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NPR11 hours agoThe White House unveils a new system to track and better prevent opioid overdosesverified_publisherNPR - Brian MannFor decades, the U.S. struggled to create a national system for tracking opioid overdoses. Critics including Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) say the lack of accurate, real-time data has made it harder for health officials to respond as black market pain pills, heroin and illicit fentanyl flooded …
CNN3 hours agoChina’s Xi gets a grand welcome to Saudi Arabia and promises a ‘new era’ in Chinese-Arab relationsverified_publisherCNN - Nadeen EbrahimCNN — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping with a lavish reception in the capital Riyadh on Thursday, as the two countries head for a number of summits heralding an “epoch-making milestone” in China’s relations with the Arab world. Saudi state TV …
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NPR11 hours agoDefense bill includes years-long proposal to combat sexual assault in militaryverified_publisherNPR - Claudia GrisalesWith the new bipartisan defense bill working its way through Congress, the military is one step closer to historic changes that will impact how its sexual assault cases are prosecuted. The move comes after an effort led by New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for nearly the last decade to …
The GuardianNowIranian forces shooting at faces and genitals of female protesters, medics sayverified_publisherThe Guardian - Deepa Parent and Ghoncheh HabibiazadIranian security forces are targeting women at anti-regime protests with shotgun fire to their faces, breasts and genitals, according to interviews with medics across the country. Doctors and nurses – treating demonstrators in secret to avoid arrest – said they first observed the practice after …
Associated Press3 hours agoPolice to reveal identity of Philly's slain 'Boy in the Box'Associated PressNearly 66 years after the battered body of a young boy was found stuffed inside a cardboard box, Philadelphia police are set to reveal the identity of the victim in the city’s most notorious cold case. Police say detective work and DNA analysis helped them learn the name of a youngster who’d been …
CNN2 days agoNew details emerge about a vehicle at the scene of the grisly Idaho student stabbingsverified_publisherCNN - Aya ElamroussiCNN — Investigators in the killings of four University of Idaho students are searching for at least one person they believe was inside a white sedan seen near the crime scene around the time of the deaths last month, police said Wednesday. A 2011-2013 Hyundai Elantra was spotted “in the immediate …
NBC News8 hours agoNew York Times employees launch 24-hour strike in newspaper's first major staff walkout in 40 yearsNBC News - The Associated PressHundreds of journalists and other employees at The New York Times began a 24-hour walkout Thursday in what would be the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years. Newsroom employees and other members of The NewsGuild of New York say they are fed up with bargaining that has …
Associated Press8 hours agoUK royals brace as Harry-Meghan doc promises 'full truth'Associated Press - Danica Kirka And Jill LawlessLONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, made a sweeping indictment of Britain’s media and the racism they believe has fueled coverage of their relationship in a new Netflix series that promises to tell the “full story” of the couple’s estrangement from the royal family. Relying on …
BBC News12 hours agoUmar Patek: Anger and fear in Australia as Bali bomber freedverified_publisherBBC News - By Tiffanie TurnbullAfter the deadly bombings on two Bali nightclubs in 2002, some survivors say they got a "life sentence". "My life changed forever," Andrew Csabi told the BBC. On Wednesday, the man who crafted the bombs that killed Mr Csabi's friends and left him a double amputee was freed from an Indonesian …
ABC News12 hours agoNew York AG asks judge to reject Trump lawsuit seeking emergency protectionsABC News - Aaron KaterskyTrump's suit seeks protection for the revocable trust holding his company. New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday urged a federal judge …
Reuters1 hour agoMore arrests expected in German coup plot in coming days, say authoritiesverified_publisherReuters - By Miranda Murray and Rachel MoreBERLIN, Dec 8 (Reuters) - German police plan further arrests as they investigate a far-right group that prosecutors say was preparing to overthrow the state and install a former member of a German royal family as national leader. Investigators have said the group, many of whom were members of the …
CBS News11 hours agoShots fired near Duke Energy facility in South Carolinaverified_publisherCBS News - By Nicole SgangaAn individual opened fire near a Duke Energy facility at Wateree Hydro Station in Ridgeway, South Carolina, on Wednesday, CBS News has …
NPR22 hours agoSupreme Court weighs controversial election-law caseverified_publisherNPR - Nina TotenbergThe U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in the marquee case of the term, a case that could radically reshape the way federal elections are conducted across the country. At issue is the so-called independent state legislature theory, put forth in this case by North Carolina's state …
CNN11 hours agoMore Americans are moving into harm’s way as climate disasters increaseverified_publisherCNN - Rachel RamirezCNN — People are moving in droves to places with a high risk of climate disasters, researchers say, despite extreme weather events increasing in frequency and intensity in recent years. A study released Thursday by researchers from the University of Vermont found that over the past decade, Americans …
