Murderer 'driven by hostility to homosexuality'
Yousef Palani has admitted murdering two men in Sligo and says he heard voices telling him to do it.
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Swift confirmation of new ambassador to Israel uncertain as Senate Republicans attack his involvement in Iran nuclear deal
President Joe Biden's pick for ambassador to Israel, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, will face tough questions from Senate Republicans during his confirmation hearing Wednesday morning -- and some are already signaling that they may slow down consideration of his nomination on the Senate floor.
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Judge Chutkan holds hearing over proposed gag order against Trump in DC
A federal judge will consider whether to issue a gag order against former President Donald Trump in a hearing in Washington, DC, Monday.
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Federal judge rips into Montana's statewide TikTok ban
A Montana federal judge on Thursday tore into a contested state law that bans TikTok from all personal devices, saying in a hearing that the legislation appears driven by "paternalistic" views of social media users and suggesting lawmakers could have taken many steps short of an attempted ban to achieve their goals.
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Biden's FAA pick ready to face Senate confirmation hearing
When Michael Whitaker last worked at the Federal Aviation Administration, his tasks included bringing air traffic control -- which tracked airplanes using strips of paper -- into the 21st century.
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Takeaways from President Biden's first impeachment hearing by House Oversight panel
House Republicans kicked off their first impeachment inquiry hearing Thursday laying out the allegations they will pursue against President Joe Biden, though their expert witnesses acknowledged Republicans don't yet have the evidence to prove the accusation they're leveling.
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Fact check: House Republicans first hearing in Biden impeachment inquiry
The GOP-led House Oversight Committee is holding its first hearing Thursday in the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden. Republicans have made Hunter Biden's business dealings the central focus of their impeachment inquiry, but there is no public evidence to date that the president personally received any money.
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Rex Heuermann, accused of killing 3 of the Gilgo Four, is due in court Wednesday
Gilgo Beach killings suspect Rex Heuermann is set to appear in a New York court on Wednesday for a hearing in his case where he has pleaded not guilty to murder in the deaths of three women more than a decade ago.
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Russian dissident Alexey Navalny's appeal rejected by Moscow court
A Russian court has rejected an appeal by jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny against a 19-year prison sentence on extremism charges, according to Russian state media RIA, in the latest crackdown on the outspoken Kremlin critic.
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House Oversight panel announces witnesses for first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing
The House Oversight Committee on Monday announced witnesses for the panel's first hearing this week in its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
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Takeaways from the combative House Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General Merrick Garland
House Republicans and Attorney General Merrick Garland clashed Wednesday at a testy hearing that offered a preview of the coming Republican impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden focused on allegations surrounding his son, Hunter Biden.
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GOP fake electors charged in Georgia try to move case to federal court
The three fake Republican electors charged in Georgia's election subversion case will try to convince a federal judge on Wednesday to move their case into federal court.
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