The House committee chairman has said that any witnesses who don’t comply will be held in contempt of Congress.
Katherine Lee
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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit collapses, dies in California
The 3-year-old colt collapsed and died after a workout at Santa Anita.
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Jussie Smollett due back on stand after calling hoax claim ‘100% false’
The former ‘Empire’ actor faces six counts of felony disorderly conduct after allegedly staging a hoax hate-crime attack on himself and then lying to police about it.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Gas prices drop by a lot in parts of northern New England
Prices in Maine fell 2.9 cents per gallon over the past week, according to GasBuddy, which surveys stations.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
All private New York City businesses required to mandate COVID vaccines, mayor says
The measure will apply to roughly 184,000 businesses not covered by previous vaccine mandates, ranging from multinational corporations to mom-and-pop businesses.
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Maxwell jury to see video of notorious Epstein home
Jurors at the sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell are expected to see a law enforcement videotape of the Florida estate where prosecutors say she and financier Jeffrey Epstein exploited underage victims.
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Couple brought 14-year-old son to Capitol riot, prosecutors say
Prosecutors are recommending a three-month prison sentence for a North Carolina woman accused of bringing her 14-year-old child into the U.S. Capitol when she and her husband stormed the building on Jan. 6.
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People can’t get COVID boosters in Maine because of staffing woes at drugstores
People began reporting the issue on Twitter last week to Dr. Nirav Shah, Maine’s CDC director.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democrats may lean into abortion issue as Supreme Court weighs future of Roe v. Wade
The high court heard oral arguments Wednesday to a challenge of a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, which directly confronts the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.
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U.S. reports 1st case of omicron variant in returning traveler
The vaccinated adult returned to California on Nov. 22 after a trip to South Africa and tested positive Monday.