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President Biden issues a “full and unconditional pardon” of his son Hunter. President Biden pardons his son HunterSusan Walsh / AP PhotoPresident Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter despite saying repeatedly he would not use his executive authority to pardon him or commute his sentence. Hunter Biden was scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 12 for his conviction on federal gun charges. I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision,” Biden said in his statement. Biden is using his pardon power to ensure Hunter Biden does not spend time in jail as he nears the end of his term in the White House and has no future election to face.

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Debris in the wake of Debby in Canisteo, N.Y.. Ann Farkas walks through her damaged home in Canisteo, New York, after Tropical Storm Debby swept through the area. Debby was downgraded to a tropical depression late Thursday afternoon and was a post-tropical cyclone on Friday, the National Hurricane Center said. There have been at least nine deaths related to Debby, most in vehicle accidents or from fallen trees. Jaqi Kincaid, hit by flooding last month in Lyndon, Vermont, said the previous storm knocked out her garage and well, so they have no water.

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☆ A lost 22-page transcript discovered at the National Archives reveals the secret history of how Abraham Lincoln pardoned Joe Biden's ancestor
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The shouting match turned physical, and eventually, Robinette injured Alexander with his pocketknife, according to the Post. After a senator from the recently formed state of West Virginia took up the case, Lincoln pardoned Biden's ancestor on September 1, 1864. The area, now in West Virginia, was full of Union supporters and became a key early battleground of the war. He went on to spend one month in the military prison at Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas, near Key West, Florida, before Lincoln pardoned him.

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☆ Warren Buffett's stock shopping spree slows down even during market's big pullback. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-08 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Warren Buffett's stock-buying spree slowed down drastically in the second quarter even during the market's big correction, and analysts said the "Oracle of Omaha" could be preserving capital for other uses. Berkshire Hathaway 's net stock purchase fell to $3.8 billion in the second quarter, compared with more than $41 billion in the first quarter, the conglomerate's quarterly reports showed. Berkshire Hathaway Energy? Berkshire now owns 92% of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, with the rest belonging to the family of the late billionaire philanthropist Walter Scott who passed away last September at age 90. The bulk of the losses were within Berkshire's largest positions, including Apple ($34 billion loss on Berkshire's position during the second quarter), Bank of America ($10 billion loss) and American Express ($7 billion loss).

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