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The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection issued a subpoena Wednesday to former White House counsel Pat Cipollone, who is said to have stridently warned against former president Donald Trump's efforts to try to overturn his election loss. Source

WASHINGTON - The House Jan. 6 committee has heard dramatic testimony from former White House aides and others about Donald Trump's relentless efforts to overturn the 2020 election -- and his encouragement of supporters who stormed the U.S. Source

JERUSALEM - Israel on Wednesday moved closer toward its fifth election in less than four years, plunging it deeper into political uncertainty as it grapples with rising living costs amid renewed international efforts to revive a nuclear deal with Iran. Source

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York will ban people from carrying firearms into many places of business unless the owners put up a sign saying guns are welcome, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday, describing a deal with state legislative leaders that is being finalized. Source

Donald Trump is no longer in contempt of court, a New York judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Arthur Engoron, who declared the former president in contempt on April 25 for being slow to respond to a civil subpoena issued by New York's attorney general, said Trump has now met conditions required to lift the sanction following a protracted legal battle. Source

Grand Falls-Windsor Pride co-chair Alyssa Frampton, left, and former co-chair Rebecca Blackmore say a local church refused to allow a Pride walk, planned by the local Lions Club, on its property. Source

Former U.S. President Donald Trump is no longer in contempt of a New York court, a judge said in an order Wednesday. Trump was held in civil contempt in April for failing to comply with a subpoena from the New York Attorney General's Office for documents as part of its investigation into the former President's company. Source

NEW YORK - Donald Trump is no longer in contempt of court, a New York judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Arthur Engoron, who declared the former president in contempt on April 25 for being slow to respond to a civil subpoena issued by New York's attorney general, said he has now met conditions required to lift the sanction following a protracted legal battle. Source

BRUSSELS - The European Commission is willing to negotiate trading arrangements for Northern Ireland with Britain, but only if talks are constructive and do not resume with an outcome already set by London, a top EU official said on Wednesday. Source

Sri Lanka facing economic collapse The National20 hours ago Source