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New Jersey middle school teacher charged with child ****** ual ****** ault after alleged relationship with student

A former middle school teacher in New Jersey was arrested on Thursday following allegations she had had a ****** ual relationship with a student.
Ashley Fisler, 36, of Washington Township in Gloucester County, was charged with six counts of first-degree ****** ual ****** ault of a minor, one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of second-degree official misconduct, according to Fox 29.
Each first-degree charge carries a maximum of 20 years i
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1 month ago
Nancy Guthrie Abduction Motive Identified as Possible ‘Revenge’ After Reports Savannah Is ‘Questioning’ How Much Her ‘Spotlight’ Put Her ‘Family’s Safety’ at Risk

One of the most surprising things, a month and a half into the Nancy Guthrie investigation, is how little we know about what happened the night Savannah Guthrie’s mom was abducted. Police have released surveillance video and photos, and have recovered DNA, but no suspect has yet been identified, and no motive has been disclosed.
But do police know the motive? Are they close to figuring out who did this and why? Pima County Sherif
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1 month ago
Jeffrey Epstein's personal lawyer says he took out huge cash withdrawals because he had trouble getting a credit card

Jeffrey Epstein's longtime lawyer, Darren Indyke, was called before the House Oversight Committee.
Indyke sought to explain Epstein's large cash withdrawals starting in 2013.
Epstein used cash to cover his **** -trafficking operation, victims and their lawyers have alleged.
Speaking under oath before members of Congress on Thursday, Jeffrey Epstein's personal lawyer attempted to explain some of the now-dead financier's large cash withdrawals.
In his prepared remarks, Dar
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1 month ago
Georgia was going to dump voting machines that Trump hates until things got complicated

ATLANTA (AP) — It seemed like the stars had aligned for Republicans to get rid of their biggest targets — Georgia's touch screen voting machines.
But the complicated reality of changing voting systems has gotten in the way, despite the ascent of 2020 election deniers into influential places in state government and the second Donald Trump administration.
Instead, it is looking increasingly likely that Georgia voters will still be casting ballots this November on the machines from Dominion Voting Systems
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1 month ago
Colorado Police Arrest Woman Begging in a Grocery Store After She Drives Off in Luxury Sports Car

A bizarre cross-country road trip involving a stolen sports car, roadside begging, and an unexpectedly helpful diary came to an abrupt end in rural Colorado after a sheriff’s deputy noticed something that simply did not add up.
According to a report by the Moffat County Sheriff's Office, the case began on March 10 when employees at a grocery store in Craig, Colorado contacted authorities about a young woman who was allegedly approaching customers for money and causing a disturbance.
The store
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1 month ago
Infant hospitalized with herpes after circumcision involving direct oral suction

A two-week-old baby was hospitalized at Wolfson after contracting herpes during a circumcision involving direct oral suction.
A two-week-old baby was hospitalized at Wolfson Medical Center with a severe herpes infection after contracting the virus during a brit milah (Jewish ritual circumcision) that involved direct oral suction, also known as metzitzah b’peh.
Doctors found that the virus had reached the infant’s cerebrospinal fluid, indicating that the infection had penetrated the central nervous system, a l
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1 month ago
After Woman Rejects Minnesota Man Following Their Second Date, He Allegedly Stole Her Three-Legged Dog

Police in Minnesota have arrested a man who allegedly stole a three-legged dog from a woman he met on a dating app.
Akhil Miryala has been charged with burglary and stalking in connection to the incident, Us Weekly confirmed with police.
Miryala of Minneapolis will appear before a judge on Thursday, March 19, at which time he'll likely be asked to enter pleas to the felonies he faces.
Miryala, 27, allegedly matched with a woman in February while using an unspecified dating app and they
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1 month ago
Exclusive-As India seeks Hormuz safe passage, Tehran asks for return of seized tankers, sources say

By Saurabh Sharma and Krishna N. Das
NEW DELHI, March 16 (Reuters) - Iran has asked India to release three tankers seized in February as part of talks seeking the safe passage of Indian‑flagged or India‑bound vessels out of the Gulf via ‌the Strait of Hormuz, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Indian authorities seized the three Iran‑linked tankers near ‌Indian waters alleging they had concealed or altered their identities and were involved in illegal ship‑to‑ship tran
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1 month ago
For the second time, this Kansas chain has abruptly closed a Wichita restaurant

For the second time, a Wichita Jose Pepper’s restaurant has abruptly closed.
It first happened in late 2022 when the Jose Pepper’s on the west side closed after a decade in business.
Now, the one at the Plazzio development at 13th and Greenwich has closed.
A Google listing for the restaurant said it’s temporarily closed, but a voicemail at the restaurant said, “This location has permanently closed.”
Former employees of the restaurant, which opened in 2009, posted about it on social media Monday. They are not
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1 month ago
Confused Trump, 79, Forgets Who President He Installed Is

