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Month: July 2022

John Eastman loses emergency request to protect his phone data from DOJ investigators

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge in New Mexico won’t step in to protect Trump attorney John Eastman’s seized cell phone from Justice Department investigators, after Eastman was searched as part of a January 6-related criminal inquiry. US District Judge Robert Brack rejected Eastman’s arguments for emergency help from the

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Biden averts freight railroad strike – for now

CNN By Chris Isidore and Betsy Klein, CNN Business Worried about supply chain problems that are already causing problems for the nation’s economy, President Joe Biden took action Friday to prevent 115,000 US railroad workers from going on strike as planned early Monday morning, A strike would have brought nearly 30% of the nation’s freight

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New Mexico judge drops charges against former police officer accused of killing man in custody

By Hira Humayun and Paradise Afshar, CNN New Mexico District Court Judge Douglas Driggers ruled there was “insufficient evidence” for the trial of former Las Cruces police officer Christopher Smelser to continue and dismissed the second-degree murder charges filed against him for the death of Antonio Valenzuela in 2020, according to the New Mexico Attorney

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Iowa library temporarily closes after full-time staff leaves following complaints about ‘liberal agenda’ in book selection

By Andy Rose and Bill Kirkos, CNN A small-town library in Iowa is scrambling to reopen after community complaints about its book selection prompted full-time staff members to resign. The controversy started over complaints about books on display for children with information on the LGBTQ community, according to Jimmy Kelly, board chair of the Vinton

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