The family behind one of the most addictive substances in the world, peddled to patients by their own doctors who downplayed their harmful effects, is not shielded from liability for the deaths of hundreds of thousands, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Sackler …
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Presidential debates take plenty of preparation. A candidate ideally wants to seem clever, quick-witted, and knowledgeable about the issues, all while maintaining an image of unscripted charisma before voters. Campaigns will spend weeks drilling their candidates on talking points and potential responses in deeply guarded secrecy — lest their opponent …
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The Supreme Court decided on Wednesday that writing checks to politicians as thank-you payments for corrupt contracting decisions does not constitute bribery under federal law. The vote was 6 to 3, with the three liberal justices — Ketanji Brown Jackson, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan —dissenting. “State and local governments …
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Wednesday is the ninth anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage in the United States. In a decision commemorating the milestone, and a reminder to the nation of the ongoing efforts to safeguard the rights and civil liberties of LGBTQ+ Americans, President Joe …
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Progressive Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman has been ousted from his New York Congressional seat after a contentious primary soaked in special interest money. Democratic Westchester County Executive George Latimer secured the first victory in the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) $100 million effort to oust progressive lawmakers critical of …
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Sixteen Nobel prize-winning economistsreleased a grave warning in a joint letter on Tuesday, detailing a potential economic fallout if former President Donald Trump wins the White House in November. “We the undersigned are deeply concerned about the risks of a second Trump administration for the U.S. economy,” the letter began, …
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Nicole Shanahan — the running mate to independent 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — is warning about a supposed luciferian influence on the national government. Shanahan is a billionaire anti-vaxxer who, like RFK Jr., is no stranger to conspiracy theories. But Shanahan has recently embraced language common to …
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With just months to go before the November election, Donald Trump’s political machine is operating in full force. Endorsements are rolling out in Truth Social posting sprees, and candidates hoping to ride the former president’s coattails into office lavish praise upon him at his weekly rallies. But in recent weeks, …
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After spending five years in a high-security British prison, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has entered a plea deal with the U.S. government. Assange is expected to plead guilty to a single count of conspiring to “unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information relating to the national defense of the United States,” …
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Actor Jay Johnston can’t point to method acting as his justification for participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, so instead he will plead guilty. Ryan Reilly of NBC News reported on Monday that the former Bob’s Burgers cast member, who was charged with felony obstruction of officers during civil …
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