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☆ How Danica Roem overcame a massive anti-trans campaign to win her fourth election
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Danica Roem is now the first-ever transgender state senator in Virginia. AdvertisementAdvertisementRoem, 39, already had two comfortable reelection victories in her northern Virginia House of Delegates district. After coming into the election with a Democratic State Senate and a Republican House of Delegates, Virginia has a Democratic majority in both chambers. In her own election, Roem "faced an unprecedented deluge of anti-trans hate on the campaign trail, but she was not fazed nor distracted," Parker said. AdvertisementAdvertisementHer Inner MayorAs a trailblazer for trans politicians, Roem is celebrated in Democratic and cultural circles.

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Roem, 39, already had two comfortable reelection victories in her northern Virginia House of Delegates district. Only two folks who saw the mailers phoned her and she’s having lunch with one of them to talk things through. ___HER INNER MAYORAs a trailblazer for trans politicians, Roem is celebrated in Democratic and cultural circles. Her slogan for the 2023 campaign was “Fixing roads, feeding kids.” Much of Roem’s social media feed reads like a transportation diary — or the work of a mayor. In her first two campaigns, Roem had her own past investigated, to avoid being blindsided.

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☆ Journalists in Gaza Become Part of the Story They Feel Compelled to Tell
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Omar Abdel-Baqui | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Journalists in Gaza Become Part of the Story They Feel Compelled to TellPalestinian journalists carried mock coffins in a symbolic funeral procession toward a United Nations office in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday. (Nasser Nasser/Associated Press)The number of journalists killed while reporting on the war between Israel and Hamas has exceeded the highest monthly death toll previously recorded among those covering conflict, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Some 39 reporters, photographers and videographers and other media workers, have died during the latest outbreak of violence between Israel and the Palestinian militant group—the vast majority of whom were killed by airstrikes in Gaza. The number is more than half the death toll for those killed in conflicts worldwide last year, according to CPJ.

Persons: Nasser Nasser Organizations: United, West Bank, Associated Press, Hamas, Protect Journalists, Palestinian Locations: Gaza, United Nations, Ramallah, Israel

☆ Casey Bloys apologizes for using fake twitter accounts to troll critics of HBO shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

“I have progressed over the last couple of years to DMs,” Bloys said Thursday at the HBO and Max 2024 Slate Presentation in New York. In a statement, HBO did not deny the social media campaign and said it intended to defend itself in Temori’s suit. “HBO intends to vigorously defend against Mr. Temori’s allegations. We are not going to comment on select exchanges between programmers and errant tweets,” a spokesperson said. In the meantime, we wish Mr. Temori, a former HBO employee, well in his future endeavors.”

Persons: Casey Bloys, Stone, Sully Temori, Bloys, ” Bloys, ” “, Temori, ” Organizations: CNN, HBO, DMs, Max, Warner Bros Locations: New York

☆ GDP: 5 reasons the economy grew so much last quarter despite the Fed’s efforts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —The US economy wasn’t supposed to expand this much — or even at all — after so many rate hikes. But against all odds, the economy grew at an annualized rate of almost 5% last quarter, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. By making it more expensive for businesses and consumers to borrow money, those rate hikes were intended to get people to cut back on spending. For a while, many economists feared that the Fed’s rate hikes would climb too high too fast that it would give rise to a recession. That is to say that without more interest rate hikes, there could be a growing risk that inflation will accelerate even more.

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HOUSTON (AP) — Adolis García homered twice and drove in five runs as the Texas Rangers reached the World Series with an 11-4 blowout of the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series on Monday night. García went deep for the fourth straight game and set a record for RBIs in a postseason series with 15. The defending World Series champion Astros were finally dethroned. Political Cartoons View All 1215 ImagesNo club has won consecutive World Series since the New York Yankees took three straight from 1998-2000. Texas’ win guarantees a third all-wild card World Series, the first since Bochy’s Giants beat Kansas City in 2014.

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The auction could start a new chapter for the 113-year-old company, which has been owned by Venezuela for almost 40 years. Washington and Venezuela's political opposition wanted Citgo to anchor the country's economic future under a democratically elected government. The sale could become the biggest court auction ever held. Motiva, Valero and Citgo's ultimate parent, Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA, did not reply to requests for comment. "Citgo will be strategic for Venezuela in the next 20-25 years, not only as a refining company, but with an expanded role," director Medina said.

