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Dong Jianbiao was serving a years-long sentence for opposing his daughter Dong Yaoqiong’s internment in a psychiatric ward in 2018 and again in 2020, after she splashed black ink on Xi’s portrait in a Twitter livestream, Radio Free Asia (RFA) said on Monday. Dong Jianbiao, a miner from Hunan province in central China, died in Chaling Prison on September 23, according to human rights activist Chen Siming, who was himself detained for tweeting about the death, RFA reported....

Police responded to the scene after an officer in the area heard shots just after 9 p.m. Once officers arrived at the park and provided first aid to the father, he was pronounced dead, the Evanston Police Department wrote in a news release on Friday. “The initial investigation revealed the victim and his daughter were walking in the park. While in the park, the victim had a confrontation with at least one subject....

Fauci has faced renewed criticism for his evolving stance on the COVID-19 response after thousands of pages of his emails were released. Much of the criticism lobbed at Fauci has been focused on his evolving stance on mask-wearing and some legislators have used it as ammunition to advocate for his termination. The infectious disease expert, however, has made no apologies about the advice he’s issued during the pandemic. He told MSNBC’s Chuck Todd on Wednesday that it’s “preposterous” that his early stance on mask-wearing and “following the science” is considered grounds for his firing or, as Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has advocated for, his imprisonment....

During a Sunday appearance on NBC News’s Meet the Press, Host Chuck Todd asked Fauci how deadly the pandemic has been in his opinion, to which Fauci responded: “it’s stunning.” “It’s horrible,” Fauci added. “I mean if you look at what has gone on now and we’re still not out of it a half a million deaths, it’s just terrible.” The U.S. has reported nearly half a million deaths due to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic almost a year ago in March....

The Louisiana Republican kept pressing Fauci, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden, if it was possible scientists in China lied to him in regards to not spending money on gain-of-function research. Fauci repeatedly said he trusts the scientists, though conceded there is “no way of guaranteeing” that they were fully truthful about how U.S. grant money was spent....

At Trump’s rally on Saturday, he told attendees that he instructed his people to “slow the testing down please.” White House officials claimed the president was joking and Trump acknowledged in a CBN News interview Monday night that he didn’t actually give the order, but stood by his comment that more tests produce more positive results, making testing a “double-edged sword.” Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday that he was never ordered to slow down testing....

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director’s comments were followed by a report in The Daily Beast that claimed the Trump administration was basing policy on the idea. The White House has denied the claim. Top immunologist Fauci was asked to comment on the pro-herd immunity open letter the Great Barrington Declaration, during a recently Q&A session with the editor of JAMA. Traditionally, the term herd immunity describes using vaccines to protect a big enough chunk of a population from an infectious disease so that it can no longer spread....

Barker started uploading edits to his YouTube channel in 2011 before joining the FaZe gaming organization in 2013. His in-house editing, where he created high skill montages featuring the organization’s members for games like Counter Strike, Call of Duty, Fortnite and Destiny, helped grow the brand in its early days. Barker, a freelance editor, was never an official member of FaZe or “talent.” (FaZe Clan pointed to their Twitter statement when Newsweek asked them for comment....

FBI chief Christopher Wray made the comments just days after JBS, the world’s largest meat-packing company, was hit by a ransomware attack believed to be linked to Russia, causing a widespread disruption of its plants. Several JBS plants in Australia, Canada, the United States, were affected by the breach and global meat prices rose following the cyberattack, which the FBI has been investigating. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, published on Friday, Wray revealed that the FBI is investigating around 100 different types of ransomware attacks, many of which trace back to hackers in Russia....

Speaking at a Republican-led Senate Homeland Security committee on Thursday, Wray confirmed that the agency considers the far-left anarchist movement, which anti stands for “anti-fascism,” a “real thing” that engages in violent acts and protests. During a previous testimony before the House on September 17, Wray said the FBI did not consider antifa “a group or an organization” but rather a “movement or an ideology.” Within hours, Wray’s remarks were attacked by President Donald Trump, who is trying to get antifa listed as a terrorist organization....

