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Antitrust feud has Paramount considering California exit, chief legal officer says
“You have to take a look at the business environment and look to see what’s best for not only the community and the business," Paramount's chief legal officer said.
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ICE agents may soon have gloves that can deliver electric shocks to combative individuals
To deliver the painful electric shock, they must be applied directly to someone's skin, which helps the officer gain compliance within seconds, according to the manufacturer.
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Senate passes currency bill that moves the U.S. closer to ditching penny, change nickel recipe
The bill would address some of the problems that arise from the end of penny production by allowing business to round transactions to the nearest nickel.
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Pentagon boosts medals for Marines who defended Abbey Gate in Afghanistan
The change impacted Marines who were in Company G, 2nd Battalion of the 1st Marine Regiment, but it was not clear what the new awards were upgraded to.
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Near miss at JFK airport sparks FAA investigation
The American Airlines pilot was executing a go-around procedure, which is used when the pilot aborts the landing or is directed by air traffic control to do so, and it came dangerously close to an Air Canada regional jet landing on a parallel runway.
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RNC Chair Gruters says group triggering lawsuit in Virginia in response to Dems' gerrymandering win
The Virginia referendum passed 51.5% to 48.5% in favor of Democrats.
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9th Circuit blocks California law banning ICE from wearing masks
First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli celebrated the decision as a "huge legal victory."
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Democratic Rep. David Scott of Georgia died at the age of 80
Scott served in Georgia's 13th district in the House of Representatives since 2003. He was previously a senator for the state's 36th District from 1982 to 2002, Fox News reported.
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Supreme Court allows Taliban bomber suit to proceed, in 6-3 ruling included three liberal justices
Retired Army specialist Winston Tyler Hencely sustained a fractured skull and brain injuries when a Taliban operative working for a military contractor detonated a suicide vest at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan in 2016.
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Disapproval of Congress at all-time high: Poll
Gallup pointed to the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, as well as Republican frustration over the failure of the Senate to approve the Save America Act, a marquis voter ID bill, as driving the negative outlook.
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Amid cross-partisan ethics complaints, deeper judicial breaches draw less scrutiny
In a sign of the intensifying politicization of the federal judiciary, complaints of misconduct are flying in both directions.
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Trump fumes over SCOTUS losses: 'Democrat Justices stick together'
The Supreme Court has already heard oral arguments in both a key redistricting case and the birthright citizenship challenge, with rulings expected to come in the near future.
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Transportation Secretary Duffy on AI replacing air traffic controllers: 'not gonna happen'
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said AI will help merge airline flight schedules with an FAA system, allowing controllers to move around flights and avoid delays.