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TL/DR - Steve Bannon, a former ally of ex-President Donald Trump, has been ordered to report to prison by July 1 to serve a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Bannon was convicted nearly two years ago of two counts of contempt of Congress: one for refusing to sit for a…

TL/DR - Vermont has become the first US state to pass a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for damage caused by climate change. The legislation will affect companies involved in the extraction of fossil fuels or the refining of crude oil attributable to over 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions between 1995 and 2024. The…

TL/DR - Political consultant Steven Kramer is facing a $6 million fine and multiple criminal charges after using AI-generated robocalls imitating President Joe Biden's voice to misinform voters ahead of New Hampshire's presidential primary. The company that transmitted these calls, Lingo Telecom, may receive a $2 million fine. The Federal…

TL/DR - An Ohio police officer was "ambushed" and killed while responding to a disturbance call in Euclid, a suburb of Cleveland. The officer, identified as Jacob Derbin, was in his first year with the department and was shot multiple times. Authorities are searching for a 24-year old suspect, vowing that he "will be found and will receive the…