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Parents’ bid to block Youngkin school mask policy dismissed, but temporary hold granted to school districts still stands

Tierney Sneed, CNN The Virginia Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed last month by parents in Chesapeake, Virginia, who alleged that Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s mask executive order ran afoul of the state constitution. The court said that the challengers had failed to show that the dispute met the procedural threshold that would warrant the

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Former President Donald Trump would routinely rip up documents

Former White House officials describe Trump’s habit of ripping up documents and haphazard record-keeping

By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump would routinely rip up documents, drafts and reading materials, and he took several boxes to Mar-a-Lago when he relocated to Florida after leaving the White House — raising concerns about his preservation of presidential records as required by federal law. Three former White House officials told CNN

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Former White House officials describe Trump’s habit of ripping up documents and haphazard record-keeping

By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump would routinely rip up documents, drafts and reading materials, and he took several boxes to Mar-a-Lago when he relocated to Florida after leaving the White House — raising concerns about his preservation of presidential records as required by federal law. Three former White House officials told CNN

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The Department of Homeland Security's bulletin warns that the spread of conspiracy theories and disinformation is fueling the "heightened threat" environment in the United States.

DHS updates terrorism bulletin in the wake of recent violent events and Russia-Ukraine tensions

By Geneva Sands, CNN The spread of conspiracy theories and disinformation is fueling the “heightened threat” environment in the United States, warns the latest national bulletin issued Monday by the Department of Homeland Security. The terrorism bulletin is in part a response to recent events, including a hostage attack on a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas,

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House Democrats introduce stopgap bill to fund government until March 11 ahead of looming deadline

By Clare Foran, CNN House Democrats on Monday introduced a short-term measure to extend government funding through March 11, an effort to avert a shutdown at the end of next week since funding is currently set to expire on February 18. House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, a Democrat from Connecticut, introduced the stopgap bill,

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared Monday to voice support for a controversial state bill that would ban certain discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signals support for ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared Monday to voice support for a controversial state bill that would ban certain discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom. DeSantis, a Republican, said it was “entirely inappropriate” for teachers and school administrators to have conversations with students about their gender identity, saying

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Covid-19 is spreading less quickly in the US communities that were hit first with the Omicron variant.

Fact check: Vaccine-related misinformation about Trudeau, tennis players and microchips swirls on social media

By Tara Subramaniam and Clara Grudberg, CNN Covid-19 is spreading less quickly in the US communities that were hit first with the Omicron variant. But misinformation about coronavirus vaccines continues to spread widely on social media. Here are the facts around a few of the many false claims that were circulating in January. A fake

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First Lady Jill Biden delivers remarks at Des Moines Area Community College

Jill Biden: ‘I was disappointed’ free community college cut from Build Back Better bill

By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden said Monday that she was “disappointed” one of her key causes, free community college, was cut from President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. “Joe has also had to make compromises,” Biden said of her husband’s $2.2 trillion spending plan during remarks at the Community College National Legislative

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Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) nominee and presidential science adviser designate Eric Lander speaks during an announcement January 16

White House science adviser resigns and acknowledges ‘disrespectful and demeaning’ behavior after investigation

By Jeremy Diamond and Kate Sullivan, CNN Eric Lander, a top science adviser to President Joe Biden, resigned Monday after a White House investigation that found he had violated workplace policies became public. “We have assembled the most amazing set of people at OSTP, and we have together set out the most ambitious goals that

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T-72B3 tanks of the tank force of the Russian Western Military District conduct field firing at Kadamovsky Range.

US intel indicates Russian officers have had doubts about full scale Ukraine invasion

By Natasha Bertrand, Jim Sciutto and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Intercepted communications obtained by the US have revealed that some Russian officials have worried that a large-scale invasion of Ukraine would be costlier and more difficult than Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Kremlin leaders realize, according to four people familiar with the intelligence. Three

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