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Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden docs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an office in Washington.Biden approval rating highest since October 2021
President Biden’s approval rating has reached its highest point since October 2021, climbing to 44.1 percent in the latest data from FiveThirtyEight’s aggregation of polls published Thursday.  …
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A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents
The revelation that potentially classified materials were discovered at think tank offices formerly used by President Joe Biden has prompted questions on how the circumstance compares to the seizure last year of hundreds of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's residence.
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Republicans react to Biden's classified docs in his garage: ‘so many questions, I don't know where to start'
Republican lawmakers shared their reactions to the news that President Biden kept classified documents in his Wilmington, Delaware garage next to his Corvette.
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McCarthy amplifies vow to keep Schiff, Swalwell off Intel Committee
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday amplified his pledge to keep a pair of high-profile Democrats — Reps. Adam Schiff (Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (Calif.) — from joining the powerful House…
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Who is Robert Hur, special counsel in Biden documents case?
Robert Hur, a former U.S. attorney for Maryland nominated by then-President Donald Trump, will serve as special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Delaware and at an office in Washington.
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Prosecutor: Proud Boys attacked 'heart' of democracy on 1/6
A federal prosecutor says former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants charged with seditious conspiracy in the Capitol attack “took aim at the heart of our democracy” on Jan. 6, 2021.
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'Extreme' drought status nearly eliminated in California in wake of atmospheric rivers
Extreme drought fell from 27.1% last week to 0.32% in the numbers released Thursday.
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Democrat suggests classified docs in Biden's home, office may have been 'planted' after second batch found
A Democratic representative told Fox News that the classified documents found in President Biden's possession could have been "planted."
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Hundreds more UFO sightings included in latest report
The new annual report on UFOs, or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), contains 366 more reported sightings than included in the initial report in 2021.
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Arizona plots to eradicate 'extremists'
Factions in both parties look to overhaul the battleground state's primaries. Failed GOP candidate Kari Lake called any Republican who backs the move "a Democrat in Sheep’s clothing."
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Biden didn't know classified documents were there in think tank or his home - White House
U.S. President Joe Biden did not know that classified documents from his vice presidential days were at a Washington think tank or house in Wilmington, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday.
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Trump discussed using a nuclear weapon on North Korea in 2017 and blaming it on someone else, book says
In a new section of his book on Trump's presidency, The New York Times' Michael Schmidt details John Kelly’s tenure as White House chief of staff from July 2017 to January 2019.
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McCarthy says new committee on weaponized government could oversee Biden classified documents probe
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says the subcommittee on the weaponization of government could look into the classified documents found at Biden's home in Delaware and the Penn Biden Center.
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Biden documents 'inadvertently misplaced,' pledges special counsel cooperation
President Joe Biden and his lawyers have vowed to cooperate with special counsel Robert Hur, who has been tapped by Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate classified documents from Biden's vice presidency that were found to be in his possession.
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DeSantis announces prescription drug legislation
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will seek to provide consumers more flexibility in buying prescription drugs and more information about their costs under a legislative proposal that Republican Gov.
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Putin running out of options in global pressure campaign
As the Russia-Ukraine war nears the end of its first year, Moscow is struggling to find leverage to wear down Western resolve to aid Kyiv. With its battlefield wins now few and far between, an econ…
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2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up
Government science teams say that 2022 didn't quite set a record for heat, but it was in the top five or six warmest on record depending on who's doing the measuring.
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin suspends key US-Russia nuclear treaty in speech denouncing West
Live updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
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Russia's Putin lays into minister Manturov for 'fooling around'
Russia's president publicly tells off the industry minister for delays in ordering planes.
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DeSantis fields growing criticism from fellow 2024 Republicans
Potential Republican presidential candidates and their allies are stepping up attacks on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he emerges as the early front-runner for the GOP’s 2024 nomination. In recent d…
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Biden spars over classified documents in garage with Fox News' Peter Doocy
President Biden sparred with Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy on Thursday after a second stash of classified documents was found at one of Biden's homes in Delaware.
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Biden says inflation slowdown shows it's 'clearer than ever' his economic policies are working
The overall consumer price index dropped 0.1% from the prior month, marking the largest month-over-month decrease since April 2020.
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AG Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden classified documents
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate President Biden's handling of classified documents after documents were found at Biden's home.
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Mayorkas ordered internal review of massive immigration contract: Emails reveal
EXCLUSIVE — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas privately voiced concern about the award of a half-a-billion dollar government contract to Endeavors for immigrant housing, according to documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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The obscure regulator (and political scion) who sparked the furor over gas stoves
Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. ignited political frenzy this week when he said in an interview that the agency was weighing a ban on gas stoves due to health hazards, breaking with all other members of the commission and ultimately forcing the CPSC chairman to publish a…
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Lori Lightfoot's campaign investigated for trying to recruit Chicago public school students to help her win
The mayor's re-election campaign sent an email to public school teachers, asking them to recruit students to volunteer for her campaign for school credit.
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Who is Russia's new war commander Gerasimov and why was he appointed?
President Vladimir Putin's defence minister has appointed Russia's most senior general, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, 67, to lead its war in Ukraine, the most dramatic in a series of senior command changes since Russia invaded in February.
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Bank to pay $31M redlining settlement, DOJ's largest ever
The Justice Department accused Los Angeles-based City National Bank on Thursday of discriminating against Black and Latino residents, requiring the bank to pay more than $31 million in what is the largest redlining settlement in DOJ history.
