Even Jury Selection Can’t Escape Trump’s Racism

The ex-president’s lawyers think younger Black men will be sympathetic to him because he’s an accused criminal and they’re easily persuadable. Seriously.

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GOP Rep. Lawler: Democrats must oppose Johnson’s ouster to show they’re ‘serious’ about democracy

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Biden's Border Honor System Frees Illegal Alien Convicted Killer into U.S.

Joe Biden's DHS released a convicted murderer into the United States after he lied to Border Patrol agents about his prior criminal record.

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Mike Johnson's Spending Bill Includes $300M for Border Patrol -- in Ukraine

A spending bill backed by House Speaker Mike Johnson includes hundreds of millions of dollars for border patrol agents in Ukraine.

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Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai Toast Their New Broadway Show

Dozens of theater, film and media stars turned out for the opening of the new musical “Suffs” on Thursday night.

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Trump Fumes as Judge Orders Him to Sit Like a Dog

While the judge maintains a stoic demeanor at all times, the tone was decidedly sharper than even the one he’d taken when expressing disappointment in Trump’s lawyers.

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Pro-Putin American Fighting Against Ukraine Meets His Demise

Russell Bentley who was fighting for Russia in the war against Ukraine has been killed, his battalion said.

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Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial in New York

Just minutes before jury selection finished, a man set himself on fire outside the court

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Why less snow is threatening Japan's expensive Kanzuri chile paste

Snow bleaching local togarashi peppers is unique to making Kanzuri.

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Prosecutor won't bring charges against Wisconsin lawmaker over fundraising scheme

A Wisconsin prosecutor says she won’t bring charges against a Republican lawmaker accused of trying to evade state campaign finance laws in order to unseat the powerful speaker of the Assembly.

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Biden Administration Releases Revised Title IX Rules

The new regulations extended legal protections to L.G.B.T.Q. students and rolled back several policies set under the Trump administration.

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Trump trial: Live updates and latest news as jury selection concludes

Twelve jurors and six alternates were seated to hear the historic criminal trial against Donald Trump on Friday

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Welcome to 'peak boomer' era: A wave of retirees is about to blow through their savings and cling to Social Security to stay afloat

While more older boomers tend to have a pension, a looming wave of younger retirees are about to strain the economy and Social Security.

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The US military is keeping it secret who won the real-world dogfight between a human pilot and an AI flying an F-16 fighter jet

In a simulated dogfight a few years ago, the AI smoked the human pilot with a flawless 5-0 victory.

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Proud Boys group leader sentenced to over 5 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot

A former Proud Boys chapter leader has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for repeatedly assaulting police officers with makeshift weapons during a mob’s attack on the U.S.

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San Francisco Mayor London Breed Dines With, Accepts Stuffed Panda From Chinese Influence Operatives

San Francisco Mayor Breed dined with the head of a Chinese intelligence service "affiliate" in China on Thursday, according to CPAFFC.

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Third GOP lawmaker joins effort to oust Johnson as foreign aid bill clears procedural hurdle

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Study: More Young People Are Choosing Permanent Sterilization

Researchers found an "abrupt increase" in the number of young people undergoing sterilization procedures following the Dobbs decision.

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A bitcoin halving is imminent. Here's what that means.

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Blinken says US not involved in Israeli strike on Iran, calls for calm

Mr Blinken says he is focused on ‘work to deescalate tensions’ along with his fellow G7 foreign ministers

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Beverly LaHaye, Soldier of the Christian Right, Dies at 94

A pastor’s wife, she formed Concerned Women for America to oppose the Equal Rights Amendment. Roland Reagan called her “one of the powerhouses on the political scene.”

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Trump falsely presents Stormy Daniels letter as new in Truth Social post

The letter is not new, it was released in 2018 and widely publicized. Daniels later said the denial was a lie from fear of legal repercussions.

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All 18 jurors and alternates seated in Trump’s hush money trial

Five final alternate seats were filled on Friday, teeing up the first-ever criminal trial of an American president

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Israel’s Strike On Iran Prolongs An Excruciating Limbo For Palestinians

An attack on Rafah, the last refuge in Gaza, appears imminent — and ongoing Israel-Iran tensions are complicating hopes President Joe Biden will stop it.

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RFK Jr.’s Former Environmental Colleagues Implore Him to Drop White House Bid in New Ad

In addition to the ad, a dozen other environmental organizations signed an open letter rebuking Kennedy’s ‘false environmentalist claims.’

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