Global Truck Trailer Industry

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Global Truck Trailer Market to Reach $32. 8 Billion by 2027. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Truck Trailer estimated at US$26. 5 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$32.

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8 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 3.1% over the analysis period 2020-2027. Automobile Trailers, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a 3.5% CAGR and reach US$11.6 Billion by the end of the analysis period. After an early analysis of the business implications of the pandemic and its induced economic crisis, growth in the Boat Trailers segment is readjusted to a revised 3.4% CAGR for the next 7-year period.

The U.S. Market is Estimated at $7.2 Billion, While China is Forecast to Grow at 5.8% CAGR

The Truck Trailer market in the U.S. is estimated at US$7.2 Billion in the year 2020. China, the world`s second largest economy, is forecast to reach a projected market size of US$6.8 Billion by the year 2027 trailing a CAGR of 5.8% over the analysis period 2020 to 2027. Among the other noteworthy geographic markets are Japan and Canada, each forecast to grow at 0.8% and 2.3% respectively over the 2020-2027 period. Within Europe, Germany is forecast to grow at approximately 1.5% CAGR.

Logging Trailers Segment to Record 3.5% CAGR

In the global Logging Trailers segment, USA, Canada, Japan, China and Europe will drive the 3% CAGR estimated for this segment. These regional markets accounting for a combined market size of US$3 Billion in the year 2020 will reach a projected size of US$3.7 Billion by the close of the analysis period. China will remain among the fastest growing in this cluster of regional markets. Led by countries such as Australia, India, and South Korea, the market in Asia-Pacific is forecast to reach US$4.6 Billion by the year 2027, while Latin America will expand at a 4.4% CAGR through the analysis period. We bring years of research experience to this 7th edition of our report. The 186-page report presents concise insights into how the pandemic has impacted production and the buy side for 2020 and 2021. A short-term phased recovery by key geography is also addressed.

Competitors identified in this market include, among others,

  • Fontaine Commercial Trailer

  • Great Dane Limited Partnership

  • Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company

  • Vanguard National Trailer Corp.

  • Wabash National Corporation




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I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & REPORT SCOPE

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. MARKET OVERVIEW
Global Competitor Market Shares
Truck Trailer Competitor Market Share Scenario Worldwide
(in %): 2019 & 2025
Impact of Covid-19 and a Looming Global Recession

2. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS

3. MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS

4. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE
Table 1: Truck Trailer Global Market Estimates and Forecasts in
US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027

Table 2: Truck Trailer Global Retrospective Market Scenario in
US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019

Table 3: Truck Trailer Market Share Shift across Key
Geographies Worldwide: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

Table 4: Automobile Trailers (Segment) World Market by
Region/Country in US$ Million: 2020 to 2027

Table 5: Automobile Trailers (Segment) Historic Market Analysis
by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2012 to 2019

Table 6: Automobile Trailers (Segment) Market Share Breakdown
of Worldwide Sales by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

Table 7: Boat Trailers (Segment) Potential Growth Markets
Worldwide in US$ Million: 2020 to 2027

Table 8: Boat Trailers (Segment) Historic Market Perspective by
Region/Country in US$ Million: 2012 to 2019

Table 9: Boat Trailers (Segment) Market Sales Breakdown by
Region/Country in Percentage: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

Table 10: Logging Trailers (Segment) Geographic Market Spread
Worldwide in US$ Million: 2020 to 2027

Table 11: Logging Trailers (Segment) Region Wise Breakdown of
Global Historic Demand in US$ Million: 2012 to 2019

Table 12: Logging Trailers (Segment) Market Share Distribution
in Percentage by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

Table 13: Other Segments (Segment) World Market Estimates and
Forecasts by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2020 to 2027

Table 14: Other Segments (Segment) Market Historic Review by
Region/Country in US$ Million: 2012 to 2019

Table 15: Other Segments (Segment) Market Share Breakdown by
Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

III. MARKET ANALYSIS

GEOGRAPHIC MARKET ANALYSIS

UNITED STATES
Market Facts & Figures
US Truck Trailer Market Share (in %) by Company: 2019 & 2025
Market Analytics
Table 16: United States Truck Trailer Market Estimates and
Projections in US$ Million by Segment: 2020 to 2027

