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Parts of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, remained under water on Monday, with 2,145 homes and 2,356 business submerged and a further 10,827 properties flooded above their floorboards. Torrential rain has battered the state since last Tuesday, causing the Brisbane River to burst its banks. A man in his 50s drowned on Monday when he drove into the floodwaters before sunrise in Gold Coast City, south of Brisbane, local police said, taking the death toll to at least eight.(Sky News)

Former US President Donald Trump has argued that President Joe Biden and NATO had acted “dumb” compared to his “smart” one time Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and claimed Moscow's attack on Ukraine would not have happened under his presidency. Trump made the comments during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday. Addressing his supporters, Trump noted that he was the only US president of the 21st century to not oversee Russia's military action abroad.(RT)

Frmr presidential candidate Hillary Clinton urged Americans to launch cyber warfare against Russia while speaking on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ show. “Those who love freedom, who understand that our way of life depends on supporting those who believe in freedom as well could be engaged in cyber… uh… support for those on the streets in Russia.” “We did some of that during the Arab Spring. We could be attacking a lot of the government institutions and oligarchs… through cyberattacks. The old days of radio-free Europe and beaming in accurate information into the homes of Russians; we should be doing everything we can online to replicate that.”

A helicopter crashed into the ocean near a crowded beach in Miami Beach on Saturday afternoon, according to the Miami Beach Police Department. The incident happened around 1:10 p.m. on Saturday afternoon near the 10th Street Beach, and two individuals inside the helicopter were taken to a local hospital, police say. Video of the crash released by the police department shows the helicopter crashed near a group of people in the ocean(Fox News)

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched strategic drills on Saturday, and is following the exercises from the situation center in Moscow, along with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. The drills involve both nuclear and non-nuclear weapons, and are being held amid the escalation in eastern Ukraine and continuing tensions with NATO. The Russian Defense Ministry said ahead of the maneuvers that they would include the “launching of ballistic and cruise missiles.” The air force is set participate along with the country’s Northern and Black Sea fleets. An RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile has been launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwestern Russia, to hit a target in the Kamchatka Peninsula in the country’s Far East, after traveling around 5,700km (3,540 miles).(RT)

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Candice Bergen:"I understand the prime minister admires basic dictatorships, but let's remind the prime minister that this is Canada, this is not a dictatorship."

Forbes Contributor 'Fired for Investigating Fauci' after NIH Pressure Adam Andrzejewski told Tucker Carlson his column was removed after exposing the earnings of top US virologist Dr Anthony Fauci - because of a complaint from the NIH. "The National Institutes of Health’s six top executives wrote an e-mail to myself and Randall Lane, the top content officer at Forbes. It was couched as a corrections e-mail, but there were no substantial corrections and they quibbled about small things in my column. But that was the excuse Forbes used to cancel it," Andrzejewski told Fox News. In his reporting Andrzejewski used the Freedom of Information Act to reveal Fauci’s annual pay, which led to a lawsuit, after he received only redacted documents. Coincidence that Fauci's wife works for the NIH!

The former Prime Minister’s excoriating intervention comes a day after the Metropolitan Police announced it was writing to more than 50 people, possibly including Mr Johnson, to ask for their explanation as to why they attended 12 gatherings at Downing Street and in Whitehall while Covid-19 restrictions were in place. In a speech at the Institute for Government think-tank on Thursday, Sir John said ministers had been “evasive” during the affair and warned the Government’s “shifty” behaviour risked damaging public trust. He said: “At No10, the Prime Minister and officials broke lockdown laws. “Brazen excuses were dreamed up. Day after day the public was asked to believe the unbelievable. Ministers were sent out to defend the indefensible – making themselves look gullible or foolish. “Collectively, this has made the Government look distinctly shifty, which has consequences that go far beyond political unpopularity. “No Government can function properly if its every word is treated with suspicion.”(BBC & Evening Standard)

Ballistic missile, ‘Kheibar-shekan’ (castle buster) is capable of hitting targets within a range of 1,450 KM with pinpoint accuracy & is propelled by solid fuel.