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Today's Top Political News Compilation - Wednesday, March 1, 2023

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Legal fight over student debt a prelude to political battle

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing the possibility that the Supreme Court will reject President Joe Biden’s plan for student loan forgiveness, the White House is aiming to turn the political heat toward Republicans while deflecting criticism from disappointed borrowers.
























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No police charges for Taylor Swift's dad over paparazzi incident in Sydney

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Taylor Swift’s father will not be charged over a photographer's claim that Scott Swift assaulted him on the Sydney waterfront hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended last month
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Two people die after falling into the Atlantic along Spain’s north coast during high wind warnings

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Emergency services in Spain say that two people have died after falling into the Atlantic Ocean on its northern coast
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Court allows South Carolina district lines despite gerrymander ruling

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — A panel of federal district court judges in South Carolina said Thursday that the 2024 elections for a congressional district in the state can be conducted using a map it determined was racially gerrymandered.

The three judges overseeing the redistricting dispute granted a request from South Carolina Republican legislative leaders, who asked the court to reinstate the lines for Congressional District 1 that GOP state lawmakers drew following the 2020 Census.

The Republicans had asked the court to pause its own January 2023 decision...
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Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor
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What we know about the accusations against Diddy

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The rap mogul's homes were raided by federal authorities amid a flurry of lawsuits alleging abuse.
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New video shows close-up view of bridge collapse debris

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Additional traffic camera footage captured the moments just before the collapse of the Baltimore bridge.
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Trump campaign unleashes on Biden for backing California's gas car ban

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The White House expects about 40,000 participants at its ‘egg-ucation'-themed annual Easter egg roll

  • News source: Darlene Superville | Associated Press
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Some 40,000 people are expected to participate in Monday's “EGG-ucation”-themed White House Easter Egg Roll, about 10,000 more people than last year.

A teacher for more than 30 years, Jill Biden is transforming an annual tradition first held in 1878 into an “EGG-ucational” experience. Various stations on the South Lawn and Ellipse will help children learn about farming, healthier eating, exercise and more, the White House announced Thursday.

They'll still get to coax hard-boiled eggs across the lawn to a finish line.

Guests include thousands of...
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Prosecutors say Trump team trying to 'rewrite indictment' in bid to toss Georgia case

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Attorneys for Donald Trump are back in a Georgia courtroom today to argue that the election charges against the him should be dismissed on First Amendment grounds.
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White House orders federal agencies to name chief AI officers

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The White House is ordering all federal agencies to name chief artificial intelligence officers to oversee the federal government's various approaches to AI and manage the risks that the rapidly evolving technologies might pose.

That directive is part of a government-wide policy from the White House's Office of Management and Budget, or OMB, that Vice President Kamala Harris announced Thursday, following a sweeping AI executive order President Biden signed in October. The White House is trying to push the federal government — known more for its...
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Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform

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The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform
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Even before most Americans woke up to the news of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, wild conspiracy theories about what suppo

  • News source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics
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Even before most Americans woke up to the news of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, wild conspiracy theories about what supposedly had "really" happened were running rampant online. CNN's Donie O'Sullivan reports on some.
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Disgraced crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced Thursday for financial fraud

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Sam Bankman-Fried will be sentenced Thursday for orchestrating what prosecutors have called one of the biggest financial frauds in American history.
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Trump's Georgia election subversion case faces key hearing

  • News source: CNN.com - RSS Channel - Politics
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A judge is holding a hearing Thursday on a motion to dismiss the Georgia 2020 election case against Donald Trump. Follow here for the latest live news updates.
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Relatives of Moscow attack missing seek answers

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Dozens of people are still unaccounted for, with relatives attempting to track down their loved ones.
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