A Washington, D.C., judge has ordered a man who allegedly carried firearms into former President Obama’s D.C. neighborhood last week to be jailed pending trial. “I do believe detention is appropriate in this case,” Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui said of Taylor Tarango, who is also a Jan. 6 defendant. Faruqui …
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July, 2023
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6 July
Feds crack down on companies marketing weed edibles in kid
Edible cannabis products sold in packaging that closely resembles kids’ snacks such as Doritos chips and Oreo cookies are deceptive and could pose a health risk to children, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday. The FTC and U.S. Food and Drug Administration are jointly demanding that companies that use such marketing …
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5 July
Lin Wood, attorney who challenged Trump’s 2020 election loss, gives up law license
Attorney Lin Wood, who filed legal challenges seeking to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, is relinquishing his law license, electing to retire from practicing rather than face possible disbarment. Multiple states have weighed disciplining him for pushing Trump’s continued false claims that he defeated Joe Biden. On Tuesday, Wood …
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4 July
BelVita Breakfast Sandwich biscuits recalled after reports of allergic reactions
Some varieties of the belVita Breakfast Sandwich biscuits have been recalled by maker Mondelez Global over the possibility that the cookies may include undeclared peanuts. Mondelez said in a Monday statement that there have been three unconfirmed reports of allergic reactions to the products. Peanuts may have gotten into the products …
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3 July
Murder probe underway after 6 killed, 1 hurt in South Carolina house fire
Green Pond, S.C. — A murder investigation was launched after six people were found dead and another hurt in a house fire over the weekend. Officials in Colleton County, South Carolina, announced Monday that the suspect, Ryan Lenard Manigo, has been charged with two counts of murder as well as …
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June, 2023
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27 June
IRS whistleblower in Hunter Biden investigation says he was stopped from pursuing leads
The IRS supervisory agent who helped oversee the investigation of Hunter Biden continues to raise questions about what he alleged was special treatment in the probe of the president’s son, telling CBS News that, dating back to the Trump administration, he was repeatedly prevented from taking steps he would have …
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26 June
Honda recalls nearly 1.2 million cars over faulty backup camera
Honda is recalling nearly 1.2 million cars because the rearview camera images may not appear on the dashboard screen. The recall includes Passport SUVs from 2019 to 2023, in addition to Pilot SUVs from 2019 to 2022, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on June 15. It also …
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21 June
National MS
Prosecutors on Wednesday charged an alleged leader national leader and 22 members of the MS-13 gang with murder and other acts of violence. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced a 48-count superseding indictment against Edenilson Velasquez Larin, “allegedly a national leader of the MS-13 and …
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15 June
SpaceX’s newest employee is a 14
One of the newest employees at SpaceX has been described as a child prodigy who skipped elementary school and will graduate from college this week at the tender age of 14. The spacecraft manufacturer offered a software engineering position to Kairan Quazi a month ago, according to an excerpt from …
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14 June
Biden to receive AFL
President Biden is expected to receive the endorsement of the AFL-CIO later this week, two people familiar with the plans tell CBS News. The move is not unexpected, given organized labor’s decades of support for Democratic Party presidential candidates and Mr. Biden’s pro-union reputation. But the endorsement would mark the …
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