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Month: August 2024

Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case, charges to be dropped

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign attorney Jenna Ellis, who worked closely with his personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, will cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in exchange for charges being dropped against her in a fake electors case, the state attorney general’s office announced Monday. Ellis has previously pleaded not guilty to fraud,

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Justicia argentina investiga mensajes de presunta violencia doméstica de Alberto Fernández contra su pareja Fabiola Yáñez

Betiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) — La Justicia de Argentina consultó a la Oficina de violencia doméstica por el contenido de una serie de mensajes y fotografías transmitidas por mensajería instantánea y atribuidos a la secretaria del expresidente Alberto Fernández, María Cantero, y la pareja de este, Fabiola Yáñez, y decidió abrir un expediente reservado que

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Venezuela’s top prosecutor announces criminal probe against opposition leaders González, Machado

Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s top prosecutor on Monday announced a criminal investigation against the opposition’s presidential candidate Edmundo González and its leader Maria Corina Machado over their call on the armed forces to abandon their support for President Nicolás Maduro and to stop repressing demonstrators. Attorney General Tarek William Saab’s statement tied

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Arizona AG drops election subversion charges against former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis in exchange for testimony

By Zachary Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former Donald Trump 2020 campaign lawyer Jenna Ellis has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the Arizona election subversion case, the state’s attorney general announced Monday, and charges against her will be dropped. Ellis is expected to cooperate with prosecutors and testify against other defendants in the criminal case as part of

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Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X

Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Five secretaries of state are urging tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on his social media platform X, saying in a letter that it has spread election misinformation. The state election officials said the platform’s AI chatbot, Grok, produced false information about state ballot deadlines shortly after

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Louisiana unveils Ten Commandments posters for public schools featuring ‘Hamilton,’ Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Mike Johnson

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana officials unveiled several posters of the Ten Commandments on Monday that could soon be placed in state classrooms and which feature House Speaker Mike Johnson, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. The posters shown at Monday’s news conference are not the

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Justice Clarence Thomas took undisclosed 2010 trip with GOP megadonor, Democratic senator finds

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to publicly disclose additional travel on GOP megadonor Harlan Crow’s private jet. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote to Crow’s lawyer asking about the trip. Wyden is backing an election-year push to tighten the high

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Harris’ whirlwind running mate search enters final hours as she prepares to take new Democratic ticket on the road

By Arit John and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris is making the biggest decision of her two-week-old presidential campaign as she chooses a running mate and prepares to introduce the new Democratic ticket to voters in several key battleground states this week. Harris is focusing on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and

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