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Month: October 2024

Trump’s lawyers seek dismissal of federal election case, call special counsel illegally appointed

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have told a federal judge that the election interference case against him should be dismissed, arguing that special counsel Jack Smith was illegally appointed and that funding for his office should be cut off. The argument mirrors the one that persuaded a Trump-appointed judge

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Donald Trump again asks court to dismiss January 6 criminal case, saying special counsel is unconstitutional

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal team is asking a federal court to dismiss the January 6, 2021, election subversion case, saying that the office of special counsel Jack Smith is unconstitutional, in a court filing 12 days before the presidential election. “Everything that Smith did since Attorney General (Merrick) Garland’s appointment, as President Trump continued his

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Fox News editó las respuestas confusas y las afirmaciones falsas de Trump en su entrevista en una barbería

Belén Liotti Nueva York (CNN) –– El reciente segmento del canal Fox News sobre la visita “sorpresa” de Donald Trump a una barbería en el Bronx pareció un anuncio de campaña para la reelección del expresidente. En el clip aparecía Trump, quien respondía preguntas mientras conversaba con clientes y trabajadores negro e hispanos de distintas

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Red-cockaded woodpeckers’ recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened

AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to be downlisted from an endangered species to a threatened one. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the status change on Thursday. At one point in the 1970s, the red-cockaded woodpecker population had

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In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare move, the Pentagon is strongly pushing back against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election. The falsehood suggests that a Defense Department policy revision released in late September was timed to interfere

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Officer who broke down Breonna Taylor’s door recalls sound of gunfire in trial’s fourth day

Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville police officer who used a battering ram to smash through Breonna Taylor’s front door testified in federal court Thursday. Detective Mike Nobles says the gunshots that went off shortly after were the loudest he’s ever heard. Police gunfire killed Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, who had been

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North Korean troops spotted in Russian border region with Ukraine, says Kyiv

By Niamh Kennedy and Darya Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — A group of North Korean soldiers have been spotted in Russia’s Kursk region, an area that borders Ukraine and has seen ongoing military operations, Ukraine’s military intelligence service announced Thursday. In a post on its official Telegram account, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine said some North

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County judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendment

Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The most far-reaching of Ohio’s laws restricting abortion was struck down on Thursday by a county judge who said last year’s voter-approved amendment enshrining reproductive rights renders the so-called heartbeat law unconstitutional. Enforcement of the 2019 law banning most abortions once cardiac activity is detected — as early as

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