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Law & Courts
Federal judge rejects Trump's immunity claims in 2020 election interference case
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan's decision amounts to a sharp rejection to challenges the Trump defense team had raised to the four-count indictment in advance of the trial.
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National
Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder
John Turscak stabbed Chauvin 22 times at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson and said he would've killed Chauvin had correctional officers not responded so quickly, federal prosecutors say.
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World
Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling
Addressing a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, the court labeled the LGBTQ+ "movement" in Russia an extremist group and banned it. The case was classified, and the ministry disclosed no evidence.
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Environment
Biden administration proposes strictest lead pipe rules in more than three decades
Most cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years under new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency aimed to prevent like the ones in Flint, Mich. and Washington, D.C.
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Environment
U.S. moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges
The North American wolverine would receive threatened species protections under a Biden administration proposal. Warming temperatures are expected to shrink the mountain snowpack wolverines rely on.
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Arts & Life
A judge awards Aretha Franklin's properties to her sons, citing a handwritten will
The decision Monday came four months after a Detroit-area jury said the document was a valid will under Michigan law, despite scribbles and many hard-to-read passages.
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World
Ukraine says spy chief's wife is being treated for poisoning with heavy metals
Marianna Budanova is the wife of Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence agency. She is undergoing treatment in a hospital.
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Sports
Mark Cuban working on sale of NBA's Mavericks to Sands casino family, AP source says
While Cuban would sell the team to Miriam Adelson, the widow of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, he would retain control of basketball operations. The agreement would be in the range of $3.5 billion.
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Politics
Rosalynn Carter honored by family, friends and presidents, including husband Jimmy
A gathering of first ladies and presidents joined other political figures in a tribute service. But a parade of speakers said her global stature wasn't what defined her.
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World
Pope cancels trip to U.N. climate conference on doctors' orders after getting the flu
Francis' planned Saturday address would have been the first time a pope had addressed a U.N. climate conference, which is taking place in Dubai.