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4 hours ago

Lawsuit alleges Google's Gemini guided man to consider 'mass casualty' event before suicide

A lawsuit alleges Google's Gemini chatbot guided a man toward dangerous real-world actions and suicide, raising concerns about AI mental health risks and chatbot companionship dangers.
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Man got caught in Oakland undercover pimp sting while out of jail in pending gun case, feds say

In the undercover sting, the undercover officer told Raybon, her previous pimp had beaten her and not paid her properly, to which (Raybon) explained he would treat her well, pay her well, set up photo shoots and help her build a regular clientele, and ensure she could make about $2000.00 a night, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ivana Djak said in court filings.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 hours ago

Oakland rapper ChaiBenjii4 sent to prison after beating murder charge

Rapper ChaiBenjii4 pleaded no contest to illegal gun possession, dismissing homicide charges from a 2024 Oakland shootout, receiving a two-year sentence with summer release expected.
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3 hours ago

Oakland rapper ChaiBenjii4 sent to prison after beating murder charge

Rapper ChaiBenjii4 pleaded no contest to illegal gun possession, dismissing homicide charges from a 2024 Oakland shootout, receiving a two-year sentence with summer release expected.
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fromThe Washington Post
1 hour ago

Lou Holtz, Hall of Fame coach who won a title at Notre Dame, dies at 89

Lou Holtz, Hall of Fame college football coach who led Notre Dame to the 1988 national championship, died at 89 in Orlando.
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fromBoston.com
1 hour ago

Do you support the U.S. strikes on Iran? Here's what 300 readers said.

U.S. strikes on Iran divide American public opinion, with 54% supporting and 43% opposing, while some Iranian-identified readers back strikes against their government.
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fromwww.npr.org
2 hours ago

WATCH: How traffic dried up in the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war began

The Strait of Hormuz closure disrupts 20% of global crude oil and natural gas supply, causing oil prices to surge 10% and triggering the largest energy crisis since the 1970s oil embargo.
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5 hours ago

Satellite imagery shows strike that destroyed Iranian school was more extensive than first reported

The images show "very precise targeting." "Almost all the buildings [in the compound] are hit." Jeffrey Lewis, a professor at Middlebury College who specializes in satellite imagery, said the imagery was consistent with a precision airstrike, indicating deliberate targeting of the military complex rather than random bombing.
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7 hours ago

Trial begins for Martinez man charged in two deaths

Richard Raymond Klein faces trial for two fatal shootings in 2022, with prosecutors presenting surveillance evidence, jail recordings, and witness testimony to establish motive and guilt.
fromBoston.com
4 hours ago

Bucket truck overturns into oncoming traffic; worker seriously injured

At around 9 a.m., troopers responded to a report that a bucket truck had been knocked onto its side and into oncoming traffic on Memorial Drive, according to a statement from Massachusetts State Police. The worker - who was in the bucket at the time of the incident, Boston 25 News reports - was transported to a hospital with serious injuries, police said.
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fromLos Angeles Times
3 hours ago

Orange County dad charged after son's e-motorcycle crash reveals illegal modifications, D.A. says

A Yorba Linda father faces up to six years in prison after his 12-year-old son was critically injured riding an illegally modified e-motorcycle capable of 60 mph.
fromIndependent
6 hours ago

Bus driver who seriously injured e-scooter rider when he ran red light in his car avoids losing licence

Svetoslav Trifonov (46) was driving his car along Malahide Road in north Dublin when he went through a light that had changed from green to red, knocking down the woman as she attempted to cross the road.
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fromMLB Trade Rumors
11 hours ago

Orioles Notes: Kittredge, Wells, Bautista, Holliday

Kittredge, 36 later this month, spent the bulk of the 2025 season with Baltimore after signing a one-year, $10MM contract in free agency. The O's flipped him to the Cubs in July, netting teenage shortstop Wilfri De La Cruz in that deadline swap. Chicago then traded Kittredge back to Baltimore following the season, before the decision on his 2026 club option was due.
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fromRiggo's Rag
2 hours ago

Les Snead just saved the Commanders from a full-blown nightmare

The Los Angeles Rams acquired All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie in a trade, preventing the New York Giants from adding him to their NFC East roster.
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fromLos Angeles Times
22 hours ago
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No signs of Nancy Guthrie or her abductor after a month, but sheriff in Arizona claims progress

