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What to know as jury selection begins in Hunter Biden’s federal tax trial

What to know as jury selection begins in Hunter Biden’s federal tax trial

Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden departs the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on June 03, 2024 in Wilmington, Del. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (LOS ANGELES) — More than a year after a plea deal between prosecutors and Hunter Biden collapsed, jury selection in the federal tax trial of […]

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Why there have been so few hurricanes this year as peak season approaches

Why there have been so few hurricanes this year as peak season approaches

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The time of year that typically sees the most tropical systems forming in the Atlantic Basin is almost here. The past three weeks in the Atlantic Basin have been notably quiet with no named storm formations since Ernesto on Aug. 12. The last time the […]

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Man who evaded cops for weeks after hit and run death of 7-year-old boy arrested

Man who evaded cops for weeks after hit and run death of 7-year-old boy arrested

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 32-year-old suspect who has evaded authorities for nearly three weeks following the alleged hit-and-run death of a skateboarding 7-year-old boy has been arrested, according to authorities. Donald Mynatt, 32, has been wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police for leaving the scene of […]

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New York grand jury convened for possible new charges against Harvey Weinstein

New York grand jury convened for possible new charges against Harvey Weinstein

Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Manhattan district attorney’s office has begun presenting evidence to a grand jury that could return a new indictment against Harvey Weinstein — as soon as Friday — over an alleged sexual assault that occurred sometime in a four-month time period between late 2005 […]

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Attack on trans teen being investigated as ‘possible hate crime’

Attack on trans teen being investigated as ‘possible hate crime’

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A trans teenager was allegedly assaulted by a large group of teens in Massachusetts, and police are investigating it as a possible hate crime. Jayden Tkaczyk, 16, had been at an outdoor party in a wooded area in Gloucester Friday night when the alleged […]

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Officials identify victims in Georgia high school shooting, say AR platform-style weapon used

Officials identify victims in Georgia high school shooting, say AR platform-style weapon used

Megan Varner/Getty Images (WINDER, Ga.) — Two students and two teachers were killed in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday morning, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Christina Irimie, 53, were the two teachers killed in the incident, officials said […]

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New species of titanosaur identified amid group of ancient skeletons found in Spain

New species of titanosaur identified amid group of ancient skeletons found in Spain

Jose Antonio Penas Artero (NEW YORK) — A new species of dinosaur has been identified more than a decade after a large number of ancient skeletons were found in Spain — and researchers expect more species to be discovered. The discovery was made at the Lo Hueco fossil site near […]

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NYC teacher shot in hand by stray bullet that flew through classroom window: Police

NYC teacher shot in hand by stray bullet that flew through classroom window: Police

Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK) — A New York City teacher was struck by a stray bullet on the eve of the first day of school while setting up his classroom, police said. The bullet flew through the window of the sixth-floor classroom, striking the 33-year-old teacher in his […]

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NYC teacher shot in hand by bullet that apparently flew through classroom window: Officials

NYC teacher shot in hand by bullet that apparently flew through classroom window: Officials

Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK) — A New York City teacher was shot in the hand on the eve of the first day of school after a bullet apparently flew through a classroom window, according to school officials. The incident occurred shortly before noon Wednesday at a middle school […]

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New York City schools launch Black Studies curriculum this academic year

New York City schools launch Black Studies curriculum this academic year

Elliott Kaufman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City is implementing a new Black Studies curriculum in its public schools from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 as students return this week. “This is not a curriculum about a particular racial group, necessarily, but about the history of inequality and stratification hierarchy […]

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