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Fact check: In series of false claims, Republican Rep. Lisa McClain says Trump caught Osama bin Laden
Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain, a freshman Republican member of Congress, made a series of false claims in a short speech at former President Donald Trump's rally outside Detroit on Saturday -- notably including an assertion that Trump, who has endorsed her for re-election, was the president who caught terrorist Osama bin Laden.
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Why Covid-19 tests are in short supply
The US has been on a troubling course in its fight to end the pandemic: Since the first cases of Covid-19 caused by the Omicron variant were identified in the US, case numbers have been on the rise, with hundreds of thousands of new patients diagnosed per day. Given the latest Covid spike, demand for testing is surging along with misperceptions of what it takes to perform a test, from collecting the sample to delivering a diagnosis.
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Powerful storm in Northeast threatens miserable morning commutes and widespread urban flooding
More than a quarter million customers lost power Monday morning as an intense storm pounded the East Coast with flooding rainfall and strong winds.
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ICYMI: Cesar Chávez Taught His Granddaughter to Organize. Now She’s Managing the Biden Campaign
Key Point: “It’s hard to imagine a more formative, or fitting, upbringing for the woman who would go on to be named manager of President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign. ‘So much of my experience growing up was the perfect training ground for the work that I get to do now,’ Chavez Rodriguez says. ‘It was about bringing people together, being part of something bigger than myself, fighting for the rights of others, and improving people’s lives.’”
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Alex Murdaugh's defense begins to deliver closing arguments in his murder trial
Alex Murdaugh's defense began to deliver closing arguments in his murder trial on Thursday as they seek to raise reasonable doubt about whether he killed his wife and son in 2021.
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Former dean says there was no reason to search Michigan school shooter’s backpack for gun
The former dean of students at Oxford High School testified in a Michigan court Tuesday that he returned Ethan Crumbley’s backpack to him on the morning of November 30, 2021, unknowingly providing him with the gun used later that day in the mass shooting.
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Newly released videos - Former Memphis police officer: Tyre Nichols initially pulled over for ‘speeding’
Newly released videos from the city of Memphis, Tennessee, appear to shed light on the reason why Tyre Nichols was initially stopped by police last year – an encounter that eventually led to his death and sparked fresh protests over how police in America treat people of color.
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Jury set to decide fate of Michigan school shooter’s mother in manslaughter trial
A jury is set to begin deliberating Monday in the manslaughter trial of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four people at a Michigan high school in 2021, in a novel legal case that stands as a test of the limits of who’s responsible for a mass shooting.
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What to know about Trump and 14th Amendment’s ‘insurrectionist ban’
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Thursday in the historic efforts to disqualify former President Donald Trump from office because of his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection.
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Disruptive winter storm blasts Midwest with blizzard conditions and threatens Southeast with tornadoes and floods
More than 40 million people under severe storm threat: Weather alerts Tuesday stretch more than 2,000 miles from New Mexico to Maine, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
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Texas Renaissance Festival Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Community Giving
The Texas Renaissance Festival (TRF) gears up for its golden jubilee by extending its tradition of philanthropy through various charitable initiatives leading up to the milestone celebration. As a cherished icon in the region for half a century, TRF remains committed to giving back to the communities that have fueled its success and nurtured its growth.
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Two killers are finally going to prison after 35 years. Behind the scenes of a cold case plea deal
Tyrone Coggins had just learned that both his brother's killers, after skirting comeuppance for 35 years, would almost certainly remain in prison for a long time. He told prosecutors to hold on because he had something for them.
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Uvalde School Shooting Surveilance Video Fuels Scrutiny Over Police Delays By Elizabeth Wolfe, Travis Caldwell, Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Dakin Andone, CNN.com / StyleMagazine.com
Surveillance video of law enforcement’s response during the Uvalde school massacre gives the clearest account yet of how officers waited outside an elementary classroom as the gunman continued firing, killing 21 students and teachers on May 24.
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Trump's refusal to join virtual debate shows his fear of not being able to impose his personality on the showdown
President Donald Trump's refusal to accept a new plan for a virtual second presidential debate reflects how such an event would likely limit his capacity to dominate the stage and trample the rules in a bid to launch a comeback against Democrat Joe Biden.
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Conservative activists reach $1 million settlement deal with New York AG for running 2020 voter suppression campaign
Conservative activists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman have agreed to pay $1 million to the New York attorney general’s office and others for running a voter suppression campaign targeting Black voters during the 2020 election.
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Individuals Behind Robocalls to Intimidate Black Voters Agree to Pay and Stop Engaging in Voter Suppression
Settlement in First-Ever Civil Lawsuit Addressing the Use of Electronic Communications to Intimidate Voters
Civil rights plaintiffs and the state of New York agreed to settle a civil rights lawsuit in which defendants Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman were found to have broadcasted robocalls to more than 85,000 numbers in New York, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Illinois to deliberately misinform and intimidate Black voters into not voting by mail during the 2020 presidential election.
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The Grace, Beauty and Grit of Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams is a creature unlike any other. It's as though she came here to impart the ins and outs of living life on one's own terms. From unwitting societal lightning rod during the 1980s to multi-platinum selling recording artist; and Broadway, film and television star, Vanessa Williams slayed the male-dominated Hollywood dragon long before the #MeToo movement happened.
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Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs Awards $5M to the Creative Community
Houston creative community has been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic as music venues and art spaces have closed. To help combat some of the financial strain impacting local artists and cultural organizations, the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) distributed $5 million to artists, cultural organizations, music venues and musicians.
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Apple debuts iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max
Featuring the Always-On display, the first-ever 48MP camera on iPhone, Crash Detection, Emergency SOS via satellite, and an innovative new way to receive notifications and activities with the Dynamic Island
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Wear red and green to experience Purkinje effect during total solar eclipse
Over two centuries ago, physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkyně noticed that red flowers looked bright carmine during sunny days but appeared to change to a deep muted hue come nighttime.
