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Month: February 2024

Longtime GOP Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state says she will not seek reelection

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state says she will not seek reelection after two decades in Congress. McMorris Rodgers said in a statement Thursday she made the decision “after much prayer and reflection.” The 54-year-old is the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. She did not

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Joseph Lieberman Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Joseph Lieberman, former United States senator from Connecticut. Personal Birth date: February 24, 1942 Birth place: Stamford, Connecticut Birth name: Joseph Isadore Lieberman Father: Henry Lieberman, package-store owner Mother: Marcia (Manger) Lieberman Marriages: Hadassah (Freilich) Lieberman (1983-present); Elizabeth Haas (1965-1981, divorced) Children: with Hadassah Lieberman:

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Crews work to recover remains of 5 Marines killed when helicopter crashed in California mountains

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Efforts were underway Thursday to recover the remains of five U.S. Marines who were killed when their helicopter went down during stormy weather in the mountains outside of San Diego, the military said. Authorities say the CH-53E Super Stallion vanished late Tuesday night while conducting a

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Floridians shaken by 4.0 magnitude earthquake about 100 miles off the coast in the Atlantic Ocean

Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they’re collecting reports from Floridians who felt shaking from a 4.0 magnitude earthquake off the state’s Atlantic coast. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake happened shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday about 100 miles east of Cape Canaveral. Earthquakes have been felt in Florida before. In

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A criminal actor is to blame for a dayslong cyberattack on a Chicago hospital, officials say

By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A large children’s hospital in Chicago remains hobbled by a cyberattack that began more than a week ago, cutting doctors and nurses off from digital patient records and limiting communication with patients. The situation has all the hallmarks of a ransomware attack, although officials have not confirmed

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Spike Lee, Denzel Washington reuniting for adaptation of Kurosawa’s ‘High and Low’

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 20 years after their last collaboration, Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are reuniting for an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s “High and Low.” Apple Original Films announced Thursday that it is co-financing the film, which A24 will release theatrically before it streams on Apple TV+. It marks Lee and Washington’s first

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READ: Special counsel Robert Hur’s report on Biden’s handling of classified documents

By CNN staff (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Hur released a searing report Thursday that concluded President Joe Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified military and national security information but will not face charges after a year long investigation into his handling of classified documents. Read the full report below. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News

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Why special counsel reports often paint unflattering pictures of presidents even if they aren’t charged

CNN By Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Hur’s report on President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified information has reignited controversy over special counsels and their investigative reports, which are designed to publicly disclose findings – including negative ones – even if prosecutors decline to bring charges. Attorney General Merrick Garland received Hur’s

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Lawyer for family of man electrocuted in Harbourside fountain files order to keep fountain intact during forensic testing

By Terri Parker Click here for updates on this story     JUPITER, Florida (WPBF) — Rather than demolish it, Harbourside is proposing to cut the electricity to the fountain where Nate Davenport was electrocuted in October while trying to save his children. Davenport’s family lawyer says they want nothing done until they can continue testing on

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