Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has falsely claimed that the nation’s deadliest school shooting — which killed 20 students and six educators — was a hoax.
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Trump Org. CFO expected to plead guilty in New York tax case
Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was scheduled to be tried in October on allegations he took more than $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation from the company.
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Abortion foes tap credit cards to get partial Kansas recount
Abortion opponents charged almost $120,000 to credit cards to cover the cost of a partial hand recount of the Kansas vote in favor of abortion rights.
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Deadline looms for western states to cut Colorado River use
Seven Western U.S. states face a deadline from the federal government to come up with a plan to use substantially less Colorado River water in 2023.
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Ukrainian military says it repelled more than dozen attacks
The Ukrainian military says it has repelled more than a dozen Russian attacks in the country’s east and north, including attempts to advance on key cities in the eastern industrial heartland known as the Donbas.
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Rudy Giuliani is targeted in Georgia criminal probe of 2020 election
The revelation that Giuliani, an outspoken Trump defender, could face criminal charges from the investigation by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis edges the probe closer to the former president.
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New climate deal spurs hopes of more carbon storage projects
University of Wyoming researchers are studying whether tiny spaces in rock deep underground can permanently store vast volumes of greenhouse gas emitted by a coal-fired power plant.
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Tuesday’s elections: Cheney in trouble while Palin eyes comeback
Donald Trump has targeted Rep. Liz Cheney, making her ouster a top priority, endorsing a challenger and traveling to Wyoming to try to seal the deal.
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Kenya’s William Ruto declared president after last-minute chaos
But just before the results were announced, 4 of the 7 electoral commissioners told journalists they could not support the ‘opaque nature’ of the final phase of the vote-verification process.
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South Dakota tribe long opposed to alcohol embraces cannabis
The Oglala Sioux Tribe has banned alcohol for over 100 years, but views responsible cannabis use as a safe and natural medical treatment.