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Jack Smith, in final report, says voters saved Trump from being convicted in Jan. 6 case

Special counsel Jack Smith's final report lays out in no uncertain terms federal prosecutors' position that Donald Trump -- who is set to be inaugurated president in less than a week -- would have been convicted on multiple felonies for his alleged efforts to unlawfully overturn the results of the 2020 election, had voters not decided to send him back to the White House in the 2024 election.
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DOJ confirms FBI operation that mass-deleted Chinese malware from thousands of US computers

U.S. authorities have confirmed that they disrupted the operations of a Chinese state-backed hacking group, which infiltrated millions of computers worldwide to steal data as part of a years-long espionage campaign. The Department of Justice and the FBI said on Tuesday that they had successfully deleted the malware planted by the China-backed hacking group, known as “Twill Typhoon” or “Mustang Panda,” from thousands of infected systems across the United States during a court-authorized operatio
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Yahoo Sports AM: Should a murderer make the Hall of Fame?

In today's edition: Jim Tyrer's complicated Hall of Fame candidacy, Rams crush Vikings, all aboard the Cooper Flagg hype train, the Ball brothers are on a heater, Liverpool in action against a surprise contender, and more.
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Intel spins off its corporate venture arm, Intel Capital, into a standalone fund

Intel says that it plans to spin off its corporate venture arm, Intel Capital, into a standalone fund, with Intel as an "anchor investor." In a press release on Tuesday, Intel said that the move will "[enable] greater autonomy" and "the flexibility to attract external capital." Intel expects Intel Capital to begin operating independently in the second half of 2025, at which point it'll be rebranded.
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Breaking down the biggest impact transfer for each Big Ten program

Fernando Mendoza © Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images With the winter transfer window in the books, each college football fan can sit back and take stock of the new names dotting their team’s roster.Take a look at which new transfer will make the biggest impact for each team in the Big Ten next season.
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Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram on the rise after Meta ends fact-checking

Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen rises in the U.S. since Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company will end its third-party fact-checking system, loosen content moderation policies, and roll back previous limits to the amount of political content in user feeds. Critics see the move as an attempt to cater to the incoming Trump administration and avoid political retaliation, suggesting the consequences of Meta's new policie
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Trump Snubs Elon With Decision on White House Digs

Elon Musk is reportedly set to receive office space in the White House complex for his incoming work as co-head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), but he won’t be wall-to-wall with President-elect Donald Trump. Citing two sources that have been briefed on the plans, The New York Times reports that Musk will set up camp at the Eisenhower Executive Office, a separate building adjacent to the White House. It’s still not clear whether Musk’s DOGE partner, Vivek Ramaswamy, will also h
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Nancy Mace Challenges Democratic Rival to a Fight on House Floor

A meeting of the House Oversight Committee erupted into chaos when Nancy Mace challenged a Democratic lawmaker to a fight. The Republican congresswoman, a lighting rod for controversy in recent months, was offended that Jasmine Crockett had called her “child” while criticizing her fixation on anti-trans messaging. “Somebody’s campaign coffers really are struggling right now,” Crockett said of Mace. “So she can’t keep saying trans, trans, trans, so that people will feel threatened. And child, lis
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Texas has a powerful new House speaker in a blow to the GOP's hard right

A push by Texas' hard right to widen control in the state Capitol fell short Tuesday after House lawmakers rejected its choice for the powerful speakership amid a Republican feud accelerated by the historic impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton. Instead, new House Speaker Dustin Burrows won the job with the support of Democrats, who favored him over a challenger backed by the GOP's emboldened right. The outcome is a victory for Texas Republicans' establishment wing, and it’s possible that
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