Table 17: Truck Trailer Market in the United States by Segment:
A Historic Review in US$ Million for 2012-2019

Table 18: United States Truck Trailer Market Share Breakdown by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

CANADA
Table 19: Canadian Truck Trailer Market Estimates and Forecasts
in US$ Million by Segment: 2020 to 2027

Table 20: Canadian Truck Trailer Historic Market Review by
Segment in US$ Million: 2012-2019

Table 21: Truck Trailer Market in Canada: Percentage Share
Breakdown of Sales by Segment for 2012, 2020, and 2027

JAPAN
Table 22: Japanese Market for Truck Trailer: Annual Sales
Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Segment for the
Period 2020-2027

Table 23: Truck Trailer Market in Japan: Historic Sales
Analysis in US$ Million by Segment for the Period 2012-2019

Table 24: Japanese Truck Trailer Market Share Analysis by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

CHINA
Table 25: Chinese Truck Trailer Market Growth Prospects in US$
Million by Segment for the Period 2020-2027

Table 26: Truck Trailer Historic Market Analysis in China in
US$ Million by Segment: 2012-2019

Table 27: Chinese Truck Trailer Market by Segment: Percentage
Breakdown of Sales for 2012, 2020, and 2027

EUROPE
Market Facts & Figures
European Truck Trailer Market: Competitor Market Share Scenario
(in %) for 2019 & 2025
Market Analytics
Table 28: European Truck Trailer Market Demand Scenario in US$
Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027

Table 29: Truck Trailer Market in Europe: A Historic Market
Perspective in US$ Million by Region/Country for the Period
2012-2019

Table 30: European Truck Trailer Market Share Shift by
Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

Table 31: European Truck Trailer Market Estimates and Forecasts
in US$ Million by Segment: 2020-2027

Table 32: Truck Trailer Market in Europe in US$ Million by
Segment: A Historic Review for the Period 2012-2019

Table 33: European Truck Trailer Market Share Breakdown by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

FRANCE
Table 34: Truck Trailer Market in France by Segment: Estimates
and Projections in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027

Table 35: French Truck Trailer Historic Market Scenario in US$
Million by Segment: 2012-2019

Table 36: French Truck Trailer Market Share Analysis by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

GERMANY
Table 37: Truck Trailer Market in Germany: Recent Past, Current
and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Segment for the Period
2020-2027

Table 38: German Truck Trailer Historic Market Analysis in US$
Million by Segment: 2012-2019

Table 39: German Truck Trailer Market Share Breakdown by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

ITALY
Table 40: Italian Truck Trailer Market Growth Prospects in US$
Million by Segment for the Period 2020-2027

Table 41: Truck Trailer Historic Market Analysis in Italy in
US$ Million by Segment: 2012-2019

Table 42: Italian Truck Trailer Market by Segment: Percentage
Breakdown of Sales for 2012, 2020, and 2027

UNITED KINGDOM
Table 43: United Kingdom Market for Truck Trailer: Annual Sales
Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Segment for the
Period 2020-2027

Table 44: Truck Trailer Market in the United Kingdom: Historic
Sales Analysis in US$ Million by Segment for the Period
2012-2019

Table 45: United Kingdom Truck Trailer Market Share Analysis by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

SPAIN
Table 46: Spanish Truck Trailer Market Estimates and Forecasts
in US$ Million by Segment: 2020 to 2027

Table 47: Spanish Truck Trailer Historic Market Review by
Segment in US$ Million: 2012-2019

Table 48: Truck Trailer Market in Spain: Percentage Share
Breakdown of Sales by Segment for 2012, 2020, and 2027

RUSSIA
Table 49: Russian Truck Trailer Market Estimates and
Projections in US$ Million by Segment: 2020 to 2027

Table 50: Truck Trailer Market in Russia by Segment: A Historic
Review in US$ Million for 2012-2019

Table 51: Russian Truck Trailer Market Share Breakdown by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

REST OF EUROPE
Table 52: Rest of Europe Truck Trailer Market Estimates and
Forecasts in US$ Million by Segment: 2020-2027

Table 53: Truck Trailer Market in Rest of Europe in US$ Million
by Segment: A Historic Review for the Period 2012-2019

