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The Justice Department has officially closed its investigation into the infamous of killing Emmett Till for a second time

Justice Department closes investigation into Emmett Till killing after failing to prove key witness lied

By Laura Jarrett, CNN The Justice Department has officially closed its investigation into the infamous killing of Emmett Till without federal charges for a second time, leaving only more questions after a potentially significant claim from one of the last living witnesses led investigators on a fresh hunt for evidence. In 2017, professor Timothy Tyson

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The Justice Department filed a lawsuit challenging legislative maps adopted by Texas Republicans in recent weeks

DOJ sues Texas, saying GOP-approved redistricting maps discriminate against Latinos and Blacks

By Tierney Sneed and Christina Carrega, CNN The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday challenging legislative maps adopted by Texas Republicans in recent weeks that it says fail to recognize growth in the Latino population and discriminate against Black voters. The lawsuit alleges that the redistricting plan drawn by Texas lawmakers violates the Voting Rights

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US officials are currently weighing a wide set of sanctions on Russia meant to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching an invasion into Ukraine

Biden readying sanctions against Putin’s inner circle ahead of this week’s key call

By Kevin Liptak and Natasha Bertrand, CNN US officials are currently weighing a wide set of sanctions on Russia meant to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching an invasion into Ukraine, according to people familiar with the discussions. They include new actions against members of Putin’s inner circle and on Russian energy producers, and

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One-time Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn

January 6 committee postpones depositions with Michael Flynn and Trump’s personal assistant

By Ryan Nobles, CNN One-time Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn and the former President’s personal assistant, who were scheduled to be deposed by a congressional committee Monday, have been granted short postponements, a committee aide tells CNN. The depositions were postponed as Flynn and Nicholas Luna “engage” with House select committee’s investigation into January

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US military’s hacking unit publicly acknowledges taking offensive action to disrupt ransomware operations

By Sean Lyngaas Cyber Command, the US military’s hacking unit, has taken offensive action to disrupt cybercriminal groups that have launched ransomware attacks on US companies, a spokesperson for the command confirmed to CNN Sunday. The spokesperson declined to specify what actions the command had taken. But it’s one of the first, unequivocal acknowledgements from

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