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Biden commutes sentences for 1,500, pardons 39 convicted of non-violent crimes
The White House hinted that this isn't the last of Biden's pardons during his final months in office.ABC News - 8m -
5 things to know about Biden’s 1,500 clemencies, pardons
President Biden pardoned 39 people and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others on Thursday, a sweeping move that comes after pressure from criminal justice advocates over the surprise pardon ...The Hill - 1h -
Behind Biden's historic pardons, sentences commuted
President Biden announced almost 1,500 people would get their sentences commuted and 39 Americans would be pardoned for nonviolent crimes. CBS News' Willie James Inman reports.CBS News - 2h -
Biden Commutes the Sentences of Nearly 1,500 Americans, a Record for One Day
Most of those being granted clemency had been placed in home confinement during the pandemic. Some Republicans have tried to push legislation that would have forced those people to return to prison.The New York Times - 3h -
Joe Biden grants clemency to almost 1,500 people
Move comes less than two weeks after US president pardoned his son HunterFinancial Times - 7h -
Biden commutes about 1,500 sentences, most ever in single day
"These actions represent the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history," the White House said.CBS News - 4h -
Biden unveils biggest single-day act of clemency in history, commuting sentences for nearly 1,500
President Biden on Thursday unveiled the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history, commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoning dozens of others, according to the White ...CBS News - 4h -
Biden commutes 1,500 sentences in largest single-day act of clemency
President also pardons 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes and plans to wield clemency power again. US politics – live updates Joe Biden has carried out the largest act of presidential ...The Guardian - 6h -
Biden commutes 1,500 sentences and announces presidential pardons
The White House says it is the highest number of presidential acts of clemency in a single day.BBC News - 7h -
Serbia sentences man to 20 years in prison for one of 2 mass shootings that shook nation last May
A Serbian court has convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison a man who gunned down nine people and wounded 12 in a shooting last year that was one of two mass killings which shook the Balkan ...ABC News - 7h -
Biden commutes almost 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people, setting single-day record
President Biden announced pardons for 39 people and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others Thursday, setting a new daily record for clemency with a focus on those who were under home ...The Hill - 8h -
Biden to commute sentences of 1,500, in the biggest single-day act of clemency
President Joe Biden will commute the sentences of almost 1,500 offenders and pardon 39 others, in what the White House said early Thursday was the biggest number of commutations and clemencies ...NBC News - 8h -
The Jets and Giants are 5-21, what's next for the floundering franchises?
The combined record of 5-21 has the two organizations on pace for the worst record ever for the NYC area in one season.ESPN - 8h -
Biden commutes 1,500 sentences, pardons 39 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 pardoning 39 Americans ...ABC News - 9h -
Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths
For the first time, the annual report delved into race and ethnic data of those who underwent assisted dying.BBC News - 16h -
Humpback whale makes one of the longest migrations ever recorded
A humpback whale crossed multiple oceans for a massive migration that covered more than 8,000 miles, according to a new study.CBS News - 23h -
Australia beat India by 83 runs: third women’s cricket ODI – as it happened
Annabel Sutherland’s love affair with the Waca continued as Australia wrapped up an 83-run victory and 3-0 series clean sweep against India. 1st over: Australia 10-0 (Litchfield 1, Voll 9) India ...The Guardian - 1d -
Biden designates national monument at site of notorious Native American boarding school
President Biden on Monday formally designated the former site of a notorious boarding school for Native American children as a national monument, issuing a formal apology for the practice of ...The Hill - 2d -
Donald Trump promises to pardon January 6 rioters on ‘day one’
President-elect says he will ‘act quickly’, claiming convicted Capitol rioters had been put through a ‘very nasty system’. In his first sit-down television news interview since winning a second ...The Guardian - 4d -
'He should save this' - Onana 'had one of those days' against Forest
Match of the Day pundit Shay Given analyses Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana's "poor" performance against Nottingham Forest.BBC News - 4d -
Carville calls Biden 'most tragic figure in modern American politics'
Democratic strategist James Carville called President Biden the “most tragic figure in modern American politics," criticizing the president for his decision to wait until so close to Election Day ...The Hill - 6d -
Australia v India: second men’s Test, day one – as it happened
Mitchell Starc took career-best figures of 6 for 48 as Australia rolled India for 180 on the first day in Adelaide. We’re underway…. The anthems, then the commencement bell is rung by Tim May. A ...The Guardian - 6d -
Biden heading back to U.S. from Angola after highlighting American investments
President Biden has wrapped up his historic trip to Angola after touring a port on Wednesday where the U.S. has invested billions. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more.CBS News - Dec. 4 -
Florida woman who led a nearly $200 million Ponzi scheme sentenced to 20 years in prison
Federal prosecutors said Florida resident Johanna Garcia led a Ponzi scheme that raised nearly $200 million and lost investors nearly $90 million.CNBC - Dec. 4 -
Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows
New research shows that nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021ABC News - Dec. 3 -
Driver begs for forgiveness amid 25-year sentence for DUI crash that killed bride on wedding day
A South Carolina judge on Monday handed down a 25-year sentence to the drunk driver who hit and killed a bride on her wedding night in 2023. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry has more on the ...CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Vietnam court may commute tycoon's death sentences if she repays $11 billion
A court in Vietnam has upheld the death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan but said it could be commuted to life if she reimburses some $11 billionABC News - Dec. 3 -
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Woman sentenced to 25 years for DUI crash that killed bride on wedding day
A South Carolina woman will spend 25 years in prison for a drunken crash that killed a bride on her wedding day in April 2023. Jamie Lee Komoroski pleaded guilty to several charges, including ...CBS News - Dec. 2
