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Classified documents at Biden’s home were tipping point for a special counsel: Sources
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News the December discovery of classified documents inside President Joe Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware, home served as a tipping point in the lead-up to a [Read More…]
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Nursery worker recounts moments when tornado hit Alabama day care
ABC News (SELMA, Ala.) — Amanda McCloud was working in a Selma, Alabama, day care changing a toddler’s diapers when she heard the tornado sirens begin to wail. “Most of the time, nothing ever happened,” [Read More…]
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FAA investigating how Delta, American Airlines planes nearly collided at JFK
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near-collision between a Delta and American Airlines aircraft at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the government agency announced. A Boeing 737 operated by [Read More…]
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1 killed, 4 wounded as 50 shots fired outside Houston nightclub
@RosieABC13/Twitter (HOUSTON) — One person was killed and four others were wounded when a carload of armed assailants unleashed a barrage of more than 50 shots early Sunday morning on patrons outside a suburban Houston [Read More…]
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Biden classified documents need to be reviewed for national security risks, Schiff says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Adam Schiff, a former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that classified documents recently discovered to be in President Joe Biden’s possession from his time as vice president [Read More…]
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Biden reflects on MLK in sermon at his Atlanta church: ‘Progress is never easy, but it’s always possible’
ABC News (ATLANTA) — President Joe Biden on Sunday delivered a sermon at Martin Luther King Jr.’s former church in Atlanta, celebrating the late civil rights leader’s life and legacy and reflecting on the progress [Read More…]
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Sen. Warnock supports special counsel in Biden classified documents case
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice was right to appoint a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents, Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock said on Sunday. “Classified documents are [Read More…]
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Risk of default is ‘real’ if Democrats, Republicans can’t compromise on debt ceiling: Bacon
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., warned Sunday that there is a concerning risk of a default on the federal government’s debts if Democrats and Republicans are unable to compromise on raising the [Read More…]
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Explainer: DOJ probes draw attention to the Presidential Records Act
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Two federal investigations into the handling of classified documents have drawn attention to a decades-old law governing presidential records. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday appointed a special counsel to investigate [Read More…]
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Georgia Bulldogs player, staffer die in car crash hours after national championship parade
WFAA (NEW YORK) — University of Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and staff member Chandler LeCroy were killed in an early morning car crash on Sunday in Athens, Georgia, just hours after the football team [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian missile attacks on Kyiv Saturday morning
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
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Arrests made in New Year’s Day shootout where nearly 600 rounds were fired: Police
Louisville Metro Police Department (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Six men have been arrested in a connection with a massive New Year’s Day shootout in which nearly 600 rounds were fired near an apartment complex in Louisville, [Read More…]
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Push for life sentence in Sarah Lawrence College sex manipulation case
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Larry Ray, alleged sex trafficker, extortionist and master manipulator of young women and men at Sarah Lawrence College, deserves life in prison when he is sentenced on Jan. 20 [Read More…]
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30-year-old deputy shot dead, leaves behind pregnant wife
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif.) — A sheriff’s deputy in Riverside County, California, has been gunned down in the line of duty, leaving behind his pregnant wife, just weeks after another deputy in his [Read More…]
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Mega Millions jackpot winning ticket sold in Maine
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The winning numbers were drawn Friday night for the Mega Millions jackpot that has surged to $1.35 billion, the second-largest in the game’s history, and one [Read More…]
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Georgia boy killed during tornado after tree falls on car
Courtesy of Lorrie Lloyd (NEW YORK) — A 5-year-old boy was killed when a tree crashed into his parent’s car during a tornado that struck Georgia this week, according to his family. Egan Jeffcoat was [Read More…]
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More classified documents found at Biden’s Wilmington home, White House counsel says
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Five more classified documents have been found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, according to a new statement from White House counsel Richard Suaber. Suaber said the personal [Read More…]
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Uvalde school coach Wade Miller nominated for NFL’s High School Coach of the Year award in aftermath of shooting
MARK FELIX/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The NFL announced Wednesday the high school football coaches nominated by 32 NFL teams for the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award, representing the best [Read More…]
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6-year-old’s backpack was searched the day of shooting that injured a teacher
Tony Anderson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a town hall meeting with parents, a Virginia school district superintendent said that the backpack of a 6-year-old student who shot a teacher in a classroom was searched [Read More…]
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Company creates 2 artificial intelligence interns: ‘They are hustling and grinding’
Bloomberg/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Artificial intelligence isn’t just making inroads in technology. Soon, AI may replace human beings in jobs as evidenced by one company that has created two AI interns. Kyle Monson, co-founder [Read More…]