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Sanjana Karanth
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HuffPostNewly Revealed Emails Support Lawsuit Accusing Nicholas Sparks of Racism and Homophobia
The emails obtained by The Daily Beast relate to a legal battle between the bestselling author and a former headmaster at a prep school Sparks co-founded.
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Suspected Christchurch Gunman Pleads Not Guilty To Mosque Massacre
The 28-year-old Australian pleaded not guilty to 51 counts of murder in the March 15 shootings at two New Zealand mosques.
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'Central Park Five' Prosecutor Elizabeth Lederer Drops Columbia Law Teaching Post Amid Backlash
Elizabeth Lederer's resignation comes after students demanded she leave for her role in wrongfully convicting five black and Latino boys in the 1989 Central Park jogger case.
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Legal Challenges Pour In Against Trump's 'Denial Of Care' Rule
The lawsuits are targeting a "conscience protections" rule that allows health care workers to refuse medical care and services based on moral or religious beliefs.
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Suspected Gunman Among 6 Arrested In David Ortiz Shooting
Dominican Republic National Police say they detained a man accused of shooting the former Boston Red Sox player at a bar Sunday.
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California College Student Uses Snapchat Filter To Catch Alleged Predator Cop
An officer was arrested on suspicion of discussing sexual activity with a minor after a man used a Snapchat "gender switch" filter to pretend he was a teen girl.
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Democrats Introduce Bill Allowing Victims To Hold Gun Industry Accountable In Court
The Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act would end special legal protections for firearm manufacturers, sellers and trade groups.
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Florida Lawmakers Want To Make Pulse Nightclub A National Memorial
Lawmakers introduced a bill to designate the location a federal landmark days before the third anniversary of the mass shooting at the gay nightclub.
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Jimmy Carter Returns To Teaching Sunday School After Hip Surgery
The 94-year-old former president returned to Maranatha Baptist Church on Sunday in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
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California’s Santa Anita Racetrack Refuses To Close Despite 29 Horse Deaths
The California Horse Racing Board requested the racetrack suspend racing for the duration of the season. Two additional horses died this weekend.
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Julián Castro Is First 2020 Presidential Candidate To Visit Flint
The Democrat visited the Michigan city "to let them know that we haven’t forgotten about them."
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A Primary Backer Of Georgia's Strict Anti-Abortion Law Is Running For Congress
Republican state Sen. Renee Unterman, who shepherded the abortion ban through her chamber, said Thursday she's running in Georgia's 7th District.
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School Officials Want To Tear Down Columbine Due To Increased ‘Morbid Fascination’
Jefferson County Superintendent Jason Glass said he's considering demolishing the Colorado school and building a new one, according to local reports.
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Here's How Cruises Are Handling The Trump Administration's New Cuba Restrictions
The sanctions now include banning tourist travel. Cruise lines that had stopped at the island are now scrambling to change plans.
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Chicago Mayor Pushes Ethics Reform After Longest-Serving Alderman's Indictment
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is continuing to try to reduce the city's government corruption, after Alderman Ed Burke was charged with bribery and racketeering.
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Illinois Passes Watered-Down Bill To Diversify Corporate Boards
A provision in the bill to require public companies in Illinois to have at least one woman, one black and one Latino director on their boards got scrapped.
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Oakland Is Slowly Solving America's Rising Gun Violence Trend
From 2012 to 2018, the city in California's Bay Area cut its annual homicides and nonfatal shootings by nearly half, according to reports. But how?
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Sephora To Close For Diversity Training After SZA's Racial Profiling Complaint
The beauty retailer will close more than 400 stores Wednesday for inclusion workshops as part of its new campaign, "We Belong to Something Beautiful."
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Kirstjen Nielsen Is Out As Homeland Security Secretary
Nielsen and Trump had reportedly clashed over enforcement of the nation's immigration policies.
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Nipsey Hussle Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder
Eric Holder, 29, pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges in relation to the shooting death of Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle.