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Warnock gains early voting edge as both candidates barnstorm Georgia in final day before Senate runoff
ATLANTA — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has built up an advantage in Georgia’s record-breaking early vote, putting Republican Herschel Walker in a position where he’ll need to deliver big on Election Day to win in Tuesday’s Senate runoff.
Trump faces peril in docs probe after decades of scrutiny
As a businessman and president, Donald Trump faced a litany of lawsuits and criminal investigations yet emerged from the legal scrutiny time and again with his public and political standing largely intact.
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Alito jokes about Black kids in KKK outfits during Supreme Court argument
Justice Samuel Alito made an apparent joke on Monday about “Black children in Ku Klux Klan outfits” during Supreme Court oral arguments on a case involving a Colorado web designer who did not want …
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Russia claims Kyiv hit its air bases, fires more missiles
The Kremlin claims Ukrainian drones have struck two air bases deep inside Russia. Hours later, Russia unleashed another massive missile barrage across Ukraine, striking homes and buildings and killing civilians.
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As Senate runoff nears, Herschel Walker's ex-girlfriend details abuse
Cheryl Parsa, who had a five-year relationship with the football legend, says he once pressed her against a wall, grabbed her throat, and threw a punch that missed.
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Trump trails DeSantis and Cheney in Utah poll of possible 2024 GOP contenders
Former President Trump trails Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and outgoing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) in a new Utah poll of possible GOP contenders for the 2024 presidential race. A Deseret News-…
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GOP leaders silent so far on Trump's call for 'termination' of Constitution's rules
The White House on Monday and a handful of Republicans in Congress condemned former President Donald Trump's call to "terminate" the Constitution made over the weekend.
Jury deliberations begin in Trump Organization tax fraud trial
The 12-person jury deliberated for more than four hours Monday before breaking for the day. They will resume on Tuesday morning.
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‘Wait until we’re in charge’: McCarthy snipes at McConnell over budgeting - Washington Examiner
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) publicly called out his Republican counterpart Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Monday for mulling a budget deal with Democrats. Talking about the looming Republican takeover of the House, McCarthy underscored that Republicans will have...
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Why Democrats are so optimistic about winning the Georgia Senate runoff
Democrats are feeling optimistic about winning Tuesday’s Senate runoff in Georgia between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and GOP challenger Herschel Walker, a victory that would give the party a 5…
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Supreme Court shuns case against Dominion and Facebook - Washington Examiner
The Supreme Court opted against taking up a case Monday against Dominion Voting Systems and Facebook from voters accusing the companies of interfering in the 2020 election. Lower courts previously spurned the case claiming plaintiffs lacked standing, which prompted a petition in September for a...
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Hypotheticals gone wild: Takeaways from the LGBTQ Supreme Court arguments
Monday's arguments were filled with colorful images and contentious moments.
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Biden's efforts to protect abortion access hit roadblocks
The Biden administration is actively searching for ways to safeguard abortion access for millions of women.
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Sky-high Black turnout fueled Warnock’s previous win. Will Georgia do it again? | CNN Politics
Former UN Ambassador Andrew Young rode his scooter alongside Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, Martin Luther King III and a fervent crowd of marchers on a recent Sunday through a southwest Atlanta neighborhood. The group stopped at an early polling location to vote, forming a line with some...
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White House dismisses Hunter Biden laptop ‘Twitter files’ as ‘distraction’ - Washington Examiner
The White House downplayed Twitter CEO Elon Musk's file dump regarding the social media platform's decision to suppress news stories about Hunter Biden's laptop before the 2020 election as a "distraction.""We see this as an interesting — or a coincidence, if I may — that he would so haphazardly...
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Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in Dominion’s 2020 lawsuit against Fox News
Rupert Murdoch, the owner and founder of Fox News, is set to be deposed next week by a set of attorneys from Dominion Voting Systems as part of the company’s defamation lawsuit against the cable ne…
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John Bolton floats 2024 presidential run: ‘I’m prepared to get in the race’
Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said he is “prepared” to run for the White House if other GOP candidates do not “repudiate” former President Trump.
Trump denies he suggested ‘termination’ of Constitution, without deleting post
On Truth Social on Saturday, he repeated false claims about election fraud, which he said "allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution."
