The prominent South Carolina lawyer is set to take the stand Thursday morning. He has denied killing his wife and son. WALTERBORO, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh, the prominent South Carolina lawyer charged with murdering his wife and son, was expected to take the witness stand Thursday morning to testify in his own defense, a risky …
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The London museum will house more than 80,000 items from the star’s music career at a new David Bowie Center for the Study of Performing Arts. It will open in 2025. Over a 55-year career, David Bowie redefined the essence of cool by embracing an outsider status. Now, Ziggy Stardust and all of the musician’s other …
The shooting spree began on Wednesday morning when the gunman fatally shot a 20-year-old woman in Orange County, Fla, the authorities said. A man who fatally shot a 20-year-old woman on Wednesday morning in Orange County, Fla., returned to the scene later in the day and went on a shooting spree, the authorities said, killing …
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In granting exclusive access to Jan. 6 Capitol surveillance footage to a cable news host bent on rewriting the history of the attack, the speaker effectively outsourced a politically toxic re-litigation of the riot. WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to grant the Fox News host Tucker Carlson exclusive access to thousands of hours of …
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Death rates in the United States have increased in recent years, as they have in Europe, the W.H.O. reported. Although maternal mortality rates declined worldwide from 2000 to 2020, almost 800 women still die of pregnancy-related complications every day, according to a grim report issued Wednesday by the World Health Organization and other agencies of …
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Death rates in the United States have increased in recent years, as they have in Europe, the W.H.O. reported. Although maternal mortality rates declined worldwide from 2000 to 2020, almost 800 women still die of pregnancy-related complications every day, according to a grim report issued Wednesday by the World Health Organization and other agencies of …
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Death rates in the United States have increased in recent years, as they have in Europe, the W.H.O. reported. Although maternal mortality rates declined worldwide from 2000 to 2020, almost 800 women still die of pregnancy-related complications every day, according to a grim report issued Wednesday by the World Health Organization and other agencies of …
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House lawmakers said the island enclave was stepping up its defenses, but needed the United States to deliver on promised arms sales to stave off threats from China. WASHINGTON — House lawmakers, returning from a pair of official trips to Taiwan aimed at bolstering ties with the self-governing island, called on Wednesday for the U.S. …
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House lawmakers said the island enclave was stepping up its defenses, but needed the United States to deliver on promised arms sales to stave off threats from China. WASHINGTON — House lawmakers, returning from a pair of official trips to Taiwan aimed at bolstering ties with the self-governing island, called on Wednesday for the U.S. …
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The revelations from grand jury proceedings in Georgia are the latest signs that federal and local inquiries into the former president could reach key decision points in coming months. When the forewoman of a Georgia grand jury investigating allegations of election interference by former President Donald J. Trump and his advisers gave a series of …
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The revelations from grand jury proceedings in Georgia are the latest signs that federal and local inquiries into the former president could reach key decision points in coming months. When the forewoman of a Georgia grand jury investigating allegations of election interference by former President Donald J. Trump and his advisers gave a series of …
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The revelations from grand jury proceedings in Georgia are the latest signs that federal and local inquiries into the former president could reach key decision points in coming months. When the forewoman of a Georgia grand jury investigating allegations of election interference by former President Donald J. Trump and his advisers gave a series of …
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The two-day testimony of Jeremy Bertino, a former leader of the far-right group, shed new light on the Proud Boys’ growing desperation in the weeks before the riot. WASHINGTON — As a gang of Proud Boys stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Jeremy Bertino, one of the leaders of the far-right group, was at …
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The two-day testimony of Jeremy Bertino, a former leader of the far-right group, shed new light on the Proud Boys’ growing desperation in the weeks before the riot. WASHINGTON — As a gang of Proud Boys stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Jeremy Bertino, one of the leaders of the far-right group, was at …
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The two-day testimony of Jeremy Bertino, a former leader of the far-right group, shed new light on the Proud Boys’ growing desperation in the weeks before the riot. WASHINGTON — As a gang of Proud Boys stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Jeremy Bertino, one of the leaders of the far-right group, was at …
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By a 5-to-4 vote, the justices sided with John Montenegro Cruz, who was sentenced to death by jurors who were not told he would be ineligible for parole if they voted for a life sentence. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of an inmate in Arizona who was sentenced to death …
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The special counsel overseeing the inquiry into Donald Trump’s efforts to retain power after the 2020 election wants the former president’s daughter and son-in-law to testify to a grand jury. Former President Donald J. Trump’s daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law Jared Kushner have been subpoenaed by the special counsel to testify before a federal grand …
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The case, arising from an attack in Istanbul, was a companion to a case argued a day before that tested a shield for technology platforms. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday over whether internet platforms may be sued for aiding and abetting international terrorism by failing to remove videos supporting the Islamic …
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Eric R. Holder Jr. was found guilty of first-degree murder last year in the 2019 killing of Hussle outside a clothing store he had founded in Los Angeles. The man who was found guilty of fatally shooting the rapper Nipsey Hussle in 2019 was sentenced on Wednesday to 60 years to life in prison in …
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“March is such a blur.” “I have like so many dried goods. I’m just so desperate for a mango.” “banging our pots and pans at 7:00 p.m.” “No one can possibly be in their right mind right now.” “We went into prayer mode.” “From their view from the outside, like New York is on fire.” …
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“March is such a blur.” “I have like so many dried goods. I’m just so desperate for a mango.” “banging our pots and pans at 7:00 p.m.” “No one can possibly be in their right mind right now.” “We went into prayer mode.” “From their view from the outside, like New York is on fire.” …
