Jan 6 panel refers Trump for criminal prosecution
The House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol has charged Donald Trump with inciting rebellion, conspiring to defraud the United States and two other federal crimes. dashboard suggested that he face criminal charges — for the first time in American history, Congress has referred a former president to criminal prosecution.
Committee recommendation letter do not carry legal weight or force the Ministry of Justice take any action. The charges will result in a long prison term, if federal prosecutors decide to pursue them and he is convicted. The panel also referred five Trump allies to the Justice Department for prosecution, including Mark Meadows, his last chief of staff, and Rudy Giuliani, one of his attorneys.
In an executive summary from its final report During the attack on the Capitol, the committee singled out Trump as the main cause of mob violence. “None of the events of January 6 would have happened without him,” the bipartisan committee wrote. It details his relentless drive to stay in power after he lost the 2020 election and it identified his accomplices. full report scheduled for tomorrow.
More headaches: For Trump, next week will be among the most important consequences of his political career. Another House committee will meet today to discuss whether to release Trump’s tax returns. The events highlight Trump’s refusal to cede power and on a topic he has championed for decades: the actual size of his personal fortune and the source of his income.
China’s pandemic turning point
After micromanaging the coronavirus strategy for nearly three years, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has suddenly leaving a bewildered populace to improvise after abruptly abandoning its “no Covid” policy this month. Now, China faces a rising wave of infections, and Xi has left officials struggling to manage the turmoil and unrest.
China’s party-run media have seen this change as a tense but well-thought out escape, possible only because of the lightness of the Omicron variant and paving the way back to the times good economy.
In fact, an examination of how change plays out in the city of Chongqing and elsewhere reveals a government overtaken by a series of Covid outbreaks, confusion over directives, economic hardship and then rare political protests. The government is racing to approve vaccines and buy Western drugs after evading them, and infections have exploded.
Analysis: “Overall, the situation is quite chaotic and of course part of it is that the positive numbers are going down,” said Tan Gangqiang, a psychological counselor in Chongqing who has helped people manage stress. – about a third of people, according to my friends. lock the door, and now, open the door suddenly.
Twitter bots: Bot pushing adult content Submerge posts from everyone a Times investigation shows opposition to Covid restrictions in China.
Putin visits Belarus
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, made a rare visit to Belarus yesterday to strengthen his relationship with the country’s president, Aleksandr Lukashenko, who is under increasing pressure from Moscow to give more support to the war in Ukraine. The visit comes as Russian night bombing campaign continued against Ukraine’s infrastructure.
Appearing together after the talks, both leaders spoke of the need to withstand Western economic pressure. Putin said that the two also discussed a “united defensive space,” without describing what that would entail, and that they would continue joint military exercises. The defense ministers of Russia and Belarus signed an agreement this month to strengthen their relations.
The trip is likely to heighten concerns in Ukraine about the possibility of a new ground attack that could use Belarus as a launch pad, and in particular an attack to try to capture the capital Kyiv, only to about 55 miles from the Belarusian border. or disrupt the flow of Western arms and aid into Ukraine from Poland.
In other news from the war:
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The Ukrainian military is currently using drones to guide Russian soldiers who want to surrender.
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Diane Foley, an American whose son was killed by members of ISIS, has become a powerful advocate for Americans detained abroad and has pressured the White House under three presidents to put such cases at the top of the national priority list.
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The long-awaited sequel
When “Avatar” came out in 2009, it was a veritable blockbuster, bringing in more than $2.8 billion in worldwide ticket sales and becoming the highest-grossing film of all time. Now, more than a decade later, the first of many long-awaited sequels has hit theaters globally.
“Avatar: The Way of Water” hits some familiar beats but once again strikes a chord with creative visuals, AO Scott writes his review. The whole thing, he wrote, took on an air of nostalgia, adding, “Even the anticipation of seeing something truly new at the theater complex is like an artifact from a bygone era, before streaming and the Marvel Universe takes over.”
The film represents an important milestone for visual effects with the use of a technique called Underwater performance shooting. There are only two shots in the entire movie with no visual effects.
In the international market, “The Way of Water” has been a healthy start totaling $300.5 million, but in North America, opening weekend ticket sales fell short of expectations; The film grossed about $134 million in its first three days. Still, audiences are extremely positive about the three-plus hour film, which gave it an A in opinion polls.
For more: Although the first “Avatar” was a huge commercial success, its most commonly cited claim to fame was its surprising lack of cultural impact. For The Times Magazine, Jamie Lauren Keiles explores the mystery of the disappearing blockbuster.
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