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The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned the sex crimes conviction against Harvey Weinstein, the infamous Hollywood producer whose downfall stood as a symbol of the #MeToo movement. Many women testified against Weinstein and many more shared their stories of sexual harassment, assault, and abuse online. Shockingly, by...

An historic abortion case has reached a conclusion in the Supreme Court’s debate, paving the way for a possible game-changing ruling in the United States’s continuing fight over reproductive rights. The country is watching as the Biden administration challenges parts of Idaho’s extreme abortion ban in court. Advocates and legal...

Columbia University in New York City made the decision to shift to remote learning on Monday as demonstrations in support of Palestine continued for the sixth consecutive day on campus. President Minouche Shafik announced the move to virtual classes, stating it was aimed at reducing tensions and providing time for...

Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial suggested Tuesday that the former president has been violating a gag order barring him from attacking witnesses on social media in an attempt to get locked up for political purposes. “The purpose of this hearing is to find out whether the defendant Mr....

The Supreme Court has decided to investigate the validity of the regulations put in place by the Biden administration to control so-called “ghost guns.” An ongoing legal dispute centers on the question of regulatory jurisdiction about these rifles, which may be built at home using kits that can be found...

Classes are to be held virtually on Zoom for Columbia University students amid pro-Palestinian protests on campus. As students fight for their voices to be heard, the administration is expressing concern about the “disruption.” Columbia President Minouche Shafik said in a note addressed to the school community Monday that she...

An apparent Israeli drone attack near a major air base and a nuclear site in central Iran activated Iranian air defenses early Friday, just days after Tehran’s drone-and-missile assault on Israel.  Tensions have been high since the Saturday strike on Israel and Israel’s own actions against Iran in Syria. Speaking...

Mayor Eric Adams stated that over a hundred people were apprehended by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) during a pro-Palestinian rally on the Columbia institution campus after the president of the institution had requested their removal. Tensions rose when university president Nemat “Minouche” Shafik and other top officials...

What was originally believed to be a possible cyberattack left residents of four states – Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota, and Texas – without any way to contact local police. Law enforcement scrambled to find a cause for the outage, deeply worried that a cyberattack was responsible for the major 911...

On Tuesday, armed individuals mounted on scooters allegedly opened fire at a Bronx Street corner, leaving one person dead and three others injured, according to police records. The occurrence took place at 6:15 p.m. in the vicinity of Mount Eden. At the crossroads of Townsend and East Mount Eden avenues,...

President Biden has unveiled plans to triple tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum in a bid to protect American producers from an influx of low-cost imports.  The announcement comes as part of his three-day campaign in Pennsylvania, where he aims to garner support from steelworkers ahead of the upcoming presidential...

As Monday’s court session was drawn to a close, not a single juror had been selected in Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Dozens of jurors were sent home due to the fact that they said that they could not be impartial within minutes of questioning. Composing a fair trial in...

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