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Orange County Sheriff’s Kept Evidence Booking Crisis Secret For Nearly Two Years

Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders suggested prosecutors covered for law enforcement, helping to keep systematic mishandling of evidence out of ...
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‘Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words’ Reveals The Real Person Behind The Icon

The Alabama woman’s civil rights activism did not begin or end with her famous refusal to move to the back ...
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White House Names Controversial Pick To Head Homelessness Office

Advocates for the homeless worry that Robert Marbut, a consultant who has been hired by many cities, will roll back ...
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Lawmakers Call For Investigation After NPR Report On Troubled Student Loan Program

NPR found the vast majority of student loan borrowers with disabilities aren’t getting the debt relief their owed. Now, a ...
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When Miami Temps Plunge Below 60, It’s Time For Hot Churros

“Chilly” by Miami standards isn’t really all that cold. But any sign of sweater weather is enough to get the ...
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Navigating The Fallout Of Alleged Abuse And Betrayal In A Sacred Muslim Space

An American Muslim organization severed ties with its founder over allegations of abuse. It reignited a conversation among American Muslims ...
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‘It’s A Fluid Process’: Republicans Huddle With White House On Senate Trial

During a House impeachment hearing President Trump rebuked, White House officials huddled with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill to plot ...
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Sailor Kills 2, Wounds 1 Before Taking Own Life At Pearl Harbor Base

The U.S. Navy says the gunman was assigned to a nuclear-powered attack submarine currently in port. No motive has been ...
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Noeel: Electric Eel Lights Up Christmas Tree In Tennessee

Every time the electric eel named Miguel Wattson releases a jolt of electricity, a festively decorated Christmas tree next to ...
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Instagram Now Requires Users To Provide Their Age

The Facebook-owned social media giant will use the information to ensure a safer platform for younger users and more accurately ...
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George Zimmerman Sues Trayvon Martin’s Family For More Than $100 Million

Zimmerman and his lawyer, Larry Klayman, allege that a key witness for the prosecution was an impostor. Martin’s family calls ...
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Former President Jimmy Carter Discharged From Hospital

Carter, 95, has suffered a string of health challenges in recent month. He was released from a Georgia area hospital ...
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Against Trump’s Wishes, Georgia Gov. Appoints Kelly Loeffler To Fill Senate Seat

Loeffler is the CEO of the financial platform Bakkt, as well as co-owner of the WNBA franchise the Atlanta Dream ...
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Nearly 700,000 SNAP Recipients Could Lose Benefits Under New Trump Rule

The Trump administration has finalized a rule to limit food stamp benefits for single able-bodied adults who can’t show that ...
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Buffalo Bishop Resigns Amid Mounting Controversy Over Clergy Abuse

Richard Malone had come under fire for allegedly mishandling of sexual abuse claims against the priests in his diocese. He ...
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Review: Driving the track-ready, race-banned McLaren Senna GTR

The McLaren Senna GTR shouldn’t exist. This feat of engineering and design isn’t allowed on public roads. It’s built for the track, but prohibited from ...
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NFL-AWS partnership hopes to reduce head injuries with machine learning

Today at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell joined AWS CEO Andy Jassy onstage to announce a new partnership to use machine ...
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Gift Guide: Gifts for the promising podcaster

Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2019 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through ...
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