Phone information from two members of the House Intelligence Committee and others was obtained by the former administration as it aggressively investigated leaks, sources say.
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Fox News wants ‘blank check’ to broadcast lies, Dominion voting company tells judge
The broadcaster cites broad First Amendment protections, but the company says Fox relied on and amplified irresponsible sources intent on spreading lies about the election.
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Ex-police chief, 5 others charged in Capitol riot conspiracy
A former California police chief who founded a far-right group advocated for violence and conspired with the others to prevent the certification of Joe Biden as president, prosecutors say.
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Bipartisan group of senators crafts $1 trillion infrastructure plan
Such a package would be more than the previous Republican-only effort, but still short of the $1.7 trillion over 8 years President Biden is seeking.
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Wife of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty to U.S. charges
The charges include conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine, as well as a money-laundering conspiracy charge.
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Israel’s Netanyahu lashes out as end of his era draws near
The longtime prime minister is railing against an ever-growing list of perceived enemies: the media, the judiciary, police, centrists, leftists and even hard-line nationalists who were once close allies.
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Turkey launches effort to vacuum up thick layer of ‘sea snot’ choking its coast
Scientists say that untreated sewage, agricultural runoff and other pollution are responsible for the phenomenon, but that warming water temperatures caused by climate change appear to be making it even worse.
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Archaeologists dig hilltop over Plymouth Rock one last time
A park will be built on the site to highlight the history of the Wampanoag people who occupied it for thousands of years, and the European settlers who followed.
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Presque Isle police data dumped on dark web
Following a ransomware attack, the police department was able to restore its data, and it’s unclear if any ransom payments were made, according to reports.
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Closed cold case murder tied to ousted Tennessee governor
Officials say a witness in the investigation of a corrupt administration that sold prison pardons was killed in 1979, and payment was made on behalf of the office of the then governor, Ray Blanton.