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Jurors must be unanimous to convict Trump, but can disagree on underlying crimes

Justice Alito tells Congress he will not recuse from Jan. 6-related cases

Some Democrats asked whether Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. could be impartial after an upside-down flag flew at his home following the 2021 U.S. Capitol attack.

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Washington conveyed to Kyiv that attacks on Russian early-warning systems could be destabilizing.

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Israeli armored personnel carriers near the border with Gaza on Wednesday. (Reuters)

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The pushback underscores long-standing tensions over strategies aimed at reducing the harmful effects of illicit drugs as the nation grapples with an overdose death toll that has topped 100,000 for three straight years.

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