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Women have taken up guns in northern and central Afghanistan, marching in the streets in their hundreds and sharing pictures of themselves with assault rifles on social media, in a show of defiance as the Taliban make sweeping gains nationwide. One of the biggest demonstrations was in central Ghor province, where hundreds of women turned outContinue reading “Armed Afghan women take to streets in show of defiance against Taliban”

New Jersey and 14 other states have reached a $4.5 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, ending years of legal battles over the company’s responsibility for the opioid epidemic. The settlement was revealed in a mediator’s report filed late Wednesday in federal bankruptcy court in White Plains, in which the 15 statesContinue reading “Sackler family gets immunity, stays rich despite thousands of opioid epidemic deaths”

Sean G. Turnbull displays many of the hallmarks of a successful upper-middle-class family man, a former film producer and marketing manager for one of the country’s largest retail corporations who lives in a well-appointed home in this Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb. Former colleagues describe him as smart, affable and family-oriented. But for more than a decade,Continue reading “Minnesota man making mega-money marketing misinformation”

A group of gunmen wielding assault weapons assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife at their home in the hills overlooking Port-au-Prince early Wednesday, plunging the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation deeper into a destabilizing crisis. The attack by assailants that Haitian authorities described as “commandos” comes amid months of escalating political instability andContinue reading “Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated”

Thirty-six states, including New Jersey, Utah, New York, North Carolina and Tennessee, as well as the District of Columbia, filed a lawsuit that argues Google maintains a monopoly in the market for distributing apps for the Android operating system, which it owns and develops and is used by most of the world’s smartphones. “Google hasContinue reading “Lawsuit against Google alleges monopoly”

The Appellate Division of the Superior Court upheld an order enforcing a permanent injunction against New Jersey-based conversion therapy promoters and awarding attorneys’ fees for bringing the enforcement action. The court ruled that a Jersey City gay-conversion therapy practice, Jewish Institute for Global Awareness, must pay a $3.5 million fee award after breaching the termsContinue reading “Court upholds conversion therapy ban”

One of four riders selected as the U.S. jumping team that will compete at the Tokyo Olympics is the daughter of rock icon Bruce Springsteen and singer-songwriter Patti Scialfa. U.S. Equestrian announced Monday that 29-year-old Jessica Springsteen will be making her Olympic debut, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Springsteen, who will be riding 12-year-old stallion DonContinue reading “Bruce Springsteen’s daughter makes Olympic equestrian team”

Six months since the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, when then-President Donald Trump, his Republican co-conspirators in government, and a violent mob of their followers attempted a coup d’état to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election that culminated with Joe Biden’s victory, federal authorities have arrested 535 defendants from nearly allContinue reading “FBI asks public to identify 300+ participants in attempted coup d’état on Jan. 6 at Capitol”

New York state suspended Rudolph W. Giuliani from practicing law on Thursday, June 24, 2021, because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential race, months after the former New York mayor battled to overturn the settled results of November’s election on behalf of President DonaldContinue reading “New York court suspends Rudy Giuliani’s law license”

CNN is reporting that at least 150 people were killed by gun violence in more than 400 shootings across America during the Fourth of July weekend as the nation’s leaders continue to refuse calls for common sense regulation of firearms. The end of the COVID-19 pandemic era lockdown has greeted cities nationwide with a surgeContinue reading “400 shootings across America mar July 4 weekend”