DA Fani Willis booted from Trump’s election interference case in Georgia

Thursday, December 19, 2024

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Fulton County DA was removed from the election interference case against Donald Trump, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is suing a sex assault accuser for 'a cascade of harm,' and the Teamsters launched an unexpected labor strike against Amazon.

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1 | DA Fani Willis booted from Trump's election interference case in Georgia

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2 | Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo set to sue accuser for defamation over sex harassment claims

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3 | Flight restrictions go in place across New Jersey for 'security' reasons as drones continue to fill the sky

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4 | Elon Musk posts racist images of Elizabeth Warren

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5 | Amazon's labor strife puts Christmas delivery in question as strikes launched across nation

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The Big Question 

As millions of Americans begin their journey home for the holidays, stormy weather forecast across the US this week could impede their efforts.

Delays were already reported at Chicago's O'hare International Airport, as snow moved through the region.

Nearly 120 million people will travel over the year-end holidays, according to the nonprofit AAA. Of those, nearly 90 percent will drive and a record number of air travelers are expected to take to the skies this year.

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Luigi Mangione, the suspect at the center of the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting, has received 54 emails, 87 pieces of mail and 163 deposits into his commissary account, as of Thursday morning.

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