruction of an official proceeding, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on capitol grounds, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Hunter Allen Ehmke, 20, made his initial court appearance Thursday before a Los Angeles magistrate judge, who granted the defendant’s release on a $40,000 bond, and ordered him to appear in federal court in the District of Columbia on Jan. 21.

Ehmke allegedly attempted to break a window at the Capitol during the takeover.

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