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Today's Top Political News Compilation - Thursday, February 16, 2023

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Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis in her office in Atlanta, Jan. 4, 2022.

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Georgia grand jury recommends perjury indictments in Trump election probe, finds no 'widespread fraud' in 2020

Excerpts from the report were released following an order earlier this week from the Georgia judge overseeing the case. The majority of the long-anticipated report -- the final product of a monthslong grand jury investigation into potential 2020 election interference in the state -- remains sealed on order of Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney.

























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Minors again found working at Alabama poultry plant where 16-year-old died, DOL says

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In a statement to ABC News, Mar-Jac said the minors were hired with documents "that showed they were over 18 years of age."
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NRA gets new bosses after ex-leader Wayne LaPierre's spending scandal

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Dallas — The National Rifle Association, which has had its image sullied by former leader Wayne LaPierre's spending excesses, elected Doug Hamlin as executive vice president and CEO on Monday.

"Our association is at a decisive moment in our history, and the future of America and constitutional freedoms depends on the success of the NRA," said Hamlin, who recently served as executive director of the NRA's publications. Hamlin said in a statement he looked forward to working with staff to "promote political and public policies that are in the best...
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In Georgia, fierce state Supreme Court race, Republican congressional primary top ballots

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Georgia's elections on Tuesday include a state Supreme Court race that's grown unusually heated by the sleepy standards of the state's nonpartisan judicial elections, as well as a five-way GOP primary for an open seat in the strongly Republican 3rd Congressional District south and west of Atlanta.

Two Democratic congressional incumbents — U.S. Reps. David Scott and Lucy McBath — face primary challengers in metro Atlanta districts that were redrawn by Republicans after redistricting lawsuits.

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West Virginia's Manchin addresses report he's being recruited to run for governor

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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Monday did not rule out a potential run for governor of West Virginia after a report said Republicans were encouraging him to do it.

West Virginia MetroNews reported that a group of Republicans who oppose the GOP gubernatorial nominee, state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, have urged Manchin to run for his old job as an independent. Manchin served as governor from 2005 to 2010 before West Virginians elected him to the U.S. Senate.

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State Dept denies Iran's rare request for US assistance after deadly helicopter crash: 'Logistical reasons'

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The United States ultimately denied Iran’s rare request for American assistance following the deadly helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian. At a press conference on Monday, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the U.S. was "asked for assistance by the Iranian Government."

"We did make clear to them that we would offer assistance, as we would do in response to any request by a foreign government in this sort of situation," he told reporters. "And ultimately, we were not...
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One dead as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence

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Singapore Airlines says several others were hurt and the flight was diverted to Bangkok.
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France's president to fly to riot-hit New Caledonia

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Macron held a defence council on the New Caledonia situation at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Monday
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Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raid

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The Palestinian health ministry says those killed include a doctor who was on his way to work.
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What the ICC arrest warrants mean for Israel and Hamas

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The Israeli and Hamas leaders are suspected of committing war crimes during the continuing war in Gaza.
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The many colours of India’s election campaigns

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India's general election, the world's largest democratic exercise, is a long, colourful and visual affair.
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Scarlett Johansson 'shocked' by AI chatbot imitation

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The star says she is "shocked" after OpenAI launched a chatbot with a voice "eerily similar" to hers.
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1 dead amid 'severe' turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight, carrier says

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Austin says 'expectation' is Ukraine won't use US weapons outside its territory

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Russia has made "tactical gains" in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, a military expert told ABC News.
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Andrew Tate, 'King of Toxic Masculinity,' faces 3 legal cases in 2 countries

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This article is the first of a two-part series and includes reporting from ABC News' ImpactxNightline special "Andrew Tate – Into the Manosphere."
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FDIC head stepping down after report on its workplace culture, White House says

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The White House said Monday that the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will step down, a departure that follows the release of a damning report about the agency's toxic workplace culture.

The White House said Martin Gruenberg will step aside once a successor is appointed, and that President Biden will name a replacement "soon." The announcement came after the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee earlier Monday called for Gruenberg's removal.

Mr. Biden expects the FDIC "to reflect the values of decency and integrity and...
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