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Jordan’s state news agency says at least two former senior palace officials “and others” have been arrested for “security reasons.” The Petra news agency denied reports that Prince Hamzah, the half-brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah II, had been detained or

Corporate America is wading into the voting rights brawl. Here’s why.  NBC News U.S. companies face boycott threats, mounting pressure to take sides in America’s voting rights battle  CNBC ‘Woke Corporate Hypocrites’: Delta, Coca-Cola Face GOP Backlash for Knocking Georgia Voting Law  Newsweek

Online donors were guided into weekly recurring contributions. Demands for refunds spiked. Complaints to banks and credit card companies soared. But the money helped keep Donald Trump’s struggling campaign afloat.

18 pharaohs, including Ramses II, and four other royals transported on trucks to new museum in event meant to showcase country’s rich history, spur tourism

Trump campaign reportedly duped supporters into giving recurring donations  Business Insider How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations  The New York Times Trump ‘money bomb’ scheme raised millions from unwitting donors – report  The Guardian Trump rages over election coverage: ‘Other than that,

Fallen US Capitol Police officer remembered as highly-regarded, ‘wonderful guy’: report  Fox News Police officer and suspect dead after latest Capitol attack  CBS News Capitol Police officer killed, another injured after suspect rams car into police barrier outside building  CNN Mass. delegation reacts

‘A 10ft pole is not long enough’: Matt Gaetz isolated in sex-trafficking scandal  The Guardian These Text Messages Pointed the Feds to Matt Gaetz The Daily Beast today  The Daily Beast Text messages that allegedly sparked fed probe into Matt Gaetz emerge  New

Shaped by Black Lives Matter, Gen Z watches Chauvin trial with cynicism and urgency: ‘What’s next?’  The Washington Post Gregg Jarrett: Key witness offers proof of murder and manslaughter in Day 5 of Chauvin trial  Fox News Coates: Detective gives damning testimony

Mass shooting leaves three dead, four injured at Wilmington house party  New York Post 7 shot, 3 killed in mass shooting at Wilmington house party, police say  CBS 17 3 people killed and 4 injured in a house party shooting in Wilmington,

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