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Start your day with the latest news by subscribing to the Up First newsletter and podcast. Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted by a grand jury in Virginia on charges of obstructing justice and making false statements to Congress. President Trump has been critical of Comey for years, blaming him for the special prosecutor's investigation into Russian connections with Trump's 2016 campaign.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called for a meeting of top Pentagon commanders next week in Virginia, but the reason for the gathering has not been disclosed. The U.S. government is planning to collect a multibillion-dollar fee from American investors taking over TikTok's U.S. operations, with tech mogul Larry Ellison and the Murdochs among the investors agreeing to pay the fee.
Photographer Sally Mann's works have been seized by the police this year, including four controversial photographs from her Immediate Family series. The images have sparked controversy, with a conservative Christian advocacy group accusing a museum in Texas of displaying "child pornography." Mann believes there will be more attacks on art by those who misunderstand the works they criticize.
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