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Biden administration tells student loan forgiveness applicants it is ‘confident’ in face of Supreme Court skepticism

By Phil Mattingly, Allie Malloy and MJ Lee, CNN The Biden administration is projecting confidence about the fate of President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation program in a message to applicants, even in the face of skepticism from conservative Supreme Court justices in Tuesday’s high-stakes oral arguments. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in an email

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Hundreds of newspapers drop ‘Dilbert’ comic strip after racist tirade from creator Scott Adams

by Oliver Darcy, CNN Newspapers across the country dropped the “Dilbert” comic strip over the weekend after the creator of the satirical cartoon went on a racist tirade, calling Black Americans a “hate group” and suggesting that White people should “get the hell away” from them. The USA Today Network, which operates hundreds of newspapers,

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Texas and Michigan officials say they didn’t know water, soil from Ohio train wreck would be transported into their jurisdictions

By Nicki Brown, Sara Smart and Ralph Ellis, CNN The federal Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern to stop its shipments of hazardous waste from the site of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, so that it can review the company’s plans for disposal. Officials in Texas and Michigan are complaining they didn’t

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A first report on the Ohio toxic train wreck was released. Here’s what it found — and what investigators are still looking into

By Aya Elamroussi and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN After federal officials released an initial report concluding that this month’s toxic train wreck in Ohio was completely preventable, investigators will begin examining procedures, practices and design prior to the derailment that has sparked long-term concerns among hundreds of frustrated residents. The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday

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Exclusive: How a box with classified documents ended up in Trump’s office months after FBI searched Mar-a-Lago

By Katelyn Polantz, Paula Reid and Jeremy Herb, CNN The Justice Department wants to know how a box containing a handful of classified records scattered among copies of presidential schedules turned up at Mar-a-Lago late last year, well after several rounds of searches of the property by federal agents and aides to former President Donald

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DOJ seeks court sanctions against Google over ‘intentional destruction’ of chat logs

By Brian Fung, CNN Google should face court sanctions over “intentional and repeated destruction” of company chat logs that the US government expected to use in its antitrust case targeting Google’s search business, the Justice Department said Thursday. Despite Google’s promises to preserve internal communications relevant to the suit, for years the company maintained a

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Secretary Buttigieg tours the train crash site in East Palestine

The Ohio toxic train wreck was ‘100% preventable’ — but there’s no evidence the crew did anything wrong, investigators say

By Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris and Nicki Brown, CNN Federal investigators released a spate of new details Thursday about the fiery train derailment that spewed toxic chemicals and wreaked havoc in East Palestine, Ohio. The initial fire started February 3 when a Norfolk Southern rail car carrying plastic pellets was heated by a hot axle,

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Secretary Buttigieg tours the train crash site in East Palestine

The Ohio toxic train wreck was ‘100% preventable’ — but there’s no evidence the crew did anything wrong, investigators say

By Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris and Nicki Brown, CNN Federal investigators released a spate of new details Thursday about the fiery train derailment that spewed toxic chemicals and wreaked havoc in East Palestine, Ohio. The initial fire started February 3 when a Norfolk Southern rail car carrying plastic pellets was heated by a hot axle,

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Nearly 1 million power outages reported in cross-country winter storms, with more snow, icing and blizzard conditions ahead

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford and Joe Sutton, CNN Brutal winter storms are expected to deliver snow, blizzard conditions or icing across strips of the US from California to the Northeast on Thursday, part of a multiday event that has already closed roads and caused numerous power outages — even as the Southeast basks in

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Murder of Vermont woman solved after more than 50 years using DNA found on a cigarette and the victim’s clothing

By Jennifer Henderson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN More than 50 years after Rita Curran’s roommate found her strangled to death in her room, police in Vermont say they have identified the killer using DNA found on a cigarette butt and Curran’s clothing. Investigators identified William DeRoos, a man who lived in Curran’s Burlington apartment building,

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Norfolk Southern is paying $6.5 million to derailment victims. Meanwhile, it’s shelling out $7.5 billion for shareholders

By Chris Isidore, CNN Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw pledged Tuesday the freight railroad will spend $6.5 million to help those affected by the release of toxic chemicals from its derailment nearly three weeks ago in East Palestine, Ohio. But in a plan released earlier this year, the company said it’s planning to spend more

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EPA says it can fine Norfolk Southern $70,000 a day if it falls short of cleaning up and paying for the Ohio toxic train wreck

By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Christina Maxouris, CNN The head of the Environmental Protection Agency threatened expensive consequences if Norfolk Southern fails to fully clean up its toxic train wreck and pay for the fallout in East Palestine, Ohio. The EPA’s new, legally binding order — set to take effect Thursday — “will ensure

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Foreperson on Georgia grand jury investigating Trump and 2020 election: ‘I don’t think you will be shocked’ by indictments

By Marshall Cohen, Katie Carver and Devan Cole, CNN The foreperson of the Atlanta-based grand jury that investigated former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election told CNN on Tuesday that the panel is recommending multiple indictments and suggested “the big name” may be on the list. “Can you imagine doing this for

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Nikki Haley defended right to secession, Confederate History Month and the Confederate flag in 2010 talk

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley defended states’ rights to secede from the United States, South Carolina’s Confederate History Month and the Confederate flag in a 2010 interview with a local activist group that “fights attacks against Southern Culture.” Haley, who was running for South Carolina governor at the time, made

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Nikki Haley defended right to secession, Confederate History Month and the Confederate flag in 2010 talk

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley defended states’ rights to secede from the United States, South Carolina’s Confederate History Month and the Confederate flag in a 2010 interview with a local activist group that “fights attacks against Southern Culture.” Haley, who was running for South Carolina governor at the time, made

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Buster Murdaugh testifies at his father's double murder trial on Tuesday. He was the third witness called by the defense

Alex Murdaugh ‘destroyed’ by fatal shootings of wife and son, surviving son testifies at double murder trial

By Dakin Andone, Randi Kaye and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Alex Murdaugh was “destroyed” by the fatal shootings of his wife and son, his surviving son testified in his father’s double murder trial Tuesday, as the defense worked to counter prosecutors’ allegations that Murdaugh is responsible for the killings. “He was heartbroken. I walked in the

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