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Last-Minute Settlement Talks Halt Prince Harry’s Trial Against Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids
The case, which would represent the last major legal reckoning for victims and perpetrators of Britain’s phone hacking scandal, was adjourned until Wednesday.The New York Times - 13h -
Trump issues sweeping pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 rioters
President Donald Trump issued a sweeping series of pardons for defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.ABC News - 19h -
Trump Commutes Sentence of Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers Founder
The move, in effect, validated the far-right leader’s defiant claim that his criminal prosecution was a kind of political persecution.The New York Times - 1d -
Biden grants last-minute pardons to family and Trump critics
Before leaving office, President Biden issued a series of pardons to people who could be targeted with President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House, including members of his family, Dr. ...CBS News - 1d -
CNN's John King: Biden's last-minute pardons of family 'unseemly'
CNN’s John King criticized former President Biden’s last-minute pardons of his family members on his way out of the White House as “unseemly” in remarks Monday. In voiceover commentary on CNN, the ...The Hill - 1d -
Biden sparks outrage with last-minute commutation of man who killed FBI agents
President Joe Biden has sparked outrage after commuting the sentence of Leonard Peltier in a last-minute move before leaving office Monday.ABC News - 1d -
Biden’s last-minute pardons draw ire from both sides of political divide
Family members, Gen Mark Milley, Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney and January 6 committee members pardoned. Donald Trump inauguration – live updates Former president Joe Biden ’s last-minute ...The Guardian - 1d -
Biden commutes sentence for Leonard Peltier
With just moments left before he leaves office, President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents and is ...CBS News - 1d -
Biden commutes sentence of Native American activist Leonard Peltier
President Biden on Monday commuted the life sentence of activist Leonard Peltier, who was controversially convicted of murdering two FBI agents, within the final hour of his presidency. "The ...The Hill - 1d -
Liz Cheney responds to last-minute pardon from Joe Biden
Former Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson, who were both on the House committee investigating the attack on Jan. 6, release a statement following pardons from Joe Biden in the last hours of ...NBC News - 1d -
Trump responds to Biden’s last-minute pardons: ‘Disgraceful’
Donald Trump responds to the pardons Joe Biden issued in the last hours of his presidency in a text message to NBC’s Kristen Welker. “It is disgraceful. Many are guilty of major crimes,” he wrote.NBC News - 1d -
Gaza Cease-Fire Hit by Last-Minute Delay
Hamas has yet to hand over a list of hostages to be released under the deal, meaning the scheduled truce hasn’t gone into force. Israel said it would continue its attacks in the meantime.The Wall Street Journal - 2d -
The Blue Jays' last-minute attempt to woo Roki Sasaki was reportedly as ill-advised as it seemed
The Blue Jays paid $11 million for a replacement-level player because they thought it would help them get Roki Sasaki.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
National Guardsmen 'confident' about inauguration plans despite last-minute changes
Nearly 8,000 National Guard members from 40 states have come to the nation's capital for security ahead of the inauguration on Monday.ABC News - 3d -
Last-Minute Gaza Negotiations Indicate Tough Road Ahead
Israel and Hamas have yet to agree on a host of issues, deferring them to later stages of the multiphase cease-fire deal.The Wall Street Journal - 3d -
Biden seeks last minute appeal of court ruling on fluoride in water
A federal court had ordered the Biden administration to take action over fluoride's potential health risks at higher levels.CBS News - 4d -
Biden to Commute Drug Offender Sentences
The action, aimed at inmates who received harsher sentences based on old disparities in drug laws, is the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by a U.S. president.The New York Times - 4d -
TikTok Makes Last-Minute Push as Supreme Court Is Poised to Rule on Ban
With the court signaling it will release a decision on Friday, lobbyists for the app pushed lawmakers to shift course.The New York Times - 4d -
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Gazans anxiously await ceasefire, fearing last-minute catastrophes
Civilians in Gaza nervously await a ceasefire after 15 relentless months of war.BBC News - 4d -
Biden sets presidential pardons, commutations record with alost 2,500 more
President Biden says he's commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. That gives him the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations ...CBS News - 4d -
Joe Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
Total number of pardons and commutations issued by US president is now higher than any of his predecessors. Joe Biden , who leaves office next week, announced on Friday he was commuting the ...The Guardian - 4d -
Biden sets pardons and commutations record with new clemency for nonviolent drug offenders
The president said that with Friday's action he has "now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history."NBC News - 4d -
Biden commutes the sentences of nearly 2,500 non-violent drug offenders
President Biden on Friday announced he would commute the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses as one of his last major moves just days before leaving office. ...The Hill - 4d -
Gaza ceasefire negotiations hit last-minute snag, delaying anticipated deal to pause war
Negotiations between Israel and Hamas hit a last-minute snag, delaying the expected announcement of a ceasefire agreement to pause the devastating 15-month war in the Gaza StripABC News - 6d -
FDA Moves Forward With Last-Minute Push to Cut Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
In the final days of the Biden administration, the F.D.A. is moving ahead with a proposal to require companies to produce a less addictive product for traditional smokers.The New York Times - 6d -
Cannon denies last-minute Trump bid to block Smith’s Jan. 6 report
U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon denied an eleventh hour bid from President-elect Trump to block the release of the volume special counsel Jack Smith’s report dealing with election ...The Hill - Jan. 14 -
The Fires | Sunday on 60 Minutes
From the air and on the ground, 60 Minutes surveys the catastrophic wildfires around Los Angeles. Sunday.CBS News - Jan. 12 -
Jeju Air ‘black box’ data missing from last 4 minutes before crash, South Korea ministry says
The flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air jet that crashed on Dec. 29 stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a concrete structure at South Korea’s Muan ...NBC News - Jan. 11 -
100,000 Flee Los Angeles Wildfires, and Trump’s Last-Minute Supreme Court Ask
Plus, don’t eat your Christmas tree.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
‘How long can I stay?’ Families tell of last-minute escape from California wildfire
By the time Jon Oei’'s family drove toward the ocean, it was dark and the power was out: ‘There were no lights, and everything was on fire’. Live coverage: Pacific Palisades fire doubles in ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
When the blizzard hits, why are we still commuting?
As Winter Storm Blair wreaks havoc across the U.S., the lack of leadership in promoting remote work is frustrating and could have saved lives, reduced economic disruption and maintained normalcy.The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Two death row inmates reject Joe Biden’s commutations
The men are seeking to block the commutations, saying they would disadvantage their ongoing legal appeals. Two of the 37 federal prisoners whose death sentences were commuted to life in prison ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Two death row inmates reject Biden's commutation of their life sentences
Two federal prisoners who are among 37 inmates whose death sentences were commuted last month by Biden say they are refusing to accept his clemency actionNBC News - Jan. 6 -
Telemedicine for Seniors Gets a Last-Minute Reprieve
Some older Americans have come to depend on virtual consultations with doctors, covered by Medicare. To keep that option in the future, Congress will have to act quickly.The New York Times - Jan. 5 -
My mother is giving my son $100K for a down payment. Can she wait until the last minute to put the money in his account?
“She really doesn’t want to send it to them until they’re ready to make the purchase.”MarketWatch - Jan. 5 -
Oilers Announce Last Minute Lineup Changes
The Edmonton Oilers made a surprise change right before playing the Seattle Kraken.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 5 -
Trump called 2 last-minute GOP ‘yes’ votes ahead of Johnson's victory
President-elect Trump called two of the final Republican holdouts before they switched their votes in support of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), sources told The Hill, underscoring the incoming ...The Hill - Jan. 3
