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Cotton rips Biden’s death row commutations as ‘politically convenient’

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) bashed President Biden’s decision to commute the sentences of 37 of 40 individuals on federal death row, calling the move “politically convenient.” “Once again, Democrats s…
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House Ethics Committee expected to release long-anticipated Matt Gaetz report Monday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee is expected to release its long-awaited report Monday into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, ending a yearslong investigation into allegations of sexual misconduc…
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King strips Cadbury of its Royal Warrant – 170 years after it was first awarded

King strips Cadbury of its Royal Warrant – 170 years after it was first awarded – Cadbury’s Bournville chocolates were famously a favourite of the late Queen Elizabeth II
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Live Updates: Gaetz moves to block ethics report, Biden commutes death row prisoners

President Biden spurred criticism and praise on Monday with his decision to commute all but three prisoners currently on federal death row.  Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) called the move “pol…
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Suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione set to be arraigned on NY state murder and terrorism charges

Luigi Mangione, suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is expected to appear in Manhattan Supreme Court Monday to be arraigned on state murder and terrorism charges. Mangione, 26, is slated to appear before state Supreme Court Justice Gregory Carro on the 11-count indictment brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office. He’s charged with first-degree …
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Trump addresses Elon Musk’s growing political influence: ‘He’s not going… https://t.co/UWlkSNmpYw via @YouTube

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Former Rep. Matt Gaetz seeks restraining order to halt release of House Ethics report

The committee was expected to soon release the report about the former GOP lawmaker.
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2 Georgia men among federal death row inmates spared by President Joe Biden

Two of the federal inmates on death row whose lives have been spared by President Joe Biden are from the state of Georgia.
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Illinois doctor who killed witness in fraud case among those spared from death row by Biden

Ronald Mikos, a podiatrist, was convicted in May of 2005 of shooting Joyce Brannon in her church basement apartment to keep her from telling a federal grand jury how he defrauded Medicare. Prosecutors said he shot the nurse and former patient, who was disabled, six times at point-blank range.
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Who owns the Panama Canal and what does Trump want with it?

Donald Trump has threatened to take over the Panama Canal, but what is the waterway and why is it so important? Here’s what you need to know. What is the Panama Canal? The canal is a major waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, allowing sea travellers to avoid an additional 7,000 nautical miles (13,000km) around the tip of South America. The 51-mile (82km) canal cuts through the middle of Panama, a country occupying the strip of…