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Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. The commutations announced Thursday are for people who have served out home confinement sentences for at least one year after they were released. Biden said he would be taking more steps in the weeks ahead and would continue to review clemency petitions.
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Trump, GOP expected to undo Biden’s divisive nursing home rule
Republicans are expected to rescind the Biden administration’s contentious nursing home staffing rule before it is set to take effect. The move would come as a relief for the nursing home industry, which has argued the mandate doesn’t appropriately address current workforce challenges. But consumer advocates and public health experts who have fought to protect…
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Schumer says Senate will vote on Social Security changes
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday he’s “doing everything” he can to try to pass legislation that would enact some Social Security before Congress ushers in a new class next month. Schumer said at a rally the Senate “is going to take action on the Social Security,” telling union members, “you’re going to…
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Secretly recorded videos are backbone of corruption trial for longest-serving legislative leader
Hours of secretly recorded videos and phone calls have offered a rare glimpse into how the longest-serving legislative leader in American history operated behind closed doors. As the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan stretches into its third month, testimony has covered his multiple alleged schemes, from kickbacks involving the state’s largest utility company to Chinatown developments benefiting his private tax firm. Jurors have heard from a congresswoman, forme
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Maryland restaurant manager arrested for fraudulently using customer's credit card
A former restaurant manager has been charged after fraudulently using a customer’s credit card during her employment at Silo Falls Restaurant in Brookeville, Maryland.
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The Stock Market Is Doing Something It Has Done Only 2 Times Since 1985, and History Is Clear About What Happens Next
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is widely regarded as the best gauge for the entire U.S. stock market. In November, a Conference Board survey found that 56.4% of U.S. consumers expect the stock market to rise over the next year, the highest reading on record. Indeed, the S&P 500 recently attained a valuation only seen during two other periods since 1985, and the benchmark index eventually crashed after both incidents.
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Man who jumped a desk to attack a Nevada judge in the courtroom is sentenced
A man who was captured on video attacking a judge in a Las Vegas courtroom after vaulting over her bench and desk has been sentenced to decades in prison. Deobra Redden was ordered on Tuesday to serve between 26 and 65 years in a Nevada prison for the attack on Clark County District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus, KLAS-TV in Las Vegas reported. Redden, 31, pleaded guilty but mentally ill in September to attempted murder and other charges, ending his trial shortly after Holthus had testified that
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