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Giuliani, Graham subpoenaed in Georgia election interference probe

The Georgia prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and his allies attempted to interfere with the state’s 2020 election results filed subpoenas Tuesday for U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others to testify before a special grand jury.

Sixth Circuit lifts injunction against Biden deportation policy

A memo prioritizing the deportation of the most dangerous illegal aliens from the United States does not inflict direct harm upon states and is not a reviewable agency action, the Sixth Circuit ruled Tuesday.

Influencer named in report on Saudi dissidents loses negligence suit

The consulting agency McKinsey and Company had no duty to protect the identity of a man and his family when it produced a report naming him among top critics of the Saudi government, the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday.

Regional

Suspected gunman in Chicago-area shooting acquired weapon legally, authorities say

The mayor of the Chicago suburb rocked by a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade said Tuesday morning she believes the suspected gunman acquired his weapon legally. A few hours later, local police confirmed the “high-powered rifle” believed to have been used in the attack was legal.

Mississippi judge hears challenge to abortion trigger law

The fate of Mississippi’s trigger ban on abortions is in the hands of a state judge who heard arguments Tuesday morning that the last abortion clinic in the state should remain open pursuant to a 24-year-old ruling finding the Mississippi Constitution provides an implied right to abortion.  

International

Copenhagen mall shooter was known to mental health services

Sparking debates on prevention duties in psychiatric services, sources say the 22-year-old charged with a fatal mall shooting in Copenhagen had tried to contact a crisis line just before the rampage.

Trillions spent on health care, safety net credited with narrowing EU wealth gap

The European Union’s top 5% wealthiest people earned nearly five times as much as the bottom 5%, but its statistics agency found social transfers — including social assistance and sickness benefits — reduced income inequality by nearly 60%. Analyses of health care and child benefits published by Eurostat on Monday reveal parallels between a strong social safety net and lower income inequality.

Russia occupies all of Luhansk, advances in Donbas grow

Having pushed Ukrainian troops out of the eastern city of Lysychansk, Russian forces were in control Tuesday of the entire eastern region of Luhansk and were continuing their assaults with the objective of seizing the rest of Donbas.

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