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After the campaign became popular, Paty was murdered and beheaded by Abdullah Anzorov. Paty’s family lawyer responded to the new information saying the family already knew the girl wasn’t in class that day so they would have known she was lying, BBC reported.

The Threat of Violence Caused by White Supremacy Extremists, Anarchists, and Antifa in U.S. – Analysis  (Mustapha Kulungu, Eurasia Review)
Recent decades have seen the United States experience new waves of violence perpetrated by White Supremacy Extremists, Anarchist Extremists, and Anti-fascists (Antifa) that have resulted in property damage, as well as the deaths of countless innocent persons. These terrorist activities are linked to various triggers, including political, racial, or religious positions. Among others, extremist philosophies exalt a specific group’s supremacy and resist a more inclusive and modern society. For instance, white supremacists perceive themselves as better than others. Extremism presents different but linked challenges for new communities, including the growth of violent extremism and outreach throughout national boundaries and the power of increasing multi-cultural and diverse societies. The notion of white supremacy supposes the white race ranks above all other races drawing on functions protected in the Constitution, which sees a broad group of racist hate-centered organizations active in the United States, such as racist skinheads and the Ku Klux Klan. The Counter-Terrorism Project (n.d) alleges white supremacists subscribe to neo-Nazi beliefs that the whites are superior to other races.

Manchester Arena Attack: ‘Chaotic’ Response after Bomb Blast  (BBC)
A “chaotic” response to the Manchester Arena bombing was the result of fire crews being “starved of information”, a public inquiry has heard. Andy Dark, assistant general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union, said his members were ready to “muck in”. But he said Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service failed to respond properly to the terror attack due to a breakdown in communications. Crews were left feeling “humiliated”, he said. Mr Dark told the inquiry in Manchester: “The key problem I think for the fire and rescue service on the night was being starved of information and, to an extent, not accessing information by other means.” Suicide bomber Salman Abedi killed 22 and injured hundreds more when he detonated a device in the City Room foyer at the Arena on 22 May 2017. Earlier, the inquiry, which is examining the emergency response to the attack, was told the fire service had crews ready to go in that were trained in operating in terror incidents and treating casualties, which could have saved lives. Despite some firefighters being close enough to hear the bomb go off, fire crews did not attend until their bosses eventually gave the green light to go in two hours later.

Cybersecurity Agency Takes over Management of .Gov Domain  (Aaron Boyd, Nextgov)
The official domain for .gov websites shifted from the government’s landlord to the government’s central cybersecurity shop.

Critical Update: Let’s Talk about UFOs  (Brandi Vincent, Nextgov)
What’s behind unidentified aerial phenomena observed by military officials? Are we alone in the universe? Nextgov asks some experts.

Biden Administration Ditches Trump Plan to Limit Immigration for Those Financially Dependent on Government ( Pete Williams. NBC News)
The Department of Justice told the Supreme Court that it was dropping its defense of the Trump-era expansion of the “public charge” rule.

Is Congress Finally Ready to Pass Meaningful Ransomware Legislation?  (Tim Starks, Cyberscoop)
During the entire last two-year session of Congress, lawmakers only got one bill signed into law that mentioned the word “ransomware.”
With the epidemic of digital extortion showing no signs of abating, though, and as ransomware attacks claim ever more victims across all parts of the U.S., evidence is mounting that the next two years could bring a more concerted push for legislation.
“I think it will be a focus because essentially every congressional district has had some kind of ransomware incident, whether public or not,” said Michael Garcia, a senior policy adviser in the national security program at Third Way, a center-left think tank. “Just look at the number of hospitals getting hit, of schools being hit.”

Texas’ Winter Electrical Grid Failures Highlight Nation’s Vulnerability to EMP Attacks  (Peter Brooks and Ryan Williams, Daily Signal)
What happened in Texas could be repeated on a national scale, affecting millions more Americans—but this time not at the hands of Mother Nature. An EMP strike could mean no heating or cooling, no light, no water, no internet, and—in a matter of days—no access to food or medications for millions of people. Russia and China, with their robust nuclear forces, clearly have the capability to attack the American homeland with an EMP.