In Paris Hilton’s opening remarks to Congress on Wednesday, she recounted institutional child abuse she said she experienced.
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Massachusetts jurors weigh evidence in a murder trial that challenged police integrity
Jurors have to consider whether the sometimes tiny bits of evidence – pieces of a broken tail light, a single human hair – point to the girlfriend’s guilt, or a sprawling cover-up by law enforcement officers.
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Israel blames U.N. for Gaza aid crisis amid fresh reports of starvation
About 500,000 Palestinians are on the brink of starvation, according to a report by United Nations agencies and aid groups.
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A signature Biden law was aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions
President Biden points to the legislation as an example of investing in alternative energy in ways that’ll help the environment and lift the economy. But one solar company shows how that legislation can yield mammoth returns to the well-connected.
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Why NASA astronauts are delayed at the space station after Boeing Starliner launch
This week, Boeing said the Starliner capsule’s problems aren’t a concern for the return trip and ‘the astronauts are not stranded.’
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IRS delays in resolving identity theft cases are ‘unconscionable,’ independent watchdog says
An independent watchdog within the IRS reports that while taxpayer services have vastly improved, the agency is still too slow to resolve identity theft cases
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Startup developing ‘vaccine’ to fight fentanyl addictions, overdoses
Fentanyl poisoning has been the leading cause of death for Americans between age 18 and 45 since 2019, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, report says
Based on a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted prematurely, it does not appear likely the court will fully resolve the issues at the heart of the case.
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Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit claiming Biden censored social media
The case is among several before the court this term that affect social media companies in the context of free speech.
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U.S. journalist goes on trial in Russia on espionage charges that he, employer deny
Bowdoin graduate and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is the first Western journalist arrested on espionage charges in post-Soviet Russia.