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Alex Jones must pay more than $45 million in punitive damages to the family of a Sandy Hook massacre victim, jury orders — Alex Jones ordered to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages in defamation trial — A Texas jury on Friday ordered Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages …
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Live Updates: Jurors Are Told That Alex Jones Earned Millions With Infowars — One expert lays out evidence that Mr. Jones tried to hide his wealth with personal loans and shell companies. Jurors, who already awarded more than $4 million in compensatory damages, are deliberating …
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Alex Jones ordered to pay $45.2 million more in punitive damages to Sandy Hook parents — Infowars founder Alex Jones was ordered by an Austin jury on Friday to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook mass shooting …
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Adam Klasfeld / Law & Crime:
Texas Jury Slaps Alex Jones with Additional $45.2 Million in Punitive Damages for Sandy Hook Conspiracy Theories
Texas Jury Slaps Alex Jones with Additional $45.2 Million in Punitive Damages for Sandy Hook Conspiracy Theories
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Financial Times, NPR, The Verge and The Last Refuge
Jim Vertuno / Associated Press:
Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3M total over Sandy Hook lies
Alex Jones ordered to pay $49.3M total over Sandy Hook lies
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New York Times, The Texas Tribune, 6abc, Forbes, NBC4 Washington and edmontonjournal
Brian Stelter / CNN:
A jury finds Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim
A jury finds Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim
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French Scientist's Photo of ‘Distant Star’ Was Actually Chorizo — Étienne Klein's tweet was liked and retweeted thousands of times before he revealed he was trolling and the photo showed a slice of sausage, not Proxima Centauri. — SS — A photo tweeted by a famous French physicist supposedly …
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Top scientist admits ‘space telescope image’ was actually a slice of chorizo — A French scientist has apologized after tweeting a photo of a slice of chorizo, claiming it was an image of a distant star taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Étienne Klein, a celebrated physicist …
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Mediaite, CBS News, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, The Daily Wire, The Register and Metro.co.uk
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Washington DC lightning strike that killed two offers climate warning — Scientists say that climate change is increasing the likelihood of lightning strikes across the United States, after lightning struck at a square near the White House, leaving two people dead and two others in critical condition.
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Al Jazeera, 中天快 … and The Daily Caller
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Exclusive: U.S. readies new $1 billion Ukraine weapons package — The Biden administration's next security assistance package for Ukraine is expected to be $1 billion, one of the largest so far, and include munitions for long-range weapons and armored medical transport vehicles …
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Balloon Juice, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit and Big League Politics
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Indiana Governor Signs First Post-Roe Abortion Ban, With Limited Exceptions — The law passed despite dividing Republicans. Some of them said the measure was too restrictive; others objected to limited exceptions for rape and incest. — INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers passed …
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Indiana becomes first state to pass abortion ban after Roe v. Wade reversal
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Indiana Legislature first to approve abortion bans post Roe
Indiana Legislature first to approve abortion bans post Roe
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Arika Herron / The Indianapolis Star:
Indiana adopts near-total abortion ban as governor signs SB 1 into law
Indiana adopts near-total abortion ban as governor signs SB 1 into law
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Barr says grand jury seems to be focusing on Trump and his inner circle — Former Attorney General Bill Barr called the newest federal grand jury subpoenas probing the Jan. 6, 202, Capitol riot “a significant event,” one that suggests that government prosecutors are probing high-ranking Trump …
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Memphis Ousts DA and Judge Who Oversaw Its Notoriously Harsh Court System — Voters in Shelby County swept away a slate of tough-on-crime officials on Thursday, ushering in a new era for criminal justice in Tennessee's most populous county, home to Memphis.
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Memphis prosecutor who charged Black woman over voting error loses re-election bid
Memphis prosecutor who charged Black woman over voting error loses re-election bid
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John Leguizamo Slams James Franco's Casting as Fidel Castro: 'He Ain't Latino! How Is This Still Going On?' … John Leguizamo took to Instagram to speak out against the recent casting of James Franco as Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro in the upcoming independent film, “Alina of Cuba.”
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How ‘Loyal Dog’ Sean Hannity Went From King of Fox News to Has-Been — Hannity was once Fox's most-watched host, but now he's fallen all the way to fourth place. What happened? — Oh, how the mighty have fallen. — During the Trump administration, Sean Hannity was on top of the world.
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Florida officials speak out after state attorney Andrew Warren suspended — “Does my vote not count?” a sign read outside at a protest outside the Hillsborough County Courthouse Thursday evening. — The question echoed throughout Tampa Bay, and Democrat politicians voiced their outrage.
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Washington Examiner and CNN
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Newhouse, who voted to impeach Trump, will advance to general election in Washington district, AP projects — Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of the 10 Republican lawmakers who voted to impeach Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, has advanced to the general election …
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CNN, New York Times, Politico and Washington Examiner
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AR-15s put in all Madison County schools to enhance security in case of active shooter — MARSHALL - In response to the Texas school shooting that left 19 children dead May 24, the local school system and Sheriff's Office are rolling out some beefed up security measures in 2022-23, including putting AR-15 rifles in every school.
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PIX11 poll: Nadler surges ahead of Maloney in Manhattan congressional race — NEW YORK (PIX11) - Congressman Jerry Nadler this week surged ahead to a 9% lead in the Democratic primary that pits him against Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Attorney Suraj Patel, according …
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New York Post and Political Wire
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Even from prison I can see opposition to Putin's war growing — PRETRIAL DETENTION CENTER NO. 5, Moscow — Every day is the same in prison, a monotonous routine from the moment we are woken up by the sounds of the Russian national anthem (the Soviet one, brought back by Vladimir Putin early in his rule) …
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Snickers Maker Apologizes to China for Referring to Taiwan as Its Own Country — Mars Wrigley said it respects China's national sovereignty and conducts its business operations in ‘strict compliance’ with local laws and regulations — Mars Wrigley, the manufacturer of the Snickers candy bar …
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Fox Business, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze and IJR
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EXCLUSIVE: VP Joe Biden met with two Chinese energy execs in the West Wing - the FIFTEENTH meeting with businessmen tied to his son's company - who days later sent Hunter a fawning email offering to fix his $102k luxury EV — Two executives for Chinese energy company Wanxiang secured …
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New York Post and RedState
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US Army is developing a tactical bra for its female soldiers — The US Army is developing a tactical bra for its female soldiers. — The bra, known as the Army Tactical Brassiere, is still in development at the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Solider Center, also known as DEVCOM, in Natick, Massachusetts.
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The Daily Caller, New York Post and Task & Purpose
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Kellyanne's Comeback — Last month I reported that veteran G.O.P. strategist (and former DeSantis hand) Susie Wiles was the lead contender to run Trump's 2024 campaign. Wiles, who currently oversees his political operation, was a natural contender. She's a steady presence whom Trump trusts implicitly …