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Vice President Kamala Harris was less than 20 feet from a “viable” pipe bomb on January 6, according to a new report from Homeland Security’s internal watchdog.

Among the shocking revelations was that Harris, then vice president-elect, was within close range to a “viable” pipe bomb that Secret Security had missed in a security sweep.

Harris, traveling in an armored vehicle with her motorcade, entered the building via a ramp within 20 feet of the pipe bomb,” the report said.

Graphic showing the pipe bomb’s proximity to where Kamala Harris entered the DNC building on January 6, 2021 ( Department of Homeland Security ).

Harris was in the DNC building for approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes before the pipe bomb was discovered and she was evacuated, according to the report.

The pipe bomb was found in the bushes near a bench outside the building, 20ft from the driveway to the garage entrance where Harris entered the building.

Photo indicates how close the pipe bomb was to where Kamala Harris entered the DNC building on January 6 ( Dept of Homeland Security ). »

Countries urge nationals to leave Lebanon as Mid-East war fears grow

Authored by bbc.com

Several countries have urged their nationals to leave Lebanon, with the US warning its citizens to do so on “any ticket available”, as fears grow of a wider conflict in the Middle East.

Some ticket fares have soared, but there were no signs of panic or people scrambling to leave.

It has urged UK citizens to leave Lebanon while commercial flights are running. »

Family of murdered hostage Eitan Levi publishes footage of body abused by mob in Gaza

Authored by m.jpost.com

The family of murdered hostage Eitan Levi published footage of his body being abused in the streets of Gaza on Oct. 7 to their Instagram account on Saturday.

In the footage, Eitan's body is seen being dragged into Gaza in the back of a car, followed by a crowd of Gazans chasing the vehicle.

Levi's family has decided to release the footage as "proof that there is no innocent citizen in Gaza.". »

French Pole Vaulter’s Bulge Costs Him an Olympic Medal

Authored by variety.com
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Aside from Leon Marchand, who clinched his fourth swimming gold medal yesterday, another French athlete, 21-year-old pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati, has become an instant viral phenomenon after an incident involving his crotch.

Ammirati missed his target height and knocked down the pole with his bulge on Saturday, which caused him to fail his qualifying track for the final.

Other winning French Olympians include heavyweight judoka Teddy Riner, who took his third Olympic individual gold medal on Friday night. »