,1,President Biden's son Hunter, who was convicted of felony gun charges and tax offenses, faced a max prison sentence of up to 25 years. His father, President Joe Biden repeatedly promised he would not pardon his son. But just weeks before Hunter Biden’s scheduled sentencing, the president changed his mind. On December 1, the president pardoned him for those crimes --- and any others he may have committed in the last decade. Now people are curious about how broad presidential pardons can be. Ariane Datil explains what our reporting found.
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,1,VERIFY has been getting a lot of questions about the popular energy drink Celsius.
We previously confirmed a form of vitamin B12 used in Celsius is not made from sludge found at human sewage treatment plants. We also found the NCAA and the Olympics haven’t banned the drink because of its ingredients.
Several TikTok users have posted videos appearing to show the energy drink causing a positive drug test. Others posted videos questioning those claims. We put the drink to the test.
THE QUESTION
Does drinking Celsius cause a person to test positive for drugs?
Read more: https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/health-verify/no-drinking-celsius-wont-make-someone-test-positive-for-drugs/536-ad1de6e9-02f4-4775-ab6c-1d13491b0a7b
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,1,In this week's episode, we fact-check the first debate between Biden and Trump, verify if a bill is will implement the draft for some and are flights getting more turbulence?
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,1,Some teachers in Manatee County are covering up books in their classrooms or even removing them altogether, several posts on social media show, saying it's to comply with a new state law.
The law requires all library books available to students to be approved by a certified media specialist. Under new training guidelines recently approved by the State Board of Education, media specialists are advised to avoid materials with “unsolicited theories that may lead to student indoctrination.”
"Farwell, classroom library," one teacher wrote in a post on Facebook, saying they were forced to pack up the library.
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