McConnell says increased Capitol security is ‘overdone,’ reminds him of Kabul | TheHill (Fool on the Hill votes against Covid-19 relief and complains about security to divert attention from pettiness…)

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday lambasted increased security around the Capitol, calling it “overdone” and an overreaction.

Source: McConnell says increased Capitol security is ‘overdone,’ reminds him of Kabul | TheHill

Afghanistan bans schoolgirls older than 12 from singing — reports | News | DW | 10.03.2021(women still lose regardless of whether current government or Taliban governs Afghanistan, it seems – sad.)

Afghanistan’s government has reportedly decreed that girls will only be allowed to sing at women-only events. The ban sparked outrage among social media users, many of whom said it resembled the Taliban’s policies.

Source: Afghanistan bans schoolgirls older than 12 from singing — reports | News | DW | 10.03.2021

Iowa Journalist Who Was Arrested at Protest Is Found Not Guilty – The New York Times

An Iowa jury acquitted a journalist on Wednesday in a highly unusual trial of a reporter who was arrested last spring as she covered a protest against racism and police violence.

Andrea Sahouri, a public safety reporter for The Des Moines Register, was arrested May 31 while covering a sometimes chaotic demonstration near the Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines. Police ordered protesters to disperse and used pepper spray against them. Ms. Sahouri, who said she identified herself as a reporter, was arrested along with her then-boyfriend, Spenser Robnett, who had accompanied her that day.

Ms. Sahouri, 25, pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charges of failing to disperse and interference with official acts, each punishable by up to 30 days in jail. On Wednesday, a six-person jury found Ms. Sahouri and Mr. Robnett not guilty of both charges.

“I’m thankful to the jury for doing the right thing,” Ms. Sahouri said in a statement after the verdict. “Their decision upholds freedom of the press and justice in our democracy.”

The leaked U.S. plan to end the war in Afghanistan – The Washington Post

A leaked State Department document presents the clearest picture yet of a political settlement to the Afghan conflict that would satisfy the Biden administration and pave the way for the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country. Source: The leaked U.S. plan to end the war in Afghanistan – The Washington Post

US charges another Oath Keepers associate in Capitol riots probe – The Jerusalem Post

Joshua A. James, 33, of Arab, Alabama, is at least the 11th person associated with the far-right militia to face charges in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 siege, which left five people dead and caused more than 130 police officers to be injured as they tried to protect the Capitol from a mob of former president Donald Trump’s supporters. Source: US charges another Oath Keepers associate in Capitol riots probe – The Jerusalem Post

White House reinstates Central American Minors Program

  • President Joe Biden’s administration is reinstating an Obama-era program that would allow some Central American children to seek to legally enter the U.S. from their home countries, the State Department announced.
  • The announcement comes as the Biden administration faces an influx of unaccompanied migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border.
  • Established in 2014 under President Barack Obama, the Central American Minors Program would allow certain minors from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to reunite with a parent or parents lawfully in the U.S.

Source: White House reinstates Central American Minors Program

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