Persons: Biden, Citgo, Nicolas Maduro's, Matthew Blair, Tudor, Blair, Jose Ignacio Hernandez, Leonard Stark, PDVSA, PDV, Juan Guaido, Natalie Shkolnik, Wilk Auslander, Nicolas Maduro, Stark, Evercore, Conoco, Horacio Medina, Carlos Jorda, Medina, Hernandez, Marianna Parraga, Erwin Seba, Gary McWilliams, Anna Driver Organizations: U.S . State Department, Reuters, Marathon Petroleum, Motiva Enterprises, Valero Energy, Koch Industries, Valero, U.S . Treasury, Holt, U.S, Crystallex International, PDVSA, National Assembly, Citgo, PDV, Supreme, Evercore, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil, Exxon, U.S . Treasury Department's, Foreign Assets Control, Thomson Locations: United States, Petroleum, U.S, Houston, Venezuela, Washington, Saudi, Pickering, Citgo, Delaware, Caracas

☆ Opinion | Who Collects Nazi Memorabilia?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To the Editor:Re “What Kind of Person Spends $1,000 on an SS Bowl?,” by Menachem Kaiser (Opinion guest essay, Oct. 1):Objects by themselves have no meaning. Context — the story the thing tells — transforms an object into an “artifact.” Trading in Nazi memorabilia is trading in Nazi history and ideology, an ideology of hate and violence whose foundational tenet was (and is) antisemitism. Ruth BergmanFarmington Hills, Mich.To the Editor:As the former executive director of the Buffalo Holocaust Resource Center, I am well aware of the thirst for Nazi paraphernalia in Western New York. Area antique marts often sell Nazi Lugers, swastika flags and used Nazi pearl-handled knives. Many U.S. veterans of World War II from Western New York returned home with spoils of war, and some family members brought in horrific concentration camp liberation photos and Nazi flags found in the attic after their parents died.

Persons: Menachem Kaiser, Ruth Bergman Farmington Organizations: SS, Buffalo Holocaust Resource, U.S Locations: Ruth Bergman Farmington Hills, Mich, Buffalo, Western New York, Nazi

White Sands officials warned online that the wait to enter the gates could be as long as two hours. Visitors also are being warned to come prepared as Trinity Site is in a remote area with limited Wi-Fi and no cell service or restrooms. Scientists and military officials established a secret city in Los Alamos during the 1940s and tested their work at the Trinity Site some 200 miles (322 kilometers) away. While the lore surrounding the atomic bomb has become pop culture fodder, it was part of a painful reality for residents who lived downwind of Trinity Site. The notoriety from “Oppenheimer” has been embraced in Los Alamos, more than 200 miles (321 kilometers) north of the Tularosa Basin.

Persons: Christopher Nolan's, “ Oppenheimer, Willy Wonka's, White, J, Robert Oppenheimer, filmgoers, Barbie, Lois Lipman, “, ”, “ Oppenheimer ” Organizations: Historic Landmark, White, White Sands, Visitors, Trinity, U.S, Union of Concerned, Santa Fe, Alamos National Laboratory, Oppenheimer Locations: New Mexico, Manhattan, Los Alamos, Trinity, Tularosa

☆ The Botched Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Killer
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Robert Kolker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

This summer, after 13 years, the police finally made an arrest in the Gilgo Beach murders. When I was reporting “Lost Girls,” my 2013 book about the case and victims, the police were largely silent. Since July, I’ve conducted interviews with people close to the Gilgo case during every chapter of its bizarre 13-year timeline. (Several sources asked for anonymity, concerned that public statements by insiders might undercut the case against Heuermann before the trial.) From the moment those women were found at Gilgo Beach, the law-enforcement culture of Suffolk County seemed so preternaturally ill suited to handle this case that a killer was allowed to roam free.

Persons: Gilbert, Rex Heuermann, Heuermann, I’ve, —, curdled Organizations: Heuermann, Hamptons Locations: Manhattan, Massapequa, Long, Gilgo, Suffolk County, Brentwood, Wyandanch, Central Islip, It’s

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charles and Kathleen Moore are about to have their day in the Supreme Court over a $15,000 tax bill they contend is unconstitutional. "If you haven’t received any income, how can you be required to pay income taxes?” Charles Moore asks in a video posted by the Competitive Enterprise Institute. But far from being a passive investor with no influence over the company, Moore, who worked at Microsoft during his career in software development, served on KisanKraft's board of directors for five years. One other inconsistency is that while the Moores say they jointly invested the money, only Charles Moore's name appears in company documents. Rosenthal said that “the ugly facts matter” and that the justices could return the Moores' case to a lower court without ruling on it.

