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The TikTok creators challenging the law that would ban TikTok in the US due to national security concerns filed a reply brief on Friday, just hours after the US government submitted classified materials to the US Supreme Court. The group urged the Court to ignore the government’s arguments saying, “the DC Circuit explicitly declined to [...]

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The FBI announced at a press conference on Thursday that the suspect behind the deadly truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans is believed to be a “lone-wolf” terrorist, acting alone without any known accomplices. FBI deputy assistant director Christopher Raia from the Counterterrorism Division provided updates on the devastating truck attack on Bourbon [...]

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President-elect Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Friday to halt a potential TikTok ban, aiming to delay its enforcement while his administration works toward finding a “political resolution” to the controversy. The amicus brief penned by D. John Sauer, Trump’s pick for solicitor general, says: “President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits [...]

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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond dismissed a criminal charge against Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Joseph Gibson on Friday. The charge stemmed from an incident in which Gibson slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground during a heated dispute over a traffic ticket, leaving the man, Lich Vu, with a broken neck. Drummond stated: “As Attorney [...]

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Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee unveiled a report on Saturday claiming that Justice Clarence Thomas of the US Supreme Court has accepted millions of dollars in lavish gifts over his 30-year tenure without reporting them. The 20-month investigation uncovered, among other findings, a previously unreported flight to Saranac, New York, and a 2021 yacht [...]

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The US Department of Defense (DOD) released its annual report on Beijing’s defense strategies on Wednesday, revealing that corruption within China’s military may be slowing its progress toward achieving its 2027 modernization goals. China’s 2027 modernization goals aim to fast-track the integration of advanced intelligence, mechanization and cutting-edge tools while ramping up progress in military [...]

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A senior UN aid official called Friday for inclusive governance, the rule of law, and robust humanitarian measures to steer Syria toward a stable transition. Adam Abdelmoula, the UN resident humanitarian coordinator in Syria, emphasized the critical need for unity, humanitarian assistance, and reconstruction in the wake of the Assad regime’s fall. He urged the [...]

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A Georgia state judge on Friday shut down an effort by former Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro to undo his guilty plea in the state’s election interference case involving President-elect Donald Trump and his allies. Judge Scott McAfee of the Fulton County Superior Court denied Chesebro’s motion on multiple grounds, calling it “rocedurally defective in more [...]

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A newly revised North Carolina juvenile justice law will take effect Sunday, aiming to address gaps in handling serious offenses by minors committed in the southern US state. Amidst increased reports of teenage crime in the Piedmont Triad, including armed robberies and shootings into occupied homes, local law enforcement officials were prompted to reconsider the [...]

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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator Deanne Criswell and former FEMA supervisor Marn’i Washington, alleging civil rights violations in the federal agency’s response to hurricanes Helene and Milton. The back-to-back storms, which hit Florida in late September and early October, have now sparked a [...]

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