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Republicans disavow Trump's call to terminate the Constitution but stop short of saying it disqualifies him for 2024
Several GOP senators criticized Trump's statement even as the top two Republicans in Congress have yet to make their views known.
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Justices spar in latest clash of religion and gay rights
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority is sounding sympathetic to a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples.
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Ukraine war: Russian missile strikes force emergency power shutdowns
President Zelensky says Ukraine's power grid needs to be stabilised after another wave of deadly Russian strikes.
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Jan. 6 'heroes' honored for defending Capitol from Trump mob
Top House and Senate leaders have bestowed Congress' highest honor on law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Georgia run-off: Final day of voting in crucial Senate race
Democrat Raphael Warnock faces Republican Herschel Walker as both fell short of the mark last month.
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Russia says Ukrainian drones behind blasts at airbases far from front lines
The blasts were the result of a Ukrainian drone attack, Russia’s defense ministry said, potentially signaling a new ability by Kyiv to strike far from the front lines.
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Fate of marijuana banking bill left to jockeying over must-pass defense bill - Washington Examiner
A bipartisan group of senators is working to attach major marijuana legislation to “must-pass” year-end defense legislation expected on the floor later this week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have been working with Republican Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT)...
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Senate GOP pans Trump call to terminate Constitution
Former President Trump’s weekend call to terminate parts of the U.S. Constitution in order to overturn the 2020 election results was met with derision and opposition by Senate Republicans on Monday…
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Manhattan DA hires former DOJ official who previously investigated Trump Foundation
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announced that his office has hired ex-DOJ official Matthew Colangelo, who previously investigated former President Trump's charity foundation.
Russia's Putin drives across repaired bridge to Crimea
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to boost Russian morale Monday by driving a vehicle across a bridge to Crimea that a truck bomb had damaged in October.
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How Trump’s legacy became ‘pure poison’ for independents | CNN Politics
The highly touted red wave in last month’s midterm election failed to develop largely because it hit a wall of resistance among independent voters, especially across the key battleground states. And that presents difficult questions for Republicans looking forward to 2024.
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Ukraine drone attack hits 2 military bases deep inside Russia
Explosions that struck two military airbases deep inside Russia on Monday were the result of drone attacks launched by Ukraine.
DOJ pursues unusual case of car shipping price-fixing and extortion
An unsealed indictment targets organized crime with drug cartel ties in Southern Texas.
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Sen. Chuck Schumer calls Trump's 'termination' of the Constitution comments 'disgusting'
Senate Majority Leader Schumer chided former president Donald Trump after he called for the “termination” of the Constitution over the 2020 election.
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Thune: Trump call to terminate Constitution a ‘golden opportunity’ for 2024 rivals
Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Monday that he “couldn’t disagree more” with former President Trump’s call to terminate parts of the Constitution in order to be reinstated p…
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Biden Education Dept disbands national parents council after parental rights groups sue
Biden's Education Department agreed Monday to disband its newly created national parents council after being sued by multiple parental rights groups.
ICC prosecutor opposes EU plan for special Ukraine tribunal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday denounced a European Union proposal to create an U.N.
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Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw proposes $6,500 bonus for Border Patrol Agents
Representative Dan Crenshaw introduced legislation proposing a $6,500 “deployment bonus” for agents serving along high trafficked areas of the U.S. border.
Meta threatens to remove US news content if new law passes
Facebook's parent company says it will pull news from the platform in the US if a new media law passes.
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DeSantis says FEMA denied emergency aid request, state will provide $25M for hurricane victims
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that the state of Florida will provide $25 million to help repair hurricane-impacted homes after he said FEMA denied its request.
Supreme Court declines to take up 2020 case against Dominion, Facebook
The Supreme Court on Monday chose not to take a case brought against Dominion Voting Systems and Facebook by voters who claimed that the two companies illegally influenced the 2020 election. Kevin …
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Court decisions allowing public bidders in N.J. to use PO boxes rather than home addresses alarm advocates
For decades, local governments have required that anyone with at least a 10-percent stake in a company seeking public contracts disclose their home address.
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U.S. broadens immigration program for Haitian migrants, citing humanitarian crisis
The Biden administration cited the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the destitute Caribbean nation, which has been beset by an outbreak of violence.
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Sale jumpstarts floating, offshore wind power in US waters
Tuesday marks the first-ever U.S. auction for leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms in the deep waters off the West Coast.
