Appeals Judges Question Trump Immunity From Prosecution
In Washington, a three judge federal appeals panel expressed skepticism that Donald Trump is immune from criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. They questioned jurisdiction and urged focus on procedural grounds while Trump attended in person, seeking to delay trial beyond March. The case could reach the Supreme Court, with implications for presidential immunity and the November election timeline.
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Donald Trump
Federal Appeals Court
Joe Biden
Trump
Karen LeCraft Henderson
George H.W. Bush
White House
U.S. Supreme Court
Jack Smith
Iowa
Austin Prostate Cancer Surgery Shrouded in Secrecy
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer and underwent surgery at Walter Reed. He developed a urinary infection a week after the operation, and his hospitalization lasted eight days. President Biden learned of the diagnosis only Tuesday, drawing scrutiny over administration transparency.
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Lloyd Austin
Austin
Joe Biden
White House
John Kirby
National Security Council
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Biden
Defense Department
Winter storm wallops the U S with tornado warnings
A sprawling winter storm hit the South causing roofs to blow off and mobile homes to be tossed. Tornadoes were reported near Cottonwood Alabama as 81 year old Charlotte Paschal died. In Georgia and Florida, power outages surpassed 200000. A Midwest snowstorm could dump up to 12 inches across several states from Colorado to Michigan.
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Midwest
Florida Panhandle
Alabama
Georgia
National Weather Service
Cottonwood
Ala
Charlotte Paschal
Houston County
Clayton County
Atlanta
Jonesboro
Panama City
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Colorado
Michigan
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Bob Cravec
College Park
Bay County Sheriff's Office
Panama City Beach
Fla
Bay County Sheriffs Office
NASA delays push moon landing to 2026 amid safety reviews
NASA announced further delays to its Artemis program with crewed lunar flights now postponed to September 2025 and the first human moon landing moved to September 2026. The agency cites safety and technical hurdles as it leans on private partners including Astrobotic and SpaceX to enable the mission.
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Fla
NASA
Space Agency
Bill Nelson
Artemis
Pittsburgh
Astrobotic
Technology
Houston
Spacex
Lunar
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Earth
Government Accountability Office
Elon Musk
Blinken urges peace plan for Israel amid Gaza crisis
U S Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel to work with moderate Palestinians and neighboring states on a postwar Gaza framework with a pathway to a Palestinian state, while Washington backs reviving the peace process amid ongoing war and regional tensions. Senate and House appropriators push a short term funding bill to finish fiscal 2024 measures, with leaders Murray and Granger negotiating allocations to meet Friday target. Firefighters in Fort Worth combed through the Sandman Signature Hotel rubble after a massive explosion injured 21 people, with responders still scanning for victims and locating trapped individuals.
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U.S
Antony Blinken
Gaza
Hamas
Washington
Benjamin Netanyahu
Lebanon
Hezbollah
Senate Appropriations
Patty Murray
House Appropriations
Kay Granger
Texas
Fort Worth
Sandman Signature Hotel
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