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Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights

Elizabeth G. Oyer, the former pardon attorney, said that she was not told why she was dismissed, but that as events unfolded she feared they might lead to her firing.

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The actor Mel Gibson in September. In 2011, he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of battering his former girlfriend, as part of a deal with prosecutors that allowed him to avoid jail time.
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Jessie Mahaffey, Survivor of Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies at 102

He was cleaning the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it capsized under Japanese torpedo fire. Less than a year later, he survived the sinking of another Navy ship in the Pacific.

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Jessie Mahaffey in an undated photograph. He swam to safety aboard another Navy vessel after the U.S.S. Oklahoma capsized under Japanese torpedo fire at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
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Fire Damages 4 Tesla Cybertrucks in Seattle

Federal and local law enforcement authorities are investigating what caused the Sunday night fire, which came after a series of attacks against Tesla in rebuke of its chief executive, Elon Musk.

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A member of the Seattle Fire Department inspecting a burned Tesla Cybertruck at a Tesla lot in Seattle on Monday.
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Can Mark Carney, Canada’s New Leader, Negotiate With Trump?

Mark Carney will most likely be in power just a few weeks before a federal election is held. To win, he will try to convince Canadians he can take on, but also negotiate with, Trump.

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Mark Carney, who was elected on Sunday as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, will be sworn in as prime minister.
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A Bad Day on Wall Street

Also, Rubio said Ukraine must cede territory in exchange for peace. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

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