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Defense rests at Jussie Smollett’s trial
CHICAGO (AP) - Jussie Smollett on Tuesday repeatedly denied he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself for publicity, telling a prosecutor as the trial neared its end that "there was no hoax on my...
Syndicated Author Dec 07, 2021

Judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republic...
Syndicated Author Dec 07, 2021

Biden-Putin square off for 2 hours as Ukraine tensions mount
WASHINGTON (AP) - Face to face for just over two hours, President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin squared off in a secure video call Tuesday as the U.S. president put Moscow on notice that an in...
Syndicated Author Dec 07, 2021

Major outage hits Amazon Web Services; many sites affected
Amazon Web Services suffered a major outage Tuesday, the company said, limiting service at many key and popular sites.The company provides cloud computing services to many governments, universities an...
Syndicated Author Dec 07, 2021

Survivors gather to remember those lost at Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) - A few dozen survivors of Pearl Harbor are expected to gather Tuesday at the site of the Japanese bombing 80 years ago to remember those killed in the attack that launched t...
Syndicated Author Dec 07, 2021

Attorney says Meadows won’t cooperate with Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - In an abrupt reversal, an attorney for former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said his client will not cooperate with a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol ...
Syndicated Author Dec 07, 2021

Fired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo steps away from SiriusXM show
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fired CNN anchor Chris Cuomo said he's dropping his SiriusXM radio show, a decision that followed a sexual harassment allegation."While I have a thick skin, I also have a family, fo...
Syndicated Author Dec 06, 2021

Jussie Smollett testifies at his trial: ‘There was no hoax’
CHICAGO (AP) - Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett denied Monday that he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself in downtown Chicago, testifying at his trial that "there was no hoax."Smollett t...
Syndicated Author Dec 06, 2021

Bob Dole to lie in state at Capitol as nation honors senator
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Bob Dole's casket will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday as congressional leaders honor the former Republican presidential candidate and World War II veteran who serv...
Syndicated Author Dec 06, 2021

Trump-backed Perdue challenges Kemp in Georgia GOP primary
ATLANTA (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue will challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for governor, he announced Monday, setting up a bitter 2022 Republican primary fight while Democrat Stacey...
Syndicated Author Dec 06, 2021
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