Table 54: Rest of Europe Truck Trailer Market Share Breakdown
by Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

ASIA-PACIFIC
Table 55: Asia-Pacific Truck Trailer Market Estimates and
Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027

Table 56: Truck Trailer Market in Asia-Pacific: Historic Market
Analysis in US$ Million by Region/Country for the Period
2012-2019

Table 57: Asia-Pacific Truck Trailer Market Share Analysis by
Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

Table 58: Truck Trailer Market in Asia-Pacific by Segment:
Estimates and Projections in US$ Million for the Period
2020-2027

Table 59: Asia-Pacific Truck Trailer Historic Market Scenario
in US$ Million by Segment: 2012-2019

Table 60: Asia-Pacific Truck Trailer Market Share Analysis by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

AUSTRALIA
Table 61: Truck Trailer Market in Australia: Recent Past,
Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Segment for the
Period 2020-2027

Table 62: Australian Truck Trailer Historic Market Analysis in
US$ Million by Segment: 2012-2019

Table 63: Australian Truck Trailer Market Share Breakdown by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

INDIA
Table 64: Indian Truck Trailer Market Estimates and Forecasts
in US$ Million by Segment: 2020 to 2027

Table 65: Indian Truck Trailer Historic Market Review by
Segment in US$ Million: 2012-2019

Table 66: Truck Trailer Market in India: Percentage Share
Breakdown of Sales by Segment for 2012, 2020, and 2027

SOUTH KOREA
Table 67: Truck Trailer Market in South Korea: Recent Past,
Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Segment for the
Period 2020-2027

Table 68: South Korean Truck Trailer Historic Market Analysis
in US$ Million by Segment: 2012-2019

Table 69: Truck Trailer Market Share Distribution in South
Korea by Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC
Table 70: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market for Truck Trailer: Annual
Sales Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Segment for
the Period 2020-2027

Table 71: Truck Trailer Market in Rest of Asia-Pacific:
Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million by Segment for the
Period 2012-2019

Table 72: Rest of Asia-Pacific Truck Trailer Market Share
Analysis by Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

LATIN AMERICA
Table 73: Latin American Truck Trailer Market Trends by
Region/Country in US$ Million: 2020-2027

Table 74: Truck Trailer Market in Latin America in US$ Million
by Region/Country: A Historic Perspective for the Period
2012-2019

Table 75: Latin American Truck Trailer Market Percentage
Breakdown of Sales by Region/Country: 2012, 2020, and 2027

Table 76: Latin American Truck Trailer Market Growth Prospects
in US$ Million by Segment for the Period 2020-2027

Table 77: Truck Trailer Historic Market Analysis in Latin
America in US$ Million by Segment: 2012-2019

Table 78: Latin American Truck Trailer Market by Segment:
Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2012, 2020, and 2027

ARGENTINA
Table 79: Argentinean Truck Trailer Market Estimates and
Forecasts in US$ Million by Segment: 2020-2027

Table 80: Truck Trailer Market in Argentina in US$ Million by
Segment: A Historic Review for the Period 2012-2019

Table 81: Argentinean Truck Trailer Market Share Breakdown by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

BRAZIL
Table 82: Truck Trailer Market in Brazil by Segment: Estimates
and Projections in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027

Table 83: Brazilian Truck Trailer Historic Market Scenario in
US$ Million by Segment: 2012-2019

Table 84: Brazilian Truck Trailer Market Share Analysis by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

MEXICO
Table 85: Truck Trailer Market in Mexico: Recent Past, Current
and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Segment for the Period
2020-2027

Table 86: Mexican Truck Trailer Historic Market Analysis in US$
Million by Segment: 2012-2019

Table 87: Mexican Truck Trailer Market Share Breakdown by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

REST OF LATIN AMERICA
Table 88: Rest of Latin America Truck Trailer Market Estimates
and Projections in US$ Million by Segment: 2020 to 2027

Table 89: Truck Trailer Market in Rest of Latin America by
Segment: A Historic Review in US$ Million for 2012-2019

Table 90: Rest of Latin America Truck Trailer Market Share
Breakdown by Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

MIDDLE EAST
Table 91: The Middle East Truck Trailer Market Estimates and
Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027

