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Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with bone marrow cancer
NEW YORK — Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is battling bone marrow cancer behind bars at Rikers Island in New York, according to reports.
Weinstein was specifically diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, NBC News reported. It is a rare type of cancer where “the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells” and it usually occurs �...Read more
Abercrombie & Fitch ex-CEO Mike Jeffries arrested on sex trafficking charges
NEW YORK — Abercrombie & Fitch’s disgraced ex-CEO Mike Jeffries has been arrested on sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn announced Tuesday.
The arrest comes after a cascade of public allegations against Jeffries accusing him of sexually abusing and trafficking young men during lavish events ...Read more
Madigan co-defendant's lawyer tells jury legal lobbying is not bribery, says feds view 'just wrong'
CHICAGO — A lawyer for ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan’s longtime confidant told a federal jury Tuesday that the allegations of bribery and corruption against the pair attempt to criminalize legal lobbying and relationship building at the center of the state’s politics.
“The evidence will show Mike McClain was a lobbyist, and like all ...Read more
More than 700 New Yorkers signed up for City Council marathon 'City of Yes' housing plan hearing
NEW YORK — Hundreds of New Yorkers are signed up to share their views at a marathon City Council hearing Tuesday reviewing the Adams administration’s sweeping “City of Yes” plan, which aims to boost the city’s housing supply by overhauling decades-old zoning regulations.
The hearing, which was underway Tuesday morning in the Council�...Read more
Michigan: State finds Macomb County prosecutor Pete Lucido may have violated campaign finance laws
DETROIT — Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido may have violated Michigan campaign finance laws when he distributed a newsletter from his office to county employees that contained a link to his campaign website, according to the Michigan Secretary of State, though Lucido still claims the allegations against him are false.
In a letter sent to ...Read more
Maryland board votes in favor of emergency regulation change to how schools share student criminal records
BALTIMORE — The Maryland State Board of Education unanimously voted to adopt policy changes requiring school officials to share certain information from students’ criminal records with one another.
The policy, added Tuesday morning to Maryland State Board of Education’s agenda, comes after lawmakers raised concerns over communication ...Read more
Domestic violence deaths plummet in Colorado after pandemic-era surge
DENVER — Domestic violence deaths in Colorado dropped significantly in 2023 after back-to-back years of record-high fatalities during the pandemic, though partner-on-partner abuse continues to be a serious problem, according to a new report published Tuesday.
Fifty-eight people died across 47 domestic violence cases in 2023, according to the ...Read more
Billionaire Richard Branson invests in Space Perspective, to fly on its 1st human space balloon flight
ORLANDO, Fla. — Richard Branson already saw the blackness of space traveling at nearly Mach 3 with his company Virgin Galactic. Now he’s going to take a slower approach.
The billionaire is investing in Space Perspective, the Space Coast-based space balloon venture, and will join its founders on the space tourism operation’s first human ...Read more
Walking pneumonia cases among children up sharply in Georgia and across US
ATLANTA — Cases of “walking pneumonia” have been rising sharply in the United States since the spring, especially among young children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC said it’s closely tracking the recent surge of these infections to better understand any changes in the illnesses since before the ...Read more
Atlanta council member proposes paid leave for abortion-related care
ATLANTA – An Atlanta City Council member wants city employees to be able to take paid sick leave to access reproductive care, including abortions.
Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari introduced legislation Monday that would allow city employees to take paid leave for pregnancy and childbirth including “the loss or termination of a pregnancy ...Read more
Georgia's top court reverses contempt order against Young Thug lawyer
ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a contempt order imposed against Young Thug’s lawyer in the rapper’s lengthy gang and racketeering trial.
In a unanimous decision, the state’s high court ruled that Chief Judge Ural Glanville should have stepped aside in June after attorney Brian Steel questioned him about a secret...Read more
Blinken eyes truce prospects as Israel presses battlefield gains
The U.S.’s top diplomat arrived in Israel on Tuesday and met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as Joe Biden makes a last attempt before the American elections to reach cease-fires in Lebanon and Gaza.
Antony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, discussed the prospect of a broad truce in Israel’s multi-front conflict against Iranian-...Read more
First day of early voting in Florida sees long lines, website crashes
ORLANDO, Fla. — The first day of early voting in Florida on Monday saw sizable lines outside Central Florida libraries, elections offices and other voting sites, with would-be voters waiting longer than 45 minutes at one location in Winter Park.
The presidential election between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump ...Read more
Kansas veteran who breached Capitol during riot with flag painted on head gets probation
A Wichita man who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, wearing a patriotic face mask with an American flag painted on his head has been sentenced to two years of probation.
Chad Dustin Suenram, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, also must pay $500 restitution for damage to the Capitol, which the government says totaled more than $2.9 million. His ...Read more
Victorian ghost photographs amused viewers with spooky thrills
October has long been associated with ghosts – from ancient Celtic festivals to ward off restless spirits after harvest time to the modern standby of using an old sheet to make a last-minute Halloween costume. In the middle of the 19th century, however, popular portrayals of ghosts became a year-round staple, in part because photographers ...Read more
Civilian support for military coups isn’t a bug – it’s a feature
In September 2024, authorities in Benin detained the country’s former sports minister and a prominent businessman for allegedly plotting a coup against the West African nation’s president, Patrice Talon. Had a putsch materialized, Benin would have joined a growing list of African countries to have experienced a military coup over the past...Read more
On Ukraine, candidate Trump touts his role as dealmaker while Harris sticks with unwavering support
The U.S. presidential election isn’t drawing eyes only at home – Moscow and Kyiv are watching closely, too.
Regardless of who wins in November, there will be significant implications for Ukraine as it continues to resist Russia in a war heading toward a fourth year.
Washington’s continued support is seen by some as no ...Read more
Don’t panic reading ‘electoral process porn’: There are plenty of safeguards to make sure voters’ wishes are respected
You’ve probably seen them: alarming columns or stories with alarming headlines about how somebody is going to exploit an obscure provision in election law to undo the 2024 presidential election and toss it to the House of Representatives. Your vote won’t count, and democracy will go to hell.
Election law scholar Justin Levitt ...Read more
Nebraska Democrats hope Omaha will be a ‘blue dot’ on the state’s red electoral map − and their lawn sign is a vibe
White signs emblazoned with a big blue dot are going up in yards across Omaha, Nebraska, in an unusual political statement of support for Democratic candidates.
Nebraska splits its electoral votes, giving Omaha’s congressional district a single electoral vote out of the state’s total of five. If enough of Omaha’s metropolitan ...Read more
How pollsters have adapted to changing technology and voters who don’t answer the phone
As the U.S. presidential election approaches, news reports and social media feeds are increasingly filled with data from public opinion polls. How do pollsters know which candidate is ahead in what swing state or with which key demographic group? Or what issues are most important to as many as 264 million eligible voters across a vast country...Read more
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