The ruling comes after prosecutors revealed that 21-year-old Jack Teixeira had a history of violent rhetoric, and was caught by superiors months before his arrest taking notes on classified documents.
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Pro Football Hall of Famer, social activist Jim Brown dead at 87
A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night with his wife, Monique, by his side.
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U.N. envoy reportedly meeting Russian official accused of war crimes for deporting Ukrainian children
Human Rights Watch strongly criticized Virginia Gamba’s reported meeting with Maria Lvova-Belova, saying the Russian commissioner should be behind bars and not meeting with senior U.N. representatives.
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Federal Reserve Chair hints at a pause in rate hikes when central bank meets in June
Powell said the central bank’s benchmark rate, which affects many consumer and business loans, is now high enough to restrain borrowing, spending, and economic growth.
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Debt limit talks start, stop as Republicans, White House face ‘serious differences’
Top Republican negotiators for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said after the evening session that they were uncertain on next steps, though it’s likely discussions will resume over the weekend.
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South Carolina’s Sen. Tim Scott enters the 2024 Republican presidential race
The Senate’s only Black Republican has made his grandfather’s work in the cotton fields of the Deep South a bedrock of his political identity.
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D.C. police officer arrested, accused of leaking info to Proud Boys leader
An indictment alleges the officer warned former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio that law enforcement had an arrest warrant for Tarrio related to the destruction of a Black Lives Matter banner.
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Dubai’s next big thing? Perhaps a $5 billion man-made ‘moon’
Canadian entrepreneur Michael Henderson envisions building a 900-foot replica of the moon atop a 100-foot building in Dubai, already home to the world’s tallest building and other architectural wonders.
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$3 billion accounting error means Pentagon can send more weapons to Ukraine
The acknowledgment comes at a time when the Pentagon is under increased pressure by Congress to show accountability for the billions of dollars it has sent to Ukraine.
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Biden endorses F-16 training for Ukrainians as Zelensky set to take part in G7 summit
A new round of sanctions were unveiled, with a focus on redoubling efforts to enforce existing sanctions meant to stifle Russia’s war effort and hold accountable those behind it.