World News – AU – A Boston street performer won a deal against the Trump campaign after claiming a staff member tossed him head first into a table during an event

A Boston street performer known for selling a banana artwork worth 120. Having mangled $ 000 at Art Basel won a case against the Trump campaign.

Rod Webber received 20. $ 000 from a settlement agreement with the Trump campaign after he alleged that one of Trump’s campaigners pushed him « head first » when he tried to ask a question five years ago.

Webber and the Trump campaign have agreed that the latter party, according to the settlement documents, does not admit fault.

President Donald Trump’s campaign quietly settled a case of assault by a Boston street performer who claimed that one of his employees « pushed him headfirst into a table ». « 

The artist Rod Webber received, according to the 23. December decided settlement compensation in the amount of 20. $ 000.

Webber is best known for hosting a 2019 banana art exhibit worth $ 120. Defaced US $ 000 at Art Basel in Miami Beach. He wrote in red lipstick: « Epstien did not kill himself, » it was a single banana canal taped to a wall.

Webber, according to his original complaint, said he tried to ask Trump a question during a campaign rally in New Hampshire in October 2015 in the middle of his presidential election. Webber’s complaint alleged that he was thrown « upside down » against a table by Edward Deck, one of Trump’s campaign workers, identified in the complaint as a « Trump Security Officer ». « 

« Defendant Deck grabbed Plaintiff Webber from behind and pulled him, » the complaint said. « When Plaintiff Webber asked, ‘What’s the matter?’ [Deck] tossed Plaintiff Webber into a table, knocked him over, then dragged him across the floor. « 

« Defendant Deck willfully and maliciously attacked and ill-treated Plaintiff Webber, who was exercising his first right of amendment, » said the complaint filed in New Hampshire District Court.

Webber and the Trump campaign have agreed that the latter party, according to the settlement documents, does not admit fault.

« The parties wish to resolve their differences, including the dispute, and have held settlement talks in order to reach a mutual settlement of all claims of the plaintiff against the defendants of the campaign by agreement, without liability, fault, wrongdoing or a Admission is admitted violation by the defendants of the campaign, « the agreement reads.

The law firm representing Deck and the campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In addition to the price of 20. Webber agreed to indemnify all named defendants from liability.

The first time a black woman served as the lead voice of the presidency was in 1991, when Judy Smith served as assistant secretary for President George H. stepped behind the podium. W.. . bush.

Sen. . Lindsey Graham (R-S. C.. . ) was one of the most famous names alongside Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla. ) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark. ) who were not on the list of GOP senators who wanted to object to the certification of the electoral college next week. On Sunday, Graham responded to his colleagues’ decision and didn’t seem convinced that this was the right move. While not as haunting in his criticism as Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Pa. ), Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb. ), Graham said it appears that calling for an investigation into unsubstantiated allegations of widespread electoral fraud is « more of a political evasive action than an effective remedy » for the situation, especially at such a late stage. The senator said he looked forward to hearing the arguments of his colleagues, including Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Tex. ) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo. ) and added that he would « listen carefully » but « they have a high bar to clarify. « In order for Graham to be convinced that it is worth questioning President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, Republican lawmakers must prove their electoral fraud charges and show that state and federal courts should have responded to electoral fraud claims and that These measures were taken could have changed the outcome of the presidential elections in certain states. > You must also demonstrate that the failure to take corrective action to combat electoral fraud changed the voting results of those states and ultimately the election results. >> – Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) 3. January 2021More stories from the week. com It wasn’t even an hour to 117. Congress until the drama unfolded on the floor of the house. Fears about the Indonesian Jurassic Park Pelosi rise into the fourth term as Speaker of the House.

Analysis: The outgoing president’s call shows that he has not learned a single lesson from impeachment, writes US correspondent Griffin Connolly

Armed men opened fire on a group of Shiite Hazara miners after abducting them and killing 11 early Sunday in southwest Balochistan province, a Pakistani official said. The Islamic State Group later assumed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on its website. The Sunni militant group has repeatedly cracked down on Pakistani minority Shiites in recent years.

