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Florida woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting black neighbor
Lorincz faced a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, but was sentenced to 25 because she had no previous criminal record.
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California judge pushes Menendez brothers resentencing hearing back to January 30
Judge Michael Jesic said that he did not expect to be ready for the case by the initial hearing in December, and pushed the hearing back until January 30 "out of respect for the new administration."
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Trump’s surgeon general nominee advocated for social distancing, masks, vaccines during COVID
“Masks have saved thousands of lives and prevented thousands of infections,” Dr. Janette Nesheiwat said in October 2021. In 2022 she sang a different tune.
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Federal judge in Pennsylvania rejects GOP challenge to overseas voter requirements
The judge ruled that the Pennsylvania congressmen "delayed too long to file their action."
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26 state AGs file brief with SCOTUS in support of Virginia removing non-citizens from voter rolls
"It has always been against the law for non-citizens to vote," Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said.
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Movements of Biden, Trump could be tracked using fitness app, report says, Secret Service downplays
“We do not assess that there were any impacts to protective operations or threats to any protectees,” the U.S. Secret Service says
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Oversight Committee drops internal DHS communication on Walz-China concerns from whistleblower
The move follows DHS’s failure to respond to the committee’s subpoena for any intelligence documents and internal communications related to Gov. Tim Walz and his connections to China.
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Conservative podcaster, former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon released from prison
The conservative podcaster and former Trump political adviser was released from prison Tuesday morning
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Johnson rejects rumors that 'little secret' with Trump is 'diabolical'
“It’s not diabolical. It’s actually very good. It’s going to help us with the turnout," Johnson said. "They cannot fathom that Trump and Vance have the support that they do around the country like they do from new demographics of people.”
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RNC pleads for the Supreme Court to intervene in Pennsylvania mail ballot case
The RNC claimed the court misread state law, which says a “provisional ballot shall not be counted” if the mail ballot was received by county election officials in a timely manner.
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Marco Rubio defends Trump amid backlash over comedian's swipe at Puerto Rico during MSG rally
"I understand why some people were offended by a comedian's jokes last night," Rubio said. "But those weren’t Trump’s words. They were jokes by an insult comic who offends virtually everyone, all the time….. because that is what insult comedians do."
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Hollywood actor sentenced to one year in prison over participation in January 6 riot
Johnston faced up to five years for his crimes, but the year-long sentence fell within the sentencing guidelines which ranged from eight to 14 months.
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Nevada Supreme Court rules mail ballots received after Election Day without postmark must be counted
The court upheld a lower court's decision against the GOP plaintiffs.