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EXPLAINER: The seditious conspiracy charges in Jan. 6 trial
The former national chairman of the Proud Boys and four associates are standing trial on seditious conspiracy charges in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon seeks to change attorneys in fundraising fraud case
Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon asked a judge to let him change lawyers as he defends himself against charges that he defrauded donors to the "We Build the Wall" campaign.
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Democrats trying to convince Joe Manchin and Jon Tester to stay in Senate ahead of 2024
As Democrats prepare for what is expected to be a challenging election cycle in 2024, the party is looking to two of its lawmakers as crucial to maintaining its slim majority in the Senate: Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana.
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Corrupt software introduced by contractors took down FAA system, officials say
This system, installed in 1993, runs the Notice to Air Missions system, or NOTAM, which sends pilots vital information they need to fly.
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Biden slams House Republicans' plans on taxes, says they will make inflation worse
U.S. President Biden criticized House Republicans who have taken control of Congress for backing tax measures that he said would benefit the wealthy at the expense of middle class taxpayers, and make inflation worse.
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Timeline of Biden classified document discoveries
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday provided the most detailed timeline yet of the Justice Department’s discovery and review of classified documents found at an office belonging to Preside…
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'Seriously doubt' imminent invasion of Taiwan by China -Pentagon chief
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday he seriously doubted that ramped up Chinese military activities near the Taiwan Strait were a sign of an imminent invasion of the island by Beijing.
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US inflation eases grip on economy, falling for a 6th month
Rising consumer prices in the United States moderated again last month, bolstering hopes that inflation’s grip on the economy will continue to ease this year and possibly require less drastic action by the Federal Reserve to control it.
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House votes to block China from buying oil from US reserves
The Republican-controlled House has voted to block oil from the country’s emergency stockpile from going to China.
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Aerial photos show California's devastating flooding
Aerial photos show California's devastating flooding.
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‘The Russians have marched on the bodies of their own soldiers’
According to Ukraine, more than 100 Russian troops were killed in the battle for the eastern town during the past day.
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UFO reports rise to 510, not aliens but still a threat to US
The U.S. has now collected 510 reports of unidentified flying objects, many of which are flying in sensitive military airspace.
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Zelenskiy: Ukraine forces are holding Soledar positions, inflicting big losses
Ukrainian forces in the eastern city of Soledar are holding their positions and inflicting significant losses on Russia troops, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address on Thursday.
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White House ‘confident’ Biden documents were ‘inadvertently misplaced’
The White House on Thursday said it is confident that an investigation into the discovery of classified documents will find that President Biden accidentally misplaced them. “We are confident that …
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Why the fight for Soledar has become the "most bloody battle" of Russia's war in Ukraine
Soledar, home to a huge salt mine, is being torn apart as Ukrainian forces battle to keep it out of the hands of Russian mercenaries.
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SEE IT: NASA's James Webb space telescope captures photo of star cluster 200,000 light-years away
A new image taken by NASA's James Webb space telescope showed a young star cluster located 200,000 light years from Earth, offering new insight into the early stages of the universe.
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Insight: Scale of alleged torture, detentions by Russian forces in Kherson emerges
'I was a living corpse': New details about alleged abuse taken by Ukrainian prisoners include hands submerged in boiling water, beatings with rifle butts and electric shocks to genitals.
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Asian American Democrats jostle for top slot on new GOP China committee
The lawmakers want to ensure the new panel doesn't stoke more anti-Asian rhetoric and xenophobia as it confronts threats from Beijing. They're divided over who should lead them.
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House Republicans call for intel briefing on security threats from 'open' southern border
House Republicans led by Rep. Lance Gooden are calling for an intelligence community briefing on the threats posed by what they say is an "open" southern border.
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GOP Rep. George Santos vows to serve out his full term as more Republicans push him to resign
Santos, a freshman GOP lawmaker from New York, has come under fire after admitting he lied about parts of his background.
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GOP Rep. George Santos says he'll respond to allegations about his background 'soon'
Congressman George Santos is facing multiple investigations over his personal and campaign finances and lies about his resume and family heritage.
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U.S. Rep. Santos says he won't resign, only leave if voted out in next election
U.S. Representative George Santos said on Thursday he would vacate his seat only if he loses the next election, clarifying an earlier statement that he would resign if "142 people" asked him to because of a string of false claims he made about his work and personal background.
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EXPLAINER: What are special counsels and what do they do?
The appointment of a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department probes into the discovery of classified documents at the home and former office of President Joe Biden has focused renewed attention on the role such prosecutors have played in modern American history.
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Dem lawmakers urge Biden to void visa of Brazil's Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A group of 46 Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday demanding former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's diplomatic visa be canceled in the wake of the rampage in Brazil's capital by his supporters.
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Where might Congress cut through gridlock?
Here are some areas of potential agreement in the 118th Congress, despite the deep partisan division.
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Jack Smith examines how his subpoena targets are footing legal bills: Report
Special Counsel Jack Smith, whose investigations revolve around former President Donald Trump, is zeroing in on how his subpoena targets are footing their legal bills.
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GOP divisions over Social Security, Medicare cuts forecast tough fights ahead
House Republicans are divided over cuts to Medicare and Social Security, setting up what could be a fierce internal clash over the future of the nation’s top safety net programs when Congress …
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Search continues for 5-year-old boy swept away by floodwaters in storm-hit California
Kyle Doan, 5, was swept away by raging floodwaters near San Miguel, California, on the morning of Jan. 9.
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Bannon's lawyers ask to quit wall case, citing 'differences'
Steve Bannon’s lawyers want out of his border-wall fraud case and have told a judge he is unwilling to speak with them directly.
