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Trump trial live updates: Juror excused; prosecutor says Trump violated gag order
Can jurors in Trump's hush money trial be impartial? As of Tuesday, April 16, seven jurors have been selected to serve on the jury in Donald Trump's hush money trial. NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump is due back in court for the third day of jury selection in his New York criminal trial over...
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Cannabis Use Greatest Among Lower-Income and Less Educated
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Nine percent of U.S. adults report that they use cannabis regularly, defined as at least 10 days of consumption per month. Regular usage differs by education and income, with the highest rates seen among those with a high school education or less (13%) and those living in...
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Iran, Israel and the potential for miscalculation
The Middle East has been waiting with bated breath for Israel’s response to Iran’s attack last weekend as the spectre of regional conflict seems closer than ever. That spectre has waxed and waned since the war on Gaza began in October with the fear that it would spiral into a regional war, dragging...
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Boeing’s safety culture under fire at US Senate hearings
Boeing’s BA.N safety culture and manufacturing quality, both at the center of a corporate crisis following a January mid-air panel blowout on a near-new 737 MAX 9, were scrutinized on Wednesday in two U.S. Senate hearings. Testimony at the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations...
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Let’s use AI to stop fentanyl at the border and keep it from killing Americans
Over 112,000 Americans overdosed in 2023. Over 70,000 overdosed on fentanyl, a particularly dangerous synthetic opioid. While it’s easy to focus on numbers, we can’t forget that these aren’t statistics. They’re people. They leave behind parents, brothers, sisters and children. They’re futures lost....
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Mike Johnson aid bills: what is the US speaker’s plan for Ukraine and Israel, and ...
US House speaker, Mike Johnson, has said long-awaited votes on aid for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific will take place as soon as Saturday, putting the senior Republican on a collision course with members of his own party. At stake is $95bn of US security assistance that has been in limbo for...
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Book bans are accelerating across the country amid right-wing pressure campaign
Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. America’s right-wing forces would have you believe that they are the courageous entities standing up for free speech. But, as they...
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Supreme Court to Decide on Criminalizing Outdoor Sleeping
Tenting in Los Angeles Skid Row. Russ Allison Loar, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Clare Pastore / The Conversation On April 22, 2024, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could radically change how cities respond to the growing problem of...
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Senate set for showdown over Mayorkas impeachment articles
The Senate is set for a showdown over the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as Democrats are expected to move quickly to dismiss the articles, while Republicans insist there must be a full trial. The House transmitted the articles of impeachment to the...
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Iraq’s dangerous balancing act between Iran and the US
Four days ago, Iraq’s airspace had hundreds of projectiles fired from Iran flying through it towards Israel, caught in the crossfire of what many fear could be the opening salvoes of a regional war dragging in the United States. On Monday, Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani was in...
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