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After 30 Years, Judge Judy Is Stepping Down From Her TV Bench (Gift Article)

Judith B. Sheindlin, the star of “Judge Judy” and spinoff shows, will wrap up a television career filled with acerbic takedowns of litigants.

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Book Review: ‘Redwood,’ Ben Macintyre (Gift Article)

In “Redwood,” Ben Macintyre tells the story of a Russian spy in Iran who betrayed his country in exchange for an unusual request.

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Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport. (Gift Article)

The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.

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Leon Black Sues Congressional Panel Investigating Epstein (Gift Article)

The billionaire skipped a deposition on Thursday and filed a lawsuit seeking to block a House committee’s subpoenas demanding nondisclosure agreements he may have made with women.

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Facing the Music

A poem by Boris Dralyuk

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The Legal Right’s Unofficial Birthday

Forty-four years ago, a conservative legal convention offered disaffected students an identity—and hope.

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The Atlantic politicslegal
The Election Deniers Are in Charge Now

In Georgia, where Donald Trump once tried to “find” more than 11,000 votes, election deniers are now in powerful election-board positions.

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Inside the Impeachment Trial that Threatened to End Ken Paxton’s Political Career (Gift Article)

Mr. Paxton, the Texas attorney general now running for the U.S. Senate, was accused of abusing the power of his office to protect a campaign donor. He was acquitted on all counts.

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The Times (UK) politicslegalculture
Condemn settlers, yes, but beware progressives’ sinister coalition

Radical Islam demands submission, the left worships freedom. Yet in Jews they find a common foe

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Ed Davey has 71 MPs. Why is their volume set to zero?

Frustrated Lib Dems are openly discussing their leader’s weakness before party conference — one MP says people ‘want to flip the table over’

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Judge Rules Homeland Security Plan to Cut FEMA Staff in Half Is Unlawful (Gift Article)

The judge said the plan would hinder the agency’s ability to respond to disasters.

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White Sox scouting director Mike Shirley resigns after verbal harassment allegations (Gift Article)

Before his resignation, the White Sox placed Shirley on administrative leave following an anonymous tip about his conduct.

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Trump Administration Begins Blitz to Find Elusive Voter Fraud Ahead of Midterms
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San Francisco Opera musicians say music director would resign if orchestra strikes

San Francisco Opera Music Director Eun Sun Kim told musicians she would resign in solidarity if the orchestra strikes, according to two players who said they were present for the exchange.

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Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now (Gift Article)

The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.

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BROOKLYN MEETING CALLS ON GOVERNOR TO REMOVE MAYOR; Rally Is Stormy as Patrolman Depicts Crime Conditions and Negro Resents 'Slurs' LA GUARDIA DEFENDS RULE Insists Police Are Keeping Order -- Valentin...

Patrolman D Liebman blames Southern Negroes for E Bronx and Bedford-Stuyvesant area crime; H S Ashworth replies; cites Negro efforts to get better conditions; Rev R J Campion cites discrimination agai...

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A Mastodon Tooth Is Discovered in a California Creek (Gift Article)

A researcher surveying a San Mateo County creek stumbled upon a preserved Pacific mastodon molar estimated to be at least 10,000 years old.

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His Entire Personality Is Stolen Valor

It’s been happening in front of us all along… It was never a secret

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Murder not a ‘crime of violence,’ Brooklyn federal judge rules in terrorism case

Because the federal first-degree murder statute allows for unintentional and accidental killings, murder can’t strictly be called an act of violence, the judge ruled.

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Bloomberg legaltechnology
AI Is Hitting the Legal System From Every Side

Courts are grappling with chatbots that provided legal counsel, generated evidence or helped plan a mass shooting. Who’s liable for the AI agents doing crimes all on their own?

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The Bears hear your ‘regression’ talk, and they have two words in response

Plus, the latest on Lamar Jackson's and Joey Porter Jr.'s contract situations, Anthony Richardson Sr.'s standing with the Colts, and more.

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Mamdani Commits $43 Million to Jump-Start Effort to Stop N.Y.C. Flooding (Gift Article)

The money will go to an agency responsible for addressing the effects of climate change in the city, including the operation of flood gates.

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Colombia to Start Aerial Spraying of Coca Crops Despite Health Worries (Gift Article)

The plan — quickly challenged by a local court — came days after Colombia’s president and the U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, discussed stronger measures against drug trafficking.

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Visa Issue Threatens U.S.-Brazil Cooperation on Crime (Gift Article)

Officials say the Trump administration is blocking some of Brazil’s efforts to expand cooperation on fighting transnational crime.

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Oh, My God! I Was Infected by the LGBTQ Spectrum!

I was cisgender and now I am TRANSGENDER!!!

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The Atlantic legal
Mario-a-Lago Kart, Anyone?

