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Three U.S. citizens, one Canadian charged with raising money for ISIS

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 23:47

Authorities have charged three U.S. citizens and one Canadian with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State.

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Former Fort-Worth police officer found guilty of manslaughter

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 23:04

A former Texas police officer was found guilty of manslaughter after he shot and killed a Black woman through a window in her home in October 2019.

Categories: News Domestic and International

Dow has worst day since September amid larger market dip

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 22:28

The Dow Jones Industrial Average had its worst day in months and markets as a whole dropped Thursday, after numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau showed retail sales declined more than expected in November.

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Keystone Pipeline restarts oil flow while leak's cause still investigated

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 22:09

Crude oil is again moving through the Keystone Pipeline between Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, and Patoka, Ill., after a leak was discovered a week ago.

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Biden releases nearly 13,000 more JFK assassination files

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 21:54

The National Archives and Records Administration released nearly 13,000 documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Thursday.

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Stuttgart, Ark., police officer killed attempting to make arrest

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 21:33

Arkansas State Police confirmed Thursday that a Stuttgart, Ark., police officer was killed and a state trooper was wounded attempting to make an arrest during a pursuit.

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D.C. Bar counsel calls for Rudy Giuliani to be disbarred

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 21:24

The D.C. Bar's disciplinary counsel recommended Thursday that Rudy Giuliani be disbarred after a panel found that he likely violated at least one professional conduct rule in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

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Rep. Pelosi confident in spending bill before Christmas, Ukraine allyship in new Congress

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 21:02

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reflected on her career and commented on what lies ahead for Congress in what may have been her final press briefing as House speaker on Thursday.

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Coast Guard recovers body of woman who fell off cruise ship

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 19:26

The Coast Guard has recovered the body of a 36-year-old woman who fell from the MSC Meraviglia cruise ship on Thursday.

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President Joe Biden announces plans to commit $55B to Africa over next three years

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 19:24

President Joe Biden on Thursday said that the United States plans to commit $55 billion in African over the next three years, as he hosted the continent's leaders at summit in Washington D.C.

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Biden administration sanctions organizations furthering Chinese, Russian military efforts

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 19:21

The Biden administration is restricting dozens of organizations from obtaining U.S.-based technology to further modernize the Chinese military.

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Biden announces support for Sen. Joe Manchin's federal energy permitting plan

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 19:03

Keeping a promise he made in getting the Inflation Reduction Act to pass, President Joe Biden announced his support for Sen. Joe Manchin's proposal to overhaul the federal permitting process.

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Three men sentenced to prison in Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping case

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 18:17

Three men who plotted to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer were all sentenced to at least seven years in prison on Thursday.

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Retail, food service sales fall 0.6% in November

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 17:54

Advance monthly retail and food services sales in November fell a seasonally adjusted 0.6% in a possible sign of the economic slowdown going into the holiday season.

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U.S. imposes more sanctions on Russia's financial sector

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 17:33

The Department of the Treasury has designated 18 Russian entities for their role in financing Russia's war in Ukraine.

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U.S. Department of Justice sues Arizona to stop construction of makeshift border wall

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 15:37

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Arizona in an attempt to quash Gov. Doug Ducey's efforts to build a makeshift wall on the state's border with Mexico, claiming the ongoing construction trespasses on federal land.

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Congress to replace Dred Scott decision author's Capitol bust with Thurgood Marshall's

Thu, 12/15/2022 - 15:06

The U.S. House Wednesday passed legislation that will remove a Capitol statue of Dred Scott decision author Supreme Court Justice Roger Brooke Taney. It will be replaced with a bust of Thurgood Marshall.