White House officials said in a briefing Thursday that President Joe Biden is taking an antiviral and isn’t expected to have serious illness, this after testing positive for COVID-19, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told reporters that Biden is fully up to date on his vaccines and has been prescribed Paxlovid to …
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Federal judge sentences former police officer Thomas Lane to 30 months in prison in George Floyd case
A federal judge sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane to 30 months in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights in his 2020 death. Lane was one of three officers charged with violating Floyd’s civil rights for not intervening when former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin placed his knee on Floyd’s neck for more …
NY judge orders Rudy Giuliani to testify in Georgia election investigation
A New York judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to testify next month before a Fulton County special grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others interfered in Georgia’s 2020 elections. New York State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Farber ordered Giuliani to appear Aug. 9, “and on any such other dates as this court …
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President Biden takes action on climate change calling it a ‘code red for humanity’
President Biden declared that the threat of climate change had reached “code red for humanity,” and pledged to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50% by 2030. President Biden said during a speech in Massachusetts on Wednesday: “This is an emergency and I will look at it that way. I’ll use …
‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’ crew member shot and killed on set in Brooklyn, New York
NBCUniversal has confirmed that a crew member from the NBC series ‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’ was shot and killed on the set of the television show Tuesday in New York City. The New York Police Department said the 31-year-old victim, Johnny Pizarro of Queens, was a contracted employee hired to hold parking spots for …
Amazon files lawsuit against more than 10,000 Facebook groups over fake reviews
Amazon filed a lawsuit against administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it accuses of brokering fake reviews. Amazon alleged in a statement that the fake review groups recruited individuals to post reviews “in exchange for money or free products” on Amazon stores in the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan, such as …
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Chief Justice Roberts grants Indiana’s request for quick hearing on abortion law
On Monday, the Supreme Court issued an order clearing the way for Indiana to try to implement a state law requiring parental consent in order for a minor to get an abortion. Chief Justice John Roberts granted a request by state officials seeking a quick legal judgment on the measure, which was passed in 2017 …
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Prosecutors in death penalty trial of Parkland school shooter say he was ‘cold, calculative, manipulative and deadly’
On Monday, the death penalty trial for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz began in Florida, and in opening arguments, the state prosecutor called Cruz “cold, calculative, manipulative and deadly.” Prosecutor Mike Satz told jurors during a trial to determine whether Cruz will spend the rest of his life in prison or be put to death. …
Sheriff’s Office helicopter crash causes 4 deaths in New Mexico
Four people were killed after a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office helicopter crashed in New Mexico. Authorities confirmed on Sunday that the helicopter was headed back to Albuquerque after assisting firefighters in another New Mexico city. Sheriff’s officials said three people from the sheriff’s office and a county firefighter were aboard the helicopter when it went …
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4 killed after two small planes collide at North Las Vegas Airport
Officials confirmed that four people were killed when two small airplanes collided in mid-air at an airport near Las Vegas. The collision happened around noon Sunday at the North Las Vegas Airport, a public-use facility about three miles north of downtown Las Vegas. It is used primarily by smaller aircraft for general aviation and scenic tours. …
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