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Dec 23 2022
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How Did FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Post $250 Million Bail?
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the crypto exchange platform FTX facing fraud charges, was released on a $250 million bond on Thursday, and will live with his parents while awaiting trial. The bond amount has sparked discussions on the criminal justice system’s handling of white collar crime.
Terms of the Bond: Bankman-Fried did not pay $250 million upfront for the bond. Last month
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AG Garland Takes Questions on Hunter Biden, Border Crisis in Senate Hearing
Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, and took questions on a range of hot-button issues, from Hunter Biden to hate crimes.
The Details: The hearing was the panel’s first oversight hearing of the Justice Department in the 118th Congress. Garland took questions on the border crisis, drugs, weaponization of law enforcement, and the
Newsmax (News) The Hill CNN (Online News)Dec 21 2022
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McCarthy Threatens Senate Republicans on Budget Deal as Shutdown Deadline Approaches
The House and Senate are moving towards passage of a $1.7 trillion federal budget, which would avoid a partial shutdown and fund the government through fiscal year 2023, but some House Republicans are seeking to unite their party against it.
Driving the News: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) — whose bid for House Speaker has faced internal party opposition — endorsed a
CNN (Online News) Axios Washington ExaminerFeb 27 2023
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Biden Says He Intends to Run in 2024, Calls Age Questions 'Legitimate'
In an interview with ABC News on Friday, President Joe Biden restated his intention to run for reelection in 2024, and said that concerns over his age are "totally legitimate."
Key Quotes: "My intention is - from - has been from the beginning to run," Biden said. "But there's too many other things we have to finish in the near term before I start a campaign." He added that "It’s
The Hill Fox News (Online News) ABC News (Online)Nov 23 2021
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Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Set to Begin Next Week
The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, associate of the late billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, will begin with opening arguments next Monday.
Maxwell is accused of facilitating Epstein's sexual abuse of minors. She was arrested in July 2020 and charged with enticing a minor to travel to engage in criminal sexual activity, transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal
BBC News Washington Examiner Vanity FairSep 07 2022
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US Intel Suggests Russia Plans to Buy Millions of Rockets from North Korea
Russia is reportedly looking to bolster its Ukraine war arsenal with the help of North Korea.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson said Tuesday that Russia "is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for use in Ukraine." A White House national security spokesperson later said there were "no indications that that purchase has been completed
Associated Press Reuters The Daily CallerOct 29 2022
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Obama Campaigns for Democrats Abrams, Warnock in Georgia
Former President Barack Obama began a cross-country tour on Friday to campaign for Democratic candidates in tight midterm races. His first stop was Georgia, where he stood alongside Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock, addressing a crowd of 7,000 at the Gateway Center Arena.
Key Quotes: Obama stressed the importance of electoral
USA TODAY Fox News (Online News) NewsweekMar 21 2023
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Biden Signs Bill to Declassify COVID-19 Origins Intel
President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday directing the government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19.
The Details: The legislation directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information about China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, citing "potential links" between coronavirus research at the lab and the
Associated Press Deutsche Welle National Review (News)Dec 23 2020
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US Buys 100 Million More Doses of Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine
Pfizer announced Wednesday that the Trump administration had reached a $1.95 billion agreement with the company to buy 100 million more doses of the double-dose Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer is expected to deliver 70 million of these doses by June 2021 and the remaining 30 million doses by the end of July. The agreement brings the total number of Pfizer vaccine doses bought by the U
Axios The Daily Caller PoliticoAug 24 2022
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Ukraine Marks 6 Months of War, 31 Years of Independence
Russia's war in Ukraine has reached the six-month mark.
As fighting continues in the country's southeast, Ukraine is marking the 31st anniversary of its independence Wednesday. In an address to the nation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that "Every new day is a new reason not to give up. Because, having gone through so much, we have no right not to reach the end. What is
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