Rides aboard Air Force One. Hundreds of television appearances. A darling in conservative circles. Yet barely four years after arriving in Washington as a little-known Republican state legislator from Florida’s panhandle, the 38-year-old unblushing defender of Donald Trump is facing a possible abrupt end to his once promising career because of a federal sex-trafficking investigation.

The overwhelming reaction of Gaetz's GOP colleagues — a deafening silence. That reflects the resentments he's sparked during his breakneck rise as one of the party's celebrities and the challenge he faces to retain his seat.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday (12) for Indian Rs. 10.75 crores after a closely fought bidding war.The Sri Lankan pair of Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera, joined RCB for the second part of IPL 2021.Hasaranga took a hat-trick at last year’s T20 World Cup.

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Disruptive Ottawa protest tests security limits of Canada’s capital

After two weeks of the protest convoy occupying Ottawa, questions are rising over whether a better security response could have averted all the disruption sooner.

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Norway lifts final Covid curbs on social distancing

Norway has lifted its final Covid restrictions, scrapping social distancing and masks in crowded spaces despite a surge in Omicron infections.

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Bob Saget autopsy report released, indicates skull fracture, major head trauma

Bob Saget died from an accidental blow to the head, likely from a backwards fall.Saget was found dead Jan. 9 in a Florida hotel room.

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$1 lien imposed by dealership barring Edmonton man from selling his own SUV

It’s a case of buyer beware: read the fine print. An Edmonton man is sharing his experience trying to sell his SUV, hoping it will help others.

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Late night’s original music man Paul Shaffer to hit the stage with the VSO

Squire Barnes speaks with Toronto-born musician Paul Shaffer while in Vancouver to perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

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Caught on video: Burnaby business owner and employee pepper-sprayed by assailant

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Ambassador Bridge protesters defiant as injunction to clear blockade is granted

Police could soon move in and end the Canada-U.S. border blockade in Windsor Ontario, after a court injunction was granted to remove protesters from the vital Ambassador Bridge crossing.

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Mapping the trucker convoy in Ottawa: ‘no one’s leaving here’

so-called “freedom convoy” that has snarled downtown Ottawa streets is widening its grip on the city, sprawling out in new, smaller encampments scattered around town.And while the police say they’ve negotiated movement of some trucks around the city, there are protesters in various encampments who continue to dig in their heels.“If trucks leave here, they’re going out on a convoy. They’re going to join the rest of the trucks,” said John Bancroft, a coordinator for the encampment site set up on Coventry Road — a short drive from downtown Ottawa.“No one’s leaving here until the mandates are lifted.” Trudeau calls on all parties to denounce ‘illegal’ trucker occupations, blockades But in the days since, that setup has shifted — and Global News has created a map of what the convoy protest’s encampments look like now.The original location of the convoy, Wellington Street, remains lined with trucks and regular vehicles.

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Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages

Last summer, two U.S. officials ventured into hostile territory for a secret high-stakes meeting with American adversaries.

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US resumes funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration said Wednesday it has resumed U.S. assistance to the Palestinians, including to the U.N. agency that deals with Palestinian refugees, nearly all of which had been eliminated by former President Donald Trump.

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Pence launches new group as Trump aides line up new roles

WASHINGTON – Former Vice President Mike Pence launched a new advocacy group on Wednesday as he and other Trump officials look to boost their post-White House plans.

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Former Trump HUD official sanctioned over Hatch Act violations, barred from office for 4 years

WASHINGTON - A former federal official admitted she abused her authority in a publicity stunt that tricked New York City public housing residents into sounding supportive of former President Donald Trump, ethics oversight officials said Tuesday.The admission by Lynne Patton came as part of a civil settlement with the U.S.

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US, Iran expected to begin indirect nuclear talks in Vienna

VIENNA – Efforts to bring the United States back into the 2015 deal on Iran's nuclear program are to step up a gear on Tuesday as Iran and the five world powers remaining in the accord meet in Vienna while the U.S. is due to start indirect talks with Tehran.

