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Trump lawyers move ‘insurrection’ clause lawsuit aiming to bar him from the ballot to federal court

DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump moved a lawsuit seeking to bar him from running again for the White House from state to federal court in the first step of what promises to be a tangled legal battle that seems destined for the U.S. Supreme Court.

USA: Escaped murderer still at large slips out of search area, steals van, tries to contact ex-co-workers

PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say an escaped murderer who has eluded capture since breaking out of a southeastern Pennsylvania prison a week and a half ago slipped out of the search area, changed his appearance, stole a dairy delivery van, abandoning it miles away and remained at large.

Russian intelligence poses great threat to US, FBI director says

WASHINGTON, September 9. /TASS/: US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray said that Russian intelligence services maintain a presence in the US and pose a serious threat.

"The Russian traditional counterintelligence threat continues to loom large," the Hill newspaper quoted the chief as saying. "The Russian intelligence footprint — and by that, I mean Russian intelligence officers — is still way too big in the United States," Wray pointed out.

US may include ATACMS missiles in new military aid package to Ukraine — TV

NEW YORK, September 9. /TASS/: ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles may be included in a new US military aid package for Ukraine, the issue is currently under consideration in the US administration, the ABC TV channel reported, citing sources.

"They are coming," a US official told ABC, adding that, however, Washington's plans for this type of weapon could change. Another US administration official added that the issue of the ATACMS deliveries is now "on the table" and that the missiles could be included in the next US military aid package.

USA: Mark Meadows fails in bid to move Georgia election case to federal court

Sept 8 (Reuters) - Charges against Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows involving efforts to reverse the 2020 U.S. election results will not be tried in federal court, a sign that similar bids by the Republican former president and his co-defendants to move the criminal case to a more favorable venue will fail.

USA: Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses

WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them with flu shots. And this fall, the first vaccines for another scary virus called RSV are rolling out to older adults and pregnant women.

Doctors hope enough people get vaccinated to help avert another “tripledemic” like last year when hospitals were overwhelmed with an early flu season, an onslaught of RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, and yet another winter coronavirus surge.

USA: Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke and business partner to remain jailed on child abuse charges

(AP) --- A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called “8 Passengers” made her initial court appearance Friday on charges that she and the owner of a relationship counseling business abused and starved her two young children.

The proceedings were delayed by about 45 minutes due to technical difficulties after more than 1,300 people sought to log in to watch the virtual hearing, said Tania Mashburn, spokesperson for the Utah State Courts.

USA: Police announce 2 more confirmed sightings of escaped murderer on the run in Pennsylvania

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Police on Saturday reported two more confirmed sightings of an escaped murderer on the run for more than a week in southeast Pennsylvania amid a search by hundreds of law enforcement officers.

Danelo Souza Cavalcante, 34, escaped from the Chester County Prison while awaiting transfer to state prison on Aug. 31 after being sentenced to life for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in 2021. Prosecutors say he wanted to stop her from telling police that he’s wanted in a killing in his home country of Brazil.

USA: Prominent activist’s son convicted of storming Capitol and invading Senate floor in Jan. 6 riot

(AP) --- The son of a prominent conservative activist has been convicted of charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, bashed in a window, chased a police officer, invaded the Senate floor and helped a mob disrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential election victory.

Leo Brent Bozell IV, 44, of Palmyra, Pennsylvania, was found guilty Friday of 10 charges, including five felony offenses, after a trial decided by a federal judge, according to the Justice Department.

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