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Biden is considering preemptive pardons for officials and allies before Trump takes office

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is weighing whether to issue sweeping pardons for officials and allies who the White House fears could be unjustly targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, a preemptive move that would be a novel and risky use of the president’s extraordinary constitutional power. The deliberations so far are

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Yoon Suk Yeol: The ‘American Pie’-singing conservative who tried to suspend democracy – and failed

By Helen Regan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Declaring martial law in a stable and boisterous democracy was an audacious gamble – and one that appears to have backfired spectacularly for South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol. Now, the former prosecutor and conservative firebrand’s political career hangs by a thread, with an impeachment motion

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Lawsuit that accused Jefferson City Diocese of covering up sexual abuse is dismissed by judge

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal judge on Thursday threw out a lawsuit against the Jefferson City Catholic Diocese. The lawsuit against the Diocese and the Rev. Shawn McKnight alleged it covered up abuse for more than 50 years and “hindered Plaintiffs from discovering their causes of action against the Defendants for their negligent and

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Outgoing DNC chair Jaime Harrison pushes back against critics of ‘identity politics’

Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison has delivered a steadfast defense of his party’s commitment to racial equity. He drew on his own identity as a Black man to push back forcefully against critics who say Democrats need to abandon “identity politics.” Harrison spoke Thursday at a meeting of

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Australian leader blames antisemitism for arson that extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Arsonists have extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue in what Australia’s prime minister has condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian values. Police say a witness who had come to Adass Israel Synagogue to pray saw two masked people spreading an accelerant inside the building before dawn Friday. About 60

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South Korea’s governing party head supports suspending Yoon’s powers, making impeachment more likely

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s governing party chief expressed support Friday for suspending the constitutional powers of President Yoon Suk Yeol for imposing martial law this week, in a bombshell reversal that makes Yoon’s impeachment more likely. Opposition parties are pushing for a parliamentary vote on Yoon’s impeachment on Saturday, calling

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