Harris’ visit followed the audio of an appeal by the Washington Post in which outgoing President Donald Trump harassed Georgia Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in an attempt to « find » enough votes to support the victory of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden undo in the state. Harris called Trump’s words « the voice of despair » and « a bald, bold abuse of power. « Trump’s relentless attacks since Nov.. . The elections included the charge that Raffensperger had hidden tens of thousands of illegal votes in order to secure Biden’s victory. The incumbent Republican Senators of Georgia – David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler – have called on Raffensperger to resign. Perdue and Loeffler themselves are embroiled in close campaigns with Ossoff and Warnock ahead of Tuesday’s runoff elections over which party controls the U.. S.. . senate.

The number of vaccine doses distributed and the number of people who received the first dose applies to both Moderna and Pfizer / BioNTech, vaccines from 9:00 a.m.. m. ET on Saturday, the agency said. According to the balance sheet published in December. Agency 2 had 30. 794. 588 first doses of vaccines administered and 12. 409. 050 cans distributed. A total of 2. 217. 025 vaccine doses distributed for use in long-term care facilities; and 282. 740 people in the facilities received their first dose, the agency said.

At least 43 employees tested positive for the virus after an employee wore an inflatable costume for Christmas to cheer up patients.

Since the 117. Congress to be sworn in on Sunday, some Democrats are « a little nervous » about House spokeswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif). ) Chances of keeping the hammer, Rep. Filemon (D-Texas) told The Hill. The concern is whether enough legislators will actually show up to give it the required majority of those present and eligible to vote. If they do, then she is on track to win as expected. Filemon said concerns stemmed from the coronavirus pandemic and Democrats hope no one gets sick before the vote. Representative. Gwen Moore (D-Wisc. ) and Rick Larsen (D-Wash. ) Tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of December, even though Larsen is not under quarantine. And while it’s unclear, it sounds like Moore will be free of isolation too. Jake Sherman reports that 221 of the 222 Democratic members of the new house are expected. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla. ), who is being treated for pancreatic cancer, will not be in the Capitol. > NEWS on the presence. Alcee Hastings, a battered Florida Dem, won’t make it to the speaker vote today. Jamie Raskin, who recently lost his son, will make it. >> Democrats believe they will have 221 in attendance today. >> Pelosi needs a majority of those present and votes >> – Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) 3. January 2021 – If there are actually 221 Democrats on hand, plus all 211 Republicans, Pelosi could only afford to have four Democrats vote for someone else, The Hill notes. While there may be some Democrats who don’t support Pelosi, they can vote « in attendance, » which essentially makes them absent and not counting towards the final balance, which is likely to allow them to win the majority. There is also no guarantee that every Republican will be there. « I think she’ll win, » said Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass. ) said of Pelosi. « But I’m just not sure how she gets there. « Read more at The Hill. More stories from the week. com It wasn’t even an hour to 117. Congress until the drama unfolded on the floor of the house. Skeptical Lindsey Graham suggests that the GOP Electoral College challenge is « political evasion ». Fears about Indonesia’s Jurassic Park are rising

Donald Trump put pressure on the Georgian Foreign Minister to overturn Joe Biden’s victory. A recording of a one-hour call between Mr. Trump and fellow Republican Brad Raffensperger was forwarded to the Washington Post. In the request, Mr. Trump asked Mr. Raffensperger to be 11. 779 votes to “find” that enabled Mr. Biden to win the state. « There is nothing wrong with saying that you recalculated, » Trump reportedly said. « I just want to do that. I only want 11. Find 780 votes, one more than we do. Because we won the state. « Mr. Trump confirmed in a tweet on Sunday that he had spoken to Mr. Raffensperger the day before.

Hundreds of Tibetans in exile brave the rain and cold Sunday in India’s northern city of Dharmsala, home of the government-in-exile, and voted for their new political leader as the current official’s five-year term nears its end. Many young Tibetans are going to the parliamentary elections this year.

Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), didn’t report any local coronavirus cases for the first time in nearly three weeks on Monday as Sydney battled multiple outbreaks and authorities urged tens of thousands of people to get tested. NSW’s daily test numbers are up from a high of about 70 in the past two days. 000 on Christmas Day in December to around 20. 000 dropped. 25th. The vast majority of tests take place in the state capital, Sydney.

A court ruled that, despite appeal from attorneys, Lisa Montgomery. January can be executed.

In public, American officials have stated they do not believe that Russian SVR intelligence « pierced » classified systems and stole sensitive communications and plans during an alleged cyberattack on hundreds of networks in the US, the New York Times reports. But privately, the Times said, the same officials allegedly say they are still unsure of what exactly was or was not being taken. There are concerns that the SVR – that of the U. . S.. . Intelligence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are confident that behind the violation, although President Trump suspects that China may have been involved instead of Moscow – he has gotten his hands on sensitive, if unclassified, information from victims like the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to get. For example, it is reportedly possible that the hackers accessed Black Start, the detailed technical blueprints for the U. . S.. . would restore power in the event of a major power outage. If it were indeed the case, Russia would theoretically have a list of systems it could target to prevent power from being turned back on. The Times report sheds more light on the cyberattack, which may not be fully understood for months or even years. Some of the revelations include the fact that the scope of the hack appears to be much wider than originally thought and that the hackers « managed their intrusion from servers inside the U ». S.. . by « taking advantage of legal prohibitions of the National Security Agency. « Read more in the New York Times. More stories from the week. com It wasn’t even an hour to 117. Congress until the drama unfolded on the floor of the house. Skeptical Lindsey Graham suggests that the GOP Electoral College challenge is « political evasion. ». Fears about Indonesia’s Jurassic Park are rising

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Saturday a youth was suffering from paralysis the day after being shot by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. The man, Haron Abu Aram (24), was paraplegic, the ministry said. Witnesses said the incident was triggered when Israeli forces tried to prevent Palestinians from building a house in a village south of Hebron and confiscated a power generator from Abu Aram.

In Washington’s month-long political battle over who should get help to tackle the financial damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there was at least one clear loser: the local government. Amid downsizing and emergency services and growing poverty, U. . S.. . Cities, especially the smaller ones, hope that they will be included in the next round and that President-elect Joe Biden will stand up for them when he comes to power on Jan.. January takes office. 20th. The latest coronavirus bill for $ 892 billion in relief supplies, carefully negotiated for months and reluctantly incorporated into law by President Donald Trump last week, left some mayors with bad taste.

The variant of coronavirus circulating in South Africa could be resistant to the vaccine, a leading expert has suggested, but stressed that developing a new sting could only take six weeks if necessary. Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University, said his « gut feeling » was that the vaccines already in operation would be effective against the new British strain, first identified in Kent. But he added, « I don’t know about the South African strain – I think that’s a big question mark. « South Africa was suspended last week after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the new variant 501. V2 appeared to be more « contagious » than the virus that circulated in the first wave. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Jan.. December that two cases of the South African tribe were identified in Great Britain. The cases and their contacts have been quarantined and the government has placed strict restrictions on travel out of South Africa.

In an extraordinary reprimand from President Donald Trump on Sunday, all ten living former defense ministers warned against any attempt to involve the military in prosecuting electoral fraud, arguing that doing so would lead the country into « dangerous, illegal and unconstitutional territory » would. The 10 men, both Democrats and Republicans, signed an opinion piece published in the Washington Post that implicitly questioned Trump’s willingness to discharge his constitutional duty to peacefully relinquish power to Jan. 20th. After Nov. . 3 Elections and subsequent recounts in some states as well as unsuccessful legal challenges, the result is clear, they wrote, without specifying Trump in the article.

Germany is expected to extend a national lockdown beyond January. 10 to curb the still high coronavirus infection rates and place a heavy burden on hospitals and health workers, politicians said over the weekend. Chancellor Angela Merkel and regional leaders are expected to agree to extend restrictions when they meet on Tuesday. « The numbers are still too high, so we have to extend the restrictions, » said Health Minister Jens Spahn in an interview with RTL Television on Saturday evening.

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