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Former cybersecurity chief Christopher Krebs says he was defamed by the Trump campaign and attorney Joseph diGenova.

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  • Politics

Former Cybersecurity Chief Sues Trump Campaign and Others, Charging Defamation

Christopher Krebs argues critics' public statements amounted to calling him a "traitor" for stating the 2020 presidential election was "the most secure in American history."

December 08, 2020
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  • Brian Naylor
This undated photo provided by family attorney Sean Walton shows Casey Goodson. The fatal shooting of 23-year-old Goodson by an Ohio sheriff's deputy on Friday, is now under investigation.

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  • National

Federal Investigators Join Probe Into Casey Goodson Shooting Death

The U.S. Justice Department said it is investigating whether Goodson, a 23-year-old Black man, had his civil rights violated when he was shot and killed by law enforcement Dec. 4.

December 08, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
On Tuesday, New Zealand's Royal Commission of Inquiry released its report in relation to the March 2019 attack on two Christchurch mosques. The attacks by an Australian white supremacist killed 51 people and wounded dozens of others.

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  • World

New Zealand Finds Intelligence Lapses Leading To Last Year's Mosque Attacks

A Royal Commission report criticizes the country's lax gun laws, lackluster counterterrorism efforts, "fragile" intelligence agencies and ineffective leadership leading up to the attack.

December 08, 2020
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Police tape marks a corner of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus last May after protests over the death of George Floyd. Columbus police are investigating the shooting death of a Black man last week by a Franklin County sheriff's deputy.

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  • National

Police In Ohio Say Slain Black Man Brandished A Gun; Family Says He Held A Sandwich

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said a deputy shot and killed 23-year-old Casey Goodson on Friday. Law enforcement recovered a gun. His family's attorneys say he was licensed to carry a firearm.

December 08, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
A federal judge in Washington has fully blocked the prohibitions the Trump administration sought to enact against the hugely popular video-sharing app.

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  • Technology

U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, The 2nd Court To Fully Block The Action

A federal judge in Washington found that the administration's proposed ban was "arbitrary and capricious" and the president overstepped his authority in using emergency economic powers.

December 08, 2020
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  • Bobby Allyn
Saemy Rosenberg and his wife, Lisellotte, are seen with an unnamed man. Saemy Rosenberg was forced to sell his priceless art collection to the Nazis. Now, his grandson wants the Supreme Court to intervene.

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  • Law

Looted Nazi Art Again Before Supreme Court

In 2004 it was the famous "Woman In Gold" painting by Gustav Klimt. Now it is the Guelph Treasure. Both were owned by Jews and expropriated by the Nazis.

December 07, 2020
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  • Nina Totenberg
Supporters of President Trump attend pro-Trump marches outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 14. The Trump team was dealt several losses in multiple courts Friday.

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  • Politics

Trump's Legal Losses Come Fast And Furious

The Trump campaign and allied Republicans had sought to overturn results in six states. "We don't need courts," Rudy Giuliani told Fox News, arguing state lawmakers can just declare Trump the winner.

December 06, 2020
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  • Matthew S. Schwartz
President Trump commuted the sentence of and later pardoned Alice Marie Johnson, who had received a life term in a drug case.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The Truth About Pardons

The history of presidential pardons is often surprising — and revealing.

December 06, 2020
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  • Scott Simon
People demonstrate in June in Los Angeles in favor of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Immigrant rights advocates hailed a Friday court ruling allowing new applications as a "huge victory for people who have been waiting to apply for DACA for the first time."

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  • Law

Judge Orders Trump Administration To Restore DACA As It Existed Under Obama

Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis instructed the Department of Homeland Security to begin accepting new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as soon as Monday.

December 05, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Ohio House Passes Bill Requiring Fetal Abortion Remains To Be Buried Or Cremated

The bill is "nothing more than legislative harassment," ACLU of Ohio lobbyist Gary Daniels said in his testimony against the legislation.

December 04, 2020
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  • Bill Chappell
Federal lawmakers introduced an joint resolution that seeks "to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime" under the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

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  • Law

Democrats Push 'Abolition Amendment' To Fully Erase Slavery From U.S. Constitution

Congressional Democrats seek to remove the "punishment" clause from the 13th Amendment which allows members of prison populations to be used as cheap and free labor.

December 04, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Baratunde Thurston: How To Citizen

This year's election saw historic voter turnout. But in a divided democracy, how else can we commit to our civic duties? This hour, Baratunde Thurston joins Manoush with ideas on how to citizen.

December 04, 2020
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  • NPR/TED STAFF
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Houston Police Rescue 26 From Alleged Human Smuggling Operation

Officers discovered 25 men and one woman inside a boarded-up house in the Houston suburbs. Many said they were being held against their will and had been there for up to a week.

December 04, 2020
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
The thumbs-up Like logo on a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. The Justice Dept. is suing the company for allegedly discriminating against U.S. workers in favor of temporary visa holders.

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  • Law

Facebook Sued By Justice Dept. For Allegedly Discriminating Against U.S. Workers

The U.S. Department of Justice alleged Facebook reserved more than 2,600 jobs over almost two years specifically for temporary visa holders it intended to sponsor for permanent residency.

December 03, 2020
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  • Dustin Jones
President Trump listens during a ceremony Thursday to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former college football coach Lou Holtz in the Oval Office.

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  • Politics

In His Final Weeks, Trump Could Dole Out Many Pardons To Friends, Allies

The president could shield his allies from some prosecution. Critics say Trump is trying to help cronies — and maybe himself — escape accountability.

December 03, 2020
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  • Ryan Lucas
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