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‘I didn’t steal funds’ says former crypto titan Bankman-Fried
In a highly unusual post-arrest blogpost a month after his arrest, he said he ‘didn’t stash billions away’.
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US applications for jobless benefits lowest in 15 weeks
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week to their lowest level in 15 weeks as the job market continues to show resiliency in the face of the Federal Reserve’s attempts to cool the economy
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Proud Boys sedition trial moves forward with opening arguments
Five members of the far-right group, including former leader Enrique Tarrio, are charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
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U.S. grants temporary protected status to thousands of Somali immigrants
The Biden administration has granted Temporary Protected Status to hundreds of thousands of immigrants from crisis-stricken countries, such as Afghanistan and Venezuela.
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Russian-installed official says Ukrainian 'resistance' persists in Soledar
A Russian-installed official in Ukraine's Donetsk region said on Thursday that "pockets of resistance" remained in the Ukrainian town of Soledar, undermining claims that the town had been taken by Russian forces.
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Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's attorney says Trump to blame for Jan. 6: trial updates
The defendants face numerous charges in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including the rare charge of seditious conspiracy.
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Stocks rise, dollar stumbles after U.S. inflation data
A reading of consumer prices fueled expectations the Fed may have room to dial back the size of its expected rate hikes.
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Study: Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s
A new study says Exxon Mobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming.
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IRS announces Jan. 23 start date for tax filing season
The official start date of the 2023 tax filing season is Jan. 23, when the IRS will begin accepting and processing 2022 returns.
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'Catastrophe': Late Cardinal George Pell blasts Pope Francis in secret memo
A secret memo that called Pope Francis's papacy a "disaster" and a "catastrophe" was confirmed to have been written by the late Cardinal George Pell, who died on Tuesday.
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McCarthy says he thinks Biden knew his office had classified documents
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday argued President Biden knew his private office had classified documents, or he wouldn’t have had his attorneys remove things from his offic…
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Dems join GOP in vote to block Biden from selling strategic oil reserves to China
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to prevent the sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Chinese-owned entities in response to Biden's drawdown of SPR reserves.
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Biden administration warily planning for debt ceiling showdown
White House begins outreach to moderate GOP lawmakers ahead of debt ceiling clash
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The abortion clinic at the center of the Supreme Court ruling will become a secondhand store
The shuttered Jackson, Mississippi, clinic, known as the Pink House, is being painted white. The building's new owner says he doesn't "want to get into a political issue" about its history.
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Will Israel and Russia forge closer ties under Netanyahu?
Ukraine has expressed its disappointment in sign that the new Israeli government may establish closer ties to Russia.
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Battle rages in Ukraine town; Russia shakes up its military
The fate of a devastated salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine is hanging in the balance. Ukraine says its forces are holding out against a furious Russian onslaught in one of the fiercest and bloodiest recent ground battles of the nearly 11-month war.
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Remains found positively identified as missing 4-year-old girl in Oklahoma
Oklahoma police began searching for 4-year-old Athena Brownfield after a postal carrier found her sister wandering alone outside near their Oklahoma home, police said.
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Appeals court weighs scope of key Voting Rights Act provision
A federal appeals court on Wednesday weighed whether it should uphold a lower court’s ruling that private parties cannot bring allegations of racial gerrymanders under a key section of the Voting R…
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In Ukraine, power plant workers fight to save their 'child'
When Ukraine was at peace, its energy workers were largely unheralded. War made them heroes. They're proving to be Ukraine's line of defense against repeated Russian missile and drone strikes targeting the energy grid and inflicting the misery of blackouts in winter.
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Average long-term US mortgage rate comes back down this week
After two straight weekly increases, the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate came back down again this week but remains a significant hurdle for many prospective homebuyers
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Nebraska governor names predecessor to US Senate seat
In one of his first acts as Nebraska's governor, Republican Jim Pillen has named Pete Ricketts to fill the state's vacant U.S. Senate seat
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Minnesota Legislature holds hearing regarding the legalization of recreational marijuana for adults
In the Minnesota Legislature's first hearing of the year, a bill that will continue the process of legalizing recreational marijuana in the state was discussed.
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Jeffries to GOP on Santos: ‘Clean up your house’
The new head of House Democrats said Thursday that the fate of embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is for GOP leaders to resolve. Santos, a Long Island freshman, has come under fire for a host of…
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Romanians search seven homes in Andrew Tate rape inquiry
Romanian authorities raided seven additional homes as part of a sex trafficking investigation into social media influencer Andrew Tate.
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Ro Khanna says he’s looking at the Senate. His allies are talking about the White House.
The California Democrat has been paying consultants and firms with ties to New Hampshire, Nevada and Iowa.
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California's drought has led to a groundwater overdraft in the San Joaquin Valley
Groundwater pumping accounts for about 10% of water use in an area known as the breadbasket of the world.
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Zelenskyy says troops will get more ammo as Kyiv insists battle for Soledar is not over
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy again rejected Russia's claims to have to have encircled and captured the salt-mining town of Soledar in Donetsk.
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Series of drenching California storms put dent in drought
Atmospheric rivers pounding California since late last year have coated mountains with a full winter’s worth of snow and begun raising reservoir levels but experts say it will take much more to precipitation to reverse the effects of years of drought.
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AG Garland names Robert Hur as special counsel in Biden classified documents matter
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday named a special counsel in Biden classified documents matter.
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California has been hammered with rain. It may not be enough to reverse its drought.
Much of the infrastructure to help alleviate California’s too-wet/too-dry cycles — its extensive reservoir system — was designed long before it was recognized that climate change could intensify droughts and storms.
