The charges are the latest legal blow to a once-powerful player who rubbed elbows with politicians and celebrities.
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Former ABC journalist charged in child sexual exploitation case
Federal authorities found images depicting the sexual abuse of children on electronic devices taken from the home of a well-known former investigative journalist for ABC News.
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Both sides use trove of cell data at Alex Murdaugh murder trial
The trial of the disgraced South Carolina attorney charged with killing his wife and son ended Wednesday with a cliffhanger.
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Mexico zoo director killed, cooked 4 pygmy goats for party
Officials said that some of the animals in the zoo’s collection had allegedly been sold off, traded or eaten under the former director’s orders.
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Russia expected to push eastern Ukraine offensive; Kyiv targets graft
The Kremlin’s forces are expelling residents near the Russian-held parts of the front line so they can’t tell Ukrainian artillery forces about Russian troop deployments, a regional official says.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Biden administration recommends oil drilling in Alaska
The decision on the Willow project – which some environmentalists have dubbed a ‘carbon bomb’ – is politically perilous for President Biden, who campaigned on pledges to end new drilling on public lands.
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Vessel strike blamed for humpback whale’s death in New York
Officials said the whale’s level of decomposition indicated that it had died several days before washing ashore, contradicting early reports that the animal had beached itself while it was alive.
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Federal Reserve lifts rate by quarter-point and signals more hikes ahead
The central bank’s latest move put its benchmark short-term rate in a range of 4.5% to 4.75%, its highest level in about 15 years.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Connecticut may exonerate accused witches centuries later
It’s been more than 375 years since Alse Young became the first person on record to be executed in the American colonies for witchcraft.
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Black history class revised by College Board after criticism
The course is currently being tested at 60 schools around the U.S., and the official materials are intended to guide its expansion to hundreds of additional high schools in the next academic year.