Nancy Guthrie remains missing over a month after vanishing from her Tucson home; investigators report progress despite limited public information, with a $1 million reward generating thousands of tips.
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9 hours ago
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Nancy Guthrie abduction: Arizona sheriff says they are closer' to IDing a suspect

Arizona sheriff reports significant progress in the investigation of Nancy Guthrie's abduction, with dedicated homicide and FBI teams working the case while assuming she remains alive.
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fromLos Angeles Times
22 hours ago

No signs of Nancy Guthrie or her abductor after a month, but sheriff in Arizona claims progress

Nancy Guthrie remains missing over a month after vanishing from her Tucson home; investigators report progress despite limited public information, with a $1 million reward generating thousands of tips.
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fromwww.nydailynews.com
9 hours ago

Nancy Guthrie abduction: Arizona sheriff says they are closer' to IDing a suspect

Arizona sheriff reports significant progress in the investigation of Nancy Guthrie's abduction, with dedicated homicide and FBI teams working the case while assuming she remains alive.
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fromESPN.com
23 hours ago

Prosecutors to extend formal plea agreements in poker case

Prosecutors expect plea agreements with 21 of 31 defendants in a federal rigged poker case involving NBA figures Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, with trial proceedings advancing.
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fromMail Online
10 hours ago

UFO-linked Air Force general's disappearance takes mysterious twist

Retired Air Force General William Neil McCasland, 68, disappeared near Albuquerque on Friday; a possible sighting occurred near the Whitewash trailhead in Piedra Lisa Canyon.
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fromwww.nydailynews.com
9 hours ago

Death of Deadliest Catch' Todd Meadows under investigation

Todd Meadows, a 25-year-old rookie deckhand on the Aleutian Lady, fell overboard in the Bering Sea and died despite rescue attempts; the Coast Guard is investigating the incident.
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fromThe Washington Post
17 hours ago

U.S. troops had little protection from drone strike that killed six, imagery shows

Six U.S. service members were killed in an Iranian drone attack on a tactical operations center in Kuwait that lacked overhead protection against aerial threats.
fromwww.npr.org
13 hours ago

On the brink of death, a woman is saved by a stranger and his family

Getting struck and killed by lightning was a real possibility since we were the highest thing around for miles and lightning was striking all around us. To reach safer ground, they decided to abandon their plan of taking a trail back. Instead, using their ice axes, they climbed down the face of the mountain through steep and icy snow chutes.
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6 hours ago

The 2026 Oscar-nominated documentaries are sensitive and transformative

Oscar-nominated documentaries demonstrate that innovative nonfiction storytelling transcends traditional streamer preferences for cults, crime, and celebrities, proving compelling narratives require only strong stories and cameras.
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13 hours ago

As Paralympics approach, U.S. skier Sydney Peterson balances training and research

It's much more fun to be able to do that after school with your friends than alone in a clinic. Peterson said this about skiing becoming her physical therapy when she began experiencing dystonia symptoms at age thirteen, highlighting how the sport provided both therapeutic benefit and social engagement compared to traditional clinical rehabilitation approaches.
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13 hours ago

ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it

ICE agents use surveillance tools and intimidation tactics including facial recognition, photographing activists, and revealing personal information to deter immigration enforcement monitoring.
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fromwww.npr.org
11 hours ago

Trump's new reasoning for Iran strikes. And, takeaways from the first 2026 primaries

CENTCOM claims destruction of Iranian navy while Iran expands retaliatory strikes amid Supreme Leader Khamenei's funeral preparations, with missile and drone attacks on Israel and the Gulf declining significantly.
fromThe Washington Post
12 hours ago

Democrats weigh Trump school vouchers, with billions at stake

What makes the program tricky is that it blurs the party lines on school choice. It's not a traditional voucher. But opposition to any school choice policy is deeply ingrained for many Democrats. If governors opt in to the program, tax dollars will go toward private school tuition for children in their states, something many Democrats are uncomfortable with.
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fromThe Washington Post
10 hours ago

Movers help rescue missing toddler: 'Such humble dads but they're heroes'

Moving company employees blocked a suspect's vehicle after recognizing a missing 2-year-old girl from an Amber Alert at a Phoenix convenience store, enabling police to recover the child safely.
fromBoston.com
7 hours ago