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Law enforcement officials testified at a hearing for the accused Club Q shooter in a courtroom packed with survivors and family members of the victims. COLORADO SPRINGS — Law enforcement officers who were among the first to respond to a mass shooting last year at an L.G.B.T.Q. nightclub in Colorado Springs detailed a chaotic and …
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Democratic turnout was high in the Tuesday primary for the State Supreme Court, ahead of a costly general election that will decide the future of abortion rights and gerrymandered maps in the state. MILWAUKEE — Eight months after the nation’s highest court made abortion illegal in Wisconsin, a liberal State Supreme Court candidate who made …
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PLAINS, Ga. — Jimmy Carter has always come home to Plains. After leaving the Navy in 1953, he returned to Plains, the tiny Georgia town where he was raised, and where he eventually started the political career that would lead him to the presidency. Years later, he found in Plains a haven where he could …
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The former president has attacked President Biden over his administration’s handling of the train derailment disaster, even as his own environmental policies while in office have been criticized. EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Former President Donald J. Trump will visit on Thursday afternoon the site of a train derailment that spewed toxic chemicals in this Ohio …
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U.S. agencies have enlisted aerial shooters to cull about 150 cattle that trample habitats and threaten hikers in the Gila Wilderness. Cattle growers say the plan violates laws and regulations. For the second year in a row, shooters in helicopters will gun down an estimated 150 feral cattle that are trampling habitats in the Gila …
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A purple beam in the capital city regularly brings joy to a beleaguered fan base. Domantas Sabonis pushing the button to light the victory beam at Golden 1 Center last month.Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images SACRAMENTO — A brilliant purple laser shoots into the sky. On cloudless nights, it arcs into space like a sci-fi tractor beam. …
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The derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals upended a region of Ohio where generations of families could afford to buy acres of land, raise livestock and plant gardens. ENON VALLEY, Pa. — Even with the trees still barren, Pam Mibuck could picture how the seasons would unfold on the land her uncle bought decades …
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The derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals upended a region of Ohio where generations of families could afford to buy acres of land, raise livestock and plant gardens. ENON VALLEY, Pa. — Even with the trees still barren, Pam Mibuck could picture how the seasons would unfold on the land her uncle bought decades …
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Researchers created a map showing where PFAS compounds, linked to cancer in humans, have been detected in wildlife. It spans the globe. Polar bears in the Arctic and plankton in the Pacific. Cardinals in Atlanta and crocodiles in South Africa. While concern about PFAS compounds, also known as “forever chemicals” because they break down very …
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The nation’s largest Protestant denomination has grappled with issues around gender, sexuality and politics. The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday decided to expel one of its largest and most prominent churches, Saddleback Church in Southern California, over the church’s installment of a woman as pastor. The move is largely symbolic: Saddleback still operates as a …
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The climbers had been trying to reach an 8,705-foot peak when a mass of snow, ice and rock crashed down on them, the authorities said. Three climbers who were attempting to reach the peak of a mountain in Washington State over the weekend were killed after a climber in their group triggered an avalanche as …
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Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal judge from Milwaukee County, will face one of two conservatives in a race that could tilt the balance of the court, with abortion rights, gerrymandered maps and more in the balance. MILWAUKEE — Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal Milwaukee County judge, won her race on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, and …
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Jennifer McClellan, a state senator, will fill the seat held by Representative A. Donald McEachin, who died in November. Jennifer McClellan, a veteran Democratic state senator, won a special election for Virginia’s Fourth Congressional District on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, making her the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress. Ms. …
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Jennifer McClellan, a state senator, will fill the seat held by Representative A. Donald McEachin, who died in November. Jennifer McClellan, a veteran Democratic state senator, won a special election for Virginia’s Fourth Congressional District on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, making her the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress. Ms. …
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Three Republicans have entered the race President Biden is expected to run Likely to run Republicans Democrats Williamson Four years after a historically large number of candidates ran for president, the field for the 2024 campaign is starting out small and looks like it will be headlined by the same two aging men who ran …
Vivek Ramaswamy, 37, has made a name for himself in right-wing circles by opposing corporate efforts to advance political, social and environmental causes. Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire entrepreneur and author, entered the Republican presidential race on Tuesday with an appearance on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show and a video centered on opposition to social justice …
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Buster Murdaugh testified that his father, who is on trial for the murder of two family members, was devastated by the killings. WALTERBORO, S.C. — Alex Murdaugh, the prominent South Carolina lawyer charged with murdering his wife and younger son, was “destroyed” and “heartbroken” after the killings, his surviving son testified on Tuesday. The son, …
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A tough new immigration measure could disqualify the vast majority of migrants from being able to seek asylum at the southern border. In a bid to prevent a surge of migrants at the southern border when a pandemic measure is lifted in May, the Biden administration on Tuesday announced its toughest policy yet to crack …
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She would not discuss specific indictments in the special grand jury’s report but noted that its recommendations were “not going to be some giant plot twist.” A special grand jury that investigated election interference by former President Donald J. Trump and his allies in Georgia recommended indictments for multiple people on a range of charges …
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