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Biden chief of staff says president will decide on 2024 over holidays, expects him to run
White House chief of staff Ronald Klain said during the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit that President Biden will decide over the holidays whether to run again.
Investors press railroads to add sick time for workers
The major freight railroads now face pressure from investors to add sick days after Congress declined to require them as part of the contracts they imposed last week to avert a potentially devastating nationwide rail strike
Warnock still won't say if he supports any abortion limitations just one day before Georgia runoff
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., refused to say whether they supported any limitations on abortion while responding to a question from Fox News Digital.
Same-sex couples wary despite federal marriage rights bill
Same-sex couples say they're happy that Congress is moving quickly to ensure nationwide recognition of gay marriage.
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Jury begins deliberating in criminal tax fraud trial of 2 Trump companies
The panel of eight men and four women was reminded by the judge that former president was not charged in the case.
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Analysis: Investors look to emerging markets as planets align for end of dollar bull market
As the U.S. dollar tumbles from multi-decade highs, some investors are betting emerging market currencies will be big winners from a sustained reversal in the greenback.
Georgia Senate runoff results: Raphael Warnock projected as winner over Herschel Walker
Democrats will now have 51 seats in the U.S. Senate.
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Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside marriage
New laws will disproportionately punish women, LGBT people and religious minorities, critics say.
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Analysis: Trump faces yet another reckoning in Georgia | CNN Politics
Donald Trump is 0-for-an awful lot in Georgia since 2016.
www.cnn.comBolton teases presidential run, calls Trump statement on Constitution 'disqualifying'
The former national security adviser, speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press NOW," said he'd consider running in part "to stop some of the things Trump has done to the party."
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California eyes penalties for oil companies' big profits
California could become the first state to fine big oil companies for making too much money. The proposal is a reaction to the oil industry's supersized profits following a summer of record-high gas prices in the nation's most populous state.
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The Department of Education announced Monday it was disbanding a parent engagement council it launched earlier this year after several conservative organizations sued alleging the formation of the council violated federal law.The National Parents and Families Engagement Council will be...
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Pence pushes back on Trump’s call to terminate the Constitution
Former Vice President Mike Pence on Monday pushed back on former President Trump’s assertion that the Constitution should be disregarded to allow for him to return to the White House in the wake of…
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Former Rep. David Rivera of Florida is arrested in Venezuela probe
Rivera, a Republican who served from 2011 to 2013, was arrested at Atlanta’s airport, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami.
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'Torso Killer' pleads guilty to murdering 5 women in the 1960s, 1970s
A convicted murderer, known as the "Torso Killer," pleaded guilty to murdering a dance teacher in 1968 and admitted to killing four other women in the early 1970s.
Clock ticking as Dems try to pass big spending bill by Dec. 16 deadline
Democrats have less than two weeks to find a way to fund the government, and may be forced into a short-term bill if they can't find agreement on an "omnibus" spending package.
Giuliani pressed on role in Trump 2020 election reversal legal gambits during attorney discipline hearing | CNN Politics
Rudy Giuliani defended his work on former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election-reversal gambits as he testified Monday in attorney disciplinary proceedings in Washington, DC.
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Review: The digital sleuths who demystified cryptocurrency
“Tracers In The Dark" by Andy Greenberg (Doubleday) The year was 2011. Cryptocurrency was a little-understood novelty, and Sen.
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Exclusive: Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe, employee backlash over animal tests
Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a medical device company, is under federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid internal staff complaints that its animal testing is being rushed, causing needless suffering and deaths.
Retired MMA champ honored by Congress for saving 17,000 from Afghanistan - Washington Examiner
As desperate mothers hurled their babies over razor-sharp concertina-wired airport gates during the chaotic U.S. military withdrawal of Afghanistan that left many stranded, Marine veteran Chad Robichaux sprang into action, spearheading the largest known private civilian evacuation effort. Last...
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Liz Cheney jabs at Trump for calls to terminate Constitution over 2020 election - Washington Examiner
Outgoing Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) lambasted former President Donald Trump for calling for a suspension of the Constitution in the wake of Twitter releasing information about how the Hunter Biden story was handled in 2020. Cheney declared that "no honest person can now deny that Trump is an enemy...
