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West Virginia state lawmaker Derrick Evans was sentenced to 90 days in prison for walking into the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 and fist-bumping a police officer at the door who let him in. Evans filmed himself in the building, did not commit any violence and left the building without causing any damage. Evans told fellow protesters not to damage any property when he entered the building. Here are the original charges against him: 1.) Knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority 2.) Violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol Grounds. The charges...

If you were thinking that those large pro-Palestine protests popping up everywhere seem awfully organized, you’re not wrong. Today the Free Press points out that at least four rallies, including one in New York which was later denounced as too extreme by AOC, were co-organized by a group called The People’s Forum.Based in Midtown Manhattan, The People’s Forum calls itself a “movement incubator for working class and marginalized communities to build unity across historic lines of division at home and abroad.” But a review of public disclosure forms show that multimillionaire [Neville Roy] Singham and his wife [Jodie] Evans have...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Mayor Malik Evans announced the launch of Rochester’s Guaranteed Basic Income program Thursday — a pilot program that would give $500 a month to around 350 families. The program will launch on Thursday, June 22 at 10 a.m. with an application form, and will be available for one week. To qualify, Mayor Evans says applicants must: Be 18 years of age or older Live in a qualified census track in the City of Rochester Have lived in the City for at least one year before applying Have a household income of at or below 185% of...

AP) — A Russian operative under the supervision of one of the Kremlin’s main intelligence services has been charged with recruiting political groups in the United States to advance pro-Russia propaganda, including during the invasion of Ukraine, the Justice Department said Friday. The indictment of Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov reflects what U.S. officials say are ongoing Russian government efforts to meddle in the American political process, to shape public opinion and to sow discord and dissent on hot-button social issues. In this case, the authorities say, Ionov from 2014 through last March recruited political groups in Florida, Georgia and California and...

The reason the globalist elites love climate change hysteria is because it gives them a license to bring forth the most intrusive new technologies all in the name of “saving the planet.” For five decades they’ve told us we’re just ten years away from extinction, and for some reason many still believe them. They play on this ignorance to get people to willingly forgo freedom, privacy, and common sense for the sake of perceived security. This is why Alibaba Group President J. Michael Evans is able to boast about new tracking technology openly at the World Economic Forum’s Davos summit....

Steven F. Hayward has published a biography of M. Stanton Evans, a major figure in American conservatism. Today, with the passage of generations, he is not very well known., Hayward hopes to change that. Born in 1934 in Kingsville, Texas, His father, taught English literature at the Texas College of Arts and Industry (now Texas A&M).. Recalling those days in a New York Times interview shortly before his passing in 2015, Evans said he first became a conservative when he read, as a high school student in 1949, George Orwell's 1984. "It was about communism," said Evans. "Well, I'm against...

While reporting on the funeral for slain Capitol police officer Billy Evans on Tuesday, the media skirted around the fact that his killer was an avid Nation of Islam supporter. Social media posts revealed Noah Green, who killed Evans while ramming his car through a barrier at the Capitol earlier this month, supported the anti-Semitic black nationalist group and shared speeches from its leader, Louis Farrakhan, who has described Jews as "satanic." After the deadly assault, the Nation of Islam said Green, who died during the attack, was a "brother with such great potential."

Officer William "Billy" F. Evans, who died on Good Friday while defending the Capitol, will lie in honor at the Capitol Rotunda on April 13, congressional leaders announced Tuesday. Evans, an 18-year veteran of the United States Capitol Police force, was 41 years old. He was a father of two children and a native of North Adams, Mass. "Billy was the best father, son, brother, and friend anyone could ever hope for," Evans' family said in a new statement Tuesday. "His death has left a gaping void in our lives that will never be filled." Evans was killed Friday when...

By On his final day in office, Jan. 20, 2001, President Bill Clinton commuted the sentences of a pair of radical leftists serving time for bombing the U.S. Capitol building, where a 1983 blast shattered the second floor of the Senate wing. Linda Evans and Susan Rosenberg each served 16 years of lengthy sentences, with Rosenberg escaping 42 years of a 58-year sentence and Evans cutting short a 40-year sentence by 24 years. The FBI landed formal indictments on Evans and Rosenberg in the 1988 “Resistance Conspiracy” case for their involvement in the bombing of the Capitol along with five...

FISA Abuse InvestigationJanuary 15, 2021Chairman Graham released 11 transcripts of interviews conducted during the Senate Judiciary Committee's inquiry into the origins and aftermath of the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation. (press release)Handling Agent 1: Interviewed on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 (Transcript)Michael B. Steinbach: Interviewed on Friday, June 12, 2020 (Transcript)Stephen C. Laycock: Interviewed on Monday, June 15, 2020 (Transcript)Dana J. Boente: Interviewed on Monday, June 22, 2020 (Transcript)Bruce Ohr: Interviewed on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 (Transcript)Stuart Evans: Interviewed on Friday, July 31, 2020 (Transcript)Supervisory Special Agent 1: Thursday, August 27, 2020 (Transcript)Jonathan Moffa: Interviewed on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 (Transcript)Deputy Chief, Counterintelligence...

