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The suit alleges Trump incited the Capitol attack and that he conspired to prevent the certification of the election.
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![Trump lawyer Sidney Powell has been disciplined by a federal judge in Michigan for filing an unsupported claim [Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-08-25-3_USA-TRUMP-LAWYERS.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Judge: Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and other lawyers should have checked the former president’s false voter fraud claims.
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Avenatti, a lawyer and foe of Donald Trump, was sentenced to prison in a separate extortion case last month.
![Wildfires burn in the US West for a fourth consecutive summer as Washington, DC strives to adopt new climate policies [David Swanson/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-07-28-_USA-WEATHER-WILDFIRES.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
As scientists raise alarm on global warming, the US is close to adopting sweeping green energy and emissions measures.
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Voting tech firm Smartmatic Corp has accused Fox News of executing a coordinated disinformation campaign.
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Voting machine firm sues One America News, Newsmax and former Overstock.com chief for defamation.
Cubans are calling for change, with rare protests breaking out in July.
![Former President Donald Trump has long sought to shield his tax returns from public view [File: LM Otero/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AP21211635815457.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
The department had ordered the IRS give Trump’s tax returns to a House of Representatives committee.
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The arrest of Thomas Barrack, former adviser to Trump, is shining new light on the illegal UAE influence on the US.
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Iran’s economy has been crippled by US sanctions and decades-long structural issues.
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Notes of a call between Trump and a top Justice official are another example of his efforts to overturn the election.
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Officers recount the January 6 riot at the first hearing of a US House special committee investigating the insurrection.
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Officers assaulted in the January 6 riot will testify before the special committee created to probe the incident.
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Federal authorities say Barrack, a longtime friend of Donald Trump, secretly lobbied in the US on behalf of the UAE.