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Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid tax trial months after his gun conviction

by AMY TAXIN, DEEPA BHARATH, ALEX VEIGA and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press September 5, 2024September 5, 2024

The president’s son was already facing potential prison time after his June conviction on felony gun charges.

Election 2024, Nation & World, Politics

Courtroom clash in Trump’s election case as judge ponders path ahead

by ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press September 5, 2024September 5, 2024

Prosecutors and defense lawyers are bitterly at odds after the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents are entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges.

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Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder

by JEFF AMY Associated Press September 5, 2024September 5, 2024

Authorities have charged 14-year-old Colt Gray as an adult with murder in the shootings Wednesday at Apalachee High School outside Atlanta.

Election 2024, Nation & World, Politics

Right-wing influencers were duped to work for covert Russian operation, U.S. says

by ALAN SUDERMAN and ALI SWENSON Associated Press September 5, 2024September 5, 2024

New U.S. charges allege that a media company linked to 6 conservative influencers was a front for Russia.

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Republican Liz Cheney says she will vote for Kamala Harris this election

by Maegan Vazquez The Washington Post September 4, 2024September 4, 2024

‘Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris,’ Cheney said Wednesday at Duke University.

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That photo of people wearing ‘Nebraska Walz’s for Trump’ shirts? They’re distant cousins

by STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press September 4, 2024September 4, 2024

The vice presidential nominee’s sister says she doesn’t recognize the subjects of the viral photo, which caught the attention of former President Donald Trump.

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A day after 12 deaths, other migrants risk their lives trying to cross the English Channel

by MARK CARLSON, NICOLAS GARRIGA and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press September 4, 2024September 4, 2024

The deaths of a dozen migrants on the English Channel hasn’t stopped more boats from attempting to cross from France to the U.K.

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‘Fake heiress’ Anna Sorokin to compete on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

by KAITLYN HUAMANI Associated Press September 4, 2024September 4, 2024

The con artist has been convicted of swindling banks, hotels and friends in 2019 after falsely building a reputation as a wealthy German heiress named ‘Anna Delvey.’