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New York Times:
Prosecutors Seek Trump Lawyer's Testimony, Suggesting Evidence of Crime — The Justice Department cited the crime-fraud exception to attorney-client privilege in demanding testimony from a lawyer representing former President Donald Trump in his documents case.
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Justice Department tells court there's evidence of a crime in bid to force more answers from Trump attorney — Federal prosecutors investigating former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents are asking a court to force his attorney Evan Corcoran to provide additional testimony …
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Jason Easley / PoliticusUSA:
DOJ Says They Have Evidence Of A Trump Crime — In a court filing to get one of Trump's attorneys to offer more testimony DOJ Special Counsel Jack Smith wrote that they have evidence of a crime. — CNN reported: … Trump's spokesperson insists that this is all part of the witch hunt …
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Washington Post:
U.S. tracked China spy balloon from launch on Hainan Island along unusual path — The large Chinese surveillance device that flew across Alaska and the continental United States may have been diverted on an errant path caused by unusual weather conditions — By the time a Chinese spy balloon crossed …
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Flying Objects Could Turn Out to Be Harmless, U.S. Says
Flying Objects Could Turn Out to Be Harmless, U.S. Says
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Adam Rawnsley / Rolling Stone:
Satellite Images Reveal Chinese Balloon Bases
Wall Street Journal:
Suspected Iranian Weapons Seized by U.S. Navy May Go to Ukraine — U.S. officials are considering sending a cache of arms to help Kyiv in its battle against Russia — F-16s vs. Su-35s: Why Ukraine Wants Western Fighter Jets — Created with sketchtool. … 1x
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Before Michigan State Shooting, Some Students Survived Sandy Hook and Oxford — The gunfire on Monday night left three dead and five critically injured. For some students, the familiar rituals of sorrow, anger and disbelief were playing out again. — EAST LANSING, Mich. …
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Platformer:
Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first — After his Super Bowl tweet did worse numbers than President Biden's, Twitter's CEO ordered major changes to the algorithm — This story is based on interviews with people familiar with the events involved …
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Fox News must face Smartmatic's lawsuit over election-rigging claims — A New York state appeals court rejected Fox News' bid to dismiss a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit accusing the network of falsely accusing an electronic voting systems company of helping rig the 2020 U.S. presidential election …
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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Giuliani, Pirro Thrown Back Into 2020 Vote-Fraud Defamation Case — A New York appeals court reinstated defamation claims against Rudy Giuliani and Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro over false claims they made about voting fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
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Natalie Allison / Politico:
Haley enters the fray, a female candidate against a man known for mocking them — CHARLESTON, S.C. — Donald Trump now faces his first declared opponent in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. It just so happens to be a woman. — Stepping out ahead of a field of men who spent …
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Politico:
Nikki Haley's complicated racial dance — With help from Ella Creamer, Jesse Naranjo, Jesús Rodríguez and Teresa Wiltz — What up, Recast family! Let us wish you a Happy Valentines, Galentine's ... or for those celebrating ... Singles Awareness Day!
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The Guardian:
Revealed: the hacking and disinformation team meddling in elections — Group sells hacking services and access to vast army of fake social media profiles — Evidence unit behind disinformation campaigns across world — Mastermind Tal Hanan claims covert involvement in 33 presidential elections
Raw Story:
'I'm not announcing anything' says Dianne Feinstein an hour after announcing she won't seek re-election in 2024 — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) will not seek re-election in 2024 after more than 30 years in the U.S. Senate. — The 89-year-old senator and former San Francisco mayor had served …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:
Sen. Feinstein makes it official: She will retire at the end of her current term
Sen. Feinstein makes it official: She will retire at the end of her current term
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Spencer Brown / Townhall:
Oh, So That's What Dianne Feinstein Decided to Do in 2024
Oh, So That's What Dianne Feinstein Decided to Do in 2024
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
From George to Barack: A Look at Secret Bush Memos to the Obama Team — Newly declassified memos offer a window into how the world appeared as the Bush administration was winding down. — WASHINGTON — The world was a volatile place when President George W. Bush was leaving office.
