Meanwhile, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pledges to reverse the Democratic incumbent’s ‘disastrous economic policies’ if elected.
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Jury returns $63 million verdict after finding Chevron covered up toxic pit on California land
A man built a house on it and was later diagnosed with a blood cancer.
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Businessman tied to Texas AG’s impeachment charged with lying to get $172 million in loans
He is accused of overstating his assets and understating his liabilities by giving financial institution false and counterfeit records.
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Guerlain preserves cosmetics history in new ‘warehouse of wonders’
What is perhaps most remarkable about the collection is that the company founded in 1828 that invented modern perfumery hadn’t assembled it before.
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Feds found classified papers among Edmund Muskie’s archives at Bates College
The former Secretary of State and U.S. senator from Maine was one of many high-ranking officials who mistakenly held on to secret paperwork.
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Putin asserts Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun, while drones strike within Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukrainian troops have started their long-expected counteroffensive
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White House: Iran is helping Russia build a drone factory east of Moscow for the war in Ukraine
The White House released satellite imagery taken in April of the industrial location where it believes the plant ‘will probably be built.’
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What to know about the Trump classified documents case and what’s next
Donald Trump’s indictment on federal charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate represents the most serious legal jeopardy so far for the former president
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Donald Trump stored, showed off and refused to return classified documents, indictment says
The indictment includes 37 counts, including willful retention of national defense information, obstruction, and false statements, that taken together could result in a yearslong prison sentence.