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Kleptocracy, Inc.

Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.

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The Times (UK) politicslegal
Putin calls Elon Musk ‘real genius’ after throttling of Starlink

President says Russia is beginning to develop its own satellite communications system, claiming it might be better than US version

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New York Times culturelegal
‘I’m Carrying This Baby Just to Bury It’: The Struggle to Decode Abortion Laws (Published 2022)
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Judge Rejects Trump Officials’ Bid to Set Aside California Ballots (Gift Article)

The judge ruled that no immediate action was necessary, dealing another setback to the administration as it moves to target voting by noncitizens.

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Cornell Faculty Senate Moves Ahead With No-Confidence Vote Over Handling of Rape Case (Gift Article)

After fierce debate, faculty members will begin voting Thursday on a resolution to condemn the administration’s handling of campus sexual assault.

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The cousin of a lawyer who helped defend Trump in his first impeachment is hired for the trial. (Gift Article)
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Medium legalhealthentertainment
La Fille du Peuple

she has opinions…

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New York Times healthlegal
What to Know About the 6 Experimental Peptides Kennedy Has Cleared for Use (Gift Article)

Patients will now have widespread access to the peptides, despite experts’ safety concerns.

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CNN, MS Now and Politico Update Lawsuit Against Trump Over White House Access (Gift Article)

The news outlets argued in an updated lawsuit that they should be granted access to the White House reporting pools.

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Wrexham fined £75k by EFL after fielding two ineligible players (Gift Article)

Callum O'Hare and Issa Kabore were named in matchday squads when they were ineligible for selection.

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Weil Gotshal, a Legal Power Player, Is Fighting to Survive (Gift Article)

The prominent law firm has been rocked by an exodus of high profile lawyers, a failed succession plan and a scuttled deal to merge with a rival firm.

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New York Times politicslegal
System to Report Campaign Donations Restored After a Hacking Attempt (Gift Article)

A “bad actor” tried to breach the system, according to a Federal Election Commission email, disrupting political finance disclosures for two days during the final week of campaigning.

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The Judge in the Maduro Case Is 92. All Eyes Will Be on His Stamina. (Gift Article)

Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein was seen drifting in and out of sleep in court last year. The case of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, will test his endurance.

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Judge Who Used Racist Slur Forced Off Bench by New York’s Highest Court (Gift Article)

Walter Jones, a longtime Canandaigua town justice, repeatedly used a slur aimed at Black people while telling a story set on his grandfather’s cotton farm.

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Judge Denies Request by Maduro’s Wife for Release From Jail (Gift Article)

Lawyers for Cilia Flores had argued that she should receive medical treatment outside of jail to treat a heart condition, but a federal judge rejected the request.

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New York Times politicslegal
Guilty Pleas in Landrieu Incident (Gift Article)

James O’Keefe and three other men pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in a federal court for their actions at the New Orleans office of Senator Mary L. Landrieu.

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Washington Post legalpolitics
Democrats demand reform after judge says DOJ ordered her to reverse rulings

In the wake of a Post investigation, Democrats in Congress have renewed calls to ensure the independence of the nation's immigration judges.

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‘We’re Just Seen as Sex Objects’: Dolores Huerta’s Years in the U.F.W. (Gift Article)

The co-founder of the United Farm Workers talked about her relationship with Cesar Chavez, and the night he raped her.

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Alvin K. Hellerstein, Federal Judge Who Oversaw Maduro Case, Dies (Gift Article)

Judge Hellerstein died on Wednesday morning, according to a court spokesman. He was appointed in 1998 and was overseeing the trial of Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.

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Russell Brand Tells Court Consent ‘Is More Important Than Sex’ (Gift Article)

The popular YouTuber is giving evidence in a London trial in which he has pleaded not guilty to seven charges of rape, sexual assault or attempted indecent assault.

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San Francisco Chronicle legalpolitics
Alleged DUI driver strikes 30-person California bike ride; 2 dead, 2 injured

A group of about 30 cyclists was riding through Montclair in San Bernardino County when a vehicle struck several riders and fled, police said.

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Lakers and Blazers confused by late spate of flopping technicals, plan appeals
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Biden’s Antitrust Enforcers Are Starting an A.I. Legal Company (Gift Article)

Jonathan Kanter and Doha Mekki, who led the Justice Department’s antitrust division under President Biden, have co-founded a start-up that makes an A.I. tool for litigators.

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From Top Civil Rights Post, She Spars With the Left, and Her Colleagues (Gift Article)

Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, has extracted flashy agreements and personnel moves from big universities and sought to force states to turn over confidential vo...

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NRC legalworldpolitics
In het door Israël afgesloten Hebron worden de boodschappen over de muur gegooid. ‘We zitten hier opgesloten’

Palestijnse stad: Hebron, de grootste Palestijnse stad op de Westelijke Jordaanoever, is grotendeels afgesloten van de buitenwereld. Ruim drieduizend bewoners zijn verdreven, kort voor de parlementsve...

