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WATCH: Garland defends Biden's mental fitness and says he has 'complete confidence' in him
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Supreme Court justices signal wariness of law used for Jan. 6 prosecutions: The scope of a federal obstruction law used against scores of Jan ...
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Supreme Court justices signal wariness of law used for Jan. 6 prosecutions
Quick Glance: Justices Question Obstruction Charge Against Jan. 6 Rioter
  • The Supreme Court is considering whether Jan. 6 rioters can be charged with obstructing an official proceeding, potentially impacting Trump's election interference case.

  • During Tuesday's hearing, justices expressed concerns about the Justice Department's use of the obstruction statute to prosecute those involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

  • A potential consequence of a ruling in favor of Fischer could affect Trump, although this outcome is not definitive. Prosecutors in Trump's case have emphasized that even if Fischer succeeds, Trump's actions would still be governed by a more restrictive interpretation of the law.

  • The provision was enacted in 2002 as part of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, passed after the Enron accounting scandal. Both Fischer and Trump argue that the obstruction law does not apply to their alleged conduct, meaning the charges should be dropped.
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Rock icon slams Taylor Swift: ‘Not important’: Fan footage has shown the carefree moment Travis Kelce lifts Taylor Swift over his head during a Dom Dolla set at ...
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Rock icon slams Taylor Swift: ‘Not important’
Quick Glance: Rock Icon Criticizes Taylor Swift: 'Not Important'
  • Outspoken rock legend Courtney Love criticized Lana Del Rey, Madonna, and Taylor Swift in a new interview, stating that the latter is 'not important.'

  • Love expressed negative views on Taylor Swift, calling her 'not important' and uninteresting as an artist, despite potentially being a safe space for girls.

  • She also mentioned her ongoing feud with Madonna, dating back to their awkward encounter on MTV in 1995.

  • Furthermore, Love harshly criticized Lana Del Rey, suggesting she delay the release of her upcoming album 'Lasso' until 2031 due to perceived overexposure.
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Watch: Italy’s Mount Etna Blows Rare ‘Vortex Rings’ Into Sky: The “volcanic vortex rings” are a rare phenomenon generated by the combination of rapid gas release ...
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Watch: Italy’s Mount Etna Blows Rare ‘Vortex Rings’ Into Sky
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Trial kicks off with a setback for ex-President Trump: For the first time in US history, a criminal trial against an ex-president has begun ...
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Trial kicks off with a setback for ex-President Trump
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Justice Department publishes rule to close ‘gun show loophole’: The Justice Department announced Thursday it has submitted a final rule to the federal register ...
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Justice Department publishes rule to close ‘gun show loophole’
Quick Glance: Biden Administration Implements Stricter Background Checks for Gun Dealers
  • A new rule by the Biden administration will require thousands of gun dealers to conduct background checks on buyers to close a legal loophole.

  • President Biden emphasizes that the measure aims to keep guns away from domestic abusers and felons to save lives.

  • The law mandates that sellers primarily engaged in selling firearms for profit must be federally licensed and perform checks.

  • Despite praise from advocates, the regulation is likely to face legal challenges from gun rights activists, concerned about potential infringements.
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Letitia James Celebrates Two Wins in One Week: James reached an agreement with Stephen Affatato and his company, Affa Organics, after he destroyed parts of the ...
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Letitia James Celebrates Two Wins in One Week
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Boomers Bought Up the Big Homes. Now They’re Not Budging.: Many empty-nesters are staying put rather than downsizing, keeping housing inventory tight in a market ...
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Boomers Bought Up the Big Homes. Now They’re Not Budging.
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After 100 Years, Lake Tahoe Is Seeing An Old Friend: The Sandhill Crane: Sandhill cranes are returning to the Lake Tahoe basin after a century long hiatus in ...
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After 100 Years, Lake Tahoe Is Seeing An Old Friend: The Sandhill Crane
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Live updates: Supreme Court arguments on January 6 rioters case : The Supreme Court will consider whether part of a federal obstruction law can be used to ...
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Live updates: Supreme Court arguments on January 6 rioters case
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Jeffrey Toobin blasts Clarence Thomas as a ‘disgrace’ over posture on Jan. 6: Legal pundit and analyst Jeffrey Toobin took a shot at Supreme Court Justice ...
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Jeffrey Toobin blasts Clarence Thomas as a ‘disgrace’ over posture on Jan ...
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Fact check: Trump’s false and unsubstantiated claims about his Manhattan criminal case
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Federal women's prison in California plagued by rampant sexual abuse to close: FCI Dublin's closure follows a string of criminal indictments of prison employees ...
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Federal women's prison in California plagued by rampant sexual abuse to ...
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Caitlin Clark Takes Down Michael Che Over His Women's Sports Digs On 'Weekend Update'
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Caitlin Clark Takes Down Michael Che Over His Women's Sports Digs On ...
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AOC Recalls the ‘Trauma’ of Seeing Deepfake Porn of Herself : Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez described the experience of stumbling upon AI-generated porn of herself ...
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AOC Recalls the ‘Trauma’ of Seeing Deepfake Porn of Herself
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Ex-Marine sentenced to 9 years in prison for firebombing California Planned Parenthood clinic
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Quick Glance: Former Marine sentenced to 9 years in prison for firebombing California Planned Parenthood clinic
  • A former marine was sentenced to nine years in prison by the Justice Department on Monday after using a Molotov cocktail to attack a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California. Chance Brannon, along with his co-defendant Tibet Ergul, plotted attacks on the clinic and a potential target on the power grid in 'furtherance of a race war.'