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Brazil Congress: Bolsonaro supporters inside palace enabled riot - Lula
The new leader accuses security forces of opening the doors of the presidential palace to rioters.
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Bipartisan duo reintroduces bill banning members of Congress, family from trading individual stocks
A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to ban members of Congress and some of their family from trading individual stocks while they are in office. Reps. Abigail Spanberger (…
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US rolls out tool for Afghans in US to reunify with family members | CNN Politics
The US State Department rolled out a tool for Afghans in the US under parolee status to begin the process of reunifying with their family members on Thursday, a State Department spokesperson told CNN.
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House votes to ban sales from Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China
More than 100 Democrats joined Republicans to support the bill.
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U.S. Navy veteran freed from Russia after 9 months in detention
Taylor Dudley had been held since April 2022 and was one of several detained Americans whom Richardson and U.S. authorities have been seeking to have freed.
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Proud Boys did not ‘stand back, stand by’ on Jan 6: US prosecutor
Prosecutor accuses far-right group members of ‘mobilising’ to storm Capitol as seditious conspiracy trial begins.
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Inside a White House in the dark on Biden's classified documents crisis | CNN Politics
The discovery of classified documents at President Joe Biden’s private office in Washington, DC – and subsequently his home in Wilmington, Delaware – has cast a shadow over the White House in recent days, as some of the president’s closest allies and senior officials have been left entirely in...
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'ISIS Beatle' Alexanda Kotey no longer listed in prison system
One of the "ISIS Beatles," who is now serving a life sentence, is listed as no longer in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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Progressives eagerly await their chance to harass McCarthy
While Democratic leaders seem content to let Speaker Kevin McCarthy stew in his party's disarray, liberals are excited to launch a new headache-causing House tool.
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New Kansas AG Kobach wants state Supreme Court to reconsider abortion ruling
Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has requested that the state Supreme Court reconsider a ruling that declared abortion to be a right under the state constitution.
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Activist who ran for Belarusian presidency in 2020 detained
A human rights group says an opposition politician who ran against authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been arrested in Minsk.
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Intel head Turner demands DOJ, ODNI briefing into Biden's ‘mishandling’ of classified docs
Rep. Mike Turner is demanding DOJ and the government's top national security agency provide information on the batches of Biden classified documents that have been found.
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Russia's troubles in Ukraine likely caused leadership shakeup: Pentagon
The Pentagon said on Thursday that Russia's persistent troubles in Ukraine likely led to latest shake-up in military leadership, and urged Moscow to end the war instead turning to new generals to oversee the nearly year-long invasion.
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Ex-Santos campaign staffers question sloppy bookkeeping, predict he will be 'perp walked'
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy might have embattled Rep. George Santos's back, but two of the freshman lawmaker's former campaign staffers claimed things felt fishy from the start and predicted a tough road ahead with substantial legal fallout for the New York politician.
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Here are the cities where inflation is rising the most
Story at a glance Inflation is rising the most quickly in Miami, Tampa, and Dallas, according to a new WalletHub study. Meanwhile, inflation in Anchorage, Alaska, and Los Angeles, Calif is i…
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Missing boy's mom: 'I could feel his fingers slipping' away
The mother of a 5-year-old boy missing in floodwaters from California’s epic winter storms says she thought it was safe to drive across a creek flowing over the road she drove to school every day.
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Inflation cooled in December to 6.5%, but the Fed is likely to keep interest rates high
There are signs inflation has peaked, but Federal Reserve officials say interest rates will stay elevated until price growth meaningfully slows down.
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What we know about the Biden documents: A timeline
Here is a timeline of what has been disclosed about the classified documents that ended up in a temporary office used by President Joe Biden and at his home in Wilmington, Delaware:
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Peru anti-government protests spread, with clashes in Cusco
Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s government that have left 48 people dead since they began a month ago are spreading through the south of the Andean country with new clashes reported in the tourist city of Cusco.
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What's in the agreement that led to the end of the New York City nurses' strike
Thousands of New York City nurses ended their three-day strike Thursday after coming to a tentative deal with two city hospitals. Here's what the two sides agreed to.
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Nurses at 2 NYC hospitals return to work as deal ends strike
Thousands of nurses at two New York City hospitals have ended a three-day strike after reaching a tentative contract agreement.
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White House confirms second set of Biden documents found in his Wilmington garage
The Justice Department's review of the documents includes interviews with multiple witnesses, according to sources familiar with the situation.
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National Guard sent to Mexico City subway on sabotage worry
The mayor of Mexico City says 6,060 National Guard officers will be posted in the city's subway system after a series of accidents that officials say could be due to sabotage.
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Special counsel to look into Biden's handling of classified files
The announcement came after classified files were found at the president's home and at a former office.
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Nebraska lawmaker introduces new bill significantly restricting abortion
A second bill to outlaw most abortions in Nebraska after six weeks has been proposed by a lawmaker who sponsored a similar, unsuccessful bill in the previous legislative session.
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'Sheer incompetence': Crenshaw joins call for Mayorkas impeachment over border crisis
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) signed on to articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday.
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Key questions and what's next in the Biden special counsel probe | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden is now facing a special counsel investigation after Obama-era classified files were found at his private office in Washington and his home in Delaware.
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Russia-Ukraine war in maps and charts: Live Tracker
The Russian offensive enters its 110th week, we track where battles are taking place and the human cost of war.
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DeSantis tested on immigration as he weighs 2024 candidacy
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis highlighted illegal immigration last fall by sending dozens of immigrants from Texas to an island off the Massachusetts coast.
