Why Is America So Slow to Exonerate the Wrongly Convicted
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Man in Brazil wrongly charged with 62 crimes after police use flawed photo ID
Police relied on showing photo of Paulo Alberto da Silva Costa, wrongly jailed for years, to victims to identify him as an alleged perpetrator. Paulo Alberto da Silva Costa was having a regular day ...The Guardian - 1d -
The Mediterranean diet is the No. 1 diet for 2025: Why it's still so popular among doctors, nutritionists
The U.S. News & World Report ranks the healthiest diets at the top of each year. Here's why the No. 1 diet on their list is often recommended by health experts.CNBC - 1d -
Why Do TV Title Sequences Have So Much … Stuff?
A visual style originally meant to make TV series appear epic and distinctive has become awfully familiarThe New York Times - 1d -
Democrats want to slow Gabbard confirmation path
Senate Democrats want to slow the roll on Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. intelligence community. Democrats are insisting on delaying Gabbard’s confirmation hearing ...The Hill - 2d -
Is it true that … wearing suncream in the winter slows signs of ageing?
We sift through mixed-messaging about sun protection factor creams, UV light, skincare and vitamin D. When it comes to sun protection, two arguments have been getting a lot of air time. First, that ...The Guardian - 2d -
‘He threw a book at me’: Why IRMAA surcharges make seniors on Medicare so mad
Letters will go out soon for those who will have to pay extra next year for their Part B and D premiumsMarketWatch - 3d -
Sentencing finalizes Trump's conviction, ends embarrassing chapter
Donald Trump was sentenced in New York on Friday, capping a long and, at times, embarrassing ordeal that saw him become the first ex-president to be criminally convicted.ABC News - 4d -
How does a criminal conviction affect Trump, if at all?
President-elect Donald Trump will become the first sitting U.S. president to have a criminal record when he takes office in 10 days. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman breaks down what this means ...CBS News - 4d -
U.S. stocks are expensive ‘on almost any valuation metric.’ Why they could remain so for a while.
U.S. stocks are trading at a pretty lofty level, but investors shouldn’t expect mean reversion anytime soon, according to BofA Global Research.MarketWatch - 4d -
Why Ravens QB Lamar Jackson likely just won third NFL MVP and became the youngest in league history to do so
Jackson earned his third First Team All-Pro selection with 30 first-place votes to Josh Allen's 18CBS Sports - 4d -
Man Convicted in Pizzagate Shooting Is Killed in Confrontation With Police
Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, of Salisbury, N.C., who was sentenced to four years in prison for the 2016 shooting at a Washington restaurant, was fatally shot after he pointed a gun at an officer ...The New York Times - 5d -
Private-sector hiring slows: ADP
Hiring in the U.S. private sector and pay growth slowed down in December last year across several industries, according to a report released on Wednesday. The Always Designing for People (ADP) ...The Hill - 5d -
'I don't have very good juke moves': Why Notre Dame QB Riley Leonard is so hard to tackle
The transfer from Duke has been instrumental in getting the Irish to the semifinal round.ESPN - 5d -
Wind conditions help slow the spread of Sunset Fire
The Sunset Fire broke out on Wednesday in Runyon Canyon Park. Visible flames from nearby iconic locations like the Hollywood Bowl, Dolby Theatre and Magic Castle all led them to close for the ...CBS News - 5d -
California’s Wildfires Show No Signs of Slowing Down
As hurricane-force winds fan the most destructive wildfires in California history across bone-dry foothills, communities face the dual threat of natural forces and a warming world.Wired - 6d -
Why Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Is So Bullish on ‘Physical AI’ and Robots
‘The ChatGPT moment for robotics is coming,’ Huang said. Here’s why.Inc. - 6d -
AI-generated ‘slop’ is slowly killing the internet, so why is nobody trying to stop it? | Arwa Mahdawi
Low-quality ‘slop’ generated by AI is crowding out genuine humans across the internet, but instead of regulating it, platforms such as Facebook are positively encouraging it. Where does this end?. ...The Guardian - 6d -
Why ‘Show Boat’ Is America’s Most Enduring, Unstable Musical
A revival called “Show/Boat: A River” joins a history of reimagining the musical that goes back nearly a century, to its first performances.The New York Times - 6d -
Cooper Flagg is dominating at Duke -- so why isn't he dominating the conversation?
