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Judge rules Mangione 'manifesto' and gun can be used as evidence in United Healthcare murder trial
Judge Gregory Carro ruled that prosecutors can not admit other items police found during a search of Mangione's backpack when he was arrested at a McDonald's restaurant in Pennsylvania in 2024.
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Trial begins for assistant principal when 6-year-old brought gun to Virginia school, shot teacher
Ebony Parker was the assistant principal at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia when a six-year-old student shot his teacher. Parker allegedly ignored warnings that the child had a gun.
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Pirro threatens jail time for parents of DC juveniles who commit crimes, join in 'teen takeovers'
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said that her office will impose criminal penalties of up to six months of jail time against the parents or adults responsible for the juveniles.
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San Francisco spends $46 million on two contracts with homeless non-profit
As of the 2022 Point-in-Time Count, there were 7,750 people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco.
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Blaze Pizza joins other businesses leaving California for 'growth' elsewhere
Blaze’s relocation follows Rubio’s announcement it is closing 48 California stores, shedding an estimated 1,250 jobs, and a report from the Hoover Institution finding California lost nearly 10,000 more fast food jobs after the state’s $20 per hour fast food minimum wage law was signed into effect last fall.
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X influencers gain followers by capitalizing on antisemitic and anti-West sentiment post-Oct. 7
Some accounts saw a growth of followers by more than 500% after Hamas' Oct. 7 assault.
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Trump says death sentences for dealers will solve U.S. drug problem
Thirty-four countries apply the death for some drug crimes, according to a 2023 report from Harm Reduction International.
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World War II veteran, 102, dies traveling to France for D-Day event
The veteran passed away while listening to his favorite singer, Frank Sinatra, his friend said.
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Feds send millions of taxpayer dollars to the Taliban
Much of that taxpayer funding is transferred to the Taliban goes through nongovernmental organizations receiving foreign aid.
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Musk's SpaceX successfully launches its Starship mega-rocket, lands successful splashdown
SpaceX on Thursday morning successfully launches its Starship megarocket into orbit.
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New Jersey governor overhauls state's public records act
Opponents of the legislation claim it will erode public trust and limit access to public documents, but supporters, which include government officials, claim it will help people receiving the document requests who are burdened by commercial and unreasonable requests.
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WA officials seek to dismiss case of foster parents denied license over beliefs
There are other lawsuits in New Jersey and Massachusetts brought by foster parents who’ve been turned away for refusing to accept those states' gender ideology language mandates.
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Georgia hearing spotlights social media companies’ censorship
The parade of witnesses affected by deplatforming highlighted how social media companies' decisions, often cloaked in secrecy, impact their livelihoods.