Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Missouri Man Is Freed After 1991 Murder Conviction Is Overturned

Christopher Dunn, who spent more than three decades in prison, was released one week after the Missouri attorney general blocked a judge’s order for his immediate release.

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‘20th Hijacker’ Seeks Transfer From Federal Supermax to French Prison

After 20 years in a supermax prison in Colorado, the only person to be convicted in connection with the 9/11 attacks wants to serve his life sentence in his homeland.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Creator of ‘Baby Reindeer’ Calls Show ‘Emotionally True’ but ‘Fictionalized’

Richard Gadd, the show’s creator, said in a court filing that Fiona Harvey, who is suing Netflix for defamation, harassed him in real life but that the show is a dramatic retelling.

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Monday, July 29, 2024

New York Has Only 1 Drug Stockpiled in Case of a Bird Flu Epidemic

New York State’s stockpile of antiviral medications for flu contains only one drug, Tamiflu, leaving no fallback plan.

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Fatal Police Shooting of Woman in New Jersey Is Under Investigation

A woman was shot to death by a police officer responding to a report of a mental health crisis in Fort Lee, N.J., early Sunday morning.

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Sunday, July 28, 2024

A Village’s Anguish Over 12 Children Lost to a Rocket Strike

A stunned hush of collective mourning fell over Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, after the attack from Lebanon.

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Saturday, July 27, 2024

Memecoins, Cryptocurrencies Based on Internet Memes, Roar Back

One of the wildest, most scam-ridden corners of the cryptocurrency industry — memecoins, which are rooted in internet memes — has roared back.

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I Have Some Questions for the Democrats Who Want to Run California

The Opinion columnist Ezra Klein moderates a forum with five of the top Democratic candidates for governor of California. from NYT > To...