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Month: November 2022

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday touted the "tireless" work of Justice Department investigators and prosecutors that resulted in the conviction of several members of the Oath Keepers militia for crimes related to the January 6 US Capitol assault.

DOJ wants ‘all’ transcripts and evidence in House January 6 probe, Garland says

By Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The Justice Department is seeking access to “all” transcripts and other evidence collected in the House January 6, 2021, investigation, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday. The comments from Garland, in response to a question from CNN’s Evan Perez, nodded to the monthslong effort by the department to

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European commissioner for internal market Thierry Breton (L) is seen here in Brussels

Twitter must comply with Europe’s platform rules, EU digital chief warns Musk in virtual meeting

By Brian Fung, CNN A top European Union official warned Twitter owner Elon Musk on Wednesday that the social media platform must take significant steps to comply with EU content moderation laws, and that European officials will be monitoring closely for compliance. Twitter has “huge work ahead” to meet its obligations under the Digital Services

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A federal lawsuit alleges the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has systemically discriminated against Black veterans for decades.

VA has systemically discriminated against Black veterans for decades, lawsuit alleges

By Jalen Brown, CNN The United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) administered disability benefits in a racially discriminatory manner for decades, disproportionately rejecting Black veteran disability claims at a much higher rate than White veterans, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic. The lawsuit filed Monday

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‘It can happen anywhere.’ Riverside ‘catfishing’ triple homicide victims’ family member asks parents to warn about predators

A woman whose parents and sister were killed last week in the alleged “catfish” triple homicide in Riverside, California, is urging families to speak to their children about online safety. Michelle Blandin, whose father, Mark Winek, 69, mother, Sharie Winek, 65, and sister, Brooke Winek, 39, were killed November 25, warned parents to monitor their

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