Takeaways from the first elections of the 2026 midterm campaigns

By rallying behind Talarico, the party sided with someone who pledged to change Washington while finding consensus. The 36-year-old state representative's win over Crockett cements his status as a rising star and will likely make him one of Democrats' most prominent candidates this year. He campaigned with denunciations of 'politics as a blood sport' and an insistence that people want 'a return to more timeless values of sincerity and honesty and compassion and respect.'
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fromBoston.com
1 day ago

Small plane makes emergency landing in frigid Hudson River and the 2 people aboard swim to safety

A small plane attempting an emergency landing crashed into the frigid Hudson River, where the pilot and a passenger escaped the wreckage and safely swam to shore, authorities said. The crash occurred Monday night, shortly after the single-engine Cessna 172 took off from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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fromwww.npr.org
13 hours ago

America has a housing affordability crisis. Building houses for rent can help

Build-to-rent single-family homes are rapidly expanding, with 7% of new single-family houses now built for rent rather than sale, offering an alternative to both apartment living and homeownership.
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fromwww.npr.org
11 hours ago

Telehealth abortion is in the courts. Share your experience.

Mifepristone faces legal challenge over FDA's 2023 rule allowing telemedicine prescription and mail delivery, with a federal judge expected to rule soon.
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fromConde Nast Traveler
8 hours ago

Americans Urged to 'Depart Now' From 14 Countries in the Middle East-Here's What to Know

The US State Department advised Americans to immediately leave 14 Middle Eastern countries due to escalating US-Israel conflict with Iran, though the announcement via social media created confusion with inconsistent official guidance.
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fromMen's Journal
1 day ago

Nancy Guthrie Update: Detective Makes Startling Claim About Case

Gated communities' security features may paradoxically create vulnerabilities by fostering disconnected residents and predictable routines that criminals exploit.
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fromwww.nydailynews.com
1 day ago

Justin Timberlake sues to block release of ruin the tour' DUI arrest video

Justin Timberlake filed a lawsuit to block the release of DUI arrest video, claiming it violates privacy and would cause irreparable harm to his reputation and family.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Former LAPD officer found guilty of crypto-related home invasion robbery

Former LAPD officer Eric Halem was convicted of kidnapping and robbery for stealing $350,000 in cryptocurrency from a 17-year-old during a fake police search warrant home invasion in 2024.
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fromFortune
1 day ago

Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff believes if people had more doorbell cameras, we may have already 'solved' the Nancy Guthrie case | Fortune

Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff argues that additional doorbell cameras, including at Nancy Guthrie's home, could have helped solve her kidnapping case, citing video footage as crucial evidence.
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fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 day ago

Justin Timberlake sues to block release of police video from 2024 drunken driving arrest in New York

Justin Timberlake is suing to block release of police body camera footage from his 2024 drunken driving arrest in the Hamptons, claiming it would damage his privacy and reputation.
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fromPoynter
11 hours ago

Inside The Star Tribune's coverage of the Minneapolis immigration raids - Poynter

The Minnesota Star Tribune provided thorough, sensitive coverage of major 2026 immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis that resulted in deaths and national attention, while local journalists faced heightened personal stress covering events in their own communities.
fromIndependent
1 day ago

Murder accused told police Natalie McNally was having problems with her ex when arrested in connection with killing, trial hears

Stephen McCullagh said former partner was emailing Natalie McNally 'a bunch of abuse' and calling her on private numbers. A man accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend told police she was 'having problems with her ex' when arrested in connection with her killing.
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13 hours ago

Dollar Pauses Rally Amidst Geopolitical Tensions - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The tensions between the United States and Iran have pushed oil prices higher, raising fears of energy-driven inflation, which helped support both the dollar and Treasury yields. The 10-year yield has climbed to its highest level in roughly two weeks.
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fromSilicon Canals
13 hours ago

Live Nation-Ticketmaster goes to trial: the antitrust case that could force the biggest entertainment breakup in decades - Silicon Canals

