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Biden to commute sentences of nearly all men on federal death row

Politico

“Make no mistake: I condemn these murderers, grieve for the victims of their despicable acts, and ache for all the families who have suffered unimaginable and irreparable loss,” Biden said in a statement Monday. “But guided by my conscience and my experience as a public defender, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice President, and now President, I am more …

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'You are so influenced': Fox News host confronts GOP senator for bowing down to Elon Musk

Raw Story

Sen. Markwayne Mullin attacked Hunter Biden when asked about billionaire Elon Musk's outsized role in influencing President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican Party. "We're going to bring in Elon Musk and allow him to help us see what we aren't being able to see," Mullin told host Shannon Bream, referring to the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency. "The Shanghai plant …

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Mary Jane Veloso, Filipina nearly executed in Indonesia, arrives home

Al Jazeera

Mother of two, who became a poster child for anti-trafficking groups, now awaits potential pardon in a Manila prison. Mary Jane Veloso, 39, landed at Manila airport early on Wednesday following a repatriation deal between the two countries that eliminated the threat of her execution, as the Philippines has long abolished the death penalty. She flew home without handcuffs alongside …

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Ex-FBI informant admits to lying about Biden family's Ukraine dealings

Raw Story

A former FBI informant on Monday admitted to making up a story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter taking $5 million in bribes from a Ukrainian energy firm. Smirnov was indicted for fabricating claims that Ukrainian energy firm Burisma had paid millions of dollars in bribes to Hunter Biden, who was on the Burisma board, and his father, …

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Freedom Of Speech Not License To Transgress Limits Of Decency: Madras High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To AIADMK Women's Wing Leader

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Dismissing the anticipatory bail petition filed by AIADMK's State Deputy Secretary of the Women's Wing- Amudha, the Madras High Court highlighted that though the Constitution of India guarantees the fundamental right of speech and expression however this right cannot be taken advantage of to cross the limits of decency. While doing so, Justice AD Jagadish Chandira also noted that the …

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South Korea’s president is impeached

Live Mint

The day of reckoning has arrived for Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s president. Following that disappointing result, “I was sad, so I went drinking," says Kim Seong-nam, an electronics-company employee who has come out to protest four times since the martial law declaration. The affirmative vote in the assembly triggered Mr Yoon’s immediate suspension from office; the prime minster, Han …

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1 week, 2 days ago

White House didn't consider specifics of 'kids-for-cash' judge in mass clemency: report

Raw Story

President Joe Biden's mass clemency has faced backlash as it included a judge in the infamous "kids-for-cash" scandal. And a new report Friday evening said the White House did so without considering the specifics of the case. Commutation recipients, he said, were placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and "have successfully reintegrated into their families and communities and …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Ex-FBI informant who lied about Bidens reaches plea deal

Raw Story

A former FBI informant charged with lying about US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter has reached a plea deal with prosecutors, according to court documents released Thursday. Alexander Smirnov, 44, has agreed to plead guilty to one count of providing false information in a federal investigation and tax evasion, according to the filing with a district court in …

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1 week, 3 days ago

A nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden’s clemency list

Associated Press

A nonprofit leader who supports at-risk New Orleans youth. Fulton, who has two children and works as an elementary school teacher, said that for years she had lived with “a sense of embarrassment and shame” about the felony conviction. A White House news release commended Fulton as “someone who goes above and beyond for her community.” For years, Fulton has …

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1 week, 3 days ago

These are the 39 people pardoned by Biden after non-violent crime convictions

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Biden announced on Thursday he was granting 39 pardons …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Biden commutes 1,500 sentences, pardons 39 non-violent offenders in historic clemency action

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President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that he is commuting the sentences of some 1,500 individuals and pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes, marking a significant use of presidential clemency just weeks before the end of his administration President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that he is commuting the sentences of some 1,500 individuals and pardoning 39 people convicted …

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Biden grants clemency to nearly 1,500 people: White House

Raw Story

Outgoing President Joe Biden said Thursday he had commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoned 39 others, in what the White House called the largest single-day act of clemency in US history. The White House said the nearly 1,500 people granted commuted sentences -- "the most ever in a single day" -- had been serving them at home …

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Biden commutes 1,500 terms, grants 39 pardons in largest single-day clemency

India Today

US President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals and granted 39 pardons, making it the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history, the White House announced on Thursday morning. My Administration will continue reviewing clemency petitions to advance equal justice under the law, promote public safety, support rehabilitation and reentry, and provide meaningful second chances," …

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Biden grants clemency for nearly 1,500 people, the biggest single-day act of clemency in modern history

CNN

CNN — President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he is commuting the sentences of some 1,500 individuals and pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes – marking a broad use of the presidential clemency power just weeks from the end of Biden’s administration. “As President, I have the great privilege of extending mercy to people who have demonstrated remorse and …

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1 week, 5 days ago

New Syria PM says rights of all religious groups will be 'guaranteed' under rebel-led regime