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North Korea will not go to Olympics over Covid-19 fears

North Korea will not attend this year's Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pyongyang's sports ministry has said.

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Gaetz says he won't resign over 'false' sex allegations

WASHINGTON – Rep. Matt Gaetz said Monday he will not leave Congress and denied accusations that he had sex with an underage girl, suggesting that he's being targeted by political foes because he “loathes the swamp.”

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After new law, McConnell warns CEOs: 'Stay out of politics'

WASHINGTON – Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says it's a “big lie” to call the new voting law in Georgia racist and he warned big business to “stay out of politics" after major corporations and even Major League Baseball distanced themselves from the state amid vast public pressure.

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Supreme Court dismisses case over former president Donald Trump’s efforts to block critics on Twitter

(Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour) WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a case over former President Donald Trump's efforts to block critics from his personal Twitter account.The court said there was nothing left to the case after Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter and ended his presidential term in January.Twitter banned Trump two days after the deadly attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters on Jan. 6.

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AP-NORC poll: Border woes dent Biden approval on immigration

WASHINGTON – More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling waves of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, and approval of his efforts on larger immigration policy falls short of other top issues — suggesting it could be a weak point for the new administration.

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Corporations gave over $50M to voting restriction backers

WASHINGTON – When executives from Coca-Cola and Delta Airlines spoke out against Georgia's new voting law as unduly restrictive last week, it seemed to signal a new activism springing from corporate America.

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‘SNL’ spoofs Matt Gaetz, Lil Nas X controversies with Britney Spears talk show

Saturday Night Live (SNL), took jabs at several celebrities and public figures in its newest cold-open, this time re-using a spoofed talk show hosted by pop star Britney Spears.Titled “Oops, you did it again,” this week’s iteration of the show featured Republican Representative Matt Gaetz, Lil Nas X and Looney Tunes cartoon character Pepé Le Pew. ‘SNL’ spoofs Cruz, Cuomo with Britney Spears’ ‘Oops, you did it again’ talk show Spears, who was again reprised by cast member Chloe Fineman, welcomed everyone to the show that “shined a light on the social pariahs of the week.”Before introducing her first guest, Spears gave a shoutout to her sponsor — the U.S.

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‘SNL’ spoofs ‘Oops, You Did it Again’ talk show with Lil Nas X, Matt Gaetz

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France urges Iran to avoid nuclear escalation ahead of talks

PARIS – France's top diplomat spoke with his Iranian counterpart Saturday and urged Iran to be “constructive” and avoid further nuclear escalation ahead of talks next week aimed at trying to salvage a global accord curbing the Iranian nuclear program.

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‘We are heartbroken:’ Central Florida leaders react to news of Capitol officer’s death

WASHINGTON – The United States Capitol Police department is mourning once again.

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Big effort aims to elect candidates with science backgrounds

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Prosecutors examine whether Rep. Gaetz paid for sex with minors

WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors are examining whether Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and a political ally who is facing sex trafficking allegations may have paid underage girls or offered them gifts in exchange for sex, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday.

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Republicans trod well-worn path to court to sue Biden

WASHINGTON – These are busy days for Republican state attorneys general, filing repeated lawsuits that claim President Joe Biden and his administration are overstepping their authority on immigration, climate change, the environment and taxes.

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Biden admin lauds talks on readmitting US to Iran nuke deal

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Thursday welcomed a European Union announcement that the participants in the Iran nuclear deal will meet this week to discuss a possible return of the United States to the 2015 accord.

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Pelosi: Remove Rep. Gaetz from committee if claims are true

WASHINGTON – Rep. Matt Gaetz, facing accusations of a sexual relationship with an underage girl, should at a minimum be removed from the House Judiciary Committee if the claims are true, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday.