Today, the concert ticketing industry is broken. It is controlled by Live Nation and the company it owns, Ticketmaster. According to DOJ estimates cited in court, Live Nation-Ticketmaster holds an 86% market share in primary ticketing for major concert venues and a significant share in the use of large amphitheaters by artists. The government argues this dominance wasn't built on superior service. It was constructed through what prosecutors describe as a "flywheel" - a self-reinforcing system where control over venues, ticketing technology, and artist promotion creates an ecosystem that competitors cannot meaningfully penetrate.
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fromPoynter
13 hours ago

Covering a police officer killed in the line of duty - Poynter

Indianapolis news coverage of officer Brian Elliott's death left critical questions unanswered about the incident's circumstances and prevention measures.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

A glimpse of Iran, through the eyes of its artists and journalists

Recent books, films, and music by Iranian artists and journalists provide accessible insights into Iran's contemporary culture and politics during a period of limited U.S.-Iran relations.
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1 day ago

Pregnant migrant girls are being sent to a Texas shelter flagged as medically risky

The Trump administration is concentrating pregnant unaccompanied minors in a single South Texas shelter despite objections from health officials who say the facility lacks specialized prenatal care these vulnerable children require.
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fromBoston.com
1 day ago
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Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California

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1 day ago
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Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California

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1 day ago

The 2026 World Cup faces big challenges with only 100 days to go

The 2026 FIFA World Cup faces unprecedented challenges including Iran's potential withdrawal due to geopolitical tensions, security concerns in Mexico, funding issues for U.S. host cities, and ticket price controversies.
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fromBoston.com
1 day ago

U.S. won't rule out sending ground troops into Iran

The Pentagon acknowledges inability to intercept all incoming Iranian fire while conducting a massive campaign against Tehran's arsenal, with six U.S. service members killed and three advanced aircraft lost.
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1 day ago

Scientists make a pocket-sized AI brain with help from monkey neurons

Scientists compressed an AI visual system model from 60 million to 10,000 variables while maintaining performance, revealing how biological brains achieve efficiency and potentially advancing both neuroscience and artificial intelligence.
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fromThe Washington Post
1 day ago

ICE training was slashed, records show, corroborating whistleblower claims

ICE cut 240 hours (40% of instructional time) from basic training while rapidly hiring officers to accelerate deportation operations under the Trump administration.
fromThe Washington Post
1 day ago

College students add puppy training to their course load

She explained that the exercise was to prepare for a real-life scenario, when a jacket falls off a chair and onto a dog. 'You wouldn't want them to get up, make a scene,' Gray said. The recent training class was for student members of a college chapter for the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, a nonprofit that provides service dogs to people with vision impairments.
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fromBoston.com
1 day ago

As Kennedy turns from vaccines, MAHA allies see a 'betrayal'

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine skepticism has created tension between his anti-vaccine supporters demanding faster dismantling of vaccine programs and his public focus on broader health initiatives.
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1 day ago

In Vermont, small town meetings grapple with debate on big issues

When you have people sleepwalking into an authoritarian regime, it's up to us to sound the alarm. People feel isolated, helpless and hopeless. And when you hear about other people who are just like you taking a stand and representing something that you believe, that gives you not only hope, but it gives you power.
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1 day ago

The candy heir vs. chocolate skimpflation

Brad Reese bought a bag of Reese's Mini Hearts and realized those little hearts weren't made with the classic combo of milk chocolate and peanut butter that Reese's is known for. Instead, these mini hearts were made with "chocolate candy" and "peanut butter creme," cheaper concoctions that he felt were far inferior to the real deal.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

Multiple US embassies are telling Americans they cannot evacuate or help them get out of the Middle East

US embassies across the Middle East are unable to assist American citizens with evacuation despite State Department advisories to leave multiple countries following US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Former USC basketball player Destiny Littleton sends dispatches from where she's stuck in Israel

Littleton is one of many United States citizens attempting to leave the Middle East per guidance from the U.S. State Department. The department posted on social media site X, instructing U.S. citizens to leave more than a dozen countries because of safety risks and to shelter in place until they are able to do so.
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fromAxios
2 days ago

Third victim dies in Austin mass shooting

A Texas Tech student and University of Texas graduate student were killed in an attack in Austin, with two others critically injured and multiple students sustaining injuries.
fromMail Online
1 day ago

