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Musk takes control of Twitter, ousts top executives, sources say

Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and ousted the CEO, chief financial officer and the company’s general counsel, two people familiar with the deal said Thursday night.

Cegavske orders end to Nye hand counting of ballots

Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske ordered an end to an unprecedented hand counting of ballots in Nye County, after a Nevada Supreme Court ruling siding with opponents of the count.

Oath Keepers leader’s Jan. 6 sedition trial begins

Stewart Rhodes and the others are the first Jan. 6 defendants charged with the rare Civil War-era offense.

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Secretary of state OKs rules for hand counting of votes

The regulations take effect Oct. 1 and will last until November 2023, though officials hope to adopt them permanently.

US offers Russia deal for Griner, 2nd prisoner

Secretary of State Antony Blinken also said he expects to speak with his Kremlin counterpart for the first time since before Russia invaded Ukraine.

800K more monkeypox vaccine doses set for US

People with monkeypox may experience fever, body aches, chills and fatigue. Many in the outbreak have developed zit-like bumps on many parts of the body.

46 dead after trailer carrying migrants found in Texas

Forty-six people were found dead in and near a tractor-trailer and 16 others were taken to hospitals in a presumed migrant smuggling attempt into the United States, officials in San Antonio said.

3 killed, dozens hurt when train strikes dump truck in Missouri

An Amtrak passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago struck a dump truck Monday in a remote area of Missouri, killing three people and injuring dozens more as seven rail cars tumbled off the tracks and landed on their sides, officials said.

Nevada man sentenced for assault on Vegas-Seattle flight

A Nevada man must serve six months home confinement and pay more than $49,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to assault and interference with airline crew members.

 
NRA stance: Speakers unshaken on gun rights after school massacre

The NRA had said that convention attendees would “reflect on” the shooting at the event and “pray for the victims, recognize our patriotic members and pledge to redouble our commitment to making our schools secure.”