  • Brannon, 24, pleaded guilty in November 2023 to being involved in a conspiracy, malicious destruction of property by fire and explosives, possession of an unregistered destructive device, and intentionally damaging a reproductive health services facility in violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

  • Planned Parenthood clinic attacks were abandoned due to law enforcement actions. Brannon was motivated by neo-Nazi ideology and planned further violent attacks. The National Abortion Federation reported a sharp increase in violence at abortion clinics in 2022.

  • Brannon and Ergul also had plans to conduct an attack using a remote-detonated device during an LGBTQ+ pride event at Dodger Stadium, but were arrested two days prior. Before the arrest, Brannon even planned to rob Jewish individuals living in the Hollywood Hills.
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Trump’s New York trial shows the justice system is working: Trump is partially right about one thing: We have a two-tiered justice system.
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Trump’s New York trial shows the justice system is working
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DOJ to sue Ticketmaster parent Live Nation for antitrust violations: The company has tried to counter the narrative that it's responsible for inflated ...
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DOJ to sue Ticketmaster parent Live Nation for antitrust violations
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Imprisoned Palestinian Writer Walid Daqqa Dies of Cancer After 38 Years in Israeli Jails
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Los Angeles police officer who killed girl, 14, in department store will not face charges
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Los Angeles police officer who killed girl, 14, in department store will ...
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Body of construction worker missing after Key Bridge collapse recovered: USCG: Among the six workers killed in the disaster, three remain missing.
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Quick Glance: Successful Recovery of Missing Construction Worker After Key Bridge Collapse
  • Authorities announced the successful recovery of a construction worker who had been missing following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Friday.

  • The worker identified as Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval was 38 years old and recognized by the Unified Command.

  • Three workers are still missing and presumed deceased, including Miguel Luna, a father of five from Usulutan, California, in El Salvador, as reported by his family to ABC News.

  • Mayor Brandon Scott of Baltimore expressed that the retrieval of the third victim "moves us one step closer to closure," while emphasizing that he continues to stand with families awaiting news of their loved ones.
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Women outshine men in NCAA final TV viewership: For the first time, more people watched the NCAA women’s basketball final game than the men’s ...
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Women outshine men in NCAA final TV viewership
Quick Glance: Women's NCAA Title Game Shines with Record Viewership
  • South Carolina’s victory of 87-75 over Caitlin Clark and Iowa in the women’s NCAA championship game marks a historic moment. For the first time, the women's game surpassed the men's title game, achieving the second-highest viewership for a non-Olympic women's sporting event on U.S. television.

  • The viewership for the Sunday afternoon game, which awarded the Gamecocks their fourth national title and denied Clark's Hawkeyes their first, peaked at 24.1 million during the final 15 minutes. Nielsen's figures include an estimate of individuals watching outside their homes, a metric not previously accounted for before 2020.

  • The audience for the national title game increased by 90% compared to the previous year when Clark and Iowa faced off against LSU. Moreover, this was the inaugural occurrence since 1995 of the championship being broadcast on network television.

  • During the Final Four, Clark emphasized the positive impact of audience growth on all women's sports, not solely basketball. Fox broadcasted 14 women's games this season, including three in prime time, NBC featured two, and CBS televised the Big Ten tournament championship. ABC presented five regular-season games and nine during the NCAA Tournament.
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Employers added 303,000 jobs in March, soaring past expectations: The jobs market is charging ahead in 2024 after a gradual cooling for much of past year in ...
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Employers added 303,000 jobs in March, soaring past expectations
Quick Glance: US economy adds impressive 303,000 jobs last month
  • Employers added 303,000 jobs in March, bringing the unemployment rate down to 3.8%.

