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Louisville cop involved in deadly Breonna Taylor raid gets book deal

One of the us-regions, Ky., police officers involved in the shooting death of breonna-taylor” target=”_blank”>Breonna Taylor<, 48, is in the process of writing the book, titled: “The Fight For Truth: The Inside Story Behind the Breonna Taylor Tragedy.” The book will be edited and published this fall by the Tennessee-based Post …

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NIH chief Collins says Americans should 'take a breath' after J&J vaccine pause: 'The sky is not falling'

National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Dr. Francis Collins praised federal health officials Thursday for their handling of the Johnson & Johnson infectious-disease infectious-disease pause, telling “Your World“: “I think they’re doing it exactly right.”  COLLINS: I hope people will be reassured to see that we have a system in place in the United …

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R. Kelly to be moved to NYC for sex-trafficking trial, judge says

A federal judge gave the green light Thursday to move jailed R&B celebrity-news” target=”_blank”>recording artist< to new-york-city” target=”_blank”>New York City<, where he’s facing a potential second trial in the fall in a separate federal case related to a sprawling sex crimes investigation. The trial in Brooklyn federal court had been put off …

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Progressive activists pledge to push the court packing legislation into law

Progressive activists Thursday rallied around new court-packing legislation and pledged to do the grassroots work to convince the Democratic-led congress” target=”_blank”>Congress<.  Sean Eldridge, founder and president of Stand Up America, said his organization will be educating millions of members about the importance of the legislation and mobilize a grassroots effort to …

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McConnell says Sinema, Manchin could 'save' filibuster for GOP

Senate Minority Leader mitch-mcconnell” target=”_blank”>Mitch McConnell< of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who have advocated to protect the congressional practice known as the filibuster In an unusual meeting Tuesday, the Kentucky Republican advised senators to praise the two moderate Democrats who, he told lawmakers, could “save this institution,” Politico …

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FOX CEO Lachlan Murdoch praised for defending Tucker Carlson after ADL urges host's firing

Fox Corporation Executive Chairman and CEO Lachlan Murdoch was applauded on Thursday for refusing to cave to the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) demand that he fire Fox News host Tucker Carlson over an on-air segment focused on the immigration” target=”_blank”>immigration crisis along the U.S-Mexico border<Murdoch in an editorial Thursday for withstanding pressure to fire the “Tucker Carlson Tonight” …

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