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How Disney maneuvered to save its Florida kingdom, leaving DeSantis threatening retaliation

Steve Contorno, CNN April 8, 2023

CNN — In his yearlong battle with Disney, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has repeatedly leaned on the element of surprise in his attempts to outmaneuver the entertainment giant and its army of executives,...

Rival rulings on medication abortion hypercharge the post-Roe legal war

Tierney Sneed, CNN April 8, 2023

(CNN)-- A pair of conflicting federal court rulings on Friday created arguably the most contentious and chaotic legal flashpoint over abortion access since the Supreme Court’s ruling last summer that...

No Marburg cases have been reported in the US, and the CDC says the risk remains low.
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CDC warns doctors to watch for Marburg virus amid outbreaks in two African nations

Jen Christensen, CNN April 7, 2023

CNN– The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory Thursday about the Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania. Marburg is a rare but highly fatal viral...

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Biden’s student loan pause faces another lawsuit

Katie Lobosco, CNN April 7, 2023

CNN– The Biden administration is facing another lawsuit over extending the pandemic-related pause on federal student loan payments. The pause is set to end later this year, but the plaintiffs want the...

Missouri communities face a long road to recovery after a storm leveled homes and left at least 5 people dead

Nouran Salahieh, CNN April 6, 2023

CNN -- As a tornado-spawning storm system that walloped the Central US winds down, communities in southeastern Missouri are left sifting through the wreckage of what used to...

3 Tennessee Democrats face removal from office in Thursday vote after gun control protest on state House floor

Dakin Andone and Ryan Young, CNN April 6, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee CNN — The Tennessee House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on removing from office three Democratic lawmakers who protested on the chamber...

Ukraine is preparing to strike back against Russia. Timing will be key

Tim Lister, CNN April 6, 2023

CNN -- Weather the storm, exhaust the enemy and then strike back. That has been the mantra of Ukraine’s military for months, one echoed by senior US and NATO officials since the winter. So much for...

 A view of the death chamber from the witness room at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility shows an electric chair and gurney. (Photo by Mike Simons/Getty Images.)

OPINION: With bipartisan support, it’s time to stop Ohio from executing people

ALAN JOHNSON, Ohio Capital Journal April 5, 2023

OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL– Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost appears to have used a normally factual state report on the death penalty to make his case for resuming executions. Going back to when it was...

Former Vice President Mike Pence faces reporters after making remarks at a GOP fundraising dinner on March 16, in Keene, New Hampshire.
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Mike Pence won’t appeal ruling ordering him to testify in special counsel probe, spokesman says

CNN– Mike Pence will not appeal a federal court ruling ordering him to testify in a special counsel probe into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to subvert the 2020 election, a spokesman for the...

Former US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in Palm Beach, Florida, on the day of his court appearance in New York after being indicted on Tuesday. (Marco Bello/Reuters)

Trump railed against the case despite judge’s warnings not to make comments that “jeopardize the rule of law”

April 5, 2023

CNN– While he was warned by Judge Juan Merchan during Tuesday’s arraignment not to make comments that could “jeopardize the rule of law” or create civil unrest, former President Donald Trump railed...

A ‘surreal’ day for Trump in court may only tear the country further apart

Stephen Collinson, CNN April 5, 2023

CNN– There were two big things to fear before Tuesday’s momentous first criminal arraignment of an ex-president of the United States. The first was that while Manhattan District Attorney Alvin...

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 criminal counts in historic court appearance, source says

CNN -- Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 criminal charges against him in Manhattan criminal court Tuesday afternoon, a...

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