CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroAttorney General Merrick Garland orders temporary halt of federal executions

Attorney General Merrick Garland has ordered a temporarily halt to federal executions as Justice Department senior officials review the policies and procedures for the controversial punishment.

July 02, 2021 at 06:32AM https://ift.tt/3qFL1gA General Merrick Garland has ordered a temporarily halt to federal executions as Justice Department senior officials review the policies and procedures for the controversial punishment.

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CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroCo-conservator of Britney Spears' estate requests to resign

One day after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny ordered Bessemer Trust co-conservator of Britney Spears' $60 million estate, making official a November request, the wealth management firm has asked to resign.

July 02, 2021 at 07:23AM https://ift.tt/3xcD1pU day after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny ordered Bessemer Trust co-conservator of Britney Spears' $60 million estate, making official a November request, the wealth management firm has asked to resign.

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CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroOpinion: GOP stands in the way of finding the truth about January 6

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is refusing to give ground on the effort to investigate the January 6 insurrection. After the House voted to establish a new select committee to investigate the attack on the US Capitol, McCarthy threatened to strip Republicans of their committee assignments if they agreed to join it, according to a CNN report that cited to GOP sources. (He denied the reports on Thursday, saying, "I'm not making any threats" about committee assignments.)

July 02, 2021 at 07:03AM https://ift.tt/3dCNhjp Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is refusing to give ground on the effort to investigate the January 6 insurrection. After the House voted to establish a new select committee to investigate the attack on the US Capitol, McCarthy threatened to strip Republicans of their committee assignments if they agreed to join it, according to a CNN report that cited to GOP sources. (He denied the reports on Thursday, saying, "I'm not making any threats" about committee assignments.)

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CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroJ&J Covid-19 vaccine lasts at least 8 months, protects against Delta variant, studies find

The Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine provides immunity that lasts at least eight months, and it appears to provide adequate protection against the worrying Delta variant, the company said in a statement Thursday night.

July 02, 2021 at 07:47AM https://ift.tt/3wctq0Q Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine provides immunity that lasts at least eight months, and it appears to provide adequate protection against the worrying Delta variant, the company said in a statement Thursday night.

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CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroTakeaways from the Trump Organization and Allen Weisselberg indictment

On Thursday, New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with running a 15-year alleged tax scheme designed "to compensate Weisselberg and other Trump Organization executives in a manner that was 'off the books."

July 02, 2021 at 05:15AM https://ift.tt/3An9XxI Thursday, New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with running a 15-year alleged tax scheme designed "to compensate Weisselberg and other Trump Organization executives in a manner that was 'off the books."

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