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Federal judge rejects bids to halt Georgia prosecution of Trump aides over 2020 election — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sharply rejected efforts by Mark Meadows and Jeffrey Clark to derail the criminal proceedings against them in her jurisdiction.
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David Moye / HuffPost:
Federal Judge Refuses To Block Arrests Of Mark Meadows, Jeffrey Clark In Georgia Case — The former White House chief of staff and former Justice Department official separately argued to bar their arrests as they seek to move the case to federal court. — LOADING
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Washington Post:
Defendant in Trump Georgia case was earlier charged with attacking FBI agent — Harrison William Prescott Floyd is accused of assaulting an agent working on Justice Department's probe of efforts to obstruct 2020 election — A Trump supporter indicted last week in Fulton County, Ga. …
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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
Giuliani Describes Jail Experience After Surrendering in Georgia Election Case
Giuliani Describes Jail Experience After Surrendering in Georgia Election Case
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Politico:
The spiciest moments of the first GOP debate — Trump wasn't on stage. But the debate didn't lack for intense exchanges. — Candidates tonight on stage are Asa Hutchinson (far left), Chris Christie, Mike Pence, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott and Doug Burgum.
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Democrats and Republicans deeply divided on extreme weather, Post-UMD poll finds — Partisans remain split on climate change contributing to more disasters, and on their weather becoming more extreme — Nearly 150 million Americans were under heat alerts Tuesday, after July marked the planet's hottest month on record.
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Los Angeles Times:
Russian mercenary chief and mutineer Prigozhin killed in jet crash, state media say — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the notorious mercenary chieftain who led a failed uprising against Russian President Vladimir Putin's government two months ago, was aboard a private jet that crashed north of Moscow …
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ABC News:
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin dies in plane crash in Russia — Prigozhin had led a rebellion against Russian authorities earlier this year. — Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list of a plane that crashed in Russia's Tver region on Wednesday …
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Politico:
Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in jet crash in Russia
Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in jet crash in Russia
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Helen Sullivan / The Guardian:
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly killed in plane crash with no survivors - as it happened
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly killed in plane crash with no survivors - as it happened
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump suggests in Carlson interview that U.S. could see more political violence — The former president also again defended the mob of his supporters that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — Former president Donald Trump suggested that the United States could see intensifying political violence …
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How Fox News Plans to Have Trump ‘Appear’ at Its GOP Debate
How Fox News Plans to Have Trump ‘Appear’ at Its GOP Debate
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Jay Kuo / The Status Kuo:
Free Lawyers! But Big Strings Attached — If your boss is accused of criming, and investigators want to talk to you, here's a tip: Be wary if the company generously offers to pay for your lawyer. — Remember Cassidy Hutchinson, the former aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows?
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Robert Legare / CBS News:
Mar-a-Lago IT worker was told he won't face charges in special counsel probe
Mar-a-Lago IT worker was told he won't face charges in special counsel probe
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Some MAGA fans think a pro-Trump rally outside the Atlanta jail is an FBI setup — “Watch out for the FBI and antifa/blm to stir up a riot,” wrote one social media user, responding to former President Donald Trump's post about Thursday's rally. — WASHINGTON — After basking in conspiracy theories …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
An Atlanta bail bondsman explains how he would handle Trump — Imagine a universe in which Donald Trump's arrest on multiple criminal charges in Atlanta does not involve his casually flying into the state Thursday and navigating the legal process from within a cocoon of attorneys.
US Department of Justice:
Justice Department Announces Results of Nationwide COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action — For Immediate Release — Department Also Announces the Launch of Two New COVID-19 Fraud Strike Forces — The Justice Department announced today the results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action …
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Olafimihan Oshin / The Hill:
DOJ charges 371 people, launches new COVID fraud strike forces
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
'We're Winning': Apple Formally Endorses Right to Repair Legislation After Spending Millions Fighting It — In a letter from its lobbyist, Apple ‘urges’ California lawmakers to pass the strongest right-to-repair law in the country. — Apple told a California legislator that it is formally supporting …
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Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Anti-LGBTQ posts by suspect in Pride flag-related killing don't violate rules, X says — The shooter's apparent account was reported by a user on Tuesday, about 24 hours after the shooter was named by police. — Gunman identified in deadly dispute over LGBTQ Pride flag
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork with Chris Geidner:
A Trump appointee argues in dissent that OSHA's workplace rules are unconstitutional — Judge Nalbandian wrote that “today” was the day to end OSHA. The Sixth Circuit majority disagreed, but big-name legal conservatives want OSHA gone. — On Wednesday morning, the U.S. Court of Appeals …
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Kimberly Guilfoyle / Rumble:
Fox News Republican Presidential Primary Debate — The first Republican Presidential Primary Debate hosted by Fox News, with partners Rumble and Young America's Foundation, live from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Show more — Loading 2.68K comments...
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Sandee LaMotte / CNN:
It may be time to break out the masks against Covid, some experts say — If you're at high risk of serious illness or death from Covid-19, it's time to dust off those N95 masks and place them snugly over your nose and mouth to protect yourself from a recent uptick of the virus, according to a growing number of experts.