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New York Times legalpolitics
The U.S. Attorneys Carrying Out Trump’s Election and Grievance Cases

Together, they have pursued cases against the president’s enemies and protesters and amplified false claims of widespread election fraud, often citing thin evidence.

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NRC legalopinionworld
Opinie | Met te veel regels winnen de mierenneukers; met te weinig de klootzakken

Thomas Hogeling beschouwt wekelijks de publieke opinie. Wat wordt er gezegd en vooral niet gezegd? Deze week: allerlei regeltjes.

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New York Times politicslegal
Byron Donalds Holds Slim Lead in Florida’s Race for Governor (Gift Article)

New polls in Florida, South Carolina and Minnesota illuminate the head winds that Republicans are facing.

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Justice Dept. Declines to Unseal Warrant for Search of Ilhan Omar’s Home (Gift Article)

More than a dozen news organizations have asked a federal judge to unseal documents related to a search warrant executed at Ms. Omar’s home this month.

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Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Need to Target Noncitizen Voters (Gift Article)

In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said the government already had a remedy it could use after the election.

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Brothers Seeking Pardons for Sex Trafficking Hire a Former Trump Lawyer (Gift Article)

Documents appear to show payments were made to the lawyer Alan M. Dershowitz to pursue “executive clemency and judicial reversal” for Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander.

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Medium legalpolitics
Disorientated & Disappointed: Mass Effect Andromeda’s Intro Sequence

The beginning to the end of Mass Effect

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New York Times worldlegal
Bazooka Fired at U.N. as Cuban Speaks; Launched in Queens, Missile Explodes in East River (Gift Article)
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Alaska Asks Court to Halt Trump’s Effort to Block Votes in Senate Race (Gift Article)

The administration had filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent certification of the election if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses.

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Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson (Gift Article)

The rejection of the indictment was the latest extraordinary setback in President Trump’s wide-ranging campaign to go after his political opponents.

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Video: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti

A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a man who didn’t pose a threat.

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The Atlantic politicsopinionlegal
The Illusion of ‘Radical Transparency’

What Elizabeth Holmes has in common with Donald Trump

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New York Times politicsculturelegal
Book Review: ‘The Brightness,’ by Chad Harbach (Gift Article)

Chad Harbach’s “The Brightness” explores the fraught politics of college life and the precarious years that come after it.

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NY Daily News legal
Once high-flying Alexander brothers hit with 30-year terms for sex trafficking

The terms were handed down to 39-year-old twins Oren and Alon Alexander, and their brother, Tal Alexander, 40, by Manhattan Federal Court Judge Valerie Caproni, following a marathon, day-long proceedi...

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Alexander Brothers Sentenced to 30 Years Each for Sex Trafficking (Gift Article)

The three siblings were convicted earlier this year of a sex trafficking conspiracy that lasted more than a decade. At least 11 of the victims spoke on Tuesday before the brothers were sentenced.

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Brooklyn woman found guilty of getting military training from ISIS in Syria

Halima Salman, 27, wearing a light purple hijab and pink hoodie, broke down crying as the jury left the room. Salman now faces up to 10 years in federal prison.

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The Atlantic legalpolitics
Which Is It: A Question for AI, or What Odysseus Asked Upon His Return?

A quiz inspired by one bewildering anecdote

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New York Times politicsworldlegal
The Spy War: How the C.I.A. Secretly Helps Ukraine Fight Putin (Gift Article)

For more than a decade, the United States has nurtured a secret intelligence partnership with Ukraine that is now critical for both countries in countering Russia.

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New York Times legalpoliticsworld
Flávio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil for the. U.S. After Election Defeat (Gift Article)

Mr. Bolsonaro was trying to get to the United States after the Brazilian police asked him to hand over his passports because of his links to an investigation.

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New York Times legal
Canada’s Climate Policies Go on Trial (Gift Article)

The case, La Rose v. His Majesty the King, is the first youth-led federal case in Canada to be heard.

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New York Times politicslegal
They Protested ICE. Now They’ve Been Convicted of Terrorism.
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The Times (UK) legalpoliticsculture
The 1806 dockland murder that shocked and thrilled London

A fatal shooting, the cesspit that revealed the truth, and blackmail from beyond the grave: Thomas Morris relives an extraordinary crime in Blood on the Thames

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The Times (UK) legalpolitics
Flavio Bolsonaro ‘on plane to US after fleeing Brazil’

The losing presidential election candidate was asked to hand his passports over to the Supreme Court but refused, according to a report

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Justice Dept. Steps Up Moves on Comey and Others as Midterm Elections Near (Gift Article)

In some cases, court paperwork bears unmistakable signs of urgency — typos, unorthodox tactics and the signatures of the department’s senior political leadership.

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Egyptian Court Orders News Site Closed as Critics Warn of a Crackdown (Gift Article)

Mada Masr, one of Egypt’s few independent media outlets, said a judge ordered it closed for operating without a license and detained its editor in chief.

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