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New Jersey gym owner is first US Capitol rioter to plead guilty to assaulting a police officer on January 6

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Joe Beare, CNN A New Jersey gym owner and former MMA fighter pleaded guilty on Friday to assaulting a police officer during the January 6 insurrection, marking the first time a Capitol rioter has been convicted of violence against police. Scott Fairlamb, 44, also pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding.

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Iran's newly elected President Ebrahim Raisi speaks at his swearing in ceremony at the Iranian parliament in the capital Tehran on August 5.

Hopes of revived Iran nuclear talks dim amid delays as new hardline president takes office

By Natasha Bertrand and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Biden administration officials are becoming increasingly pessimistic about reviving the Iran nuclear deal as the country’s new hardline president takes office and its nuclear program continues to accelerate, national security and intelligence officials familiar with the negotiations told CNN. The deal’s original signatories known as the P5+1 —

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Justice Department lawyers defended the Biden administration's most recent eviction moratorium Friday. Housing advocates protest on August 4

Eviction moratorium needed due to ‘deteriorating public health situation’ related to the Delta variant, DOJ says

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Department lawyers defended the Biden administration’s most recent eviction moratorium Friday, telling a federal judge that because of the “deteriorating public health situation” related to the Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that it needed “a new invocation” of its responsibility

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