NYC prosecutors intend to bring new sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein ahead of retrial
NEW YORK (news agencies) — Manhattan prosecutors said Tuesday that they intend to bring new sexual assault charges against Harvey ...
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Defense attorney says ‘Alec Baldwin committed no crime; he was an actor, acting’ at trial openings
SANTA FE, N.M. (news agencies) — A defense attorney told jurors Wednesday that the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins ...
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Massachusetts ballot question would give Uber and Lyft drivers right to form a union
BOSTON (news agencies) — Drivers for ride-hailing companies in Massachusetts are pushing ahead with what they describe as a first-of-its-kind ...
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Appeals court orders release of woman whose murder conviction was reversed after 43 years in prison
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (news agencies) — An appellate court has ordered the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction ...
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NRA’s ex-CFO agreed to 10-year not-for-profit ban, still owes $2M for role in lavish spending scheme
NEW YORK (news agencies) — The National Rifle Association’s former finance czar, Wilson “Woody” Phillips, has been banned for a ...
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Support for legal abortion has risen since Supreme Court eliminated protections, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — A solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban as a rising number support access ...
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‘This is break glass in case of emergency stuff’: Analysts alarmed by threats to US data gathering
Inadequate funding and controversial measures in a budget bill could threaten what Americans know about themselves through federal data gathering, ...
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Fed’s Powell highlights slowing job market in signal that rate cuts may be nearing
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — The Federal Reserve faces a cooling job market as well as persistently high prices, Chair Jerome ...
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Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (news agencies) — Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are ...
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Some power restored in Houston after Hurricane Beryl, while storm spawns tornadoes as it moves east
HOUSTON (news agencies) — Power started to come back for some of the millions of homes and businesses left in ...
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