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Ukraine appears to expose Russian air defence gaps with long-range strikes
A third Russian airfield was set ablaze on Tuesday by a drone strike, a day after Ukraine demonstrated an apparent new ability to penetrate hundreds of kilometres into Russian air space with attacks on two bases.
Mayorkas defends DHS record amid record illegal border crossings
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended efforts along the southern border on Monday, despite record number of illegal crossings.
Georgia runoff underscores GOP struggles with Black voters
The Georgia Senate runoff election between incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) and GOP hopeful Herschel Walker is laying bare the challenges Republicans continue to face in courting Black voters.&nb…
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North Korea fires artillery again over South's drills
North Korea has fired a barrage of artillery rounds into waters near rival South Korea for the second consecutive day in a tit-for-tat for ongoing U.S.-South Korea live-fire drills
DRIED UP: In California, desalination offers only partial solution to growing drought
The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is examining the dire effects of the drought…
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Vladimir Putin bans all 'LGBT propaganda' in far-reaching move
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill banning all "LGBT propaganda" in the country on Sunday. The bill prohibits praise for such lifestyles on social and mass media.
John King, former U.S. education secretary, named next SUNY chancellor
King was named U.S. secretary of education under President Barack Obama from 2016 to 2017, and then he ran unsuccessfully last year for Maryland governor.
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Enlargement back on EU's agenda at Western Balkans summit
The war in Ukraine has put the European Union’s expansion at the top of the agenda as officials from the Western Balkans and EU leaders prepare to meet Tuesday.
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On social media, a theory persists about North Carolina power outage
Authorities have said the motive in the targeted attack is still unknown.
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Disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti, onetime opponent of Donald Trump, sentenced to 14 years in fraud case
Michael Avenatti has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for defrauding his clients and for obstructing Internal Revenue Service efforts to collect payroll taxes.
North Carolina county declares state of emergency after "deliberate" attack causes widespread power outage
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Monday that an investigation was underway to determine whether it was "an act of malfeasance or otherwise."
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Biden administration extends immigration protections for Haitians
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday extended immigration protections for Haitians in the United States, granting work permits and deferral from deportation to those who were in…
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Giuliani 'weaponized his law license' in 2020 election case - ethics counsel
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Monday defended his work on a failed election fraud lawsuit, as a Washington, D.C., disciplinary panel heard charges that he violated attorney ethics rules in the case.
Senate Republicans turn on Trump over suspend-the-Constitution talk
It's the second time in two weeks that the former president has prompted criticism from within his party, after a dinner with high-profile antisemites last month.
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Yellen sees key role for Treasury's racial equity council despite Republican criticism
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said a new racial equity advisory committee, which has drawn the ire of Republican lawmakers, would play a big role in helping the department address acute economic disparities faced by communities of color.
House GOP probing ‘secret’ US-Saudi oil deal
Republicans on the House Oversight and Reform Committee are investigating a “secret” deal forged between the Biden administration and Saudi Arabia to boost production from the oil-produ…
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Confusion over Iran's religious police as women drop hijab
Confusion over the status of Iran’s religious police is growing as state media cast doubt on reports the force had been shut down.
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Giuliani defends 2020 election challenge at D.C. Bar hearing
The former Trump lawyer could face removal from the D.C. bar for false statements about the 2020 election.
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Americans may receive a smaller tax refund in 2023 — here’s why - Washington Examiner
American taxpayers should prepare for smaller tax refunds in 2023 due to a lack of stimulus payments sent out last year. The Internal Revenue Service released information encouraging taxpayers to take simple steps to file their 2022 federal tax returns. The organization said taxpayers will not...
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Ukrainians face emergency blackouts after Russian missile attacks
Outages will be most severe in the Kyiv region, as teams work to repair damaged infrastructure in freezing conditions.
Bipartisan duo makes last-minute push for immigration deal
Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Thom Tillis have been sharing a "draft framework" with colleagues that would couple protections for "Dreamers" with new border security funds.
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Russian base attacks put spotlight on Ukrainian drone program | CNN
Multiple attacks targeting Russian military infrastructure this week have focused attention on Ukraine’s efforts to develop longer-range combat drones.
