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Judge swears in a lawyer who was once a drug dealer in his courtroom

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It was a Friday afternoon when Edward Martell, dressed in a dark purple suit and bow tie, stood in front of Judge Bruce Morrow's courtroom. With one hand raised, the new lawyer was sworn into the State Bar of Michigan. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US https://ift.tt/34yBqy6 via IFTTT

Analysis: White House cranks up the pressure as infrastructure talks drag on

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The White House is injecting new urgency into Joe Biden's protracted and so far inconclusive talks with Republicans on a bipartisan infrastructure package, as the President faces rising frustration within his own Democratic ranks. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US https://ift.tt/3fB6tzv via IFTTT

Top bankers can now bypass strict quarantine rules in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong is giving some top finance executives a pass on its strict quarantine rules in an attempt to protect business in the city from harsh coronavirus restrictions. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US https://ift.tt/3fCdIHr via IFTTT

Groups urge Supreme Court to hear challenge to male-only military draft

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The Supreme Court will decide as early as this week whether to hear a constitutional challenge to the male-only registration requirement for the draft filed by a group called the National Coalition for Men. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US https://ift.tt/3fXx5tp via IFTTT

Biden: I'll bring up human rights abuses with Putin

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President Joe Biden said Sunday that he will discuss human rights abuses with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they meet in Switzerland next month. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US https://ift.tt/3uu1Dby via IFTTT

Analysis: Biden is getting a big bounce with Hispanics

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Hispanic voters were one of President Joe Biden's biggest weaknesses in the 2020 election. Although sources differ on his exact margin, Biden's advantage with Hispanics was the worst for a Democratic presidential nominee since 2004 -- even as he had the strongest performance overall for a Democrat since 2008. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US https://ift.tt/3p07t36 via IFTTT

Changes are coming to the nation's largest Confederate monument. Are they enough?

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Changes announced this week at Georgia's Stone Mountain Park, home to the nation's largest Confederate monument, are "the boldest step that has been taken" at the park since the state bought it decades ago, according to a park official. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US https://ift.tt/34wbl2A via IFTTT

Woman wins $2M after buying lottery ticket for wrong drawing

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A North Carolina woman is $1.4 million richer after buying a lottery ticket for a drawing she was not trying to enter. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US https://ift.tt/2SIVQ4t via IFTTT

Man charged in Arizona woman's death after a body was found in a duffel bag

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Arizona police have arrested a man on suspicion of killing a woman who investigators believe was found dead in a duffel bag in her own storage unit last week. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - US https://ift.tt/3wL6bfe via IFTTT