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Crenshaw, Waltz introduce joint resolution to give Biden military authority to combat cartels
Two Republican House lawmakers introduced a joint resolution to give President Biden the military authority to go after cartels destabilizing the western hemisphere.
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Two Illinois EMS workers charged with murder in death of patient strapped facedown on stretcher
Earl L. Moore Jr. died Dec. 18 in Springfield shortly after EMS workers strapped him onto a stretcher facedown. A resident in his home told police he was suffering hallucinations from alcohol withdrawal.
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Highlights from Prince Harry's interview with 60 Minutes
Here are some of the biggest revelations from Prince Harry's interview with Anderson Cooper.
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China note! EU-member Sweden locates rare earth deposits
A Swedish government-owned iron ore mining company says it has identified “significant deposits” of rare earth elements in Arctic Sweden that are essential for the manufacture of electric vehicles and wind turbines
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New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand launches reelection bid
New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has kicked off her reelection campaign. The 56-year-old sent out an email to supporters on Thursday announcing her 2024 bid.
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Virgin Orbit: Premature shutdown behind rocket launch fail
Virgin Orbit says its first attempt to launch satellites into orbit from the U.K. failed after its rocket’s upper stage prematurely shut down. The U.S.
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Bulgaria launches probe of crypto lender Nexo, raids sites
Bulgarian prosecutors have launched an investigation into alleged illegal activities conducted by cryptocurrency lender Nexo, they said on Thursday, raiding more than 15 sites in the capital Sofia.
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New study raises the heat on Exxon's secret climate research
"ExxonMobil didn’t just know ‘something’ about global warming decades ago — they knew as much as academic and government scientists knew," researchers write in the journal Science. Still, the company "worked to deny it."
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Idaho student murders: Bryan Kohberger preliminary hearing set for June
The suspect in the quadruple homicide of four University of Idaho students will have a preliminary hearing in June, almost seven months after the killings.
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Another sweeping select committee is launched in the House, with no boycott this time
Republicans approved a "Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government" in a party-line vote Tuesday.
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'Victory smoke in the Capitol, boys,' Proud Boys member said on Jan. 6, prosecutors say as trial begins | CNN Politics
Dozens of messages, social media posts and videos show that leaders of the far-right Proud Boys not only planned for the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack but recruited others to help stop Joe Biden from becoming president, federal prosecutors said Thursday during opening statements in the...
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Idaho murders: Judge delays suspect Bryan Kohberger's preliminary hearing until June at defense's request
University of Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger returned to court on Thursday. His preliminary hearing is set for June.
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Defiant George Santos vows to serve out term; McCarthy declines to act amid GOP pressure
Santos' departure could further erode the GOP's thin House majority since Democrats might win the competitive New York district in a special election.
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Lawmakers aim to fight 'smash-and-grab' robberies with bipartisan bill to hold criminals accountable
Bipartisan House members introduced a bill to boost the coordination between federal, state and local authorities to crack down on organized crime across the nation.
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Trump to hold 1st public campaign event in South Carolina
Former President Donald Trump is planning to hold the first public campaign event of his 2024 White House bid in the early-voting state of South Carolina.
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Sheriff: Remains found of woman missing since Hurricane Ian
Officials say the remains of a Florida woman missing since Hurricane Ian destroyed her home in September have been identified
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Wall Street’s biggest bear: Fed’s Jerome Powell
Fed officials are signaling that they’re determined to keep their vise-like grip on the economy through the end of 2023.
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Google warns Supreme Court against ‘gutting’ controversial tech provision
Google argued that if the Supreme Court rules to scale back a liability shield for internet companies, the decision could lead to more censorship and hate speech …
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What's behind the violence, protests in Peru?
With at least 40 people dead, it's the South American country's worst outbreak of violence in over two decades.
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Republican Jewish leaders endorse Ronna McDaniel in reelection bid for RNC chair
EXCLUSIVE: A group of more than 30 Republican Jewish leaders have backed Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel for reelection.
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US spies lag rivals in seizing on data hiding in plain sight
Many current and former intelligence officials are increasingly warning that the $90 billion U.S. spy apparatus is falling behind because it has not embraced collecting open-source intelligence.
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Monterey Peninsula could become an island as epic flooding engulfs California cities. And more rain is on the way | CNN
Thousands of residents could soon be living on an island as mammoth flooding threatens to cut them off from the rest of California. Now another storm is headed toward the state.
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Democrats seek reparations, ‘national apology’ for slavery: ‘We are moving closer’
House Democrats this week introduced legislation to create a commission to study reparations for slavery, and some form of apology from the federal government.
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Russian forces press deadly assault for breakthrough in east
Russia says its forces are edging closer to capturing a salt-mining town in eastern Ukraine. Capturing the town of Soledar would mark an elusive victory for the Kremlin but come at the cost of heavy Russian losses and extensive destruction of the territory they claim.
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US government has received more than 350 new UFO reports | CNN Politics
The US government has received over 350 new reports of what the US government terms “unidentified aerial phenomenon,” commonly known as UFOs, since March of 2021 – roughly half of which are so far unexplained, according to a report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence...
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Robert K. Hur, Biden special counsel, oversaw indictments of top Baltimore officials
Robert K. Hur, who is appointed as special counsel to investigate President Biden's handling of classified documents, oversaw indictments of several top Baltimore officials.
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Atlanta will be site if Bills, Chiefs meet for AFC title
Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be the neutral site if Buffalo and Kansas City meet in the AFC championship game.
