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Supreme Court justices dance around question of whether Trump could pardon himself if he wins reelection

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 16:11

Tech Insider : Politics

Donald Trump speaks outside the courtroom where his New York civil fraud trial took place, wearing a blue suit and tie. — Former President Donald Trump.
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Trump's lawyer says presidents could get away with crimes if they aren't discovered until after they leave office

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 15:32

Tech Insider : Politics

Then-President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse on January 6, 2021. — Then-President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at the Ellipse in Washington, DC.
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Supreme Court might not give Trump sweeping immunity — but it's likely to give him the one victory he wants

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 15:18

Tech Insider : Politics

trump smile — Former President Donald Trump.
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The US is under pressure to lead the way in reducing plastic pollution — but it keeps making more of it

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 14:40

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy

A waste worker in Srinagar, India sorts and collects plastic for recycling.
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Sustainability, economy, politics, plastic-pollution, waste, Recycling, climate-crisis

Trump lawyer tells SCOTUS that president could have immunity after ordering military to assassinate a political rival

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 14:18

Tech Insider : Politics

Trump behind bars — Trump's lawyer is arguing immunity in front of the Supreme Court.
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Legal experts say the TikTok divest-or-ban bill could stand up in court despite being a free-speech disaster

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 09:02

Tech Insider : Politics

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in Washington, DC on Tuesday February 14, 2023. — TikTok CEO Shou Chew.
Matt McClain/The Washington Post/Getty Images.

Media, politics, Tech, tiktok, Bytedance, Congress, tiktok-ban

Russia vetoed a US attempt to stop countries putting nukes in space — exactly what the Kremlin is accused of trying to do

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:23

Tech Insider : Politics

Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia raises his hand to veto the Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons resolution bill during a meeting of U.N. Security Council members, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at United Nations headquarters. — Russia's representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia raises his hand to veto the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons resolution bill on April 24, 2024.
Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo

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Do You Have a Constitutional Right to TikTok?

Thu, 04/25/2024 - 08:15

Gizmodo : Politics

President Biden signed the TikTok ban into law on Wednesday, forcing China-based Bytedance to sell the app or face a ban in American app stores. TikTok tells Gizmodo it will fight the law in court, a case likely to reach the Supreme Court, saying that Biden’s law “tramples” First Amendment protections.