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Majority of district attorney recall targets keep seats from 2010-2023

Since Ballotpedia started tracking district attorney (DA) recalls in 2010, there have been 28 attempts in 13 states. California had the highest number of DA recall attempts in that time frame with five. Washington was second with four. Michigan, Nebraska, and Virginia were next with three each.

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Lawsuit over deadly Whidbey Island floatplane crash targets aircraft operator and manufacturer

Representatives for all but one of the nine passengers killed in a seaplane crash near Washington state’s Whidbey Island are suing the flight’s charter operator and aircraft manufacturer

The Independent UK

Biden, Harris to commemorate March on Washington on Monday

Biden will meet with members of Martin Luther King Jr.'s family and a civil rights-focused legal group Monday, the White House says.

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Biden and Harris will meet with the King family on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will observe Monday's 60th anniversary of the March on Washington by meeting with organizers of the 1963 gathering and relatives of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The Oval Office meeting will be held 60 years after President John F. Kennedy and…

The Independent UK

Judge in Trump trial has a tough sentencing record in Jan. 6 cases

Judge Tanya Chutkan knows her way around a courtroom after years as a public defender. Now her rulings will be on international display in the Jan. 6 case against the former president.

WEKU

When four nuclear bombs fell onto Spanish village of Palomares

During the Cold War, the US military conducted manoeuvres in Spain’s Andalusia region. On January 17, 1966, a bomber and a supply plane collided in mid-air. From the belly of the bomber, four thermonuclear bombs fell to the ground. There was no nuclear explosion, as luckily they were unarmed. But…

France 24

Lawsuit over deadly seaplane crash in Washington state targets aircraft operator and manufacturer

Representatives for all but one of the nine passengers killed in a seaplane crash near Washington state’s Whidbey Island are suing the flight’s charter operator and aircraft manufacturer

The Independent UK

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Tracking Trump’s criminal charges and lawsuits - and where they stand

Former president faces cases in Washington, Florida, New York and Georgia which could land him in prison. Josh Marcus explains each one

The Independent UK

Transcript: GOP presidential hopefuls debate in Milwaukee - Roll Call

Eight Republican presidential candidates held their first debate, without front-runner Donald Trump, on Aug. 23 in Milwaukee.

Roll Call

Rightwing activist Leonard Leo under investigation in Washington DC

Scope of investigation by district’s attorney general into man behind efforts to install conservative judges remains unclear

The Guardian - US

Commanders Camp Takeaways: Defense Should Be Complete in 2023

New leadership in Washington is here, and the biggest question marks on the roster are being addressed as stars, new and old, prove themselves this summer.

Sports Illustrated

CIA stairwell attack among flood of sexual misconduct complaints at spy agency

A CIA officer trainee has been convicted in Virginia of attacking a female colleague with a scarf and kissing her inside a stairwell at the agency’s headquarters in Langley

The Independent UK

Chick Hernandez Joins WUSA Washington To Anchor Sports

Interned at CBS affiliate ‘many moons ago’

Broadcasting & Cable

Listeria: Everything you need to know as bacteria outbreak kills three in Washington

The cases were linked to the bacteria’s spread through eating ice cream from Listeria-contaminated machines

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Are Capital Gains Taxes Headed to the Supreme Court?

A conservative think tank wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a controversial state capital gains tax.

The Times of India

2023 Republican debate: 7 things to watch, 8 candidates and no Trump

WASHINGTON: Republican presidential contenders will face off Wednesday night in their first debate of the primary season — minus frontrunner Donald Trump, who continues to lead his GOP rivals by a double-digit margin.

Chicago Sun-Times

60 years after March on Washington, America needs honest talk on racial equality

Overt racial discrimination has been outlawed, but the economic demands of the march — for jobs and a livable minimum wage — are unmet.

Al Jazeera

Witness retracts ‘prior false testimony’ in Trump documents case

Retraction of statement ‘helped form the basis of the revised indictment against Trump’, court papers say.

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US commerce secretary meets China envoy before trip to stabilise ties

Gina Raimondo’s August 27-30 trip is latest effort by the Biden administration to cool US-China tensions.

The Independent UK

MLK's dream for America is one of the stars of the 60th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington

The last part of the speech took less time to deliver than it takes to boil an egg, but “I Have A Dream” is one of American history’s most famous orations and most inspiring

The Independent UK

At March on Washington's 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights

Sixty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. issued his resounding call for racial harmony that set off decades of push and pull toward progress

Chicago Sun-Times

Prosecutors say witness in Trump’s classified documents case retracted false testimony

A court filing shows that a Mar-a-Lago technology worker gave prosecutors information that led to a revised indictment against Trump, his valet and a third staffer.

The Guardian - AU

Warnings of scientific ‘suicide’ as US-China research collaboration hangs in balance

Some US legislators want the US-China Science and Technology Agreement, renewed every five years since 1979, to be allowed to expire this month

Reason

Who Can Sue OpenAI in Federal Court, Under State Law Claims (Such as Libel)?

Civil cases arising under federal law are generally filed in federal court: copyright cases, federal employment discrimination cases, cases against government agencies alleging violations of the U.S. Constitution, and more. But civil cases arising under state law can also be filed in federal court, if they involve more than $75K…

Caixin Global

U.S. Commerce Chief to Visit China Next Week

The announcement of Gina Raimondo’s trip from Aug. 27 to 30 follows Washington’s easing of export restrictions on 27 Chinese entities

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