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Cantwell grills Norfolk Southern CEO, highlights Washington derailment in rail safety hearing

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

WASHINGTON – Senators on Wednesday grilled the CEO of Norfolk Southern Railway about the company’s February derailment that released toxic chemicals into East Palestine, Ohio, and spurred a bipartisan effort to reform the nation’s rail safety rules.

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Dick Van Dyke injured in Malibu car accident amid Los Angeles downpour

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Dick Van Dyke sustained "minor injuries" in a Malibu car accident last week amid an ongoing downpour in Los Angeles County, police confirmed Wednesday to CNN.

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Trump appeals order forcing his lawyer to give evidence on classified documents

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

A federal appeals court is weighing whether a lawyer for Donald Trump has to provide testimony, notes and other evidence to prosecutors investigating how classified documents remained at the former president's Mar-a-Lago home months after a subpoena to return all sensitive files, according to court records and people familiar with the matter.

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Trump case recalls John Edwards’ scandal in NC. Would it play out differently in court?

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

In North Carolina, rumors of Donald Trump’s indictment immediately brought back memories of what happened in 2011. That’s when another presidential candidate — former Sen. John Edwards — was arrested on similar allegations of spending $900,000 to keep an affair and his daughter a secret.

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Utilities see new costs in proposed PFAS water rule

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

The EPA’s long-anticipated proposal to regulate a new category of toxic substances in drinking water may shift the financial burden onto utilities and ratepayers, industry groups warned.

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‘I’m emancipated now’: Nancy Pelosi enjoying life after leadership

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

"Now we're going to have some fun," Rep. Nancy Pelosi says enthusiastically, winning a giggle from her daughter.

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Coordinated focus let House Jan. 6 panel grab the public’s attention

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

Through more than a dozen hearings, an 18-month investigation and a more than 800-page final report, the bipartisan House Jan. 6 select committee did something rare — it presented a single argument to the public.

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Mountain lion attacks man soaking in hot tub, Colorado wildlife officials say

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

A mountain lion snuck up on a man and his wife Saturday night as they were soaking in a hot tub west of Nathrop, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said in a release.

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Virginia man who fiercely attacked police in Jan. 6 riot sentenced to 52 months

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden has sentenced 30 defendants for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol. As Geoffrey Sills, 31, of Virginia stood before him Tuesday, McFadden said, "Of all the January 6th defendants I've sentenced to date, your conduct is the most troubling, the most outrageous."

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Biden says he’ll work with Simpson and others to help salmon in Northwest; McMorris Rodgers highlights president’s river mix-up

UPDATED: Wed., March 22, 2023

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Tuesday promised to work with leaders in the Northwest, including a prominent Republican, to protect salmon in the Columbia River Basin.

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If Trump is indicted, what would happen next?

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

A Manhattan grand jury is hearing evidence about whether Donald Trump illegally falsified business records in connection with a hush-money payment his lawyer made to an adult-film actress during his 2016 presidential campaign.

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Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, a ‘careful lawyer,’ poised to bring charges against Trump

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

Weeks into his new job as Manhattan district attorney last year, Alvin Bragg faced a firestorm: Two senior prosecutors heading the office’s four-year investigation of Donald Trump wanted an immediate indictment of the former president.

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Inside the movement to remake America’s city streets

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

The automobile has been a fixture of urban life for more than a century. Then came the coronavirus pandemic. Congested streets turned into pedestrian safe havens. Now many want to make those changes permanent - but it won't happen without a fight.

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DEA warns horse tranquilizer xylazine is making fentanyl overdose crisis worse

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

The drug xylazine, which has been linked to an increase in overdoses, has now been seized in 48 of 50 states, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced Monday in an alert.

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Massive strike shuts down LAUSD, leaving 420,000 students out of school

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

A massive three-day strike planned by the majority of Los Angeles public school employees — bus drivers, teachers, custodians and others — kicked off early Tuesday, with picketers marching through the dark, rainy morning.

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Back in Baghdad 20 years after U.S. invasion, retired Ambassador Ryan Crocker reflects on Iraq War’s legacy

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

WASHINGTON – Over the weekend, Ryan Crocker took an Uber to dinner at a Syrian restaurant in Baghdad.

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Video testimony in the COVID era faces a constitutional test

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

In March 2021, a year into the coronavirus pandemic, a key witness in a criminal case in a federal court in New York was allowed to testify remotely, from his lawyer’s office in California. The cross-examination was marred by technical glitches and the stilted awkwardness familiar to anyone who has participated in a Zoom call.

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Biden issues first veto, rejecting Republican-led bill on Labor Department rule

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

President Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday to protect a new Labor Department rule that allowed retirement plans to incorporate risk factors such as climate change and poor corporate governance in their investment decisions. His veto rejected a Republican-led bill that would have struck down the rule.

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DeSantis criticizes N.Y. prosecutor while invoking Trump’s alleged ‘porn star hush money payments’

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) took slight digs at potential 2024 rival Donald Trump on Monday amid talk - driven by the former president himself - that Trump expects to be indicted this week by a grand jury in New York.

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House Democrat Barbara Lee: Congress has been ‘missing in action’ on war powers

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

One week after 9/11, Congress overwhelmingly passed legislation enabling President George W. Bush to go after the perpetrators. Rep. Barbara Lee was the sole "no" vote. Today, the California Democrat wants Congress to reassert its influence over where, when and why the United States goes to war.

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Cantwell grills Norfolk Southern CEO, highlights Washington derailment in rail safety hearing

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Trump case recalls John Edwards’ scandal in NC. Would it play out differently in court?

Utilities see new costs in proposed PFAS water rule

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Coordinated focus let House Jan. 6 panel grab the public’s attention

Mountain lion attacks man soaking in hot tub, Colorado wildlife officials say

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Biden says he’ll work with Simpson and others to help salmon in Northwest; McMorris Rodgers highlights president’s river mix-up

If Trump is indicted, what would happen next?

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, a ‘careful lawyer,’ poised to bring charges against Trump

Inside the movement to remake America’s city streets

DEA warns horse tranquilizer xylazine is making fentanyl overdose crisis worse

Massive strike shuts down LAUSD, leaving 420,000 students out of school

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Video testimony in the COVID era faces a constitutional test

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