The three correspondence—dated 1997, 2003 and 2006—cite speculative TV documentaries and books on the death of the singer, who died by suicide at the age 27, on April 5, 1994. One letter—sent to the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., and postmarked November 20, 2006—claimed police were too hasty in closing the investigation. “This bothers me the most because his killer is still out there and now, because of the haste of the police department, has the chance to claim other victims,” it read....

Dallas will receive $250,000 in general allocation money, $250,000 in targeted allocation money and the No. 1 position in the MLS allocation ranking in exchange for the 24-year-old center back. Having already signed Carlos Vela and Egyptian defender Omar Gaber to the side, the addition of Zimmerman gives the club another high-profile player ahead of the MLS Expansion Draft, which takes place this coming Tuesday. “Adding a physical and athletic defender was essential for us,” LAFC general manager John Thorrington said in a team release....

Previously, the longest approved sensor lasted for 90 days. This was also an Eversense product, and was approved in 2018. “Further extending the duration of the longest lasting CGM system to six months represents a massive leap forward for patients and towards our mission of transforming lives in the global diabetes community,” Tim Goodnow, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Senseonics, said in a press release. Goodnow added that the product’s review was delayed a year due to the pandemic, and that the current launch will help establish a foundation for growth....

“Products with undeclared drug ingredients violate federal law,” the release read. “In general, these products are unapproved new drugs and/or adulterated dietary supplements. In addition, they are misbranded because their labels do not accurately reflect their ingredients.” The agency said that while many of these ingredients can be found in FDA-approved prescription drugs, those medicines are restricted to use under the supervision of a licensed health care professional. In a statement sent to Newsweek, eBay said it is currently reviewing the site and will be removing the items shared by the FDA....

5-Star Players A.J. Green, WR, Bengals. Green caught six passes for 72 yards and a TD last week and is on pace for 96 receptions for 1,446 yards and 10 scores. He’s an obvious, must-start WR1. Antonio Brown, WR, Steelers. Brown caught five passes for 138 yards and a touchdown in a fairly tough matchup against the Dolphins last week and continues to shine as the Steelers’ No. 1 receiver....

A telephone conference for the case is scheduled to be held on December 11, according to The Hill. Carroll filed the lawsuit in November 2019 after Trump accused Carroll of lying about his alleged sexual assault of her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room during the 1990s. She wrote about the alleged assault in her 2019 book, What Do We Need Men For? Excerpts detailing the assault were also published in by New York Magazine in June 2019....

Powell made his forecast in written testimony for a congressional oversight hearing Tuesday. He said the price increase in May, the largest in 13 years, appears to be extreme compared to last spring’s prices that dropped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “As these transitory supply effects abate, inflation is expected to drop back toward our longer-run goal,” Powell said in his testimony. However, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said on Monday inflation “could go higher,” than the 2....

The Blues capsized the Mariners’ hopes of ending the season with silverware, when Chekiyot Vineeth struck twice in Extra-Time, seal a second domestic cup for the Garden City side. Though injured in the semi-final and repressed to a mere spectator’s guise for the showpiece final, Chhetri was in celebratory mood while speaking to the media after the trophy had been lifted. “I’ve always maintained that they (Mohun Bagan) have a very good team and they showed it....

But how exactly does the PGA Tour’s playoff system work, and how do golfers qualify? During the season, golfers are awarded points based on their performance in PGA Tour events. Winning and placing highly in tournaments yields a player a higher amount of points. The amount of points players are awarded depends on the event. MORE: What’s next for Tiger Woods? The winner of an official PGA Tour event is awarded 500 FedExCup points....

Authorities said officers shot and killed Shiffer on Thursday after he attempted to force his way into the Cincinnati FBI building while armed and clad in body armor. The incident came days after the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, triggering Republican outrage and a wave of threats against the bureau. The attack on the FBI field office is raising questions about what ties Shiffer may have had to extremist groups....