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Bannon refuses to talk to his own lawyers in charity fraud case
Bannon, who has pleaded not guilty, entered a lower Manhattan courtroom Thursday voicing support for protesters in Brazil who falsely claim the results of the presidential election were rigged.
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At least 7 dead after destructive tornadoes hit Alabama
A 5-year-old boy was also killed in Georgia when a tree struck the car he was traveling in.
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Ukrainian swamps make attack from Belarus unlikely - for now
Burst river banks, thick mud and waterlogged fields could be seen for miles around northwest Ukraine's border with Belarus on Thursday, making the prospect of a Russian assault from across the border unlikely for now despite recent warnings from Kyiv.
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CIA chief in rare visit to Libya, meets Tripoli-based PM
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The CIA chief has met with one of Libya's rival prime ministers, the government in the country's capital of Tripoli said Thursday.
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House GOP obsesses over mirage of a backroom-deal doc
The new speaker and his allies insist that nothing was guaranteed. But rumors flying about a secret addendum that doesn't seem to exist have exposed a trust problem.
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New UFO report shows hundreds more incidents than previously thought
A new U.S. intelligence report says the number of reports of UFO incidents has increased, but a good number are due to weather balloons.
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Two DC children shot while getting off Metrobus
Two Washington, D.C., children were shot while getting off the Metrobus on Wednesday afternoon.
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Brazil 'mega-protest' fizzles amid authorities' concern
Skittish Brazilian authorities spared no effort to boost security in the face of a social media flyer promoting a “mega-protest to retake power” in two dozen cities.
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Black Lives Matter co-founder’s cousin dies after L.A. police blasted him with a Taser
Body camera video released by the LAPD showed officers responding to a traffic accident involving Keenan Darnell Anderson, a Black man who died at a hospital after he suffered a medical emergency about 4½ hours after his arrest.
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Federal border authorities introduce new pursuit protocol
U.S. border authorities, including Customs and Border Protection, have announced a reform-oriented change in protocol relating to vehicle chases.
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Police press ahead with clearance of condemned German hamlet
Police are pressing ahead with the clearance of a condemned village in western Germany where activists are vowing to hold out against its demolition to make way for the expansion of a coal mine.
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Get used to the con man in Congress | CNN Politics
How and whether to hold him accountable is a complicated matter, and it’s becoming clear that if Santos wants to ignore calls to resign, he’ll have his job for the next two years.
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House approves resolution to protect pregnancy centers, nearly all Dems oppose
House Democrats opposed a GOP-led resolution condemning violence against pro-life crisis pregnancy centers, arguing Republicans did not go far enough by leaving out violence against abortion providers.
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Unexploded grenade removed from Ukrainian soldier's chest
Two soldiers oversaw the operation to ensure the unexploded device was removed safely.
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Fires becoming deadlier as firefighter recruitment wanes
Fires are burning faster and becoming deadlier at the same time that fire departments across the country are struggling to retain and recruit firefighters.
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5 takeaways from Sam Bankman-Fried's surprising Substack blog post
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried offered the most extensive remarks since his arrest on fraud charges on Substack.
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The latest news on Russia's war on Ukraine
Ukraine's military said its forces repelled an attack in the area of Blahodatne in the eastern part of the Donetsk region, while Russia's Wagner private military group said it took control of the village.
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'Rick and Morty' co-creator Justin Roiland faces domestic violence charges
Roiland was charged with domestic battery and false imprisonment in May 2020 after an incident with a woman he was dating, according to a criminal complaint.
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School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road
Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the big U.S. social media companies are now facing lawsuits brought by public entities that seek to hold them accountable for a huge societal problem in the mental health crisis among youth.
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Disney accused of squeezing theme park customers
Investor Nelson Peltz says price rises at Disney's theme parks are unsustainable.
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Citing Taliban, Australia nixes Afghanistan cricket series
Australia has pulled out of an upcoming men’s one-day international cricket series against Afghanistan.
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McCarthy stands by Santos despite growing calls for resignation from other GOP lawmakers | CNN Politics
Rep. George Santos, the recently elected GOP congressman from New York who has admitted to lying about parts of his resume, is facing escalating backlash from his own party as a growing number of House Republican lawmakers call for him to resign or say he can’t serve effectively even as Speaker...
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NSA director pushes Congress to renew surveillance powers
A top U.S. intelligence official is urging Congress to renew sweeping powers granted to American spy agencies to surveil and examine communications. Army Gen.
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New Virginia bill would recognize a fetus as a passenger for vehicles in carpool lanes
The bill would require women to provide proof of pregnancy to the Transportation Department in order to have their unborn baby recognized as a passenger while on the road.
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House Republicans plan crypto panel in first move to oversee troubled industry
The subcommittee on digital assets, financial technology and inclusion will be chaired by Rep. French Hill.
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Man who killed elderly couple in 2003 is executed in Oklahoma: "My conscience is clear"
"I must say that 20 years is too long for justice to be served," the slain couple's nephew said in a statement read on behalf of the family.
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Big vs small: EU faces big subsidy rift before facing US
The European Union is thinking about injecting more subsidies into its industry to counter U.S. efforts to ramp up its green technologies sector.
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First weeks of Proud Boys sedition trial marked by courtroom drama and fighting | CNN Politics
The preliminary stage of the trial of five Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy related to the 2021 US Capitol attack has been a chaotic wind-up that included contentious fights during jury selection, debates over evidence and defense lawyers threatening to withdraw from the case.
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Minnesota latest state on affordable housing bandwagon
With the backing of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, the Minnesota legislature is the latest among a number of blue states to announce plans to act on President Joe Biden's housing initiative.