Table 92: Truck Trailer Market in the Middle East by
Region/Country in US$ Million: 2012-2019

Table 93: The Middle East Truck Trailer Market Share Breakdown
by Region/Country: 2012, 2020, and 2027

Table 94: The Middle East Truck Trailer Market Estimates and
Forecasts in US$ Million by Segment: 2020 to 2027

Table 95: The Middle East Truck Trailer Historic Market by
Segment in US$ Million: 2012-2019

Table 96: Truck Trailer Market in the Middle East: Percentage
Share Breakdown of Sales by Segment for 2012,2020, and 2027

IRAN
Table 97: Iranian Market for Truck Trailer: Annual Sales
Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Segment for the
Period 2020-2027

Table 98: Truck Trailer Market in Iran: Historic Sales Analysis
in US$ Million by Segment for the Period 2012-2019

Table 99: Iranian Truck Trailer Market Share Analysis by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

ISRAEL
Table 100: Israeli Truck Trailer Market Estimates and Forecasts
in US$ Million by Segment: 2020-2027

Table 101: Truck Trailer Market in Israel in US$ Million by
Segment: A Historic Review for the Period 2012-2019

Table 102: Israeli Truck Trailer Market Share Breakdown by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

SAUDI ARABIA
Table 103: Saudi Arabian Truck Trailer Market Growth Prospects
in US$ Million by Segment for the Period 2020-2027

Table 104: Truck Trailer Historic Market Analysis in Saudi
Arabia in US$ Million by Segment: 2012-2019

Table 105: Saudi Arabian Truck Trailer Market by Segment:
Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2012, 2020, and 2027

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Table 106: Truck Trailer Market in the United Arab Emirates:
Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by
Segment for the Period 2020-2027

Table 107: United Arab Emirates Truck Trailer Historic Market
Analysis in US$ Million by Segment: 2012-2019

Table 108: Truck Trailer Market Share Distribution in United
Arab Emirates by Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

REST OF MIDDLE EAST
Table 109: Truck Trailer Market in Rest of Middle East: Recent
Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Segment for
the Period 2020-2027

Table 110: Rest of Middle East Truck Trailer Historic Market
Analysis in US$ Million by Segment: 2012-2019

Table 111: Rest of Middle East Truck Trailer Market Share
Breakdown by Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

AFRICA
Table 112: African Truck Trailer Market Estimates and
Projections in US$ Million by Segment: 2020 to 2027

Table 113: Truck Trailer Market in Africa by Segment:
A Historic Review in US$ Million for 2012-2019

Table 114: African Truck Trailer Market Share Breakdown by
Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027

IV. COMPETITION
Total Companies Profiled: 42
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Since then, the state added roughly another 23,000 new cases, bringing Florida’s cumulative total to 1,073,770 cases since the pandemic began.As for the GOP gathering, the precedent set by what appears to have been a superspreader event at the White House Rose Garden party touting the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett loomed. Dr. Marissa Levine, another University of South Florida infectious disease professor, said even outdoor, well-ventilated events can be considered high-risk when there is a large turnout, no face coverings, and prolonged contact time.But with cases setting new records nationwide, DeSantis seemed determined to set a new bar for pandemic absurdity.“It certainly does not send the right message with respect to our efforts needed to control the pandemic at this time,” Levine said.Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. 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  • Some of those involved in killing of Iranian nuclear scientist arrested, official says

    DUBAI (Reuters) -Some of those involved in the assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist last month have been arrested, an adviser to the Iranian parliament speaker said on Tuesday, according to the semi-official news agency ISNA. Iran has blamed Israel for the Nov. 27 killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was seen by Western intelligence services as the mastermind of a covert Iranian nuclear weapons programme.

