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Richardson, Claiborne serving life in prison despite 1998 murder acquittal.
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The state plans to appeal a decision finding its departure from RGGI unlawful.
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The president ordered all government employees to return to office.
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The county is required to buy 12M gallons of water a day from the city.
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In total, 87 Virginians were charged in connection to the 2021 riot.
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A blizzard of executive orders signals Trump's desire to remake American institutions.
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The Trump administration is withholding $75 million designated for the news outlet. EU officials say RFE/RL has played a critical role in providing news to areas where the press can't operate freely.
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At the center of the sweeping bill are trillions in tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset through changes to safety net programs.
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This year, there have been at least 22 incidents involving lithium batteries in air travel, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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The plane is a gift that Trump said he would be "stupid" to turn down. Experts say the plane would take years to rework to meet the current standards for Air Force One.
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DOGE attempted to assign a team to the Government Accountability Office, an influential congressional watchdog agency. It refused. But experts say DOGE could have learned much from GAO.