Rep. George Santos has easily survived a vote to expel him from the House as most Republicans opted to withhold punishment as both his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committee investigation proceed
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Florida judge may delay Trump trial on charges he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
A prosecutor tells the judge that Trump’s attorneys from the beginning have pushed to delay the trial until after the November 2024 election, where he hopes to win back the White House from President Biden.
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Alex Murdaugh doesn’t want the judge from his murder trial deciding if he gets a new day in court
Lawyers for the disbarred attorney want to block Judge Clifton Newman from hearing Murdaugh’s request for a new trial.
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U.S. Marshals releases its first report on shootings by officers
The aim of the report was to study policies, training, tactics, and equipment to figure out ways to make shootings less likely or destructive in the future.
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Trial to determine if Trump can be barred from offices reaches far back in history for answers
A Colorado judge refuses to dismiss a case challenging Donald Trump’s eligibility to run for president because of the ‘insurrection’ clause of the 14th Amendment.
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A world desperate for sugar sees it pile up in Brazilian ports
Approximately 70 vessels are waiting some 20 days to load over 3 million tons of sugar in the country, shipping agency SA Commodities said.
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The death rate for American infants takes its biggest jump in 2 decades
The CDC notes larger increases for 2 of the leading causes of infant deaths – maternal complications and bacterial meningitis.
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World’s top renewable firms reel even as installations surge
Companies in the sector are being squeezed by volatile costs, snarled projects, high interest rates, and – in the solar sector – a rush to add new capacity that’s overwhelmed demand.
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Apple has plans to eventually, maybe revolutionize health care
Four years after the quiet arrival of Avolonte, Tim Cook stood in the same packed auditorium where his predecessor, Steve Jobs, unveiled the original Macintosh and introduced the Apple Watch.
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The FBI director warns about threats to Americans from those inspired by Hamas attack
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, meanwhile, said his agency has responded to an increase in threats against Jewish, Muslim and Arab American communities in the U.S. since the Oct. 7 attack.