Oklahoma judge could be removed for her text exchanges during a murder trial
An Oklahoma judge may be forced to step down for allegedly exchanging over 500 text messages with a bailiff in which she mocked trial participants and talked offensively about the state's attorneys while she presided over a murder trial in June, according to a petition filed Tuesday.
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Chipmaker Qualcomm to lay off over 1200 California workers
Qualcomm, one of the largest microchip manufacturers globally, is scaling back its workforce.
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'Frasier' reenters the building in a new venue, but following the same old script
Between "Cheers" and "Frasier," Kelsey Grammer spent more than two decades playing the erudite if pompous character, with the latter representing one of the rare spinoff series that matches the original, during happier times for network TV. He's back in a show that engineers such an obvious trick one needn't be a psychologist to recognize it, or conclude Frasier should have been left happily retired.
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Former IRS contractor accused of stealing Trump's tax returns pleads guilty
The former IRS contractor accused of leaking former President Donald Trump's tax returns and stealing tax information on thousands of the wealthiest people in the US pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday.
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Georgia police warn of 'aggressive' bobcat still on the loose after four separate attacks left two juveniles, two dogs injured
Authorities in northeast Georgia are warning residents to beware of an "aggressive" bobcat that is still on the loose after attacking a toddler, a teenager and two dogs in separate incidents late last week.
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CNN Poll: Americans' views of the Republican Party and its congressional leaders have worsened amid House leadership crisis
The public's impressions of the Republican Party and its leaders in Congress have worsened amid a leadership crisis in the House of Representatives, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with Republican-aligned Americans divided over how the GOP should govern.
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Gal Gadot, Amy Schumer and Jerry Seinfeld among more than 700 entertainment leaders voicing support for Israel in open letter
More than 700 entertainment industry professionals have signed an open letter voicing their support for Israel and condemning Hamas as fighting continues in the Middle East.
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What to know about the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment
Tens of millions of older Americans will see a modest increase in benefits in January when a new cost-of-living adjustment is added to Social Security payments
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White House says Biden's remark on photos of children was intended to 'underscore the utter depravity' of Hamas attack
President Joe Biden's graphic description of horrors in Israel was intended to "underscore the utter depravity" of the Hamas attack on civilians, the White House says, even if he hadn't personally viewed or confirmed the imagery he described.
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AMC CEO says he was the victim of an extortion plot
Adam Aron, the CEO of AMC Entertainment, admitted Thursday that he was a "victim of an elaborate criminal extortion" plot.
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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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Trump sharply criticizes Netanyahu over intelligence failure in latest sign of soured relationship
Former President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the Israeli prime minister was caught unprepared by Hamas' attack and praising the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as "very smart."
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