By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that it would have been “absurd” for someone in his position to edit or redact a special counsel’s final report. In response to a question about whether former special counsel Robert Hur’s characterization of President Joe Biden was inappropriate in his final report,
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CNN By Brian Fung, Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US Justice Department and more than a dozen states filed a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, accusing the giant company of illegally monopolizing the smartphone market. It’s the largest in a recent string of Big Tech companies to face
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Pro-Trump lawyer Stefanie Lambert surrendered Thursday to Michigan authorities in connection with her 2020 election tampering indictment, after a wild week where she was labeled a fugitive and spent a night in jail after being arrested in Washington, DC. The special prosecutor who charged Lambert in Michigan, DJ Hilson, confirmed that
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CNN By Abeer Salman, Khader Al Za’anoun, Ibrahim Dahman, Sana Noor Haq, Kareem Khadder, Lauren Izso and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces detained Palestinian journalists and health workers, blindfolded them and stripped them down to their underwear in Al-Shifa Hospital, in northern Gaza, according to eyewitness accounts shared with CNN. Palestinian reporters and
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors in Boston have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient, the latest experiment in the quest to use animal organs in humans. Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday that it’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Colorado man who helped other rioters drag a police officer into a mob storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to more than five years in prison. On Thursday Jeffrey Sabol expressed remorse for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot before U.S. District Judge Rudolph
Continue ReadingBy Allison Bamford Click here for updates on this story REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN (CTV Network) — New Zealand’s government announced its plan to ban the sale of disposable e-cigarettes in the country and increase fines for retailers who sell vaping products to anyone under 18. The move is an effort to make it harder for young
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — If not for a pardon from Donald Trump in the final weeks of his presidency, Paul Manafort might still be serving a federal sentence. Instead, Trump’s former campaign manager is a free man – and free to help his old boss get back to the White House. Manafort is
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Mark another point against smoking: It may cause an increase in a type of body fat linked to serious disease, according to a new study. Both starting smoking and spending a lifetime smoking cigarettes was associated with an increase in abdominal fat, according to a study published Thursday in
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Democratic and independent senators are pushing legislation that focuses on immigrants — with permanent legal status or without — who are charged with or convicted of violent crimes. The bill would let the federal government request a court order that local authorities hold such
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled about 440,500 metallic mugs included in 2023 Holiday Starbucks-branded gift sets made by Nestle.
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers introduced a $1.2 trillion spending package Thursday that sets the stage for avoiding a partial government shutdown for several key federal agencies this weekend and allows Congress, nearly six months into the budget year, to complete its work funding the government through September. Democrats were able
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the state of New Hampshire after government officials removed a historical marker dedicated to a feminist and labor activist who also led the U.S. Communist Party. A judge agreed with the state’s argument, saying the sponsors of the
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” in theaters everywhere March 29, is a sequel to “Godzilla vs. Kong,” the 2021 showdown between the 393-foot Godzilla and 337-foot Kong. It’s also continuation of Legendary’s Monsterverse that goes back to “Kong: Skull Island.” If there seems to be an inherent stakes
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — After four consecutive years of sales growth, sales of ultra-expensive Bentley cars and SUVs were down 11% last year. Bentley chief executive Adrian Hallmark, in a presentation to reporters, blamed “a level of emotional sensitivity” among the brand’s wealthy clientele. In particular, Bentley buyers were sensitive about high interest
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Paleontologists with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History have discovered a previously unknown prehistoric species — a 270 million-year-old amphibian with wide eyes and a cartoonish grin — and its name is a nod to an iconic froggy celebrity. Kermit the Frog meet Kermitops gratus, the most recent ancient
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — “Me fascina el rugby, es lo más importante para mí”, dice Nicolás D’Onofrio, persona con el síndrome del espectro autista y que cada semana practica y juega rugby inclusivo. En estas cuatro palabras Nicolás comprime un mar de sentido en el cual ancla una vida plena, de disfrute
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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — On Tuesday, a starry guestlist poured into the regal halls of London’s National Portrait Gallery for the museum’s first fundraising Gala since its hefty three-year remodel completed in 2023. Against the backdrop of 1700s portraiture, former British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, artist Tracey Emin and Dame Kristen Scott Thomas
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Dana Carvey apologized to Sharon Stone for an offensive sketch that the two were in on “Saturday NIght Live” in 1992. Stone hosted the show at the height of her “Basic Instinct” fame and recalled protestors charging the stage during her monologue over her work as an AIDS activist.
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has defrocked a notorious Belgian bishop who admitted 14 years ago that he sexually abused his nephew but faced no Vatican punishment. The case of Roger Vangheluwe, the emeritus bishop of Brugge, long ago became a symbol of the Catholic Church’s hypocrisy and dysfunction in
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