Even President Donald Trump seems to be struggling to keep track of the sheer number of countries he’s waged war with lately.Trump, 79, appeared to forget who the leader he installed in Venezuela was while speaking on Monday—just over two months after he directed the United States military to kidnap the country’s former president, Nicolás Maduro.“Venezuela, who’s been great, by the way, the relationship with Venezuela has been fantastic,” Trump said during a news conference regarding his shuttering of the John F. Kennedy Center for t
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1 month ago
N.Y. man who spent 19 years in prison after buying mom a stove with stolen money order is freed

A New York man was freed from prison Monday after having spent nearly two decades behind bars for a robbery he didn't commit.
Kenneth Windley was linked to the 2005 crime after he bought his mother a stove with a money order that he didn't know was stolen. Windley, 61, was convicted of second-degree robbery and sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. A Brooklyn judge tossed his conviction after prosecutors re-examined his claims of innocence and concluded that he wasn’t involved in the crime.
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1 month ago
BMW’s iX3 Defies Expectations, Racks Up 50,000 Orders Without Test Drives

Over 50,000 people have ordered the new BMW iX3 without even sitting in it.
The Neue Klasse-based SUV went on sale in Europe in early September.
BMW recently added a second shift at its Hungarian plant to meet demand.
The new BMW iX3 is proving quite the success story, even though European deliveries have only recently begun. Unveiled back in September, BMW’s first Neue Klasse-based electric car has already racked up over 50,000 orders in Europe, the company revealed at its annual conference last week, BMW Blog rep
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1 month ago
24-year-old cancer survivor nearly dies after eating friend’s home-cooked dinner

A dangerous dinner party left a young cancer survivor hospitalized with a rare, life-threatening illness.
After sharing a meal with friends last month, 24-year-old Trinity Peterson-Mayes found herself unable to swallow, speak or move.
“Slowly, over the course of 24 hours, I went from not being able to chug water to not being able to drink any water at all,” Peterson-Mayes told Arizona outlet KPNX.
After violently choking on a sip of coffee, a distressed Peterson-Mayes sought emergency medical attention.
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1 month ago
Scottish Woman With Rare Breast Condition Says Doctors Dismissed Her For Over A Decade

A Scottish woman living with a rare medical condition that causes uncontrollable breast growth says she spent more than a decade seeking answers before receiving a diagnosis — and that the condition affects nearly every aspect of her daily life.
Summer Robert, 28, was diagnosed with macromastia at age 25. She stands 4 feet 11 inches tall and currently wears an R-cup bra. In the past year alone, she grew 11 bra sizes, a pattern her doctors say is driven by hormonal shifts.
“Basically, I go through growth
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2 months ago
A new report reveals that a third of colon cancer cases now occur in the ****** . Take these steps to protect yourself at any age.

Rectal cancer, a form of colon cancer that often comes with more blood in stool, is on the rise.
Experts suspect something in our environment is triggering this — diet changes may play a role.
At-home stool tests, colonoscopies, and more awareness of key symptoms can all help.
More colon cancer cases are being diagnosed in the ****** s of people in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, a clear sign that something in our modern environment is perturbing colon health, and m
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2 months ago
Nancy Guthrie Update: Former FBI Agent Shares ‘Great News’

More than a month into the investigation into the apparent kidnapping of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, there have not been many promising updates as the FBI reportedly fears the case is quickly becoming a cold case. However, one former FBI agent has outlined some positive news as the investigation progresses.
While positive and substantial updates have been few and far between since Guthrie went missing on Feb. 1, retired FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer recently explained why the prese
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2 months ago
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former President of Iran who was a zealous hardliner with popular appeal

​Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former President of Iran (2005-13), who has died aged 69, was an obscure figure when he was appointed mayor of Tehran in the spring of 2003, and not particularly well known when he won the second round run-off vote in the 2005 presidential election; yet over the next five years he established himself firmly as the West’s favourite bogeyman.
In 2005 the international community anticipated a win for the incumbent president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, so Ahm
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2 months ago
Death of woman at house treated as 'unexplained'

The death of a woman at a property in Leeds is being treated as "unexplained", police have said.
Emergency services were called to Primrose Hill Drive, in Swillington, shortly after 06:30 GMT on Saturday, following a concern for safety report.
West Yorkshire Police said a woman was treated at the scene by paramedics but died a short time later.
Her death is currently being treated as unexplained, a spokesperson for the force said, with inquiries continuing.
Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest e
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2 months ago
FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a **** trafficking ring for powerful men, files show

NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world’s most influential people.
But while investigators collected ample proof that Epstein **** ually abused underage girls, they found scant evidence the well-connected financier led a **** trafficking ring serving powerful men, an **** ociated Press review of internal Justice Department records shows.
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2 months ago
Trump breaks longstanding tradition and excludes Dems from annual governor meeting

