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Newyork
Judge Who Threatened to Shoot Black Teens Should Be Removed, Panel Says
Justice Erin P. Gall of upstate New York engaged in a “racially offensive, profane” diatribe after people crashed a large party she was attending, a disciplinary body found.
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News
Judge Rejects Bid to Dismiss Trump Libel Suit Against Pulitzer Board
Donald Trump sued the Pulitzer Prize Board over its 2022 statement reaffirming its decision to award a prize for coverage of the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia.
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World
Russian Court to Deliver Verdict on Evan Gershkovich
The case against him has been repeatedly denounced by his employer, The Wall Street Journal, and the United States, but a verdict could set the stage for a prisoner exchange.
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World
Surge in Violence by West Bank Settlers Draws Ire of Israel’s Allies
A surge in Jewish settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank is raising the ire of some in the international community as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government officially expands its hold on the occupied territory by ...
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News
By Burning Down Buildings, Insurers Want to Change How They’re Built
The insurance industry is setting homes on fire — just to make a point. The fires are controlled, kindled in a research lab or staged at training facilities used by fire departments. They are designed to simulate the conditions that help wildfires ...
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News
Which States Pay the Highest Energy Costs?
A recent study ranked all 50 states based on the average monthly energy bill in each. Hint: It’s better in the heat than in the cold.
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Newyork
What Happened to the Originalism of the Originalists?
When I read the majority opinion on Monday in Trump v. United States, which held that presidents enjoy absolute immunity for official acts within their “conclusive and preclusive” constitutional authority and presumptive immunity for all other ...
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US
Kansas Supreme Court Rejects Republican-Backed Abortion Regulations
The rulings were the latest blow for abortion opponents in Kansas, where abortion protections in the State Constitution have vexed Republicans for years.
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News
How Reliant Is the U.S. on Avocados From Mexico?
A temporary halt on inspections by U.S.D.A. workers in Mexico on safety concerns highlighted how dependent the United States had become on one region for supplies of the popular fruit.
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Newyork
New York City’s Worst Water Bill Delinquent? New York State.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and two other state entities owe $76.5 million in unpaid city water bills at a time when the city is raising water rates.