Merrit Kennedy

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Hundreds Converge In D.C. To Counter Small 'Unite The Right' Rally

Sunday, August 12, 2018

A white supremacist rally took place next to the White House on Sunday, one year after the "Unite the Right" demonstration by the same organizer turned deadly in Charlottesville, Va.

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Julian Assange 'Seriously Considering' Testifying Before Senate Panel

Thursday, August 09, 2018

The founder of WikiLeaks received a request to testify in person before the Senate intelligence committee about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, his lawyer says.

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Explains Why Alex Jones Isn't Banned, In Big Tech Exception

Wednesday, August 08, 2018

YouTube, Apple and Facebook banned outlets for the conspiracy theorist this week in what Jones called a "purge." Dorsey said the company wouldn't "succumb and simply react to outside pressure."

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Hailstorm Kills 2 Zoo Birds

Tuesday, August 07, 2018

Much of the damage from this storm occurred in the parking lot. According to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, nearly 400 cars there were "severely damaged."

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German Couple Convicted Of Selling Child On The Darknet

Tuesday, August 07, 2018

A German woman and her partner have been sentenced to years in prison for repeatedly raping the woman's young son, who is now 10, then selling him to multiple men online for sex.

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PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi Is Stepping Down After 12 Years

Monday, August 06, 2018

"Leading PepsiCo has truly been the honor of my lifetime," Nooyi says. Under her leadership, the company shifted to selling more nutritious options such as hummus, juices and kombucha.

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Patrick Stewart Is Reprising His Role As Captain Picard In New 'Star Trek' Series

Sunday, August 05, 2018

For fans who have dreamed about the return of Jean-Luc Picard to Star Trek, actor Patrick Stewart might as well borrow his character's classic catchphrase and say, "Make it so."

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Is Cuomo Threatening NRA's Existence? He Says: 'I'd Like To Believe It's True'

Sunday, August 05, 2018

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the National Rifle Association's lawsuit against him is "frivolous." The lawsuit claims that Cuomo's policies are trying to deprive it of its First Amendment rights.

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Report: Japanese Medical School Deducted Points From Exam Scores Of Female Applicants

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Tokyo Medical University says it is investigating the reports. The points deduction was apparently aimed at keeping the number of female students at about 30 percent of the class.

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Catholic Church Now Formally Opposes Death Penalty In All Cases

Thursday, August 02, 2018

It's a shift for the church, which used to consider the death penalty an "acceptable, albeit extreme, means of safeguarding the common good" in response to certain crimes.

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White House Proposal Rolls Back Fuel Economy Standards, No Exception For California

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Government agencies have released a proposal to freeze fuel economy and emissions requirements for six years. The proposed rules would also block California from setting its own, higher standards.

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'I'm Not Angry': Alan Alda Says He's Living With Parkinson's

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

"It hasn't stopped my life at all. I've had a richer life than I've had up until now," the M*A*S*H actor said as he made the announcement Tuesday on CBS This Morning.

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Capital Gazette Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Charges

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Jarrod Ramos is accused of entering the Annapolis, Md., newsroom armed with a shotgun on June 28 and murdering John McNamara, Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, Wendi Winters and Rebecca Smith.

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South Africa Overturns Diplomatic Immunity For Grace Mugabe

Monday, July 30, 2018

A South African court has overturned a government decision to grant immunity to the former first lady of Zimbabwe over her alleged assault of a South African model with an extension cord.

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Australian Archbishop Resigns Over Concealing Clergy Sex Abuse

Monday, July 30, 2018

Philip Wilson was convicted in May for failing to report child sex abuse by a priest in the 1970s. He had stepped aside from his role but hadn't formally resigned, saying he was planning to appeal.

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Les Moonves Accuser: 'It's About Stopping This Behavior'

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Six women are accusing the chairman and CEO of CBS Corp. of sexual harassment, including Emmy-winning writer Dinah Kirgo. The allegations were published in a report in The New Yorker.

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Palestinian Teen Protest Icon Released From Israeli Prison

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Seventeen-year-old Ahed Tamimi, who has become a symbol of Palestinian defiance, was released after serving an eight month sentence for slapping Israeli soldiers.

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Arson Arrest Made In Fast-Moving Southern California Fire

Thursday, July 26, 2018

The Cranston Fire has destroyed five homes and forced some 3,200 people to evacuate from Riverside County. The fire spread very rapidly, expanding to 4,700 acres in just a few hours.

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New Zealand Will Provide Paid Leave To Domestic Violence Survivors

Thursday, July 26, 2018

The country has a high rate of domestic violence, and it's one of the first places to pass a law granting paid leave to survivors.

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What Friday's Extra-Long Lunar Eclipse Can Tell Us About The Earth

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

The moon will turn orange or even red. And the eclipse — expected to be the longest this century — will be best to see in eastern and southern Africa, the Middle East, eastern Europe and south Asia.

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