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Month: November 2023

George Santos campaign fundraiser who prosecutors say impersonated former House speaker’s aide pleads guilty in federal court

By Sabrina Souza and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The campaign fundraiser for embattled New York Republican Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge as part of a plea deal Tuesday. Sam Miele – who worked for the Santos campaign during the 2020 and 2022 election cycles – was indicted by

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A day after Britain’s prime minister fired her, Suella Braverman accuses him of being a weak leader

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has lashed out at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a day after he fired her. She calls his approach “uncertain, weak” and a betrayal of his promises. The attack came in a resignation letter she published on Tuesday. Sunak sacked Braverman after

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‘The Hunger Games’ starts fresh, without Katniss, in ‘The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Eight years after the Katniss Everdeen saga closed, a new Hunger Games prequel, “The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” arrives in theaters nationwide Friday at another transitional moment in Hollywood. Producer Nina Jacobson and director Francis Lawrence returned for the story, set 64 years before the first film, centered

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Justice Department charges woman over alleged threats to kill Texas judge in medication abortion case

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department announced charges Tuesday against a Florida woman who allegedly threatened to kill the federal judge in Texas who issued a major ruling that would’ve taken a key medication abortion pill off the market. Alice Marie Pence, 67, of Port Charlotte, Florida, allegedly placed a phone call in March to

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