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  • House Oversight chairman and former Twitter employees strike deal on subpoenas in exchange for testimony

    House Oversight chairman and former Twitter employees strike deal on subpoenas in exchange for testimony

     

    House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has subpoenaed three former Twitter employees who will testify before the panel in relation to their investigation into Twitter’s decision to temporarily suppress a New York Post story regarding Hunter Biden’s laptop, three sources familiar with the documents tell CNN.

    ​House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer has subpoenaed three former Twitter employees who will testify before the panel in relation to their investigation into Twitter’s decision to temporarily suppress a New York Post story regarding Hunter Biden’s laptop, three sources familiar with the documents tell CNN. 

  • Florida teen pleads guilty in 2021 stabbing of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey

    Florida teen pleads guilty in 2021 stabbing of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey

     

    Aiden Fucci, the Florida teenager who stabbed 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey more than 100 times in 2021 has pleaded guilty to first degree murder, according to the 7th Judicial Circuit court clerk.

    ​Aiden Fucci, the Florida teenager who stabbed 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey more than 100 times in 2021 has pleaded guilty to first degree murder, according to the 7th Judicial Circuit court clerk. 

  • Judge rules to allow evidence of Alex Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes in double murder trial

    Judge rules to allow evidence of Alex Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes in double murder trial

     

    The judge in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial on Monday ruled to allow the state to present evidence of the now-disbarred South Carolina attorney’s alleged financial crimes, which the prosecution contends were about to be revealed and provided him a motive to kill his wife and son.

    ​The judge in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial on Monday ruled to allow the state to present evidence of the now-disbarred South Carolina attorney’s alleged financial crimes, which the prosecution contends were about to be revealed and provided him a motive to kill his wife and son. 

  • Tulsi Gabbard and 2 GOP senators among those testifying at GOP-led subcommittee’s first hearing

    Tulsi Gabbard and 2 GOP senators among those testifying at GOP-led subcommittee’s first hearing

     

    The select subcommittee on so-called weaponization of the federal government is planning to feature two panels of witnesses during its first hearing on Thursday. Among those expected to appear as witnesses called by the Republicans are GOP Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Chuck Grassley of Iowa, as well as former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii and former FBI special agent Nicole Parker, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

    ​The select subcommittee on so-called weaponization of the federal government is planning to feature two panels of witnesses during its first hearing on Thursday. Among those expected to appear as witnesses called by the Republicans are GOP Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Chuck Grassley of Iowa, as well as former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii and former FBI special agent Nicole Parker, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. 

  • Harris’ mission to tackle migration root causes scores big money support but border crossings remain high

    Harris’ mission to tackle migration root causes scores big money support but border crossings remain high

     

    Vice President Kamala Harris’ effort to tackle root causes of migration from Central America has yielded more than $4.2 billion in private sector commitments, but border crossings remain high amid mass migration in the Western Hemisphere.

    ​Vice President Kamala Harris’ effort to tackle root causes of migration from Central America has yielded more than $4.2 billion in private sector commitments, but border crossings remain high amid mass migration in the Western Hemisphere. 

  • Chinese spy balloons under Trump not discovered until after Biden took office

    Chinese spy balloons under Trump not discovered until after Biden took office

     

    The transiting of three suspected Chinese spy balloons over the continental US during the Trump administration was only discovered after President Joe Biden took office, a senior administration official told CNN on Sunday.

    ​The transiting of three suspected Chinese spy balloons over the continental US during the Trump administration was only discovered after President Joe Biden took office, a senior administration official told CNN on Sunday. 

  • Yale honors 9-year-old girl reported to the police for spraying invasive lanternflies

    Yale honors 9-year-old girl reported to the police for spraying invasive lanternflies

     

    Yale University has honored Bobbi Wilson, a 9-year-old Black girl who had the police called on her after spraying invasive spotted lanternflies.

    ​Yale University has honored Bobbi Wilson, a 9-year-old Black girl who had the police called on her after spraying invasive spotted lanternflies. 

  • 3.8 magnitude earthquake rattles the Buffalo, New York, area

    3.8 magnitude earthquake rattles the Buffalo, New York, area

     

    A 3.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the Buffalo, New York, area early Monday.

    ​A 3.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the Buffalo, New York, area early Monday. 

  • Georgia law enforcement conducting another ‘clearing operation’ at future site of ‘Cop City’ facility

    Georgia law enforcement conducting another ‘clearing operation’ at future site of ‘Cop City’ facility

     

    Law enforcement in Georgia are carrying out a “clearing operation” on Monday at the planned site of a $90 million police training facility — dubbed “Cop City” by opponents — nearly three weeks after a similar operation ended with officers fatally shooting a protester.

    ​Law enforcement in Georgia are carrying out a “clearing operation” on Monday at the planned site of a $90 million police training facility — dubbed “Cop City” by opponents — nearly three weeks after a similar operation ended with officers fatally shooting a protester. 

  • FTX to politicians: Give us back our donations or we’ll sue you

    FTX to politicians: Give us back our donations or we’ll sue you

     

    The new management of FTX is pressuring hundreds of politicians and political organizations to return millions of dollars donated by the crypto platform or its founders before it went bankrupt last year.

    ​The new management of FTX is pressuring hundreds of politicians and political organizations to return millions of dollars donated by the crypto platform or its founders before it went bankrupt last year.