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The FDA wants to reduce the amount of nicotine allowed in cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to make the products less addictive. And the agency may move to pull Juul e-cigarettes off the market.
- Yuki Noguchi
Civil jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused teenager in 1975

The jurors' decision is a major legal defeat for the 84-year-old entertainer once hailed as America's dad.
- The Associated Press
Inquest begins into police shooting of Charleena Lyles

An inquest began today into the 2017 Seattle Police killing of Charleena Lyles, a 30-year-old with mental illness who was gunned down in front of her children. Lyles' killing sparked ongoing public outrage. The petite mother of four was pregnant when she called police to her apartment to investigate an alleged burglary.
- Ann Dornfeld
A British filmmaker gave Congress unreleased footage of Trump and his family

British documentarian Alex Holder confirmed on Tuesday that he had complied with a Jan. 6 committee subpoena for never-before-seen footage of the president in the leadup to the insurrection.
- Rachel Treisman
Police could have stopped Uvalde shooting within 3 minutes, a Texas official says

Instead, it took about an hour and 14 minutes from when officers arrived at the school to when they breached the door and ended the standoff with the gunman.
- Joe Hernandez
The White House is preparing for the end of Roe v. Wade

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks. Abortion advocates want President Biden to take executive action to protect access to the procedure.
- Sarah McCammon
Will Julian Assange be extradited to the U.S.? Where his case stands now

The WikiLeaks founder will face 18 federal counts — whenever he's brought to a U.S. courthouse in Virginia. For now, he has at least one more avenue of appeal.
- Bill Chappell
The U.K. says Julian Assange can be extradited to the U.S. to face spying charges

WikiLeaks said it would appeal. The decision is a big moment in Assange's years-long battle to avoid facing trial in the U.S. — though not necessarily the end of the tale.
- The Associated Press
The Justice Department wants to see the Jan. 6 committee's transcripts

It says the lack of sharing is complicating its criminal probe.
- Carrie Johnson
Buffalo gunman is charged with hate crimes in the attack that killed 10 Black people

The federal complaint gives a new account of Payton Gendron's movements in the store. It also alleges that he said "Sorry" to at least one of his white victims.
- Bill Chappell

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