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Washington Post:
Youngkin opposes effort to shield menstrual data from law enforcement — By Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. Schneider — RICHMOND — The administration of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) helped defeat a bill this week to put menstrual data stored on period-tracking apps beyond the reach of law enforcement …
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Christine Wilson / Wall Street Journal:
Why I'm Resigning as an FTC Commissioner — Lina Khan's disregard for the rule of law and due process make it impossible for me to continue serving. — Much ink has been spilled about Lina Khan's attempts to remake federal antitrust law as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
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Diane Bartz / Reuters:
U.S. FTC commissioner Christine Wilson to resign
U.S. FTC commissioner Christine Wilson to resign
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New York Times:
U.S. Arrests Four More in the Assassination of Haiti's President — The suspects, including three Americans, were arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday for their alleged ties to the 2021 killing. — Federal agents arrested four men whom they accused of playing key roles …
Jose Pagliery / The Daily Beast:
Charlottesville Tiki Torcher Killed Himself Before Drug Smuggling Trial — Teddy Joseph Von Nukem, one of the most prominent faces from the 2017 neo-Nazi rally, was set to face trial for smuggling fentanyl across the southern border. … Teddy Joseph Von Nukem, one of the most prominent faces lit …
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Colorado Democrat seeks 2024 rematch against Rep. Boebert after narrow loss — Adam Frisch, the Colorado Democrat who came surprisingly close to ousting far-right Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert in November, announced Tuesday that he's aiming for a 2024 rematch. — “You heard it here first!
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New York Times:
The Toll That Twitter's Glitches Are Taking on Chinese Activists — As the Elon Musk-owned social media service encounters interruptions and bugs, Chinese dissidents and activists said they feared they were being muzzled. — Chang Che and Paul Mozur are technology reporters based in Seoul.
Associated Press:
New Zealand fears more fatalities after cyclone kills 4 — 1 of 8 — A cyclone that left a devastating wake of extensive flooding and landslides in New Zealand has claimed at least four lives and police have “grave concerns” for other residents who remain unaccounted for, the prime minister said on Wednesday.
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Melissa Chan / NBC News:
Michigan State University gunman turned ‘evil and mean’ after his mother died, his father says — “He was grieving his mom. He wouldn't let it go. He got bitter, bitter and bitter,” the suspect's father, Michael McRae, said in an interview. — LANSING, Mich. — The gunman who police …
CBC News:
The Canadian businessmen accused of helping Iran's regime … Ashley Burke and Nahayat Tizhoosh — They're wanted by the FBI in the U.S., accused of helping to disguise hundreds of millions of dollars on Iran's behalf to evade American sanctions. — In Canada, they're active businessmen …
William Bredderman / The Daily Beast:
Santos ‘Bestie’ Is Far-Right Activist Tied to Disgraced Albanian Prime Minister — Evi Kokalari held fundraisers benefiting GOP figures like George Santos, Lee Zeldin, and Ric Grenell while advancing the interests of sanctioned pol Sali Berisha — The woman Rep. George Santos called his …
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John Sexton / HotAir:
Drag queen apologizes to JK Rowling after her lawyer gets involved (Update) — If you've been following this at all you already know that JK Rowling has been the focus of intense hate online from trans people and their allies. She's had death threats of various kinds including one that came …
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Andrew Freedman / Axios:
Drastic emissions cuts needed to avert multi-century sea level rise, study finds … - This comes in the form of so-called sunny day or nuisance flooding during astronomical high tides, as well as greater coastal flooding during storm events. … - Only the most stringent emissions cuts …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Jared Kushner's Saudi deals may remain hidden — while Trump campaigns — Jared Kushner's dealings with the Saudi kingdom are creating a highly dubious situation. As The Post reports, just after his father-in-law's presidency ended, Kushner entered into a lucrative business arrangement that ultimately involved the Saudi crown prince.
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Hagar Shezaf / Haaretz:
‘Badge of Shame for Israel’: Palestinian Shot and Paralyzed by Israeli Forces Two Years Ago Dies of Wounds — Israeli authorities refused to recognize his condition or finance his treatment — Twenty-five-year-old Harun Abu Aram, who was shot by Israeli military forces two years ago …
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Melissa Koenig / Daily Mail:
Married woman accused of decapitating lover after choking him in drug-fueled sex attacks her lawyer when witness fails to show — Taylor Schabusiness, 25, jumped her attorney, Quinn Jolly, in court on Tuesday, striking his head with her elbow — The altercation apparently came …
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