California reparations report urges action on housing discrimination and overpolicing
California's reparations task force released its final report Thursday recommending how to atone for decades of discriminatory policies against African Americans
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New Mexico regulators fine oil producer $40 million for burning off vast amounts of natural gas
New Mexico oilfield and air quality regulators announced unprecedented fines against a Texas-based oil and natural gas producer on accusations that the company flouted local pollution reporting and control requirements as it burned off vast amounts of natural gas
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Man wanted on January 6-related charges arrested in Obama's DC neighborhood with guns and materials to make explosives
A man with numerous firearms and materials to make an explosive was arrested Thursday in former President Barack Obama's Washington, DC, neighborhood after claiming on an internet livestream that he had a detonator, law enforcement officials told CNN.
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John Roberts doesn't want race to matter as he ends affirmative action for college admission programs
As he began reading excerpts of his decision eviscerating college affirmative action, in a hushed courtroom Thursday, Chief Justice John Roberts delivered on a singular long-held goal.
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US special envoy for Iran's security clearance under review
By Arshad Mohammed and Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) -U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said on Thursday his security clearance
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Federal judge slams Supreme Court in gun case while reluctantly ruling in favor of convicted felon
A federal judge in Mississippi ruled in favor of a convicted felon in a gun case on Wednesday while simultaneously slamming a recent landmark Second Amendment decision that expanded gun rights and changed the framework lower courts must use as they analyze firearm restrictions.
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Koch network raises more than $70 million, launches new anti-Trump ads in early voting states
The influential network associated with conservative billionaire Charles Koch has collected more than $70 million for political races, the group announced Thursday, as it gears up to help shape the outcome of next year's contests up and down the ballot and encourage Republican voters to bypass former President Donald Trump in the White House nomination fight.
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West Virginia State Police recorded videos of females in academy showers and locker room, lawsuit says. Alleged victims speak out
The West Virginia State Police is being accused of fostering a "culture of misconduct toward women" in its ranks, including the placement of a hidden video camera inside a women's locker and shower room, according to a civil lawsuit filed Thursday.
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US judge temporarily blocks Mississippi law on state police permits for some protests
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that requires people to get permission from state police before protesting near government buildings in the capital city of Jackson
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Wagner's global operations: War, oil and gold
(Reuters) -The abortive mutiny by Russia's Wagner group last week calls into question the fate of the group's wide network
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Biden administration could soon approve sending controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine
The Biden administration is strongly considering approving the transfer of controversial cluster munition warheads to Ukraine, multiple people familiar with the matter told CNN, as the Ukrainians struggle to make major gains in their weeks' old counteroffensive.
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Virginia sheriff charged with handing out deputy badges for bribes, US attorney's office says
A Virginia sheriff is facing federal fraud and conspiracy charges as the US Justice Department claims he handed out deputy sheriff badges in exchange for money to help fund his reelection campaign, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.
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