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Man who shot Lady Gaga's dog walker gets 21 years in prison
The man who shot and wounded Lady Gaga’s dog walker and stole her French bulldogs last year has taken a plea deal and was sentenced to 21 years in prison
Ukraine war bleeds into Russia-US nuclear talks
Rock-bottom relations between the U.S. and Russia amid the Ukraine war are bleeding into one of the most high-stakes area of the relationship: strategic communication over nuclear weapons.&nbs…
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Ukrainians hid orphaned children from Russian deportation
Throughout the war in Ukraine, Russian authorities have been accused of deporting Ukrainian children to Russia or Russian-held territories to raise them as their own.
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Supreme Court leans toward web designer over refusal to work on same-sex weddings
The justices are considering whether web designer Lorie Smith, a conservative evangelical Christian, has a free-speech right that trumps Colorado's antidiscrimination law.
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Tampa police chief quits after trying to avoid golf cart ticket
Video shows Mary O'Connor being pulled over for driving an unlicensed vehicle on a public street.
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Rail strike averted, but still a lot to do
It’s not clear yet what kind of money for infrastructure destroyed by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona will be included in the funding bill, but the defense bill presents intrigue for Boeing.
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Georgia voters once again have the last word during election season | CNN Politics
On the final day of overtime in Georgia, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock exuded confidence, but warned supporters against being complacent in his runoff election with Republican nominee and former football great Herschel Walker.
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FX swap debt a $80 trillion 'blind spot' BIS says
Pension funds and other 'non-bank' financial firms have more than $80 trillion of hidden, off-balance sheet dollar debt in FX swaps, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said.
December serving up baked Alaska and warming most of Arctic
Much of the Arctic is in a burst of freak December warming. Temperatures in Alaska’s northernmost community hit 40 degrees Monday morning.
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Kamala Harris to swear in Karen Bass as first female mayor of Los Angeles | CNN Politics
Vice President Kamala Harris will swear in Karen Bass as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles in an inauguration ceremony on Sunday in a meeting of two Democratic women who have broken barriers in politics.
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9 million Americans wrongly told they were approved for student debt forgiveness
A Biden administration program forgiving up to $20,000 in student loans remains hung up in court.
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Russian oil price cap, EU ban aim to limit Kremlin war chest
Major Western measures to limit Russia’s oil profits over the war in Ukraine have taken effect. They bring uncertainty about how much crude could be lost to the world and whether they will unleash the hoped-for hit to a Russian economy that's held up better than many expected under sanctions.
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Los Angeles police bust retail theft ring that looted $23,000 in clothing - Washington Examiner
Los Angeles police arrested 18 suspects they said are members of a large organized retail theft ring who were recorded ransacking four clothing and shoe chain stores in the county.Thieves were seen grabbing bundles of clothes and shoes from the retailers worth an estimated $23,000 on Dec. 1 and...
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Ex-U.S. lawmaker arrested for conspiring to act as agent of Venezuela
Former U.S. lawmaker David Rivera was arrested on Monday on charges of conspiring to launder money and to illegally act as an agent of the Venezuelan government, according to a U.S. official and an indictment.
GOP faces further Trump reckoning in Georgia and beyond: The Note
If the 2022 midterms posed a test of Trumpism that the GOP failed, it might not be done quite yet
LULAC sues Houston over lack of Latino representation on the City Council
The city has elected only two Latinos through its at-large districts in its history, LULAC stated in the lawsuit, even though Houston is now 44.5% Hispanic.
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US police rarely deploy deadly robots to confront suspects
The unabashedly liberal city of San Francisco became the unlikely proponent of weaponized police robots last week after supervisors approved them for limited use.
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Energy & Environment — Progressives push back on permitting in defense bill
A reported effort to get Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) permitting reform deal into a defense spending bill is generating left-wing pushback. Plus: North Carolina experiences power outages after an a…
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Prosecutors in Whitmer kidnap plot say life sentence fits
Federal prosecutors say a life prison sentence would be justified for the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Russia-Ukraine war in maps and charts: Live Tracker
As the Russian offensive enters its 153rd week, we track where battles are taking place and the human cost of the war.
Red-state rodeos to set GOP’s 2024 Senate chances
Montana, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana: A quartet of races are attracting a flurry of interest from ambitious Republicans who see safe seats in the offing.
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Asian shares lower as strong data hit hopes for dovish Fed
Stocks are mostly lower in Asia after Wall Street pulled back as surprisingly strong economic reports highlighted the difficulty of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation.