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☆ Why even those winning 'the capitalist game' feel insecure, says Debt Collective co-founder
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The security cameras were there, at least in part, to make the workers feel insecure about holding on to their jobs, Taylor writes. "We can see the degree to which unnecessary suffering is widespread even among those who appear to be 'winning' according to the logic of the capitalist game," Taylor writes. Astra Taylor: I think there is existential insecurity. by author Astra Taylor Courtesy: Astra TaylorAN: How would being more honest about our own vulnerabilities help? Working with the Debt Collective, I see how lucky we were that we didn't have to take on a lot of medical debt.

Persons: Astra Taylor, Taylor, Massey, Margaret Atwood, Noam Chomsky, Annie Nova, I've Organizations: Astra, Astra Taylor's, Brooklyn café, Finance, Social Security, Security, Canadian Broadcasting Corp Locations: American

☆ CNBC Daily Open: High rates are breaking something new in markets
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on July 18, 2023 in New York City. This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. House Speaker, mutedEight hardline conservative Republicans joined all Democrats to oust Republican Kevin McCarthy as speaker in a "motion to vacate" introduced by Republican Matt Gaetz. Patrick McHenry, a close McCarthy ally, will assume the role of speaker temporarily; McCarthy said he won't be running again.

Persons: Kospi, CBRE, Knight Frank, Republican Kevin McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, Patrick McHenry, McCarthy Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, Dow Jones, Treasury, Nikkei, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Japan's, U.S, Republicans, Democrats, Republican, Citi Locations: New York City, Asia, Pacific, Canada

☆ Stock futures are little changed after Dow turns negative for 2023: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures are near flat Tuesday night following a tough session that dragged the Dow Jones Industrial Average into negative territory for 2023. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were also both little changed. The moves follows a losing session on Wall Street after job openings data indicated the labor market is still strong and bond yields marched higher. That indication of continued strength in the labor market concerned investors hoping the Federal Reserve is near the end of its interest rate-hiking cycle. The labor market remains a focus of investors through the end of the week.

Persons: It's, Ross Mayfield, Baird, Dow Jones, Yung, Yu Ma, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Stock, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Dow, BMO Wealth Management, Traders Locations: New York City, Washington

☆ Who were the 8 GOP members who voted to oust McCarthy?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

For the first time in American history, the Speaker of the House has been voted out of office. GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz initiated the motion to oust fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the seat. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementFor the first time in American history the sitting Speaker of the House, California Republican Kevin McCarthy, has been voted out of office — and it took eight members of his own party to turn the tide against him. McCarthy has argued Gaetz's move was payback for Gaetz facing a House Committee inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse of funds.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Gaetz, —, California Republican Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Andy Biggs, Arizona Ken Buck, Colorado Tim Burchett, Tennessee Eli Crane, Arizona Matt Gaetz, Florida Bob Good, Virginia Nancy Mace, Carolina Matt Rosendale, Montana McCarthy, — Biggs, Crane, Gaetz's Organizations: GOP, Service, California Republican, Republican, Republicans, House Democrats Locations: California, Colorado, Tennessee, Arizona, Florida, Carolina, Montana, Rosendale

☆ See inside the lavish reception rooms at the US State Department
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

"America's Collection: The Art and Architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the US Department of State." Durston Saylor/Courtesy Rizzoli The Thomas Jefferson State Reception Room. Durston Saylor/Courtesy Rizzoli The James Monroe State Reception Room, which was designed by Walter M. Macomber. Durston Saylor/Courtesy Rizzoli The James Monroe State Reception Room. Durston Saylor/Courtesy Rizzoli The design of diplomacy: See inside the lavish reception rooms at the US State Department Prev NextRooms that take you back in time“America’s Collection” gives those without diplomatic credentials a chance to experience that moment.

