Attendees listen as attorney L. Lin Wood speaks during a press conference on election results in Alpharetta, Georgia. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies are now allowed to cover up their name plates while policing protests in the city. LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he okayed the move — a reversal of a long-standing department policy — after “numerous” instances in which protesters released personal information about himself and his deputies, the Los Angeles Time said in a report. Deputies will still display their badges. “It turns out that the name tapes are going to be covered and they’re going to be replaced with a badge number, an identifying number, and that will comply with state law,” Villanueva said during a live Facebook broadcast. “The interesting thing about what happened with the name coverings is that some protesters were actually using the deputy’s names to then go dox them,” he said. “Blast their home address on social media, show up at their houses, vandalize their homes. That is not exactly the intent of state law.”

🔥 Bond Fire Update:
• 7200 acres
• 0% containment

Firefighters are fighting the fire from both the air and the ground.

For evacuation information visit http://ocsheriff.gov/BondFire

A Palestinian demonstrator falls on the ground after being knocked down by Israeli forces during a protest against Jewish settlements in Salfit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

BREAKING: Judge has ordered Kyle Rittenhouse to stand trial on all six counts—including charges related to the deaths of two men and the shooting of a third during a Kenosha protest in August. Rittenhouse remains free on $2M bail. The decision came after the 17-year-old from Antioch, Ill., appeared in a Kenosha County preliminary court hearing held via Zoom. The teen was freed from jail last month after his lawyers posted the $2 million bail set at the first hearing since his extradition from Illinois to Wisconsin. Most of the bond was raised through a legal defense fund set up by Fight Back Foundation, a free speech group, that sees Rittenhouse as a patriot who was protecting the property of small businesses from rioters. (Read more.) #FreeKyle

Meanwhile, in Portland. Get out the road if you don't wanna get hit! #facepalm

Meanwhile, in Russia.

A man holds a copy of the Declaration of Independence while people protest outside of the Mac's Public House after it closed down amid the coronavirus pandemic in the Staten Island borough of New York City. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Sleepy Joe says he will ask all Americans to wear a mask for the first 100 days of his administration:

“Just 100 days to mask. Not forever. 100 days and I think we’ll see a significant reduction... drive down the numbers considerably.” #facepalm

Las Vegas Metropolitan PD: Detectives recently arrested 33-year-old John Washington for sex crimes against a juvenile. They believe Washington may have had access to additional victims. Anyone who may have been a victim of Washington or knows about his crimes is urged to contact LVMPD.

Philadelphia Police: on November 22, 2020, shortly after 2:30 PM near 55th and Wyalusing Streets. Security cameras from the comer store show the offender approach the victim, a 40 year-old-male, and shoot him several times before leaving the scene. The victim was taken to the hospital where he remains in critical condition.

The police would also like to speak with a black female who interacted with the victim inside the store prior to the shooting. She also witnessed the incident and left the scene with the shooter.

Suspect Description: Black male, medium brown complexion and medium build, wearing a black jacket, black hooded sweatshirt with a white graphic on the front, dark colored pants, dark colored shoes and was armed with a small, black revolver.

If you see this suspect do not approach, contact 911 immediately.
To submit a tip via telephone, dial 215.686.TIPS (8477) or text a tip to PPD TIP or 773847. All tips will be confidential.

🔥 A fast-moving vegetation fire, dubbed the Outside Fire sparked Thursday in the Jurupa Valley area, setting a nearby pallet yard.

Lightning streaks across the sky before the Copa Libertadores Round of 16 match between Internacional and Boca Juniors at Beira Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Pool via REUTERS/Silvio Avila

This is what it looks like inside a distribution center for COVID-19 vaccines.

The Christmas tree is lit at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York City. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz