Republicans have a certain obligation to act as if everything President Biden does is an assault on American values. His sweeping pardons this week of thousands who were jailed for marijuana possession — and announcement that the drug’s federal classification will be reevaluated — are no exception. But, perhaps because …
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With data analysis by Joel Jacobs, ProPublica,andphotography by Kitra Cahana, special to ProPublica This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Searchlight New Mexico. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Hours after Jaidryon Platero attempted suicide, …
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The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District announced Friday that it has suspended its entire school police force, five months after the deadly mass shooting at the city’s Robb Elementary that left 19 children and two teachers dead. “The District has made the decision to suspend all activities of the Uvalde …
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Elon Musk‘s will-he-or-won’t he deal to buy Twitter, going forward again as of yesterday, is pretty big. We’re talking a $44 billion price tag. And even the richest man in the world apparently needs help footing that bill. While he’s sold about $32 billion worth of stock in his car …
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More than 30 people were killed, over 20 of whom were children, in a mass shooting and stabbing Thursday at a childcare facility in northeastern Thailand, marking the deadliest tragedy ever committed by a single perpetrator in the country’s history. According to the New York Times, the suspect — who …
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Brittney Griner’s wife says the WNBA star is at her “absolute weakest moment in life right now” in Cherelle Griner’s first televised interview since Griner was sentenced to nine years for bringing vape cartridges into Russia. “She’s very afraid about being left and forgotten in Russia, or just completely used …
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Jada Pinkett Smith has found herself largely on the receiving end of other people’s life stories in recent years as host of the Red Table Talk. Now, the 51-year-old industry veteran is gearing up to publish her first memoir with the same level of honesty and authenticity she has come …
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No one saw BookTok coming. The TikTok community dedicated to readers was an organic effort that seemed to explode overnight, creating trends and an entirely new way to promote books on digital platforms. Less than two years after its creation, BookTok has been credited for directly increasing print sales across …
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With the news that President Joe Biden has pledged to end the United States’ “failed approach” on cannabis, thousands of people who were incarcerated for possession of the drug are poised to receive pardons. “Sending people to jail for possessing marijuana has upended too many lives — for conduct that …
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With one swing of the bat Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas, Aaron Judge is now baseball’s new (legitimate) home run king. The New York Yankees slugger established — without debate — an American League record for most homers in a season with the 62nd home run, passing the mark fellow …
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