BREAKING! High Point, NC -- Three police officers have been injured throughout a standoff situation in the High Point shooting with a barricaded man on West English Road overnight. According to High Point Police, these three police officers have been shot during a standoff situation in High Point Friday morning, Police responded to a call at 3 am when the shooter fired multiple shots though a door with his rifle, hitting 3 officers. Suspect is still inside.

BREAKING! Dan Bongino says Parler should be back online Monday

Australia: Wildfires continued to burn on Friday on the fringes of Perth, Australia's fourth-largest city. West Australian fire authorities said winds are expected to strengthen overnight.

ITALY -- Mafia in Naples, Italy have begun attacking ambulance crews whose sirens are reportedly interrupting drug deals and scaring off business, as customers fear police are on their way, according to reports. Two gang members ambushed and threatened to kill an ambulance driver in the city’s Spanish Quarter on Saturday. The noises and flashing lights interfere with ‘business’ as dealers mistake the sirens for those of police cars, though the medic was forced to call in the cavalry to provide safe escort out of the neighborhood in question. Amid a slew of similar reports across the city, ambulance drivers and accompanying first responders are demanding police escorts to protect them from intensifying harassment, violence and intimidation.

Patrick Bobilin from NYC: "Last night, after Guardian Angels stalked the Stonewall Protests, members were riding the Q while I was on the way home. They were picking fights with riders from the march. One member got in my face while I was seated and then tried to karate kick me. Another rider intervened. When the Manhattan GOP invited them to the UES to deal with the "homelessness problem", in a hope to push out our most at risk neighbors, I stepped up to start UES Mutual Aid to help rather than harm. So it's ironic that the member asks what I've done to help in this clip. The GA have stalked my very block, harassed me + neighbors for abolition work when we've asked them to go. We've told them to leave and they instead assert their "right" to intimidate us and our at-risk neighbors. Tonight they escalated to violence after following Stonewall."

February 5 2021 Bronx, New York - Yankee Stadium Mass Vaccination Site Opened today in NYC.

MIAMI, FL – A Florida Highway Patrol officer narrowly escaped an ambush by a gunman on a busy highway and managed to return fire, injuring the man. The trooper was closing a lane for a construction zone when the gunman abruptly stopped his car and opened fire.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/florida-trooper-shoots-gunman-who-ambushed-him-in-miami-dade/

Join LA Co Sheriff Alex Villanueva, LASD Marin del Rey Capt. Johnson, LA County Supervisers JaniceHahn & Holly J. Mitchell office to discuss public safety w/ Ladera Heights View Park Windsor Hills & Marina Del Rey residents & business owners on Tues, 02/16/21 from 2-4 pm. Register for event: https://bit.ly/3rEqPfm

From Inbox: Even the cops like to have fun sometimes. 👻

Meanwhile, in India: Greta Thunberg and Rihanna posters burned in India in protest over 'external interference' on farm laws.

So when is Congress going to invite people like this woman to testify about the trauma they faced during the riots across the country?

NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic triggered many changes in the U.S. economy and the employment landscape. Many U.S. residents lost their jobs, some transitioned into the so-called gig economy, and others shifted to working from home. Taxpayers may have cashed unemployment checks and/or received money due to the federal pandemic relief packages. And, sadly, many Americans got sick and incurred unforeseen medical bills.

These situations will affect you come tax season. Here are some important facts to know before you file your federal tax returns.

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WASHINGTON - The Senate signaled overwhelming support on Thursday for limiting wealthy Americans from receiving a third stimulus check in the latest coronavirus relief package.

The chamber voted 99-1 on an amendment proposed by Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, barring "upper-income taxpayers" from eligibility for the direct cash payments.

"The question before us is quite simple. Do we want stimulus checks to go to households with family incomes of $300,000?" Collins asked during the Senate's "vote-a-rama" on Thursday. "Or do we want to target the assistance to struggling families who need the help and provide a boost for the economy?"

One proposal floated by senior Democrats includes lowering the threshold for the payments to begin phasing out above $50,000 for single taxpayers, $75,000 for people who file as the heads of households, and $100,000 for married couples, according to The Washington Post.

If the relief plan followed a formula in House-passed legislation last year, the $1,400 checks would taper off for individuals who earn $75,000 more a year and families making $150,000 or more. But the phaseout level increases for families with more children, meaning that a family with multiple children earning more than $300,000 a year could theoretically receive some money, even if they have not suffered a financial setback during the pandemic.

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PRESS CONFERENCE: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: "Republican voters support [President Trump] still. The party is his, it doesn't belong to anybody else."

Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Area are asking for the public’s help in providing any information that would lead to the identification of the suspect involved in a violent battery incident that was captured on video.

On January 16, 2021, around 5:00 p.m., at the intersection of Washington Blvd and Speedway Blvd, the suspect and victim became engaged in a verbal altercation. During the verbal altercation, the suspect punched the victim in the jaw causing the victim to lose consciousness.

The suspect is described as a male White or Hispanic, 25 to 30 years old, with black hair and a black beard. The suspect stands approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs approximately 180 pounds.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Pacific Area detectives at (310) 482-6394. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247).

Pocatello Police Department (Idaho)