You've seen the Dominion v. Fox News lawsuit all over the news - but what you probably haven't seen is this story about what happened when Shasta County, CA terminated their contract with Dominion at the end of January... 🧵
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A rep for the Sussexes told Page Six Wednesday: “Last night, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms. Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi…”
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Oh man. Someone attacked staffers with a baseball bat at Rep. Connolly’s Fairfax office this morning after asking where the congressman was.
The staffers are in the hospital with non life threatening injuries and the suspect is in custody
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. on guns: "I think somehow — and there are a lot of historical reasons for this — gun ownership in this country became an ideological issue, and a partisan issue, in ways that it shouldn't be..."
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The DeSantis political operation is moving their HQ to a new location in Tallahassee on Monday, which will kickstart a window for the first federal election disclosures for a 2024 campaign, a person with knowledge about the move confirms to CBS News.
First reported by NBC.
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.: A man who didn’t want his girlfriend to get an abortion fatally shot her during a confrontation in a Dallas parking lot, police said.
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Speaker Kevin McCarthy is standing by Congressman George Santos this morning, not calling on him to resign even after being informed of the 13 counts.
"It always concerns me," McCarthy told CNN after being informed of the money laundering and wire fraud charges.
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Really want to highlight this part: Authorities were able to confirm that Christian LaCour, a 20-year-old security guard at the outlets, was able to get one person to safety before he was killed trying to help others.
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Um, I think I just (accidentally) informed Rep. George Santos of reports that he has been charged by the Justice Department...
"That's news to me," he said a few minutes ago. "You're the first to call me about this."
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Tacopina: Part of me was obviously very happy that Donald Trump was not branded a rapist, I didn't think there should be any liability findings
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Trump’s lawyer Joe Tacopina on the former President NOT testifying in this case: “Having him be here would be more of a circus. What more can he say other than, ‘I didn’t do it.’”
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Judge in E. Jean Carroll case advises jurors not to identify themselves after finding Trump liable of sexual abuse and defamation and ordering him to pay $5 million in damages.
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We are devastated to learn of the death of AFP video journalist Arman Soldin in eastern Ukraine today.
All of our thoughts go out to his family and loved ones.
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Initial reaction from the former President after being found liable for sexual abuse and defamation of E. Jean Carroll
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E. Jean Carroll departs courthouse. Supporter heard thanking her and saying “what an act of self-love.” Donald Trump was just found liable in Carroll’s sexual abuse and defamation, ordered to pay $5M in damages
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Wylie ISD has confirmed 4th grader Daniela Mendoza and 2nd grader Sofia Mendoza were killed in the Allen shooting. The sisters attended Cox Elementary in Sachse.
The school district says their mother, Ilda Mendoza, is in critical condition.
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Took a while, but I found the Odnoklassniki profile of the Allen. TX shooter described in this NYT article:
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BREAKING: The driver in a deadly crash that killed 8 people in Brownsville, Texas, has been charged with manslaughter, police say.
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We produced this hour long documentary in December - and yet it continues to be as relevant today as it has been, for well, years. We explore how policy, American culture, and money landed us here in a nation of mass shootings:
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Nightmarish details emerging from the shooting in Allen, Texas yesterday cbsnews.com/texas/news/man
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I did my best. Rescued a blood soaked four year old from under mother. I am heartbroken, but glad my son, who was in H&M is ok.
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#Breaking a witness who performed CPR on victims says at least 3 were dead around him and at least 9 wounded at the scene of Allen Premium Outlets shopping center.
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The Met Gala red carpet fashion is 10/10 this year
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The White House:
“We are announcing that the Administration will end the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and international air travelers at the end of the day on May 11, the same day that the COVID-19 public health emergency ends.”
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Today I was impacted by the layoffs at Vice. It's been quite the run at . The people I worked with are extraordinary, and I hope our work has been impactful and illuminating. And I'm certainly a better journalist because of it.
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BREAKING: The Montana House, on a 68-32 vote, bans the state's first trans woman lawmaker, Rep. Zooey Zephyr, from the floor, anteroom, & gallery for the rest of this session, following several days of silencing her, after she raised her mic for supporters in the gallery Monday.
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Disney lays out their legal argument here: violation of federal constitutional rights under Contracts, Takings, Due Process Clauses - and First Amendment.
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Disney lists out some of their economic contribution to FL in their filing:
- $1.1 billion in state/local taxes paid in 2022
- employs 75k people
- plans to invest $17 billion in next 10 years
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From Disney's lawsuit about Reedy Creek: they accuse DeSantis and his admin of "a targeted campaign of gov't retaliation - orchestrated at every step by Governor DeSantis as punishment for Disney's protected speech"
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From Disney's lawsuit about Reedy Creek: they accuse DeSantis and his admin of "a targeted campaign of gov't retaliation - orchestrated at every step by Governor DeSantis as punishment for Disney's protected speech"
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