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Court To Hear Cases Of Docs Convicted In Pain Pill Schemes
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear appeals from two doctors who were convicted of illegally distributing pain medication after writing thousands of prescriptions in short periods.
Court To Hear Cases Of Docs Convicted In Pain Pill Schemes
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear appeals from two doctors who were convicted of illegally distributing pain medication after writing thousands of prescriptions in short periods.
EXPLAINER: How The Arbery Trial Got A Nearly All-white Jury
The long-standing practice of allowing attorneys to dismiss prospective jurors without giving a reason has come under intense criticism after a nearly all-white jury was picked to decide whether three white men are guilty of murder for shooting and killin...
Stabbing Death Fuels Immigration Criticism In Florida
A stabbing death in Florida has fueled criticism of the federal governments handling of immigration after local authorities discovered the suspect had lied about his identity and had recently been apprehended crossing the U.S.Mexico border.
UNC Chapel Hill Trustees Set New Power, Pitch Higher Tuition
The board of trustees at North Carolinas flagship university has given itself new power over highly paid faculty appointments in the aftermath of controversy over tenure for a Black journalism professor.
Mississippi Backtracks On Gender Policy For Driver's License
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has abruptly rescinded a policy that would have simplified the process for people to change their gender listing on their driver's license or stateissued identification card.
Canadian Provinces Nix Mandatory Covid Jabs for Hospital Workers
The decisions by the governments of Ontario and Quebec- the provinces hardest hit by the pandemic were announced separately.
Tennessee Court Reschedules Executions Postponed By Pandemic
The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday set two execution dates for 2022, a move that comes after executions in the state were put on hold due to the pandemic.
Facebook Removes Ethiopian PM's Post For Inciting Violence
Facebook says it has removed a post by Ethiopias prime minister that urged citizens to rise up and bury the rival Tigray forces who now threaten the capital as the countrys war reaches the oneyear mark.
Deadly U.S. Strike In Kabul Missed Evidence Of Child Present, Investigation Finds
An August U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians was not caused by criminal negligence but by a series of errors, including not noticing a child minutes before the strike took place, an investigation by a military inspector general found on W...
CIA Director Brings Up Russian Hackers At Talks In Moscow - Sources
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns raised the issue of Russian cyberattacks during a rare visit to Moscow, where he met highranking security officials, three sources told Reuters.
Lauren Ridloff On Playing The MCU's First Deaf Superhero
Three years ago, Lauren Ridloff gave an interview that concluded with the actor contemplating what she wanted to do next.
EXPLAINER: Rittenhouse Plane Part Of Widespread Surveillance
Prosecutors working to convict Kyle Rittenhouse in the shootings of three people during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin have introduced as evidence surveillance video taken from an FBI airplane circling thousands of feet above the chaos.
U.S. Says Hopes Iran Returns To Nuclear Talks On Nov. 29 "In Good Faith"
The United States on Wednesday said U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley will be heading the U.S. delegation in Iran nuclear talks which will resume on November 29 and said Washington hoped that Tehran returns to talks ready to negotiate and in good...
Haitians Hold Voodoo Rituals To Honor Ancestors Amid Crisis
Haitians honored their ancestors to mark the Day of the Dead on Tuesday in colorful voodoo rituals that offered a respite from the tough daytoday reality of fuel shortages, gang violence and rising malnutrition.
Rugby-Triple Injury Blow For Wales In Autumn Series
Wales will be without captain Alun Wyn Jones and looseforward Ross Moriarty for the remainder of the autumn international series after they were ruled out for "a number of months" on Tuesday.