Update: This article has been revised to include the conclusion of the defense’s opening statements, which were presented Wednesdaymorning. In a blistering half-hour monologue, a lead defense attorney for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán accused the United States government of setting up his client as a scapegoat. For good measure, he …
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This year’s midterm elections are, by far, one of the most crucial in American history. Millions of voters will take to the polls on Tuesday, November 6th, and ultimately determine the fate of the country moving forward. In addition to voting people into office, people across the country will also …
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University of Utah police have released a timeline and additional details about the murder of student of Lauren McCluskey, who was killed on October 22nd by a man she dated for a month, Melvin Rowland, who took his own life before he could be apprehended. McCluskey broke off the relationship …
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On Wednesday, October 17th, Canada will become the second country in the world where marijuana is legal on a national level, as Bill C-45, approved by Parliament in June, goes into effect. Adults will be able to possess up to 30 grams of pot and grow as many as four …
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It might already feel like social media is taking up too much of our mental space, but just wait until it’s literally inside of our brains. Physicists and neuroscientists have developed the world’s first “brain-to-brain” network, using electroencephalograms (EEGs), which record electrical activity in the brain, and transcranial magnetic stimulation …
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As Baltimore health commissioner, Dr. Leana Wen was outraged last summer when she found out that President Trump planned to cut a grant for teen pregnancy prevention programs in a handful of cities, including hers. “This grant allowed us to have comprehensive reproductive health education in middle schools and high …
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Songwriter-producer Jim Steinman announced a massive North American tour behind Bat Out of Hell –The Musical, the theatrical adaptation of his album trilogy with singer Meat Loaf. The jaunt launches October 16th with a stint in Toronto, Ontario then heads to the U.S., closing July 7th with the last of …
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A team of former FBI investigators is claiming to have proof of the real identity of D.B. Cooper, the notorious airplane hijacker who has remained at large since he parachuted out of a Seattle-bound plane with $200,000 in November 1971. According to filmmaker and author Thomas Colbert – who has …
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On Tuesday, the Michigan state legislature briefly considered a law that would have fully legalized recreational marijuana for adults in the state. It didn’t make it to a vote – Republicans leading the effort abandoned it when they realized they did not have the numbers – and because Tuesday was …
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Bill Cosby‘s sentencing hearing has been scheduled for September 24th and 25th, The Wrap reports. Last month, a Pennsylvania jury found Cosby guilty of drugging and sexually molesting Andrea Constandin 2004. He was convicted on three counts of indecent aggravated assault: penetration with lack of consent, penetration while unconscious and …
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