3 things To Know Today

1 Kenyan Man Indicted In 9-11 Style Plot

A Kenyan national is being indicted for helping to plan a 9-11 style attack on the United States. The U.S. Attorney's Office in New York says 30-year-old Cholo Abdi Abdullah obtained his pilot's license in the Philippines at the direction of the terror group al Shabaab. He also allegedly conducted research on how to hijack a commercial airliner for a planned attack on a building in a major U.S. city. The FBI and other law enforcement members were able to foil the plot. Abdullah remains in custody since his initial arrest in the Philippines. “This case, which involved a plot to use an aircraft to kill innocent victims, reminds us of the deadly threat that radical Islamic terrorists continue to pose to our nation,” Assistant Attorney General John Demers says in a statement. “We owe a debt of gratitude to the detectives, agents, analysts, and prosecutors who are responsible for this defendant’s arrest.”

2 Northeast Pounded By Major Winter Storm

The huge winter storm blasting the East Coast has reportedly killed three people so far. The storm has dumped heavy snow on the Northeast, causing hundreds of traffic accidents across several states. Pennsylvania State Police say two people died Wednesday in a crash involving over 30 vehicles on Interstate-80 in Clinton County. Virginia State Police say a 19-year-old man died Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate-81 in Pulaski County. Aside from the fatalities, six people were injured in a pileup in New York City and in Maryland, state police reported over 260 crashes during the storm. To put the amount of white stuff in perspective? The snow, which totals two-feet in some places, was falling at a rate of two- to three-inches per hour.

3 Report: Stimulus Checks Are Closer To Reality

Maybe the threat of no holiday break are getting somewhere? As we told you yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he’d keep the Senate in session until a deal on Covid-stimulus relief was reached. According to various reports, both sides of the aisle are very close to a $900-billion deal. What does that mean for the average American? Republican Senator John Thune says he believes that discussions were about checks of $600 or $700 for singles and "double that for family and kids.” The unemployment benefit of about $300 per week was also on the table with about $330 billion was on the table to renew the Paycheck Protection Program for small-business loan forgiveness. For his part, President-elect Joe Biden says he’s encouraged by bipartisan negotiations on a new coronavirus relief package. He told reporters that it looks to be "very, very close." Biden called it a "down payment" and suggested that much more will have to be done after he is inaugurated next month.


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