In the days before he hanged himself, it was the clock that kept Michael Evans up at night. President of the public-private consortium, Moynihan Station Development Corp., Evans, 40, had already spent the better part of his professional career working on the conversion of the James A. Farley Post Office into the gleaming, light-filled $1.6 billion train hall at Penn Station, which opened Jan. 1. The Art Deco clock, which is suspended from the center of the 255,000-square-foot waiting area for Amtrak and Long Island Rail Road, was not part of the original renderings for the station. Evans, a handsome...

Derrick Evans, facing federal charges for entering the U.S. Capitol with a mob, has resigned from West Virginia’s House of Delegates. “I hereby resign as a member of the House of Delegates, effective immediately,” Evans said in a one-page letter submitted to Gov. Jim Justice and the House. The House released another statement from Evans expressing regret. “I take full responsibility for my actions, and deeply regret any hurt, pain or embarrassment I may have caused my family, friends, constituents and fellow West Virginians,” Evans stated. “I hope this action I take today can remove any cloud of distraction from...

Actor Chris Evans has called President Trump a “dumb s**t,” said he’s worse than a “sh**ty playground bully,” and a “reckless moron.” Now the Captain America star says he’s backing off bashing the president on social media ahead of the launch of his bipartisan political website. Evans is gearing up to launch a bipartisan website called “A Starting Point.” The platform will publish two-minute videos of interviews with elected officials on both sides of the aisle, so that the public can hear from them on a variety of subjects.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia filed criminal charges on Friday against 17 current and former directors at subsidiaries of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) following an investigation into a multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal that led to the demise of state fund 1MDB.Those charged on Friday include Richard Gnodde, chief executive of Goldman Sachs International, Michael Evans, president of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) and a former director at Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC, and Michael Sherwood, former vice chairman of Goldman Sachs Group.The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the bank for its role as underwriter and arranger of the bond offer....

GALLIPOLIS, Ohio (WCHS/WVAH) — The matriarch of the Bob Evans family and company died this week in Ohio. Jewell Evans, the wife of restaurant franchise founder Bob Evans, died Wednesday in her Gallipolis home, according to her obituary. She was 99. The Bob Evans company shared the news on its social media channels. "Her model of warm hospitality and grace have been integral to our history and values," the company said. "Our prayers and condolences go out to her family and friends. She will forever remain a part of us all as we draw inspiration from her incredible legacy. Her...

Chris Evans continues to be one of the Trump administration’s biggest critics. The Captain America star has made headlines recently for criticizing quarterback Tom Brady’s alleged support of Trump, as well as sharing his outrage over Alabama’s abortion ban and a policy that would reportedly put the U.S. citizenship of children with LGBTQ parents at risk.

Rachel Held Evans, a best-selling Christian author who was unafraid to wade into fierce theological battles over issues such as the role of women, science, LGBT issues and politics on her blog and social media, died Saturday, after spending weeks in the hospital for an infection. She was 37. Her husband Dan, who has been writing health updates, wrote on her blog on Saturday that she had been weaned from an induced coma, but swelling in her brain was not survivable. The hashtag #PrayforRHE became a trending topic on Twitter for Evans, who had two young children, ages 3 and...

Captain America has called Donald Trump a "puppet" following a summit between the US leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Well, the actor who plays him has anyway. Chris Evans was reacting to Mr Trump's decision to defend Russia over allegations it interfered in the US election that made Donald Trump president - contradicting what his own intelligence agencies say. The Avenger called it a "disgrace". "Politics aside", the Democrat said on Twitter, "This is 100% un-American".

Parents of boy with rare degenerative brain disease say they are heartbroken after his death in hospital A 23-month-old boy with a rare degenerative brain disease, who was at the centre of a protracted legal battle, has died, his parents have said. Alfie Evans died at Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool in the early hours of Saturday morning. Announcing the news on Facebook on Saturday, his parents, Kate James and Thomas Evans, said: “Our baby boy grew his wings tonight at 2:30am. We are heart broken. Thank you everyone for all your support.” [...] This is a breaking news...

April 27, 11:20 AM ET: The Christian Legal Centre has released a statement regarding its involvement in Alfie Evans' case. They are defending themselves against comments made by a judge and from criticism in the way case was handled.  "Again, we underline that our driving concern throughout our short involvement in this case has been to contend for little Alfie’s bests interests and to serve his parents," they write. "Having reviewed the case with Mr Evans, we believed that Alfie’s ‘best interests’ would be served not by allowing him to die but by respecting his parents’ wish to take advantage...