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FAA outage: Officials say corrupt file caused grounding of flights
Officials say flights are back to normal after a technical glitch created a travel chaos in the US.
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Disney faces proxy fight as Peltz pushes to join board
Activist investor Nelson Peltz is fighting for a seat on the board of Walt Disney Co., claiming that the theme park and media company is struggling with self-inflicted problems.
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Russia-Ukraine updates: Ukraine ‘holding on’ to Soledar
All the updates from January 12, as they happened.
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Wisconsin, North Carolina governors ban popular TikTok app
Wisconsin and North Carolina have become the latest states to ban the use of TikTok on state phones and other devices, a move that comes after nearly half of the states nationwide have blocked the popular social media app owned by a Chinese company.
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Republicans react to Biden's classified docs in his garage: ‘so many questions, I don't know where to start'
Republican lawmakers shared their reactions to the news that President Biden kept classified documents in his Wilmington, Delaware garage next to his Corvette.
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China note! EU-member Sweden locates rare earth deposits
A Swedish government-owned iron ore mining company says it has identified “significant deposits” of rare earth elements in Arctic Sweden that are essential for the manufacture of electric vehicles and wind turbines.
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What can the GOP House actually do?
WHAT CAN THE GOP HOUSE ACTUALLY DO? On Sept. 23, 2022, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), then the House Minority Leader, traveled to Pennsylvania to unveil the GOP's midterm campaign platform, the Commitment to America. The document was a "plan for a new direction," McCarthy said. "We want to roll it out…
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose 98 cents to $78.39 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for March delivery rose $1.36 to $84.03 a barrel.
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More classified documents found in Biden's Delaware garage, White House reveals
White House lawyers discovered another batch of classified documents inside one of President Biden's homes in Delaware, the White House Counsel's Office announced Thursday.
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Burning Man latest foe of 'green energy' project in Nevada
Organizers of the Burning Man counterculture celebration have become the latest plaintiffs challenging one of the growing number of “green energy” projects in the works in Nevada.
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UK minister's visit to Jerusalem holy site hampered by Israeli police
Israeli police stop Lord Ahmad from visiting the al-Aqsa mosque for 30 minutes before letting him in.
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IS claims responsibility for Kabul attack that killed 5
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing that killed at least five people near the Foreign Ministry in the Afghan capital
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The good and bad of Gerasimov’s ‘promotion’
The naming of Valery Gerasimov<b> </b>to lead Russian troops in Ukraine shows Vladimir Putin is flailing tactically.
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Top EU lawmakers greenlight anti-corruption reform plans
BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior European Union lawmakers agreed Thursday to press ahead with a major overhaul of the rules governing access to the European Parliament and the way it deals with lobbyists in response to a massive corruption scandal, the assembly’s president said.
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McCarthy says FBI briefing on Swalwell was so troubling, 'you wouldn't have' him on 'any committee'
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday said he is doing "exactly what we're suppose to do" by keeping Reps. Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff off the the House Intel Committee.
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France, Germany urge Ethiopia on accountability after war
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The foreign ministers of France and Germany used a visit to Ethiopia on Thursday to call for accountability for widespread abuses committed during the Tigray conflict as a condition for the European Union to normalize relations with the country.
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US Chamber calls for Congress to end gridlock, saying businesses are ‘fed up’
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday warned Congress: Businesses are “fed up” with gridlock. The nation’s largest business lobbying group made it clear, during its annual conference, that…
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Indian army chief: China border situation is 'unpredictable'
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s army chief said on Thursday the border situation with China is stable but unpredictable after a nearly two-and-a-half-year standoff between tens of thousands of soldiers from both countries in the eastern Ladakh area.
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Dems to Tester and Manchin: Run in 2024, save our majority
Securing the red-state duo's reelections is job No. 1 for Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Gary Peters as he embarks on his second tour of duty.
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Dolphins 'shout' to get heard over noise pollution
New research reveals dolphins struggle to communicate and work together as noise pollution increases.
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Kemp begins second Georgia term with new pay raise pledge
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov Brian Kemp pledged a low-drama conservative agenda after being sworn in Thursday for a second term, calling for $2,000 pay raises for all state and university employees and public school teachers and more job growth focused on manufacturing electric vehicles.
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Biden classified documents: 2020 campaign video shows him backing Corvette into garage
President Biden, in a 2020 video, backs his Corvette into a garage with boxes seen in the background as it's newly revealed classified documents were found at his Delaware home.
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Emhoff to visit Poland and Germany amid rising antisemitism
Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, is set to visit Poland and Germany this month amid rising antisemitism.
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U.S. panel proposes limiting sentencing of defendants for acquitted conduct
A U.S. government panel tasked with crafting federal sentencing policy on Thursday proposed curtailing the ability of judges to impose longer sentences on criminal defendants based on conduct for which they were acquitted at trial, a practice that the U.S. Supreme Court is considering addressing.
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Dem Leader Jeffries claims GOP 'born-alive' abortion bill means 'government-mandated pregnancies'
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Thursday accused Republicans of attempting to criminalize abortion and enforce "government-mandated pregnancies" with the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
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Israeli army kills 3 Palestinians during West Bank raids
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military shot and killed three Palestinians during arrest raids in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, the latest bloodshed in months of rising violence between Israelis and Palestinians.
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What’s worse than a recession? A recession with tax hikes
Despite a possible economic downturn, a number of business taxes are rising — the opposite of what lawmakers would normally do in a recession.
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Julia Roberts has discovered she's not actually a Roberts | CNN
We are learning even more about the heritage of Julia Roberts.
