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Judge refers Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner for federal prosecution
U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond Jr. also disqualified Krasner and one of his deputies from handling the case, which was related to a man seeking to overturn his second-degree murder conviction.
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House Oversight votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas
Bipartisan lawmakers hoped to question Black about his ties to the late, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including payments he made to Epstein, but the billionaire sued the panel to block the subpoenas instead of showing up for his deposition.
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Prosecutors rest case against Vermont man accused of shooting three Palestinian college students
Authorities initially suspected the shooting was a possible hate crime, but prosecutors didn't have sufficient evidence to pursue such a charge.
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Nadine Menendez seeks delay of May 6 trial, citing health concerns
In January, they asked for separate trials, with Nadine's attorneys arguing that testimony from her husband "could include revealing confidential marital communications with Ms. Menendez that Senator Menendez deems essential and material to his defense."
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DeSantis signs law imposing tough punishments for porch pirates, retail thieves
DeSantis signed the bill inside a Walgreens.
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Biden says Netanyahu making a 'mistake' over handling of Gaza invasion
Biden previously described the Israeli offensive as "over the top" and last week urged Netanyahu to accept a humanitarian ceasefire.
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Amendment to end warrantless surveillance up for vote as FISA renewal bill moves to House floor
The bipartisan amendment that passed the House Rules Committee would prohibit 'warrantless searches of U.S. person communications in the FISA 702 database'
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States give accused students due process as Biden prepares to revoke Trump protections
Vast majority of Americans support protections that Department of Education regulation, likely to drop in less than a month, would remove. Utah, Kentucky laws passed with strong bipartisan support.
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Grand jury indicts ex-assistant elementary school principal over six-year-old shooting teacher
In January of last year, a six-year-old boy shot teacher Abigail Zwerner, who sustained a single wound and was hospitalized.
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Ashley Biden diary thief gets one month in prison, three months of home detention
Harris will also serve three years on probation.
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NY appeals court judge rejects Trump’s latest attempt to delay April 15 hush money trial
Trump's legal team is trying to postpone its client's trial until after the November presidential election, in which Trump is the presumptive GOP nominee.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt Senate hearing with Pentagon leaders
“Stop killing my people,” one protester said. “Stop funding Israel.”
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Norfolk Southern reaches $600 million settlement over East Palestine train derailment
If the court approves the settlement, all class action claims within a 20-mile radius of the derailment will be resolved.