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☆ Live updates: UAW strike expands significantly against GM and Stellantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

UAW President Shawn Fain speaks at a rally in Detroit on September 15. The UAW vastly expanded its strike against GM and Stellantis Friday, although none of the plants is particularly crucial to the automakers’ operations, surprising industry insiders – even experts who predicted the UAW would implement a targeted strike. Nevertheless, the strike marks the first time in history the UAW has struck at all three automakers simultaneously. In leaked messages obtained by CNN, United Auto Workers Union Communications Director Jonah Furman said the plan is to “keep them wounded for months." "They don’t know what to do… this is recurring reputations damage and operation chaos," Furman said in one of the leaked messages.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Matthew Hatcher, –, Fain, Jonah Furman, Furman, they’re, Joe Biden, Biden Organizations: Getty, White, UAW, GM, CNN, United Auto Workers Union Communications, Democratic Locations: Detroit, AFP

☆ Arizona heat almost killed Lois Nigrin. Her coma, burns, and medical bills show the dangers of heat that many Americans face today.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

AdvertisementAdvertisement"I don't think I had a true understanding of what heatstroke was," Lois Nigrin told Insider. Lois Nigrin was feeling tired and didn't want to climb the rocks, so they turned around. Lois Nigrin has no memory of that interaction, even when she looks at the photo. At one point, Lois Nigrin said, they asked her to draw a clock showing the time 3 o'clock. "Probably the best thing that I ever felt was that airplane landing and being back home," Joe Nigrin said.

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☆ Opinion | ‘A Perfect Storm for the Ambitious, Extreme Ideologue’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Thomas B. Edsall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

In this context, many partisan elites have political incentives to take, or at least refrain from pushing back on, relatively extreme partisan positions. Those I queried repeatedly cited the role of the two-party winner-take-all system in exacerbating polarization in this country. Iyengar cited two other “big differences between the U.S. and the other industrialized democracies”:The U.S. is the outlier, in the sense that we are the one case without a major public broadcaster. In other words, our democracy has always been contested and political polarization has often been intense. Foner shares the view that the two-party system fosters polarization, noting that “it may even be that the political system produces polarization, even though on many issues Americans may not be as divided as appears on the surface.”

Persons: ”, Malka, Shanto Iyengar, Iyengar, “, ” Eric Foner, —, Foner Organizations: Stanford, Coalition, U.S Locations: United States, Covid, U.S, ’, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Japan, Columbia

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Deion Sanders stood up for Henry Blackburn on Tuesday after the Colorado State safety received death threats for a late hit that sent Colorado's two-way star Travis Hunter to the hospital with a lacerated liver. Sanders said he has forgiven Blackburn and so has Hunter, who doesn’t have a definitive timeline for a return. “Henry Blackburn is a good player who played a phenomenal game,” said Sanders, whose 19th-ranked Buffaloes (3-0) travel to No. “I’m saddened if there’s any of our fans, that’s on the other side of those threats," Sanders said. It was the most-watched late-night college football game ever on ESPN, the network said.

Persons: — Deion Sanders, Henry Blackburn, Colorado's, Travis Hunter, it’s, ” Blackburn, Hunter, Sanders, Blackburn, “ Henry Blackburn, ”, Travis, Jay Norvell, Norvell, “ I’m, that’s, Let’s, Blackburn's, You’ve, Shilo Sanders, “, ” Hunter, He’s, Shedeur Sanders, Dan Lanning, Deion Sanders, that's, Travis Hunter’s, ” Sanders, “ You've, That’s, they've, Anne M, Peterson Organizations: Colorado State, Rams, Buffaloes, Blackburn, Southern Cal, Colorado, ”, TCU, Nebraska, Arizona, ESPN, AP Locations: BOULDER, Colo, Colorado, Oregon, who’s, Boulder, ” Oregon

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections. Khadidah Stone, a plaintiff in the Alabama case, said the continuing opposition was “appalling” but “not surprising.” She noted that Alabama is where then-Gov. A similar dynamic is playing out in Florida, where Republicans are appealing a ruling favorable to Black voters to the Republican-majority state Supreme Court. But the continued pushback from Republican legislatures in control of redistricting means there is great uncertainty about whether –- or how soon -– new maps offering equal representation for Black voters will be drawn. Louisiana state Rep. Sam Jenkins Jr., a Democrat, said he is optimistic now that the matter is in the courts.

