Fani Willis who ‘relished in’ Donald Trump prosecution should be removed from case for illicit affair: experts

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The chief prosecutor in Georgia spearheading the racketeering case against former President Trump has been having an illicit affair with a lawyer she hired, according to Michael Roman, a Trump co-defendant. Legal experts say the arrangement jeopardizes her legal future. According to court documents filed earlier this month by Roman, Fani Willis, who brought election interference-related … Read more

North Carolina confirms ex-felon can run for office

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An ex-felon can run for a North Carolina legislative seat this year, the State Board of Elections ruled on Tuesday, upholding a county election board’s determination that he’s been discharged for the crimes from another state. State board members participating in the meeting voted unanimously to confirm last week’s divided decision by the Rockingham County … Read more

Five people killed by tractor trailer on snowy interstate in Pennsylvania

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Victims had got out of minivan that lost control and another vehicle in Lackawanna county before being struck Five people were struck and killed by a tractor trailer on Interstate 81 in snowy north-eastern Pennsylvania after they had left their vehicles following another crash, state police said on Wednesday. A minivan had lost control and … Read more

Biden administration relists Houthis as terror organization after reversing Trump move

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President Biden will redesignate Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis as a terrorist group — three years after removing them from the Foreign Terrorist Organizations list — in response to repeated attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea.  The Houthis will be placed on the Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) list, which will trigger sanctions designed to … Read more

Big tech firms recklessly pursuing profits from AI, says UN head

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International community has no strategy to deal with risks, António Guterres tells Davos meeting Business live – latest updates Big technology companies are recklessly pursuing profits from artificial intelligence and urgent action is needed to mitigate the risks from the rapidly growing sector, the head of the United Nations has warned. In a fierce attack … Read more

‘Long overdue’: US workers making Bud Light and other beers threaten strike

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Represented by Teamsters, 5,000 workers at Anheuser-Busch’s breweries prepare to strike after 99% voters favor authorization Workers who make Bud Light and other top-selling beers are threatening to strike in demand of significant wage increases, job security and improvements to retirement and benefits in the first big union contract battle of 2024. Five thousand workers, … Read more

Donald Trump won evangelicals’ votes through ‘transactional politics’

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Church leaders in 2016 crafted a palatable Trump – in return, he gave them institutional power and a supreme court that overturned Roe Iowa Republicans showed up 15 January in force for Donald Trump, voting overwhelmingly in the nation’s first primary for the former president, whose grip on his party has only deepened as he … Read more