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Clarence Thomas Raised Another Issue: Was Jack Smith Legally Appointed?
In his concurrence to the immunity decision, the justice questioned whether there was a legal basis for naming the special counsel — a topic also being explored by the judge in the documents case.
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Newyork
France’s Far Right Is Bad. But Not as Hypocritical as MAGA.
France held the first of two rounds of parliamentary elections on Sunday, and its “far right” party won big. I put that in quotes because right-wing parties in Europe can differ from the American far right — the immigrant-scapegoating ...
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News
Barry Diller Explores Bid to Take Control of Paramount
Mr. Diller, a digital media pioneer, lost a bidding war for Paramount Pictures decades ago. Now, he’s making a run at its parent company.
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US
Abortion Rights Supporters Put a Winning Strategy to the Test in Arkansas
Organizers have until Friday to collect enough signatures to put abortion access on the ballot this fall in a state where conservative and evangelical values run deep.
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US
Ruling Further Slows Trump Election Case but Opens Door to Airing of Evidence
The Supreme Court’s immunity decision directed the trial court to hold hearings on what portions of the indictment can survive — a possible chance for prosecutors to set out their case in public before Election Day.
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Books
Young Thug’s Gang Trial Is Paused Because of Judge’s Secret Meeting
The much-delayed case was halted indefinitely to determine whether the judge should recuse himself after meeting with an uncooperative witness.
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News
A Major Part of Biden’s Student Loan Repayment Plan Is Restored
Federal appellate judges ruled that the Biden administration’s new student loan repayment plan could continue to operate as legal challenges to the program work their way through the courts.
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World
Female Suicide Bombers: A Terrorist Group’s Hidden Weapon
Suicide bombers killed at least 32 people in three attacks in a Nigerian city once controlled by Boko Haram. Women, said experts, are more likely to go unnoticed when carrying out terrorist attacks.
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World
Hurricane Beryl Flattens Grenada’s Carriacou Island
Officials said the Category 4 storm caused “extreme” damage there and on the neighboring island of Petite Martinique as it made landfall Monday.
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Newyork
Shay Youngblood, Influential Black Author and Playwright, Dies at 64
She wrote memorably about her upbringing by a circle of maternal elders and the life lessons they imparted, and of her yearning for the mother she lost.