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Month: November 2022

What the Oath Keepers sedition verdict means for the Justice Department’s investigation of Trump

By Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A jury’s willingness to convict two leaders of a far-right militia of seditious conspiracy for plotting to forcibly oppose the government is a major vindication of how the Justice Department is approaching its investigation into the efforts to disrupt President Joe Biden’s 2020 win. As the

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Banes seen here with Ben Affleck in 2014's 'Gone Girl.'

Man sentenced up to three years in prison for fatal hit-and-run of ‘Gone Girl’ actress Lisa Banes

By Tavleen Tarrant, CNN Brian Boyd, the 27-year-old man who killed ‘Gone Girl’ actress Lisa Banes in a hit-and-run incident, has been sentenced to up to three years in prison Wednesday, according to Douglas Cohen from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. Boyd pleaded guilty in September to manslaughter in the second degree and leaving the

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President Joe Biden greets Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland during the 2022 White House Tribal Nations Summit at the Department of the Interior on November 30 in Washington

Biden commits to protect Nevada sacred tribal lands as administration moves forward with new national monument

By Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday committed to protecting Spirit Mountain and the surrounding area in Nevada, a sacred site for the Fort Mojave and other Native American tribal nations. Biden’s announcement during Wednesday’s White House Tribal Nations Summit is part of an ongoing process to designate the site as a new

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¿Por qué México no clasificó a octavos del Mundial de Qatar y Polonia sí?

CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — México le ganó 2-1 a Arabia Saudita. Empató un partido, perdió otro y ganó otro. Llegó a 4 puntos. Marcó dos goles. Polonia empató un partido, ganó otro y perdió otro. Llegó a 4 puntos. Marcó dos goles. Pero Polonia clasificó a octavos y México no. La razón: el siguiente

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Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday touted the "tireless" work of Justice Department investigators and prosecutors that resulted in the conviction of several members of the Oath Keepers militia for crimes related to the January 6 US Capitol assault.

DOJ wants ‘all’ transcripts and evidence in House January 6 probe, Garland says

By Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The Justice Department is seeking access to “all” transcripts and other evidence collected in the House January 6, 2021, investigation, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday. The comments from Garland, in response to a question from CNN’s Evan Perez, nodded to the monthslong effort by the department to

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European commissioner for internal market Thierry Breton (L) is seen here in Brussels

Twitter must comply with Europe’s platform rules, EU digital chief warns Musk in virtual meeting

By Brian Fung, CNN A top European Union official warned Twitter owner Elon Musk on Wednesday that the social media platform must take significant steps to comply with EU content moderation laws, and that European officials will be monitoring closely for compliance. Twitter has “huge work ahead” to meet its obligations under the Digital Services

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A federal lawsuit alleges the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has systemically discriminated against Black veterans for decades.

VA has systemically discriminated against Black veterans for decades, lawsuit alleges

By Jalen Brown, CNN The United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) administered disability benefits in a racially discriminatory manner for decades, disproportionately rejecting Black veteran disability claims at a much higher rate than White veterans, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic. The lawsuit filed Monday

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