The following is a transcript of an interview with former Attorney General Eric Holder that aired Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to former Attorney General Eric Holder. He now heads up the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. And he has a book, “Our Unfinished …
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Elon Musk on Friday said Twitter has again suspended Kanye West’s account, following the rapper’s tweet of a symbol that included a swastika as well as an unflattering photo of the billionaire. Musk, who bought Twitter in October, tweeted on Friday, “I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated …
Read More »Judge rejects Trump’s “absolute immunity” claim in suit stemming from 2020 election
Washington — A federal judge in Washington rejected former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity in a civil lawsuit involving his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The opinion issued Monday from U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan stemmed from a suit filed by the Michigan …
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Human remains found last week in a Georgia landfill were those of missing 20-month-old Quinton Simon, the FBI said Monday. The human remains found in the Superior Landfill in Savannah, Georgia, on Nov. 18, were confirmed through DNA analysis to be from Simon, who was reported missing Oct. 5 in …
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Irene Cara, known for singing the title tracks to “Fame” and “Flashdance,” has died, her publicist announced on Saturday. Cara, a New York native, was 63. “It is with profound sadness that on behalf of her family I announce the passing of Irene Cara,” read the statement on Cara’s Twitter …
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Data from a laptop that the lawyer for a Delaware computer repair shop owner says was left by Hunter Biden in 2019 – and which the shop owner later provided to the FBI under subpoena – shows no evidence of tampering or fabrication, according to an independent review commissioned by …
Read More »Sabrina Caldwell’s story: Was a young girl adopted from Russia capable of murder?
This story originally aired on Dec. 4, 2021. More than two decades ago, “48 Hours” contributor Troy Roberts reported on the heart-wrenching story of a 9-year-old Russian girl who was adopted by an American couple. They called the little girl Caralee, and their lives together started with promise. But a …
Read More »Tom Ford just sold his fashion brand to Estée Lauder. That likely makes him a billionaire.
Estée Lauder announced this week it is acquiring Tom Ford’s eponymous fashion company— likely making the designer a billionaire. The cosmetics company, which owns several other brands like MAC and Clinique, said it bought the brand in a deal valued at $2.8 billion and finalized this week. As part of …
Read More »Robbery suspect and clerk fatally shoot each other in Chicago grocery store
A robbery suspect and a grocery clerk fatally shot each other during an attempted holdup in a store in Chicago, authorities said. The shootings Friday evening inside the El Barakah Supermarket in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood killed would-be robber Nicholas Williams, 24, and 63-year-old clerk Ali Hassan of Berwyn, the …
Read More »Biden administration halts student loan relief applications after Texas ruling
The Biden administration has stopped taking applications for its student debt forgiveness program, citing a Thursday ruling from a federal judge in Texas that declared the program “unlawful.” On Friday, the Department of Education’s student debt relief website displayed a message informing borrowers that “student loan debt relief is blocked.” It added, …
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