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Famous women made some surprise appearances this week. Were you paying attention?

5:00am February 09, 2024

by Holly J. Morris

With a Grammys comeback performance, an unannounced 'SNL' visit, and an Olympic un-retirement, women were center stage this week. Sorry, Swifties, this time we're not talking about Taylor.

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Appeals court rules Trump doesn't have immunity in 2020 criminal election case

3:48am February 09, 2024

The ruling by a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals is a major legal setback for the former president who almost certainly will appeal.

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Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump stands on stage during a campaign event in Las Vegas on Jan. 27, 2024.

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Trump wins Nevada caucus, consolidating GOP power

11:13pm February 08, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

Trump's victory in Nevada comes after commanding wins in Iowa and New Hampshire, helping consolidate his control over the party.

Biden defended his mental acuity in this evening's press conference

9:34pm February 08, 2024

by Mara Liasson

President Biden gave a fiery defense of his mental acuity at the White House on Thursday after the Justice Department delivered a report that described him as an "elderly man with a poor memory."

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President Biden defended his handling of classified documents and his mental acuity in a fiery news conference Thursday evening at the White House.

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Biden defends how he handled classified docs after scathing special counsel report

9:13pm February 08, 2024

by NPR Washington Desk

President Biden gave a fiery defense of his mental acuity and his conduct after a special counsel concluded Biden willfully held onto classified materials. The special counsel recommended no charges.

President Biden, seen at the White House on Sept. 25, 2023. The Justice Department has concluded its investigation into classified documents found in Biden's residences and office space.

Justice Department will not charge Biden in classified documents probe

8:37pm February 08, 2024

After classified documents were discovered in Biden's home and a Washington, D.C. office, the DOJ tasked special counsel Robert Hur to investigate.

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Many Pakistanis appear to defy crackdown on popular leader as they vote in elections

6:59pm February 08, 2024

by Diaa Hadid

Mobile networks were shut off and militants attacked some candidates. One popular leader — who was not on the ballot — essentially campaigned for his proxies via an AI-generated version of himself.

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Students at Brown University hold pro-Palestinian hunger strike

6:58pm February 08, 2024

by Olivia Ebertz

Rhode Island's Brown University has become a hotbed of pro-Palestinian activism. Some students are on a hunger strike aimed at getting the school to divest from companies they say support the war.

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A banner is displayed in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday as justices prepared to hear arguments in a case about whether former President Donald Trump can be disqualified from state ballots. The case has profound implications for the 2024 presidential election.

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Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of effort to remove Trump from a state ballot

6:03pm February 08, 2024

by Carrie Johnson

The dispute comes from Colorado — but it could have national implications for Donald Trump and his political fate.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro must hand in his passport for coup investigation

6:02pm February 08, 2024

by Carrie Kahn

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been given 24 hours to hand in his passport. Some of his closest advisors have been targeted in a police investigation into an alleged coup attempt.