Matt Gaetz withdraws bid to be attorney general in incoming Trump administration
• Nov 21, 2024, 8:13 PM
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Former Republican representative Matt Gaetz on Thursday withdrew his bid to serve as attorney general in President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration after a week of fierce criticism. In addition to his lack of legal experience, Gaetz has previously been investigated by the FBI on sex trafficking allegations and has been facing an ethics committee probe into accusations of sexual misconduct.
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Special counsel moves to drop federal cases against Trump
• 8:10 PM
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Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday moved to dismiss the federal cases against US President-elect Donald Trump -- including one for election subversion -- citing an official policy of not prosecuting a sitting president. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson repor
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US prosecutor drops election subversion, classified documents cases against Trump
• 7:01 PM
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Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday moved to drop the federal election subversion and the mishandling of classified documents cases against President-elect Donald Trump. In his filings Smith said the cases should be dropped because of the long-standing
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Number of children recruited by violent gangs in Haiti up 70%, says UNICEF
• 5:06 AM
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With violence surging across Haiti, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that almost half of the gangs which control the vast majority of the capital are made up of children, and the recruitment of children has seen a 70% increase o
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Leftist candidate Orsi wins Uruguay's presidential election
• 12:53 AM
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Former history teacher Yamandu Orsi of the Frente Amplio leftist alliance defeated conservative Alvaro Delgado of the National Party, part of the ruling Republican Coalition, in Uruguay's presidential election on Sunday. The Orsi victory sees Uruguay shi
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