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Fulton County DA Fani Willis subpoenaed over ethics violation accusations – Axios

Fulton County DA Fani Willis subpoenaed over ethics violation accusations  Axios Exclusive: Embattled Georgia prosecutor Willis will not recuse from Trump election case amid affair allegations, sources say  CNN Fulton DA Fani Willis, Nathan Wade subpoenaed to testify at Feb. 15 hearing  

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Israel and Lebanon are prepping for war, but neither wants the conflict many fear is inevitable

Israel and Hezbollah each have lessons from their last war, in 2006. The monthlong conflict ended in a draw.

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Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection – The Associated Press

Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection  The Associated Press Oregon Supreme Court stops 10 GOP lawmakers from running for re-election, siding with Democrat’s ballot ban  Fox News Oregon Supreme Court rules that

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Bob Beamon’s ‘jump of the century’ Olympic gold sells for $441,000

“It’s time for me to pass it on,” the 77-year-old told AFP, ahead of the award’s auction by Christie’s on Thursday in New York. Beamon’s historic leap — technically at 8.9 meters, or 29 feet and 2 1/4 inches —

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Reaching hostages and prisoners, through Israeli and Palestinian radio

An Israeli radio station is broadcasting messages and songs to hostages in Gaza, and a Palestinian station in the West Bank is broadcasting families’ messages to relatives recently jailed in Israel. (Image credit: Maya Levin for NPR)

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Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb brands Alina Habba a ‘loser’ after E. Jean Carroll verdict – The Hill

Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb brands Alina Habba a ‘loser’ after E. Jean Carroll verdict  The Hill

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California braces for heavy rain and flooding from back-to-back ‘pineapple express’ storms – NBC News

California braces for heavy rain and flooding from back-to-back ‘pineapple express’ storms  NBC News California drenched as atmospheric river tears across the state  The Guardian US When the Storm Online Is Worse Than the One Outside  The New York Times Pineapple Express flooding

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Marjorie Taylor Greene files to censure Ilhan Omar — but wants votes to ‘deport’ her

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) announced a resolution to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) — but she insists that measure doesn’t go far enough. “Today, I introduced a censure resolution against Ilhan Omar, and the reason why I did that,

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France’s 2 key farmers unions suspend protests after new offers from the government

Farmers have blocked highways for days across the country to denounce low wages, heavy regulation and unfair competition from abroad. The unions said the new measures represented “tangible progress.” (Image credit: Christophe Ena/AP)

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