
Politics
Chelsea’s Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich hands over ‘stewardship’ of soccer club
The move came after a member of the British parliament called for the Russian billionaire to hand over the club in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
3 years ago
State of the Union: Biden speech comes amid crises, setbacks
Traditionally, State of the Union speeches focus on domestic issues, but Biden could also use this one to outline the stakes of the crisis in Ukraine.
3 years ago
Being the first: What it’s like to make Supreme Court history
Sandra Day O'Connor was nervous when she joined the Supreme Court in 1981 as the nation's first female justice.
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NASCAR driver Brandon Brown caught in unwinnable culture war
The 28-year-old Brown unwittingly became entangled in this debacle when he won his first career NASCAR race in October in Alabama.
3 years ago
Judge rejects effort by Trump to toss Jan. 6 lawsuits
U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta says in his ruling that Trump’s words were “plausibly words of incitement not protected by the First Amendment.”
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President Biden signs stopgap spending bill averting shutdown
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a bipartisan bill to extend government funding for three weeks to give Congress more time to reach a ...
3 years ago
California bill would allow citizens to enforce weapons ban
A California bill would allow private citizens to go after gun makers in the same way Texas allows them to target abortion providers.
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The U.S. Senate avoids a government shutdown, punting a spending deadline into March
Lawmakers hope to finalize a longer-term spending bill before the new shutdown deadline on March 11.
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The Pa. Supreme Court prepares to decide how to draw the state’s Congressional districts
Candidates were supposed to have been working to get on the ballot by now, but the state's election schedule is on ice because new political maps are not in place yet.
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Trump must testify in New York investigation, judge rules
A judge has ruled former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in a New York investigation into his business practices. It is likely to be appealed.
3 years ago
Jury rejects Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against New York Times
A jury in New York on Tuesday rejected the Republican’s claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation with an editorial linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass
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Biden warns Putin of ‘severe costs’ of Ukraine invasion
In the hourlong call, Biden also said the United States and its allies would respond “decisively and impose swift and severe costs” if the Kremlin attacked its neighbor.
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How the protest movement engineered a takedown of the Rizzo statue after years of delay
As artist Ursula Rucker says, “energy is real” in the presence of public art.
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Former Delaware gubernatorial candidate sentenced for threatening ex-wife’s attorney
Once a candidate for Delaware governor, Mike Protack will spend the next year behind bars after pleading guilty to mailing threats to his ex-wife’s attorney.
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House passes stopgap bill to avoid government shutdown
This is the third stopgap spending bill to keep the federal government afloat since October.
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