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Tufts researchers hope to reduce racial disparities in maternal health care
Tufts University researchers are looking at ways to reduce racial disparities in maternal health care.CBS News - 3d -
Congo Repatriates 3 Americans Sentenced to Death Over Failed Coup
The men recently had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment for their role in an attempted coup last May in the central African nation.The New York Times - 1d -
Prisoner in Arizona serving 16 consecutive life sentences is accused of killing three inmates
An Arizona prison inmate serving 16 life sentences for a 2004 standoff at a correctional institution is suspected of killing three inmates last week, officials said.NBC News - 1d -
3 Americans sentenced to death after failed Congo coup plot sent home
The three Americans convicted of participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the United States, days after their death sentences were commuted to life ...NBC News - 1d -
The Masters: Former champion Angel Cabrera returns to Augusta after 2-year prison sentence
When the Masters tees off on Thursday, former champion Angel Cabrera is set to make his first appearance since he served a lengthy prison sentence for assaulting two ex-girlfriends.Yahoo Sports - 6h -
Prosecutors seek 7 years in prison for disgraced former Rep. George Santos in federal fraud case
The 87-month sentence proposed by prosecutors is on the high end of court guidelines for such cases. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 25.NBC News - 5d -
Oklahoma AG on why he fought to overturn Richard Glossip's death sentence
Since taking office, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has approved of every death row case in the state — except one.CBS News - 20h -
Survey: Why Non-Tech Workers Don’t Trust AI—and Fear for Their Jobs
A new Pew Research survey shows disparities between AI experts and what the general public thinks. Both groups agree that it will change the workplace.Inc. - 2d -
The U.S. ends lifesaving food aid for millions. The World Food Program calls it a 'death sentence.'
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ended funding to U.N.NBC News - 2d -
'Death sentence': Advocates blast $1.3 billion in State Department food aid cuts
The State Department has moved to squeeze lifesaving foreign aid dramatically around the world, according to several U.S. officials familiar with the matter.ABC News - 1d -
Trump Administration Cuts Aid Programs It Had Promised to Keep
The U.N. food program said the new cuts “could amount to a death sentence” for millions of desperate people.The New York Times - 18h -
Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Assassinate Justice Kavanaugh
Nicholas J. Roske, 29, of California, faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. He was arrested near the justice’s home in 2022, with a pistol, a knife and other weapons.The New York Times - 1d -
Brazil's Bolsonaro leads rally in support of amnesty law as he faces trial for alleged coup plot
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is leading a rally in support of an amnesty law that could free him from criminal charges, and eliminate the prison sentences of dozens of supporters who ...ABC News - 3d -
'Doomsday mom' Lori Vallow represents herself in trial over killing of 4th husband
Lori Vallow Daybell, the "doomsday mom" who received multiple life sentences for the murders of her two children and romantic rival, gave her opening statement Monday in a separate trial over the ...NBC News - 3d -
Finally in UFC, Patricio 'Pitbull' dismisses notion he has too many miles: 'I've been knocked out once'
MIAMI – Patricio "Pitbull" is going to fight Saturday in the UFC. That's a sentence that for a long time would shock MMA's hardcores. But Bellator's near-consensus promotional GOAT Freire (36-7 ...Yahoo Sports - 17h -
Mexican drug lord convicted in killing of DEA agent released
Drug lord Ernesto “Don Neto” Fonseca Carrillo, who was convicted in the 1985 killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent, has been freed from prison after completing his 40-year sentenceABC News - 10h