The White House made a bunch of parody video games. We have more suggestions.

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North Carolina Adds New Restrictions to Vote-by-Mail Program (Gift Article)

The changes are almost certain to cause some votes to be tossed. They come at a time when President Trump is promoting false claims of widespread fraud in mail voting.

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Alabama Is Set to Execute a Murderer. The Jury Wanted Him to Live. (Gift Article)

Jeffery Lee’s case has grappled with questions in Alabama about emerging execution methods and an abandoned sentencing practice that sent him and others to death row.

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How a Bay Area music sleuth unearthed unheard teenage David Bowie recordings

El Cerrito musician Alec Palao discovered unheard David Bowie recordings from 1965. Ten of the tracks are now being released for the first time.

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I Placed a Call on My Ex-Husband’s Behalf (and Didn’t Tell My New Wife)

I thought I was paying off the debt of my guilt, but my kid’s pronouns are part of the interest

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Opinion | A.I. Was Supposed to Give Us New Killer Apps. What Happened? (Gift Article)

Just because A.I. is revolutionizing coding, doesn’t mean it will automatically revolutionize our apps.

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Trump Wanted a New House Map in Missouri. Voters Got Chaos Instead. (Gift Article)

The legal wrangling over a congressional map redrawn by Republicans has election officials, candidates and voters scrambling before November.

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Trump’s Latest Clemency Grants Benefit Drug Offenders, Union Leader (Gift Article)

The president issued pardons or commutations to 30 people on Thursday, continuing his unorthodox and unpredictable use of clemency power.

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Medium legalpolitics
The great cheese robbery in Wisconsin

This can only happen in Wisconsin, the cheese capital of the United States

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Fan runs onto Yankee Stadium field waving Palestinian flag at 9:11 p.m. on 9/11 anniversary (Gift Article)

The fan entered the field during the seventh inning and was detained by police officers and stadium security.

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A NATION CHALLENGED: THE FAMILY; Fearing Harm, Bin Laden Kin Fled From U.S. (Gift Article)

Saudi Arabia supervised urgent evacuation of 24 members of Osama bin Laden's extended family from United States in first days after terror attacks on New York and Washington, fearing that they might b...

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Federal Judge Poised to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Library (Gift Article)

The judge, in halting the pretrial fact-finding process, said President Trump’s claim of immunity could “dispose of the entire case” involving the library to be built in Miami.

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For the 25th Time, New York Marks the Shattering Loss of 9/11 (Gift Article)

At a ceremony in Lower Manhattan, elected officials and loved ones of those killed in the 2001 terror attacks gathered in solemn remembrance.

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Nashville Says Yes to Renaming Airport for Dolly Parton (Gift Article)

A board voted unanimously to honor the country star, philanthropist and Tennessee native. If the effort clears all hurdles, fliers will be “departin’ from Parton.”

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St. John Gets a Glitzy Reboot (Gift Article)

Humberto Leon, a vanguard of the fashion zeitgeist, takes on a brand not often associated with the cool girls.

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Justice Dept. Investigates Nvidia Deal With Groq (Gift Article)

The Justice Department is examining whether the tech giant sought to sidestep antitrust scrutiny.

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Jury finds former Windsor mayor Dominic Foppoli sexually assaulted 7 women, awards $12.6 million

The verdict, reached after a week of deliberations, capped an emotionally arduous seven-week trial.

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Apple’s Always-Listening Watch Features Test Eavesdropping Laws

Apple Inc.’s new always-listening artificial intelligence features for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 could put eavesdropping laws to the test, according to legal experts.

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Afghan Woman Deported in First Use of Obscure Terrorism Court (Gift Article)

It remains unclear whether the administration would seek to use the court again after successfully obtaining an order from its chief judge to expel the woman.

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White House Approved Departure of Saudis After Sept. 11, Ex-Aide Says (Gift Article)

Richard Clarke, who ran White House crisis team after Sept 11 terror attacks, says top White House officials personally approved evacuation of dozens of influential Saudis, including relatives of Osam...

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Misery at Heathrow: ‘Never Seen Chaos Like That’ (Gift Article)

Over 2,000 flights have been disrupted in the past two days, as an air-traffic control problem has stymied British airports.

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Bloomberg legal
What Became of the Twin Towers Debris After 9/11

Steel fragments from the World Trade Center towers can be found in memorials around the world.

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A viral Civil War video has ignited one of college football’s oldest rivalries

Kansas football's hype video ahead of its rivalry game against Missouri leaned into discord dating back to the Civil War.

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Bessent Takes on the Bond Vigilantes (Gift Article)

As a rout in the bond market deepens, the pressure grows on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to restore calm.

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Why Is Everyone Wearing Camouflage?

Realtree and Mossy Oak turned patterns designed for the woods into coveted streetwear and luxury fashion.

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