Persons: It's, “, ”, George Wallace, Shawn Donahue, ’ ” Donahue, general’s, Shelly Dick, Dick, Stuart Naifeh, Sam Jenkins Jr, Sen, Royce Duplessis, ” Duplessis, Ron DeSantis, Al Lawson, DeSantis, Angie Nixon, Nixon, ___ Gomez Licon, Kim Chandler, Kevin McGill Organizations: WASHINGTON, Black, Alabama Republicans, Republican, University of Alabama, State University of New, Republicans, U.S . House, U.S, Louisiana’s GOP, Circuit, NAACP Legal Defense, Educational Fund, Democrat, Gov, GOP, Florida Supreme, DeSantis, Democratic U.S . Rep, Democratic, Associated Press Locations: Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, State University of New York, Buffalo, Black, U.S, Orleans, Baton Rouge, Jacksonville, Miami, Montgomery , Alabama, New Orleans

CNN —UAW President Shawn Fain has become the X factor in the striking autoworkers’ pursuit of increased pay and benefits, injecting a level of chaos into negotiations that neither the automakers nor the White House predicted or quite know how to manage. The UAW on Friday struck at just three plants, one at each of the Big Three automakers. Nevertheless, the strike marks the first time in history the UAW has struck at all three automakers simultaneously. Fain told union members Thursday that the union’s strike strategy “will keep the companies guessing” and give union negotiators “maximum leverage” when they return to the bargaining table. Although Fain has at times praised Biden, he has also criticized the president for failing to do enough to help the autoworkers in their cause.

Persons: Shawn Fain, –, Fain, Jim Farley, Mary Barra, Stellantis, Joe Biden, Biden, Fain isn’t, ”, He’s, he’s, Curry, Wheaton, “, ” Wheaton Organizations: CNN, White, UAW, Big Three, Thursday, GM, National Labor Relations Board, Democratic, Chrysler, Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations Locations: Kokomo , Indiana, Indiana, Buffalo, Wheaton

☆ MSN readers are furious after an apparently AI-generated headline said 'Brandon Hunter useless at 42' after the former NBA player suddenly died
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

MSN readers called out the site for publishing a story they believe was written by AI. The story's headline describes the late NBA player Brandon Hunter as "useless." "Brandon Hunter useless at 42," the headline read. A former NBA player dies young, and AI writes this headline:"Brandon Hunter useless at 42"And check that prose:"Former NBA participant Brandon Hunter who beforehand performed for the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic, has handed away on the age of 42." https://t.co/xEvVVHo9DP pic.twitter.com/EiKlZEhluS — Joshua Benton (@jbenton) September 14, 2023It described Hunter as a "former NBA participant" who was "handed away on the age of 42."

Persons: Brandon Hunter, xEvVVHo9DP, EiKlZEhluS — Joshua Benton, Hunter, it's Organizations: NBA, Microsoft, Service, MSN, Boston Celtics, Orlando Magic, Twitter, Ottawa Food Bank, TMZ Locations: Wall, Silicon, @jbenton

☆ White House says Biden is focused on his job in the wake of his son’s indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Inside the White House, neither was an unexpected development. Biden had just arrived back to the White House from a five-day swing through Asia when McCarthy formalized his impeachment plans Tuesday. An element of the White House strategy is keeping Biden focused on his governing duties while discrediting House Republican investigators. White House officials have also steadfastly refused to weigh in, describing it was a family matter. The president and first lady have kept him close amid his legal proceedings, and Hunter has appeared at family events and White House functions.

Persons: Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, David Weiss, Kevin McCarthy, Biden, Weiss, McCarthy, Jake Sullivan, “, he’s, Sullivan, ” Sullivan, walling, –, I’ve, ”, Karine Jean, Pierre, “ I’m, Hunter, Jean Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, White, United Nations, UN, Assembly, New, Democratic Locations: Asia, New York, Ukraine, That’s, Northern Virginia

(Hunter Biden possessed the gun for about 11 days in 2018.) Lowell on Thursday said the earlier deal means the gun charges should not be allowed. In addition to the gun case, Weiss is still weighing whether to charge Hunter Biden with tax crimes. Count Two accuses Hunter Biden of lying to the federally licensed gun dealer in Wilmington where he bought the gun. Count Three accuses Hunter Biden of illegally possessing the gun while using drugs or being addicted to drugs, which is a federal crime.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Hunter Biden, David Weiss, It’s, Weiss, Hunter, Abbe Lowell, ” Lowell, MAGA Republicans ’, Hunter Biden “, Lowell, Biden, General Merrick Garland, –, ”, Count, Three, “, Jerry Smith, Ronald Reagan Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, Republicans, MAGA Republicans, Delaware, Prosecutors, Mr, 5th Circuit Locations: California, Washington, Delaware, Wilmington, New Orleans, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas

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