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Exclusive: Goldman Sachs on hunt for bargain crypto firms after FTX fiasco
Goldman Sachs plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to buy or invest in crypto companies after the collapse of the FTX exchange hit valuations and dampened investor interest.
John Bolton ‘going to seriously consider’ challenging Trump
Former national security adviser John Bolton said Monday that he’ll “seriously consider” challenging former President Trump for the GOP’s presidential nomination in 2024 if other potential ca…
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Department of Homeland Security delays REAL ID deadline to 2025
The Department of Homeland Security has delayed the deadline for air travelers to have a REAL ID another two years, the agency announced Monday.
Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from clients | CNN Politics
Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced Monday to 14 years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $11 million in restitution for embezzling millions of dollars from four of his clients and obstruction.
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Amnesty International Canada says it was hacked by Beijing
The Canadian branch of Amnesty International says it was the target of a cyberattack sponsored by China.The human rights organization says it first detected the breach Oct. 5 and hired forensic investigators and cyber security experts to investigate.
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U.S. expands deportation relief to some 264,000 Haitians
The Biden administration will expand deportation relief and access to work permits for Haitians who are already in the United States, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Monday, a move that comes as Haiti's government struggles to stabilize the country.
Doug Emhoff to convene White House roundtable on antisemitism
The second gentleman, who is Jewish, is holding the event as antisemitism hits record highs in modern U.S. history.
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Biden faces new Dem pressure to take stronger action at Mexico border
Moderate Democrats are now putting pressure on the Biden administration to adopt stricter border policies with Title 42's expiration on the horizon later this month.
Kirstie Alley dead at 71: Cheers and Look Who’s Talking star dies after cancer battle - Washington Examiner
Cheers and Look Who's Talking star Kirstie Alley has died at the age of 71, her family confirmed on Monday. Alley, one of the rare conservatives in Hollywood, died after a battle with cancer, which had been recently discovered. Her family hailed her as a "fierce and loving mother" and expressed...
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Late Chinese leader Jiang hailed in memorial service
China's leaders have eulogized the late Jiang Zemin as a loyal Marxist-Leninist who oversaw their country's rapid economic rise while maintaining rigid Communist Party control over society.
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Iranians seek to build pressure with strikes amid morality police uncertainty
Many activists on social media dismissed the idea of a government climbdown after an official suggested the morality police had been abolished.
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Nike and Kyrie Irving split up after antisemitism controversy
Nike said Monday that Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is no longer affiliated with the athletic wear giant.
Brown University becomes first Ivy League school to add official caste protections
“It’s a first step. It opens doors for dialogue that hasn’t been happening," one caste-oppressed graduate said.
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Kirstie Alley, Emmy-winning ‘Cheers’ star, dies at 71
Kirstie Alley, a two-time Emmy winner who starred in the 1980s sitcom “Cheers” and the hit film “Look Who’s Talking,” has died. She was 71.
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Stocks slide, dollar up as market eye central bank rate policies
Global stocks posted a third straight day of losses and the dollar rose on Tuesday as the market weighed how long the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates high and "restrictive" to the U.S. economy.
Arizona certifies midterm election results
Republican Kari Lake still refuses to concede to Democrat Katie Hobbs, the next Arizona governor.
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German governor quits Twitter, Scholz still mulling options
The governor of Germany’s state of Lower Saxony says he is quitting Twitter because the microblogging site is increasingly being used to spread “hatred and incitement.”
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Explainer: What's the latest on Biden's U.S. student loan forgiveness?
U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to forgive federal student loans, first announced in August, has been blocked by two legal challenges, clouding the financial future for millions of American students and graduates.
Indonesia's Parliament votes to ban sex outside of marriage
Indonesia’s Parliament unanimously voted on Tuesday to ban sex outside of marriage and insulting the president and state institutions.
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Do you want to be a good member of society? Voting, climate change efforts are a start, survey says
People have a broad idea of being a good member of society, but voting topped the list, said Richard Wike, Pew's global attitudes research director.
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Marco Rubio’s old roommate arrested as part of Venezuela criminal investigation - Washington Examiner
Former Rep. David Rivera (R-FL), an old roommate of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), was arrested Monday at Atlanta’s airport amid a federal criminal inquiry, officials revealed. Rivera, 57, who served in Congress from 2011 to 2013, made an initial appearance in federal court before being bailed out...