  • US stock futures rose slightly on Friday morning, but markets have had a rough week.

  • The S&P 500 companies are expected to report positive first-quarter earnings, fueling optimism in the market.

  • Investors are hopeful for a strong earnings season to continue the stock rally amidst concerns about inflation and interest rates.
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LAPD officer who killed 14-year-old girl in North Hollywood Burlington store won’t face criminal charges
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How Donald Trump Gets Special Treatment in the Legal System: The former president rails against a “two-tiered system of justice.” But he’s the one benefiting ...
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How Donald Trump Gets Special Treatment in the Legal System
Quick Glance: Path to Victory: Trump's NY Hush Money Trial
  • The first criminal trial of any former president began with extortion, Trump should aim for an acquittal.

  • Charges do not concern misconduct in settling hush money with Daniels, but entering payments to conceal another crime.

  • The burden of proof for criminal intent is high, requiring proof for two layers of specific intent to convict Trump.

  • A legal maneuver could allow Trump to dismiss his defense team and recruit a new team to potentially secure his case.
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Feds charge arms dealers with smuggling grenade launchers, ammo from US to Iraq and Sudan
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Feds charge arms dealers with smuggling grenade launchers ...
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Half of would-be Trump jurors said they can’t be impartial. What does it mean?: Trump and allies are claiming this shows how slanted the Manhattan jury pool is ...
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Half of would-be Trump jurors said they can’t be impartial ...
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Justice Department stiffs Republicans on Biden-Hur interview audio: "We urge the Committees to avoid conflict rather than seek it."
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Justice Department stiffs Republicans on Biden-Hur interview audio
Quick Glance: Justice Dept. refuses to provide Biden-Hur audio recordings to House committee
  • Justice Department officials informed House Republicans that they do not plan to give audio recordings of President Biden's interviews with the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents.

  • The decision was made as lawmakers already possess transcripts of the interviews, indicating that the request may be more about politics than seeking genuine information.

  • Special counsel Hur found evidence that Biden retained classified government materials after leaving the vice presidency, but concluded that there was insufficient proof to pursue criminal charges.

  • Republican lawmakers have threatened to hold the Attorney General in contempt if the recordings are not handed over, raising concerns about potential implications on future investigations.
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Body of third Baltimore bridge victim has been recovered: Maynor Suazo Sandoval, 38, was among those presumed dead after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed.
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Body of third Baltimore bridge victim has been recovered
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California McDonald's franchisee mulls cutting costs over $20 minimum wage: The franchisee, who has already upped prices by between 5% and 7% this year ...
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California McDonald's franchisee mulls cutting costs over $20 minimum wage
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Here’s how EVs could get 200 miles per gallon : A new report says that electric vehicles could double in efficiency in the next decades — if automakers make the ...
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Here’s how EVs could get 200 miles per gallon
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Many FBI agents are struggling to make ends meet. Housing costs are to blame: FBI agents in high-cost areas can face long commutes and trouble paying the bills ...
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Many FBI agents are struggling to make ends meet. Housing costs are to ...
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Myanmar's detained ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest: Myanmar's detained former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been ...
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Myanmar's detained ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest
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Supreme Court Will Consider Shrinking Sentences for Jan. 6 Rioters: The Justice Department has been regularly recommending a charge which some argue wrongly ...
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Supreme Court Will Consider Shrinking Sentences for Jan. 6 Rioters
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Cole Brings Plenty, ’1923’ Actor, Is Found Dead: Mr. Brings Plenty, 27, was found dead in Kansas days after his family reported him missing ...
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Cole Brings Plenty, ’1923’ Actor, Is Found Dead
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Can Trump Still Run for President if He Is Convicted?: The Constitution and American law have clear answers for only some of the questions that would arise if a ...
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Can Trump Still Run for President if He Is Convicted?
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Many FBI agents are struggling to make ends meet. Housing costs are to blame: FBI agents in high-cost areas can face long commutes and trouble paying the bills ...
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Many FBI agents are struggling to make ends meet. Housing costs are to ...
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Justice Dept. finalizes rules to close ‘gun show loophole’: The change requires more sellers to conduct background checks for buyers. The White House called it ...
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Justice Dept. finalizes rules to close ‘gun show loophole’