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"No reply received, hope this matter receives considered attention": CM Mamata writes to PM Modi again on rape-murder case
Hoping for "very considered attention", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote …
ANI
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A major student-loan company is being punished for preventing over 460,000 borrowers from accessing cheaper monthly payments
The Education Department placed a second penalty on student-loan company MOHELA over failure to pro…
Ayelet Sheffey
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I invested in early social media startups. After having 3 kids, here's why I never share my kids' photos online and prefer group chats instead.
Mark Weinstein has three kids under the age of 9. He doesn't post photos of his kids, and the young…
Kelly Burch
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Former Avenue Capital employee in a legal fight with billionaire boss Marc Lasry claims she was offered $5 million to 'settle without an attorney'
The latest filings in the legal fight between billionaire investor Marc Lasry and a former employee…
Bradley Saacks
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards say Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by US-backed Israel; Vow revenge
The statement by Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Saturday also accuses the "criminal government" of …
ANI
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2 Black death row inmates were executed despite one having an intellectual disability and the other having a severe mental illness
The executions of Black inmates Donald Grant in Oklahoma and Matthew Reeves in Alabama raised conce…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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IPL 2024: MS Dhoni becomes first Indian to achieve unique batting record
The 42-year-old veteran accomplished this milestone against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premi…
ANI
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A prisoner on death row says listening to the inmate-run radio station helped him through solitary confinement: 'We alone, we all by ourselves'
Inmate John Henry Ramirez said he appreciated "The Tank" radio show for getting him through his tim…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Ripple Labs accuses the SEC of trying to 'punish and intimidate' by seeking $2 billion in penalties from XRP developer
The SEC is trying to "punish and intimidate" XRP developer Ripple Labs by seeking penalties worth $…
George Glover
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A Singaporean man was given the death penalty after he was found with 2 pounds of cannabis
Omar Yacob Bamadhaj, 41, was sentenced to death in February, and a court dismissed his appeal on Tu…
Sinéad Baker
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Missouri executed a murderer with an intellectual disability despite pleas from the pope to spare him
Ernest Lee Johnson was sentenced to death in 2015 after being convicted of murder for killing three…
Bill Bostock
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Missouri is set to put an intellectually disabled man to death, after Pope Francis and politicians urged the governor to halt the execution
Ernest Lee Johnson had a surgery in 2008 that removed 20% of his brain tissue, which Vice reports m…
Ashley Collman
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Argentina's new government says it will punish protesters by taking away their welfare payments
Sandra Pettovello, Argentina's Human Capital Minister, announced that all protesters would lose the…
Thibault Spirlet
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Russian rebels aim to embarrass Putin with cross-border attacks during presidential election
The rebels play an important role as a visible face of Russia's opposition during Putin's sham elec…
Alia Shoaib
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Lethal injection is supposed to be a 'peaceful' way to execute death row inmates, but experts say it violates the US Constitution
Two Oklahoma death row inmates sought death by firing squad instead as an alternative to the three-…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Scott Peterson, convicted in 2004 of killing his pregnant wife, has death penalty sentence overturned
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that jurors had been improperly dismissed for saying they…
Charles Davis
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ESG backlash dominated headlines in 2023, but it's still 'quietly' reshaping industries behind the scenes
Many companies are still tackling environmental, social, and governance issues despite criticism. T…
Tim Paradis,Alex Nicoll
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A Singapore court sentenced a man to death over Zoom, marking the city-state's first remote capital punishment during the coronavirus pandemic
Punithan Genasan, 37, was sentenced to death for his role in a 2011 heroin deal. The city-state has…
Ashley Collman
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'Miles do not matter' to the thousands who descended on Washington, DC, in support of Palestinians: 'This is breathtaking, and it's amazing.'
A protester from Chicago, Illinois, told Insider she hadn't traveled for a protest in 30 years.