  • Police Reports Detail Warnock’s Obstruction in 2002 Child-Abuse Probe That Led to His Arrest

    Reverend Raphael Warnock, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Georgia, repeatedly obstructed a 2002 police investigation into child abuse at a church-affiliated summer camp, according to a new report.Maryland State Police reports obtained by the Washington Free Beacon detailed Warnock’s attempts to interfere with interviews and to discourage counselors from speaking with police during an investigation of physical abuse at Camp Farthest Out. At the time, Warnock served as senior pastor at Douglas Memorial Community Church, which ran the summer camp.Warnock, who now faces a tight runoff race against Republican Kelly Loeffler on January 5, interrupted police interviews of counselors on July 31, 2002, according to the report."This investigator informed [camp administrators] that if the counselors requested that an attorney be present that was their right, however, no one else could [invoke] their rights to an attorney on their behalf," the report reads.The Free Beacon reports that the names in the documents are redacted, but match closely with newspaper articles about the incident, which ultimately led to Warnock’s arrest. The state attorney later dropped the charges.At the time The Baltimore Sun reported that Warnock and a colleague were "accused in court documents of trying to prevent a state trooper of interviewing counselors at Camp Farthest Out" and that the ministers "interrupted a police interview of a counselor." Warnock said then that he was "only asserting that lawyers should be present when the camp counselors were interviewed."During a debate on Sunday, Warnock said that law enforcement officers “actually later thanked me for my cooperation and for helping them," and the deputy state attorney told the Baltimore Sun the same in November 2002.Police reports filed by state troopers after Warnock and Reverend Mark Andre Wainwright were arrested for “hindering and obstructing” police show that investigators warned Warnock a number of times to stop disrupting the investigation ahead of his arrest.Tfc. Danielle Barry, an investigator with the Maryland State Police’s child abuse division, wrote in her report that the pair "interfered with a criminal investigation by interrupting interviews and directing people not to talk to investigators."Though Warnock and camp administrators agreed to cooperate when investigators arrived to conduct interviews with counselors, they later voiced concerns about "legal ramifications from the alleged abuse case" and insisted that the camp’s attorney be present for any interviews with counselors or campers.Warnock and Wainright entered the room where investigators were conducting their first interview of the day with a 17-year-old counselor in a private camp office and “demanded that [they] be present for the interview,” according to the report.Barry told them they were "not permitted to join the interview and warned that they were "hindering and obstructing the investigation."Warnock then announced he would no longer allow investigators to use the camp office for interviews, and he and Wainright told Barry that they "did not like how things were progressing and therefore ‘they’ would not be cooperating in the case further." "This investigator explained to the reverends that what they were doing was committing a crime for which they could be arrested," the report says.After investigators relocated to an outside picnic area to continue their interviews, the reverends once again demanded to sit in on an interview being conducted, forcing Barry to cut her interview short.A camper later tried to give investigators the location of another potential subject to interview when one of the reverends "grabbed the camper by the arm and directed him away from these investigators" and "told the camper that he was not to talk to these people," according to the report.Barry then reached out to the deputy state attorney about the interference, she wrote, and a decision was made to arrest Warnock and Wainwright.

  • Report: Iran says killing of top nuclear scientist was done remotely

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  • Sturgeon's husband 'contradicts wife and changes his own story' during evidence on Salmond scandal

    Nicola Sturgeon’s husband dealt a "fatal blow" to her account of her handling of the Alex Salmond scandal, it was claimed on Tuesday, after he directly contradicted her evidence to a Holyrood inquiry. Peter Murrell, also the SNP chief executive, was also accused of putting forward a series of "wholly implausible" claims, after he said his wife had not warned him in advance of "bombshell" sexual harassment claims against the most important figure in their party's history becoming public. Despite Mr Salmond meeting Ms Sturgeon in the couple's home to tell her about a Scottish Government investigation, Mr Murrell claimed he "didn't probe" what went on at the summit and said the political power-couple instead preferred to talk about books, what meals he would cook her, and cleaning. The party boss, who appeared on his 57th birthday, was repeatedly pressed over his claim that he was not made aware by Ms Sturgeon of the allegations facing Mr Salmond, despite his role as the SNP's top official.

  • Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says he won't be part of Biden administration

    Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told Reuters on Tuesday that he will not join the administration of President-elect Joe Biden.Johnson was in the running for several Cabinet positions, including secretary of defense and attorney general, people close to the Biden transition team said. While he hasn't announced his pick yet for attorney general, Biden has tapped retired Gen. Lloyd Austin for the top role at the Pentagon.In an email to Reuters, Johnson confirmed that he will "not be in the Biden administration," and referred to the "news over the last 24 hours," likely referring to Austin's selection. Prior to running the Department of Homeland Security from late 2013 to early 2017, Johnson was general counsel of the Air Force and later the Department of Defense.More stories from theweek.com Trump's jaw-dropping vaccine screwup Rudy Giuliani, hospitalized with the coronavirus, says he has 'exactly the same view' on COVID-19 Arizona Republican leaders are now openly sniping at each other

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  • South Korea to buy millions of coronavirus vaccine doses but sees no need to hurry

    South Korea said on Tuesday it had signed deals to provide coronavirus vaccines for 44 million people next year but it would not hurry inoculation to allow more time to observe potential side effects. Its cautious approach comes as the country of almost 52 million people battles surging COVID-19 infections that health authorities say threaten to overwhelm the medical system. Other countries are moving ahead to grant emergency use approval for the vaccines in a bid to contain virus transmission.

  • DNA identifies Missouri toddler found in Mississippi in 1982

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  • Hundreds pay respects at funeral of Chechen refugee who beheaded French teacher

    Several hundred people paid their respects last week at a funeral in Russia for the Chechnyan teenager who beheaded a teacher in France over cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad. Samuel Paty, a 47-year old history teacher, became the target of a hostile online campaign after discussing the cartoons in a class on freedom of speech and was eventually attacked and murdered by Abdoulakh Anzorov, an 18-year-old Chechen refugee, in October. Anzorov was shot dead by police shortly after the attack on October 16. His body was repatriated to Russia last week to allow his family to bury him in his ancestral village in the predominantly Muslim region of Chechnya. Several hundred people attended the funeral on Friday in the village of Shalazhi, chanting prayers on their way to the cemetery, a video released by several media outlets showed. Salman Magamadov, the village chief, insisted in an interview with the Podyem media outlet on Monday that Anzorov received an ordinary burial without “any special honours”. Prominent Muslim clerics in Russia have used the attack to condemn French authorities for mocking their religion. Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman leader of Chechnya, said French President Emmanuel Macron was to blame for allegedly encouraging insults against Muslims. Mr Kadyrov later sought to distance his region from the attack, insisting that the teenager, an ethnic Chechen, was born in Moscow and moved to France when he was a small child.

  • Republican leaders reportedly block Inaugural Committee vote to acknowledge Biden's win

    The presidential inaugural committee is reportedly refusing to acknowledge there will be a new president inaugurated next month.The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies is made up of top leaders of both congressional bodies -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) -- as well as Sens. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). They kicked off preparations Tuesday by considering a resolution basically acknowledging President-elect Joe Biden's win, but the committee's three Republicans voted it down, Politico reports.> The resolution was very basic, per folks with knowledge. It would've notified American people that Congress is preparing for inauguration of Biden and Harris "in coordination with health experts" as "we observe this transition of power."> > -- Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) December 8, 2020The inaugural committee is historically bipartisan, and has been planning inaugurations for president-elects of both parties for more than a century. But Republicans told Politico they felt like this resolution was a way for Democrats to force them into formally acknowledging Biden's win, and isn't necessary to begin planning the inauguration. Hoyer followed up by calling Republicans' blockade an "astounding" development in the GOP's refusal to acknowledge President Trump's loss. > And now statement from Hoyer:> > "The extent to which Republicans are refusing to accept the outcome of the election and recognize Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as our next President and Vice President is astounding," he said. https://t.co/6CCdFgPiUS> > -- Heather Caygle (@heatherscope) December 8, 2020More stories from theweek.com Trump's jaw-dropping vaccine screwup Rudy Giuliani, hospitalized with the coronavirus, says he has 'exactly the same view' on COVID-19 Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says he won't be part of Biden administration

  • Contractors working on Trump's border wall illegally smuggled in armed Mexican guards to protect construction sites, whistleblower complaint says

    The complaint accused two companies building the wall in San Diego of hiring "unvetted" Mexican guards and overcharging the government for their work.

  • Thousands of unaccompanied minors arrive at US-Mexico border as Border Patrol grapples with COVID-19 deaths

    Thousands of unaccompanied minors are flooding the U.S.-Mexico border after months of child deportations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.