By MARY CLARE JALONICK, FARNOUSH AMIRI, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Cassidy Hutchinson, a key aide in Donald Trump’s White House, told the House committee investigating the violent Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection on Tuesday that Trump was informed that the supporters he addressed that morning had weapons but he told…
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By NOMAAN MERCHANT and ERIC TUCKER | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two years after completing a White House summer internship, Cassidy Hutchinson was in the room was in the room where the president’s top aides debated how they could overturn his election loss. Hutchinson, 25, who served as a top aide to Mark Meadows, chief…
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The restaurant industry in California has been my life ever since my father immigrated here 31 years ago and saved every penny to open his first Burger King franchise in Santa Ana. Since then, we’ve worked hard to grow our family business to 21 locations, providing opportunities for our 500 employees. Our story is the…
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By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER | Associated Press NEW YORK — Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. The stiff sentence was the punctuation mark on a trial that explored…
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By Jill Lawless and Joseph Wilson | Associated Press MADRID — Turkey agreed Tuesday to lift its opposition to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, a breakthrough in an impasse clouding a leaders’ summit in Madrid amid Europe’s worst security crisis in decades triggered by the war in Ukraine. After urgent top-level talks, alliance Secretary General…
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Douglas Costa’s first season in Major League Soccer hasn’t gone according to plan. Not for him, not for the Galaxy. Costa has appeared in 12 games, playing 733 minutes with just two goals, and hasn’t been on the field since May 22. Now, as the club returns to action Wednesday night against Minnesota United FC,…
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By Matt Robinson | Bloomberg Ernst & Young LLP admitted that dozens of its audit personnel cheated on the ethics portion of the Certified Public Accountant exam and that the firm misled US regulators probing the misconduct, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC announced on Tuesday that EY would pay a $100…
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It’s a beach bash to celebrate the California coastal lifestyle. Pier 360 at the Santa Monica Pier brought a buffet of beach fun under the sun over the weekend, a summer kickoff festival that put a spotlight on the sand and sea. New this year was the first stop for the Association of Paddlesurf Professionals…
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He was the boy king who became arguably the most famous Egyptian pharaoh of all time. And because he’s still pretty popular more than 3,000 years after his death, a new exhibition that takes people on a digital tour of his life will open sooner than expected. Tickets go on sale June 28 for “Beyond…
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The last time the Miami Heat turned to the NBA draft for an international prospect without collegiate experience it turned into a multidimensional disappointment. It also was the only previous time the Heat exited the draft with an international prospect without collegiate experience until last week’s selection of Serbian Nikola Jovic with the No. 27…
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