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Month: August 2022

Judge says she has ‘preliminary intent’ to appoint special master to oversee Mar-a-Lago search review

By Tierney Sneed A federal judge scheduled a hearing for Thursday to consider former President Donald Trump’s request for a “special master” to oversee the FBI’s review of evidence seized at Mar-a-Lago. In doing so, the court put the parties on notice that she had a “preliminary intent” to appoint the special master, a third-party

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D.C. children’s hospital harassed over trans youth services

By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America WASHINGTON (AP) — Medical providers at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., have become the latest targets of social media campaigns harassing U.S. hospitals for the treatments they offer transgender youths. The conservative Twitter account Libs of TikTok posted an audio recording Thursday in which a Children’s National

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Mississippi governor declares state of emergency amid massive flooding event

By Claire Colbert and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Saturday as weather and emergency management officials now anticipate the Pearl River cresting in Jackson on Monday — about 24 hours earlier than initially projected — after record-setting rainfall this week. “If predictions prove accurate, the Pearl River is

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Declaran estado de emergencia en Mississippi ya que el río Pearl podría provocar una inundación masiva

Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El gobernador de Mississippi, Tate Reeves, declaró el estado de emergencia el sábado por la tarde, ya que los funcionarios meteorológicos y de gestión de emergencias anticipan la crecida del río Pearl para el lunes, 24 horas antes de lo proyectado inicialmente. “Si las predicciones resultan precisas, se espera que el

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Michigan governor enacts state of energy emergency after refinery fire threatens fuel supply

By Samantha Beech and Zenebou Sylla, CNN Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has enacted a state of energy emergency following an electrical fire at a BP refinery in Indiana that threatens to disrupt fuel supply, the governor’s office said Saturday. The executive order issued by Whitmer lifts hours-of-service rules for the transport of gasoline and diesel

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US intelligence chief tells Congress she’s conducting damage assessment of documents taken from Mar-a-Lago

By Jeremy Herb and Annie Grayer, CNN Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines has sent a letter to the House Intelligence and House Oversight committee chairs, saying the intelligence community is conducting a damage assessment of the documents taken from former President Donald Trump‘s home in Mar-a-Lago, according to a letter obtained by CNN. “The

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Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Personal Birth date: September 11, 1965 Birth place: Damascus, Syria Father: Hafez Assad, late Syrian President Mother: Anisa Makhlouf al-Assad Marriage: Asma (Akhras) al-Assad (2000-present) Children: Karim, 2004; Zein, 2003; Hafez, 2001 Education: University of Damascus, Medicine, 1988; Ophthalmology residency, London,

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Oregon wildfire triples its reach in 1 day, burning thousands more acres and forcing evacuations

By Jason Hanna and Rebekah Riess, CNN A southwestern Oregon wildfire burning since mid-August spread rapidly from Friday to Saturday thanks to strong winds, more then tripling its total burned acreage in one day and prompting evacuation orders, fire officials said. The Rum Creek Fire, about a 50-mile drive northwest of Medford, has burned 4,319

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Crist picks Miami teachers union leader as running mate

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Democrat Charlie Crist on Saturday tapped Miami-Dade County teachers union president Karla Hernandez-Mats as his running mate as he challenges Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in Florida. Crist, a congressman who served as the state’s Republican governor a decade ago, announced United Teachers of Dade President Hernandez-Mats

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