Today's headlines: After 4 days of search and rescue in Turkey and Syria, the death toll from Monday’s earthquakes has topped 21,000 people and is still climbing. Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the DOJ special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing multiple probes into Donald Trump. New reports have revealed that Santos was charged with theft in Pennsylvania’s Amish country in 2017. The House has unanimously passed a resolution condemning China’s use of the surveillance balloon. Seven more police officers in Memphis are under administrative investigation. The Mississippi state house voted to create a separate court system and an expanded police force within the city of Jackson that would be appointed completely by white state officials. Yesterday a Dutch court found 3 men guilty of murder for their part in shooting down the passenger jet over eastern Ukraine. Finally for this week, new data from Boston University’s CTE Center show that 92% of former NFL players showed signs of CTE.
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CNN: Over 21,000 dead from quake in Turkey and Syria

ABC: Mike Pence subpoenaed by special counsel overseeing Trump probes: Sources

Politico: Santos was charged with theft in 2017 case tied to Amish dog breeders

AP News: Defense officials defend response to Chinese spy balloon in tense Senate hearing

NBC: 7 more Memphis police officers are under investigation in Tyre Nichols traffic stop

NY Times: Court Cases Now in Limbo in Wake of Memphis Police Abuses

Mississippi: ‘Only in Mississippi’: White representatives vote to create white-appointed court system for Blackest city in America

BBC: MH17: Three guilty as court finds Russia-controlled group downed airliner

The Brink: BU Finds CTE in Nearly 92 Percent of Ex-NFL Players Studied

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