Recent Updates
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Court dismisses lawsuit over Tennessee’s anti-drag show ban
National News 07/21/2024A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows, reversing a lower court ruling that deemed the statute unconstitutional and blocked its enforcement in part of ...
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What to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling
National News 07/02/2024The Supreme Court’s ruling Monday in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election.The Supreme Court did not d...
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Korean Air Pilot Jobs - Korean Air's competitive pay awaits you
National News 05/10/2024Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced “nastiness” and “lies” over the last several years and decried Washington, D.C., as a “hideous place.&r...
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Court questions obstruction charges brought against Jan. 6 rioters and Trump
National News 04/17/2024The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. But it wasn’t clear how the justices would rule in a case that ...
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Prosecutors seek from 40 to 50 years in prison for Sam Bankman-Fried
National News 03/14/2024FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s orchestration of one of history’s largest financial frauds in his quest to dominate the cryptocurrency world deserves a prison sentence of 40 to 50 years, federal prosecutors on Friday told a federal judge....
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Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Lenient Sentence and to Appeal Conviction
National News 03/02/2024Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer said Tuesday that a suggested 100-year prison sentence for the FTX founder by an arm of the court is “grotesque” and “barbaric” and at most a term of a few years behind bars is appropriate for ...
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Court rejects appeal from 3 GOP House members over $500 mask fines
National News 02/21/2024The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021.The justices did not comment on leaving in place $500 fines issued in May 2021 to U....
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Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll
National News 01/28/2024A jury awarded $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll on Friday in a stinging and expensive rebuke to former President Donald Trump for his continued social media attacks against the longtime advice columnist over her claims that he sexually assaulted her ...
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Illinois high court hands lawmakers a rare pension-overhaul victory
National News 01/20/2024The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday endorsed the consolidation of local police and firefighter pension systems, a rare victory in a yearslong battle to find an answer to the state’s besieged retirement accounts.The court’s unanimous opin...
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What to know: South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ
National News 01/15/2024Israel is defending itself in the United Nations’ highest court Thursday against allegations that it is committing genocide with its military campaign in Gaza.South Africa asked the International Court of Justice to order Israel to immediately ...
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What to know about arguments over Donald Trump's immunity claims
National News 01/11/2024Appeals court judges signaled Tuesday that they will likely reject Donald Trump’s claims that he is immune from prosecution in his election interference case. The outcome seemed clear during arguments that touched on a range of political and le...
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Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing
National News 01/01/2024Taiwan’s presidential candidates expressed desire for peaceful relations with Beijing, which has described Jan. 13 elections on the self-ruled island as a choice between war and peace and stepped up harassment of the territory that China claims...