The request for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to cooperate voluntarily comes as the Jan. 6 committee has been quietly continuing its investigation and preparing for a new set of hearings next month.
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Tech tool offers police ‘mass surveillance on a budget’
U.S. law enforcement agencies have been using a cellphone tracking tool, at times without search warrants, that gives them the power to follow people’s movements months back in time.
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Jackson water crisis deepens as Mississippi deploys National Guard
Officials began distributing water to city residents who for days have struggled as the state capital’s water facility foundered.
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To China’s fury, UN accuses Beijing of Uyghur rights abuses
The U.N. accused China of serious human rights violations that may amount to “crimes against humanity” in a long-delayed report examining a crackdown on Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups.
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Labor board rebuffs Amazon’s attempt to scrap union victory
‘Today is a great day for Labor,’ Chris Smalls, a fired Amazon worker who now heads the union, wrote in a Tweet celebrating the decision.
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U.S. agents search properties linked to Russian oligarch
FBI agents and Homeland Security Investigations personnel searched properties, linked to Viktor Vekselberg, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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U.S. advisers endorse updated COVID-19 shots for fall boosters
The original vaccines still offer strong protection against severe illness and death, especially among younger and healthier people, but those vaccines were designed to target the virus strain that circulated in early 2020.
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Oath Keepers’ lawyer arrested in connection with Jan. 6
Kellye SoRelle — general counsel for the antigovernment group — was arrested in Texas on charges including conspiracy to obstruct the certification of President Joe Biden’s electoral college victory.
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Ex-NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison for Jan. 6 attack
Thomas Webster’s prison sentence is the longest so far among roughly 250 people who have been punished for their conduct during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Critical report mandates improved safety on Boston subway
For years the system has neglected safety and maintenance to focus on long-term capital projects, federal transportation officials say.