Kevin Spacey is facing a jury in a New York City courtroom during a civil trial accusing him of sexually abusing a 14-year-old actor in the 1980s when he was 26.
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Biden pardons thousands for possession of marijuana under federal law
President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color.
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Two Russians seek asylum after reaching remote Alaskan island
The individuals said they fled the country to avoid compulsory military service. They landed at a beach near Gambell, an isolated community of about 600 people on St. Lawrence Island.
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Closing arguments held in Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook trial
The attorneys presented closing arguments to determine how much Jones and his company should pay for representing to the audience of his Infowars show that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax.
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Jan. 6 committee schedules next public hearing for Oct. 13
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has scheduled its next hearing for Oct. 13.
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2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners have faced a year of battles
When the Nobel Peace Prize is announced on Friday, it could provide a boost for a grassroots activist or international group working for peace and human rights.
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U.S. to begin screening travelers from Uganda for Ebola
They will have a ‘temperature check, risk assessment, visual symptom check, and contact information verification’ conducted by the CDC.
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Russian missiles slam apartments; refugees missing at border
Ukrainian forces have retaken 154 square miles of territory, including 29 settlements, in the Kherson region since Oct. 1, Ukrainian officials reported Thursday.
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Man charged with smuggling pythons in his pants at U.S. border
Calvin Bautista, 36, is accused of bringing the hidden snakes on a bus that crossed into northern New York on July 15, 2018.
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French writer Annie Ernaux awarded Nobel Prize in literature
Ernaux ‘s books probe deeply personal experiences and feelings – love, sex, abortion, shame – within a society split by gender and class divisions.