Jay Johnston held a stolen police shield over his head and passed it to other rioters during the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, court records show.
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Justice Jackson reports flowers from Oprah; Justice Thomas delays filing disclosure
The details of gifts given to the newest Supreme Court justice were among the reports provided by most members of the court in their annual filings, which give a partial window onto their finances.
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Prince Harry to tabloid newspaper’s lawyer: ‘Nobody wants to be phone hacked’
Prince Harry has rejected a suggestion that a lack of evidence meant his phone wasn’t hacked by reporters for Mirror Group Newspapers.
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‘I can taste the air’: Hazardous smoke from wildfires hangs over millions in Canada, U.S.
While Canadian officials asked other countries for help fighting more than 400 blazes nationwide, air quality rated as hazardous extended into central New York.
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Man pleads guilty to assisting in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
Shawn Fix Fix trained with a militia, the Wolverine Watchmen, for ‘politically motivated violence,’ prosecutors have said.
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Concerns arise over limited Canadian hydropower as U.S. pursues transmission lines
Some New England lawmakers, including in Maine, are questioning the wisdom of plans to construct new transmission lines across their states, despite Hydro-Québec’s insistence it can still meet its energy obligations.
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Gunman who shot 7 after high school graduation targeted graduate, Virginia police say
Police say the 18-year-old suspect had a long-running dispute with another 18-year-old, who had just received his diploma and who was shot dead along with his father.
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The pause on student loan payments is ending. Can borrowers find room in their budgets?
After a payment pause that has lasted more than three years, more than 40 million student loan borrowers will be on the hook for payments starting in late August.
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White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor is arrested in Florida
Police say the incident was the culmination of a more than 2-year feud.
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Ukraine rushes drinking water to flooded areas as environmental damage mounts from dam break
The collapse of the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam and emptying of its reservoir on the Dnieper River added to the misery the region has suffered for more than a year from artillery and missile attacks.