He appeared to freeze up and remained silent for about 30 seconds during a news conference Wednesday, almost a month after a similar incident in Washington.
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Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect
Legal advocates who sued on behalf of the families and doctors, including the American Civil Liberties Union, called the law and the high court’s decision Thursday ‘cruel.’
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Finders keepers? Connecticut man arrested months after discovering $5,000 in a parking lot
Police in Trumbull, Connecticut say the bag full of money was clearly marked as belonging to the town’s tax department.
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Biden administration proposes rule that would require more firearms dealers to run background checks
The bureau estimates that the rule would affect anywhere from 24,500 to 328,000 sellers.
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Two former Proud Boys leaders get some of longest sentences in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
The 17-year prison term for organizer Joseph Biggs and 15-year sentence for leader Zachary Rehl were the second and third longest sentences handed down yet in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
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Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election case and says he’ll skip next week’s hearing
That means he won’t have to show up for the arraignment hearing that Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had set for next week.
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White House asks Congress to pass short-term funding to keep government operating
The federal government will shut down on Oct. 1 unless lawmakers either extend current spending or fund programs through next year.
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Residents pick through the rubble of lost homes and scattered belongings in Hurricane Idalia’s wake
The storm’s ferocious winds left as many as a half-million customers without power in Florida and other states as it ripped down power poles and lines.
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Kansas reporter files federal lawsuit against police chief who raided her newspaper’s office
Marion County Record reporter, Deb Gruver said in a statement that by filing her lawsuit ‘I’m standing up for journalists across the country.’
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U.S. commerce secretary warns China will be ‘uninvestable’ without action on raids, fines
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo visited Beijing as part of U.S. efforts to restore relations that plummeted to their lowest level in decades due to disputes about technology, security, Taiwan, and other issues.