The state says the new sum reflects windfalls from wrongdoing, chiefly $199 million in profits from property sales and $169 million in savings on interest rates.
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U.S. Supreme Court will decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots
The court will be considering for the first time the meaning and reach of a provision of the 14th Amendment barring some people who ‘engaged in insurrection’ from holding public office.
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Massachusetts voters become latest to try and keep Trump off ballot over Jan. 6 attack
The State Ballot Commission must rule on the challenge, which was filed late Thursday, by Jan. 29.
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NRA chief Wayne LaPierre resigning just days before fraud trial
LaPierre, 74, has led the NRA’s day-to-day operations since 1991, acting as the face and vehement voice of its gun rights agenda.
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Hundreds of convictions, but a major mystery is still unsolved 3 years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Authorities are still working to identify more than 80 people wanted for acts of violence at the Capitol and to find out who placed pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic national committees’ offices the day before the Capitol attack.
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Hezbollah leader says his group must retaliate for suspected Israeli strike in Beirut
A presumed Israeli strike hit a Beirut neighborhood this week, killing a senior Hamas official.
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Biden administration cuts $2 million for student loan servicers after bungled return to repayment
The Education Department said Friday it will withhold payments from Aidvantage, EdFinancial and Nelnet for failing to meet their contractual obligations.
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House Republicans ready contempt of Congress charges against Hunter Biden
For months, Republicans have pursued an impeachment inquiry seeking to tie the president to his son’s business dealings but have so far failed to uncover evidence implicating the elder Biden in any wrongdoing.
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DeSantis has rejected $11 billion in federal funding for Floridians in recent years
Millions of mostly low-income Floridians could have benefited from the funding, the governor’s critics say.
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Ukraine unleashes more drones and missiles at Russian areas as part of its new year strategy
The Russian Defense Ministry said its defenses intercepted 36 drones over Crimea and one over Krasnodar, part of an emerging pattern of intensified Ukrainian aerial attacks in recent days.