Later this month, President Donald Trump is hosting an annual meeting with governors at the White House, but he will not invite any Democrats, only Republicans, breaking a long-standing tradition.
The meeting, part of the National Governors **** ociation winter gathering, will only include Republican governors, a spokesperson for the organization confirmed to ABC News.
"The bipartisan White House governors meeting is an important tradition, and we are disappointed in the administration’s decision to make it
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2 months ago
Landmark trial begins over claims Meta and YouTube intentionally addicted kids

The world's largest social media companies have been accused of creating "addiction machines" as a landmark trial began in California examining the mental health effects of Instagram and YouTube.
In his opening argument before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl and a jury, Mark Lanier argued that his client, plaintiff "K.G.M.," suffered from mental health issues as a result of her social media addiction.
"These companies built machines designed to addict the brains of children, and they did it on
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2 months ago
Trump threatens to block opening of $5.7 billion border bridge funded by Canada

President Donald Trump says he will not allow the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor to open unless Canada makes significant concessions to the U.S.
Trump said in a Feb. 9 post on Truth Social that the U.S. will open negotiations with Canada, which has footed the entire bill for the $5.7-billion bridge construction project, but believes the U.S. should probably take ownership of at least half of it.
In fact, the bridge is jointly owned by Canada and the U.S., with Canada intending to
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2 months ago
New climate report says 41 states are getting warmer by the decade

Researchers at two Spanish universities have found that 84% of the contiguous U.S. states have shown signs of warming over the last 70 or so years, which is more than previously suggested.
In a report published last week in the journal PLOS Climate, the researchers found that 41 U.S. states have gotten warmer since the middle of the last century. Alaska and Hawaii weren't included in the study.
The states' warming patterns weren't uniform, Jesús Gonzalo, an economist and professor at the University of Charles III in Madrid
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2 months ago
William and Catherine release statement over Epstein revelations

The Prince and Princess of Wales have said they are "deeply concerned" by the latest revelations about Jeffrey Epstein in their first public statement on the scandal.
A Kensington Palace spokesperson said Prince William and Princess Catherine were "focused on the victims" in light of new information contained in documents related to the late ****** offender released in the US.
The statement was released after more allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor emerged, increasing the scrutiny on the former prince.
A royal
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2 months ago
Stocks climb while warnings grow over what's next

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a fresh record high on Monday, after topping 50,000 for the first time last week. The S&P 500 and teach-heavy Nasdaq also climbed, continuing to reverse major losses suffered days earlier.
The performance marked the latest move in topsy-turvy markets -- and that rollercoaster may very well continue, some **** ysts told ABC News.
Analysts attributed the volatility to a flurry of developments in artificial intelligence (AI), and a perception of looming geopolitical uncertainty. Mixed signals in economic d
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2 months ago
Maxwell can clear president's name in exchange for clemency, attorney says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from House lawmakers in a deposition Monday, but indicated that if President Donald Trump ended her prison sentence, she was willing to testify that neither he nor former President Bill Clinton had done anything wrong in their connections with Epstein.
The House Oversight Committee had wanted Maxwell to answer questions during a video call to the federal prison camp in Texas where she’s serving a 20-year sente
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3 months ago
White House OKs huge arms package to Israel, including 30 Apache helicopters

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion.
The State Department announced the sales to America's allies in the Middle East late Friday as tensions rise in the region over the possibility of U.S. military strikes on Iran. They were made public after the department notified Congress of its approval of the sales earlier Friday.
The sales also come as President Donald Trump pushes ahead with his ceas
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3 months ago
Minneapolis protests swell after fatal shootings and arrest of a journalist

Thousands of protesters rallied in Minneapolis on Friday in the latest show of anger over US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, as a prominent journalist was charged over his coverage of protests in the northern city.
Crowds marched with signs blasting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency leading Trump's mass deportation drive, in response to a call for a "national shutdown" across the United States.
Minneapolis has become the epicenter of the immigration policy backlash after two pro
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3 months ago
What Trump's appointment of Kevin Warsh could mean for interest rates this year

After President Trump on Friday nominated former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to lead the central bank, market participants quickly began speculating what his chairmanship would mean for the path of interest rates this year.
If confirmed by the Senate, Warsh will face a deeply divided Fed at a time when the 19-member committee has set up the potential for a long pause in cutting rates. Many members feel the central bank has done enough to shore up concerns about softening job growth with three rate cuts
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3 months ago
What the newly released Epstein files show — and what they still don't

Millions of new files relating to the late ******* offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released by the US Department of Justice, the largest number of documents shared by the government since a law mandated their release last year.
Three million pages, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos were posted publicly on Friday.
The release came six weeks after the department missed a deadline signed into law by US President Donald Trump that mandated all Epstein-related documents be shared with the public.
"Today's release marks t