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Some of the evidence against Jessica Burgess, 41, was handed over to police by Facebook. Facebook’s parent company, Meta, released a statement saying it had received valid warrants from law enforcement in Nebraska and that “the warrants did not mention abortion at all.” Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Some of …

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Famed author Salman Rushdie, who has endured death threats from extremists for decades, was stabbed Friday before a scheduled lecture in western New York, authorities said. A man stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution, about 70 miles south of Buffalo, at about 11 am and attacked the 75-year-old Rushdie and an interviewer, New York …

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“Megadrought” may be the main weather concern across the West right now amid the constant threat of wildfires and earthquakes. But a new study warns another crisis is looming in California: “Megafloods.” Climate change is increasing the risk of future floods that could submerge multiple cities and displace millions of people across California, according to …

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Placeholder while article actions load MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-led review of Wisconsin’s 2020 election abruptly ended Friday when the GOP Assembly speaker who launched the inquiry last summer fired the former state Supreme Court justice he had hired to lead it. The firing came a week after Michael Gableman, who had led the investigation, …

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Republicans, too, have been heavily critical of the judge, including Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who questioned Reinhart’s impartiality during an appearance on Fox News earlier this week when he claimed: “They found some Obama donor judge, not even a judge, a magistrate, to give them the search warrant.” No Republican elected official has called for …

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MADISON – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos fired Michael Gableman on Friday, more than a year after he hired the former Supreme Court justice to probe the 2020 election and three days after Vos barely survived a primary challenge Gableman supported. You ended Gableman’s contract with the state that has provided a national platform and more …

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Placeholder while article actions load Former Louisville detective Kelly Goodlett intends to plead guilty this month to federal charges in connection to the fatal police shooting of Breonna Taylor, marking what would be the first conviction in a case that sparked months of racial justice protests in that city and across the country. Goodlett and …

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If your vehicle’s catalytic converter was one of 44,000 recently stolen in Washington, Nevada, California, Texas, Oregon or New York, authorities may have arrested the group responsible. Police detectives in Beaverton, Oregon, said they’ve identified the man who orchestrated a $22 million catalytic converter trafficking operation based in Portland and spanning six states since January …

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