New Indian Express

DAMASCUS: Syria's new prime minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will guarantee the rights of all religious groups and called on the millions who fled the war to return home. Assad fled Syria after a lightning offensive spearheaded by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group and its allies, which brought to a spectacular end five decades …

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Clues to Luigi Mangione's ideology. And, courts halt Kroger and Albertsons megamerger

NPR

Clues to Luigi Mangione's ideology. toggle caption Hussein Malla/AP 🎧 "What is quite extraordinary is they seem to now be handling a relatively managed handover of power," NPR's Ruth Sherlock tells Up First. Sponsor Message Investigators and some extremism researchers are looking into whether there's evidence of a clear ideology behind the UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing after details about suspect Luigi …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Media Prankster Offers Free Joe Biden Pardons For Everyone

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LOADING ERROR LOADING A conceptual artist and media prankster has created the perfect gift for people who fear President Joe Biden played favorites when he pardoned his son Hunter: Free pardon cards for anyone who wants one. This past weekend, artist Joey Skaggs posted a link on his website for Free Biden Presidential Pardons. Artist Joey Skaggs created this fake …

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2 weeks ago

Belarus’ authoritarian ruler pardons 29 political prisoners amid claims of ongoing repression

Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus’ authoritarian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, pardoned 29 political prisoners Monday amid what human rights groups describe as renewed oppression in the country. The mass pardons come amid a new wave of repression as the authorities prepare to hold new presidential elections in January 2025, said Viasna spokesman Pavel Sapelka. “Repression in Belarus is still growing.” The Belarusian …

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Unpardonable double standards

Salon

Mainstream media spent last week in a self-righteous frenzy over Joe Biden’s pardon of his son. When Trump pardons Jan. 6 rioters who assaulted federal police and wanted to hang Mike Pence, the upset over Hunter’s pardon for lying on a form will look ridiculous. Media malfeasance on parade Since the pardon was announced, Fox News has churned non-stop false …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Fox News' media malfeasance on parade

Raw Story

Mainstream media spent last week in a self-righteous frenzy over Joe Biden’s pardon of his son. Media malfeasance on parade Since the pardon was announced, Fox News has churned non-stop false narratives equating the “Biden crime family” with Trump’s long litany of felonies. Fox News ran over 80 features covering the Biden pardo n over the past week alone, yet …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Circumstances have changed: White House on why Joe Biden pardoned son Hunter

India Today

US President Joe Biden changed his mind about pardoning his son Hunter because "circumstances have changed," the White House said on Friday. Biden's pardon of his son on Monday came after he had repeatedly promised he would allow the US justice system to play out, and a day after President-elect Donald Trump nominated Kash Patel to lead the FBI. They …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

'Most important thing' Biden did this week had 'nothing to do' with Hunter: Columnist

Raw Story

President Joe Biden garnered national headlines this week when he pardoned his son Hunter — but a Washington Post columnist argued Thursday evening it was something else he did that was "most important." "The most important thing President Joe Biden did this week had nothing to do with his son Hunter," columnist Eugene Robinson wrote. "Quite simply, demography is destiny," …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Biden mulls preemptive pardons for US officials in Trump’s firing line

Al Jazeera

United States President Joe Biden is considering whether to issue blanket pardons for current and former public officials who risk being targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. In a news briefing on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre acknowledged that Biden was indeed considering further pardons, though she would not specify whether they were the rumoured blanket pardons. …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Anti-death penalty activists say Biden betrayed them

The Independent

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Biden to commute sentences of nearly all men on federal death row

'You are so influenced': Fox News host confronts GOP senator for bowing down to Elon Musk

Mary Jane Veloso, Filipina nearly executed in Indonesia, arrives home

Ex-FBI informant admits to lying about Biden family's Ukraine dealings

Freedom Of Speech Not License To Transgress Limits Of Decency: Madras High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To AIADMK Women's Wing Leader

South Korea’s president is impeached

White House didn't consider specifics of 'kids-for-cash' judge in mass clemency: report

Ex-FBI informant who lied about Bidens reaches plea deal

A nonprofit leader, a social worker: Here are the stories of the people on Biden’s clemency list

These are the 39 people pardoned by Biden after non-violent crime convictions

Biden commutes 1,500 sentences, pardons 39 non-violent offenders in historic clemency action

Biden grants clemency to nearly 1,500 people: White House

Biden commutes 1,500 terms, grants 39 pardons in largest single-day clemency

Biden grants clemency for nearly 1,500 people, the biggest single-day act of clemency in modern history

New Syria PM says rights of all religious groups will be 'guaranteed' under rebel-led regime

Clues to Luigi Mangione's ideology. And, courts halt Kroger and Albertsons megamerger

Media Prankster Offers Free Joe Biden Pardons For Everyone

Belarus’ authoritarian ruler pardons 29 political prisoners amid claims of ongoing repression

Unpardonable double standards

Fox News' media malfeasance on parade

Circumstances have changed: White House on why Joe Biden pardoned son Hunter

'Most important thing' Biden did this week had 'nothing to do' with Hunter: Columnist

Biden mulls preemptive pardons for US officials in Trump’s firing line

Anti-death penalty activists say Biden betrayed them