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Companies are going woke, but consumers aren't
Should businesses take public stances on political and social issues? The public is split: 48% think businesses should, while 52% think they should not, according to a Gallup poll released this week.
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Campaign Report — GOP presidential hopefuls elbow DeSantis
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President of Israel's Supreme Court attacks judicial changes
The chief justice of Israel’s Supreme Court has sharply attacked the sweeping changes to the country’s justice system planned by the new conservative government, lending her voice to a growing outcry against the proposed overhaul.
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'Ridiculous': Airmen outraged over woke FAA spending after major system failure shocks the nation
Aviation experts are frustrated with the FAA's investment in woke 'inclusion' efforts, after major system failure caused mass flight cancelations.
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Croats charged with child trafficking in Zambia granted bail
NDOLA, Zambia (AP) — A magistrate in Zambia on Thursday granted bail to eight Croatian nationals charged with child trafficking.
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Turkey summons Swedish envoy over 'heinous' protest action
Turkish media reports say Turkey has summoned the Swedish ambassador to convey Ankara’s displeasure after a mannequin depicting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğanwas reportedly hung outside the city hall in Stockholm.
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Classified documents found in Biden's garage bring new focus on WH refusal to release Delaware visitor logs
Classified documents discovered in President Biden’s Wilmington garage has brought renewed focus to the White House’s refusal to release visitor logs from the president's private residences.
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Late Pentagon chief Ash Carter honored as 'force of nature'
President Joe Biden and other past and present U.S. officials are honoring the late Ash Carter, who as defense secretary opened the way for women to fight in combat and for transgender personnel to serve.
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Nurse fired for refusing to prescribe birth control sues CVS
A former CVS employee filed a lawsuit against the company Wednesday for allegedly violating her religious beliefs after she was fired for refusing to prescribe birth control. J. Robyn Strader worke…
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US kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows
Vaccination rates for U.S. kindergarteners are down again, and federal officials are launching a new campaign to try to bring them up.
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China is 'heavily underreporting' number of COVID-19 deaths, WHO says
The World Health Organization says China is "heavily underreporting" the number of COVID-19 deaths ever since the country lifted its "zero COVID policies.
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EU court: Tourists may get refunds over COVID measures
The European Union's highest court says travelers whose package tours were ruined by the imposition of restrictions to combat the COVID-19 pandemic may be entitled to at least a partial refund.
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US cancer death rate falls 33% since 1991, partly due to advances in treatment, early detection and less smoking, report says | CNN
The rate of people dying from cancer in the United States has continuously declined over the past three decades, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society.
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Medicare launches plan to negotiate prices for the costliest drugs. Here's what to know.
As part of the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare will negotiate drug prices, limit annual price hikes and cap insulin costs paid by older Americans.
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U.S. CDC appoints Maine's Nirav Shah as second-in-command
Nirav Shah, head of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will become principal deputy director of the U.S. CDC, Maine Governor Janet Mills said on Thursday.
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U.S. childhood vaccinations dip again in 2021-'22 school year -study
Vaccination rates among kindergarten children against potentially deadly diseases such as polio, measles and diphtheria fell in the 2021-2022 school year, extending the previous year's slide from pre-pandemic levels, a U.S. government study showed on Thursday.
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California lawsuit accuses drugmakers of insulin overcharging
California is suing the United States' leading insulin makers and pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of using their market power to overcharge patients for the life-saving drug, the state's attorney general announced on Thursday.
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Seniors shrug off White House urgent pleas to get vaccinated as new variant spreads
The Biden administration is forwarding lists of senior facilities with zero people vaccinated to state regulators for review and possible penalties.
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Maine CDC head who led COVID-19 response leaves for fed post
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Dr. Nirav Shah, the director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention who became the face of the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is leaving for a high-ranking post in federal disease control, officials said Thursday.
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How much should people worry about Covid's newly-dominant XBB.1.5 variant? Our medical analyst explains | CNN
Covid-19 infections could rise in the coming weeks due to a combination of this new variant and the fact that many people will have traveled and gathered over the holidays, explains Dr. Leana Wen.
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Wisconsin Republicans block 'conversion therapy' ban
Wisconsin Republicans have again allowed therapists, social workers and counselors to try to change LGBTQ clients’ gender identities and sexual orientations — a scientifically discredited practice known as conversion therapy.
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Sitting too much is bad for your health, but offsetting the impact is easy, study shows | CNN
Health professionals have long warned that long periods of sitting can put you at risk for chronic diseases and early death. But how long can you sit without the impacts? A new study shows how much movement and how much sitting you should aim for.
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Worst cholera outbreak in decades kills 750 people in Malawi
Malawi’s health minister says the country’s worst cholera outbreak in two decades has killed 750 people so far.
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Study finds slight increase in youth asthma rates in states with legal recreational cannabis
Story at a glance The slight increase in asthma prevalence among teens could indicate legalization of recreational cannabis has downstream effects on youth respiratory health. However, more researc…
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Study shows convalescent plasma works for immune-compromised Covid-19 patients, but it can be hard to find | CNN
Convalescent plasma – a once-celebrated treatment for Covid-19 that has largely fallen out of favor – does work well for people who are immune-compromised, according to a study published Thursday.
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People with diabetes struggle to find Ozempic as it soars in popularity as a weight loss aid
Ozempic is the same medication as the popular weight loss drug Wegovy, just at a lower dose.
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FDA adds sesame to major food allergen list, updates labeling requirements
Sesame allergen labeling on food packages is required as of January 1, 2023, according to the FDA.
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