Paul Kendrick, a Freeport resident who had accused Michael Geilenfeld of being a serial pedophile, was twice sued by Geilenfeld for defamation.
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American Airlines passengers tackle, restrain man who tried to open emergency exit mid-flight
Six of them sprang into action while another passenger recorded the incident on her phone.
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Biden says too many Americans are saddled with school debt as he cancels federal loans for 153,000
The administration began sending email notifications on Wednesday to some of the borrowers who will benefit from what the White House has called the SAVE program.
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How an Alabama court ruling that frozen embryos are children could affect IVF
In vitro fertilization offers a possible solution when a woman has trouble getting pregnant.
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Supreme Court seems skeptical of EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule on power plant pollution
The rule is intended to restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas, including Maine, with smog-causing pollution.
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Jury starts deliberating in trial of New Hampshire man accused of killing daughter, 5
Police first learned that Harmony Montgomery was missing in December 2021 and later said she was killed in December 2019, though her body was never found.
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Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts
He is accused of falsely telling his FBI handler that executives with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden $5 million each around 2015 – a claim that became central to the Republican impeachment inquiry.
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Biden boosting cybersecurity at U.S. ports, where online attacks can be more ravaging than storms
Nationwide, ports employ roughly 31 million people and contribute $5.4 trillion to the economy, and could be left vulnerable to a ransomware or other brand of cyberattack.
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James Biden tells Republican lawmakers that Joe Biden wasn’t involved in the family’s business dealings
The Republican investigation was undercut when an FBI informant who claimed there was a bribery scheme involving the president, his son Hunter, and a Ukrainian energy company was charged with fabricating the story.
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Alabama hospital pauses IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
An Alabama court ruling raises questions for providers and patients, including whether they can freeze future embryos created during fertility treatment or if patients could ever donate or destroy unused embryos.