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Some charges dismissed against ex-N.Y. lieutenant governor arrested in campaign finance fraud investigation
Bribery and fraud charges against Brian Benjamin, who resigned after his April arrest, were tossed out Monday. He still faces records falsification charges.
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World Cup Viewer's Guide: 2 quarterfinals places left
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The final day of the round of 16 concludes Tuesday at the World Cup when Morocco faces Spain, and Portugal goes head-to-head with Switzerland for the final two spots in the quarterfinals.
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Arizona certifies midterm election results despite GOP challenges - Washington Examiner
Arizona election officials certified the midterm election results on Monday, declaring Democrats winners in high-profile Senate and gubernatorial races over Republican candidates who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged. The certification now opens a five-day window for challenges to the...
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Tributes pour in for late actress Kirstie Alley
Actress Kirstie Alley died at the age of 71 following her battle with cancer, her family announced.
Two roommates of slain University of Idaho students break silence in letters
"I know Xana, Ethan, Maddie and Kaylee would want us to live life and be happy," one roommate said in a letter read during a church vigil to honor their friends.
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Donald Trump’s political death wish - Washington Examiner
DONALD TRUMP'S POLITICAL DEATH WISH. What is former President Donald Trump thinking? On Saturday, he posted this statement on his social media network Truth Social:"So, with the revelation of MASSIVE & WIDESPREAD FRAUD & DECEPTION in working closely with Big Tech Companies, the DNC, & the...
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Supreme Court appears sympathetic to Colorado designer who opposes creating same-sex wedding sites
The court heard arguments in a case about a Christian business owner who says her religious beliefs prevent her from creating custom websites for a same-sex wedding.
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Oklahoma man charged in killings of 4 men found in river
Oklahoma prosecutors have filed first-degree murder charges against a 67-year-old man accused of killing and dismembering four men whose bodies were found in a river
U.S. drops insider trading case against two Florida men
U.S. prosecutors on Monday moved to dismiss insider trading charges against a hedge fund manager and a Florida entrepreneur after their star witness withdrew from an agreement to cooperate with authorities and decided not to testify against one of them.
White House asks Republicans to condemn Trump remarks on U.S. Constitution
The White House on Monday condemned Donald Trump's weekend remarks that called for suspension of constitutional rules, and urged more Republicans to come forward to rebuke the former president.
Florida deputy fatally shoots fellow deputy in 'extremely dumb' accident: Sheriff
A Florida sheriff's deputy accidentally shot and killed his roommate, a fellow deputy, in what the sheriff called an "extremely dumb and totally avoidable accident."
Judge throws out bribery, fraud charges against ex-New York lt. governor
Former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin now only faces records falsification charges.
www.cbsnews.comThe Constitution is more important than any former president - Washington Examiner
Now that former President Donald Trump has called for the suspension of the Constitution when it suits his ends, every elected Republican should ostracize him.Nobody who advocates the “termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution,” as Trump did over...
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How Congress achieved a historic breakthrough on gay marriage
Behind the Respect for Marriage Act, which the House votes on Tuesday, were unexpected alliances and pressure from GOP donors
Ford CEO says 65% of U.S. dealers agree to sell EVs under company's investment programs
About 1,920 of Ford's nearly 3,000 dealers in the U.S. agreed to sell EVs, according to CEO Jim Farley.
Was $18 million enough to lure Latino voters? Key victories for Democrats suggest as much
The Democratic Campaign Congressional Committee says it doubled its independent expenditure spending on ads and other communication to focus on Hispanic voters.
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Trump claims grounds for "termination" of U.S. Constitution
The former president's latest unfounded claim of "massive fraud" has left fellow Republicans grappling once again with how to respond.
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Top elections official in Texas resigns
Secretary of State John Scott, who was appointed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, was briefly part of Trump’s legal team that challenged the results of the 2020 election.
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Elon Musk's 'Twitter files': Emails reveal internal struggle on handling of Hunter Biden laptop
Twitter honored requests from both the Biden campaign and Trump White House to remove tweets they flagged, journalist Matt Taibbi said.
