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Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper who gained mainstream fame through the trap singles “Type of Way” and “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” has died. He was 33. Quan, whose legal name is Dequantes Devontay Lamar, died at an Atlanta hospital, the Fulton County Medical Examiner confirmed to The Associated Press. The medical examiner was informed
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Hunter Biden pleads guilty to all counts in tax evasion case – CBS News Watch CBS News Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, pleaded guilty Thursday afternoon to all nine counts in his federal tax evasion case in California on what was supposed to be the first day of his trial. The surprise move
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Los Angeles — Hunter Biden offered a surprise guilty plea in his tax evasion case on Thursday, capping a whirlwind day in court in Los Angeles, where jury selection in his trial was set to begin. The president’s son entered an open plea — an offer to plead guilty and allow a judge to sentence him — on Thursday
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Washington — The federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s case over the aftermath of the 2020 election laid out the schedule for next steps in the prosecution following the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump enjoys immunity for “official acts” he took while in the White House. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued an order
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With its problematic mission finally winding down, Boeing’s Starliner capsule was rigged for re-entry and its hatch closed Thursday, setting the stage for undocking and an unpiloted return to Earth overnight Friday in the final chapter of a disappointing test flight. Ninety-two days after launching aboard the Starliner — a mission originally expected to last
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A fresh round of attack ads against Democratic U.S. Senate candidates is hitting the airwaves in several competitive races, designed to raise doubts about their support for one of President Biden’s top legislative accomplishments. AFP Action, one of the largest pro-GOP super PACs supporting congressional candidates, is launching a $10 million television and digital ad
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Two loggers have been killed by bow and arrow after allegedly encroaching on the land of the uncontacted Mashco Piro Indigenous tribe deep in Peru’s Amazon, according to a rights group. The group, known as FENAMAD, defends the rights of Peru’s Indigenous peoples. It says tensions between loggers and Indigenous tribes are on the rise
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Mayor Adams reacts to federal raid on NYPD commissioner, other officials’ homes Mayor Adams reacts to federal raid on NYPD commissioner, other officials’ homes 02:57 NEW YORK — The homes of at least four top officials in Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, including that of Police Commissioner Edward Caban, were raided by authorities Wednesday, sources told
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Washington — Federal prosecutors unveiled new charges against members of Russia’s military intelligence service on Thursday, alleging they engaged in “destructive” computer attacks that targeted civilian computer systems in Ukraine and around the world. Prosecutors announced a superseding indictment against five members of the Russian GRU and one civilian for their campaign to hack the
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Johannesburg — The Democratic Republic of Congo, at the epicenter of a global health emergency declared over a still-growing mpox outbreak, received a first delivery of 99,000 vaccines for the virus Thursday, with a second delivery of 101,000 expected Saturday, the head of the World Health Organization said. Congolese health officials tell CBS News they
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