The Save America PAC is under new legal scrutiny after the Justice Department issued a round of grand jury subpoenas that sought information about the political action committee’s fundraising practices.
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Republican Sen. Graham introduces bill to restrict abortions nationwide
Republicans have been forced to reckon with a growing trove of data suggesting that abortion could be a decisive issue in the midterms, motivating Democratic and independent voters far more than was widely expected.
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Jean-Luc Godard, deeply influential French New Wave filmmaker, dies at 91
The French news outlet Liberation, citing an unnamed family member, said Godard died by assisted suicide, which is legal in Switzerland.
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Hearing postponed for Vegas official facing murder charge in journalist’s stabbing death
Jeff German, a 40-year veteran of Las Vegas journalism who was widely respected for his tenacity, was working on follow-up reports about Robert Telles and the public administrator’s office when he died.
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Twitter whistleblower: China, India had agents working for platform
A former security chief for the social media giant is telling Congress that the site is plagued by weak cyber defenses, privacy threats and the inability to control millions of fake accounts.
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Sandy Hook witnesses testify about Alex Jones’ hoax claims
The Infowars host and conspiracy theorist did not attend the trial.
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Anger over past, indifference meet queen’s death in India
Just hours before news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death spread, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a fiery speech urging India to shed its colonial ties.
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Ukrainian troops keep up pressure on fleeing Russian forces
It was not yet clear if the Ukrainian blitz in the northeast after months of little discernible movement could signal a turning point in the nearly 7-month war.
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U.S. inflation still stubbornly high despite August slowdown
Gas prices may have gone down, but rent, food and medical care costs soared.
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Texas is among worst states in U.S. for workers, study finds
Maine ranks 13th on the list.