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Month: June 2024

Judge dismisses charges in Nevada fake electors case over venue question, attorney general to appeal

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas dismissed an indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election, potentially removing Nevada from among four states with criminal charges pending against so-called fake electors. Nevada

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New Mexico judge rejects effort to compel new testimony from movie armorer in Alec Baldwin trial

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge denied a request Friday to use immunity to compel testimony from a movie set armorer in the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin who fatally shot a cinematographer during rehearsal for the Western movie “Rust.” Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted

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Court reverses judge’s block of some Obamacare no-cost preventive care coverage mandates nationwide

By Tami Luhby and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A conservative appeals court on Friday reversed aspects of a ruling that would have blocked nationwide Affordable Care Act requirements that certain preventive services be covered by insurers at no cost, including several cancer screenings and a popular heart medication. However, the 5th US Circuit Court

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LA County declines to charge man recorded attacking pro-Palestine protesters at UCLA, refers case to city attorney’s office

By Zoe Sottile and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office on Friday declined to charge Edan On, the 18-year-old accused of attacking pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA in April, citing insufficient evidence and referring the case to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office for misdemeanor filing consideration. On was identified

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North Carolina governor vetoes masks bill largely because of provision about campaign finance

By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a North Carolina masking bill that previously removed a pandemic-era exemption that allowed people to mask in public for health reasons. That provision was later changed after pushback to include language that protects masking for health purposes. But Cooper said

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