5 things to know for Dec. 17: SCOTUS, Coronavirus, Kentucky, Afghanistan, Facebook
By AJ Willingham, CNN Economic disaster averted: Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed the debt limit increase passed by Congress earlier this week,…
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Lawsuit claims radio host Dave Ramsey discouraged working from home by employees during pandemic
By Amy Simonson, CNN Author, radio host and prominent evangelical Christian Dave Ramsey told the employees at his financial advice company Ramsey…
Continue Reading Gun industry stakeholders sue NY attorney general over state public nuisance gun law
By Sonia Moghe, CNN More than a dozen gun industry stakeholders sued the New York State Attorney General, challenging the constitutionality of a…
Continue Reading Native American tribes announce $590 million settlement framework with opioid maker J&J and distributors
CNN By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Native American tribes, who have “suffered some of the worst consequences of the opioid epidemic of any population…
Continue Reading Astroworld Festival victims died from ‘compression asphyxia,’ medical examiner says
By Rosa Flores and Mallika Kallingal, CNN The 10 Astroworld Festival victims died from “compression asphyxia” in what was determined to…
Continue Reading Federal judge rejects Purdue Pharma’s settlement of opioid lawsuits over legal protections for members of Sackler family
By Rob Frehse and Evan Simko-Bednarski, CNN A federal judge has overturned the opioid settlement of more than $4 billion that gave the Sackler family…
Continue Reading 2 suspects charged in shooting that wounded a Baltimore police officer as well as a separate shooting that killed a man
CNN, WJZ By Amy Simonson, Amir Vera, Gregory Lemos, Leslie Holland and Kay Jones, CNN Two suspects are in custody and have been charged in the ambush…
Continue Reading Probe finds Chicago mayor didn’t conceal info about botched raid of naked woman’s home, but ‘failed to recognize the seriousness’
By Emma Tucker, CNN Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot did not purposefully conceal any information about a botched raid in 2019 at a social worker’s…
Continue Reading 2 suspects charged in shooting that wounded a Baltimore police officer as well as a separate shooting that killed a man
By Amy Simonson, Amir Vera, Gregory Lemos, Leslie Holland and Kay Jones, CNN Two suspects are in custody and have been charged in the ambush shooting…
Continue Reading Former officer Kim Potter tells court she’ll testify at her manslaughter trial
CNN, WCCO, FAMILY PHOTOS, BROOKLYN CENTER POLICE, By Ray Sanchez and Carma Hassan, CNN Kim Potter, the former officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright…
Continue Reading Final suspect in Barnard freshman’s murder case pleads guilty
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A third teen pleaded guilty in the death of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors as her father watched on in court, marking the…
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Defense bill bans private funds for deploying National Guard
The defense bill Congress has sent to President Joe Biden prohibits using private funds for interstate National Guard deployments like South Dakota…
Continue Reading Workers at candle factory hit by massive Kentucky tornado file class-action lawsuit against employer
By Nick Valencia, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Melissa Alonso, CNN A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Mayfield Consumer Products on behalf of…
Continue Reading Keechant Sewell seen as ‘absolutely ready’ to succeed as NYPD’s top cop
By Peter Nickeas, CNN When Keechant Sewell became the first Black woman to oversee Nassau County’s detective division 15 months ago, she said…
Continue Reading Keechant Sewell seen as ‘absolutely ready’ to succeed as NYPD’s top cop
CNN, WABC, SPECTRUM NEWS NY1 By Peter Nickeas, CNN When Keechant Sewell became the first Black woman to oversee Nassau County’s detective…
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Advocacy campaign announced to encourage Senator Sinema to oppose bill
Two organizations announced an advocacy campaign for Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) to challenge a reconciliation bill that has reached the…
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Prosecution rests in Kim Potter Trial
On December 16, the prosecution rest its case in the trial of Kim Potter, a former police officer who shot a man and claimed she mistook her gun for…
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President Biden signs bill to raise debt limit ceiling
On December 16, a press release from the White House stated that President Joe Biden has signed a bill to raise the debt limit…
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McDonald’s claws back $105 million from fired CEO Steve Easterbrook
McDonald’s has a settled a lawsuit with former CEO Steve Easterbrook, forcing the disgraced executive to repay his severance package of more than…
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Judge in Ghislaine Maxwell trial won’t allow defense witnesses to testify anonymously
Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense on Thursday will begin to call its own witnesses in her federal trial, but three potential witnesses who wished to…
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