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AP-NORC poll: US economic outlook rises after relief law

WASHINGTON – Views of the nation’s economy are the rosiest they’ve been since the pandemic began more than a year ago, buoyed by Democrats feeling increasingly optimistic as President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package is distributed across the country.

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Biden to hold first Cabinet meeting Thursday

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Biden to hold first Cabinet meeting amid infrastructure push

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden's first Cabinet meeting will be used to promote his new infrastructure plan, but the gathering will look very different from those held by his predecessor.

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Gaetz keeps seat on House Judiciary panel amid DOJ investigation

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is seen during the House Armed Services Committee meeting to organize for the 117th Congress in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, February 3, 2021.

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China's Huawei says 2020 sales rose despite US sanctions

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GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz investigated by DOJ over alleged relationship with girl, 17: reports

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Rep. Matt Gaetz denies wrongdoing amid report he's being investigated over alleged relationship with teen girl

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks during the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power in the Rayburn House office Building, July 29, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

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GOP Rep. Gaetz investigated over sexual relationship

WASHINGTON – Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a prominent conservative in Congress and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, said Tuesday he is being investigated by the Justice Department over a former relationship but denied any criminal wrongdoing.

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Trump launches new website with fault-free history of his presidency

Donald Trump incited an attack on the U.S. Capitol, got himself banned from social media, downplayed the coronavirus pandemic while 400,000 people died and was impeached twice during his single term in office.But you won’t read about any of that on his new official website, 45office, which presents a rosy and scandal-free account of Trump’s time in the White House.Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, launched the new website on Monday as a portal for media and followers to contact them as they continue to rebuild their digital presence following their departure from Washington, D.C.

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Trump's heir? Pence reemerges, lays groundwork for 2024 run

WASHINGTON – When former President Donald Trump was asked to list those he considers the future leaders of the Republican Party, he quickly rattled off a list of names, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz. Conspicuously absent from the list: Mike Pence.

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Capitol riot suspect wore ‘I Was There’ shirt when arrested

Garret Miller didn’t speak to the law enforcement officers who arrested him on charges he stormed the U.S. Capitol in January, but the T-shirt he was wearing at his Dallas home that day sent a clear and possibly incriminating message.

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Dominion Voting sues Fox News for $1.6B over 2020 election claims

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 29: The news ticker at Fox News headquarters scrolls headlines before Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement about the Russia investigation, May 29, 2019 in New York City. Mueller said that he is stepping down as special WASHINGTON - Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Friday, arguing the cable news giant, in an effort to boost faltering ratings, falsely claimed that the voting company had rigged the 2020 election.The lawsuit is part of a growing body of legal action filed by the voting company and other targets of misleading, false and bizarre claims spread by President Donald Trump and his allies in the aftermath of Trump's election loss to Joe Biden.

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Biden invites Russia, China to 1st global climate talks of administration

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration, an event the U.S. hopes will help shape, speed up and deepen global efforts to cut climate-wrecking fossil fuel pollution, administration officials told The Associated Press.The president is seeking to revive a U.S.-convened forum of the world’s major economies on climate that George W.

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Trump defends Capitol rioters, says they posed 'zero threat right from the start'

WASHINGTON - Former President Donald Trump on Thursday defended some of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol in an attack that led to five deaths, claiming they posed "zero threat" to the lawmakers."It was zero threat, right from the start, it was zero threat," he told FOX News Channel’s Laura Ingraham.Congress had assembled on Jan.

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Biden calls new Georgia election law 'Jim Crow in the 21st century'

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden issued a statement Friday condemning a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections in Georgia that includes new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run.The law, signed this week by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, drew protests and criticism from Democrats and voting rights groups, who say it will disproportionately disenfranchise voters of color."This is Jim Crow in the 21st Century.

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Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration, an event the U.S. hopes will help shape, speed up and deepen global efforts to cut climate-wrecking fossil fuel pollution, administration officials told The Associated Press.

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