No one was ever charged in the deaths of seven people who took painkillers laced with cyanide, but Lewis served more than 12 years in prison for sending an extortion note to manufacturer Johnson & Johnson.
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Wall Street ticks higher ahead of updates on inflation, profits
Stocks ticked higher on Wall Street ahead of a week with updates on where inflation and corporate profits are heading
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Turkey reverses, agrees to swift vote on Sweden’s NATO membership
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier in the day introduced a new condition for approving Sweden’s membership, calling on European countries to ‘open the way’ for Turkey to join the European Union.
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Russian mercenary leader Prigozhin’s commanders met Putin after short-lived mutiny, pledged loyalty
Though the Russian leader branded mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin a traitor as the revolt unfolded and vowed harsh punishment, the criminal case against Prigozhin on rebellion charges was later dropped.
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Cities have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world?
As the climate changes, heat is killing more people than other natural disasters such as hurricanes and tornadoes.
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The New York Times disbands sports department and will rely on coverage from The Athletic
Journalists on the sports desk will move to other roles within the newsroom and no layoffs are planned.
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Deep partisanship will be on display as Congress releases competing voting bills
Even as the country prepares for the next presidential election, the separate measures will underscore how the 2 major parties often are completely at odds over voting procedures.
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Sports doctor Larry Nassar, who sexually assaulted athletes, stabbed at Florida prison
Nassar is serving decades in prison for abusing athletes when he worked at Michigan State University and at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Relentless rain floods roads in Northeast, leads to evacuations, rescues
Crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut are among those helping to get to Vermont towns that have been unreachable since torrents of rain belted the state overnight.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Burglary suspect accused in crash that killed 19-year-old officer in Vermont
Police say Tate Rheaume, 20, crashed into two cruisers last week during a high-speed chase, killing one officer and injuring two others.