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A congressional report finds new evidence of how the White House tightly controlled an FBI investigation into sexual assault claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh.

FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds
FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds

A congressional report finds new evidence of how the White House’s tightly controlled an FBI investigation into sexual assault claims against the Supreme Court nominee.

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The NC Board of Election unanimously approved provisions meant to increase voter outreach, make it easier to request and return absentee ballots, and to allow for county elections officials to establish alternative voting locations to replace damaged or inaccessible polling places. Via NC Newsline

Emergency election changes approved to help voters in 13 Helene-damaged NC counties
Emergency election changes approved to help voters in 13 Helene-damaged NC counties

It will be easier for residents of 13 counties hardest hit by Hurricane Helene to cast absentee ballots this fall, as the state Board of Elections adopted a host of changes meant to help voters recove...

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Neighbors in the town of Granbury, Texas, say that the persistent low hum emanating from the Bitcoin mine operated by Marathon Digital has caused them stress, loss of sleep, and other unexplained ailments.

Neighbors sue over loud Bitcoin mine
Neighbors sue over loud Bitcoin mine

Hum from 300-megawatt facility allegedly causing stress, lack of sleep.

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Report finds Elon Musk’s platform X is fueling falsehoods and conspiracy theories that risk undermining rescue efforts — and preparations for Hurricane Milton.

Officials face antisemitic attacks over Hurricane Helene response
Officials face antisemitic attacks over Hurricane Helene response

Report finds Elon Musk’s platform is fueling falsehoods and conspiracy theories that risk undermining rescue efforts — and preparations for Hurricane Milton.

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🔺 BREAKING: Donald Trump is understood to have held “maybe as many as seven” phone calls with President Putin since leaving the White House in 2021

Donald Trump ‘has had up to 7 calls’ with Putin since election loss
Donald Trump ‘has had up to 7 calls’ with Putin since election loss

Bob Woodward writes in his new book, War, that Trump sent the Russian president Covid tests for personal use

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The core of Kamala Harris’s housing platform is a simple idea: America needs more houses. But the vice president’s pitch — to build 3 million homes and incentivize local governments and builders to join — stands apart from how major political candidates talk about housing, if they do at all.

Kamala Harris says America needs more homes. Here’s why that’s different.
Kamala Harris says America needs more homes. Here’s why that’s different.

Harris’s approach to affordable housing has inched closer and closer to what’s known as “YIMBYism,” shorthand for “Yes In My Backyard.”

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City officials in Uvalde, Texas, released another trove of videos Tuesday from officers responding to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting, footage that they had previously failed to divulge as part of a legal settlement with news organizations suing for access. Via Texas Tribune

Uvalde city officials release missing footage from officers responding to 2022 Robb Elementary shooting
Uvalde city officials release missing footage from officers responding to 2022 Robb Elementary shooting

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X spent the past year arguing that the request was an "end-run" around a record law shielding privileged presidential communications.

Elon Musk’s X loses battle over federal request for Trump’s DMs
Elon Musk’s X loses battle over federal request for Trump’s DMs

Prosecutors now have a “blueprint” to seize privileged communications, X warned.

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Joanne
@goaskalis.bsky.social
I am a visually-based monkey-like creature who is attracted to shiny things and likes to change my environment. Pronoun: the royal "we"
143 followers317 following161 posts