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Russian nationals fighting for Ukraine vow to resist Moscow’s forces ‘until the end’ | CNN
A soldier in a Ukrainian uniform morosely contemplates the ruins of an Orthodox monastery in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. He is one of a number of Russian nationals fighting with Ukraine against Moscow’s forces.
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Facebook owner Meta may remove news from platform if U.S. Congress passes media bill
Meta spokesperson Andy Stone in a tweet said the company would be forced to consider removing news if the law was passed.
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New wave of missile attacks hits Ukraine; explosions reported at Russian air bases
Ukraine appears keen to rebuff a claim by a U.S. official that fighting in the war could take on a "reduced tempo" over winter.
North Korea fires artillery again over South’s drills
The latest military action comes a day after Pyongyang fired around 130 artillery rounds into waters near a buffer zone with South Korea, accusing its neighbor of raising tensions.
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NASA’s historic Artemis I mission is coming to a close | CNN
The historic Artemis I mission, which is sending an uncrewed spacecraft on an unprecedented trip around the moon, is now on the final stretch of its historic journey.
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At least seven killed in northern Afghanistan roadside blast
Those killed were petroleum company employees on board a bus in Mazar-i-Sharif, according to a local official.
Dozens are killed in Colombia after mudslide buries bus
The mudslide late Sunday divided a highway in two in the town of Pueblo Rico in central Colombia as rescuers Monday were trying to help those trapped in the wreckage.
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Health officials make urgent push for flu and COVID shots as hospitals feel the strain
Health officials are making another urgent push to encourage flu and COVID vaccinations, as multiple respiratory viruses swirl around the country.
CDC head: Flu shots look like ‘a very good match’ for this year’s strains
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters on Monday that the updated flu shots generated this year seem to be “a very good match” for the most preva…
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BOSTON (AP) — Boston is planning to establish 11 wastewater testing sites across the city to help monitor for spikes in the COVID-19 virus.
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White House maintains support for keeping military vax mandate as Congress weighs rolling it back in NDAA
The White House is pushing for the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for service members to remain in place; Republicans threaten to block the NDAA from moving forward unless it is rolled back.
Pfizer asks FDA to clear updated COVID shot for kids under 5
Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to authorize its updated COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5.
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GOP squeezing lame duck Dems to secure end to military vaccine mandate
Republicans are demanding an end to the military's vaccine mandate in exchange for supporting the Defense Department's budget authorization, and President Biden may comply.
Congress could soon end the military's vaccine mandate under pressure from Republicans
Democratic leadership in Congress is considering allowing the GOP-led legislation to move forward, potentially as part of a must-pass defense bill, sources tell NBC News.
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Fauci deputy was 'very impressed' with China's COVID lockdown methods, despite 'great cost'
Transcript of the deposition of Dr. Anthony Fauci reveals that Fauci's deputy deputy was "very impressed" with how China was managing the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
China eases controls, gives no sign when 'zero COVID' ends
China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-COVID controls and authorities say new variants are weaker.
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Pfizer, BioNTech countersue Moderna over COVID-19 vaccine patents
Pfizer Inc and its German partner, BioNTech SE , fired back at Moderna Inc on Monday in a patent lawsuit over their rival COVID-19 vaccines, seeking dismissal of the lawsuit in Boston federal court and an order that Moderna's patents are invalid and not infringed.
Private hospitals blamed in Mexico for meningitis outbreak
Prosecutors in northern Mexico have blamed private hospitals for contaminated anesthetics that caused a meningitis outbreak that has killed 22 people and sickened at least 71
Real ID deadline for air travelers extended by 2 years
DHS is giving Americans more time to obtain a Real ID for air travel because of delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Navy SEAL commander challenges Pentagon: Recommends religious vax exemption, cites retention challenges
A top Navy SEAL official is going against the Biden administration's military vaccine mandate by recommending that one SEAL be granted a religious exemption request.
Parents call trooper an 'angel' and 'hero' for saving daughter who had RSV
A North Carolina mother and father say they credit a state trooper for helping to save their daughter's life when she stopped breathing after becoming sick with RSV.
Beijing drops COVID testing burden as wider easing beckons
Residents of China's capital were allowed into parks, supermarkets, offices and airports without a negative COVID-19 test on Tuesday, the latest in a mix of easing steps nationwide after unprecedented protests against a tough zero-COVID policy.
