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"I offered her (Nancy Pelosi) 10,000 soldiers and National Guard" to quell the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, replies Trump to moderator's question. "She now admits she turned it down."

"The only person on this stage who is a convicted felon is the man I'm looking at right now," says Biden.

"He didn't do a damn thing and these people should be in jail," says Biden of Trump and the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters.

The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, denounces what he calls the "irregular mobilization" of some army units as troops are seen gathering in La Paz. https://www.lostiempos.com/actualidad/pais/20240626/militares-cercan-plaza-murillo-paz-arce-denuncia-movimientos-irregulares

Bolivia’s army chief, Juan Jose Zuniga, accused of leading a coup attempt today, says he wants to "restructure democracy, to make it a true democracy and not one run by the same few people for 30, 40 years." https://www.la-razon.com/nacional/2024/06/26/en-medio-de-intentona-golpista-arce-posesiona-nuevo-alto-mando-militar/

Update: A top Bolivian official, Maria Nela Prada, says an attempted coup is underway and calls for people and organizations to "defend our democracy."

Bolivia's public prosecutor's office says it's beginning a criminal investigation against General Juan Jose Zuniga and others for leading today what some government officials characterize as an attempted coup.

A quarter century of Daily Show archives vanish from the web two days after Paramount+ also wiped the MTV and CMT sites. https://latenighter.com/news/paramount-axes-comedy-central-website-show-clips-library/

Five people have been charged in Minnesota with conspiring to bribe a juror with a bag containing $120,000 in cash in exchange for acquitting defendants in a major COVID-19 related fraud case. https://www.startribune.com/new-charges-feeding-our-future-juror-was-followed-for-days-given-list-of-instructions-with-120k-in-cash-to-acquit/600376357/

Update: Police firing live rounds have gunned down several protesters in Nairobi. https://nation.africa/kenya/news/kenya-s-anti-tax-protesters-enter-parliament-several-shot-dead--4669228

Protesters enter Kenya's Parliament. https://www.youtube.com/live/tS6-7WcYwk0?si=FPayqjjSqJUcdj8i

Ambassadors in Nairobi issue a statement on the protests in Kenya that have become violent, resulting in numerous deaths today.

AP announces it's launching a sister organization to raise funds for local news. https://www.ap.org/media-center/press-releases/2024/ap-to-launch-sister-organization-to-fundraise-for-state-local-news/

US DOT announces a final rule requiring railroads to proactively provide first responders with real-time, electronic information about rail hazmat shipments to a 9-1-1 call center or emergency responder phone app “as soon as the railroad is aware of an accident or incident involving hazardous materials.”
https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/news/phmsa-real-time-train-consist-rulemaking-submitted-federal-register

According to a Reuters tally, 1,000+ people died during this year's haj in Mecca, mostly Egyptians, Indonesians and Indians. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egyptian-haj-death-toll-rises-672-2024-06-23/

Asked on 'Meet the Press' about whether writing of killing the family puppy cost her a shot at being Trump's VP, Noem responds: It was "me protecting my children from a vicious animal."

NBC's Meet the Press Host Peter Alexander to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem: "Did you or did you not meet with Kim Jong Un?"

Noem: "I am not going to talk about this."

Alexander: "Why is that such a difficult one to say publicly?"

Noem: "Because – because I've taken that line out of the book, and I'm not going to discuss it."

https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/gov-kristi-noem-says-there-can-t-be-a-blanket-approach-to-jan-6-pardons-full-interview-213516869940

Water cannon used on people protesting against Delhi water crisis. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/video-water-cannon-used-on-people-protesting-against-water-crisis-2556653-2024-06-22

“He spent his life looking over his shoulder but he forgot to look both ways before crossing the street.”
https://nypost.com/2024/06/21/us-news/genovese-mobster-tony-cakes-idd-as-elderly-nyc-pedestrian-decapitated-by-dot-truck/

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