The co-hosts of CBS Sports' Eye on College Basketball podcast weigh in on a surprising lack of national interest in Duke's latest sensationCBS Sports - 6d -
Why lensing 'September 5' was so liberating (and challenging) for Markus Förderer
The cinematographer used some old-school techniques and even manned the camera himself while collaborating with director Tim Fehlbaum.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 8 -
Black sailors exonerated for mutiny not alive to see justice prevail
Fifty Black sailors refused to go back to work after the deadly Port Chicago explosion, citing unaddressed safety concerns. Convicted of mutiny, they weren't exonerated until last year.CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Black sailors exonerated for mutiny 80 years after WWII
After a deadly ammunition blast at California's Port Chicago during World War II, 50 Black sailors were convicted of mutiny for refusing to go back over subpar safety conditions. Eight decades ...CBS News - Jan. 7 -
Trump’s America First becomes America expands
President-elect Trump’s imperialist tendencies ahead of his second term are begging a question that dominated his first term: Should he be taken seriously, or literally? Trump during a Tuesday ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Why is Bill Belichick's first North Carolina transfer portal class so underwhelming? It's the 'Patriot Way'
The Tar Heels are atop 247Sports' five burning transfer portal questions after the winter windowCBS Sports - Jan. 7 -
Musk’s war on America’s allies
The question of whether he is speaking for Trump is urgent for EuropeFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
The slow path to reliable data on child sexual abuse
Publishing limited statistics is still vital to ensure scrutiny and transparency as people end up speculating anywayFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
Why playing a 70-year-old bat mitzvah student was so freeing for Carol Kane
Carol Kane really wanted to work with Jason Schwartzman. Then she found out about the director's unusual approach to filmmaking.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 6 -
Saving a species: The slow return of the Iberian lynx
Yahoo News - Jan. 6 -
Saving a species: The slow return of the Iberian lynx
After edging close to extinction, there are now some 2,000 Iberian lynxes in Spain and Portugal.BBC News - Jan. 6 -
Why did so many people jump to criticise Blake Lively? The answer isn’t complicated
A man can do anything but if a woman does an inch of wrong, people want to watch her burn. Before filing a legal complaint and lawsuit against co-star and director Justin Baldoni – and an ...The Guardian - Jan. 4 -
Trump to be sentenced for "hush money" conviction before inauguration
Justice Juan Merchan will sentence Trump for his crimes on Jan. 10, a court proceeding that will be unlike any in America's 248 years.CBS News - Jan. 3 -
Judge orders Trump sentenced on Jan. 10, signals no punishment for conviction
A New York judge has ordered President-elect Trump’s criminal sentencing for Jan. 10, rejecting his demand that his hush money case be dismissed to accommodate his presidency following his election ...The Hill - Jan. 3 -
Yolanda Saldívar, woman convicted of killing Selena Quintanilla, files for parole
Thirty years after the death of the Mexican American singer, Saldívar, 63, filed a petition for parole in Texas, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice online records.NBC News - Jan. 3 -
Why is it so hard to arrest South Korea's impeached president?
Yoon Suk Yeol has been impeached by parliament and suspended from office.BBC News - Jan. 3 -
Are we slowing down yet?
People are worried about the economyFinancial Times - Jan. 3 -
Ramaswamy is wrong: Why ’90s America was the pinnacle of greatness
Vivek Ramaswamy's critique of '90s American culture, which he dismisses as frivolous, overlooks the joy, creativity, and meritocracy that made the era great, and the influence it had on the world.The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Why it’s hard to be a friend of America
Nippon Steel’s bid for US Steel shows the flaws in the ‘friendshoring’ approachFinancial Times - Jan. 2 -
Critic wrongly jailed by former president of Philippines hopes to return to politics
Leila de Lima enraged Rodrigo Duterte when she began investigating killings carried out during his ‘war on drugs’. Leila de Lima, one of fiercest critics of the former Philippine president Rodrigo ...The Guardian - Jan. 1 -
America’s gathering legal storm
Donald Trump promises the mother of all stress tests for the US rule of lawFinancial Times - Jan. 1 -
Why the Oklahoma City Thunder are America's Team
Five reasons why the NBA should put every single one of OKC's remaining games on national TV.Yahoo Sports - Dec. 17