The Guardian16 hours agoEx-Theranos exec Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prisonverified_publisherThe Guardian - Kari PaulSunny Balwani, the former Theranos executive and ex-romantic partner of Elizabeth Holmes, has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison over his role in the now-defunct blood testing firm. The sentence is slightly longer than that given to Holmes, who was his accomplice in one of Silicon Valley’s …
The Hill6 hours agoBiden to announce $36 billion in relief for major pension fund to avoid benefit cutsThe HillPresident Biden on Thursday will announce $36 billion in financial relief to stave off pension cuts for thousands of union workers, the White House …
Associated Press10 hours agoGeorgia vote gives Harris reprieve as Senate tiebreakerAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris needed to get to the U.S. Senate to break a tie. But first she had to avoid causing a traffic jam. One more senator had to vote before Harris could end the impasse, and he was in Georgetown, on the opposite side of Washington. If Harris left in her …
CNN1 day agoTrump Org. fraud trial juror tells CNN the panel was ‘serious’ and didn’t focus on Donald Trumpverified_publisherCNN - Lauren del ValleNew York CNN — The jury who convicted Donald Trump’s namesake companies earlier this week was “serious” and tried to focus on the law – not the former president, one of the jurors said in an interview with CNN. Jurors saw a “culture of fraud,” at the Trump Organization, but referred to Trump as a …
CBS News12 hours agoNew York City Mayor Eric Adams fined for rat infestation at Brooklyn propertyverified_publisherCBS News - By Simrin SinghNew York City Mayor Eric Adams, who is known for his crusade against rats, is fighting a fine for a rat infestation at one of his Brooklyn properties. …
DW English12 hours agoRussia nuclear threat curbed 'for the time being': Scholzverified_publisherDW English - Deutsche WelleGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview published Thursday that the risk of Moscow using nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine was reduced …
CNN13 hours agoBali bomber released on parole after serving half of 20-year sentenceverified_publisherCNN - ReutersJakarta, Indonesia CNN — Indonesia has released on parole Umar Patek, a bomb maker in the deadly 2002 Bali attacks, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights said on Wednesday. Patek, a member of the al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah, was jailed for 20 years in 2012 after he was found guilty of mixing …
Bloomberg13 hours agoDeSantis to Meet GOP Donors in Miami After Re-election Blowoutverified_publisherBloomberg - Felipe Marques, Michael SmithFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis has invited some of his main donors to a meeting in Miami Sunday following a landslide reelection victory that fueled …
NPR18 hours agoJan. 6 panel is planning to release its final report the week of Dec. 19verified_publisherNPR - Claudia Grisales , Deirdre WalshThe House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is planning to release its final report and hold a "formal presentation," which could include a hearing, the week of Dec. 19. Specifically, members are eyeing the date of Dec. 21, according to sources familiar with the panel's …
CNNNov 11‘Trump obsession is very bad’: Senate Republicans confront their problems after poor election showingverified_publisherCNN - Manu RajuCNN — Donald Trump is facing a flurry of criticism on Capitol Hill, with Republican fury growing over their failure to take back the Senate and GOP leaders at odds over their strategy with the former president still maintaining a dominant hold on the party. The GOP reckoning comes in the wake of the …
CNN23 hours agoInvestigators are zeroing in on two possible motives centered around extremist behavior in NC power stations attacks, sources sayverified_publisherCNN - John MillerCNN — Investigators – who have found nearly two dozen shell casings from a high-powered rifle – are zeroing in on two threads of possible motives centered around extremist behavior for the weekend assault on two North Carolina electric substations, according to law-enforcement sources briefed on the …
Axios14 hours agoSome House Republicans may flip to "yes" on marriage equality voteAxios - Andrew SolenderLegislation codifying federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriage could be on track to garner more Republican support than it got in a …
PBS NewsHour14 hours agoFBI got tip about shooting suspect a day before 2021 arrestPBS NewsHour - Colleen Slevin, Associated Press, Jim Mustian, Associated PressDENVER (AP) — Authorities said the person who would later kill five at a Colorado LGBTQ nightclub was on the FBI’s radar a day before being arrested …
CBS News14 hours agoNew classified records found in Trump storage unitverified_publisherCBS News - By Scott MacFarlane, Andres TriayRepresentatives of former President Donald Trump alerted the FBI that they found another set of potentially sensitive documents in a storage facility …
DW English14 hours agoEU seeks cross-border recognition of same-sex parentsverified_publisherDW English - Deutsche WelleThe European Commission on Wednesday proposed new regulations for the recognition of same-sex parents across the bloc. The proposal would oblige …
Associated Press4 hours agoEx-Border Patrol agent convicted of killing 4 women in TexasAssociated Press - ApSAN ANTONIO (AP) — A former Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018 was convicted Wednesday of capital murder, after jurors heard recordings of him telling investigators he was trying to “clean up the streets” of his South Texas hometown. Juan David Ortiz, 39, receives …