Interactive map reveals your nearest nuclear shelter

Gold's map includes dozens (and possibly hundreds) of basement shelters in cities such as Boston, Baltimore, Dallas, Detroit, Memphis, Milwaukee, New York, Oklahoma City, Sacramento and Washington, DC. He told the Daily Mail that each state has a link to its own map, sending users to a Google Maps page where radioactive symbols mark the locations of every shelter Gold has been able to verify still exists as of August 2025.
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fromNew York Post
1 day ago

NY haunted by closing of nuclear power plant as energy bills soar, green mandates spark chaos

New York's 2021 closure of Indian Point nuclear plant, which supplied 25% of NYC electricity, has increased reliance on natural gas and raised energy bills while hindering green energy goals.
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fromReadWrite
1 day ago

Nevada bans MLB bookmaker Wayne Nix from casinos statewide

Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously banned former baseball player Wayne Nix from all licensed casinos for his role in an illegal sports betting operation.
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fromThe New Yorker
2 days ago

A Criminal-Justice Activist's Baffling Crime

Prison-reform activist Alexander Friedmann was arrested for secretly smuggling weapons and tools into Nashville's new jail during construction, despite his prominent reputation in criminal-justice reform circles.
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fromBoston.com
2 days ago

New photo released in unsolved 1997 homicide of a N.H. woman

New Hampshire officials released a previously uncirculated photo of Rosalie Miller, murdered in 1996, seeking witnesses to solve the nearly 30-year-old cold case.
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fromGothamist
1 day ago

'Miracle on the Hudson': Small plane crash-lands in NY river, no major injuries reported

Two people were rescued after a Cessna 172 crash-landed on the icy Hudson River near Newburgh, New York, with both occupants sustaining only minor injuries.
fromThe New Yorker
2 days ago

The Man Who Broke Into Jail

Lieutenant Thomas Conrad was standing in a control room in Nashville's new central jail when he noticed something off with one of the key rings hanging on the wall. It was midday on December 30, 2019, and in two weeks the still empty jail would take in about seven hundred inmates. While contractors were finishing their work, Conrad, a senior correctional officer with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office, was organizing equipment: handheld radios, handcuffs, and keys.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Justin Timberlake sues Sag Harbor to block video release of DWI arrest. Yes, that one

Justin Timberlake sued Sag Harbor officials to prevent release of body camera footage from his June 2024 DWI arrest, citing privacy invasion and reputational harm.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Exhibit honors Japanese American who fought for US in WWII while their families were locked up

Japanese American Nisei soldiers fought for the United States in World War II while their families were imprisoned in internment camps, and a new traveling exhibit honors their service and sacrifice.
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fromArs Technica
1 day ago

This is why our electricity bills are so high right now

U.S. residential electricity rates increased 5 percent in 2025, with some Northeast and Midwest states experiencing double-digit growth, driven by utility infrastructure spending, natural gas prices, and renewable energy mandates.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

US House committee releases videos of the Clintons' Epstein testimonies

Bill and Hillary Clinton released deposition videos distancing themselves from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, claiming limited contact and no knowledge of his trafficking activities.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

New mother suffers M40 panic attack as RAC calls stranded baby non-priority'

Jessica Townsend Jones, 27, was travelling from Mid Wales to Kent with her three-month-old Ottilie on 14 February, when her car experienced a sudden loss of power. She felt "like the brakes had been put on" and struggled to accelerate. After missing the turn for services at Cherwell Valley Interchange, the pub manager, who is currently on maternity leave, was forced to pull onto the hard shoulder.
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2 days ago

A fifth US service member has died in the Iran operation, US military says

A fifth U.S. service member died during the war with Iran following strikes launched by Israel and the U.S. on Saturday.
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fromBoston.com
1 day ago

Husband and wife charged with throwing rocks at passing cars in Southwick

A Rhode Island couple faces multiple felony charges for throwing rocks at vehicles and brandishing baseball bats on a Massachusetts highway while the driver was intoxicated.
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1 day ago

How the Ohio State Buckeyes can help the Commanders in the draft

Washington Commanders have multiple needs that align with Ohio State's top talent, making their pro day visit crucial for evaluating potential seventh overall pick candidates.
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1 day ago

Here Are Tuesday's Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Block, CrowdStrike, Fortinet, MongoDB, Mosaic, Palo Alto Networks, Unity Software, and More

Stock futures decline as oil prices surge following geopolitical tensions and potential Strait of Hormuz closure, with energy prices up significantly and Treasury yields rising across the curve.
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