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White House escalates attacks on judge in deportation case: 'Egregious abuse of the bench'
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday stepped up attacks on a federal judge that ordered flights carrying alleged Venezuelan gang members to be turned around, decrying him as a ...The Hill - 6d -
Couple Who Abused Adopted Children Are Sentenced to Decades in Prison
The West Virginia couple, who are white, forced their adopted children, who are Black, to perform heavy labor and stand for hours with their hands on their heads, prosecutors said.The New York Times - 6d -
Ex-Abercrombie boss now facing abuse claims from 40 men
The new claims stretch back to the 1990s and alleged victims now include former A&F employees, lawyers say.BBC News - 5d -
Women seeking asylum in UK allege sexual abuse in mixed-sex hotels
Claims of sexual violence made against other asylum seekers and staff include case of a 14-year-old who was allegedly raped. Women and girls seeking asylum in Britain have alleged that they were ...The Guardian - 3d -
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Orlando Pride’s Barbra Banda abused by ‘hateful language’ in game at Gotham FC
NWSL investigating after fan incident in game on Sunday Gotham FC apologise to Zambia international striker The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and Gotham FC are investigating after ...The Guardian - 1d -
PSG remain on course for unbeaten Ligue 1 season after Marseille win in Le Classique
Luis Enrique's UCL-contending Parisiens remain without a loss this domestic seasonCBS Sports - Mar. 16 -
Repealing the Chips Act risks US national security
Tariffs alone will not achieve the goal of revitalising domestic semiconductor manufacturingFinancial Times - Mar. 17 -
Honoring Emily Warren Roebling, who helped build the Brooklyn Bridge
This Woman's History Month, we're remembering the woman who brought the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge across the finish line.CBS News - Mar. 17 -
Judicial power should not be a license to harass
Federal courts should be a model of justice, not a breeding ground for workplace abuse.The Hill - Mar. 13 -
Fentanyl exposure among U.S. children spiked over the past decade: Study
The majority of fentanyl exposure cases among teens was characterized as intentional misuse or abuse, according to the study published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.CBS News - Mar. 8 -
Young woman's common infection leads to emergency spinal surgery
Maranda Nyborg's mild symptoms escalated into pain, numbness and a fever that wouldn't go away.CBS News - Mar. 8 -
WATCH: Woman gets jump scare from moose blanket in washing machine
"Out of all the infinite possibilities, the washing machine chose humor," one commenter wrote alongside video of the hilarious moment.ABC News - Mar. 11 -
Woman on Texas death row for 27 years has conviction tossed
A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Woman Imprisoned and Starved Stepson for 20 Years, Police Say
Emergency workers responding to a fire in Waterbury, Conn., found the man, 32, who weighed only 68 pounds and had been held captive in a tiny room.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
Woman says she gave birth to another couple's child in IVF mixup
Krystena Murray was over the moon when she became pregnant through IVF in 2023. She had chosen a sperm donor who looked like her, but in the moments after her son's birth, Murray knew something ...CBS News - Mar. 12 -
Community speaks out after woman accused of holding man captive for years
The former principal and neighbors of a man who authorities believe was being held captive by his stepmother for 20 years in Waterbury, Connecticut, are speaking out. Kimberly Sullivan was arrested ...NBC News - Mar. 13 -
Woman arrested in US for allegedly holding stepson captive for 20 years
Police say the man, who set a fire to escape, was held captive by his stepmother from age 11. He weighed 68 pounds when he was freed.BBC News - Mar. 13 -
Outrage in Australia After American Woman Grabs a Baby Wombat
A video of the online influencer snatching the joey from the side of its mother drew calls for her to be deported. She left the country Friday.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
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Woman pleads guilty to selling and mailing drug-soaked papers
The recipients of the drug-soaked papers would not have been able to feel the drug's effects through the paper, an expert said.CBS News - Mar. 19 -
Ice agents detain woman known for immigration advocacy in Colorado
Jeanette Vizguerra entered US unlawfully 20 years ago and gained attention for sheltering in church in 2017. US politics live – latest updates US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) ...The Guardian - 6d -
How an Iowa woman became a key witness in her own murder
The last words spoken by Angela Prichard, 55, an Iowa wife and mother who called 911 to report she was in danger, was the first clue investigators had to identify her killer.CBS News - 6d -
A pregnant woman and her young son were killed in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike
Afnan al-Ghanam of Gaza had given birth to her first child during war, 13 months ago, while the family was still living in their homeABC News - 6d -
Santosh — riveting Indian police procedural puts woman on the front line
Hindu-Muslim tensions, caste discrimination and entrenched misogyny all play into story of rage and revengeFinancial Times - 5d -
Oklahoma executes man who killed woman in 2005 home invasion
Wendell Grissom received a lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and was pronounced dead at 10:13 a.m.CBS News - 5d -
Fingerprints identify Paraguayan woman seven years after death
Ainoha Izaga Ibieta Lima, 33, was found dead in a poultry shed attached to a farmhouse in Spain's Girona province in 2018.BBC News - 5d -
Kirsty Coventry elected as first woman and first African to lead IOC
Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee.CBS News - 5d -
Nasa drops plan to land first woman and first person of color on the moon
Promise was central plank to space agency’s Artemis program, which is scheduled to return humans to the lunar surface in 2027. Nasa has dropped its longstanding public commitment to land the ...The Guardian - 4d -
Facebook to stop targeting ads at UK woman after legal fight
Tanya O'Carroll says her case opens a "gateway" for others wanting to stop personalised adverts.BBC News - 3d -
Woman accused of killing her California fire captain wife captured in Mexico
Yolanda Marodi, suspected of fatally stabbing Capt. Rebecca Marodi at their home in San Diego County, was captured in Mexico after more than a month on the run, officials said Saturday.NBC News - 3d -
Lindsey Vonn is back. American is oldest woman to medal at a World Cup
Lindsey Vonn retired in 2019 but came back this season at age 40. Sunday she landed her first World Cup podium since her return.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Mia Love, First Black Republican Woman Elected to Congress, Dies at 49
Ms. Love, who represented Utah in Congress from 2015 to 2019, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022.The New York Times - 2d -
Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy sues woman who accused him of assault
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy is suing his former girlfriend who accused him of attacking herABC News - 1d -
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'I couldn't cope if I passed rare skin condition to my kids'
A genetic testing service based in Devon is praised by a woman with a rare skin condition.BBC News - Mar. 11 -
Community reacts with shock over Connecticut man allegedly held captive for over 20 years
Locals who lived near a Connecticut house where a man was allegedly held captive and abused by his stepmother for two decades remain stunned at the reported shocking hidden abuse that occurred in ...NBC News - Mar. 14 -
Fourth former Indiana University basketball player joins lawsuit accusing team doctor of sex abuse
The number of former Indiana University basketball players who say team doctor Bradford Bomba Sr.NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Police detail over 20 years of abuse they say captive man suffered from stepmom
A severely emaciated Connecticut man was allegedly forced to urinate in bottles and locked inside for nearly 24 hours a day during two decades of captivity by his stepmother, police said Thursday.NBC News - Mar. 13
